The First World War largely directed the course of the twentieth century. Fought on three continents the war saw 14 million killed & 34 million wounded. Its impact shaped the world we live in today & the language of the trenches continues to live in the modern consciousness. One of the enduring myths of the First World War is that the experience of the trenches was not talked about. Yet dozens of words entered or became familiar in the English language as a direct result of the soldiers experiences. This book looks at how the experience of the First World War changed the English language adding words that were both in slang & standard military use & modifying the usage & connotations of existing words & phrases. Illustrated with material from the authors collections & photographs of the objects of the war the book will look at how the words emerged into everyday language. ...

Its 1917 & Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers arent just aimed at the enemy... ...

In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel an alcoholic haunted by his violent past. His sister Audrun alone in her bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Into this closed world comes Anthony Verey a wealthy but disillusioned antiques dealer from London seeking to remake his life in France. From the moment he arrives at the Mas Lunel a frightening & unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion... ...

In a silent valley stands an isolated stone farmhouse the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel an alcoholic so haunted by his violent past that hes become incapable of all meaningful action letting his hunting dogs starve & his land go to ruin. Meanwhile his sister Audrun alone in her modern bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Into this closed Cevenol world comes Anthony Verey a wealthy but disillusioned antiques dealer from London. Now in his sixties Anthony hopes to remake his life in France & he begins looking at properties in the region. From the moment he arrives at the Mas Lunel a frightening & unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion. Two worlds & two cultures collide. Ancient boundaries are crossed taboos are broken a violent crime is committed. & all the time the Cevennes hills remain as cruel & seductive as ever unforgettably captured in this powerful & unsettling novel which reveals yet another dimension to Rose Tremains extraordinary imagination. See Judys Review See Richards Review See Rose Tremain talk about her book Reading Group Questions Read our exclusive Q&A with Rose Tremain Write a Review for Trespass Judys Review Anthony Verey is a successful antiques dealer in his sixties & has become deeply disillusioned with his shallow glossy London life. His business once right at the top of the antique market tree is failing. He is conscious that his reputation & standing in his high society world is nosediving fast & he simply cannot stand to lose the carefully-acquired burnish of success. So unmarried & with no children gloomily aware that he is approaching old age he decides to visit his older sister who lives in the Cevennes region of France. Veronica is a moderately successful landscape gardener there; her partner Kitty a mediocre painter with dreams of artistic glory. Anthony decides to make a new start in France & falls in love with a beautiful old house which the owner has put up for sale. Here the story becomes very dark. For the owner
- an alcoholic old farmer who has let his land go to rack & ruin
- also has a sister; a proud & vengeful woman who is bitterly angry with her brother for wanting to sell their familys historic home to make money (which he refuses to share with her). What follows is a compelling murder mystery set in this ancient & mysterious part of France. Its themes of sibling love & hate family dysfunction ageing & bitter envy make it compulsive reading. Trespass is beautifully written with a terrific story & a wonderful sense of place. Richards Review "

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Tri-Rockets the tube launcher & screaming rockets provide extreme outdoor fun! Each rocket launches up to 40ft in the air screaming as it goes. Warning: not suitable for children under 3 years as the foam pieces may break off an cause a choking hazard. ...

The terrifying tale of Joseph K a respectable functionary in a bank who is suddenly arrested & must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. A nightmare vision of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the mad agendas of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes. ...

At seventeen Bryn is has the usual schoolgirl worries: a new boyfriend a new school & a new home. But she has one major concern that her friends dont have: she is an alpha
- a human girl in charge of her own werewolf pack. When Bryn & her closest friends Dev & Lake broke from the werewolf Callums pack it had all felt right. Together with Chase Bryns new love they had rescued some newly made female werewolves from a despicable master & established their own pack with Bryn as leader. Yet Bryn has always resented the rules of Pack life
- the constant bowing to authority the submission to the alpha. & she is determined to live differently to run this pack openly & justly. Then one night a badly beaten werewolf shows up on her territory. He needs help sanctuary care. But taking him in could violate inter-pack rules & no one knows better than Bryn the costs of challenging those rules. Obedience is law in Pack life but Bryn is going to break the rules again.

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Trial of Champions is the thrilling sequel to Deathtrap Dungeon. Baron Sukumvit has redesigned his deadly labyrinth now infested with new terrors & upped the stakes to 20000 gold pieces. You are sold as a slave to the Baron's wicked brother Lord Carnuss whose gladiatorial games you must win before you can even enter Deathtrap Dungeon & compete for your freedom. Will YOU survive the trial? ...

Trial of the Clone" is a choosable pathway gamebook that allows the reader to make choices interact with the world & otherwise navigate through over 500 scenes & thousands of potential pathways. Readers can choose to simply read through the story or interact more fully with the books game by keeping track of statistics items & battles. Readers are incentivized to reread the book many times to explore other pathways or to catch some of the many secrets the author has hidden throughout the book. The reader plays as a clone who sets out to find his place in the world solving challenging puzzles & fighting monsters along the way. Weinersmiths writing is characteristically irreverent & satirical painting a dystopian future world filled with comical colorful characters & clever surprises. " Trial of the Clone" is Zach Weinersmiths first full-length book & is evident of his sprawling understanding of literature science logic philosophy & technology. Weinersmith is the sole creator behind " Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal " a daily comic that boasts over 250 000 daily readers & served more than 500 000 000 comics in 2011. This book is published by Breadpig whose publisher profits will be donated to Fight for the Future." ...

Les Dawson more than any other comedian spoke for the phlegmatic pessimistic British way of life. A Northern lad who climbed out of the slums thanks to an uncommonly brilliant mind he was always the underdog but his bark was funnier & more incisive than many comics who claimed to bite. Married twice in real life he had a third wife in his comic world
- a fictional ogre built from spare parts left by fleeing Nazis at the end of World War 2
- & an equally frightening mother-in-law. He was down to earth yet given to eloquent absurd flights of fancy. He was endlessly generous with his time but slow to buy a round of drinks. He was a mass of contradictions. In short he was human he was genuine & thats why audiences loved him. This is his story.

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