In the summer of 2009 Alain de Botton will be invited by the owners of Heathrow airport to become their first ever Writer in Residence. He will be installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised platform with a laptop connected to screens enabling passengers to see what he is writing & to come & share their stories. He will meet travellers from around the world & will be given unprecedented access to wander the airport & speak with everyone from window cleaners & baggage handlers to air traffic controllers & cabin crew. Working with the renowned documentary photographer Richard Baker de Botton will produce an extraordinary meditation upon the nature of place time & our daily lives. He will explore the magical & the mundane personal & collective experiences & the interactions of travellers & workers all over this familiar but mysterious site. Like all airports Heathrow (the 15th century village of Heath Row lies beneath the short stay car park) is a non-place that we by definition want to leave but it also provides a window into many worlds
- through the thousands of people it dispatches every day. A Week at the Airport" is sure to delight de Bottons large following & anyone interested in the stories behind the way we live."
...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. London the week before Christmas 2007. Seven wintry days to track the lives of seven characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career; a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland; a young lawyer with little work & too much time to speculate; a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory; a hack book-reviewer; a schoolboy hooked on skunk & reality TV; & a Tube driver whose Circle Line train joins these & countless other lives together in a daily loop. With daring skill the novel pieces together the complex patterns & crossings of modern urban life & the group is forced one by one to confront the true nature of the world they inhabit. Sweeping satirical Dickensian in scope A Week in December is a thrilling state of the nation novel from a master of literary fiction. ...

The Sheedy sisters had lived in Stone House for as long as anyone could remember. Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean it was falling into disrepair
- until one woman with a past she needed to forget breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel with a big warm kitchen & log fires it provides a welcome few can resist. Winnie is generally able to make the best of things until she finds herself on the holiday from hell. John arrived on an impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon. & then there's Henry & Nicola burdened with a terrible secret who are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future.. .A WEEK IN WINTER is full of Maeve's trademark warmth humour & characters you want to spend time with.
...

High on the cliffs of the west coast of Ireland overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean is Stone House. Once falling into disrepair it is now a beautiful hotel specialising in winter holidays. With a big warm kitchen log fires & understated elegant bedrooms it provides a welcome few can resist whatever their reasons for coming... Henry & Nicola are burdened with a terrible secret & are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future. Winnie generally one to make the best of things finds herself on the holiday from hell. Then theres John who arrived on impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon; eccentric Freda who claims to be a psychic
- & the silent watchful Nora who seems so ready to disapprove. But looks can be deceptive...A Week in Winter is full of Maeves trademark warmth humour & characters you want to spend time with.
...

High on the cliffs of the west coast of Ireland overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean is Stone House. Once falling into disrepair it is now a beautiful hotel specialising in winter holidays. With a big warm kitchen log fires & understated elegant bedrooms it provides a welcome few can resist whatever their reasons for coming... Henry & Nicola are burdened with a terrible secret & are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future. Winnie generally one to make the best of things finds herself on the holiday from hell. Then there's John who arrived on impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon; eccentric Freda who claims to be a psychic
- & the silent watchful Nell who seems so ready to disapprove. But looks can be deceptive.. .A WEEK IN WINTER is full of Maeve's trademark warmth humour & characters you want to spend time with. Read by Kate Binchy. Kate Binchy has worked extensively in all media from West End to fringe theatre. Numerous television appearances include RUTH RENDELL MYSTERIES FATHER TED PEAK PRACTICE CASUALTY POIROT & FAIR CITY. She has appeared in over 500 radio plays & films such as MRS DALLOWAY & THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE. She is Maeve's cousin & has read all of Maeve's audiobooks.
...

The Sheedy sisters had lived in Stone House for as long as anyone could remember. Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland overlooking the windswept Atlantic ocean it was falling into disrepair
- until one woman with a past she needed to forget breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel with a big warm kitchen & log fires it provides a welcome few can resist. Winnie is generally able to make the best of things until she finds herself on the holiday from hell. John arrived on an impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon. & then there's Henry & Nicola burdened with a terrible secret who are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future.. .A WEEK IN WINTER is full of Maeve's trademark warmth humour & characters you want to spend time with.
...

A Week Till the Wedding Jacob Tasker had once broken Daisy Bells heart. Now his failing grandmother has fixated on the delusion that Jacob & Daisy are engaged! For her sake Jacob & Daisy have to maintain the charade yet Jacobs touch still makes Daisys heart ache with longing... The Doctors Do-Over Ryder Caldwell rejected Melanie Duncan to keep her safe but he never meant to send Melanie running into his brothers arms! Now ten years later Mel has come home
- accompanied by the child he never knew existed...
...

The official new Weekday Missal in a classically beautiful blue imitation leather binding. The Collins Weekday Missal is fully updated with the new approved Order of Mass perfect for anyone wishing to prepare for Weekday Mass & take an active part in its celebration. With a closer & more direct translation of the original liturgy more detailed & explanatory commentary & additional readings to help prepare & collect after Mass The Weekday Missal will aid a closer more transcendent experience during Weekday worship. It

Includes:: the official new Order of Mass The Proper of Seasons Ordinary Time The Proper of Saints Occasional Masses as well as Masses for the Dead. New illustrations in the Romanesque tradition four firmly stitched in ribbons clear design & quality printing make Collins' Weekday Missal a durable beautiful book from which to worship.

...

The official new Weekday Missal in a classically beautiful red imitation leather binding. The Collins Weekday Missal is fully updated with the new approved Order of Mass perfect for anyone wishing to prepare for Weekday Mass & take an active part in its celebration. With a closer & more direct translation of the original liturgy more detailed & explanatory commentary & additional readings to help prepare & collect after Mass The Weekday Missal will aid a closer more transcendent experience during Weekday worship. It

Includes:: the official new Order of Mass The Proper of Seasons Ordinary Time The Proper of Saints Occasional Masses as well as Masses for the Dead. New illustrations in the Romanesque tradition four firmly stitched in ribbons clear design & quality printing make Collins' Weekday Missal a durable beautiful book from which to worship.

...

This is a delightful collection of recipes from Weight Watchers. This latest ' Mini Series' is handbag sized & thus to pick up on your way home from work. Small but perfectly formed each book is themed with a selection of recipes for delicious meals that are healthy too. ...