When an inexplicable wave of energy slammed into North America millions died. In the rest of the world wars erupted borders vanished & the powerful lost their grip on power. With a conflicted U.S. president struggling to make momentous decisions in Seattle & a madman fomenting rebellion in Texas three women are fighting their own battles
- for survival justice & revenge.
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Four bystanders in the wrong place at the wrong time. Witnesses to the shocking shooting of a teenage boy. A moment that changes their lives forever. Fiona a midwife is plagued by panic attacks & unable to work. Has she the strength to testify? Mike a delivery driver & family man faces an impossible decision when his frightened wife forces him to choose
- us or the court case. Cheryl a single-mother doesnt want her child to grow up in the same climate of fear. Dare she speak out & risk her own life? Zak a homeless man offers to talk in exchange for witness protection & the chance of a new start. Ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. Will the witnesses stand firm or be prevented from giving evidence? How will they cope with the emotional trauma of reliving the murder under pitiless cross-examination? This is a compassionate suspenseful & illuminating story exploring the real human cost of bearing witness. Praise for Cath Staincliffes The Kindest Thing": "A painfully honest exploration of an ordinary family under stress.. .A stunning piece of work." (Anne Cleeves). " Modest compassionate...a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail." (" Literary Review"). " Complex & satisfying". (" The Sunday Times"). " Its always exciting to see a writer get better & better & Cath Staincliffe is doing just that". (Val Mc Dermid)."
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Despite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial David Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him by Myra Hindley & Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes. Hindleys later confession that she & Brady had lied in an attempt to reduce their sentences did little to diminish the slurs against his name. For almost 45 years Smith was asked by writers & film-makers to tell his story. Apart from a handful of brief interviews he always refused. Carol Ann Lee met Smith during her research for One of Your Own her critically acclaimed biography of Hindley following which he finally agreed to reveal all. In Witness interviews archival research & most significantly David Smiths own vivid memoir are fused to create an unforgettable often harrowing account of his life before during & after the Moors Murders. ...

Nora Roberts
- the world's greatest storyteller. Abigail Lowery has a dark & terrifying secret. Aged just sixteen she witnessed
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Nora Roberts
- the world's greatest storyteller. Abigail Lowery has a dark & terrifying secret. Aged just sixteen she witnessed
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Carole Seddons son is about to be married. But as plans for the big day get underway Stephens future parents-in-law Marie & Harold seem desperate to keep the affair as discreet as possible. Then after a quiet engagement party Harold disappears.. .only to be found dead the next day in a burnt out car in Epping Forest. While the family try to deal with their grief Carole discovers they are concealing secrets that can be traced back thirty years to the murder of Maries best friend. Now the girls killer has been released from prison & is back in his old stomping ground near Fethering. As Carole enlists the help of her friend Jude in researching the truth Gaby returns to London to find herself in grave danger. Fearing the bride-to-be is the killers next target Carole & Jude must unravel the Martin familys past before he makes another deadly move.. .and before the happiness of the impending wedding day is ruined. ...

There was always an audience for murder. Opening night at New York's New Globe Theatre turns from stage scene to crime scene when the leading man is stabbed to death right on centre stage. Now Eve Dallas has a high profile celebrity homicide on her hands. Not only is she primary detective she's also a witness
- & when the press discovers that her husband Roarke owns the theatre there's more media interest than either can handle. The only way out is to move fast. Question everyone
- & everything. & in the meantime try to tell the difference between the truth
- & really good acting...


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In a small town in the heart of India a young girl barely alive is found in a sprawling house where thirteen people lie dead. The girl has been beaten & abused & the house still smoulders from the fire that raked through it. The girl now awaits her trial for the murders that the local police believe she has committed. But an unconventional social worker Simran Singh is convinced of her innocence. As Simran begins to examine the circumstances around the case she encounters a terrifying web of prejudice & deceit in which lives of women are endangered from birth. Brilliantly descriptive of tradition-bound Punjab Kishwar Desai's debut novel introduces the feisty & independent Simran whose determination to seek out the truth places her at odds with her environment. What she discovers will change her forever. ...

Dr Johnson is often thought of as a strident overbearing conversationalist a man who famously asserted that Women have all the liberty they should wish to have. But in this revealing book Kate Chisholm argues it is time to consider how Johnson lived his life not just what he said. She proposes that the heart of the man the truth of his character can more clearly be seen via his many
- close generous equal
- relationships with women. At one end of the spectrum were Johnsons mother Sarah; his painted poppet wife Tetty; & the women like the prostitute Poll Carmichael & the blind poetess Anna Williams he took in when they had nowhere else to go. At the other end were Mary Wollstonecraft who refers to Johnson in Vindication of the Rights of Woman; Hester Thrale renowned wit & Johnsons dear mistress; & Elizabeth Carter whose translation of Epictetus was an instant bestseller. In between were the poet & critic Charlotte Lennox who invented the serialised novel; the accomplished portraitist Frances Reynolds sister of Sir Joshua; the Derbyshire gentlewoman & Johnsons spiritual guide Hill Boothby"; & the writer & abolitionist Hannah More. By looking again at this controversial figure through the eyes of this extraordinary cast of female characters we can discover the essential & unexpected Johnson. Kate Chisholm also brilliantly brings to life an exceptional moment in the history of women when for a short period talent wit & independence were not only possible but rewarded."

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This book contains more than 5 000 super"ations from all sorts of people from many eras. From the funniest phrases by famous comedians to the deepest philosophy from the greatest thinkers of all time passing by some highly amusing & downright dumb celebrity observations Wittypedia" has it all: insults declarations of love & other feelings comments on others & general observations on the state of the world..." ...