The next good mood I find my father in Ill get him quite discarded" With these chillingly offhand words Beatrice-Joanna the spoilt daughter of a powerful nobleman plots to get rid of the family servant who has crossed her once too often. The Changeling remains one of the most compelling tragedies from the 17th century. Exposing the vexed relationship between servants & masters setting notions of change against the revelation of psychological secrets as ways of explaining human behaviour & exploring the idea of love as a tame madness the play reveals the terrifying consequences of ungoverned sexual appetite & betrayal. Despite its seemingly domestic focus The Changeling has much to reveal about the gathering social & political tensions that were to plunge England into a destructive civil war within twenty years of its first performance. This new student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with background on the authors date & sources theme critical interpretation & stage history. The New Mermaids plays offer: * Modernized versions of the play text edited to the highest textual standards * Fully annotated student editions with obscure words explained & critical contextual & staging insight provided on each page * Full Introductions analyzing context themes author background & stage history" ...

The year is 1453 & all signs point to it being the end of the world. Accused of heresy & expelled from his monastery handsome seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of times across Europe. Commanded by sealed orders Luca is sent to map the fears of Christendom & travel to the very frontier of good & evil. Seventeen-year-old Isolde a Lady Abbess is trapped in a nunnery to prevent her claiming her rich inheritance. As the nuns in her care are driven mad by strange visions walking in their sleep & showing bleeding wounds Luca is sent to investigate & all the evidence points to Isolde's criminal guilt. Outside in the yard they are building a pyre to burn her for witchcraft... ...

Trey thought he was the only one. It was a lie. The last hereditary werewolf has found his pack -- & they're vicious bloodthirsty & truly wild. Trey has had enough of vampires demons & sorcerors. He needs to get in touch with his real family -- the ones with fur fangs & killer instincts. But the wolf pack howling at the moon in Canada is not what he expected. & without the protection of de-fanged vampire & demon-hunter Lucien Charron the family secret is more dangerous than he ever knew. Trey's out of control. Can the werewolf be tamed? ...

Fourteen-year-old werewolf Trey is getting more powerful by the day. But can he control his powers
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Teenage werewolf Trey is facing the most important & dangerous mission of his life. He must journey into the dark Netherworld & rescue Alexa daughter of his vampire guardian Lucien who is being held hostage by a powerful demon lord. But strength & courage alone are not enough to succeed -- instead Trey must 'win' both their freedoms by participating in a death-match against his deadliest nemesis yet. The forces of evil are stacked against him & Trey can only be certain of one thing.. .one of them WILL die. ...

Meet Harry Dresden Chicagos first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the everyday world is full of strange & magical things
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This is a new edition of an outstanding picture book by one of the most popular of all contemporary author/illustrators. On Thursday morning at a quarter past ten Joseph Kaye notices something odd about the kettle... Thus begins a remarkable day for Joseph a day in which everything seems to change in the most peculiar of ways. The washbasin grows feet the armchair becomes a gorilla his bicycle wheel turns into an apple... Josephs father had said when hed left that morning that everything was going to change. But what had he meant? The book explores the boys state of mind as he prepares for the return of his parents with his new baby sister. ...

To dare to love... Heart surgeon Dr Peter Hallam was trained to fight time to conquer odds beyond hope. He had saved the lives of countless strangers only to see his own wife die tragically beyond the reach of his healing hands. Months later the deep wound of loss had begun to heal as he learned to live without love. Melanie Adams television newscaster lived for her work & her children: nothing else mattered. On screen she was the ultimate professional covering the biggest stories & meeting the hardest deadlines but she was lonely inside. After heartbreak & desertion she had made her way to the top alone. & she like Peter had learned to live without love. But one day for Peter & Melanie everything changes. ...

' Up- to-date & reflective of new government policy this book will be an essential resource for all Senior Leaders & SENCOs.'
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Providing expert insight into the ways the nation's metropolitan areas are changing this book explores the land use issues that affect quality of life & makes recommendations for reducing sprawl & dependence on cars encouraging sustainability investing in infrastructure & addressing other issues such as workforce housing availability shopping & leadership in land use. ...