When her father disappears in war-torn Mississippi Hannah Dandridge finds herself responsible not only for her younger siblings but for the ranch her father recently acquired on the Texas plains. Though a marriage of convenience could ease her predicament she determines to trust God for direction. Wounded soldier William Barnett returns to his home only to discover that his familys ranch has been seized. Though angry & bitter at this turn of events hes surprised to discover that it is a beautiful young woman with amazing fortitude who is struggling to keep the place running. Hannah desperate for help & William desperate to regain his familys land form an uneasy truce. But nearby Comanche tribes the arrival of Confederate soldiers & a persistent suitor all threaten the growing attraction that builds between them. Will they be able to set aside their own dreams & embrace the promise of a future together? ...

Jamie & Tom are ready for another adventure in their secret dinosaur world
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Sebastian at 17 has never eaten pizza never been to school never even hung out with other kids. He rides the subway at night to escape his fathers strict possessive parenting. Maria 22 & mother to two young children has just lost her job. Afraid to confess to her violent boyfriend Maria resorts to riding the subway when he thinks shes at work. & then one night on an empty train Sebastian & Maria make eye contact. ...

Cat language is both complex & multi-faceted: cats do much more than just miaow hiss & purr! Find out what your little tiger is really saying with all its many different sounds facial expression & gestures body posture & little behavioural quirks. Once you understand your cat better you can get to grips with some of the typical problems of living together & develop an even closer bond with your moggy. It contains: the whole range of cat sounds from purring to wailing; facial expressions gestures posture & body language; how cats live & socialise; the territory of outdoor & indoor cats; conflict behaviour under stress; & play behaviour & hunting for prey. ...

Only Willoughby Tetford the American self-made millionaire was shrewd enough to have any misgivings when his beautiful daughter Willow married the handsome English aristocrat. Willow herself seventeen innocent & deeply in love with her new husband Rowell Rochford had complete trust & confidence in the future as she arrived at Rochford Manor in Engl&. & when Rowells matriarchal French grandmother handed her the keys of the house & told she was the new Chatelaine Willow believed she held the keys not only to the multitude of rooms of which she was now the mistress but also to love & happiness. On her arrival she is greeted warmly by her four brothers-in-law: Tony quiet & studious; Pelham teasing & flirtatious the spoilt Francis & the sensitive Rupert. But she has no inkling of the obsession which grips old Lady Rochford because of events in the past to which she Willow is ignorant. Nor does she realise the terrible repercussions the obsession will have on her own life. ...

Chatsworth is one of Englands ten most visited great houses. In this tour of the house Deborah Duchess of Devonshire takes the reader into the private as well as the public rooms & goes behind the scenes to explain the management of the household & the work of the staff needed to keep it going. To visit the Chatsworth website click here" ...

The serenity of Hawkenlye Abbey has been disturbed by the arrival of a new nun & her two young sisters. Recently orphaned Alba has had to leave her convent at Ely to take her grieving sisters far away from the scene of their sorrow. However Abbess Helewise cannot quite believe in the selflessness of this gesture; Sister Alba is everyone agrees a mean-spirited & turbulent presence. The Abbesss anxieties grow when her old friend Josse d Acquin is brought to Hawkenlye half dead from blood poisoning. Then a body is discovered. & one of the sisters goes missing. In order to discover what really lies behind Albas flight to Hawkenlye Helewise sets off to visit Ely. She uncovers not only a clever network of lies but also hidden in a burnt-out cottage the horrific remains of a dead man... ...

Travel back to Medieval England & join Chaucer & his band of Canterbury pilgrims in this wonderful introduction to one of Britain's greatest literary legacies. These nine well-loved tales from a host of colourful characters
- the Knight the Miller the Reeve the Wife of Bath the Summoner the Clerk the Franklin the Pardoner & the Nun's Priest
- are brought to life with Marcia Williams' trademark witty comic-strip art allowing this classic text to be enjoyed by all ages.

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In modern Britain the working class has become an object of fear & ridicule. From Little Britain's Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody media & politicians alike dismiss as feckless criminalized & ignorant a vast underprivileged swathe of society whose members have become stereotyped by one hate-filled word: chavs. In this acclaimed investigation Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from salt of the earth" to "scum of the earth." Exposing the ignorance & prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype he argues is used by governments as a convenient figleaf to avoid genuine engagement with social & economic problems & to justify widening inequality. Based on a wealth of original research Chavs is a damning indictment of the media & political establishment & an illuminating disturbing portrait of inequality & class hatred in modern Britain. This updated edition

Includes:: a new chapter exploring the causes & consequences of the UK riots in the summer of 2010."

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Ernesto Che Guevara an Argentinian doctor of middle-class parents rose to fight with Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution & later tried to spread that revolution in other countries in Latin America & Africa. This is an account of a man who became a cultural icon to a generation. ...