Three single women in their fifties meet when they join a choir. Lucy recently widowed is a cook & food journalist; Joanna a successful business woman never married; Rebecca is a divorced interior decorator. Each of the women is at a crossroads & they quickly form a bond. The trio decide to combine their talents to restore a crumbling pile in Cornwall & turn it into a cookery school & spa. The project brings its own conflicts both professional & personal. The novels themes touch on the sustaining power of female friendship & how a woman copes with mid life & onwards. Prues narrative voice is warm witty wise very accessible. Her characters are sympathetic & engaging: very different women but each with demons to face as she gets older & confronts a future without
- perhaps
- a man in it. Her knowledge of food & business adds detail & zest enriching an already compelling tale.

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I guess it had gone okay with Stevie Rae. I mean she had agreed to meet me tomorrow. & she hadn't tried to bite me which was a plus. Of course the whole trying-to-eat-the-street-person thing was highly disturbing.. ." Zoey's best friend Stevie Rae is undead
- in an eww! zombie! kind-of-way not in a cool vampire kind-of-way. She's struggling to retain her humanity & Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help. But she does know that anything they discover must be kept secret. Trust has become a rare commodity. Sinister forces are at work at the House of Night where the line between friend & enemy is becoming dangerously blurred.
- Not suitable for younger readers -"

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I guess it had gone okay with Stevie Rae. I mean she had agreed to meet me tomorrow. & she hadn't tried to bite me which was a plus. Of course the whole trying-to-eat-the-street-person thing was highly disturbing.. ." Zoey's best friend Stevie Rae is undead
- in an eww! zombie! kind-of-way not in a cool vampire kind-of-way. She's struggling to retain her humanity & Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help. But she does know that anything they discover must be kept secret. Trust has become a rare commodity. Sinister forces are at work at the House of Night where the line between friend & enemy is becoming dangerously blurred.
- Not suitable for younger readers -"

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When Kylie Galen left Shadow Falls she thought it was the hardest decision of her life. Heartbroken & separated from everyone she loves she finally comes to terms with her abilities & what it means to be a chameleon. But as Kylie's journey comes to a close she must return to the camp that started it all...and she must finally choose between the two boys who love her. The werewolf who broke her heart when he chose his pack over her & the half-fae who ran from their intense attraction before they ever really had a chance. For Kylie everything will finally be revealed & nothing will ever be the same. ...

Coroner Jenny Cooper investigates.. . An unlikely suicide or a deadly conspiracy? When Bristol Coroner Jenny Cooper investigates the fatal plunge of a man from a motorway bridge she little suspects that it has any connection with the sudden death of a friend's thirteen year old daughter from a deadly strain of meningitis. But as Jenny pieces together the dead man's last days she's drawn into a mystery whose dark ripples stretch across continents & back through decades. In an investigation which will take her into the sinister realms of unbridled human ambition & corrupt scientific endeavour Jenny is soon forced to risk the love & lives of those closest to her as a deadly race to uncover the truth begins.. . ...

Detectives Regan Pescoli & Selena Alvarez have been searching for the Star Crossed Killer for months never imagining Regan will be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of
- & avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage & cunning. As Selena joins forces with Regan's lover Nate to dig deeper into the case & the body count rises the truth about Regan's disappearance becomes chillingly clear. Something evil is lurking in the snow-covered mountains. With time running out the only way they can save Regan will be to get inside a killer's twisted mind & unravel a shocking message that he is revealing.
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Welcome to the Shahjahan one of Calcuttas oldest & most venerable hotels. In Chowringhee" the Shahjahans new receptionist regales his audience with stories of the people who spend their days & nights within the Shahjahans grand facade. Like Bengal itself this is a place where greed seduction & death live alongside love luxury & pride. With wit warmth & ferocious energy " Chowringhee" reveals to us an entire universe. One of the great novels of contemporary Indian literature it presents a glittering vision of a lost metropolis & an homage to an old Bengal of myth & memory." ...

One of the most remarkable
- & controversial
- sporting figures in British history Chris Brasher piled unique achievement on

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Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy's incredible record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country's greatest ever Olympian) this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy's incredible record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country's greatest ever Olympian) this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. This 33-year-old cycling fanatic from Murrayfield in the suburbs of Edinburgh defied the doubters who thought he would struggle when his specialist discipline the 1km time trial was dropped from the Olympics & went on to reinvent himself as a track cycling sprinter & triple Olympic gold medallist in Beijing. His return to these shores sparked unprecedented celebrations & real admiration that here was a role model who was the epitome of all things that are good in sport. What makes a champion in sport? In his autobiography Hoy returns to his roots as a child fully engaged with the BMX craze of the Eighties; when even as a seven year old his will to succeed allied to an unyielding mental strength set him apart from other youngsters of his age. A promising rower & rugby player in school it was when he joined his first local cycling club & spent most weekends of the year competing in national events from Blackpool to Bristol that the seeds of his future career were sown. With the devoted support of his family Hoy drove himself to the pinnacle of his sport at the same time as British track cycling established itself as a pioneering force on the world stage. In the wake of his unparalleled achievements at London 2012 which filled the whole country with pride there is no sporting icon better placed to demonstrate what it takes to reach the top than Chris Hoy. ...

Explore the wonders of the natural world with Chris Packham & the RSPB. The natural world is on your doorstep; whether you live in the heart of a concrete jungle or on top of a mountain
- so why not explore it? From woodlands to beaches let Chris Packham take you on a sensory journey through some of the worlds key habitats. Youll meet the wildlife that lives there & discover how the natural world really works. You can explore the sights sounds & smells learn about the plants animals weather & ecological processes at work & find out how to interact with the wild while still conserving it. It is packed with practical activities for every season & location so you can learn about & engage with the wildlife around you; from raising butterflies from caterpillars to leaving a bucket of rainwater out to develop into an ecosystem.
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