Tick tock tick tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wend them up nothing will stop them.. .A tormented apprentice clock-maker a deadly mechanical knight in armour
- & the sinister Dr Kalmenius who some say is the devil.. . Wind up these characters fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening with the snow swirling down & suddenly life & the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre
- & unstoppable
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Tessa is soon caught in a dangerous love triangle where a wrong decision could prove fatal. She will need all her strength to save her brother & stay alive as she learns the chilling truth of what really lurks on London's streets after dark. Discover more about the mysterious & sexy Shadowhunters in this thrilling prequel trilogy to the bestselling Mortal Instruments" sequence. It is supported by a major marketing & publicity campaign. " The Mortal Instruments" series has been translated into 19 languages & has appeared on bestseller lists in the US Germany Ireland Australia New Zealand & Canada." ...

Anthony Burgess' nightmare vision of a society overrun by nihilistic violence & governed by a menacing totalitarian state A Clockwork Orange"

Includes:: an introduction by Blake Morrison in " Penguin Modern Classics". Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence
- he also enjoys rape drugs & Beethoven's ninth. He & his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state & subject to the ministrations of Dr Brodsky & the mind-altering treatment of the Ludovico Technique he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day. The basis for Stanley Kubrick's notorious 1971 film A Clockwork Orange is both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist & a serious exploration of the morality of free will. In his introduction Blake Morrison situates "A Clockwork Orange" within the context of Anthony Burgess' many other works explores the author's unhappiness with the Stanley Kubrick film version analyses the composition of the Nadsat argot spoken by Alex & his droogs & examines the influences on Burgess' unique eternally original style. Anthony Burgess (1917-93) was born in Manchester in 1917. From 1954 to 1960 he was stationed in Malaysia as an education officer
- during this time he started writing The Malayan Trilogy. Diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 1959 Burgess became a full-time writer & went on to write a book a year up until his death in 1993. His many works include: " The Complete Enderby" " Tremor of Intent" " The Kingdom of the Wicked" & "A Clockwork Orange". If you enjoyed "A Clockwork Orange" you might like Ken Kesey's " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". "I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language...a very funny book." (William S. Burroughs)."



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This is the fully restored fiftieth anniversary edition. It

Includes:: a foreword by Martin Amis. First published

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It's been eight years since Geniver Loxley lost her daughter Beth. Since that day Gen has been floundering. While her husband Art builds his business reputation & their fortune she can't let go of Beth. & then one day everything changes. A strange woman shows up on Gen's doorstep saying the very thing she longs to hear: that Beth is alive. That she is out there somewhere waiting for Gen to find her.. . It's insane. Unthinkable. But why would someone make up such a story? Ignoring the warnings of her husband & friends Gen begins to hope
- hope that quickly turns into fear & paranoia. With questions swirling around her head Gen is determined to uncover the truth. But who can she trust? Why is Art so reluctant to get involved? To save his wife from further hurt? Or something much more sinister? Is Beth even really out there? & if so who is responsible for taking her? What is the truth about Beth Loxley?
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It's been eight years since Geniver Loxley lost her daughter Beth. Since that day Gen has been floundering. While her husband Art builds his business reputation & their fortune she can't let go of Beth. & then one day everything changes. A strange woman shows up on Gen's doorstep saying the very thing she longs to hear: that Beth is alive. That she is out there somewhere waiting for Gen to find her.. . It's insane. Unthinkable. But why would someone make up such a story? Ignoring the warnings of her husband & friends Gen begins to hope
- hope that quickly turns into fear & paranoia. With questions swirling around her head Gen is determined to uncover the truth. But who can she trust? Why is Art so reluctant to get involved? To save his wife from further hurt? Or something much more sinister? Is Beth even really out there? & if so who is responsible for taking her? What is the truth about Beth Loxley?

Close My Eyes is part of the Richard & Judy Summer 2013 Book Club. Find out how you can get involved with Britain's biggest & best book club. Visit the brand new Book Club website Â- ...

Margot Macfayden nee Phelps spends the months following her husbands death visiting friends in Greshambury Southbridge & Harefield as she ponders relocating while hoping to avoid again being pre-empted by her aged parents (who to be fair share her feelings). At Harefield we become reacquainted with the Beltons; Mr Belton previously an inconspicuous figure comes into his own as he delivers masterful performances ranging from Old English Squire to King Lear meriting the admiration & amusement of his friends & relatives. We also are fortunate to make the acquaintance of Admiral Prsvb of the Mixo-Lydian Navy which consists of one very out-of-date English gunboat on a lake as he comes to dinner at the Fairweathers with our old friend Gradka the Ambassadress (formerly the Feelings cook). Fortunately in the commonsense view of almost everyone Admiral Phelps & Mrs Phelps follow each other in rapid succession to peaceful & timely ends freeing Margot to accept the long-delayed marriage proposal of Canon (Tubby) Fewling. ...

International football meets the world of espionage & counter-terrorism in a nail-biting action thriller! Jake Bastin is in Milan for an international football tournament. His dad will be the TV commentator
- but Jake knows this is a front. He is sure his dads there on MI6 business. If only Jake could get close to the action... Instead he is stuck at a frenzied photo shoot for a priceless South African diamond. In all the chaos a massive diamond heist takes place. Brutal assassinations quickly follow in retaliation. & Jake finds himself playing centre forward in another high-profile scandal. But this time its personal. Hale combines his passion for football James Bond & writing in Striker". He lives in London with his dog Pele & continues to play & watch football nearly every weekend."
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Close Reading 11-14 provides a wide selection of of extracts from novels old & (especially) new with accompanying interpretation/ comprehension-type questions. In addition the ' Taking A Closer Look' section in each chapter focuses on a specific language feature from the passage & provides further explanations & practice exercises on that aspect of language. The book has specific links with Knowledge About Language (by the same authors) but can also be used independently of that title either as a st&-alone classroom textbook or a resource for individual pupils needing interpretation practice. ...