It is 1936 & harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five Mundy sisters barely making ends meet their ages ranging from twenty-six up to forty. The two male members of the household are brother Jack a missionary priest repatriated from Africa by his superiors after 25 years & the seven-year-old child of the youngest sister. In depicting two days in the life of this menage Brian Friel evokes not simply the interior landscape of a group of human beings trapped in their domestic situation but the wider landscape interior & exterior Christian & pagan of which they are a part. ...

A gentle & deeply moving story of a young girl & her bear told with great charm by a master storyteller. High in the mountains in a tiny village an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable beloved by the whole village -- safe until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear! ...

Brilliantly funny Louise Rennison's fabby fourth book on the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson. Now in gorgey new paperback & guaranteed to have the nation laughing their knickers off! Phoned Jas. Jas?" " Oui." " Do you ever get the urge?" " Pardon?" " You know to flow free & wild." She was thinking. " Well sometimes when Tom & I are alone in the house together..." " Yes..." " We flick each other with flannels." " Jas you keep talking on the telephone & I will send out for help." " It's good fun...what you do is..." " Jas Jas guess what I am doing now?" " Are you dancing?" " Yes I am my strange little pal. But what am I dancing in?" "A bowl?" " Jas don't be silly. Concentrate. Try to get the image of me flowing wild & free." " Are you dancing in...your PE knickers?" " Non...I am DANCING IN MY NUDDY-PANTS!!!" & we both laughed like loons on loon tablets." ...

Millie Cameron is not at all pleased when she finds herself obliged to sort through the belongings of her aunt Flo who recently died. She hardly knew her aunt & besides she has her own career to think about. But when she arrives at Flo's basement flat Millie's interest is awakened. As she sorts through her aunt's collection of photographs letters & newspaper cuttings she finds herself embarking on a journey
- a journey to a past which

Includes:: a lost lover & a secret child. Picking through the tangled web of Flo's life Millie makes the startling discovery that all the threads lead to herself.. .


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A brilliant supernatural thriller with a modern twist & a triumphant return from one of Britain's best-loved writers. At the end of a track on the outskirts of an ordinary coastal town lies a dilapidated house. Once a group of amateur ghost hunters spent the night there. Two of them don't like to speak about the experience. The third can't speak about it. He went into the basement you see & afterwards he screamed so hard & so long he tore his vocal cords. Now a group of teenagers have decided to hang out in the old haunted house. Dismissing the fears of the others their leader Jezza goes down into the basement...and comes back up with a children's book full of strange & colourful tales of a playing-card world a fairytale world full of Jacks Queens & Kings unicorns & wolves. But the book is no fairytale. Written by Austerly Fellows a mysterious turn-of-the-century occultist it just might be the gateway to something terrifying...and awfully final. As the children & teenagers of the town are swept up by its terrible power swept into its seductive world something has begun that could usher in hell on earth. Soon the only people standing in its way are a young boy with a sci-fi obsession & his dad
- an unassuming maths teacher called Martin...
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Life has been cruel to Grace Collins. Orphaned as a child she is raised by her severely religious aunt Emily. Starved of love she falls for the first man who shows her affection Barry Swan. & when Grace falls pregnant Emily disowns her. Barry & Grace marry & for a while she knows happiness. Barry adores her & is a wonderful father but Grace feels that something is missing. When Barry indulges her passion for ballroom dancing the gap seems to be filled
- until she meets Philip Golding. He sweeps Grace off her feet showing her what she believes is a better way of life. But as he draws her into a web of deceit she discovers that all that glitters is not gold...
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Lucie de la Tour du Pin was the Pepys of her generation. She witnessed participated in & wrote diaries detailing one of the most tumultuous periods of history. From life in the Court of Versailles through the French Revolution to Napoleons rule Lucie survived extraordinary times with great spirit. She recorded people politics & intrigue alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food work illness children manners & clothes. Caroline Mooreheads richly novelistic biography sets Lucy & her dairies in their wider context illuminating a remarkable period of history. ...

Disney Club Penguin is the webs biggest online community for children aged 6 to 14. Dancing with Cadence" is the fifth in the bestselling " Club Penguin Pick Your Path" series
- the exciting series of books for children ages 6-14 & avid Club Penguin fans that allows the reader to choose what happens. Cadence is holding a dance-off at the Night Club. The winner gets to dance alongside her at a special performance on the Night Club rooftop! Youve got some pretty smooth moves so you decide to enter the competition. Do you have what it takes? The choice is yours! Disney Club Penguin is the webs biggest online community for children aged 6 to 14; children create their own Penguin play mini-games collect items & more! The series of accompanying Club Penguin books including " The Official Stage Playbook" " Stowaway! Adventures at Sea" " The Inventors Apprentice" " Star Reporter" " Game Mania" is the perfect way to enhance your Club Penguin experience."
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Christine Bryden was a top civil servant & single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia by campaigning for self-advocacy writing articles & speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of the author's experiences of living with dementia exploring the effects of memory problems loss of independence difficulties in communication & the exhaustion of coping with simple tasks. She describes how with the support of her husband Paul she continues to lead an active life nevertheless & explains how professionals & carers can help. Christine Bryden makes an outspoken attempt to change prevailing attitudes & misconceptions about the disease. Arguing for greater empowerment & respect for people with dementia as individuals she also reflects on the importance of spirituality in her life & how it has helped her better understand who she is & who she is becoming. ...

Dusty Springfield made her name in the 60s with a string of top ten hits. Her unique singing style & distinctive bouffant blonde look made her famous throughout the world. Despite a period in the wilderness during the 70s & 80s she was back at the top in the 90s until her death from cancer in March l 999. Born an Irish Catholic in l 939 her background set her almost schizophrenically at odds with herself as she realised her sexuality & moved further into the rock world. Both Penny Valentine & Vicki Wickham knew Dusty well as friend & manager for much of her career. As well as charting her gay relationships this book also looks candidly at the period of her greatest self-destruction while living in Los Angeles in the 80s. Covering every area of her career with honesty & affection Dusty is brought vividly to life. ...