Eversleigh Manor provides the perfect location for hit new television show Lady Jane Investigates". But when the film crew descends en masse no one could have predicted that romance would be brewing before the clapperboard had snapped its last. Least of all Guy Portias heir to the manor & favourite beau of leading lady Richenda Fox. & Guys rash proposal of marriage in the drunken wake of the after-show party is only the first of his worries. After all his mother has her heart set on running Country House Weekends for the discerning holidaymaker & her new employee Honor has a talent for mass catering.. .and for making Guy feel a little warm under the collar. But Honor is preoccupied with her own problems
- a fickle ex-boyfriend is hovering in the wings & her best friend Henty seems inordinately distracted by her smouldering new groom Travis. Throw in a long-lost mother a philandering husband & a floozy of a florist & watch the residents of Eversleigh village work themselves into a lather of epic proportions."
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Since she was found as a baby floating in the Thames one foggy night the web-toed Pearl has been brought up in a brothel known as the House of Mermaids. Cosseted & pampered there it is only when her fourteenth birthday approaches that Pearl realises she is to be sold to the highest bidder. Meanwhile the orphaned twins Lily & Elijah have shared an idyllic childhood raised in a secluded country house with their grandfather Augustus Lamb. But when Lily & Elijah go on a visit London a chance meeting with the ethereal Pearl will have repercussions for all of them binding their fates together in a dark & dangerous way... In this bewitching sensual novel Essie Fox has written another tale of obsessive love & betrayal moving from the respectable worlds of Victorian art & literature & into the shadowy demi-monde of brothels asylums & freak show tents
- a world in which nothing & no-one is quite what they seem to be.
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Since she was found as a baby floating in the Thames one foggy night the web-toed Pearl has been brought up in a brothel known as the House of Mermaids. Cosseted & pampered there it is only when her fourteenth birthday approaches that Pearl realises she is to be sold to the highest bidder. Meanwhile the orphaned twins Lily & Elijah have shared an idyllic childhood raised in a secluded country house with their grandfather Augustus Lamb. But when Lily & Elijah go on a visit London a chance meeting with the ethereal Pearl will have repercussions for all of them binding their fates together in a dark & dangerous way... In this bewitching sensual novel Essie Fox has written another tale of obsessive love & betrayal moving from the respectable worlds of Victorian art & literature & into the shadowy demi-monde of brothels asylums & freak show tents
- a world in which nothing & no-one is quite what they seem to be.
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By day Eliot is a quiet boy who likes to read & play with his toys. But when the clock strikes midnight Eliot is transformed into a hero! When hes not showing off his super swimming skills or wowing the crowds with his expert-lion taming you can find him assisting the Queen. But one day Eliot receives an urgent messae from the worlds Most Important Scientists: a giant meteor is hurtling towards Earth. Will Eliot be able to rise to the challenge & save the world from destruction in the nick of time? ...

When Elisabeth Sladen debuted as journalist Sarah Jane Smith in 1973 Doctor Who story The Time Warrior she had no idea that the character would become one of the most popular in the series history. When she quit the TARDIS in 1976 having traversed space & time alongside Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker the story was front page news. But you dont just walk away from the Doctor. Elisabeth reprised her role many times & went on to tour the weird & wonderful world of Doctor Who fandom. So when TV wunderkind Russell T. Davies approached her to come back again this time to a show backed by multi-million pound budgets & garlanded with critical plaudits how could she refuse? Completed only months before her death in April 2011 Elisabeths memoir is funny ridiculous insightful & entertaining & a fitting tribute to a woman who will be sadly missed by millions. ...

The Selection gets fierce as rivals stake their claim on the prince. Six girls one life-changing prize... America Singer will leave her pre-destined life for a world of glamour & luxury if she wins... But surviving The Selection is tough. Rivals are battling to become Prince Maxon's bride as the threat of rebel violence just beyond the palace walls escalates into war. Only six girls are left & sworn friendships are tested to breaking point. America's feelings for Maxon grow stronger but she suspects darker mysteries in his royal past. With ex-lover Aspen waiting for her in the shadows where do her loyalties truly lie? ...

This exclusive package entitles one adult & one child under 16 years to take a look behind the scenes of the world's finest sporting arenas. For the football fanatic what could be more exciting than exploring your favourite team's home ground. Imagine standing at the entrance to the player's tunnel or maybe even vistiting the dressing rooms where the stars prepare themselves for a big match. If you're a cricket fan then a tour of Lord's is for you giving you the opportunity to go behind the scenes at Marylebone Cricket Club's historic ground where you can see many of the most famous sights in world cricket. For all you Rugby lovers out there a tour of Twickenham stadium will be a must. This is your chance to enjoy an exciting journey through the history of Rugby with a visit to this world famous stadium & their impressive Museum of Rugby. & finally for the Tennis enthusiast a tour of Wimbledon is a must. You will receive privileged access to areas of Wimbledon which are out of bounds even for tournament ticket holders. Venues include Arsenal FC Chelsea FC Liverpool FC Manchester Utd Tottenham FC Real Madrid FC Barcelona Lords Cricket Club Wembley Stadium Twickenham Rugby Stadium Hampden Park or Wimbledon. ...

A woman in a mans world confident of her destiny to reign intensely intelligent passionately sexual yet (she said) a virgin Elizabeth was to become Englands most successful ruler. Finding her way through the labyrinthine plots that surrounded the court she had to live by her wits surrounded by betrayal & suspicion not knowing who to trust with her desire to be queen or her desire to be a lover... ...

Elizabeth Taylor is known internationally as one of the most beautiful & talented women ever to grace the silver screen. She has won two Academy Awards & starred in over sixty films. She is just as well known for her tempestuous personal life marrying eight times & suffering through innumerable health problems. A cultural icon she has been written about before.. .but never like this. This moving book traces for the first time Elizabeth's journey through the dark & often lonely world of a fame unparalleled in the 1960s & 1970s a time during which alcohol & drugs played a major part in her life. It would be with her fifth (and sixth) husband Richard Burton (with whom she made twelve movies including Cleopatra") that she would learn life lessons about love & loyalty that would inform the rest of her life & finally be the catalyst for her recovery from alcoholism in the 1980s. This book also details her philanthropic work as an AIDS activist in the 1990s as well as her stunning success as a business woman today (with a multi-million-dollar fragrance). Based on years of research this is not just a star's biography.. .it's an unforgettable woman's story." ...

One of the most famous & tortured romances in history
- between Elizabeth I Queen of England & Robert Devereux Earl of Essex
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