Shiva Naipaul was the brother of V. S. Naipaul & author of Fireflies" & " The Chip-Chip Gatherers". " Fireflies" his first novel published in 1970 & longlisted for the Lost Man Booker Award in 2010 is set in Naipauls native Trinidad. It

Includes:: a new foreword by Amit Chaudhuri. The Khojas are Trinidads most venerated Hindu family. Rigidly orthodox presiding over acres of ill-kept sugarcane & hoards of jewellery enthusiastically guarded by old Mrs Khoja they seem to have triumphed more by default than by anything else. Only Baby Khoja who is parcelled off into an arranged marriage with a blustering bus driver proves an exception to this rule. Her heroic story
- of resourcefulness strength & survival
- is the gleaming thread in Shiva Naipauls ferociously comic & profoundly sad first novel."



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Titans three bestselling Firefly titles collected together at last just in time for the 10th anniversary of Joss Whedons beloved series. This huge 544 page full colour volume is simply one of the most lavish books ever produced for a TV show & is presented in a foil-stamped leather-effect binding. Plus as an exclusive bonus for this edition a pocket at the back of the book contains 9 frameable photo prints of the cast featuring rare & previously unseen images & a facsimile of one of the prop banknotes used in the show. ...

On a secluded hillside in Jamaica lies Firefly Noel Coward's peaceful retreat. Here between sundowners & sunsets brandies & cigarettes the seventy-one-year-old Coward whiles away his days
- a comforting frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts reluctant walks graceless dips in the pool
- in the company of his manservant Patrice. Both of them dream of a London that is long-gone or imagined: Noel's peopled with glamorous friends
- Redgrave Olivier O' Toole
- & Patrice's a picture-postcard vision of elegance & opportunity. Set over a series of summer days in the early 1970s Firefly flits through Coward's dreams & memories his successes & regrets against a sultry seductive backdrop of blue skies & glistening water. Colourful & contemplative this is a moving & poignant portrait of old age & friendship & a life well lived.



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Kate & John Ryan have four children of whom the eldest are Michael & Dara. Their small town is peaceful & friendly an unchanging background for a golden childhood. In long hot summers Michael & Dara & their friends fish & swim or play in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt when the great house burnt down during the Troubles... No one in Mountfern has the slightest inkling of what it will mean when the ruins are bought by Patrick ONeill an Irish American with a dream in his heart & a great deal of money in his pocket. It is not until the very end of this drama with its interlocking stories of love lost & won ambitions nurtured & secrets betrayed that Patrick ONeill will understand the irony & the significance of his great dream for Mountfern. ...

Marked as special at an early age Jacinda knows her every move is watched. She longs for the freedom to make her own choices but when she breaks the 'no flying' rule she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki a descendant of dragons whose greatest defence is her secret ability to shift into human form. & her rare ability to breathe fire makes her desirable & important to the survival of the draki. Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. There she meets gorgeous elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: he & his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slipping away & if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy. ...

1001 Stickers Fun Books" are packed with stickers along with loads of puzzles games & activities for hours of entertainment. They offers guaranteed fun for sticker lovers! " Fireman Sam 1001 Stickers Fun Book" is bursting with never-ending stickers of Fireman Sam & his friends ready to come to the rescue. Have fun sticking them here there & everywhere." ...

Join Fireman Sam & the rescue crew as they tackle another set of emergencies. With Pontypandys accident-prone neighbours & Naughty Norman Price on the loose theres never a quiet moment for Fireman Sam! You can read six new stories based on the popular TV episodes. You can find out more about the special vehicles & equipment the team use in fire mountain & sea rescues. You can have fun completing all the puzzles games & activities. ...

Join Fireman Sam" & his friends in this exciting " Bumper Activity Book". From mazes & counting to colouring & dot-to-dots this book is packed full of " Fireman Sam" activities & puzzles. Together with over 50 colourful stickers of everyones favourite friends from Pontypandy this is the perfect activity book for keeping all " Fireman Sam" fans busy." ...

Go dotty with Fireman Sam! The book is packed with 1000 dotty stickers so kids can create fantastic dotty pictures & have loads of dotty fun with dot-tastic activities like dot-to-dots dotty colouring writing dotty words & even making a dotty recipe! ...

This is an enormous fold-out book packed with stories puzzles & games! Fireman Sam Hero Time!" is packed full of Fireman Sam stories puzzles games & jokes! Budding heroes will have hours of fun flipping through the pages & folding them out to read all about the fire crew & their rescue vehicles. Theyll love reading the stories & doing the games & activities & they can also use their toys on it to make up their own emergencies before coming to the rescue." ...