This is a literary fantasy about war racial identity & first love. Frost has left her homeland to travel to the neighbouring country of Ruan in the hope of finding a deity she believes will rid her of a curse: at the sight of her own blood a berserker rage in the form of a wolf overtakes her & kills everyone within reach. On her journey Frost meets Luca & Arian two members of the Ruan military force sworn to protect the country's borders from neighbouring rebel fighters. Over the coming months under Luca's guidance Frost learns to overcome the Wolf within. She also begins to fall in love with Luca
- while Arian falls for her. This title is for fans of Tamora Pierce Maggie Stiefvater & Cassandra Clare. It is a companion title to Daughter of the Flames". It tackles themes such as racial tension prejudice war personal identity & first love. It is a refreshing & provocative real-world take on the fantasy genre: in this world there is no magic & the setting is more akin to Northern India or Tibet than the usual Tolkien-inspired pseudo-Europe. Zoe Marriott's first novel " The Swan Kingdom" was chosen as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Her third book " Shadows on the Moon" won the prestigious Sasakawa Prize."
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The Pen Finishing Rod Set us a unique innovation for experienced anglers as well as budding novices. The 8 inch Pen transforms into a 40 inch fishing rod. It can easily be put in your car glove box in a suitcase as well as a jacket pocket. Supplied in an attractive carry case & with fishing tackle to make fishing easy whilst out & about. ...

This title is a follow up to the best-selling Frozen in Time" (2006). It offers a new look at the latest climatology theories & the effect on our weather patterns. It

Includes:: latest harsh winters of 2009/10 & 2010/11
- bringing content right up to date. It explores reasons for harsh winters in UK & weather patterns. It reports on the latest climatology theories to explain climate change. It provides a look back in time to The Year of No Summer The Famine Winter & the years when Frost Fairs were held on the frozen Thames. It presents the incredible stories of the three worst winters of the twentieth century (1947 1963 & 1979). It is full of extraordinary human stories by turns amusing inspiring & astonishing."


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It starts with the phone call late at night. The mysterious boy says he is dying. Dusty doesnt want to get involved
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1956 Freddy & Polly are used to helping their father with his experiments. So they don't mind being put into cryonic suspension
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' The question that haunts us all. Just what is it that drives someone to kill?' In Ravenbank a remote community in the Lake District Hallowe'en is particularly chilling. It is a time for telling the story of the Faceless Woman a young housemaid brutally murdered in a nearby lane her corpse discovered with a makeshift shroud frozen to her battered face. & five years ago the tale became even more unsettling when another woman was murdered in exactly the same grisly manner. Daniel Kind a specialist in the history of murder becomes fascinated by the old cases & begins to wonder whether the obvious suspects really did commit the crimes. While Daniel attends a Hallowe'en party in Ravenbank death returns for a third time to the beautiful but eerily isolated spot. Once more the victim is a woman
- & once more her damaged face is shrouded from view. The latest horrifying murder presents DCI Hannah Scarlett head of the Cold Case Review Team with the toughest challenge of her career. Is the case linked to the two earlier killings
- & if so how? Hannah & Daniel join forces in an attempt to solve the puzzling mystery. But in doing so both may be forced to confront ghosts from their own pasts.. .

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This title teaches new & experienced craftsmen how to do what they love without breaking the bank. It

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Growing fruit at home is a delicious & altogether more enjoyable alternative to buying it in the shops. Mark Diacono offers a practical & accessible guide to making the most of your garden & what it has to offer. The first part of the book is an A-Z of the different varieties of fruit with old favourites like apples cherries plums blackcurrants white currants redcurrants strawberries blueberries gooseberries raspberries & rhubarb as well as more exotic species like figs grapes cranberries Japanese wine berries & apricots. Each is accompanied by a photograph with detailed advice on when & how to grow & harvest. In the second part of the book Mark gives straightforward guidelines on techniques like pruning & training as well as how to deal with problems or pests. There is a section dedicated to growing under covers & in containers. Introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall & with 30 delicious recipes beautiful full-colour photographs & a directory of useful addresses this is the ideal reference for any aspiring fruit grower. ...

This is a new edition of a classic of early 17th-century food writing. The book was written by the Italian refugee educator & humanist Giacomo Castelvetro who had been saved from the clutches of the Inquisition in Venice by the English ambassador Sir Dudley Carleton in 1611. When he came to England he was horrified by our preference for large helpings of meat masses of sugar & very little greenstuff. The Italians were both good gardeners & had a familiarity with many varieties of vegetable & fruit that were as yet little known in Engl&. He circulated his Italian manuscript among his supporters dedicating it to Lucy Countess of Bedford herself a keen gardener & patron of literature. Gillian Riley's translation of this hitherto unpublished document has been recognised as being fluent entertaining & accurate from its first appearance in 1989. Castelvetro takes us through the gardener's year listing the fruit & vegetables as they come into season with simple & elegant ways of preparing them. Practical instructions are interspersed with tender vignettes of his life in his native city of Modena memories of his years in Venice & reminiscences of his travels in Europe. He writes of children learning to swim in the canals of the Brenta strapped to huge dried pumpkins to keep them afloat; Venetian ladies ogling passers-by from behind screens of verdant beanstalks; sultry German wenches jealously hoarding their grape harvest; & his intimate chats with Scandinavian royalty about the best way to graft pear cuttings & discomfort the Pope. English cooking was on a cusp. It had yet to absorb the new ways of Europe although some of the best practice of Dutch & French gardening was having its effect on our diet. But there were still many new styles of cooking & recipes to absorb as well as new plants to enjoy (for instance broccoli) & new ways to set them out on the table. This treatise anticipates many of the changes that were to come about over the next one hundred years. Castelvetro urges that we should eat more salads with the same enthusiasm that was evinced by John Evelyn in his book on salad-stuff of 1699. This edition is printed in two colours has a graceful typography (using the Galliard typeface) & generous layout & is equipped with a knowledgeable & informative introduction by the translator. ...

Fruit & Vegetable Carving: Food Craft at Your Fingertips" is a treasure trove of unusual ideas for vegetable garnishes with step-by-step instructions on how to make them. Within the shape of a cucumber the author visualizes a boat a bird or a lily & shows you how to reveal that shape. All you need is a small sharp knife
- no fancy equipment is required. Lets Have a Party offers recipes presented with a flair
- a Peacock crafted from carrots & spring onions flaunts the Pinwheel Sandwiches in his tail
- a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds. In Vegetable Sculpture onions are reborn as Chrysanthemums; Swans fly out of radishes & Goldfish emerge from carrots. There are Coconut Palms & Carts
- but most of all there is inspiration to let your own imagination take over. Table Celebrations transform your table with lively tableaux
- an apple-red Santa sits on a Reindeer-drawn pumpkin Sleigh for Christmas waving to a jolly turnip Snowman... Snow White in a cabbage leaf skirt with her loyal Seven Dwarfs gather in front of their charming cucumber Cottage... Chinatown introduces the elegant Corn Doll who is Entertained by three Musicians with a banjo trumpet & drum near a Pagoda that is Intricately sculpted from a single carrot. Create a stamp of distinction an aura of excitement a mood of mellowness... Strike magic on your table & turn your next party into an unforgettable event."




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