As winter turns to spring across the red earth acacia trees & slow green rivers of Botswana all is not quite as it should be on Zebra Drive home to Mma Ramotswe & her beloved husband Mr J. L. B. Matekoni. At the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency there are the usual number of cases to be pursued from persistent theft at Teenie Magama's printing works to the rather more serious case of three suspicious deaths at the Mochudi hospital but there is discontent among the ranks. It is bad enough that Mr Matekoni's apprentice Charlie is off on another escapade & Mma Makutsi's impending marriage threatens her happy working relationship with Mma Ramotswe. & when
- in trying to prove himself a worthy husband
- Mr J. L. B. Matekoni himself decides to try a little detective work disaster looms.. . Tender witty & wise the latest instalment in the lives of Alexander Mc Call's Smith's extended Botswana family instructs us with familiar modesty in the importance of trust love not judging by appearances & what really makes a good husb&.

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Ten years on from Brightness Falls Russell Calloway is still a literary editor although in a diminished capacity; his wife Corrine has sacrificed her career to watch anxiously over their children. Across town Luke Mc Gavock a wealthy ex-investment banker is taking a sabbatical from making money struggling to reconnect with his socially resplendent wife Sasha & their angst-ridden teenage daughter Ashley. These two Manhattan families are teetering on the brink of change when 9/11 happens. The Good Life" explores through the lens of catastrophe that territory between hope & despair love & loss regret & fulfilment. But ultimately this is Jay Mc Inerney doing what he does best presenting us with the life of New York City in all its moral complexity." ...

Once upon a time there was a wolf called Rolf
- a good little wolf who liked baking cakes & was always kind to his friends. But
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Frost-coated silence a chill winters night. All is quiet in the big dark barn. All is quiet except for a squeak. A squeakity-squeak in the big dark barn. Daddy Daddy Daddy!" squeak two baby owls. " Please Daddy please can we learn how to fly?" In this lyrical story about two baby owls impatient to grow up stunning collage paintings perfectly capture the warmth & energy of the irresistible babies as they stretch & grow & prepare to test their wings." ...

The sixth book in Holly Webb's gorgeous series. A dream come true for every child who wishes they could talk to animals. Molly loves animals & wants to be a vet when she grows up just like her dad. As everyone says she's got the magic touch! Molly is on an Easter egg hunt when she finds a magical duck who needs her help! More MAGIC MOLLY titles available: THE WITCH'S KITTEN (9781407129112) THE WISH PUPPY (9781407129129) THE INVISIBLE BUNNY (9781407129136) THE SECRET PONY (9781407129143) & THE SHY PIGLET (9781407121673). ...

A Good Man in Africa" is William Boyd's classic prize-winning debut novel. It is winner of the Whitbread Award & the Somerset Maugham Prize. Escapee from suburbia overweight oversexed... Morgan Leafy isn't overburdened with worldly success. Actually he is refreshingly free from it. But then as a representative of Her Britannic Majesty in tropical Kinjanja it was not very constructive of him to get involved in wholesale bribery. Nor was it exactly oiling his way up the ladder to hunt down the improbably pointed breasts of his boss' daughter when officially banned from horizontal delights by a nasty dose... Falling back on his deep-laid reserves of misanthropy & guile Morgan has to fight off the sea of humiliation betrayal & ju-ju that threatens to wash over him. "A Good Man in Africa" is one of the greatest comic novels of recent times & will be loved by fans of Any Human Heart as well as readers of Ben Macintyre Sebastian Faulks Nick Hornby & Hilary Mantel. " Wickedly funny". (" The Times"). " If a widening grim is the test of a novel's entertainment value in retospect "A Good Man in Africa" romps home". (" Guardian"). William Boyd has received world-wide acclaim for his novels. They are: "A Good Man in Africa" (1981 winner of the Whitbread Award & the Somerset Maugham Prize) " An Ice Cream War" (1982 shortlisted for the 1982 Booker Prize & winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) " Stars & Bars" (1984) " The New Confessions" (1987) " Brazzaville Beach" (1990 winner of the Mc Vitie Prize & the James Tait Black Memorial Prize) " The Blue Afternoon" (1993 winner of the 1993 Sunday Express Book of the Year Award & the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction 1995) " Armadillo" (1998) & " Any Human Heart" (2002 winner of the Prix Jean Monnet). He is also the author of a collection of screenplays & a memoir of his school days " School Ties " (1985); & three collections of short stories: " On the Yankee Station" (1981) " The Destiny of Nathalie 'X'" (1995) & " Fascination" (2004). He also wrote the speculative memoir " Nat Tate: an American Artist"
- the publication of which in the spring of 1998 caused something of a stir on both sides of the Atlantic. A collection of his non-fiction writings 1978-2004 entitled " Bamboo" was published in October 2005. His ninth novel " Restless" was published in September 2006 (Costa Book Award Novel of the Year 2006) & his tenth novel " Ordinary Thunderstorms" published September 2009. His most recent novel is " Waiting For Sunrise" which published in February 2011."
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'I think of him all the time & he thinks of me not at all...' This is the story of two brothers. One is impassioned & one reserved. One is destined to go down in history & the other to be forgotten. In Philip Pullman's hands this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting thrilling & visionary stories of recent years. ...

This is a story. In this ingenious & spell-binding retelling of the life of Jesus Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery compassion & enormous power The Good Man Jesus & the Scoundrel Christ throws fresh light on who Jesus was & asks the reader questions that will continue to resonate long after the final page is turned. For above all this book is about how stories become stories. -- Please note that orders are randomly processed. This book is published with two different coloured covers & the colour of cover you will receive cannot be guaranteed. ...

Every day Mayor Tibo Krovic stops off at the local cafe on the way to work drinks his Viennese coffee with extra figs leaves a bag of sweets for the owner & goes to wait in his office for the arrival of his glorious secretary Agathe. He has worshiped Agathe from afar for years but she has always been out of reach. However a family tragedy has changed things in Agathes home & a chance occurrence one day leads her to confide in Tibo. What ensues is a magical story of love fate mistakes & ginger biscuits that is both deliciously funny & intensely moving. ...

Hannah wakes up so happy that everyone around her catches her good mood...until she remembers something that makes her good mood crumble away. So she sets out on a good mood hunt
- & as she searches under stairs inside pockets & in the garden shed she finds all the ingredients for a perfectly wonderful day! BL An original & entertaining story from an award-winning author whose work

Includes:: Mona the Vampire (with Sonia Holleyman) Angry Arthur (with Satoshi Kitamura) & Just Dog which was shortlisted for the Smarties Book Award BL Instantly appealing artwork with delightful characterisation & beautifully observed details BL Conveys a light-hearted message that sometimes the best things in life are the simplest


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