Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow in the harsh years of the 1870s selling vegetables to poverty-struck Irish labourers such as the unruly Mc Mullens Rose dreams of the world beyond the grime of the town a world she glimpsed at a fairytale wedding on the Ravensworth Estate as a child. Capturing the heart of handsome & respectable steelworker William Fawcett it seems her wish for a better life is finally within reach. But tragedy strikes & to save her young family from destitution Rose must turn to wild John Mc Mullen. A powerful tale of passion & heartache & a wonderful heroine who
- for the sake of those she loves
- refuses to give in to loss & despair. THE JARROW LASS is a powerful story of passion & heartache & the first novel in the Jarrow Trilogy.

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1942 & the world is at war. It is a war that has already shattered families & devastated countries. But for some it will also mean the greatest of adventures. In a burns hospital in Sussex a beautiful young singer performs to a ward full of injured soldiers. Saba is captivating & one pilot Dom shudders as her gaze turns his way. He cant bear her to see his scars but resolves to write to her once they have healed. The world is on the brink of enormous change. Sabas journey as a singer with ENSA takes her to the fading glamour of Alexandria & the heat & decadence of Turkey. On the glamorous Middle Eastern social circuit Saba rubs shoulders with double agents & diplomats movie stars & smugglers. Some want her voice some her friendship & some the secrets she is perfectly placed to discover...JASMINE NIGHTS is a tale of decadence & destruction of love & of danger. It is the captivating love story set in an extraordinary world. See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of Jasmine Nights See Julia Gregson talk about her book Read about the Author Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for Jasmine Nights Judys Review Jasmine Nights is a powerful & intoxicating love story set in World War Two in the exotic cities of Cairo & Istanbul. Saba Tarcan is a half Turkish half Welsh teenage girl living in Tiger Bay Cardiff. Her Turkish father is charismatic but domineering her Welsh mother is downtrodden. Saba knows that her voice is exceptional (think a young Shirley Bassey herself a mixed race girl from Tiger bay). She longs to escape Cardiff & her narrow life there but her father is furiously opposed to his daughter getting involved in show business. Saba travels around British hospitals singing for wounded soldiers in one she meets a handsome RAF pilot Dom Benson as he recuperates from a horrible plane crash in Suffolk. Before their relationship can really begin Saba is invited to audition for ENSA the entertainment branch of the armed forces whos task it is to perform for the troops fighting in far off countries. To her fathers fury she accepts & runs away to embrace adventure. But the beautiful young Saba now in Cairo is soon approached by British intelligence officers. She agrees to help the Secret Service by encouraging rich & influential foreign men to confide in her using her charms to intoxicate them. She keeps her new role a secret from Dom who has pursued her to the Middle East. Her secrecy jeopardises their relationship & also her own safety. Jasmine Nights is based on the tr" ...

1942 & the world is at war. It is a war that has already shattered families & devastated countries. But for some it will also mean the greatest of adventures. In a burns hospital in Sussex a beautiful young singer performs to a ward full of injured soldiers. Saba is captivating & one pilot Dom shudders as her gaze turns his way. He can't bear her to see his scars but resolves to write to her once they have healed. The world is on the brink of enormous change. Saba's journey as a singer with ENSA takes her to the fading glamour of Alexandria & the heat & decadence of Turkey. On the glamorous Middle Eastern social circuit Saba rubs shoulders with double agents & diplomats movie stars & smugglers. Some want her voice some her friendship & some the secrets she is perfectly placed to discover...JASMINE NIGHTS is a tale of decadence & destruction of love & of danger. It is the captivating love story set in an extraordinary world. ...

Mira Levenson is bursting with excitement as she flies to India to stay with her aunt & cousin for the first time. As soon as she lands Mira is hurled into the sweltering heat & a place full of new sights sounds & deeply buried secrets.. . From the moment Mira meets Janu she feels an instant connection. He becomes her guide showing her both the beauty & the chaos of Kolkata. Nothing is as she imagined it
- & suddenly home feels a long way away. Before Mira leaves India she is determined to uncover the truth about her family whatever it takes & she must also make a decision that will break someones heart..
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Its Queen Titanias & King Oberons 1000th jubilee & the seven Party Fairies are in charge of making the celebratory party extra-special! However naughty Jack Frost has decided to sabotage the celebrations by hosting his own party & in order to make his bigger & better than the kings & queens he has sent his naughty goblins to steal each of the seven Party Fairies magical party bags...if he succeeds the Fairyland celebrations will be ruined! Can Kirsty & Rachel help Jasmine the Present Fairy get her magic bag back from the pesky goblins so that she can conjure up perfect prizes for the street party...? ...

Young Reading Series Two" is aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow & helps build confidence & ability. Six popular titles in " Usborne Young Reading Series Two" are re-issued in luxurious hardback editions with ribbon markers. " The Young Reading" series is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University." ...

THE JASPER FOREST is the second book in the Guardian Cycle a sweeping fantasy epic from one of the best new storytellers in the genre. Exiled from Vadanis the homeland he risked his life to save Terrel finds himself adrift on the ocean. Delirious with hunger & exhaustion he is on the point of giving up when he realises that he has found l&. Rescued from the perilous waters by two fishermen Terrel is nursed back to health. His situation seems desperate but at least he is not alone. The ghosts of his friends
- both dead & alive
- are still with him. For the time being events on Vadanis are beyond his control. His new home however faces difficulties of its own & Terrel may be in a unique position to overcome them. Leaving behind the villagers he embarks on a remarkable quest to discover the truth
- about the world & himself. For in Terrels past is the key to his destiny. Look out for more information on this book & others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk


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Summer 1965. Late one night thirteen-year-old Charlie Bucktin is startled by a knock on his window. His visitor is Jasper Jones. Rebellious mixed-race & solitary Jasper is intriguing. & he needs Charlie's help. In the dead of night the boys steal through town & Charlie learns of Jasper's horrible discovery. Burdened by a terrible secret & the weight of a town's suspicion Charlie feels his world closing in. After this summer nothing will ever be the same again. ...

Essential Skills--Made Easy! Learn the fundamentals of Java programming in no time from bestselling programming author Herb Schildt. Fully updated to cover Java Platform Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7) Java: A Beginner's Guide Fifth Edition starts with the basics such as how to compile & run a Java program & then discusses the keywords syntax & constructs that form the core of the Java language. You'll also find coverage of some of Java's most advanced features including multithreaded programming & generics. An introduction to Swing concludes the book. Get started programming in Java right away with help from this fast-paced tutorial. Designed for Easy Learning: Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information & helpful tips Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills Self Tests--End-of-chapter questions that test your understanding Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated ...

Java 7 Programming for Absolute Beginners introduces the new core open source Java Development Kit. Its focus is on practical knowledge & its completeness--it provides all the bits & pieces an utter novice needs to get started programming in Java. It seems as if everyone is writing applications or apps these days for Android Black Berry & the enterprise--its where the moneys at. But how do they do it? Well its best to start by learning Java one of the most popular programming languages around these days still. Yes thats right. This book: * Teaches Java development in language anyone can understand giving you the best possible start * Provides simple step-by-step examples that make learning easy allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss * Offers clear code descriptions & layout so that you can get your code running as soon as possible What youll learn * How a computer processes programs * Write a program in Java * Debug a program * Choose & manipulate the data structures that best match your purpose * Create a user interface in Java * How to do animation in a Java program * Advanced topics such as thread management & recursion that any programmer will soon need Who this book is for Everyone! This book is for anyone who wants to learn to develop applications or apps for the enterprise or mobile using Android or Black Berry & much more. No previous programming experience is necessary. Table of Contents * Writing Your First Java Program * Java Syntax * Data types * Operators * Branching & Looping * Object-Oriented Programming * Writing a UI * Writing & Reading Files * Writing & Reading XML * Animation * Debugging * Video Games * Garbage Collection * Recursion * Generics & Regular Expressions ...