On 2 May 1536 in an act unprecedented in English history Anne Boleyn Henry VIII's second wife was imprisoned in the Tower of London. On 15 May she was tried & found guilty of high treason & executed just four days later. Mystery surrounds the circumstances leading up to her arrest
- did Henry VIII instruct Thomas Cromwell to fabricate evidence to get rid of her so that he could marry Jane Seymour? Did Cromwell for reasons of his own construct a case against Anne & her faction & then present compelling evidence before the King? Or was Anne in fact as guilty as charged? Never before has there been a book devoted entirely to Anne Boleyn's fall; now in Alison Weir's richly researched & impressively detailed portrait we have a compelling story of the last days of history's most charismatic controversial & tragic heroines.
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Alan Bennett is the author of Writing Home" " The Madness of George III" " Talking Heads" " The Clothes They Stood Up In" & much else besides. Miss Shepherd lived in a Robin Reliant opposite Bennetts house in Camden Town. After a series of attacks on her van he suggested she move with her van to his front drive. Initially reluctant she agreed
- & Bennett landed himself a tenancy that went on for fifteen years. " The Lady in the Van" is probably Alan Bennetts best-known work of non-fiction & follows his other little blockbuster " The Clothes They Stood Up In"."
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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels from Starter to Advanced this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Is it coincidence or is he losing his mind? While researching a new programme John a successful television producer comes across a story about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon he realises that the story of the Lady in White bears many similarities to part of his own life. Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland John begins to ask himself some uncomfortable questions. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book. ...

HIS LADY IN WAITING In her long years at the convent waiting for her betrothed Lady Isobel de Turenne has built the Comte d Aveyron into a fantasy
- a man who will rescue protect & love her... But when the Comte finally returns to claim his bride Isobel finds instead a man of contradictions
- one who masks dark secrets with desire. Wary of a mans touch but desperate to grasp her new freedom Isobel must decide ifi??its solely duty forcing the Comte to marry or whether he is truly her longedfor champion. Knights of Champagne Three swordsmen for three ladies

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This is the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for nine days in July 1553. Jane grew up watching her cousins in training as heirs to the throne little imagining that by a twist of fate she would one day be crowned. But this is Tudor England where nobody plays fair & even a queen isnt safe from those who wish her harm. ...

Hugh Dunne the Earl of Briarly needs a wife
- so his sister hands him a list of the very best young ladies on the market. & then
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Step into the glittering world of Regency & prepare to have your hearts warmed by Julia Quinn Eloisa James & Connie Brockway.. . During their annual Christmas pilgrimage to Scotland to visit their aged uncle in his decrepit castle the Comte de Rocheforte & his cousin Earl of Oakley are presented with unique gifts: their uncle has raided an English lord's Christmas party & kidnapped four lovely would-be brides for his heirs to choose from.. .as well as one very angry duke Lord Bretton. As snow isolates the castle & as hours grow into days the most honourable intentions give away to temptations as surprising as they are irresistible. ...

Despite the tremendous shock of the Battle of Kadesh Ramses has not managed to bring the formidable Hittite might to its knees. Rather than continue the struggle he decides to engage in negotiation. But more important than anything to Ramses is the love he bears the Great Royal Consort & he decides to offer Nefertari the most fabulous of gifts: at Abu Simbel two temples will be built
- symbols of their eternal love. Meanwhile shadows are gathering from Nubia to the sovereigns own capital of Pi-Ramses & Ramses must come face to face with Moses the childhood friend whom he had lost sight of for so many years: Moses who has returned to Egypt to demand the exodus of the Hebrew people.
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Impetuous beauty Lady Jacinda Knight is the daughter of a notorious woman. Her mother
- Georgiana the Duchess of Hawkscliffe
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Jack Lester had every reason to hide the news of his recently acquired fortune: he wanted an attractive capable bride who would accept him for himself not for his newfound riches. An impossible task given the debutantes he had seen over the past few seasons! Yet it was essential that he make his choice before the society matrons discovered the Lester family were no longer as poor as church mice. He had to convince Sophie the woman of his dreams to marry him as poor Jack Lester. For if he told her the truth how could he be certain of her motives? ...