On the marriage of Julius von Felden & Melanie Merz the fortunes of two families are somewhat fatally entwined. In A Legacy Sybille Bedford depicts their vastly different worlds the wealthy bourgeois life of the Merzes in Berlin & the aristocratic eccentricity of the von Felden dynasty in rural Baden. Portrayed with exquisite wit & acute observation their personal upheavals & tragedies are set against the menacing backdrop of a newly unified Germany combined with Prussian militarism in the decades before the First World War. ...

In the depths of a harsh winter following the death of their grandmother Erica Calcott & her sister Beth return to Storton Manor a grand & imposing Wiltshire house where they spent their summer holidays as children. When Erica begins to sort through her grandmother's belongings she is flooded with memories of her childhood
- & of her cousin Henry whose disappearance from the manor tore the family apart. Erica sets out to discover what happened to Henry so that the past can be laid to rest & her sister Beth might finally find some peace. Gradually as Erica begins to sift through remnants of the past a secret family history emerges; one that stretches all the way back to turn-of-the-century America to a beautiful society heiress & a haunting savage l&. As past & present converge Erica & Beth must come to terms with two terrible acts of betrayal
- & the heart-breaking legacy left behind. THE LEGACY is an unforgettable deeply satisfying story that will stay with you long after the last page has been turned.

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The unimaginable has happened
- Longevity the drug that is supposed to guarantee eternal youth isn't working. A virus is
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Hugh is a hard-drinking lion of the Welsh Valleys. His daughter Evelyn lost her heart to a travelling gypsy. & handsome prizefighter Freedom was saved from the gallows to do battle for the heavy weight championship of the world. From the poverty of the Welsh pit valleys to the glories of the prize ring from the dangers of prohibition America to the terrors of Britain at war Lynda La Plante delves into the lives of a remarkable family & its fortunes & the curse that forged their names. ...

Holly Cathers is not the same person she was almost a year & a half ago. After discovering her connection to an ancient legacy of witches Holly has accepted her destiny as a descendant of the House of Cahors. Determined to end an intergenerational feud that has plagued her family for centuries Holly will have to overcome unworldly obstacles as she battles to protect her loved ones
- including Jer a member of the rival House of Deveraux & her one true love. A war of magical proportions is being waged & Holly is at the centre of it all. Lives will be lost & sacrifices will have to be made...
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Davina Fletcher had a comfortable life & a comfortable boyfriend until the death of her uncle changed all that. As her home & artist's studio were in the grounds of his house it was always assumed she would inherit everything. Instead she finds she has a new landlord in the shape of tall dark & handsome Jay Prescott an American lawyer with a taste for Davina's paintings
- & soon for Davina herself. If she is to continue living at the house Davina must be obliging towards Jay but she soon realises he has an unconventional way of collecting the rent. In order to keep her home she must be a player in his games but the power he wields over her is far stronger than just that of landlord.. .
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Ed Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile for five years but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming he must return to his ancestral seat Hartlepool Hall. On his return he discovers that his father has left him along with the house a seven million pound tax bill two massive overdrafts an 80-year-old butler & a vast country estate that is creaking at the seams. Not only that but there is a strange woman in residence
- Lady Alice
- who seems to have made herself very much at home. With the debts mounting it seems that Eds only recourse is to turn to his friend Annabels new boyfriend a property developer who plans to turn Hartlepool Hall into luxury flats & a golf course. But can Ed save his inheritance without such a drastic move? & is Lady Alice really the person she claims to be?

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THE WORLD PREPARES FOR WAR
- & THE END OF DAYS DRAWS NEAR An ancient enemy has returned to the human kingdoms. These creatures
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Language skills study skills argument skills & legal knowledge are vital to every law student professional lawyer & academic. Legal Method Skills & Reasoning" suggests a range of how to techniques for acquiring these academic & practical skills. It explains how to work with legal texts how to read & write about the law; how to acquire effective disciplined study techniques; & how to construct legal arguments. Packed full of practical examples & diagrams across the range of legal skills from language & research skills to mooting & negotiation this new edition will be invaluable to law students who are looking to acquire & perfect the legal skill set essential to exam success. The third edition is now supported by a companion website offering a wealth of additional resources for individual & group work for both lecturers & students. For students the website offers real-life examples & practice for oral skills work including mooting & negotiation & guidance on answering legal problem & essay-style questions. For lecturers a set of Power Point slides with accompanying teaching suggestions provide support & inspiration for teaching legal skills." ...

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