In 1788 Daniel Rooke sets out on a journey that will change the course of his life. As a lieutenant in the First Fleet he lands on the wild & unknown shores of New South Wales. There he sets up an observatory to chart the stars. But this country will prove far more revelatory than the stars above. Based on real events The Lieutenant tells the unforgettable story of Rookes connection with an Aboriginal child
- a remarkable friendship that resonates across the oceans & the centuries.
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With the Rolling Stones Keith Richards created the riffs the lyrics & the songs that roused the world & over four decades he lived the original rock & roll life: taking the chances he wanted speaking his mind & making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now at last the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. & what a life. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry & Muddy Waters records as a child in post-war Kent. Learning guitar & forming a band with Mick Jagger & Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones' first fame & success as a bad-boy b&. The notorious Redlands drug bust & subsequent series of confrontations with a nervous establishment that led to his enduring image as outlaw & folk hero. Creating immortal riffs such as the ones in ' Jumping Jack Flash' & ' Street Fighting Man' & ' Honky Tonk Women'. Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg & the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in France wildfire tours of the US ' Exile on Main Street' & ' Some Girls'. Ever increasing fame isolation & addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen. Estrangement from Mick Jagger & subsequent reconciliation. Solo albums & performances with his band the Xpensive Winos. Marriage family & the road that goes on for ever. In a voice that is uniquely & intimately his own with the disarming honesty that has always been his trademark Keith Richards brings us the essential life story of our times. ...

The most authentic novel of gangster family life ever written from the No. 1 bestselling author. The Bailey brothers are gangsters ...

The most authentic novel of gangster family life ever written from the No. 1 bestselling author. The Bailey brothers are gangsters ...

With the Rolling Stones Keith Richards created the riffs the lyrics & the songs that roused the world & over four decades he lived the original rock & roll life: taking the chances he wanted speaking his mind & making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now at last the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. & what a life. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry & Muddy Waters records as a child in post-war Kent. Learning guitar & forming a band with Mick Jagger & Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones' first fame & success as a bad-boy b&. The notorious Redlands drug bust & subsequent series of confrontations with a nervous establishment that led to his enduring image as outlaw & folk hero. Creating immortal riffs such as the ones in ' Jumping Jack Flash' & ' Street Fighting Man' & ' Honky Tonk Women'. Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg & the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in France wildfire tours of the US ' Exile on Main Street' & ' Some Girls'. Ever increasing fame isolation & addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen. Estrangement from Mick Jagger & subsequent reconciliation. Solo albums & performances with his band the Xpensive Winos. Marriage family & the road that goes on for ever. In a voice that is uniquely & intimately his own with the disarming honesty that has always been his trademark Keith Richards brings us the essential life story of our times. ...

The most authentic novel of gangster family life ever written from the No. 1 bestselling author. The Bailey brothers are gangsters ...

The most authentic novel of gangster family life ever written from the No. 1 bestselling author. The Bailey brothers are gangsters ...

Poor Jean Collins. She stepped out into the road without looking & now lies broken in hospital. But what distracted her? & why was she carrying a box of vanilla slices the cream cakes she only ever bought for special occasions? Jean's daughter Anne travels back up north to find out. But her mind is on her teenage sons in London
- boys on the brink of becoming not very nice men. What damage could they do in just a few days? (Quite a lot probably.) Meanwhile there are secrets waiting for Anne & Jean back at the old family home. Secrets that were buried a long time ago.. . Jenny Eclair is celebrated for her unflinching black humour & brilliantly sharp observations. In her extraordinary new novel she has also created a compelling & heart-breaking family drama that feels as rich & honest as real life.
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Polly an average completely ordinary property lawyer is convinced shes losing her mind. Someone keeps drinking her coffee. & talking to her clients. & doing her job. & when she goes to the dry cleaners to pick up her dress for the party its not there. Not the dress
- the dry cleaners. & then there are the chickens who think they are people. Something strange is definitely going on
- & its going to take more than a magical ring to sort it out.

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Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adams... After a series of events which have involved Arthur Dent being alternately blown up & insulted in more bizarre regions of the Galaxy that he has ever dreamt existed he finds himself stranded on Prehistoric Earth. Luckily an amazing rescue by Ford Prefect & a time eddy cleverly disguised as a sofa lands them in the middle of Lords two days before the world is due to end. Its just not cricket... Volume Three in the Trilogy of Five ...