When Luke Warren is involved in a car accident which leaves him in a coma his family are gathered together against the odds; they face an impossible dilemma. His daughter Cara is praying for a miracle: she will fight everything & everyone to save her fathers life. His son Edward cant imagine that a man who once ran with wolves could ever be happy with a different life. But Edward hasnt spoken to Luke for six years. How can he dare to speak on his fathers behalf? Somehow they must choose: Do they keep Luke alive? Or do they let him go? ...

Luke Warren would sleep in the dirt if it meant he could be under the stars. He lives by the laws of nature & would surely want to die that way. But Luke is in a coma & his family must make an unbearable decision. As tensions & secrets rise to the surface the tragic accident which brought them back together against the odds could well tear Luke's family apart forever. They know Luke would not want to live like this. But how can they choose to let him die? ...

Reissue of a groundbreaking work of fiction from one of our best loved authors. The title story in this classic collection tells of Smith a defiant young rebel inhabiting the no-man's land of institutionalised Borstal. As his steady jog-trot rhythm transports him over an unrelenting frost-bitten earth he wonders why for whom & for what he is running. A groundbreaking work ' The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' captured the grim isolation of the working class in the English Midlands when it was first published in 1960s. But Sillitoe's depiction of petty crime & deep-seated anger in industrial & desperate cities remains as potent today as it was almost half a century ago. ...

Shirley Peters is dead. Murdered. Her body is found twelve hours later in her own home. Just one of the many sordid domestic crimes hitting the city. Tony Macliesh her rejected boyfriend is the obvious prime suspect & he's just been picked off the Aberdeen train & put straight into custody. But then another woman is sexually abused & throttled to death. & suddenly there appears to be one too many connections between these seemingly unrelated crimes. Detective Inspector Resnick is sure that the two murders are the work of one sadistic killer
- two lonely hearts broken by one maniac. & it's up to Resnick to put the record straight
- & put the bastard where he belongs.

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Travel Inspiration Delivered to your door. Every issue is crammed with ideas for new places to go
- with discoveries to be made
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Want to know where to discover a spectacular tropical paradise? How about journeying to the world's greatest natural wonders or taking the road trip of a lifetime? 1000 Ultimate Experiences brings together 1000 ideas places & activities sure to inspire & entertain. Make your own list hit the road & start ticking off places you've always wanted to see & things you've always wanted to do. Who knows where you'll end up! Sleep under the stars in a Bedouin tent in Jordan Find out the best beaches to swing a hammock Jump on board the Ghan for a trip through Australia's remote Red Center Spot Banksy's art in Bristol Come on get happy in Bhutan ...

The complete autobiography of the great adventurer Sir Francis Chichester the first & fastest man to singlehandedly circumnavigate the globe Aged 18 & with a taste for adventure Francis Chichester emigrated to New Zealand with ten pounds in his pocket. He tried his hand at a number of ill-fated careers--a boxer shepherd lumberjack & gold prospector to name a few--before returning to Engl&. Having qualified as a pilot in 1929 he embarked on his most famous solo flight in the de Havilland Gipsy Moth from England to Australia. Shortly afterward he survived a near-death catastrophe in an attempt to fly solo around the world. Turning to sailing he won the first single-handed transatlantic yacht race in Gipsy Moth III despite having been diagnosed with cancer two years previously. In 1967 he became the first person to sail around the world solo from west to east via the great capes. Here his entire life--including his greatest failures & successes--are told by the man who experienced it all firsth&. A foreword from his son Giles Chichester is also included. ...

As teenage werewolf Kalix Mac Rinnalch is pursued through the streets of London by murderous hunters her sister the Werewolf Enchantress is busy designing clothes for the Fire Queen. Meanwhile in the Scottish Highlands the Mac Rinnalch Clan is plotting & feuding after the head of the clan suddenly dies intestate. As the court intrigue threatens to explode in all-out civil war the competing factions determine that Kalix is the swing vote necessary to assume leadership of the clan. Unfortunately Kalix isnt really into clan politics
- laudanums more her thing. But whats even more unfortunate is that Kalix is the reason the head of the clan ended up dead which is why shes now on the run in London.. .
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A brilliant new st&-alone crime thriller from Scotlands Crime Master Xavier (Xavi) Aislado is a gentle giant half Spanish half Scot brought up in Edinburgh by his grandmother Paloma Puig a ferocious old lady whose grim brand of care sees him into his teens until his father moves back to Spain leaving him to grow up fast. His emergence into manhood is colourful & eventful. After a short career as a professional footballer he turns to journalism & has a bloody introduction to the trade as his first assignment ends in violent death. Inevitably remorselessly as his autobiography unfolds Xavis life & his love become entwined with his work & he is immersed in tragedy loss & betrayal going halfway round the world in search of a truth that may destroy him. Quintin Jardines evocation of Xavis fated world is an unforgettable story of a man riding a one-way train to oblivion. Will he escape before it hits the buffers full-speed? ...

This bestseller from Josephine Cox tells a story of running away from a secret but longing to go home. Home is where the heart is -- but it's also where the pain lies! Young Davie Adams is all alone. Devastated he flees his hometown of Blackburn to escape the memories of the worst night of his life. With little more than the shirt on his back he sets off on a lonely friendless road determined to find his father. Two people are stricken by his departure -- Judy his childhood friend who is desperate to reveal a secret she has kept close to her heart for so long & Joseph his grandfather who is racked with guilt about that fateful night. Exhausted & afraid Davie finds friendship & a place to stay but when fate deals him another disastrous blow he must decide whether to keep running or return to face his demons! ...