Raise a glass & toast the Manning family wedding! For a small fee fifteen-year-old Carrie Weston wants Jason Manning to take her mother out on a date. A confirmed bachelor Jason's having none of it & neither it seems is Charlotte Carrie's mum who's mortified... Her resistance however suddenly makes it more of a challenge one that Jason can't resist... With a broken engagement to one of the Manning sisters behind him James Wilkens heads for some Vegas sun...there he meets Summer Lawton. She's on the rebound from a painful betrayal & James bets her that in a year she'll be over it. To prove his point he makes a date
- same time next year
- what will happen when they meet again? Make time for friends. Make time for Debbie Macomber.

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You are invited to a Manning family wedding... When Taylor Manning meets Russ Palmer she can't believe someone can be so stubborn macho & have such outdated views on womanhood! She's moved home & job specifically to avoid heartbreak so staying away from Russ shouldn't be a problem. Except she's itching to teach him just how powerful a woman can be... Christy Manning is on a flying visit to see her sister Taylor. She hasn't banked on her life changing. But that's exactly what happens when she sees Cody Franklin. She knows the look between them can't be real because Christy's engaged to someone else back home. But Cody can't let the love of his life walk away again. ...

Raymond Blanc has achieved worldwide fame as an inspired chef with a relentless drive for perfection. His cooking has been described as 'an extraordinary process of creativity passion subtlety indeed genius'. He is entirely self-taught & has never revealed the secrets of his cuisine. But here he explains his uniquely successful methods & shares some of the very special recipes from his Oxfordshire restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons. M. Blanc's reputation is such that even before it opened in 1984 Le Manoir was awarded two Michelin stars. In keeping with Raymond Blanc's insistence on fresh produce the emphasis in this book is on seasonal variety with thirty to forty recipes for each season. With glorious photographs by Michael Boys a preface by Egon Ronay & foreword by Hugh Johnson Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons conveys a little of the genius of the chef widely regarded as the best in Britain. ...

For over three decades Manolo Blahniks shoes & his sense of the theatrical wedded to the finest materials & superlative craftsmanship have inspired fanatical devotion. This beautiful book collects together over 120 of the exquisite drawings Blahnik makes at the outset of the design process. Inimitable in style these drawings superbly reproduced in this book with special inks vividly convey Blahniks unique vision. ...

Each book in this inspired series by fashion writer Camilla Morton inventively reimagines one of our favorite Once Upon a Time" stories blending it with the real-life story of a famed fashion designer. Lushly illustrated by the designers themselves these tales illuminate each iconic individuals creative magic while celebrating his unique life & career. The result is an intriguing combination of whimsy & memoir. In this contemporary twist on the tale of the " Elves & the Shoemaker" Manolo Blahniks delightful drawings evoke the past envision the future & of course evidence the indelible footprint hes made on fashion history. His illustrations take us from the banana plantations of his childhood to his current reign at the top of high-fashion footwear design while playfully hinting at all the adventures hes had & friends hes met along the way." ...

This photographic portrait of a period at once familiar & remote spans more than 120 years & contains the largest number of pictures most of them previously unpublished ever to appear in a book on the town. It recalls the smaller essentially industrial community whose streets were still pervaded by the whiff of the farmyard & where close on 100 passenger trains called at the station where water was drawn from a well & if few children went to school church attendances were higher. But change has dominated the years since earliest photographs were taken. Textile & hosiery production has almost ceased & mills that once reverberated to the throb of the loom are now silent; the last working malt kiln now houses a nightclub; the horse & the tram have given way to the internal combustion engine & changes the mining industry continue to effect the district. Comprising the work of both professional & gifted amateurs this fascinating selection draws on treasure unearthed in family albums & hidden away in lofts & cupboards as well as in local archive collections. For those who can still remember it offers a trip down memory lane; for others it will be a voyage of discovery & surprise. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household at Mansfield Park it has quite unexpected results. The diffident & much put-upon heroine Fanny Price has to struggle to cope with the results re-examining her own feelings while enduring the cheerful amorality old-fashioned indifference & priggish disapproval of those around her. ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. I pay very little regard!to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person. Humble & lowly a young Fanny Price goes to live with her wealthy Aunt & Uncle at their grand house Mansfield Park. Growing up with her privileged & spoilt cousins the Bertrams she lives in the shadows of their glamorous lives but manages to find an ally in her cousin Edmund. When Henry & Mary Crawford come to visit the house is thrown into disarray as romance flourishes between the young people leading Fanny to finally confront the extent of her true feelings for Edmund. ...

A meticulously-observed tale of the clash between obligation & desire Jane Austens Mansfield Park" is edited with an introduction & notes by Kathryn Sutherland in " Penguin Classics". Taken from the poverty of her parents home in Portsmouth Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park acutely aware of her humble rank & with her cousin Edmund Bertram as her sole ally. When her uncle Sir Thomas Birtram travels to Antigua siblings Mary & Henry Crawford arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life & a reckless taste for flirtation. As her female cousins vie for Henrys attention & even Edmund falls for Marys dazzling charms only Fanny remains doubtful about the Crawfords influence & finds herself more isolated than ever. " Mansfield Park" is considered Jane Austens first mature work & with its quiet heroine & subtle examination of social position & moral integrity one of her most profound. This edition is based on the first edition of 1814. It

Includes:: a chronology additional suggestions for further reading & the original " Penguin Classics" introduction by Tony Tanner. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literatures most famous women writers. Austen began writing at a young age embarking on what is possibly her best-known work " Pride & Prejudice" at the age of 22. She was the author of " Sense & Sensibility" " Pride" & " Prejudice" " Emma" " Persuasion" " Mansfield Park" & " Northanger Abbey". If you enjoyed " Mansfield Park" you may like Elizabeth Gaskells " North & South" also available in " Penguin Classics". " The most perfect artist among women the writer whose books are immortal". (Virginia Woolf). " These modern editions are to be strongly recommended for their scrupulous texts informative notes & helpful introductions". (Brian Southam The Jane Austen Society)."

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