A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance & to celebrate her new-found success on television. When The Murder at the Vicarage was published in October 1930 little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie already famous for her early Poirot titles was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years with Miss Marples Final Cases published in 1979 three years after Agathas death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marples first appearance & to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form -- 12 novels & two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting & formats from the first editions from the Christie familys own archive copies these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies reflecting five decades of iconic cover design. ...

After the death of her husband Dolly Bantry sold Gossington Hall to the former film star Marina Gregg & her husb&. When the glamorous couple decide to throw a benefit party for the local hospital the grounds are thronged with curious visitors & for one of them the day ends in tragedy. As Marina is serving cocktails in the house she is cornered by the excitable Heather Babcock who chatters away about their former meeting about eleven years ago before spilling her daiquiri all over herself & Marina. Ever the gracious hostess Marina offers her own untouched drink to Mrs Babcock
- only to look on horrified as the lady dies in front of her. It is up to Miss Marple to find out who was really meant to take the poison that killed poor Heather Babcock. Could it be that Marina Gregg was the intended victim? If so Miss Marple's task will not be an easy one for the lady had an unusually large number of enemies... Agatha Christie's perplexing mystery is dramatized with a full cast including Ian Lavender Gayle Hunnicutt & James Laurenson with June Whitfield as the sharp-witted spinster sleuth.
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To look at one was to see the other. For family even the girls' own father it was a constant guessing game. For strangers the surprise was overwhelming. & for twins Olivia & Victoria coming of age at the turn of the century their bond was mysterious marvelous & often playful
- a secret realm only they inhabited. Shy serious Olivia born eleven minutes before her sister had taken over the role of mother in their lush New York estate. Free-spirited Victoria wanted to change the world & embraced the women's suffrage movement dreaming of sailing to war-torn Europe. Then in the girls' twenty-first year as the First World War escalated overseas a fateful choice changed their lives forever. Handsome lawyer Charles Dawson came into their lives to try to save the reputation of Victoria whose life was about to become a public scandal. Still mourning the death of his wife aboard the Titanic struggling to raise his nine-year old son Charles was determined never to lose his heart again. An irrevocable step took one of the twins to the battlefields of France & the other into a marriage she longed for but thought she could not have. From Manhattan society to the trenches of war-torn France Mirror Image" moves elegantly & dramatically through a rich & troubled era. With startling insight Danielle Steel explores women's choices: between home & adventure between the love for family & the passion for a cause between sacrifice & desire."
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Perhaps the single most revolutionary aspect of the Renaissance was the re-emergence of the gods & goddesses of antiquity. In the midst of Christian Europe artists began to decorate luxury goods with scandalous stories from classical mythology & rulers to identify themselves with the deities of ancient religion. The resulting fusion of erotic fantasy & political power changed the course of Western art & produced many of its most magical & subversive works. The first book ever to survey this extraordinary phenomenon in its entirety The Mirror of the Gods" takes the story from the Renaissance to the Baroque. Each chapter focuses on a particular god (Diana Apollo Hercules Venus Bacchus Jupiter) & recounts the tales about that deity not as they appear in classical literature but as they were re-created by artists such as Botticelli Titian Bernini & Rembrandt. & yet this is not a book simply about painting & sculpture. It is an attempt to re-imagine the entire designed world of the Renaissance where the gods also appeared in carnival floats & in banquet displays & entertained the public in the form of snow men & fireworks. This rich & original new portrait of the Renaissance will ensure that readers never see the period in quite the same way again." ...

Described by the author as simply a work of love Mirror to Damascus" provides an enthralling & fascinating history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966 as well a being a charming & witty personal record of a city well-loved. In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemoriable layers of culture & tradition Colin Thubron explores the historical artistic social & religious inheritance of the Damascenes in an amusing & perceptive manner whilst interspersing the narrative with innumerable anecdotes about travellers of bygone days. " Mirror to Damascus" is a unique portrait of a city now obscured by recent upheavals by one of the most indefatigable & popular of travel writers." ...

Join Winnie & Wilbur in this fantastic bumper gift edition jam-packed with hundreds of colour illustrations. Winnie is full of mad-cap schemes & plans to put her magic to good use. Wilbur is her long-suffering best friend & everyone's favourite moggy. From Winnie's knicker shop where spiders sew up the lacy trims to the time Winnie cooked some lovely turkey tonsil titbits giggles are guaranteed! Perfect for young readers who are ready to enjoy longer stories with more narrative content complemented by vibrant illustrations by the brilliant Korky Paul. ...

Winnie is full of mad-cap schemes & plans to put her magic to good use. Wilbur is her long-suffering best friend & everyones favourite moggy. Join them both in this fantastic gift edition. From Winnies knicker shop where spiders sew up the lacy trims to Winnies creativity in the kitchen where she often cooks up such delicacies as turkey tonsil titbits giggles are guaranteed! Perfect for young readers who are ready to enjoy longer stories with more narrative content complemented by vibrant illustrations by the brilliant Korky Paul. The Winnie fiction series has been heralded as a winner by The Bookseller & hilarious by Primary Times. This edition

Includes:: a spectacular fold-out Winnie celebration wall-planner perfect for keeping a note of all those important birthdays & events throughout the year.

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Fun irreverent & deliciously decadent this arousing anthology of erotic short stories is a showcase of the diversity of modern women's erotic fantasies. Lively & entertaining seductive & daring Misbehaviour combines humour & attitude with wildly imaginative writing on the theme of women behaving badly. ...

One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage it is the most common complication of pregnancy & also one of the least understood. Professor Lesley Regan is the first woman to hold a chair on obstetrics & gynaecology in the country & for the past decade she has worked to establish the biggest miscarriage clinic in the world. This book gives up-to-date information on the many causes of miscarriage & the latest treatments available. It covers the chances of a successful pregnancy how to prepare for & cope with the next pregnancy infertility & gives answers to the most commonly asked questions on the subject of miscarriage. Revised & updated to take account of the latest developments in the study of miscarriage this book is the book everyone who has ever suffered a miscarriage will need. ...

A fun interactive activity book based around the popular theme of magic to engage & motivate young learners. This book helps children to practise their multiplication & division skills reinforcing what has been taught at school. The books combine fun magical characters & fantastic illustrations with National Curriculum- focused activities * Motivating activities based on the KS2 National Curriculum * Step-by-step learning introduced by fun characters *
Includes: gold stickers to reward achievement
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