Autumn 1797. With Napoleons forces sweeping through Europe a young English woman travels to Paris risking her life on a secret mission that may buy Britain vital time... Mary Finch is no stranger to adventure but even she hesitates before accepting her new assignment travelling as the wife of an American artist into the very heart of enemy territory. The plan is so secret she cant even tell Captain Holland with whom she is supposed to have an understanding. After a terrifying journey through revolutionary France she arrives in Paris only to discover that her American husband is not quite what he appears. With the French chasing a deadly new weapon & an old nemesis threatening to unmask her as a spy Mary soon finds herself in mortal danger... Thrilling & deeply satisfying The Mistaken Wife is a spirited & gripping historical mystery from the author of the acclaimed The Blackstone Key. ...

A boxed set of the landmark fantasy from Brandon Sanderson the man credited with breathing fresh life into Robert Jordan's WHEEL OF TIME. An epic fantasy set in a world where the Dark Lord has gained dominion over the world. A world of ash & pain. A world subjugated. But a world where magic can be drawn from metals. A world waiting for a new heroine a new hope. A word of mouth bestseller in the USA Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy have now become a massive hit in the UK introducing readers to the work of one of the genre's great talents. A master of world building sweeping plots believable characters & engrossing magic systems. ...

Billy is a street urchin pickpocket & petty thief. Mister Creecher is a monstrous giant of a man who terrifies all he meets. Their relationship begins as pure convenience. But a bond swiftly develops between these two misfits as their bloody journey takes them ever northwards on the trail of their target.. . Victor Frankenstein. Friendship trust & betrayal combine to form a dangerous liaison in this moving & frightening new book from Chris Priestley. ...

Anna was four years old when Fynn then only 16 himself found her wandering round London's Docklands one foggy night in the 1930s. Badly neglected & abandoned by her parents he took her home to be cared for by his own family. The impact of this extraordinary child on Fynn his friends & the people in their neighbourhood was to be immense. Nobody who met Anna could remain the same: this intelligent lively precocious chatterbox had an outlook on life which completely undercut adult pretensions & illusions. Anna's influence continues today. Anyone dipping into her thought-processes falls under the spell of her luminous innocence wisdom & intimate relationship with ' Mister God'. ...

Mister Magnolia has only one boot
- he has an old trumpet two sisters a pond green parakeets some fat owls a scooter a swimming
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You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight & a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames. Bougainville. 1991. A small village on a lush tropical island in the South Pacific. Eighty-six days have passed since Matildas last day of school as quietly war is encroaching from the other end of the isl&. When the villagers safe predictable lives come to a halt Bougainvilles children are surprised to find the islands only white man a recluse re-opening the school. Pop Eye aka Mr Watts explains he will introduce the children to Mr Dickens. Matilda & the others think a foreigner is coming to the island & prepare a list of much needed items. They are shocked to discover their acquaintance with Mr Dickens will be through Mr Watts inspiring reading of Great Expectations. But on an island at war the power of fiction has dangerous consequences. Imagination & beliefs are challenged by guns. Mister Pip is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished. ...

' You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight & a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames.' Bougainville. 1991. A small village on a lush tropical island in the South Pacific. Eighty-six days have passed since Matilda's last day of school as quietly war is encroaching from the other end of the isl&. When the villagers' safe predictable lives come to a halt Bougainville's children are surprised to find the island's only white man a recluse re-opening the school. Pop Eye aka Mr Watts explains he will introduce the children to Mr Dickens. Matilda & the others think a foreigner is coming to the island & prepare a list of much needed items. They are shocked to discover their acquaintance with Mr Dickens will be through Mr Watts' inspiring reading of Great Expectations. But on an island at war the power of fiction has dangerous consequences. Imagination & beliefs are challenged by guns. Mister Pip is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished. ...

It's 1978 & Jack Sheffield begins his second year as headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. There are three letter on his desk
- one makes him smile one makes him sad & one is destined to change his life forever. This is from nine-year-old Sebastian suffering from leukaemia in the local hospital who writes a heartbreaking letter addressed to ' Mister Teacher'. Jack tries to help & so begins a journey through the seasons of Yorkshire life in which the school is the natural centre of the community. There's a colourful cast of characters who accompany Jack through the ups & downs of the school year including Vera the school secretary who worships Margaret Thatcher & whose greatest ambition is to become President of the Women's Institute; Ruby the 20-stone caretaker who sings like Julie Andrews; & Dorothy the coffee shop assistant who is desperate to be Wonder Woman. Most of all there is the lovely Beth Henderson a teacher from a nearby school who with her sister Laura presents Jack with an unexpected dilemma.
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In December 1923 Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher yields to the demands of her mother & the needs of her writing career & brings her family to an old Cornish estate for Christmas. The estate occupied by the poor relations of the ancestral lord has a rich history of lore ghost stories & festering resentments some or all of which leaves them all trapped in a house with the corpse of a despotic chaplin & a murderer. Daisys husband Inspector Alec is forced to give up his Christmas break to help Daisy solve the mystery. Critical Praise for The Daisy Dalrymple novels" by Carola Dunn: The period sense remains vivid the characterizations are excellent & the mysteries are if anything more perplexing than ever
- " The Oregonian" on " Rattle His Bones." Styx & Stones is a swift deeply enjoyable read. While Dunns influences are many she ultimately makes this territory her own
- " The Register-Guard." Reading like an Agatha Christie thriller " Rattle His Bones" is a charming look at life after the first World War
- " Romantic Times." Dunn captures the melting pot of Prohibition-era New York with humorous characterizations & a vivid sense of place & with careful plotting lays out an enjoyable tale of adventure
- " Publishers Weekly" on " The Case of the Murdered Muckraker.""



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It was only a mistletoe kiss Miss. Preece told herself stepping out into the icy December evening & locking the library doors behind her. A mistletoe kiss means nothing everyone knows that; but this did not quench the warm glow inside her. Hetty Gilbert is a canal child with no permanent address so when she needs to join the library she cannot do so. Miss. Preece dislikes children but Hetty's longing for books touches a chord & she stretches the rules to allow the girl to read on the premises. Soon Hetty's chief desire is to become a librarian like her friend. But with war on the horizon their lives will never be the same. In 1939 Hetty joins in the war effort for her knowledge of canal boats is desperately needed whilst Miss. Preece can only sit & listen to the dangers her young friend faces knowing she herself can do nothing to help. But her chance will come & with it the meaning behind that fragile mistletoe kiss... ...