War tragedy & a shameful secret... When Molly Mason's father dies in a pit accident she is left penniless & alone. She finds work in a local factory & cheap lodgings. However when Molly rejects her new landlord's advances his revenge is swift: she finds herself accused of theft & thrown in prison. As the prospect of war grows ever close Molly finds herself fighting a more personal battle trying to find anyone willing to overlook her scandalous past. ...

' In the first decade of the twentiety century it was not a good time to be born black or woman in America.' So begins this stunning ...

Thomas Nesbitt is a divorced American writer living a very private life in Maine. Until one wintry morning his solitude is disrupted by the arrival of a package postmarked Berlin. But what is more unsettling is the name accompanying the return address on the package: Petra Dussmann. For she is the woman with whom Thomas had an intense love affair twenty-five years before in a divided Berlin where people lived fearfully under the shadows of the Cold War. & so Thomas is forced to grapple with a past he has always kept hidden. For Petra Dussman was a refugee from the police state of East Germany. & her tragic secrets were to re-write both their destinies. ...

Thomas Nesbitt is a divorced American writer living a very private life in Maine. Until one wintry morning his solitude is disrupted by the arrival of a package postmarked Berlin. But what is more unsettling is the name accompanying the return address on the package: Petra Dussmann. For she is the woman with whom Thomas had an intense love affair twenty-five years before in a divided Berlin where people lived fearfully under the shadows of the Cold War. & so Thomas is forced to grapple with a past he has always kept hidden. For Petra Dussman was a refugee from the police state of East Germany. & her tragic secrets were to re-write both their destinies. ...

THE FIRST BOOK WITH ONE FOOT ON THE COFFEE TABLE & ONE FOOT IN THE CLASSROOM Joe Mc Nally one of the worlds top pro digital photographers whose celebrated work has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated Time & National Geographic (to name a few) breaks new ground by doing something no photography book has ever done--blending the rich stunning images & elegant layout of a coffee-table book with the invaluable training no-nonsense insights & photography secrets usually found only in those rare best-of-breed educational books. When Joes not on assignment for the biggest-name magazines & Fortune 500 clients hes in the classroom teaching location lighting environmental portraiture & how to get the shot" at workshops around the world. These on-location workshops are usually reserved for a handful of photographers each year but now you can learn the same techniques that Joe shares in his seminars & lectures in a book that brings Joes sessions to life. What makes the book so unique is the "triangle of learning" where (1) Joe distills the concept down to one brief sentence. It usually starts with something like " An editor at National Geographic once told me!" & then he shares one of those hard-earned tricks of the trade that you only get from spending a lifetime behind the lens. Then (2) on the facing page is one of Joes brilliant images that perfectly illustrates the technique (youll recognize many of his photos from magazine covers). & (3) you get the inside story of how that shot was taken including which equipment he used (lens f/stop lighting accessories etc.) along with the challenges that type of project brings & how to set up a shot like that of your own. This book also gives you something more. It inspires. It challenges. It informs. But perhaps most importantly it will help you understand photography & the art of making great photos at a level you never thought possible. This book is packed with those " Ah ha!" moments--those clever insights that make it all come together for you. It brings you that wonderful moment when it suddenly all makes sense--that "moment it clicks."" ...

It is Belsfield Hall 1805. The sudden disappearance of her niece's fiance at their engagement ball leads Miss Dido Kent to worry that something sinister may have occurred. Before long her fears are confirmed. Family secrets long consigned to the darkest recesses of the past begin to emerge as Dido attempts to unravel the strange happenings. But with the discovery of a body in the shrubbery Mr Richard Montague's unexplained absence becomes all the more suspicious & when she finally arrives at the startling truth it is to change the lives of all involved for ever. ...

A Moment of War" is the magnificent conclusion to Laurie Lees autobiographical trilogy begun in " Cider with Rosie" & " As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning". It was December 1937 when the young Laurie Lee crossed the Pyrenees & walked into the bitter winter of the Spanish Civil War. With great vividness & poignancy Lee portrays the brave defeat of youthful idealism in Audens low dishonest decade. Writing in the " Literary Review" John Sweeney praised the memoir as A great heart-stopping narrative of one young Englishmans part in the war in Spain.. .crafted by a poet stamping an indelible image of the boredom random cruelty & stupidity of war." ...

Gaby & Connor seem to have a loving marriage
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This refill pack contains 5 clear acid free polypropylene top loading pockets. Each is 12 x 12” (30.5 x 30.5cm) & is complete with a white acid free paper insert. Just follow the 3 simple steps shown on the packaging to fit your new refills. This refill pack also

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A beautiful Moments Scrapbook with accessories ideal for a first time scrap booker or as a gift for a scrapbooking fan. Comes in a display box measuring approximatley 44 x 33 cm. Moments Scrapbooks are made to the highest standards so that you can enjoy a lifetime of lovingly treasured memories. Features: Acid Free All paper page inserts are designed to slide easily into the top loading pockets Page protectors are Polypropylene & therefore will not lift off your print Supplied with 10 ready to use pockets & can be refilled. Contents: Kraft scrapbook Special deckle cut scissors 6 assorted sheets of coloured matt paper Approx. 11”x 8.5” (28x 21.5cm) Multiple design plastic template Paper template sheet with assorted shapes 250 self adhesive double sided mounting squares 250 self adhesive transparent photo corners Glue stick ...