Claudia Hampton a beautiful famous writer lies dying in hospital. But as the nurses tend to her with quiet condescension she is plotting her greatest work: a history of the world & in the process my own'. Gradually she re-creates the rich mosaic of her life & times conjuring up those she has known. There is Gordon her adored brother; Jasper the charming untrustworthy lover & father of Lisa her cool conventional daughter; & Tom her one great love both found & lost in wartime Egypt. Penelope Lively's Booker Prize-winning novel weaves an exquisite mesh of memories flashbacks & shifting voices in a haunting story of loss & desire. ...

Direct perception & experience led our ancestors to the discovery that the success of many activities in daily life is subject to natural rhythms & the phase & position of the moon. Moon Time shows: * The way to a healthy life based on timeless knowledge that we have either forgotten or learned to ignore. * The influence of the moon & other natural rhythms on health & healing. * Healthy nourishment & living in harmony within the cycles of the moon. * The power of the mind. * The influence of all these aspects on body mind & spirit. Here is knowledge that will stay with you for life. This is the medical science of the future. ...

Seasoned travel writers W. C. Mc Rae & Judy Jewell share the best ways to experience all that the Beehive State has to offer from sprawling urban Salt Lake City to serene mystical Arches National Park. The authors include great trip strategies that utilize Utah's amazing outdoor attractions & unique history such as Standing High: The Best Vistas & The Old West Tour. Packed with information on dining transportation & accommodations this handbook has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Including expert advice on the state's best brewpubs first-rate ski & snowboard resorts & amazing national parks Moon Utah" gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal & memorable experience." ...

This book takes readers back to David Niven's childhood days his humiliating expulsion from school & to his army years & wartime service. After the war he returned to America & there came his Hollywood success in films such as Wuthering Heights" & " Around the World in 80 Days"." ...

Hopes dreams & Moonbeans
- meet Jax & her magical moon cat! When Jax's class go on a school trip to the newly opened Goose Green
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Hopes dreams & Moonbeans
- meet Jax & her magical moon cat! Everyone is talking about the school talent show
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The Mooncharge hybrid solar battery case is an innovative rechargeable battery concealed inside a protective hard case. The Mooncharge uses both conventional USB (Universal Serial Bus) charging methods as well as an alternative energy source from the sun. The Mooncharge hybrid case can be charged via USB (Universal Serial Bus) or sunlight & stored for when your iPhone is running out of battery power. When you require extra power simply turn the battery power on & the stored battery energy will almost double the life of your iPhone. This unique & innovative case will power your iPhone for an extra 270 hours on standby & provide 27 hours more music 10 hours more video & 5 hours more talk time. ...

NEW EDITION The cracks are beginning to show in the idyllic Stonewylde community. As Yul & Sylvies forbidden friendship grows into something deeper Magus true nature starts to emerge through his charming facade. Ever since Yul defied him at the Summer Solstice his power has been waning & his mood darkening. Yul is the problem
- & Magus is going to deal with him. Nobody challenges his authority & survives. Sylvie is in danger too. Magus has discovered her secret & now for all its beauty her magical gift & Magus desire to possess it is putting her life at risk. As each full moon rises Sylvie is made to suffer more & the agony she endures as her magic is stolen leaves her increasingly exhausted sapping her will to fight back. Unless Magus can be stopped every full moon could be Sylvies last. As glorious summer turns to golden autumn the magic of Stonewylde is becoming a curse to the very people it should nurture.. . Are Yul & Sylvie the only ones who see the truth behind Magus mask of kindness? Why is everyone so deceived by his charm
- & why is Mother Heggy the mysterious wise-woman the only one who will help them? The darkness of winter is coming & as it does Sylvie & Yuls lives hang by a whisker. Either they will save each other or history will repeat itself at the sinister standing stone above the cliffs.

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Orphaned John Trenchard grows up in the village of Moonfleet with his aunt entranced by the local legend of the ghostly Blackbeard who rises each winter night to search for his lost diamond. While conducting his own hunt for the treasure John is trapped in the church crypt & discovers the true secret of the village: smuggling. Taken under the wing of the gruff innkeeper & chief smuggler Elzevir Block John begins a dangerous adventure which will see him in a hair-raising chase along a precarious cliff path & deciphering a hidden code in an ancient castle. Moonfleet" is thrilling story of revenge & betrayal of loyalty & great sacrifice but it is above all a story about friendship.." ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved essential classics. First published in 1898 ' Moonfleet' is a riveting adventure story full of drama mystery revenge pursuit smuggling pirates & romance with a place in the literary canon alongside ' Treasure Island' & ' Kidnapped'. The tiny village of Moonfleet nestles on the English coast & every one of its inhabitants lives off the sea in one way or another. When local young man John Trenchard accidentally stumbles upon treasure stashed in the local crypt he unknowingly enters the murky world of the smuggling trade & the local secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure. Trenchard is soon forced to flee England with a price on his head leaving behind his beloved Grace & the life he hoped for. But the adventures trials & tribulations that befall him on his personal journey back to Moonfleet & ultimately redemption are written with such intensity & hope as well as love for the history & landscape of Dorset that the story never loses pace or power on its epic journey. ' Moonfleet' is a classic adventure story to be read again & again. ...