Chosen as a Fiction Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph by Maggie OFarrell In this witty & subversive collection of stories Michele Roberts explores womens desires memories & loves as only she can. A jilted woman skirts the edges of time & place as she walks the streets of London at night; another returns to the scene of her honeymoon without her husband; a wife takes apt revenge on her vegetarian husband.. . ...

The popular view of the First World War remains that of ' Blackadder': incompetent generals sending brave soldiers to their deaths. Alan Clark"ed a German general's remark that the British soldiers were 'lions led by donkeys'. But he made it up. Indeed many established 'facts' about 1914-18 turn out to be myths woven in the 1960s by young historians on the make. Gordon Corrigan's brilliant witty new history reveals how out of touch we have become with the soldiers of 1914-18. They simply would not recognize the way their generation is depicted on TV or in Pat Barker's novels. Laced with dry humour this will overturn everything you thought you knew about Britain & the First World War. Gordon Corrigan reveals how the British embraced technology & developed the weapons & tactics to break through the enemy trenches. ...

As Ellie's fiftieth birthday approaches & her ambitions of a steady income a successful career & an ascent of Everest seem as far away as ever she begins to doubt she's capable of achieving anything at all. So when her best friend Mick suggests a gruelling cycle ride from Land's End to John o' Groats she takes up the challenge. They opt for the scenic route which takes them along cycle paths towpaths & the back roads & byways of Britain unable to resist sampling local beers in the pubs they pass along the way. But as the pints start to stack up faster than the miles they're putting under their tyres Ellie wonders if they'll ever make it to the finishing line! ...

Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight he was taught by his father to sail & climb at an early age. As a teenager he found identity & purpose through both mountaineering & martial arts which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya & a grandmaster's karate training camp in Japan. On returning home he embarked upon the notoriously gruelling selection course for the British Special Forces to join 21 SAS
- a journey that was to push him to the very limits of physical & mental endurance. Then in a horrific free-fall parachuting accident Bear broke his back in three places. It was touch & go whether he would ever walk again. However only eighteen months later Bear became one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest aged only twenty-three. But this was just the beginning of his many extraordinary adventures... Known & admired by millions Bear Grylls has survived where few would dare to go. Now for the first time Bear tells the story of his action-packed life. Gripping moving & wildly exhilarating Mud Sweat & Tears" is a must-read for adrenalin junkies & armchair adventurers alike."
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Shauzia is Parvana's friend from The Breadwinner. Now Shauzia has fled from Afghanistan to a refugee camp in Pakistan. But Shauzia has a dream. She dreams of getting away from the refugee camp & travelling to France. There she knows she would find a better life away from the war in her home country of Afghanistan. But escape is not so easy. Once she leaves the camp she has no money no food
- & only her dog Jasper for company. But Shauzia is determined to find a new future for herself. This is another deeply moving story from Deborah Ellis which casts light for readers on the ongoing human situation in Afghanistan.
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How did Bear Grylls become one of the worlds toughest adventurers? This is the thrilling story of everyones favourite real-life action man
- from secret childhood missions to climb the towns school buildings & steeples to starring in his own global TV series & becoming Chief Scout to the Scouting Association. Known & admired by millions Bear Grylls has survived in dangerous environments few would dare to visit. Find out what its like to take on mountaineering martial arts parachuting life in the SAS
- & all that nature can throw at you! It is abridged for younger readers.

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Meet Dirty Bertie
- world's grubbiest trouble magnet! Join Bertie in three hilarious new stories as he faces a barrage of footballs
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Meet the Muddle Builders
- youre sure to be impressed On every job big or small they really are the best! This is an another action-packed
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Once upon a time a spell went wrong -- & ordinary Joe Jefferson found himself transported to Muddle Earth where the wizards are mad the pink stinky hogs are stinky & the lampposts have serious attitude! Now two years later Muddle Earth needs him back. But can Joe find the lost Goblet of Porridge & rescue his sister from a thumb-sucking vampire Barbarian all before a dragon battle breaks out & threatens to toast them all! Get prepared for another epic battle between the forces of good evil & everything in between! ...

This book offers a structure & an outlet for the many difficult feelings which inevitably follow when someone dies. It aims to help children make sense of their experience by reflecting on the different aspects of their grief whilst finding a balance between remembering & having fun. This book is a useful companion in the present & will become an invaluable keepsake in the years to come. ...