In 1941 mixed race Ruby Darke is born into a family that seem to hate her but why? While her two brothers dive into a life of gangland violence Ruby has to work in their family store. As she blossoms into a beautiful young woman she crosses paths with aristocrat Cornelius Bray a chance meeting that will change her life forever. When she finds herself pregnant & then has twins she is forced to give her children away. At that point she vows never to trust another man again. As the years pass Ruby never forgets her babies & as the family store turns into a retail empire Ruby wants her children back. But secrets were whispered & bargains made & if Ruby wants to stay alive she needs to forget the past or the past will come back & kill her. ...

' You can't investigate the baby Inspector. It's the law.' Declan Cleary's body has never been found but everyone believes he was killed for informing on a friend over thirty years ago. Now the Commission for Location of Victims' Remains is following a tip-off that he was buried on the small isle of Islandmore in the middle of the River Foyle. Instead the dig uncovers a baby's skeleton & it doesn't look like death by natural causes. But evidence revealed by the Commission's activities cannot lead to prosecution. Inspector Devlin is torn. He has no desire to resurrect the violent divisions of the recent past. Neither can he let a suspected murderer go unpunished. Now the secret is out more deaths follow. Devlin must follow his conscience -- even when that puts those closest to him at terrible risk.. . ...

Compelling.. .strange & wonderful & frightening". (" New Yorker"). De Lillos seventh novel is an exotic thriller. Set mostly in Greece it concerns a mysterious language cult seemingly behind a number of unexplained murders. Obsessed by news of this ritualistic violence an American risk analyst is drawn to search for an explanation. We follow his progress on an obsessive journey that begins to take over his life & the lives of those closest to him. In addition to offering a series of precise character studies " The Names" explores the intersection of language & culture the perception of America from both inside & outside its borders & the impact that narration has on the facts of a story. Meditative & probing De Lillo wonders: how does one cope with the fact that the act of articulation is simultaneously capable of defining & circumscriptively restricting access to the self? "A serious & complicated novel which deserves praise.. .an outstandingly well-written & constructed book". (" Guardian")." ...

Novelist Sarah Moss had a childhood dream of moving to Iceland sustained by a wild summer there when she was nineteen. In 2009 she saw an advertisement for a job at the University of Iceland & applied on a whim despite having two young children & a comfortable life in an English cathedral city. The resulting adventure was shaped by Icelands economic collapse which halved the value of her salary by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull & by a collection of new friends including a poet who saw the only bombs fall on Iceland in 1943 a woman who speaks to elves & a chef who guided Sarahs family around the intricacies of Icelandic cuisine. Sarah was drawn to the strangeness of Icelandic landscape & explored hillsides of boiling mud volcanic craters & fissures & the unsurfaced roads that link remote farms & fishing villages in the far north. She walked the coast path every night after her children were in bed watching the northern lights & the comings & goings of migratory birds. As the weeks & months went by the children settled in local schools & Sarah got to know her students & colleagues she & her family learned new ways to live. ...

The Namesake is the story of a boy brought up Indian in America. When her grandmother learned of Ashimas pregnancy she was particularly thrilled at the prospect of naming the familys first sahib. & so Ashima & Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of what to name the baby until a letter comes... For now the label on his hospital cot reads simply BABY BOY GANGULI. But as time passes & still no letter arrives from India American bureaucracy takes over & demands that baby boy Ganguli be given a name. In a panic his father decides to nickname him Gogol
- after his favourite writer. Brought up as an Indian in suburban America Gogol Ganguli soon finds himself itching to cast off his awkward name just as he longs to leave behind the inherited values of his Bengali parents. & so he sets off on his own path through life a path strewn with conflicting loyalties love & loss... Spanning three decades & crossing continents Jhumpa Lahiris much-anticipated first novel is a triumph of humane story-telling. Elegant subtle & moving The Namesake is for everyone who loved the clarity sympathy & grace of Lahiris Pulitzer Prize-winning debut story collection Interpreter of Maladies.
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Culture Smart! Namibia provides essential information on attitudes beliefs & behaviour in Namibia ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners common courtesies & sensitive issues. This concise guide will tell you what to expect how to behave & how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes & mistakes feel confident in unfamiliar situations & develop trust friendships & successful business relationships. Culture Smart! provides rare insights & practical guidance into cultures. The values behaviour & customs of peoples have been formed over centuries which is why the unique information in Culture Smart! guides do not date in the same way as ordinary travel guides. Culture Smart! enables you to step into a world untouched by other guidebooks. ...

They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions but if you ask Castor he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance & reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. & he should know. There's only so many times you can play both sides against the middle & get away with it. Now the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived & it's left Castor with blood on his hands. Well not his hands you understand; it's always someone else who pays the bill: friends acquaintances bystanders. So Castor drowns his guilt in cheap whisky while an innocent woman lies dead & her daughter comatose his few remaining friends fear for their lives & there's a demon loose on the streets. But not just any demon
- this one rides shotgun on his best friend's soul & can't be expelled without killing him. Looks like Felix Castor's got some tough choices to make because expel the demon he must or all Hell will break loose. Literally.. .
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A murder has been committed
- but as the victim was a rapist recently released from prison no one is too concerned about the crime.
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This bright & colourful birthday card for your Nan has in large colourful pink & lilac text on the front &8216; Nan with love on your special day!! printed on a white background. Greeting inside reads &8216; Happy Birthday&8217;. Comes complete with a pink envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 22.5 x 10.5cm ...

Down on the farm every day is different. Perhaps in the cowshed the swallows are leaving their nests or a sparrow is looking for somewhere to lay her eggs. Maybe the donkey is stealing the chicken feed or the lamb has found her way into the kitchen. It could be that the teddy bear is lost & alone among the beanstalks in the vegetable garden & it's just possible that the light you can see at night from the farmhouse window is a fairy. Eveline Cook writes about all these things & more. Her love of country ways is at the heart of this collection of short stories for children & the pages are decorated with designs made from flowers gathered in the countryside near her home. ...