Harry Barnett thought he had left his military career behind so he is startled when two figures from his past turn up on his doorstep after fifty years. An old friend has organised the reunion to end all reunions: a weekend in the Scottish castle where the ex-comrades took part in a psychological experiment many years before. They havent seen each other since. As they set off on their all-expenses-paid jaunt to Aberdeen the old friends are in high spirits. But the cheerful atmosphere is quickly shattered by the apparent suicide of one of their party. When a second death occurs a sense of foreboding descends on the group. It appears that the past is coming back to haunt them a past that none of them have ever spoken about. Their recollections are all frighteningly different. So what really happened? Then when one of them uncovers an extraordinary secret he becomes convinced that they will never leave the castle alive... ...

A refreshingly honest achingly funny read for fans of Bridesmaids Caitlin Moran & Pinot Grigio. When her fianc? Rob breaks off their engagement for the third time Viv does what any girl would do
- she Googles heartbreak. Confronted by tales of misery she decides to set-up her own self-help website for the broken-hearted. But as Viv passes through the three essential stages of grief (denial vodka disastrous haircut) she becomes determined that it's not too late to try & get Rob back. When things get out of hand after a drunken declaration of love at an extremely inappropriate moment Viv's scruffy tequila-swilling best friend Max is there to pick up the pieces. Viv starts to realise that maybe the real thing has been under her nose all this time & now
- one ex & a massive error of judgement later
- she has to face the question: What's the craziest thing you'll do for love? Readers of Lindsey Kelk Sophie Kinsella & Paige Toon won't be able to put this down. Never has heartbreak been so hilarious...


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In 1956 the Suez Crisis finally shattered the old myths of the British Empire & paved the way for the tumultuous changes of the decades to come. In NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at the dramatic story of affluence & decline between 1956 & 1963. Arguing that historians have until now been besotted by the supposed cultural revolution of the Sixties Sandbrook re-examines the myths of this controversial period & paints a more complicated picture of a society caught between conservatism & change. He explores the growth of a modern consumer society the impact of immigration the invention of modern pop music & the British retreat from empire. He tells the story of the colourful characters of the period like Harold Macmillan Kingsley Amis & Paul Mc Cartney & brings to life the experience of the first post-imperial generation from the Notting Hill riots to the first Beatles hits from the Profumo scandal to the cult of James Bond. In this strikingly impressive debut he combines academic verve & insight with colourful dramatic writing to produce a classic ground-breaking work that will change forever how we think about the Sixties. ...

The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the Big Bang & since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with to date no one getting it right. & human beings have been around for about 200 000 years with very little evolutionary difference & yet we still havent developed X-Ray eyes or the ability to fly. In this book Baddiel & Zucker examine the predictions that have been made since the dawn of time on a variety of subjects from the end of the world & the human body to global warming robots in the workplace teleportation & space exploration. With a witty & fresh tone they examine how these predictions came about & why & rate them for retrospective accuracy. ...

At thirty-four Sara Gallagher is finally happy with her life but there is one big question that still haunts her
- who are her
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In one of the most acclaimed & strange novels of recent years Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary Engl&. Narrated by Kathy now 31 Never Let Me Go" hauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School & with the fate that has always awaited her & her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love friendship & memory " Never Let Me Go" is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life." ...

It starts with a trip to a local amusement park. David Harwood is hoping a carefree day will help dispel his wife Jan's recent depression that has led to frightening thoughts of suicide. Instead a day of fun with their son Ethan turns into a nightmare. When Jan disappears from the park David's worst fears seem to have come true. But when he goes to the police to report her missing the facts start to indicate something very different. The park's records show that only two tickets were purchased & CCTV shows no evidence that Jan ever entered the park at all. Suddenly David's story starts to look suspicious
- & the police to wonder if Jan's already dead murdered by her husb&. To prove his innocence & keep his son from being taken away from him David is going to have to dig deep into the past & come face to face with a terrible childhood tragedy
- but by doing that he could risk destroying everything precious to him...

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Never Look Back" is the latest from bestselling author Lesley Pearse. One good deed takes her into another world... Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha a ministers daughter. Welcomed into Tabithas family Matilda is offered the chance of a lifetime. She leaves behind Londons slums & enters the darkest corners of New York. & she travels across the plains to the Wild West where San Francisco is in the grip of the gold rush. Streetwise & strong-willed Matilda forges a new life for herself & Tabitha among pioneers like Captain James Russell
- a man to whom she is deeply attracted. Yet a civil war will soon rip apart this new nation. Can Matilda & those she loves brave separation & carry on never looking back? Lesley Pearse is the author of bestsellers " Gypsy" & " Remember Me". " Never Look Back" is a historical novel of love & survival at the time of the American Civil War. Fans of Susan Lewis will love the way Lesley Pearse weaves her plots & characters together. Praise for Lesley Pearse: " With characters it is impossible not to care about.. .this is storytelling at its very best". (" Daily Mail"). " Lose yourself in this epic saga". (" Bella"). " An emotional & moving epic you wont forget in a hurry". (" Womans Weekly"). With her gripping & moving storylines best-selling author Lesley Pearse has captured the imaginations of millions in the UK & abroad. Her other titles " The Promise" "A Lesser Evil" " Till We Meet Again" " Secrets" " Charlie " Father Unknown" " Gypsy" " Trust Me" " Faith" " Never Look Back" " Remember Me" & " Hope" are also available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol & has three daughters & two grandchildren."
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THE FIRST PATRICK MELROSE NOVEL. At his mother's family house in the south of France Patrick Melrose has the run of a magical garden. Bravely imaginative & self-sufficient five-year-old Patrick encounters the volatile lives of adults with care. His father David rules with considered cruelty & Eleanor his mother has retreated into drink. They are expecting guests for dinner. But this afternoon is unlike the chain of summer days before & the shocking events that precede the guests' arrival tear Patrick's world in two. This title was originally published along with Bad News & Some Hope as part of a 3-book package also called Some Hope. ...

Here is the ultimate quiz book on Cardiff City. Informative & fun this is the perfect companion for those long car journeys to Preston or wet Welsh nights down the local. An ideal gift for Bluebirds" fans of all ages here's the chance to interact with the long & eventful history of the club from formation & name changes to new stadia & Craig Bellamy. From cryptic to convivial get your Cardiff thinking caps on
- it's quiz time."
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