Its Christmas Eve & all is still & quiet. One family are tucked up in bed dreaming of sugar plums until the magical arrival of Father Christmas & his team of reindeer wakes the poems narrator. Matilda Harrisons intricate illustrations are enhanced by embossing on every spread & act as a beautiful complement to the traditional text. ...

All Lydias ever wanted is a perfect Christmas... So when her oldest friends invite her to spend the holidays with them it seems like a dream come true. Shes been promised log fires roasted chestnuts her own weight in mince pies
- all in a setting that looks like something out of a Christmas card. But her winter wonderland is ruined when she finds herself snowed in with her current boyfriend her old flame & a hunky stranger. Well three (wise) men is traditional at this time of year...
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This title is suitable for children of ages 3 to 6 years. This childrens classic contains the original & complete text of the poem written in 1822 by Clement Clarke Moore. Illustrated with the bright watercolours of Donald Mills the poem continues to delight children as it has for over 150 years. ...

For ages 4-8. This accordian-folded boardbook features the classic Christmas story with brilliant paintings by Guy Porfirio. On one side of this book is the story along with illustrations. Unfold the book to its full 48 inch length & see the beautiful watercolour scene of Santa Claus his sleigh & eight reindeer flying high above a snow-covered village. This magnificent scene can be unfolded & placed on a mantle dining room table or childs dresser for a spectacular seasonal accessory. ...

Shipwrecked Dido Twite picked up by a whaling ship finds herself many miles from home & facing deep troubles. Sinister Miss Slighcarp the governess from Willoughby Chase makes a reappearance this time is cahoots with Hanoverian plotters who have a dastardly plan in mind. ...

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there when yesterday it was not. The black sign painted in white letters that hangs upon the gates reads: Opens at Nightfall Closes at Dawn. As the sun disappears beyond the horizon all over the tents small lights begin to flicker as though the entirety of the circus is covered in particularly bright fireflies. When the tents are all aglow sparkling against the night sky the sign appears. Le Cirque des Reves The Circus of Dreams. Now the circus is open. Now you may enter. ...

In 1886 a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night constructed entirely in black & white Le Cirque des Reves delights all who wander its circular paths & warm themselves at its bonfire. Although there are acrobats fortune-tellers & contortionists the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds some ice. The circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados who call themselves the reveurs
- the dreamers. At the heart of the story is the tangled relationship between two young magicians Celia the enchanters daughter & Marco the sorcerers apprentice. At the behest of their shadowy masters they find themselves locked in a deadly contest forced to test the very limits of the imagination & of their love...A fabulous fin-de-siecle feast for the senses & a life-affirming love story The Night Circus is a captivating novel that will make the real world seem fantastical & a fantasy world real.
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Talon was once a Celt warrior cursed by his ancient gods. Following the murder of his sister the dying Talon had made a deal with the goddess Artemis. He had been given one act of vengeance against the clan who betrayed him in exchange for his soul & his eternal service as a Dark-Hunter. Talon has sworn to fight Daimons & rescue the human souls they've captured. He has never had cause to regret this choice
- until he meets Sunshine Runningwolf. The unconventional Sunshine should be Talon's perfect woman. She is beautiful sexy & isn't looking for a long-term commitment. But the more time Talon spends in her company the more he starts yearning for dreams of love & family that he buried centuries ago. But loving Sunshine would be dangerous for both of them
- Talon is destined never to know peace or happiness while his enemies still seek to destroy him & everyone close to him...

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The nail-biting vampire thriller from the world-famous director of Pan's Labyrinth & Hellboy. The night belongs to them & it will be a night eternal... After the blasts it was all over. Nuclear Winter has settled upon the earth. Except for one hour of sunlight a day the whole world is plunged into darkness. It is a near-perfect environment for vampires. They have won. It is their time. Almost every single man woman & child has been enslaved in vast camps across the globe. Like animals they are farmed harvested for the sick pleasure of the Master Race. Almost but not all. Somewhere out there hiding for their lives is a desperate network of free humans continuing the seemingly hopeless resistance. Everyday people with no other options
- among them Dr Ephraim Goodweather his son Zack the veteran exterminator Vassily & former gangbanger Gus. To be free they need a miracle they need divine intervention. But Salvation can be a twisted game
- one in which they may be played like pawns in a battle of Good & Evil. & at what cost...?

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Vienna 1938. Beautiful actress Julia Homburg & her politician husband Franz Wedeker embody all the enlightened brilliance of their native city. But Wedeker is Jewish & just across the border the tanks of the Nazi Reich are primed for the Anschluss. When the SS invades & disappearances become routine Franz must be concealed. With daring ingenuity Julia conjures a hiding place. In the shadow of oppression a clear conscience is a luxury few can afford & Julia finds she must strike a series of hateful bargains with the new order if she & her husband are to survive. A highly acclaimed bestseller when first published in the 1960s Night Falls on the City is a true lost classic & an unforgettable portrait of wartime. ...