Ruth has looked after her brothers for ten years since the death of their parents & believes that her role as head of the family will continue for the rest of her life. With two of her brothers already married & living away she has only her youngest brothers to care for. The arrival of a new very determined sister-in-law makes change inevitable & Ruth struggles to maintain her superior role. Troubled by problems in her own relationship with the ever-patient Henry she must recognize her priorities in time to salvage her own chance of love & happiness. Nothing is Forever is a finely drawn portrait of the joys & challenges of close-knit family life from the much-loved writer of Gull Island & Facing the World. ...

I immersed myself in magic. I read every book I could get my hands on & practised & practised day after day & night after night. Magic became my world...some might say an obsession." When youre a kid life can seem tough; tougher for some than others. But the darkest of times can also be the most enlightening. When his late granddad showed him magic for the first time Steven Frayne knew there was more to life than hiding from bullies. He had a destiny. A calling. In that moment Dynamo was born: the most exciting magician of the 21st century. Since then Dynamo has shocked thrilled & amazed men women & children from all walks of life all over the world. With his mind-blowing illusions he has catalysed a whole new era of magic. Now in his very first book Dynamo invites you to join him on a breathtaking journey across the globe. Be prepared to levitate Lindsay Lohan in Singapore transform snow into diamonds in the Austrian mountains & walk on water across the River Thames. Along the way he reveals how to make the impossible possible what it takes to pull off the greatest stunts man has seen & why everyone needs magic in their lives. This is no illusion. This is the real story of the awe-inspiring Dynamo." ...

Brodie Logans seemingly idyllic life with her once-loving husband is suddenly turned upside down
- so she moves to a big shared
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This book contains further stories of members of the Drones Club & several adventures related by the Oldest Member of the golf club. Many old friends reappear
- Bingo Little & Mrs Bingo Freddie Widgeon Ambrose Gussett Agnes Flack Horace Bewstridge & many more. It
Includes:: The Shadow Passes" " Bramley is so Bracing" " Up From the Depths" " Feet of Clay" " Excelsior" " Rodney Has a Relapse" " Tangled Hearts" " Birth of a Salesman" " How's That Umpire?" & " Success Story"."

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North Korea is Orwell's 1984 made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; Gone with the Wind is a dangerous banned book; during political rallies spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country's great leader Kim Il Sung in 1994 famine descended: people stumbled over dead bodies in the street & ate tree bark to survive. Nothing to Envy weaves together the stories of adversity & resilience of six residents of Chongin North Korea's third largest city. From extensive interviews & with tenacious investigative work Barbara Demick has recreated the concerns culture & lifestyles of North Korean citizens in a gripping narrative & vividly reconstructed the inner workings of this extraordinary & secretive country. ...

Two small towns in Colorado: Hope & Despair. Between them nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher cant find a ride so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies who want to run him out of town. But theyre picking on the wrong guy. Jack Reacher is a big man & hes in shape. He has no job no address no baggage nothing except a bloody-minded curiosity. What is the secret the locals seem so keen to hide? A hard man is good to find. Ex-military cop Reacher is todays most addictive hero. Now he pulls on a tiny loose thread to unravel conspiracies that expose the most shocking truths. Because after all Jack Reacher has nothing to lose. ...

A spiky feisty hilarious collection of stories that expose womens clumsy often doomed attempts to negotiate a smooth path through life. Abandoned wives remain as lingering presences in the homes of their ex-husbands new girlfriends; beautiful young models find their misdemeanours exposed for all the world to see in the tabloids; middle-aged women get swept off their feet & into the criminal underworld by charismatic con-men; young trophy wives get thrown in jail after over-exuberant cavorting on their private yachts; mothers beg their thirty something career-minded daughters to freeze their eggs in the hope that they may one day bear their grandchildren. Bold glamorous sexy unrepentant Fay Weldons heroines offer a quite unique view of the world as they face their trials without fear or trepidation. Both her legions of existing fans & new readers will be enthralled. ...

What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space
- a void
- exist? This Very Short Introduction

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Ever since the Kray twins invited John Pearson to write their official biography more than forty years ago he has been obsessed with them. After they were jailed in 1969 for thirty years for murder Pearsons biography The Profession of Violence" enjoyed a cult following among the young & was said to be the most popular book in H.M.s prisons after the Bible. Ron died in 1995. Reg followed him five years later & both of their funerals drew crowds on a scale unknown for film stars let alone for two departed murderers. Since then far from fading with their death public fascination with the twins has never flagged. Their clothes & memorabilia are sold at auction like religious relics. Rons childlike prison paintings fetch more money than those of many well-known artists. & people still refer to them like popular celebrities. Why? This is the question Pearson asked himself & over the past three years he has been re-examining their history unearthing much previously unknown material & has come to some fascinating conclusions. " The Immortal Murderers" reveals new facts about the Krays tortured relationship as identical twins; a relationship which helped predestine them to a life of crime; a relationship that made them utterly unlike any other major criminals. Pearson has discovered two new & unsuspected murders along with fresh light on the killings of George Cornell & Jack the Hat Mc Vitie. There are facts about the twins obsession with publicity & how far this made them actor criminals murdering for notoriety. Most riveting of all are the chapters which reveal how Ron Kray caused a major sexual scandal in which a prime minister together with other leading politicians condoned the most outrageous establishment cover-up in British politics since the war. " The Immortal Murderers" contains many more surprises but the one thing that emerges is that the Kray twins were not only stranger but also far more important than anyone ever suspected. Fascination with them will forever remain; they will never lose their role as the immortal murderers." ...

London June 1816 ' Devlin squared his shoulders & prepared to be introduced to the wife he had thought was dead.' Dangerously seductive & sinfully beautiful Susanna Burney is society's most sought-after matchbreaker. Paid by wealthy parents to part unsuitable couples she's never yet failed. Until her final assignment brings her face to face with the man who'd once taught her an intimate lesson in heartache... James Devlin has everything he's always wanted: a title a rich fiancee & a place in society. But the woman who's just met his eyes across a crowded ballroom threatens it all. Not because she'd once claimed his heart but because the secrets she carries could cost him everything. Dev just might have to play Susanna at her own wicked game. Let the scandal of the season begin... ...