1326. In an England riven with conflict knight & peasant alike find their lives turned upside down by the warring factions of Edward II with his hated favourite Hugh le Despenser & Edward's estranged queen Isabella & her lover Sir Roger Mortimer. Yet even in such times the brutal slaughter of an entire family right down to a babe in arms still has the power to shock. Three further murders follow & bailiff Simon Puttock is drawn into a web of intrigue vengeance power & greed as Roger Mortimer charges him to investigate the killings. Michael Jecks brilliantly evokes the turmoil of fourteenth-century England as his well-loved characters Simon Puttock & Sir Baldwin de Furnshill strive to maintain the principles of loyalty & truth. ...

A death has made Kieri Phelan king of Lyona. Here humans & elves live in uneasy peace united only by their failure to see the dangers at their borders. Harmony has never been more important
- or elusive. But will Kieris soldier background allow him to navigate these difficult politics? & can he awaken the powers his mixed blood confers? An older evil also threatens affecting not just Lyona but all surrounding kingships. The Verrakai family has been practicing forbidden blood magic for generations & its scions are becoming bold. When they infiltrate a foreign court & assassinate key nobles its clear they must be controlled or eradicated. Phelan will send Dorrin the only Verrakai he can truly trust on this mission. She must overcome her abhorrence of the power that is her birthright & awaken her own hidden magic. This will lead to secrets & a mystery that neither Phelan nor Dorrin could have anticipated.
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When he was outcast Torak was the hunted one. The following spring he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here Torak finally learns why he is the Sprit Walker & discovers the true cost of revenge. ...

When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears politics now seemed like a worthwhile even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as normal & sane as possible. Then they moved in. In The Obamas" Jodi Kantor takes us deep inside the White House as they grapple with their new roles change the country raise children maintain friendships & figure out what it means to be President & First Lady. Filled with riveting detail & insight into their partnership & personalities & written with a keen eye for the ironies of public life & the realities of power " The Obamas" is an intimate portrait that will surprise even those who thought they knew the President & First Lady." ...

The fullest picture of this presidency yet". (" Daily Telegraph"). " Kantor digs for detail & strikes gold". (" The Times"). When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears politics now seemed like a worthwhile even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as normal & sane as possible. Then they moved in. In " The Obamas" the " New York Times" journalist Jodi Kantor takes us deep inside the White House as they grapple with their new roles change the country raise children maintain friendships & figure out what it means to be President & First Lady." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Sister Bernard has lived in a grey-stone convent in rural France for more than seventy years. In that time a once youthful & lively cloister has gradually emptied until only Bernard & two other nuns remain. Now the three women pack away their few possessions into wooden boxes preparing to leave the building that has been their home for decades. For the nuns the closing of the convent means more than losing a home; the walls have shielded them from a changing modern world for Sister Bernard the quiet monotony of the religious life has protected her from memories of the past
- the disgrace of when she was a young woman in wartime France; when her devotion to God faded in the face of her need for a young Nazi soldier; & when she experienced the full horror & violence of war.
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Nick Donaghue a young handsome obituary writer for The Times leads a charmed existence until he is caught up in one of Britain's worst ever train crashes. When he survives unscathed his friends & colleagues consider him the luckiest man alive. Only Nick knows the truth
- that he is tormented by horrific nightmares. When they start to appear grimly prescient his meticulously constructed urban life is derailed. Escaping to the wilds of Cornwall strikes him as the answer especially after he becomes captivated by a beautiful woman & a tempestuous horse he sees playing on a beach. But when his nightmares return they threaten his fragile new world. As Nick struggles to understand his dreams his demons & most dangerously of all his passions he realises that falling in love might come at a terrible price.
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An updated & revised edition of the Objective CAE course which prepares students for Cambridge English: Advanced also known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE). The Students Book contains fresh updated texts & artwork that provide solid language development lively class discussion & training in exams skills. The 25 topic-based units include examples from the Cambridge English Corpus to highlight common learner errors & ensuring that students are learning the most up-to-date & useful language required at this level. The interactive CD-ROM provides comprehensive extra practice of the language & topics covered in the book. ...