My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought Id hear from him again but now were writing a book together To Georg Roed his father is no more than a shadow a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg written just before his father died & a story The Orange Girl. But The Orange Girl is no ordinary story
- it is a riddle from the past & centres around an incident in his fathers youth. One day he boarded a tram & was captivated by a beautiful girl standing in the aisle clutching a huge paper bag of luscious-looking oranges. Suddenly the tram gave a jolt & he stumbled forward sending the oranges flying in all directions. The girl simply hopped off the tram leaving Georgs father with arms full of oranges. Now from beyond the grave he is asking his son to help him finally solve the puzzle of her identity.
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With her career live-in boyfriend & loving family Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners & delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it her reckless past catches up with her; convicted & sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous womens prison in Connecticut Piper becomes inmate 11187-424. From her first strip search to her final release she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules & codes its unpredictable even dangerous relationships. She meets women from all walks of life who surprise her with tokens of generosity hard truths & simple acts of acceptance. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix Pipers story is a fascinating heartbreaking & often hilarious insight into life on the inside. ...

The utter simplicity of this beautiful picture book is breathtaking. By rearranging just four words Emily Gravett creates a series of playful images which are a sheer joy -- & intensely satisfying. The loose energy of the pencil & watercolour pictures will be irresistible to adults & children alike. ...

This is a collection of the most well-known & best-loved nursery rhymes along with some that may be less familiar. Oranges & Lemons: Rhymes from Past Times" plugs into the memories & knowledge of our earliest years recalling those rhymes & stories we always seem to have known yet struggle to remember clearly. The book examines the history of the rhymes how they have evolved through the centuries & the controversies surrounding their origins. Looking at classic favourites such as " Humpty Dumpty" " Ring O' Roses" & " Georgie Porgie" " Oranges & Lemons" will put you back in touch with a time lost in hazy nostalgia just on the edge of memory." ...

Also published as Empty Cradles. In 1986 Margaret Humphreys a Nottingham social worker investigated a woman's claim that aged four she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. Up to 150 000 children some as young as three years old had been deported from children's homes in Britain & shipped off to a 'new life' in distant parts of the Empire right up until as recently as 1970. Many were told that their parents were dead & parents often believed that their children had been adopted in Britain. In fact for many children it was to be a life of horrendous physical & sexual abuse far away from everything they knew. Margaret reveals how she unravelled this shocking secret & how it became her mission to reunite these innocent & unwilling exiles with their families in Britain before it was too late. ...

Instead of growing up to become a missionary as her mother has planned for her Jess Debden falls in love with another girl rejects the strident evangelism of her family & walks out of her small Lancashire home town to go to Oxford. Other work by the author of this title

Includes:: Sexing the Cherry"."

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Since her father left Lebanon to find work & her mother tragically died in a shell attack ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny & her two younger brothers. The city has been torn in half by civil war & a desolate dangerous no man's land divides the two sides. Only militiamen & tanks dare enter this deadly zone but when Granny falls desperately ill Ayesha sets off on a terrifying journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory. ...

The tumult of great powers colliding has passed & the city of Darujhistan & its citizens can at last get on with what matters: trading bickering politicking & enjoying all the good things in life. However not all are ready to leave the past behind. A treasure hunter digging amongst the burial grounds that surround the city is about to uncover a hidden crypt. He will open the last of a series of sealed vaults
- the one that no other dared touch
- & in so doing set free something so terrifying that the knowledge of its internment may have been systematically wiped from all history. Fortune hunters are also at work far to the south. When a fragment of Moon's Spawn once the home of Anomander Rake Son of Darkness crashed into the Rivan Sea it created a chain of small islands. Legends & rumours already surround them. The most potent of these is that here is hidden the Throne of Night claimed by some to be the seat of Mother Dark herself. Either way all who seek this ancient artefact
- renegade mages hardened mercenaries even a Malazan army deserter
- believe it will bestow unlimited power upon the eventual possessor. The stakes are high greed is rife betrayal inevitable & murder & chaos lie in wait...



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A timeless collection of over twenty of Aesops best-loved fables including favourites such as The Hare & the Tortoise Town Mouse & Country Mouse Dog in the Manger & The Lion & the Mouse. The tales are retold with warmth & humour by former Childrens Laureate Michael Morpurgo & brought to life by Emma Chichester Clarks exquisitely playful & distinctive artwork. ...

Here are ten of the greatest & best-loved Greek legends retold with warmth & humour for young children & illustrated with bright friendly artwork. Meet Theseus & the Minotaur Odysseus Pandora King Midas & a whole cast of larger-than-life characters in a series of extraordinary adventures. The perfect introduction to Greek Myths. ...