Much loved by generations of children this is a classic childrens history of Britain from the Romans to the death of Queen Victoria. First published in 1905 H E Marshalls beautifully written narrative fell out of print after decades of popularity. But one hundred years after it was first published Our Island Story" one of the most popular & inspirational books of its time has become a modern day bestseller. Galore Park Publishing in association with Civitas reissued this classic childrens history book over fifty years after it was last in print. The response from the public & the media was terrific & a staggering 20 000 copies were sold within the first week of publication. Such an incredible response to this book is unsurprising to H E Marshall fans the world over. Why not discover the delights of H E Marshall for yourself?" ...

Young children will love discovering why all these things & much more are needed in this delightful book by the author of the best-selling Dear Zoo". With lively illustrations engaging text & an amazing giant lift-the-flap pop-up fold-out finale this book is sure to become another classic." ...

Catherine Cookson is known & loved for her vibrant & earthy novels set in & around the North-East of England past & present. Her autobiography makes plain how it is she who knows her background & her characters so well. The Our Kate" of the title is not Catherine Cookson but her mother around whom the autobiography revolves. Despite her faults Kate emerges a warm & loveable human figure. " Our Kate" is an honest statement about living with hardship & poverty seen through the eyes of a highly sensitive child & woman whose zest for life & unquenchable sense of humour won through to make Catherine Cookson the warm engaging & human writer she is today." ...

It was on a Sunday night in 1928 that Billy Hopkins made his first appearance. Billy's tenement home on the outskirts of Manchester would be considered a slum today but he lived there happily with his large Catholic family hatching money-making schemes with his many friends. When war came & the Luftwaffe dominated the night sky Billy was evacuated to Blackpool. There he lived on a starvation diet while his own rations went to feed his landlady's children
- 'I might as well be in Strangeways!' But even the cruel blows that were to be dealt to the family on his return to Manchester would not destroy Billy's fighting spirit
- or his sense of humour.

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A remarkable book by the master. Reading it is a great experience". (Henning Mankell " Daily Telegraph"). An English couple Perry & Gail are taking an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula & a diamond-encrusted gold watch. He also has a tattoo on his right thumb & wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young lovers on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the Swiss Alps to the murkiest cloisters of the City of London & its unholy alliance with Britains Intelligence Establishment. " Chilling & astute... In " Our Kind of Traitor" there is not a hair out of place...le Carre has done it again for our nasty new age". (" The Times"). "A compelling tale of deceit dialogue & the authors own despair... This is a story with frenzy at its heart". (James Naughtie " Telegraph"). " John le Carres bullet train of a new thriller is part vintage John le Carre & part Alfred Hitchcock... The authors most thrilling thriller in years". (" The New York Times")." ...

Arriving home from a pilgrim voyage Sister Fidelma hears that her faithful Saxon companion Brother Eadulf is under sentence of death for murder. She hastens to the capital of Laigin where he is being held determined to appeal against the sentence. The crime took place at the abbey of Fearna where Fidelma clashes with the sinister Abbess Fainder. The evidence against Eadulf seems overwhelming
- can he actually be guilty? Will Fidelmas emotional involvement blind her in her desperate search for the truth?
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Lady Rose Summer prides herself on not being a jealous woman
- & she knows her engagement to Captain Harry Cathcart is only a ruse
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At just twenty years old Claire Mc Mullen is the new owner of the Seabourne Hotel. Shes a mystery to everyone around her
- & thats
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Lizzie Kershaw is an independent spirit; ever since her fathers death she has had to be a survivor. She makes an ill-advised marriage in order to escape her harsh home life. However she quickly discovers that she has married a selfish & violent man. His beatings are ceaseless & she finds herself compelled to run away. With the help of some suffragettes she escapes to Manchester where she finds work in a munitions factory for a while. Sam manages to find her & drags her home. It is only when his violence causes her to lose their unborn baby that Lizzie really finds the strength to make things change & to find happiness with a man who loves her. ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS Wormold is a vacuum salesman in a city of power cuts. His adolescent daughter spends his money with a skill that amazes him so when a mysterious Englishman offers him an extra income he's tempted. In return all he has to do is carry out a little espionage & file a few reports. But when his fake reports start coming true things suddenly get more complicated & Havana becomes a threatening place. ...