Resistance" opens in 1944 as the women of a small Welsh farming community wake one morning to find that their husbands have gone. Soon after that a German patrol arrives in their valley. In his hugely anticipated debut novel Owen Sheers has produced a beautifully imagined & powerfully moving story of love & loss." ...

The year is 2140. Peter & Anna are now living on the Outside as Legals. As an agent in the Underground Peter is tasked with infiltrating Pincent Pharma Corporation & find out whats happening in the secret Longevity programme. Peter must feign a reconciliation & win the trust of his grandfather Richard Pincent one of the most powerful men on the planet whose company Pincent Pharma is chasing the holy grail of modern science
- a drug which will reverse ageing & make people look young again. But his grandfather has his own plans for Peter
- plans which involve Peter & Anna signing the Declaration & endorsing Longevity+. Richard Pincent will stop at nothing to get what he wants even if it means ripping Peter & Annas new life apart. At the heart of the organisation he most despises Peter stumbles across something more sinister than he could ever have imagined as powerful forces are gathering to crush the young couples dreams.

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1944. After the fall of Russia & the failed D-Day landings half of Britain is occupied... Young farmers wife Sarah Lewis wakes to find her husband has disappeared along with all of the men from her remote Welsh village. A German patrol arrives in the valley the purpose of their mission a mystery. Sarah begins a faltering acquaintance with the patrols commanding officer Albrecht & it is to her that he reveals the purpose of his mission
- to claim an extraordinary medieval art treasure that lies hidden in the valley. But as the pressure of the war beyond presses in on this isolated community this fragile state of harmony is increasingly threatened.
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The chilling powerful sequel to Gemma Malley's acclaimed debut The Declaration. For fans of The Hunger Games In a world where nobody dies Peter & Anna are Opt Outs
- they choose not to live for ever.. .but is that enough? To try & fight the system further Peter infiltrates Pincent Pharma the company behind Longevity
- the drug that offers eternal life. But he finds himself involved in things he didn't think possible.. .and begins to struggle with his own family. It appears Richard Pincent will stop at nothing to get what he wants even if it means ripping Peter & Anna's new life apart.

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As the wife of a Resistance member in German-occupied Belgium Claire Daussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. By the end of 1943 the tiny room has housed dozens of Allied airmen soldiers & other refugees whom Claire nurses & harbours from the perpetual threat of discovery by the Gestapo. The B-17 bomber that crash-lands outside Claires village of Delahaut contains the man who will be both the last & the most significant of the attics residents: US Air Force pilot Ted Brice. Ted is found severely wounded & semi-conscious by ten-year-old Jean Benoit minutes before the Germans begin their search for survivors. Knowing of Claires connections with the Resistance & desperate to atone for his fathers shameful collaboration Jean realises that Claire is the pilots only hope of survival. The month that follows will stay with them both for the rest of their lives. A few weeks only a handful of days it is a period in which the war recedes in the face of more powerful forces
- before imposing itself once more with shocking suddenness.
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Written for 2009 curriculum change Essentials provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content & skills for GCSE Resistant Materials. The other five subjects are also available: Electronic Products Food Technology Graphic Products Product Design & Textiles Technology. The student-friendly uncluttered approach guides students through the core content with succinct revision notes & practice questions that focus on the essential content needed for the exams. * Short sentences focused paragraphs & bullet points help to make the content accessible to students of all abilities * Key words & concepts are highlighted to aid memory & recall * Relevant diagrams & illustrations clarify key points & aid visual learning * Practice questions at the end of each section test & reinforce understanding * Quick Test & Key Word summary at the end of every spread. FREE 16-page pull-out guide to Controlled Assessment included! Written for 2009 curriculum change Essentials provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content & skills for GCSE Resistant Materials. The other five subjects are also available: Electronic Products Food Technology Graphic Products Product Design & Textiles Technology. The student-friendly uncluttered approach guides students through the core content with succinct revision notes & practice questions that focus on the essential content needed for the exams. * Short sentences focused paragraphs & bullet points help to make the content accessible to students of all abilities * Key words & concepts are highlighted to aid memory & recall * Relevant diagrams & illustrations clarify key points & aid visual learning * Practice questions at the end of each section test & reinforce understanding * Quick Test & Key Word summary at the end of every spread. FREE 16-page pull-out guide to Controlled Assessment included! ...

Intended for use alongside the GCSE Essentials Resistant Materials Revision Guide this workbook

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Resisting Mr. Tall Dark & Texan Ethan Traub is bringing the family oil business & his sassy assistant Lizzie Landry to Thunder Canyon. Settling down wasnt part of this gorgeous bachelors plan but when Lizzie wants to go back to Texas to open a bakery he wont let her go so easily... Is this one deal Ethan will seal with a kiss? The Baby Wore a Badge Decorated police officer Jake Castro is hoping Thunder Canyon will prove the perfect place to raise his baby daughter... But when serious sparks start to fly between Jake & small-town Cinderella Calista Clifton hes suddenly not sure hes ready to settle down. Can he make Calistas dreams come true
- & transform the babysitter into a bride?
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Maureen ODonnell is facing the darkest episode in her life. She owes more than she makes in a year in back taxes; Angus Farrell the psychologist who murdered her boyfriend is up for trial with Maureen as the reluctant star witness; & her abuser has arrived back in Glasgow in time for the birth of her sisters baby. On top of it all Maureen
- who identifies all too readily with the underdogs of this world
- has become embroiled in someone elses family feud. When an elderly stallholder at the flea market where Maureen & Leslie are selling illegally imported cigarettes dies in hospital after a brutal beating Maureen questions why anyone might want to kill the woman popularly known as Home Gran. She suspects Ellas son but Si Mc Gee is an upstanding member of the Scottish business community runs a chain of estate agents & has a health club in Glasgows West End. But she soon discovers that the health club fronts a much less respectable establishment. As Angus trial approaches Maureen is under threat once again & this time she has very few protectors.

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