The Mac Lean family has more than their fair share of secrets. They live in a close-knit community on Glasgows High Street & the men work on the railways. Theyre hard-working ordinary respectable people but behind the facade they are a family in crisis. Ruby Mac Lean has to face a personal crisis just as the Second World War is about to start. Shes seventeen pregnant & forced to marry Gerry Reilly a railway worker whose main aim in life is drinking heavily whenever he can. As their daughter is born Gerry joins up & heads off to war leaving Ruby to cope alone with a new baby & a family falling apart at the seams. & when her mother dies & the family secrets start to unravel Ruby has to find the strength to build a new life for herself & her daughter. Many years later retired & living quietly by the sea Ruby discovers there were more secrets in her family than she could ever have imagined. As she discovers the final pieces in her family jigsaw & uncovers a tale of secrets & lies that the could never have suspected shes left reeling from shock. ...

Brand new picture book from much-loved author/illustrator Jane Hissey. Ruby Blue & Blanket are playing dressing up but Ruby doesn't know what to be; a cowboy a witch or a ghost in a sheet? 'I just can't decide!' she cries. Luckily Blanket's idea makes everyone happy but who will win the glittering prize? ...

To help you to be a smart buyer this book discusses in detail how colour shape cut clarity transparency treatments & geographic origin affect the value of rubies sapphires & emeralds. The guide also explains how to distinguish imitation & synthetic stones from those that are real & natural. Each concept is illustrated with either photographs or line drawings. Many tips are given on buying selecting documenting & caring for these rubies sapphires & emeralds. ...

Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel. Philip Pullman's ever-popular action-packed Victorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens in 2012. ...

New cover reissue of Book Two of the classic ELENIUM trilogy by the greatest living fantasy writer. The quest for the jewel of life continues. Ehlana the young Queen of Elenia clings to life by a thread preserved within a crystalline tomb conjured by the sorceress Sephrenia. But theres a price to pay -- twelve Pandion Knights must sacrifice their lives to keep her alive for just one year. Only one thing is powerful enough to save Ehlana: the Bhelliom an exquisite & magical jewel that has been lost for centuries. Sparhawk the Queens Champion & his band of allies must set off on a perilous quest to locate the precious stone. But the evil God Azash has plans for it himself! The second of the Sparhawk books is epic fantasy at its best. ...

This is a contemporary tale about two friends
- one of whom Asra is an asylum seeker from an unnamed Eastern European country.
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When Rachel & Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday they have no idea that such incredible adventures with the fairies await them! in this first book in the series Rachel & Kirsty meet Ruby the Red Fairy at the end of the rainbow... ...

Beautiful single anniversary card to celebrate 40 years of marriage decorated with ruby red flowers & sparkles with a message in gold text that reads ‘ Wishing you a very happy Ruby Wedding Anniversary’. This card is blank inside for your own message & comes with a ruby red envelope ready for posting

Approximate dimensions: 14 x 14cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.



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Ruby & Mai are camping out in the garden. As the night draws in all sorts of scary characters head towards their tent. Luckily Ruby has some magical objects in her rucksack but will they be enough to keep the girls safe? z About this title: Rhythmic rhyming text carries young readers through this night-time adventure. Camping theme makes this an inspiring way to prepare small children for sleeping out during the summer months. A companion to Barefoot Books Rubys School Walk. Recent praise for the artist: Latimers quirky energetic acrylic & collage art playfully tweaks perspective & scale.
- Publishers Weekly on The Princes Bedtime
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Ruby Walsh is a phenomenon. The only jockey to have won all four of the home Grand Nationals Rubys racing life is the stuff of dreams. A charming much-loved sports personality throughout Ireland & Great Britain Ruby writes in detail for the first time about a career of remarkable success. The narrative moves at an impressive pace from his sport-enthused youth in County Kildare where he showed enormous talent from an early age to his incredible Grand National win at Aintree on Papillion in 2000 (at the age of twenty). It was Rubys first attempt on a horse trained by his father & achieved just after suffering the first really serious injury of his career. He has ridden over 1 400 winners to date including more than a thousand Irish victories & the Irish jump jockeys title on seven occasions. Among numerous racing triumphs Ruby rode a record-breaking seven winners over four days at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival. Ruby Walsh talks candidly & openly about the three key working relationships in his life
- with Paul Nicholls Willie Mullins & his father the legendary Ted Walsh
- as well as laying bare the dynamic relationship that exists between him & jockey Tony Mc Coy
- both great friends & professional rivals. With his intimate knowledge of the two greatest horses of our time Ruby also provides valuable insight into what it is to ride & (sometimes choose between) Kauto Star & Denman. Rubys fantastic story will attract a large spectrum of readers from those who have only a passing interest in the sport to those who follow all his races. It is a searingly honest & compelling autobiography charting the rise & rise of an immensely talented & popular force in the world of sport.


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