The St Judes girls are taking a super-fun trip to visit Ginas amazing LA home but there are upsets & excitement for Gina Niffy Amy & Min this term. Will Amy finally find out who her mother is? & will Gina decide between her two love interests? & what about Min
- is she just getting too wrapped up in her crazy science discoveries?
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A Richard & Judy recommendation for the 2012 Summer Book Club this is a brilliant Gothic novel in the vein of Daphne du Maurier. A chance encounter: When Sarah meets dark brooding Alex she grasps his offer of a new life miles away from her own. They've both recently escaped broken relationships & need to start again. Why not do it together? A perfect life: But when Sarah gets to the tiny village of Burrington Stoke something doesn't add up. Alex's beautiful wife Genevieve was charming talented & adored by all who knew her. & apparently she & Alex had a successful marriage complete with a gorgeous son Jamie. Why would Genevieve walk out on her perfect life? & why has no one heard from her since she did so? A web of lies: Genevieve's family & all her friends think that Alex knows more about her disappearance than he's letting on. But Sarah's fallen in love with him & just knows he couldn't have anything to hide. Or could he? ...

Join Alice Tash Dani & Lissa the girls in The Secrets Club as they begin their new lives at secondary school. Theyre making friends facing their fears & choosing which secrets they share... This book should be prescribed for all girls about to leave the safety of primary school for reassurance for information & most of all-for fun! ...

Meet The Secrets Club". This is the second book in a highly collectable new series by bestselling author Chris Higgins; perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson & Karen Mc Combie. Tash Alice Danni & Lissa are in their first year at Riverside Academy making new friends facing their fears & sharing their secrets. In the first book " Alice in the Spotligh"t we discovered Alices secret. Now its Tashs turn. Tash wants to tell her friends the truth about whats happening in her life. It would explain why shes struggling to be in the right place at the right time. But shes promised someone very important that she wont... This book should be prescribed for all girls about to leave the safety of primary school for reassurance for information & most of all-for fun!" ...

In her Foreword to this book Mary Berry describes Lucy as her right arm as well as an exceptional cook. Over the years Lucy has worked with Mary she has picked up hundreds of tips shortcuts & ideas. Further as someone who has taught at Marys very popular workshops Lucy knows only too well the sort of help inspiration & guidance people really need. Now she reveals what she has learnt in this delightful collection of mouthwatering recipes tried tested & written with the busy young professional in mind. Using the best & simplest of ingredients country cooking with a contemporary note is the theme. From grilled Colcannon fishcakes with creamy potato & stir-fried cabbage to perfectly cooked asparagus with parmesan shavings Parma ham & black pepper rack of English lamb with mint & sun-blushed tomato sauce & plum & almond puffs all the recipes can be cooked conventionally or in an Aga. With country roots but an eye firmly on cost & time Lucy Young will inspire a new generation of cooks. ...

A glittering brand new novel of deeply-buried secrets passionate love obsession & redemption from the master storyteller. Thirty-year old Serena Stone is a talented war photographer who has followed in her famous father's footsteps. But when he dies unexpectedly she steps away from the war zone to reassess her life. Drawn to writing her father's own story Serena approaches Harry Redford his best friend & front line colleague. Harry has a request of his own. He wants her to go take care of Zachary North her former lover who has come out of Afghanistan suffering from mental & physical exhaustion. Serena & Zac inevitably rekindle their passion
- & together tackle her father's huge legacy of iconic photographs. But one collection about Venice has never been seen before. It is among these images that Serena stumbles across photos that turn her world upside down. In search of the truth about her father her family & her own life Serena begins a desperate quest to uncover a story from decades earlier. Moving from her family's home in the hills above Nice to the canals & romance of Venice & the riot-filled streets of Libya Secrets from the Past is a moving & emotional story of secrets survival & love in its many guises.
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A glittering brand new novel of deeply-buried secrets passionate love obsession & redemption from the master storyteller. Thirty-year old Serena Stone is a talented war photographer who has followed in her famous fathers footsteps. But when he dies unexpectedly she steps away from the war zone to reassess her life. Drawn to writing her fathers own story Serena approaches Harry Redford his best friend & front line colleague. Harry has a request of his own. He wants her to go take care of Zachary North her former lover who has come out of Afghanistan suffering from mental & physical exhaustion. Serena & Zac inevitably rekindle their passion
- & together tackle her fathers huge legacy of iconic photographs. But one collection about Venice has never been seen before. It is among these images that Serena stumbles across photos that turn her world upside down. In search of the truth about her father her family & her own life Serena begins a desperate quest to uncover a story from decades earlier. Moving from her familys home in the hills above Nice to the canals & romance of Venice & the riot-filled streets of Libya Secrets from the Past is a moving & emotional story of secrets survival & love in its many guises.
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A seemingly sleepy Devonshire village Burracombe is in fact full of intrigue & drama. Family secrets budding romance cruel twists of fate & amazing friendships all play out against the backdrop of the beautiful countryside. It's autumn 1953. The village is delighted when Joe Tozer
- who left Burracombe as a young man in 1919
- returns to visit his family. His life since emigrating to the States has been a world away from rural Devon
- but coming home he falls in love with the place (and one particular person) all over again. With him is his eldest son Russell. He sets hearts fluttering in the village
- but will there be anyone on his arm when he catches the boat back to America?



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Two friends as close as sisters -- & one killer secret that will tear their small town apart. In the dust & shadows of the attic the two girls shared everything -- fanciful stories high school crushes plans for the future dreams to travel the world. For Karen the attic is her escape from the reality of her stepfathers unwanted attention. Together in the eaves of a house with its own murderous history the best friends concoct a scheme that will put Karens stepfather in his place. It wasnt supposed to turn deadly. But in the deceptive stillness of the attic Karen shares one more secret with her best friend -- a secret to take to the grave.. . ...

Everyone says her mother was mad. Is she doomed to repeat the past? Up in the attic thats where Alices mother used to escape to -- & its where so Alice has been told she plotted the murder of her own stepfather. Now years later with her mother locked away for life the attic is where Alice finds comfort in her solitude writing poetry & painting pictures. When Alice finally finds the courage to come out of her shell exchanging her dowdy looks for flattering clothes & make-up her life is completely transformed. She even attends her high school prom with a cute popular boy. But the night turns suddenly tragic -- sending her new-found happiness crashing down around her & hurtling Alice into a shattering new life: one that leads her to a shocking reunion with the shadows she had fled. ...