Tea-Bag a young African girl has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tania has made a long & dangerous journey to escape the horrors of human trafficking. Leyla has come with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different challenges in their new home. Meanwhile celebrated poet Jesper Humlin is looking for inspiration. Harried by his mother & girlfriend misunderstood by his publisher & tormented by his stockbroker Jesper needs a new perspective on life. A chance encounter with Tea-Bag leads him into the shadow world of the immigrant experience in Sweden. Initially he sees the girls purely as material for his next work but soon discovers they have very different ideas. In The Shadow Girls" Henning Mankell tells the extraordinary stories of three young women who are determined to overcome the hardships they face to take control of their own lives. This inspiring novel encompasses both humour & tragedy & illuminates our understanding of those left on the margins of our society." ...

New York Times" bestselling author Richelle Mead returns to the Otherworld a mystic land inextricably linked to our own
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Sally Lockhart is twenty-two & running her own financial consultancy
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Book fourteen of the celebrated Deverry series an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human & elven history over several hundred years. As the tale of Deverry & her people draws near to its close questions will be answered & mysteries uncovered! The wild Northlands hold many secrets among them the mysterious dweomer island of Haen Marn the mountain settlements of Dwarvholt & the fortified city of Cerr Cawnen built long ago by escaping bondmen from Deverry itself. & just who or what are the mysterious Dwgi folk? Thanks to the Horsekin who continue to push their religious crusade south toward the borders of the kingdom the human beings of Deverry & their elven allies realize that the fate of the Northlands lies tangled with their own. Although the dwarven race holds strong the island of Haen Marn has fled & Cerr Cawnen seems doomed. Only the magic of Dallandra & Valandario & the might of the powerful dragons Arzosah & Rori can reveal the secrets & save the Northlands from conquest. ...

Vampire Academy" is a dark & dangerous series by Richelle Mead. How far will Rose go to keep a promise? It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy & Rose is close to graduation but since making her first Strigoi kills things haven't felt quite right. She's having dark thoughts behaving erratically & worst of all.. .might be seeing ghosts. Consumed by her forbidden love with her tutor Dimitri & protecting her best friend the Moroi princess Lissa Rose is in no state to see the deadly threat that will change her entire world
- & make her choose between the two people she loves most. Richelle Mead the " New York Times" bestselling author of the " Vampire Academy" series lives in Seattle in the USA. " The Vampire Academy" series: " Vampire Academy"; " Frostbite"; " Shadow Kiss"; " Blood Promise"; " Last Sacrifice" & don't miss the brand new spin-off series " Bloodlines"..."
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The astonishing first volume in Raymond E. Feist's bestselling Serpentwar series... Ancient powers are readying themselves for a devastating confrontation & a dark queen has raised a standard & is gathering armies of unmatched might. Into this battleground of good & evil a band of desperate men are forced whose only hope for survival is to face this ancient power & discover its true nature. Their quest is at best dangerous & at worst suicidal. Among them are some unlikely heroes
- Erik a bastard heir denied his birthright & his friend Roo an irrepressible scoundrel with a penchant for thievery are accompanied by the mysterious Miranda upon whom all must wager their lives. She appears to be an ally but also possess a hidden agenda & may prove to be a more deadly foe when the final confrontation is at h&...
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It began with A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop descended from a line of powerful witches & long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew. Now the fragile coexistence of witches daemons vampires & humans is dangerously threatened. Seeking safety Diana & Matthew travel back in time to London 1590. But they soon realise that the past may not provide a haven. Reclaiming his former identity as poet & spy for Queen Elizabeth the vampire falls back in with a group of radicals known as the School of Night. Many are unruly daemons the creative minds of the age including playwright Christopher Marlowe & mathematician Thomas Harriot. Together Matthew & Diana scour Tudor London for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 & search for the witch who will teach Diana how to control her remarkable powers... Fall under the spell of Diana & Matthew once more in this stunning richly imagined epic tale. ...

It began with A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop descended from a line of powerful witches & long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew. Now the fragile coexistence of witches daemons vampires & humans is dangerously threatened. Seeking safety Diana & Matthew travel back in time to London 1590. But they soon realise that the past may not provide a haven. Reclaiming his former identity as poet & spy for Queen Elizabeth the vampire falls back in with a group of radicals known as the School of Night. Many are unruly daemons the creative minds of the age including playwright Christopher Marlowe & mathematician Thomas Harriot. Together Matthew & Diana scour Tudor London for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 & search for the witch who will teach Diana how to control her remarkable powers... Fall under the spell of Diana & Matthew once more in this stunning richly imagined epic tale. ...

Shadow of the Knight is a celebration of Sir Alex Fergusons trophy-studded management career brilliantly analysing the factors which have contributed to his success
- then looking to the future & the vexed question of how Manchester United will ever be able to replace their iconic leader. Paul Smiths detective work uncovers the key decisions & methods the people & beliefs which have shaped Fergusons values & helped evolve his deadly mode of operation. He scrutinises Fergusons credentials through the eyes of former team-mates managerial charges & those who have worked closest to him. & so to the almost unthinkable question of United after Ferguson & who best to follow in his illustrious footsteps. Discover the ruthless & softer sides of Ferguson the key role of family in the Manchester United success story
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' Real life' or the death defying adventures of the Greek myths with their heroes & monsters daring deeds & narrow escapes
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