France 1861. When an epidemic threatens to wipe out the silk trade in France Herve Joncour (a young silkworm breeder) has to travel overland to distant Japan out of bounds to foreigners to smuggle out healthy silkworms. In the course of his secret negotiations with the local baron Joncours attention is arrested by the mans concubine a girl who does not have oriental eyes. Although they are unable to exchange so much as a word love blossoms between them a love that is conveyed in a number of recondite messages. How their secret affair develops is told in this remarkable love story. ...

The first in a multi-generational trilogy by mega-seller Penny Jordan is set in the decadent world of the silk industry. Dangerous liaisons... Skeletons in closets...A scandalous web of lies & deceit... The Pickfords are just your average family. 1920s Cheshire. A time of great glamour & decadence high living & loose morality. A time where anything goes
- & does. Amber Vrontsky is the heiress to the wealthy Pickford dynasty presided over by the formidable Blanche. Obsessed with social climbing Blanche wants nothing more for her granddaughter than a titled husband
- a prize which she herself failed to secure despite her immense wealth. But free spirited Amber is intent on forging her own artistic career with the silk she loves so much. Unable to disobey Blanche however she moves to society London to become a debutante
- & enters a world of illicit affairs drug-taking gambling lavender marriages... From the lavish decadence of society London to the opium dens of the Far East the chic boutiques of Paris to the Nazi-controlled streets of Berlin Silk spans the depravity & the glamour of this tumultuous time. Spoil yourself with this dazzling decadent treat by international multi-million-copy selling Penny Jordan
- the ultimate read for fans of Danielle Steel & Penny Vincenzi.



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Revenge Mariah Bowes thinks that being alone & penniless is the worst thing that can happen to her but then she becomes the innocent victim of a horrifying act of revenge. Deception Daniel Thorpe is consumed with guilt it's his fault that Mariah endured such a terrible punishment he'd never realised the terrible consequences his affair with the beautiful Lily would bring. Will he ever convince Mariah to trust him again? Secrets But for Mariah there are further horrors to face truths to uncover. Not least the terrible secret that her father Ezekiel Bowes successful iron master & respectable member of the community is determined no one will ever discover. ...

Create elegant faux flower arrangements for your home inspired by themes colours & moods. Personalize special occasions including weddings anniversaries & holidays with displays you can cherish forever. All the know-how you need to make different types of floral arrangements. Expert advice on essential tools & materials & key techniques. Easy-to-follow practical projects explained using simple step-by-step instructions. ...

When Rosie finds a beautiful silk picture frame decorated with a little princess sitting on an elephant she is soon whisked away on another adventure
- this time in India. But she cant find the little princess. She meets Suvita who tells her that she lives with her uncle because her mother & father are dead & that shes definitely not a princess! Suvita tells Rosie about how before Suvita was born the maharajahs daughter went missing from the palace because she wanted to marry the man who she loved. The maharajah has been sad ever since. Then Suvita tells Rosie about the sari & poem that her mother gave her before she died. With the help of Suvitas friend Anil the girls go in search of the answer to the riddle left to Suvita by her mother. What they find out surprises them all!
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When defence barrister Geoffrey Mason hears the judge's guilty verdict he quietly hopes that a long & arduous custodial sentence will be handed down to his arrogant young client. That Julian Trent only receives eight years seems all too lenient. Little does Mason expect that he'll be seeing Trent again much sooner than he'd ever imagined. Setting aside his barrister's wig Mason heads to Sandown to don his racing silks. An amateur jockey his true passion is to be found in the saddle on a thoroughbred pounding the turf. But when a fellow rider is brutally murdered -- a pitchfork driven through his chest -- the prime suspect is champion jockey Steve Mitchell & the evidence is overwhelming. Mason reluctant to heed Mitchell's pleas for legal advice soon finds himself at the centre of a sinister web of threat & intimidation & is left fighting a battle of right & wrong & more immediately a battle of life & death...his own. ...

Billy is a bit of a worrier. He worries about hats & shoes. He worries about clouds & rain & giant birds. Most of all he worries about staying at other people's houses. His mum & dad try to help but still Billy worries...until a visit to his grandma's shows him how to overcome his fears with the aid of his imagination
- & some tiny worry dolls.
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Charming funny beautifully illustrated this is an hilarious picture book that will resonate with dog lovers both adults & children as they read it together. It is full of visual jokes & it comes complete with a fold-out poster When Lily looks out of her bedroom window she gets the best surprise ever
- a doggy! But this is no normal doggy this is actually an escaped bear. Lilys adventure with doggy is told through a poster Lily has made advertising that shes found a lost dog. Sadly a zookeeper comes to collect Doggy. But the next day Lily has another fantastic surprise & Lilys sadness turns to joy as she seeskitty an escaped tiger in her garden.
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Our Solar Systems a wonderful place A collection of planets rotating through Space With the Sun at its heart its own glowing star; Its so far away we cant reach it by car. If we want to visit then heres what well need A spaceship which moves at incredible speed. Imagine weve built one of just the right kind Blast off from the centre & what will we find?" Join the famous astronomer Patrick Mc Fuddy & his son Jacob on their poetic journey through our Solar System. With artwork supplied by Robin Carter (Horrible Histories Horrible Science) & a wealth of useful information packed inside The Silly Solar System is an ideal way to introduce children from 6
- 12 years to our nearest neighbours in Space."
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Silly Verse for Kids"
- a hilarious collection of silly poems by Spike Milligan! A collection of the absurd ridiculous sublime
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