Lord Edward Corinths fiance Verity Browne returns from Prague with suspected tuberculosis. The only cure for TB in 1938 is rest & a healthy diet so she goes to a private clinic in Henley-on- Thames run by a Cambridge friend of Edwards. Meanwhile Edward investigates a series of murders with a Henley connection. His dentist Eric Silver has been murdered
- shortly after sharing with Edward his final patient his suspicions about the deaths of three of his elderly patients. Silver had identified an entomological connection between the deaths. General Lowther had had a heart attack drinking a wine called Clos des Mouches Hermione Totteridge a well-known gardener had been poisoned by the new insecticide with which she had been experimenting & James Herold had been stung to death by his bees. Edward goes to stay with his old friend Harry Makin inherited a title & a property in Henley. His investigation comes to a thrilling climax during what many believe will be the last Henley Royal Regatta before a new European war. Both Edward & Verity face death from someone or something wicked. A classic murder mystery with as complex a plot as one could hope for & a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths (Sweet Poison") Charles Osborne author of " The Life & Crimes of Agatha Christie". This is a witty & meticulous recreation of the class- ridden middle England of the 1930s...a perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away
- (" Bones of the Buried") " Guardian". The plot is both intricate & enthralling like Poirot on the high seas & lovingly recorded by an author with a meticulous eye & a huge sense of fun Michael Dobbs."

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It's the week before Hallowe'en & Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town Illinois. The siren song of the calliope entices all with promises of youth regained & dreams fulfilled.. . And as two boys trembling on the brink of manhood set out to explore the mysteries of the dark carnival's smoke mazes & mirrors they will also discover the true price of innermost wishes.. . ...

' Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you're sad. Sometimes you're good. Sometimes you're bad.' But one little elephant will always know his mother's love in this picture book treasure from the ever-popular Emma Dodd. Featuring rhyming texts delightful artwork & embellished with foiling throughout. ...

A source of hope expert advice & guidance for people with borderline personality disorder & those who love them Do you experience frightening often violent mood swings that make you fear for your sanity? Are you often depressed? Do you engage in self-destructive behaviors such as drug or alcohol abuse anorexia compulsive eating self-cutting & hair pulling? Do you feel empty inside or as if you don't know who you are? Do you dread being alone & fear abandonment? Do you have trouble finishing projects keeping a job or forming lasting relationships? If you or someone you love answered yes to the majority of these questions there's a good chance that you or that person suffers from borderline personality disorder a commonly misunderstood & misdiagnosed psychological problem afflicting tens of millions of people. Princess Diana was one of the most well-known BPD sufferers. As a source of hope & practical advice for BPD sufferers & those who love them this new book by Dr. Jerold J. Kreisman & Hal Straus bestselling authors of I Hate You Don't Leave Me offers proven techniques that help you: Manage mood swings Develop lasting relationships Improve your self-esteem Keep negative thoughts at bay Control destructive impulses Understand your treatment options Find professional help ...

Life is a lot of fun for Wombat. There are lots of things he likes to do: shouting at the top of his voice stepping in circles until he falls over pulling funny faces & getting in a mess. But can you guess what he likes to do best of all? Ages 2-5. ...

A girl meets with danger on the beach when she is lured away by a strange boy; a bereaved wife enlists the help of a mysterious woman to perform rituals that will bring her dead husband back to life; a boys anger at his absent father leads him towards an act of destruction in the basement of his school. These are just some of the characters & events which are given life in A. J. Ashworths Scott Prize-winning collection Somewhere Else or Even Here. The stories described as dark & delicious by the writer Maggie Gee explore themes of loss & loneliness desire & hope -- with characters left to navigate the shifting landscapes of their lives. A. J. Ashworth captures with honesty the collisions that can happen between human beings whether its a couple facing up to life after the death of a child or lovers broken apart by infidelities either real or imagined. She explores those moments of realisation those turning points which will continue to resonate throughout the lives of her characters -- those people who even in small ways will be forever changed forever cut loose from their earlier selves. ...

Matheson's classic novel tells the moving romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in San Diego in 1896 where he finds his soul mate in the form of a celebrated actress of the previous century. Somewhere in Time" won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel & the 1979 movie version starring Christopher Reeve & Jane Seymour remains a cult classic whose fans continue to hold yearly conventions to this day." ...

We left Robert a long way from home a sixteen-year-old recruit in the RAF. Now we follow his escape from the Forces (until National Service a few years later!) his return to Glasgow & life down the pit. Once more Robert's fantastic memory for people places & anecdotes combined with an ear for individual voices & the brilliant ability to evoke a bygone sense of community will enchant his readers & sometimes appal them with the brutality of conditions he experienced. ...

Diana Athill made her reputation as a writer with the candour of her memoirs now aged ninety & freed from any inhibitions that even she may once have had she reflects frankly on the losses & occasionally the gains that old age brings & on the wisdom & fortitude required to face death. This is a lively narrative of events lovers & friendships: the people & experiences that have taught her to regret very little to resist despondency & to question the beliefs & customs of her own generation. ...

This book looks at the Battle of the Somme which was planned as The Big Push" that would at last break the long stalemate on the Western Front in World War I. However the 18 divisions that went over the top between Arras & St-Quentin on the morning of 1 July 1916 walked into a battle that has gone down in the annals of human conflict as the slaughterhouse of a generation. The author has written other books about the history of World War I including " They Called it Passchendaele" & " The Roses of No Mans Land"." ...