In the late summer of 1913 George Sawle brings the charming aristocratic young poet Cecil Valance to his family's modest home. The shared intimacies of this weekend link the Sawle & Valance families irrevocably becoming legendary events in a larger story told & interpreted in different ways over the coming century. Throughout this richly comic history of sexual mores & literary reputation we follow the two families in a series of widely spaced episodes through startling changes in fortune & circumstance. An impeccably nuanced exploration of changing taste class & social etiquette The Strange's Child written in deliciously witty & observant prose is an enthralling novel from one of the finest writers in the English language. ' With The Stranger's Child an already remarkable talent unfurls into something spectacular' Sunday Times 'A remarkable unmissable achievement.. . One leaves the novel with a sense of the truly extraordinary' Independent ' Elegant seductive & extremely enjoyable to read.. . The Stranger's Child will no doubt be one of the best novels published this year' Guardian ...

Once she had got over the initial shock of the young man's nudity Claudia allowed herself to breathe properly again... When Claudia finds a sexy stranger near her home she discovers that he has lost his memory along with his clothes. Having turned her back on relationships since the death of her husband Claudia finds herself scandalising her friends by inviting the stranger into her home & into her bed... From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep ...

Sometimes the victims of tragedy are the ones who survive. Annie & Steve are from different worlds. She is a wife & mother he is a wealthy executive with a stream of broken relationships in his wake. They do not know each other exists until one morning on a shopping expedition they becomes victims of a bomb blast thrown together in the debris to fight for their lives. As they lie in the darkness & the rubble the hours slowly tick by. To ward off fear & death they talk: of everything they have to live for of their disappointments loves failures & their hopes. & so a bond is created that binds them deeper than family than friends than lovers. With such strange intimacy such strange trust how can they get through the future without each other? ...

Technology may be different in 2060 New York yet the city is still a place of many cultures & great divides. But as ever some murders receive more attention than others
- especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman found in his Park Avenue apartment tied to the bed
- & strangled
- with cords of black velvet. It doesnt surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders scandalous death is a source of titillation & speculation to the public
- & of humiliation to his family. But while all those in the city are talking about it people close to Anders arent so anxious to do the same. With some help from her billionaire husband Roarke Eve is soon knocking on doors- or barging through them
- to find answers. But the facts dont add up. Physical evidence suggests that the victim didnt struggle. The security breach in the apartment indicates that the killer was someone connected to the family but everyones alibi checks out. Was this a kinky sex game that turned into a crime of passion
- or a meticulously planned execution? Its up to Dallas to solve a case in which strangers may be connected in unexpected & deadly ways.





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Murder harboured no bigotry no bias. It subscribed to no class system. In its gleeful deadly way murder turned a blind eye. Scandalous death sells papers. But as the media frenzy feeds on the wealthy Thomas Anders strangled to death with black velvet in his plush Park Avenue apartment Lieutenant Eve Dallas grapples with just one question: a crime of passion or a cold extermination? Things don't add up. The victim didn't struggle & everyone has an alibi. & when a throwaway comment opens up a horrifying secret Eve is fighting for far more than justice. ' Keeps you guessing to the end' Sun Book Twenty-Six in the New York Times number one bestselling series ...

Award-winning author Graham Robb explores the story -- & history --of male & female homosexuality in the UK & US uncovering elements from legislature literature medicine & day-to-day life that point to a particularly self-aware & sophisticated culture of Victorian homosexuality. Drawing on famous cases such as the Wilde trials as well as a wide variety of previously neglected sources Robb recreates this era with great insight humour & aplomb exploding modern myths & restoring the real & vibrant truth of homosexual love to todays readers: Strangers tells a tale that is in part familiar & in part extremely surprising -- a story of oppression & secrecy but also of unexpected tolerance & familiarity. ...

Harry Clarke (1889 to 1931) was undoubtedly Irelands greatest stained glass artist. During his short life Harry created stained glass windows for churches private dwellings & commercial venues throughout Ireland & England & as far a field as the USA & Australia. Also an illustrator of books for Harrap & Co. in London Harry illustrated five books that show his undoubted genius in the area of graphic art. In total 174 windows & a small number of panels were created by Harry Clarke. This book is unique in that it contains the entire stained glass collection of Harry Clarke including those windows now in art galleries. This collection has never before been photographed or published in its entirety. This publication will give those who are unfamiliar with the brilliance & originality of Clarkes stained glass windows the opportunity to view images of his greatest creations & perhaps in time to travel to see these wonders for themselves.. ...

' This is the original Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin The King is dead. Long live the King. Philip IV is dead & his great kingdom is in disarray. It seems the fatal curse of the Templars is plaguing the royal house of France. His son has been enthroned as Louis X; but with his disgraced wife Marguerite imprisoned in the Chateau Gaillard for her adultery Louis can produce no heir with which to secure the succession. But neither can he marry again while she lives... The web of scandal murder & intrigue that once wove itself around the court of the Iron King continues to draw in his descendants as the destruction of his dynasty continues apace. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...