When Commissario Brunetti is summoned to the hospital bedside of a senior paediatrician whose skull has been brutally fractured he is confronted with more questions than answers. Three men have burst into the doctor's apartment in the middle of the night attacked him & took his 18-month-old son
- but why? As he investigates Brunetti finds infertility desperation & babies for sale. Meanwhile Inspector Vianello uncovers a scam between pharmacists & doctors in the city. & certain information about one's neighbours can lead to all kinds of corruption & all sorts of pain... Donna Leon's new novel is as subtle & gripping as ever set in a beautifully realised Venice seething with small-town malice.
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Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities & this great pocket-sized walking guide to Suffolk features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. Contained within the guide are 50 walks of 2-10 miles & all the practical detail you need accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of the area & an introduction to each walk. All walks are annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments. & every walk is given a summary of distance time gradient level of difficulty type of surface & access landscape dog friendliness parking & public toilets. ...

A full account of the part played by Suffolks airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons & aircraft based at them & the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians & the constant dangers from raids & night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated. ...

One of a series of pocket sized folded maps to the National Cycle Network which include clearly mapped on-road & traffic-free paths easy to read contours & detailed town insets. This series is presented in 1:110 000 scale; folded 155mm X 99mm; & flat 792mm X 630mm. ...

Raised in the slums of Edwardian Tyneside spirited & out-spoken Maggie Beaton joins the ranks of the suffragettes determined to prove herself to her more wealthy comrades in particular Alice Pearson haughty daughter of the powerful local shipbuilder. But the consequences are devastating & Maggie is soon a fugitive spurned by family & friends. Only militant trade unionist & passionate man George Gordon stands by her & for a blissful time his love is enough. But war is looming & Maggies courage & endurance will be tested to the limit in this heartbreakingly moving novel of one womans fight for personal freedom. ...

On Wednesday 4 June 1913 fledgling newsreel cameras captured just over two-&-a-half minutes of never-to-be-forgotten British social & sporting history. The 250 000 people thronging Epsom Downs carried with them a quartet of combustible elements: a fanatical publicity-hungry suffragette; a scapegoat for the Titanic disaster & the pillar of the Establishment who bore him a personal grudge; a pair of feuding jockeys at odds over money & glory; & finally at the heart of the action two thoroughbred horses
- one a vicious savage & one the consummate equine athlete. Taken together this was a recipe for the most notorious horse race in British history. One hundred years on this particular Derby Day is remembered for two reasons: the fatal intervention of Emily Davison a militant suffragette who brought down the King's runner & the controversial disqualification of Bower Ismay's horse Craganour on the grounds of rough riding
- the first & only time a Derby-winner has forfeited its title for this reason. The sensation of Davison's questionable interference in the name of suffrage has overshadowed the outrage of Craganour's disqualification & the intricate reasons behind it. Now with a view to allowing this scandal the attention it deserves Michael Tanner replays the most dramatic day in Turf history
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When Florrie Maltby defies her father by refusing to marry Gervase Richards she sets off a chain of events that will alter her life. Instead she goes to London & becomes involved with the suffragette movement. She's imprisoned for her militant actions & goes on hunger strike. With her health deteriorating there is one person who can save her Gervase. After a brief stay in the countryside to recuperate Florrie returns to London to continue her fight for women's rights. Only the outbreak of the Great War puts a halt to her activities. It is when James her younger brother is shamed by their father into volunteering that Florrie enlists as a nurse & is sent to the Front. Amidst the fear & horror of the hospital close to the trenches she finds love. But when her beloved brother is accused of desertion help comes from a very unexpected source. ...

The Suffragette Movement was one of the most important political lobbying organisations in British history. Their fight for the right of women to vote highlighted the deep divide between the sexes that had existed for generations. Women sacrificed their positions in society & some ultimately their lives for the cause. Theirs is a story of passion & personality from the famous figures of Emmeline Pankhurst Annie Kenney & Emily Wilding Davison to the behind-the-scenes activities at the Womens Social & Political Union their public propaganda work the brilliant set-piece demonstrations & the escalation of militancy from pestering the politicians to burning down buildings & attacking works of art. The moving & often shocking images that are central to this story are taken from the Suffragette Fellowship Collection. See for yourself how women changed political history & won themselves the right to vote. ...

A century ago Britain was caught up in one of the most extraordinary events in the countrys history
- the struggle of its women
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In TV star Lauren Conrads delicious entertaining novel about young Hollywood the lies are only as sweet as the people telling them. Jane Roberts is a bona fide celebrity -- she is treated like a queen has couture clothes & starlet looks. She also has the tabloid scandals fake friends & relentless paparazzi. Now that Jane has survived her first season on the air she has learned a few things. Most importantly: Hollywood is full of people trying to use you -- especially her former friend & current co-star Madison Parker. So Jane is trying to surround herself with the people she knows love her for her. Like Scarlett her best friend since childhood. & Caleb her high school boyfriend who happens to be back in Los Angeles for the next few months. Sure after a recent -- & very public -- love-life implosion Jane is on a break from boys. But that does not mean she cant spend time with Caleb. They are just friends. She & Braden are also now friends after they lived through a horrible photo scandal. Well maybe not but a little drama never hurt anyone! too badly. Full of the ripped-from-real-life plot twists that Laurens fans love SUGAR & SPICE is another great page-turner in this juicy teen series. ...