In the summer of 1144 a strange calm has settled over Engl&. The armies of King Stephen & Empress Maud have temporarily exhausted each other. Brother Cadfael considers peace a blessing but a little excitement never comes amiss to a former soldier & Cadfael is delighted to accompany his young friend Brother Mark on a mission of church diplomacy to his native Wales not expecting to be caught up in yet another royal feud. The Welsh prince Owain Gwynedd has banished his brother Cadwaladr accusing him of the treacherous murder of an ally. The reckless Cadwaldr has retaliated by landing an army of Danish mercenaries poised to invade Wales & retake his lost lands. As the two armies teeter on the brink of bloody civil war Cadfael is captured by the Danes together with a headstrong young woman fleeing an arranged marriage but before he can untangle such domestic passions Cadfael has to survive the brotherly quarrel that could plunge an entire kingdom into deadly chaos. ...

Knitting & life. They're both about beginnings--and endings. That's why Lydia Goetz owner of A Good Yarn on Seattle's Blossom Street offers a class called Knit to Quit. It's for people who want to quit something--or someone!--and start a new phase of their lives. First to join is Phoebe Rylander who's trying to get over a man. Alix Turner & her husband want a baby so she has to quit smoking. & Bryan Hutchinson needs a way to deal with the stress of running his family's business. Then there's Lydia's friend Anne Marie Roche. She & her adopted daughter Ellen have finally settled into a secure & happy routine--when a stranger appears asking questions. Meanwhile Lydia & her husband Brad have their hands full with the angry defiant twelve-year-old who unexpectedly becomes their foster child.... But when your life--and your stitches--get snarled your friends can always" help!" ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine's story deserves to be legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive
- until now. Based on the most up-to-date research award-winning novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life as never before unveiling the real Eleanor. Young golden-haired & blue-eyed Eleanor has everything to look forward to as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137 her childhood is over. Forced to marry the young prince Louis of France she barely adjusts before another death catapults them to being crowned King & Queen of France. Leaving everything behind Eleanor must face the complex & vivacious French court. She is only 13. Barely out of childhood & forced to deal with great scandals fraught relationships & forbidden love at every turn Eleanor finally sees what her future could hold if she could just seize the moment. Overflowing with scandal politics sex triumphs & tragedies The Summer Queen is the first novel in a stunning new trilogy.
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Store all of your important documents in this hard wearing home-file decorated with roses allowing it to sit nicely in any room of your home. With a metal handle secure locking system & concertinaed sections inside your papers & documents are sure to be kept safe tidy & tear free. ...

This fantastic pencil case with 4 pockets & a mirror in the front flap can easily double up a cosmetics bag. There are 3 zipped pockets in total one large two small & one standard mesh pocket to use for a variety of items. The outside of this pencil case is a wipe clean pale blue fabric decorated with pink roses & small white flowers whilst the inside is a contrasting pink. Approximate size of this case is 11 x 10.5 x 7 (widest point of base) cm. ...

Lucy & her best friends forever Jules & Tilda are going on holiday together & are thrilled that their fave mag is holding a competition to find backing dancers for its beach party in the very same town! Can they strut their stuff onstage & win? ...

This is a brand new summer title for 2007. Following the success of the Sticker Dolly Dressing" series this exciting sticker book encourages children to fill in the fun summer holiday scenes using the colourful stickers provided. Scenes include the seaside the jungle a fun fair a day at the zoo the airport under the sea a mouse pirate ship a garden & more. It features over 600 stickers to choose from." ...

Step into the miniature world of the hedgerow in this beautiful new edition of this classic picture book following a summer in the lives of the mice of Brambly Hedge. It was such a hot summer. They sky was deep blue & the sun never faltered. All along Brambly Hedge the mice did their best to keep cool. Poppy Eyebright sought refuge in the mossy shadows of the mill wheel; Dusty Dogwood took to walking by the banks of the cooling stream. Dusty & Poppy spent more & more time together so no one was at all surprised when they announced their engagement. They decided on a very unusual setting for the wedding ceremony but even they didn't realise just how unusual it was prove to be! ...

A skeleton has been unearthed. Soon the body is identified & the horrific discovery hits the headlines.. . Fourteen-year-old Graham Marshall went missing during his paper round in 1965. The police found no trace of him. His disappearance left his family shattered & his best friend Alan Banks full of guilt.. . That friend has now become Chief Inspector Alan Banks & he is determined to bring justice for Graham. But he soon realises that in this case the boundary between victim & perpetrator between law-guardian & law-breaker is becoming more & more blurred.. . Move over Ian Rankin
- theres a new gunslinger in town looking to take over your role as top British police procedural author.
- Independent on Sunday"."

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Summer the Holiday Fairy has got her work cut out. Jack Frost has moved to Rainspell Island for the summer & it's a very different place to when Rachel & Kirsty visited in the first series. Now there are no tinkling ice-cream vans or sailing boats. There's not even any sand on the beach! Jack Frost has taken it all to build his giant sandcastle. There are three special shells that control the holiday atmosphere. Summer the Holiday Fairy needs Rachel & Kirsty's help to get them back. ...