When Quentin Blake became Childrens Laureate one of his aims was to highlight the value & intelligence of childrens books
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Gemma longs for her lost mother taking comfort from the cuttings in her scrapbook; pictures of mothers who loved their children come what may. Mike is new to the area; a boy with a terrible secret to hide a secret about his missing mother. Gemma & Mike are two kids hurt by their past & now inextricably linked. Their effect on each others lives will be explosive. ...

They say that everybody has a secret. Mine lies underground. Her name was Rose & she was nine years old when she died.. . Grace lives in a quiet Scottish fishing village
- the perfect place for bringing up her twin girls with her loving husband Paul. Life is good. Until a phone call from her old best-friend a woman Grace hasn't seen since her teens
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- threatens to destroy everything. Caught up in a manipulative & spiteful game that turns into an obsession Grace is about to realise that some secrets can't stay buried forever. For if Orla reveals what happened on that camping trip twenty-four years ago she will take away all that Grace holds dear.. .A tense psychological thriller with an instantly familiar domestic backdrop this exciting debut will leave you with the chilling feeling that this could happen to you.


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Sunday Times bestselling author Adele Parks asks can dreams live up to reality in her addictive novel set in glorious sun-drenched Italy where a marriage crumbles cultures clash & love affairs begin... When Elizabeth & her Italian husband Roberto decide to leave London for romantic Italy & his family business Elizabeth hopes the change in lifestyle might help boost her chances of conceiving their longed for child. But the idyll shatters as her wily mother-in-law seems bent on destroying her marriage & Robertos beautiful significant ex is a constant unwanted presence. Unwanted by Elizabeth at least. Is Elizabeths ferocious hunger for a baby enough to hold a marriage together or is it ripping it apart? & what about the gorgeous American stranger whos suddenly walked into her life? *
Includes: bonus material*
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Little bunny Willa is scared to go to sleep just in case she has a bad dream. She asks her older brother Willoughby for help. Wise Willoughby knows that she just needs to think of all happy things that will be waiting for her in the morning...A beautiful text by one of our best-loved authors illustrated in an adorable style this book has won widespread critical acclaim. Children are clamouring to have this story every bedtime! ...

It's 2:47am when Dr Nick Trout a British vet working in Boston USA is abruptly woken & called in to the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital to see if he can save the life of Sage a ten year-old German Shephard with a critical stomach condition. The case is severe the outlook bleak & Dr Trout is her only chance. So begins an intimate & exhilarating journey into a typical day in a far from typical job. TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS takes the reader to the heart of the trials & tribulations of life as a veterinary surgeon a life filled with heartbreak triumph anxiety & of course cuddly pets & their variously crazy desperate & demanding owners. The day's events come alive with Trout's breezy & companionable narration & while he illustrates many of the issues pertinent to 21st century pet medicine at its heart the book reminds us that while the technology may have moved on from James Herriot's day the essential characters humour & humanity remain the same as ever. ...

Imagine waking up one day to discover that you have forgotten everything about your life. Your only link with the past your only hope for the future is your identical twin. Now imagine years later discovering that your twin had not told you the whole truth about your childhood your family & the forces that had shaped you. Why the secrets? Why the silences? You have no choice but to begin again. This has been Alex's reality: a world where memories are just the stories people tell you where fact & fiction are impossible to distinguish. With dogged courage he has spent years hunting for the truth about his hidden past & his remarkable family. His quest to understand his true identity has revealed shocking betrayals & a secret tragedy extraordinary triumph over crippling adversity & above all redemption founded on brotherly love. Marcus his twin brother has sometimes been a reluctant companion on this journey but for him too it has led to staggering revelations & ultimately the shedding of impossible burdens. Their story spans continents & eras from 1950s debutantes & high society in the Home Counties to a remote island in the Pacific & 90s raves. Disturbing funny heart-breaking & affirming Alex & Marcus's determination to rebuild their lives makes us look afresh at how we choose to tell our stories. ...

The inspirational true story of one man overcoming enormous odds
- including sexual abuse from his alcoholic mother
- to choose

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The fast-paced new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Best Laid Plans Morning Noon & Night & Bloodline. Someone was following her. She had read about stalkers but they belonged in a different faraway world. She had no idea who it could be who would want to harm her. She was trying desperately hard not to panic but lately her sleep had been filled with nightmares & she had awakened each morning with a feeling of impending doom. Thus begins Sidney Sheldon's chilling novel Tell Me Your Dreams. Three beautiful young women are suspected of committing a series of brutal murders. The police make an arrest that leads to one of the most bizarre murder trials of the century. Based on actual events Sheldon's novel races from London to Rome to Quebec City to San Francisco with a climax that will leave the reader stunned. ...

Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious & left for dead & his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped & murdered. Dr Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon he receives an anonymous email telling him to log on to a certain website. The screen opens on to a web cam
- & it is Elizabeth's image he sees. As Beck tries to find out if Elizabeth is truly alive & what really happened the night she disappeared the FBI are trying to pin Elizabeth's murder on him. & everyone he turns to seems to end up dead...
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