These fourteen stories show Jeffrey Archers great skills with a wide variety of character of subject & of setting but all with that trademark twist in the tail. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks from the quirks of the legal profession
- & those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar
- to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majestys diplomatic service
- but for a good cause. The last story The Grass is Always Greener" is possibly the best piece Archer has written & will haunt you for the rest of your life."


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All dads are special...they give laughter & support they inspire us & are always on our side. This book is for a wonderful Dad...with love x A little book to tell those you love just how special they are. If youre searching for a birthday present for your darling dad a little Valentines gift to surprise him or want to buy him something sweet because hes always there for you then this is the gift book for you. With gorgeous illustrations by Jill Latter pretty polka dot padding on the cover & a ribbon bookmark To Dad Youre a Star is the perfect way to tell your dad just how much he means to you. One of a wonderful new series of six gift books from Little Tiger Gift. ...

With the peal of wedding bells still ringing in their ears Daisy Dalrymple & her new husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher take an ocean trip to America. On board they are joined by a coterie of acquaintances including American industrialist Caleb P. Arbuckle his friend millionaire Jethro Gotobed & his new wife Wanda an ex-showgirl with huge ambitions. But very soon the pleasant voyage dissolves into an atmosphere thick with chaos intrigue & vicious gossip followed by a series of suspicious accidents & a sudden death. & with harsh weather & rough seas making the crossing even more perilous it's up to Daisy & Alec to uncover the tangled secrets & hidden agendas of some very dangerous guests... ...

From acclaimed novelist Elizabeth Chadwick comes a story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta & the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel. The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England Mahelt Marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected of treachery by King John. Her brothers become hostages & Mahelt is married to Hugh Bigod heir to the earldom of Norfolk. Adapting to her new life is hard but Mahelt comes to love Hugh deeply; however defying her father-in-law brings disgrace & heartbreak. When King John sets out to subdue the Bigods Mahelt faces a heartbreaking battle fearing neither she nor her marriage is likely to survive the outcome.. . Winner of the RNA Historical Novel Award 2011 TO DEFY A KING is magnificent in scope & detail with characters that leap off the page
- this is historical fiction at its finest.
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An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observers Ethical Living columnist examining the inhumane & environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy & wear. Coming at a time when the global financial crisis & contracting of consumer spending is ushering in a new epoch for the fashion industry To Die For offers a very plausible vision of how green could really be the new black. Taking particular issue with our current mania for both big-name labels & cheap fashion To Die For sets an agenda for the urgent changes that can & need to be made by both the industry & the consumer. Far from outlining a future of drab ethical clothing Lucy Siegle believes that it is indeed possible to be an ethical fashionista simply by being aware of how & where (and by whom) clothing is manufactured. The global banking crisis has put the consumer at a crossroads: when money is tight should we embrace cheap fast fashion to prop up an already engorged wardrobe or should we reject this as the ultimate false economy & advocate a return to real fashion bolstered by the principles of individualism & style pedigree? In this impassioned book Siegle analyses the global epidemic of unsustainable fashion taking stock of our economic health & moral accountabilities to expose the pitfalls of fast fashion. Refocusing the debate squarely back on the importance of basic consumer rights Siegle reveals the truth behind cut price bulk fashion & the importance of your purchasing decisions advocating the case for a new sustainable design era where we are assured of value for money: ethically morally & in real terms. ...

Harry Morgan was hard
- the classic Hemingway hero
- rum-running gun-running & man-running from Cuba to the Florida Keys in

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More than any previous generation we have been tempted to imagine that the individuals needs are the sole source of meaning. Here Rabbi Sacks argues that this pre-occupation with self is a mistake & that ethics are concerned with the life we live together. Rabbi Sacks shows a profound engagement with the human condition today talking with as much authority about Sigmund Freud or Karl Marx as he does about the Bible. This is a clarion call to the outside world to come to its senses. ...

Dr Mary Neal an orthopaedic surgeon was on a kayaking holiday in Chile. Sceptical of near-death experiences she was to have her life transformed when her kayak became wedged in rocks at the bottom of a waterfall & she drowned. To Heaven & Back is Marys faith-enriching story of her spiritual journey her first-hand experience of heaven & its continuing life-enhancing effects. ...

David Cross is surrounded by secrets. When his wife Nancy was alive he kept secrets from her & now that she is dead he must hide his new happiness from his children Lucy & Ed. But they too have their troubles: Eds marriage is in trouble Lucy is being stalked by her ex-boyfriend & both worry that their father will find a new partner. To Heaven by Water is a touching & hilarious portrait of a family trying to come to terms with loss in their own way. ...

Meat Loafs bizarre & spectacular life story is scarcely credible. After surviving an abusive childhood during which he was almost murdered by his alcoholic father he starred in one of the biggest stage & film musicals ever then went on to record the third best-selling album of all time. To Hell & Back is the story of a man who ran away from a cruel home life at 17 & starred in the legendary Rocky Horror Picture Show before turning to rock-nroll. His first album Bat Out Of Hell was considered so uncommercial by his first record label that they dropped him
- only for it to go on to sell 20 million copies worldwide. He then spent the Eighties on the skids with a severe drink & drugs problem & mounting money problems leading him to a nervous breakdown before making a triumphant comeback with 1993s album Bat Out Of Hell II & colossal hit single Id Do Anything For Love. This is an extraordinary story & a classic rock autobiography.
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