Mary OHaras life story is something only the most inspired press agent could ever hope to concoct New York Times An aura of genius attends her something indefinable which goes straight to the heart Evening Press Dublin Mary OHara won global acclaim as a singer & harpist. Her recordings sold by their millions & in her concerts & television shows audiences worldwide were thrilled by the warmth of her personality. Yet behind this public success lay a personal tragedy. Born in the west of Ireland & educated in a convent school she became a singing star at the age of 16. She fell in love with a young America poet Richard Selig but their marriage only lasted 15 months before his tragic death. Overwhelmed by grief Mary continued to sing while searching for a convent in which to live the remainder of her life in prayer & silence. She found the answer at the strict Benedictine monastery of Stanbrook in the West Midlands. 12 years later spiritually enriched but fragile in health she emerged & restarted her career winning even wider praise on her worldwide tours. She had her own season at the London Palladium appeared on the Royal Variety Show sang at all the major concert halls in the English-speaking world & made frequent guest appearances on television chat shows. Her television shows Minstrel of the Dawn & Mary OHara & Friends drew viewers by the millions. Pressed to tell her story she wrote The Scent of the Roses (Michael Joseph 1980 Fontana paperback 1981) which quickly became a best seller. Travels with My Harp takes up the story with many amusing anecdotes from concert tours around the world but also sheds new light on her earlier years. In 1994 she decided it was time to retire from the stage. Two years later a new life of undreamed of adventure & unexpected challenges opened up when her husbands work (she remarried in 1985) took the couple first to Kenya & later Tanzania. The six years spent in Africa opened up a whole new world of rich rewarding experiences such as her work with children born with AIDS. She also discovered a new talent & the book is illustrated with a selection of her expressive sketches of African people she came to know. For over half a century Mary OHaras voice has delighted audiences all over the world & her recordings continue to sell. Her story is an inspiring tale of triumph over tragedy helped by her deep religious faith & many friendships with other performers recounted with warmth & humour in this updated version of her autobiography. Mary OHara now lives with her husband on the Aran Islands off the West coast of Ireland but still travels & lectures. ...

Covering the whole of the UK from Northern Scotland to the South Coast. The loss of many ships & men is detailed in Trawler Disasters. Fishing is Britains deadliest industry
- & many thousands have died in the pursuit of cod herring haddock mackerel & a host of other fish so that we can feast on them. Perhaps the most famous of recent disasters was the loss of the Gaul a Hull-based trawler which disappeared in the Arctic in February 1974. Its story has become one of conspiracy theory espionage & cover-up & it wasnt until the wreck was found & investigated that many of these theories were laid to rest. Patricia ODriscoll & John Nicklin tell the story of the tragic losses of a multitude of ships which were lost in the period from the end of the War until the Cod War a time when Britains bountiful seas were being opened to foreign competition after the nation joined the EEC. Fishing once employed over half a million people in the UK & its recent history is one of decline. It is still a story of tragedy as men still die & boats are still lost to the elements. Each tragedy hits a port hard with everyone feeling the loss of one of their own. From the East Coast to the West from Northern Scotland to Southern England no part of Britains coast has been immune to the loss of a fishing boat & its crew.
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TRAWLERMAN is the memoir of Jimmy Buchan
- skipper of the Amity II a fishing vessel based in Peterhead Europe's largest fishing
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What could be better than the wonderful aroma of a tray of biscuits baking away in the oven? Only the knowledge that there are lots more great ideas where they came from! From traditional American brownies lemon slice chocolate chip cookies to the perfect flapjack with syrup or honey. So easy to make so easy to eat! ...

From the master of Swedish crime fiction comes a gripping new novel. Based on a true story A Treacherous Paradise" sees Henning Mankell turn his talents for suspense to a world where power & powerlessness meet & passion is a dangerous commodity. In 1904 Hanna Lundmark escapes the brutal poverty of rural Sweden for a job as a cook onboard a steamship headed for Australia. She finds love in the form of the ship's mate whom she marries but disaster strikes when her husband is struck down almost immediately by a fatal illness. Jumping ship at the African port of Lourenco Marques Hanna decides to begin her life anew. Stumbling across what she believes to be a down-at-heel hotel Hanna becomes embroiled in a sequence of events that lead to her inheriting the most successful brothel in town. Uncomfortable with the attitudes of the white settlers Hanna is determined to befriend the prostitutes working for her & change life in the town for the better but the distrust between blacks & whites & the shadow of colonialism lead to tragedy & murder." ...

' There's another body on a slab Dallas. Dirty cop or not he's dead & she's responsible. She has to be shut downbefore she decides to clean house again.' Lieutenant Eve Dallas is about to come up against her most formidable criminal yet: Lieutenant Renee Oberman daughter of a New York Police legend. After eighteen years on the force Oberman is efficient decorated
- & utterly corrupt. When Eve's partner Peabody overhears a damning conversation between Oberman & one of her flunkies Peabody Eve & her husband Roarke are soon on the case. Together they must find the hard evidence needed to bring Oberman & all her dirty cops down
- knowing all the while that she will kill anyone who gets in her way.

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Will Gaveston is page boy to little Prince Edward son of King Henry VIII. When his father is accused of treason & thrown into Newgate Prison Will has to go into hiding in the back streets of London. He is befriended by a poor boy Nick Drew & together they brave imprisonment & death as they desperately try to gain pardon for Wills father. ...

The second part of The History of The Lord of the Rings an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes &

Includes:: the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings started in the earlier volume The Return of the Shadow. It races the great expansion of the tale into new lands & peoples south & east of the Misty Mountains: the emerence of Lothlorien of Ents of the Riders of Rohan & of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard. In brief outlines & pencilled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are seen the first entry of Galadriel the earliest ideas of the history of Gondor & the original meeting of Aragorn & Eowyn its significance destined to be wholly transformed. The book also contains a full account of the original map which was to be the basis of the emerging geography of Middle-earth. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive & classic style of the black cover A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales.

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In the village of Melford a local lord is executed for a spate of vicious murders. It's not until the killing begins again & the dead lord's son alleges that a miscarriage of justice has taken place that a serious investigation begins. Hugh Corbett realises that for the last five years a serial killer has terrorised the villagers & that when not if the next victim is chosen he must be ready to act. ...

Patrick OBrians Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning with Master & Commander these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the ninth book in the series. Uniquely among authors of naval fiction Patrick OBrian allows his characters to develop with experience. The Jack Aubrey of Treasons Harbour has a record of successes equal to that of the most brilliant of Nelsons band of brothers & he is no less formidable or decisive in action or strategy. But he is wiser kinder gentler too. Much of the plot of Treasons Harbour depends on intelligence & counter-intelligence a field in which Aubreys friend Stephen Maturin excels. Through him we get a clearer insight into the life & habits of the sea officers of Nelsons time than we would ever obtain seeing things through their own eyes. There is plenty of action & excitement in this novel but it is the atmosphere of a Malta crowded with senior officers waiting for news of what the French are up to & wondering whether the war will end before their turn comes for prize money & for fame that is here so freshly & vividly conveyed. ...