A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her & his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses & her humbly faithful lover-these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel. Kundera's first since The Book of Laughter & Forgetting." In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices & by fortuitous events a world in which everything occurs but once existence seems to lose its substance its weight. Hence we feel "the unbearable lightness of being" not only as the consequence of our private actions but also in the public sphere & the two inevitably intertwine." ...

There is nothing unusual about the barrel-organ man who walks into private detective Louie Knight's office. Apart from the fact that he has lost his memory. & his monkey is a former astronaut. & he is carrying a suitcase that he is too terrified to open. & he wants a murder investigated. The only thing unusual about the murder is that it took place a hundred years ago. & needs solving by the following week. Louie is too smart to take on such a case but also too broke to turn it down. Soon he is lost in a labyrinth of intrigue & terror tormented at every turn by a gallery of mad nuns gangsters & waifs & haunted by the loss of his girlfriend Myfanwy who has disappeared after being fed drugged raspberry ripple ...

To the casual observer the great enlightened city of Edinburgh home of no-nonsense philosophers & cream teas might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street as Matthew & Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster. & soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her small son Bertie harbours a highly unsuitable ambition; the gloriously vain Bruce discovers a wrinkle & confronts rejection; & Angus finds himself facing the grave consequences of unbridled bliss not to mention a large Glaswegian gangster bearing gifts.. . ...

For Kim Woodburn finding fame in her 60s in the smash hit television series How Clean is Your House? with fellow dust-buster Aggie Mackenzie is like living a fairytale. Often she has simply wished that she had never been born for Kim has overcome horrific emotional & physical abuse both at the hands of her alcoholic mother & her philandering sexually abusive father. In her brave & revealing story Kims memories of growing up are not of love & cuddles but of beatings & random cruelty. Shuttled between the brutal houses of her warring parents a succession of miserable childrens homes & a grim convent
- Kims past has cast a long shadow over her life. But just before her sixteenth birthday she finally made her escape. It has taken decades of hard work & a wonderfully happy marriage to conquer depression but now she has emerged unbowed & unbeaten as Britains Queen of Clean.
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Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger. She wakes from a coma in hospital with no memory of how she got there or of the bizarre accident that caused the deaths of her best friends & her boyfriend yet left her mysteriously unharmed. The doctors suggest that starting over in a new city a new school would be good for her & just to let the memories gradually come back on their own. But Mara's new start is anything but comforting. She sees the faces of her dead friends everywhere & when she suddenly begins to see other people's deaths right before they happen Mara wonders whether she's going crazy! & if dealing with all this wasn't enough Noah Shaw the most beautiful boy she has ever seen can't seem to leave her alone...but as her life unravels around her Mara can't help but wonder if Noah has another agenda altogether... ...

Gordon Smith the internationally respected Medium explores the world of the afterlife. Gordon is a highly articulate speaker & experienced teacher. In his new book he travels deep into the world that exists beyond death. He talks about the journey of the soul & the development of human consciousness. This fascinating book deals with insider topics such as reincarnation heaven & hell & relationships after death. ...

In Unbinding the Heart" author speaker & " Huffington Post" regular Agapi Stassinopoulos invites readers on an inspiring journey of inner exploration to reconnect with their true selves. Born in Greece a country that celebrates life Agapi learned the essential truths of happiness through the examples of wisdom caring playfulness & generosity she saw all around her starting with her own mother. She came to realise that everyone is born with an open heart but that we quickly learn to put conditions on our happiness
- comparing ourselves to others casting judgment doubting ourselves allowing fear or entitlement or self-righteousness to take hold
- & slowly our hearts begin to close. We isolate ourselves feeling alone disconnected & unheard; & in doing so we immobilise our spirit stifle our authentic expression & cut off our joy. As she went on Agapi like so many of us came under the soul-constricting influences of the larger world. In her struggle to find her place & her voice trying to balance the acting career she dreamed of with the spiritual life she longed for she discovered a path that was uniquely hers. Unbinding the Heart shows how she found her way home to herself. In 32 personal heartfelt stories full of insight & humour Agapi takes us from her mothers bountiful kitchen where the seeds of fearless living were planted to the London classical stage to an epiphany on a New York City bus
- & inspires readers with the confidence to let go of the beliefs that bind them & come to a deeper understanding of life & love."


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As a pastor & teacher on deliverance Neal Lozano knows that many believers struggle with the same sin areas time after time. Yet victory can be as simple as tapping into the potent power of the gospel. By focusing on Jesus & his work rather than on the intimidating aspects of evil spirits readers can reset their mindset about their spiritual struggles. In Unbound Lozano shows readers how to do just this. He also shows them how to find & close any doors they may have opened to evil influence--and consequently Satans underhanded strategies. Balanced & full of hope Unbound is a practical thorough & easy-to-follow guide to deliverance & freedom. It also

Includes:: practical instruction on praying for others to be set free.

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From the author of the bestselling & much-loved Seabiscuit an unforgettable story of one mans journey into extremity. On a May afternoon in 1943 an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean & disappeared leaving only a spray of debris & a slick of oil gasoline & blood. Then on the ocean surface a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant the planes bombardier who was struggling to a life raft & pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenants name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood hed been a cunning & incorrigible delinquent breaking into houses brawling & fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager he had channelled his defiance into running discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics & within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come the athlete had become an airman embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight a tiny raft & a drift into the unknown. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean leaping sharks a foundering raft thirst & starvation enemy aircraft & beyond a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope resolve & humour; brutality with rebellion. His fate whether triumph or tragedy would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. The long-awaited new book from Laura Hillenbrand Unbroken is a gripping account of human endurance & the resilience of one remarkable individual. ...

Beverley Callard has been loved by millions of viewers for the last twenty years in her role as feisty Rovers Return landlady Liz Mc Donald on Coronation Street. But behind the scenes her rollercoaster life has been even more colourful than her characters. She has suffered from crippling depression been divorced three times & has had to start from scratch following infidelity & bankruptcy. But every time shes been knocked down Beverley has struggled through & steadfastly rebuilt her life. & it is that determination to cope with whatever life throws at her that has made Beverleys story one of inspiration to women everywhere. Shes now ready to tell it for the first time. From growing up in Leeds coping with family tragedy & marrying for the first time just after her seventeenth birthday Beverleys childhood was at times tough. But she was always surrounded by the love & laughter of her family. Beverley talks candidly about the devastating impact of her three broken marriages & describes the happiness she has now found with her wonderful partner Jon. In this intimate & moving autobiography Beverley reveals a life of extraordinary highs
- the wonderful times shes had wearing the shortest skirts on the Street!
- & devastating lows
- including the she suffered last year. Heartfelt funny & shockingly honest Unbroken is the gripping story of a truly remarkable woman.


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