Rome in the 1950s there's nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets the fountains & piazzas full of life in the heat of the day the cafes & bars full of music & desire by night... This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown-up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing & turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner & a h&-sewn dress. When her mother goes out Serafina & her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza busking for spare change & cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols & Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza & his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly & for Serafina a choice opens between the world she knows & the life she dreams of. A captivating tale of love & music food & passion let Nicky Pellegrino take you on a journey to a city of beauty & heartbreak at one of the most glamorous points in its magical history. ...

Tales of love loss & betrayal are at the heart of When It Happens to You the debut novel in stories from actress & author Molly Ringwald. A Hollywood icon Ringwald defined the teenage experience in the eighties in such classic films as Pretty in Pink The Breakfast Club & Sixteen Candles. Ringwald brings the compelling candour she displayed in her film roles to the unforgettable characters she has created in this series of intertwined & linked stories about the particular challenges joys & disappointments of adult relationships. Her characters grapple with infertility & infidelity fame & familial discord in a magnificent debut that will resonate broadly particularly with fans of Melissa Banks Meg Wolitzer & Lorrie Moore. ...

When everything grinds to a halt because of the snow one small boy & his teddy bear refuse to allow the weather to spoil their fun. They embark on an amazing journey in which they ride a polar bear & meet huge snowmen an ice queen fairies elves a giant reindeer & Father Christmas. & at the very end of the story in a wonderfully cosy & festive fireside scene theres a clever twist
- he has simply become immersed in the magical scenes of his favourite book.
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One of four charming board books by the best-selling creator of Percy the Park Keeper featuring toddler Sam & his six toy animal friends. Perfect books for babies & toddlers. When it is time for bed there is lots to do
- & not just for Sam
- its a busy time of day for his toys as well! Hippo has to use the potty & Millie the elephant needs a good bath. Whitey the bear is fun to hug when it is time to get dry & Wilson the giraffe likes a drink & a story. Croc is very good about cleaning his teeth
- & he has so many! Then it is time for everyone to snuggle into bed
- if they will all fit that is...



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Set at the turn of the 19th century this is the story of a young girls adventure. Voyaging across the sea to a new life in America Jessie leaves behind her village home & her beloved Grandmother to whom she entrusts a precious keepsake hoping that one day they will be reunited. ...

The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 percent of life was killed both on land & in the sea almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? In this acclaimed book newly available in paperback Michael Benton assembles all the evidence & gives his verdict. ...

When lightning strikes there can only be trouble
- as Jessica Mastriani finds out when she & best friend Ruth get caught in a thunderstorm.
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Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London more than Philadelphia: it was simply the most exciting place to be in the British Empire. & in the decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution thousands of his fellow colonists flocked to the Georgian city in its first big wave of American visitors. At the very point of political rupture mother country & colonies were socially & culturally closer than ever before. In this first-ever portrait of eighteenth-century London as the capital of America Julie Flavell recreates the famous citys heyday as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America & the West Indies. The momentous years before independence saw more colonial Americans than ever on Londons streets: wealthy Southern plantation owners in quest of culture slaves hoping for a chance of freedom Yankee businessmen looking for opportunities in the city even Ben Franklin seeking a second more distinguished career. The stories of the colonials no innocents abroad vividly recreate a time when Americans saw London as their own & remind us of the complex multiracial
- at times even decadent
- nature of Americas colonial British heritage.

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Three golden rules for this seasons debutantes: Three golden rules for this seasons debutantes: 1. Ensure that you have appropriate instruction in etiquette 2. Flirting is acceptable if done with decorum 3. Your future husband must be of honourable intent But unconventional Marietta Westwood has already broken all the rules! Her suitor the enigmatic yet charmingly irresistible Duke of Arden has long been intriguing the ladies of the ton. & hes the same man whose dangerous kisses have been scandalously burnt into Mariettas mind... ...

When Lucy Dean
- eighteen with no money
- marries James Buchanan
- a man of thirty-four with a great fortune -it is anything


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