A sparkling novel about the BBC ' Songs of Praise' team recording a Palm Sunday broadcast from a small idyllic Suffolk village. As the outside broadcast vehicles roll in ambitions & emotions run high. Producer Jan Harding finds the vicar Clive Linton hopelessly absent-minded. His practical wife Helen gets on well with the television team
- perhaps a little too well where the charming enigmatic Michael is concerned. Charles the Parish Council chairman is deeply opposed & resents the enthusiasm of other villagers
- including his wife Betty. Bunty Maddocks queen of every local committee plots to get round the ban on church flowers during Lent; retired accountant Jack Diggens finds purpose faith & friendship as he plans tickets & seating; & teenage soloist Anna surprises herself with her success. This delightful story will make you laugh & cry.

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Heinz Linge worked with Adolf Hitler for a ten-year period from 1935 until the Fuhrer's death in the Berlin bunker in May 1945. He was one of the last to leave the bunker & was responsible for guarding the door while Hitler killed himself. During his years of service Linge was responsible for all aspects of Hitler's household & was constantly by his side. He claims that only Eva Braun stood closer to Hitler over these years. Through a host of anecdotes & observations Linge recounts the daily routine in Hitler's household; his eating habits his foibles his preferences his sense of humour & his private life with Eva Braun. In fact Linge believed Hitler's closest companion was his dog Blondi. After the war Linge said in an interview 'it was easier for him to sign a death warrant for an officer on the front than to swallow bad news about the health of his dog'. Linge also charts the changes in Hitler's character & his fading health from around 1942. During his last days Hitler's right eye began to hurt intensely & Linge was responsible for administering cocaine drops to kill the pain. In a number of instances
- such as with the Stauffenberg bomb plot of July 1944
- Linge gives an excellent eyewitness account of events. He also gives thumbnail profiles of the prominent members of Hitler's 'court': Hess Speer Bormann & Ribbentrop amongst them.

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Can the imperfect family really have the perfect Christmas? Juliet Joyce adores Christmas. She loves the presents the tree the turkey the tinsel everything. Already the festive spirit is upon her which is just as well as this Christmas things are starting to get out of h&. Her son Tom is out of work & bringing home a slew of unsuitable partners; pregnant daughter Chloe & her little boy have moved back in; Juliets father Frank is getting over a heartbreak of his own & Rita her eccentric mother is behaving more erratically each day. & has the chaos got too much for Juliets husband Rick? With the big day fast approaching Juliet hopes that she can stop everything spiralling out of control because the only thing she wants is her family all around her & her home to be filled WITH LOVE AT CHRISTMAS. ...

This beautifully decorated card has the message ‘ With love on Our Anniversary in gold lettering above a 3D illustration of love birds & a silver heart embellished with ribbons & sparkles. Greeting inside reads ‘ All my love on our Special day’ & the card

Includes:: an envelope for posting.

Approximate dimensions: 11.5 x 22.5cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.





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For fans of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY; the author of sensational bestseller THE BRIDE STRIPPED BARE returns with a powerful tale of marriage & desire. Smothered by marriage & family a woman feels life slipping through her fingers. She becomes preoccupied with thoughts of her early education in love at the hands of Tol a man like no other she has known. Memories of the affair
- Tols appetite for her pleasure & her trusting desire
- consume her. But the mysterious end to their intimacy left her confused & unwilling to love again with all her heart. Discovering the woman she once was is an erotic journey back into the past & an exploration of reawakened passion.

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As James Jones waited for his heart operation & began to recover from it he had the Psalms with him day & night & these are reflections based on each occasion the word heart is used in the Psalms (70 times). These reflections invite the reader to make a new relationship with the psalms. ...

Major Louis Joseph Vionnet's memoirs of Napoleon's disastrous 1812 campaign in Russia are readable detailed & full of personal anecdote & vivid glimpses into the life of the nineteenth-century soldier. His account concentrates in particular on the retreat from Moscow but he was present at all the major actions & followed the entire course of the campaign from the opening moves in July 1812 to being chased through Prussia by bands of Cossacks in early 1813. He was present at the destruction of Smolensk toured the battlefield of Borodino & witnessed the great fire in Moscow. Vionnet was a major in the Fusiliers-Grenadiers a regiment of veterans in the Imperial Guard & his account provides a wonderful insight into the elan morale & cohesion of this elite fighting force. Jonathan North has translated Vionnet's memoirs for the first time for this English edition. In addition to providing detailed explanatory notes he"es from the accounts left by five other soldiers from the same regiment & these extracts allow the reader to follow the ups & downs of the unit as a whole. Louis Joseph Vionnet Vicomte de Maringone was born in Longueville in 1769 the son of a peasant & a lacemaker. He joined the artillery in 1793 & was promoted to captain in the line in 1794. He fought in Italy in 1796 in the line infantry in 1798 & the Guard grenadiers in 1806 & campaigned in Prussia Poland & Spain. In 1809 he joined the Fusiliers of the Guard fought again in Spain in 1811 & then with the rank of major he took part in the 1812 Russian campaign which he survived. He retired in the 1830s & died in 1834. ...

When the Metropolitan Police fail to realise a serial killer is at work London ignites over the fact that the killers victims are young black & mixed race boys. Institutionalised racism is claimed by the communitys activists & tabloids alike. Acting Superintendent Thomas Lynley is given the case & his Scotland Yard task force is soon handling more killings & a looming tragedy. Elizabeth George brings to the familiar subject of the serial killer a freshness & clarity of vision that provide illuminating insight into the psychological complexity of the tortured criminal mind. She does so within a richly textured thrillingly suspenseful narrative that defies any reader to predict its outcome. Nor does she neglect our favourite characters whose private lives provide an engrossing counterpoint to their professional duties. ...

When Jake tells Lyssa its not working she knows hes not talking about the toaster. What she doesnt realise is that he has been seduced by another woman. Lyssas immediate reaction is to sob into her pillow & wait for Jake to come home with his tail between his legs. But slowly she understands thats not an option. In a bid to escape she embarks on a trekking holiday in Nepal. Her sister teases her that shell meet a hairy-arsed yak shepherd
- but it never occurs to Lyssa that in the Himalayan foothills she might fall in love...
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A slim & simple card with silver text on a cream background that reads ‘ With Sympathy” on the front below a silver tree. The inside has been left blank for your own message.
The card measures Approx. 8.3 x 18.4cm & comes with a matching cream envelope.
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