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Reissued
Carol, the heroine of Cock, is extremely dissatisfied with her married life. Realisation that her husband Dan is not the man for her has come too late and insult follows injury as Dan's drinking problem gives way to an obsessive …
The boy Eden loves just saved her life. Now she must save his.To do so she must make a huge sacrifice. Eden can never see her friends or family again, as she travels a hundred years into the future. But …
Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardWinner of the Alfaguara PrizeWinner of the Gregor von Rezzori Prize'A powerful, humane novel about a man trying to make sense of a war he didn't choose to fight' The Times'The story is …
View book details for The Attacking Ocean
The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels
The past fifteen thousand years - the entire span of human civilization - have witnessed dramatic sea level changes, which began with rapid global warming at the end of the Ice Age, when sea levels were more than 700 feet …
Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice, must fight the remnants of the Darke Domaine. For this, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be re-lit, a task which will test Septimus to his limits and send him on a perilous journey. Septimus will finally …
A successful, respected executive director of an insurance company, Harald, and his doctor wife, Claudia, are faced with something that could never happen to them: their son has committed murder. What kind of loyalty do a mother and a father …
At the Old Inn, which clings precariously to a cliff top above a storm-lashed ocean, two sick children are left alone while their father fetches the doctor. Then a visitor comes begging for shelter, and so begins a long night …
View book details for Eat Pray Love
One Woman's Search for Everything
_________________OVER 15 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE_________________'Eat, Pray, Love has been passed from woman to woman like the secret of life' - Sunday Times'A defining work of memoir' - Sunday Telegraph'Engaging, intelligent, and highly entertaining' - Time_________________It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth …
View book details for Great Apes
Reissued
When artist Simon Dykes wakes after a late night of routine debauchery, he discovers that his world has changed beyond recognition. His girlfriend, Sarah, has turned into a chimpanzee. And, to Simon's appalled surprise, so has the rest of humanity. …
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The Story of Britain through Its Cooking
From the Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution, the Romans to the Regency, few things have mirrored society or been affected by its upheavals as much as the food we eat and the way we prepare it. In this involving …
'A meditation on the lengths we will go to for love ... Briscoe is brilliant at conveying the obsessiveness of teenage love, ratcheting up the tension until the reader is every bit as involved as the character ... beguilingly good' …
American scientist and author Rachel Carson is said to have sparked the modern day environmental movement with the publication of Silent Spring in 1962. She made vivid the prospect of life without birdsong. But has her warning been heeded? Fifty …
Fizzlebert Stump's second adventure. The bearded Barboozul family are the new stars of Fizz's circus. Their act is full of magic, mystery, fear and fun. And it's nice to have another boy around, even if he is a bit...hairy round …
Top 100 Birding Sites of the World features detailed accounts of the best birdwatching sites in the world, giving background and first-hand experience of what you can find there. Each is ranked from one to 100. The expertly written and …
View book details for Into Darkness
The Children of D'Hara, episode 5
'Tell her I am called Fuer Grissa Ost Drauka The Bringer of Death and I am coming for her' The insatiable hunger of Golden Goddess... The irresistible power of a Witch's Oath... A fracture in the world of life... An …
On 28 January 1547, the sickly and obese King Henry VIII died at Whitehall. Just hours before his passing, his last will and testament had been read, stamped and sealed. The will confirmed the line of succession as Edward, Mary …
Pike Logan races to stop an insidious attack orchestrated by a man who knows America's most treasured secrets.THE WORLD'S SECRETS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE WRONG HANDS . . . Afghanistan has fallen. Taskforce operative Pike Logan's mission is to extract …
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A cosy medieval whodunnit featuring classic crimes most unique detective
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.August, 1143. During the ploughing of Abbey land, the hastily buried remains …
In order to find the missing sea and put it back where it belongs, a shipwrecked boy and girl and their strange friends undertake a dangerous journey across the empty ocean bed in search of the plug at the bottom …
View book details for Meet Me at the Lighthouse
A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy
'Side-splittingly hilarious' The Writing GarnetA birthday. A lighthouse. And the love of her life... Bobbie Hannigan's life is perfectly fine, but that doesn't stop her from wanting a bit of adventure. To throw caution to the wind and buy a …
View book details for India's Tipping Point
The View From 7 Race Course Road
In September of 2022, India's GDP crossed that of Britain to make it the world's fifth largest economy. For a country that had been struggling with slow growth for decades, it was a significant moment. The tipping point-that moment when …
A true, beautiful tale of the Mackenzie Rebellion against the British colonial government in 1837 and 1838 told in the form of a novel.
Packed full of every type of poem you can think of, this quirky, wonderful collection of poems from Roger Stevens and Steven Withrow, with fantastic funny illustrations from Katie Abey, is a great way to get kids excited about poetry!"It …
View book details for Maggie and the Moonbird: A Bloomsbury Reader
Dark Blue Book Band
Book Band: Dark Blue (Ideal for ages 9+)An inspiring fantasy story from Katya Balen, author of The Space We're In and October, October.Maggie wants her dad to take her birdwatching like he promised but he's too busy and she ends …
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Conversations with Bruce Robinson
Conversations with the brilliant cult writer and director of Withnail and I, Bruce Robinson___________________'It's alive with Robinson's voice ... he is fully engaged, driven by an endless compulsion to entertain: his conversation is a work of art' GUARDIAN'Intelligent, honest and …
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