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A haunting Victorian ghost story of love, loss and the mystery of death from the bestselling author of THE THIRTEENTH TALE and ONCE UPON A RIVER\'Fabulous\' THE TIMES\'This is a ghost story and while it is dark, atmospheric and full of death, what I loved was its life and colour. Setterfield is brilliant at character and setting and can make even a woollen mill fascinating and utterly riveting. A rags -to-riches tale with a spooky twist\' Wendy Holden, DAILY MAILAs a boy, William Bellman commits one small cruel act that appears to have unforeseen and terrible consequences. The killing of a rook with his catapult is soon forgotten amidst the riot of boyhood games. And by the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, he seems indeed, to be a man blessed by fortune. Until tragedy strikes, and the stranger in black comes, and William Bellman starts to wonder if all his happiness is about to be eclipsed. Desperate to save the one precious thing he has left, he enters into a bargain. A rather strange bargain, with an even stranger partner, to found a decidedly macabre business. And Bellman & Black is born. Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0930, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Over 65 heavenly plant-based recipes featuring protein-rich tahini, from savoury salads, soups and burgers to sweet energy bars, smoothies and bakes. Tahini, or sesame seed paste, is much more than the staple ingredient in hummus it is recognized as in the western world. Known as \'white gold\' in Middle Eastern cuisine, it is a widely used and treasured ingredient, famed for its versatility. In this book, discover how the savoury-sweet, nutty taste of tahini can be used to enhance all manner of vegan recipes. The creamy texture and high un-saturated fat content are especially precious, as when mixed with water tahini has dairy-like qualities that are hard to re-create in a plant-based diet. Learn about the different types of tahini and how to make them from scratch; hulled and unhulled, with both black and white sesame seeds, and how to choose the right store-bought tahini for your recipe. Then discover a plethora of dreamy recipes, from Strawberry-tahini Yogurt to Sesame-full Quiche, Velvety White Soup, Marbelled Muffins and Coconut and Black Tahini Ice Cream. Just a swirl of this sesame seed paste can take your vegan food from to lackluster to luscious! Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 17x17cm

The first ever collection of poems by the acclaimed author of the Aubrey/Maturin series of Napoleonic naval adventures. As we have stood with Jack and Stephen on the deck of the Surprise and other ships, readers around the world have been transported to a place and time at once familiar and exotic, routine and dramatic. At all times, Patrick O’Brian’s deep knowledge of the period and profound empathy with the landscape of the sea has ensured there is always a firm hand on the tiller. The writer’s command of language is combined with the poet’s eye for visual detail to remarkable, and unforgettable effect. In The Uncertain Land and Other Poems, those same strengths are vividly displayed as O’Brian leads us on a journey through his own life. Here, we see a writer full of a young man’s spirit, challenging life, and here an author reflecting an old man’s melancholy at youth gone; in between, as he describes the places that he lived and people that he encountered, are poems of sly observation, wry humour and delicate beauty. Through more than 100 poems, O’Brian reveals insights into the world that captivated him while he was at work on a succession of novels that would reach its apotheosis in the Aubrey/Maturin adventures, which would secure his reputation as ‘the Homer of the Napoleonic Wars’. Intensely personal, allusive and unique, this is the work of a lifetime, published now for the very first time. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Every year, air pollution prematurely kills seven million people around the world, in rich countries and poor ones. It is strongly linked to strokes, heart attacks, many kinds of cancer, premature birth and dementia, among other ailments. In Choked, Beth Gardiner travels the world to meet the scientists who have transformed our understanding of pollution\'s effects on the human body, and to trace the economic forces and political decisions that have allowed it to remain at life-threatening levels. But she also focuses on real-world solutions, and on inspiring stories of people fighting for a healthier future. Compellingly written, and alive with the personalities of the people who study, breathe and fight bad air, Choked is a vital contribution on one of the most important - but too often ignored - issues of our time. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls are the pride of their book-loving, impractical father, and not in a hurry to marry. Then the American Civil War cuts off supplies of cotton to Lancashire, the mills fall silent and there is no work. There is a stark choice: stay and risk starvation or pack up and begin again elsewhere. Cassandra has fallen in love with Reece Gregory, but he can\'t support a wife. When he\'s given the chance to start a new life in Western Australia, he seizes the opportunity, promising to send for her.Then an old feud tears the family apart. Cassandra is kidnapped and her sisters are forced to sail with a group of desperate cotton lasses to Fremantle. Penniless and alone, Cassandra is determined to find them again - but when she is offered a way, there is a painful price to pay. Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0901, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Finding refuge at a secret location in the south of France, Allie almost convinces herself she\'s safe - until Nathaniel\'s guards attack. Then she\'s on the run again, and forced to return to the one place she can truly call home: Cimmeria Academy.But when she arrives, she barely recognises it. Tensions are on a knife edge. Now most of the students have deserted the school, the teachers can\'t be trusted and guards are in charge. Worse, Nathaniel is close - very close - to getting everything he wants.Desperate to do something - anything! - to stop him, Allie agrees to accompany Lucinda on a dangerous late-night mission. But in doing so, is she putting her friends\' lives at risk?Carter and Sylvain are both ready to fight by her side - and prove their love. Allie knows she must make up her mind once and for all about who she really wants. No one will wait for ever. The time for indecision is over. Everything is at stake and winner takes all...\'Night School is dramatic and full of great characters, the perfect blend of suspense and romance.\' Sophie McKenzie Σελίδες: 400, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0610, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

***50 MILLION TERRY BROOKS COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD***THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES IS NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES\'Terry\'s place is at the head of the fantasy world\' Philip PullmanTHERE WAS AN AGE WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG.It was a time before the coming of humans, a time when magic was the dominant power - and it was named the age of Faerie. Ever since this time, a bitter war has been raging between the forces of good and evil. And it was during this age that the Elfstones protecting the Elven race disappeared. They have been missing for thousands of years. Now a clue to their location may have surfaced in the ancient diary of a princess, and it will be the beginning of an adventure that no-one could have anticipated.This is the beginning of a breathtaking new series from the master of modern fantasy Terry Brooks. Returning to his core Shannara world, this spellbinding series will astound both seasoned Terry Brooks fans and those discovering his magical world for the first time.Praise for Terry Brooks:\'A master of the craft . . . required reading\' Brent Weeks\'I can\'t even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks\'s books I\'ve read (and re-read) over the years\' Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind\'I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara\' Peter V. Brett, author of The Painted Man\'If you haven\'t read Terry Brooks, you haven\'t read fantasy\' Christopher Paolini, author of EragonThe Dark Legacy of Shannara:VOL. 1: WARDS OF FAERIEvOL. 2: BLOODFIRE QUESTVOL. 3: WITCH WRAITH Σελίδες: 496, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0226, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The best way to gain confidence after years with the wrong guy? Get lessons in love from my best friend.Hayden Owens is the hottest defenseman in pro hockey, my confident best friend, and my new dating coach.He\'ll teach me to be a player, but convinces me to practice with him... and our flirting lessons and practice kisses push the bounds of friendship.All that relationship stuff he\'s always avoided? He doesn\'t seem to mind it anymore.Rule number one of being a player is no attachments, but when Hayden sees me picking up other guys, he\'s jealous enough that I wonder...Maybe my wingman\'s been waiting for me all along.The Wingman is a pro hockey relationship coach romance. It\'s the third book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be read as a standalone. Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0924, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

An unexpected love quadrangle with a dash of unrequited love as two classmates, a boy and a girl, begin to fall for each other when each of their best friends have already fallen for them.Love is already hard enough, but it becomes an unnavigable maze for unassuming high school student Taichi Ichinose and his shy classmate Futaba Kuze when they begin to fall for each other after their same-sex best friends have already fallen for them.Toma and Futaba have their first sit-down talk after the big fight at school. Meanwhile, Taichi struggles with the problems that have been dumped in his lap by his friend’s choices, and he ends up distancing himself from Toma. Then, one day, Toma stops coming to school. Left in the lurch, what can Futaba and Taichi do? Everyone chooses their futures, and time marches on. Don’t miss the heartfelt conclusion of Blue Flag! Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0722, Διαστάσεις: 14.6x14.6cm

\'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.\' George Saunders \'Beautiful and haunting.\' Kevin Barry \'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.\' Ian Rankin\'A miracle of language.\' Irish Times This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. He is feeling a little sorry for himself. Shy is a novel about imagination, guilt and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.\'Contemporary fiction\'s bard of ugly beauty and exultant despair.\' New Yorker\'An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.\' Telegraph Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The House Next to the Factory shows a changing India over three decades through the lens of one family and the house that they live in. Life in the house is humdrum and confining, but on a rare evening out, Kavya sets off in search of a nun; a beloved teacher is caught in the aftermath of the anti-Sikh riots; a loyal servant worries over his relationship with a low caste woman; while in England, an aunt reads William Trevor and pines for all that she has left behind. Over the years, the family\'s steel utensil business blossoms, and amid the clanging of metal and the churning of machines, the household transitions from bourgeois to elite. Yet at thirty, Kavya finds herself in Paris, hoping to get past the sorrows of her young life… Delicate and finely textured, Sonal Kohli\'s extraordinary debut lays bare the complexities of class and culture and the difficulties as well as excitements of change, even as it evokes loves and triumphs, the pull of incongruous desires and the tragedies of everyday life. Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The inspiration behind the blockbuster film, starring Keira Knightly, which has been cherished by audiences for over 20 years.A special edition featuring beautiful heritage wallpaper patterns from her own home in Hampshire, these collectable paperbacks are a must for all Jane Austen fans. From Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning classics that make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.Jane Austen’s best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason and, above all, the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions. A tour de force of wit and sparkling dialogue, Pride and Prejudice shows how the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet and the aristocratic Mr Darcy must have their pride humbled and their prejudices dissolved before they can acknowledge their love for each other.With original illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson, this Macmillan Collector’s Library edition also features bonus material by Jane Austen expert and curator of Jane Austen\'s House Sophie Reynolds. Σελίδες: 496, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1031, Διαστάσεις: 11.3x11.3cm

\'Tightly plotted and hugely readable\' Jane Rogers, author of PROMISED LANDS\'Marvellous . . . fans of immersive historical fiction, the 18th century, all things French and a dash of peril, this one\'s for you\' Emily Brand, author of THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BYRON\'Glasfurd deftly, elegantly captures this volatile world of impoverished attic rooms and gilded literary salons\' DAILY MAILThe King knows the true power and privilege of books. When every book is cause for suspicion, you risk execution for possessing the wrong ones.1766, PARIS. Ten years have passed since Delphine Vimond last saw her father. After his violent arrest, his library of books is burned. Young Delphine, bereft and fatherless, is forced to seek refuge in the city.Now working as a housekeeper for the radical Monsieur Diderot, her settled life is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of Chancery Smith. A printer\'s apprentice, he has been sent from London to hunt down the mysterious author of revolutionary papers marked only with the initial D - the possession of which could prove fatal.Pursued by the brutal French censor, Henri Gilbert, Delphine and Chancery set off on a frantic and deadly search that will take them across the country.But can they catch up with D before Gilbert catches up with them? \'Among historical novelists, Glasfurd rides high\' FINANCIAL TIMES Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0511, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

In this dazzling collection of stories, a son must repeatedly come out to his senile father while looking for a place that will care for the old man. An elderly couple confronts the note-taking fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation. A famous actor in recovery has a one-night stand with the world\'s most surprising film critic. And in the beautifully romantic title story, a shy twenty-one-year-old studying Latin in Rome during \"the year of my reinvention\" finds himself face-to-face with the gorgeous Italian actress of his adolescent dreams.Funny, poignant, and redemptive, this collection takes the reader to Italy and Idaho, Washington and Mississippi. With his signature wit and bighearted approach to the darkest parts of humanity, Walter tackles the modern condition with a timeless touch. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE SURF HOUSE, is available to pre-order now* _________ *The Sunday Times bestseller* *A CHILLING WINTER THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR* _______________________________________________________________ THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKE Seeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild – nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky. THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEAR But there’s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago. Now the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to keep their secrets buried – and to stop the group walking away alive … _________________________________________________________________ Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke’s destination thrillers: ‘Had me on the edge of my seat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant … kept me guessing the whole way through’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Twists & turns galore, couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \'Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a stonkingly fabulous read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Hike was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/e 7/05/2023 Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Why stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia (Earhart), Malala, Tina (Turner), Ruth (Bader Ginsburg), all the way to eXtraordinary You--and the Zillion of adventures you will go on? Instagram superstar Eva Chen, author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes, is back with an alphabet board book depicting feminist icons in A Is for Awesome: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World, featuring spirited illustrations by Derek Desierto. Σελίδες: 32, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0128, Διαστάσεις: 22.9x22.9cm

Calm for your Soul: 365 Days of Spiritual Tranquillity is a collection of spiritual and inspiring writing providing hope and comfort for every single day of the year. Each page begins with a statement followed by an encouraging thought. Relevant scriptural passages are included for readers who desire a deeper time of reflection. In this non-intrusive and thoughtful volume, Richard Daly, the successful author of the God’s Little Book series , creates a great resource for creating mental and emotional strength for each day. Begin your journey at any point of the year, with words that will support your meditation and resonate deeply as part of your personal growth journey. Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Magical and disturbing\' Adam ThirlwellAn astonishing, mind-bending novel about a woman discovering a community of swan-people from one of Iceland\'s greatest writers.*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ICELANDIC WOMEN\'S LITERATURE PRIZE*In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva is about to discover something that will upend her life.Elísabet likes to take long solitary walks near the lake. One day, she sees two creatures emerging from the water, half-human, half-swan. She follows them through tangles of thickets into a strange new reality.Pulled into the monomaniacal, and often violent, quest of the swanfolk, Elísabet finds her own mind increasingly untrustworthy. Soon, she is forced to reckon with the consequences of her involvement with these unusual beings, and a past life she has been trying to evade.\'Ómarsdottir\'s skills as a poet and playwright are evident\' Helen Oyeyemi, New York Review of Books Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN\'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE\'A rhapsodic hymn to Black women\' New York Times Book Review\'Epic yet intimate\' Cosmopolitan\'Ferocious and compassionate\' Irish TimesFAMILY CAN HOLD YOU TOGETHER. AND TEAR YOU APART.Joan was only a child the last time she visited Memphis. She doesn\'t remember the bustle of Beale Street or the smell of honeysuckle as she climbs the porch steps to her aunt\'s house. But when the front door opens, she does remember her cousin Derek. As Joan learns more about her family\'s past she discovers she\'s not the only North woman to have experienced great hurt. But she also sees their resilience and courage, how these extraordinary women fry green tomatoes and braid hair and sing all the while.Joan can\'t change the past, but she can change her future. It\'s time to find her own song to sing.**** READERS LOVE MEMPHIS ****\'I couldn\'t put it down. You will fall in love with these women\'\'One of the best books I\'ve ever read\'\'Utterly spellbinding\'\'This book has my entire heart\'\'It felt so real - I cried at their pain and smiled at their joy\'\'Intricately plotted, wildly satisfying\'\'Epic, in every sense of the word. It completely blew me away\' Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0427, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

EVERY STORY HAS TWO SIDES . . .Daniel and Luke are unlikely best friends. Their bond has stood the test of time, through marriages, children and tragedies. But hidden truths are beginning to surface. Luke\'s hedonism is spiralling out of control, while Sarah fears for their future. And now Daniel has made a shocking discovery about his wife Kate, and doesn\'t know where to turn.Four people, two couples, and a secret that threatens to destroy them all . . . This is a story about you and me and everything we are - and how well we can ever really know those closest to us.\'A dark and addictive novel about marriage and friendship, love and sex, desire and betrayal . . . you almost read through your fingers\' Stylist\'Addictive\' Matt Cain\'A masterpiece\' Laura Pearson Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1024, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'You only see clearly with your heart. The most important things are invisible to the eyes.\'Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz, as well as the charming original illustrations by Saint-Exupéry himself.After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator many of life\'s universal truths, as he comes to learn what it means to be human from a child who is not. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry\'s delightful The Little Prince has been translated into over 180 languages and sold over 80 million copies. Σελίδες: 136, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0712, Διαστάσεις: 10.1x10.1cm

The #1 bestselling inspirational classic from the internationally known spiritual leader; a source of solace and hope for over 4 million readers.Since its original publication in 1981, When Bad Things Happen to Good People has brought solace and hope to millions. In the preface to this edition, Rabbi Kushner relates the heartwarming responses he has received over the years from people who have found inspiration and comfort within these pages.When Harold Kushner’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that meant the boy would only live until his early teens, he was faced with one of life’s most difficult questions: Why, God? Years later, Rabbi Kushner wrote this straightforward, elegant contemplation of the doubts and fears that arise when tragedy strikes. In these pages, Kushner shares his wisdom as a rabbi, a parent, a reader, and a human being. Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0629, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

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\'A sublime reading experience: delicate, restrained, surpassingly intelligent, uncommonly poised and truly beautiful\' Zadie Smith**WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD 2020**Midhat Kamal - dreamer, romantic, aesthete - leaves Palestine in 1914 to study medicine in France, under the tutelage of Dr Molineu. He falls deeply in love with Jeannette, the doctor\'s daughter. But Midhat soon discovers that everything is fragile: love turns to loss, friends become enemies and everyone is looking for a place to belong. Through Midhat\'s eyes we see the tangled politics and personal tragedies of a turbulent era - the Palestinian struggle for independence, the strife of the early twentieth century, and the looming shadow of the Second World War. Lush and immersive, and devastating in its power, The Parisian is an elegant, richly-imagined debut from a dazzling new voice in fiction.*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2020**SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD FICTION AWARD 2019* Σελίδες: 576, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

JACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.The fourth book in the compelling military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Julian Stockwin and Jonathan Spencer. \'A gripping adventure from start to finish. Jack Lark might not be the hero anyone wants, but he\'s most definitely the hero you need!\' Richard Cullen/R. S. Ford\'Brilliant\' Bernard Cornwell \'Quite simply do yourself a favour and read these books\' S.J.A. TurneyBombay, 1857. India is simmering with discontent, and Jack Lark, honourably discharged from the British Army, aims to take the first ship back to England. But before he leaves, he cannot resist the adventure of helping a young woman escape imprisonment in a gaming house. He promises to escort Aamira home, but they arrive in Delhi just as the Indian Mutiny explodes. As both sides commit horrific slaughter and the siege of Delhi begins, Jack realises that despite the danger he cannot stand by and watch. At heart, he is still a soldier... The Lone Warrior is a scintillating tale of battle, adventure and courage. THE LONE WARRIOR: JACK LARK BOOK 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READERS CAN\'T GET ENOUGH OF JACK LARK: \'Proves once more that Paul Fraser Collard is at the top of his game and the top of the genre\'\'The best but by far the most brutal outing for Jack yet\'\'Life and death on the frontline is so viscerally described that you can smell and taste the blood and powder\' \'Colourful characters set in wonderfully detailed environments, each story has swept along with action and intrigue\' \'Jack Lark is a hero I\'ll happily follow\' Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0714, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

From cult sensation Mariana Enriquez, author of the International Booker Prize-shortlisted The Dangers of Smoking in Bed \"...one of the best novels of the 21st century\" - Paul Tremblay \"...a magnificent accomplishment and a genuine work of power\" - Alan Moore His father could find what was lost. His father knew when someone was going to die. His father had talked to him about the dead who rode in on the wind. The dead travel fast. Gaspar is six years old when the Order first come for him. For years, they have exploited his father\'s ability to commune with the dead and the demonic, presiding over macabre rituals where the unwanted and the disappeared are tortured and executed, sacrificed to the Darkness. Now they want a successor. Nothing will stop the Order, nothing is beyond them. Surrounded by horrors, can Gaspar break free? Spanning the brutal decades of Argentina\'s military dictatorship and its aftermath, Our Share of Night is a haunting, thrilling novel of broken families, cursed inheritances, and the sacrifices a father will make to help his son escape his destiny. Σελίδες: 736, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Columbus is a small, fading town, untouched by the twenty-first century. But when three young women are found dead - victims of what appear to be ritual murders - things start to get very dark, and very dangerous ...Private investigator Savannah Levine can handle \'dark and dangerous\'. As the daughter of a black witch, she has a lot of power running through her veins, and she\'s not afraid to use it. But her arrival in Columbus has not gone unnoticed. Savannah may think she\'s tracking down a murderer, but could she be the killer\'s next target? Of course she could always ask her old friend (and half-demon) Adam Vasic for backup. But Savannah has her own - very personal - reasons for keeping Adam well away from Columbus. And in any case, she can rely on her own powers. Can\'t she ...? Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0726, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Albinus - rich, married middle-aged and respectable - is an art critic and aspiring filmmaker who lusts after the coquettish young cinema usherette Margot. Gradually he seduces her and convinces himself he is irresistible to her, but Margot has other plans. She wants to be a film star, and when Albinus introduces her to the American movie producer Axel Rex, she sees her chance - and plotting, duplicity and tragedy ensue. Σελίδες: 192, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From Britain\'s \'master of horror\', Adam Nevill, comes The Ritual, winner of the August Derleth Award and perfect for fans of Stephen King. Now a major film with Rafe Spall.Four old university friends reunite for a hiking trip in the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle. No longer young men, they have little left in common and tensions rise as they struggle to connect. Frustrated and tired they take a shortcut that turns their hike into a nightmare that could cost them their lives.Lost, hungry and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, they stumble across an isolated old house. Inside, they find the macabre remains of old rites and pagan sacrifices; ancient artefacts and unidentifiable bones. A place of dark ritual and home to a bestial presence that is still present in the ancient forest, and now they’re the prey.As the four friends struggle toward salvation they discover that death doesn’t come easy among these ancient trees . . .\'This novel grabs from the very first page, refuses to be laid aside, and carries the hapless reader, exhausted and wrung out, to the very last sentence\' – The Guardian Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1128, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Chasing Christmas Eve is the fourth in New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis\'s Heartbreaker Bay series, featuring her trademark gift for humour, warmth and romance. Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Debbie Macomber, Nora Roberts and Marie Force. Run for the hills temporarily. That\'s Colbie Albright\'s plan when she flees New York for San Francisco. Wrangling her crazy family by day and writing a bestselling YA fantasy series by night has taken its toll. In short, Colbie\'s so over it that she\'s under it. She\'s also under the waters of a historic San Francisco fountain within an hour of arrival. Fortunately, the guy who fishes Colbie out has her looking forward to Christmas among strangers. But she\'s pretty sure Spencer Baldwin won\'t be a stranger for long.Spence\'s commitment to hiding from the Ghosts of Relationships Past means he doesn\'t have to worry about the powerful - OK, crazy hot - chemistry he\'s got with Colbie. Just because she can laugh at anything, especially herself...just because she\'s gorgeous and a great listener...just because she gets Spence immediately doesn\'t mean he won\'t be able to let Colbie go. Does it?Now the clock\'s ticking for Colbie and Spence: Two weeks to cut loose. Two weeks to fall hard. Two weeks to figure out how to make this Christmas last a lifetime.Want more warm, funny romance? Check out the other Heartbreaker Bay novels starting with Sweet Little Lies, visit gorgeous Cedar Ridge, spellbinding Lucky Harbor or experience some Animal Magnetism in Sunshine, Idaho in Jill\'s other unforgettable series. Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0926, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Hartlepool Hall has been in Ed\'s family for generations - but is that about to change, and who is the mysterious Lady Alice?\'A deliciously dark comedy about class, snobbery and a vanishing way of life\' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING\'Gloriously enjoyable\' DAILY MAIL\'Excellent\' METROEd Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile for five years, but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming, he must return to his ancestral seat, Hartlepool Hall. On his return, he discovers that his father has left him, along with the house, a seven million pound tax bill, two massive overdrafts, an 80-year-old butler, and a vast country estate that is creaking at the seams. Not only that, but there is a strange woman in residence - Lady Alice - who seems to have made herself very much at home. With the debts mounting, it seems that Ed\'s only recourse is to turn to his friend Annabel\'s new boyfriend, a property developer who plans to turn Hartlepool Hall into luxury flats and a golf course. But can Ed save his inheritance without such a drastic move? And is Lady Alice really the person she claims to be? Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0911, Διαστάσεις: 20x20cm

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1940. A woman lands on the Scottish coast from a German flying boat and goes to ground, hunted by British Intelligence.Suspended from the Irish police for reasons he won\'t explain, Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie is working on his father\'s farm in Wicklow. One day he vanishes, leaving no sign of where he is heading - or why. Even in rural Ireland, rumours of assassination and Nazi spies fill the air, leaving Stefan\'s father to wonder whether he is in terrible danger.Meanwhile in London, Stefan is undercover, working in a pub: The Bedford Arms in Camden. Run by an alcoholic, bankrupt landlord, it\'s a wartime refuge for the Irish in London. And while the city shakes under the Blitz, Stefan falls into a romance with Vera Kennedy, an Irishwoman who has her own dark secrets to hide.But behind closed doors, a different war is being fought, and Stefan has more work than pulling pints on his hands. The Bedford Arms hides some unexpected dangers. The drunken landlord is not as witless as he seems, and Stefan\'s mission is under perilous threat.When Vera disappears, he discovers that the Nazis were far closer to home than he thought. As he embarks on a journey to trace Vera from London to Ireland, Stefan will have to decide where his true loyalties lie.Praise for Michael Russell\'Complex but compelling . . . utterly vivid and convincing\' Independent on Sunday\'A superb, atmospheric thriller\' Irish Independent\'A thriller to keep you guessing and gasping\' Daily Mail \'Atmospheric\' Sunday Times Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0728, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

The spellbinding story of Merlin\'s rise to power.Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first-class - Daily MailSo begins the story of Merlin, born the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess in fifth century Britain, a world ravaged by war. Small and neglected, with his mother unwilling to reveal his father\'s identity, Merlin must disguise his intelligence - and hide his occasional ability to know things before they happen - in order to keep himself safe.While exploring the countryside near his home, Merlin stumbles across a cave filled with books and papers and hiding a room lined with crystals. It is the home of Galapas, who becomes Merlin\'s tutor and friend, and who teaches Merlin to understand the world around him... and to harness the power of the crystal cave to see the future.Merlin will rise to power and enter history - and legend - as advisor to King Arthur. But all stories must begin somewhere. And this is his. The Crystal Cave is the first of Mary Stewart\'s brilliant Arthurian Saga, telling the story of King Arthur from the perspective of the extraordinary, mysterious Merlin. Σελίδες: 480, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1117, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

*WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD**WINNER OF THE SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD *From acclaimed author William Trevor, Felicia\'s Journey is a tightly woven psychological thriller\'A book so brilliant that it compels you to stay up all night galloping through to the end\' Daily MailYou\'re beautiful, Johnny told her. So, full of hope, seventeen-year-old Felicia crosses the Irish Sea to England to find her lover and tell him she is pregnant. Desperately searching for Johnny in the bleak post-industrial Midlands, she is instead found by Mr Hilditch, a strange and lonely man, a collector and befriender of homeless young girls . . .\'Immensely readable. The plot twist is both sinister and affecting, and so skilfully done that you remember why authors had plot twists in the first place\' GuardianReaders of The Story of Lucy Gault and Love and Summer will adore Felicia\'s Journey. It will also be cherished by readers of Colm Toibin and William Boyd.William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written eighteen novels and novellas, and hundreds of short stories, for which he has won a number of prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime\'s literary achievement. In 2002 he was knighted for his services to literature. Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A remarkable collection of short stories set in Wyoming from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘The Shipping News’ and ‘Brokeback Mountain’. ‘Bad Dirt’ is filled with the vivid and willful characters for which Proulx has become known. Each story occupies a community or landscape described in rich and robust language, with an eye for detail unparalleled in American fiction. In ‘The Contest’, the men of Elk Tooth, Wyoming, vow to put aside their razors for two seasons and wait to see who has the longest beard come the 4th of July. Deb Sipple, the moving protagonist of ‘That Trickle Down Effect’, finds that his opportunism – and his smoking habit – lead to a massive destruction. And ‘What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?’ is the story of Gilbert Wolfscale, whose rabid devotion to his ranch drives off his wife and sons. Proulx displays her wit in every story of this stunning collection, as well as her knowledge of the West, of history, of ranching and of farming. Her profound sympathy for characters who must use sheer will and courage to make it in tough territory makes this collection extraordinarily compelling. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm