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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'Happiness beyond all words! A life of peace and love, entire and whole!' A collection of cantos from Paradiso, the most original and experimental part of the Divina Commedia. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Features Summary Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence... Author Dante Alighieri Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20160303 Pages 52 ISBN 0-241-25042-0 ISBN 13 978-0-241-25042-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Before You Go is powerful story of love and loss, by debut author Clare Swatman. When Zoe's husband Ed dies, her world caves in. But what if Zoe can get Ed back? You find your soulmate...Some people stare love in the face for years before they find it. Zoe and Ed fumbled their way into adulthood, both on different paths - but always in the same direction. Years later, having navigated dead-end jobs and chaotic house shares, romance finally blossoms. Their future together looks set...Then the unthinkable happens. One morning, on his way to work, Ed is knocked off his bike and dies. Now Zoe must find a way to survive. But she's not ready to let go of the memories. How can she forget all of the happy times, their first kiss, everything they'd built together? Zoe decides she has to tell Ed all the things she never said. Now it's too late. Or is it? Features Summary Before You Go is powerful story of love and loss, by debut author Clare Swatman. When Zoe's husband Ed dies, her world caves in. But what if Zoe can get Ed back? Author Clare Swatman Publisher Macmillan Release date 20170128 Pages 352 ISBN 1-5098-2480-4 ISBN 13 978-1-5098-2480-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days I Love You Rituals offers more than seventy delightful rhymes and games that send the message of unconditional love and enhance children's social, emotional, and school success. Winner of a 1999 Parent's Guide Children's Media Award, these positive nursery rhymes, interactive finger plays, soothing games, and physically active can be played with children from infancy through age eight. In only minutes a day, these powerful rituals: Prime a child's brain for learning Help children cope with change Enhance attention, cooperation, and self-esteem Help busy families stay close Affirm the parent-child bond that insulates children from violence, peer pressure, and drugs, and much more. Easy to learn and especially effective in stressful situations, I Love You Rituals gives parents, grandparents, caregivers, and teachers inspiring tools to help children thrive. Features Summary More than 70 fun, easy, brain-building activities are included in this guidebook for parents to dramatically improve children's behavior, build emotional intelligence... Author Becky A Bailey (Author), Rebecca Anne Bailey (Author) Publisher Quill Release date 20010906 Pages 208 ISBN 0-688-16117-0 ISBN 13 978-0-688-16117-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Lara Jean s love life goes from imaginary to out of control in this heartfelt novel from the "New York Times "bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series. What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them all at once? Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she s written. One for every boy she s ever loved five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean s love life goes from imaginary to out of control. Features Summary Lara Jean s love life goes from imaginary to out of control in this heartfelt novel from the "New York Times "bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series... Author Jenny Han Publisher Simon & SchusterBooks for Young Readers Release date 20160125 Pages 384 ISBN 1-4424-2671-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4424-2671-9

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days I'll See You In Paris winds together the lives of three women born generations apart, but who face similar struggles of love and heartbreak. After losing her fiance in the Vietnam War, nineteen-year-old Laurel Haley takes a job in England, hoping the distance will mend her shattered heart. Laurel expects the pain might lessen but does not foresee the beguiling man she meets or that they'll go to Paris, where the city's magic will take over and alter everything Laurel believes about love. Thirty years later, Laurel's daughter Annie is newly engaged and an old question resurfaces: who is Annie's father and what happened to him? Laurel has always been vague about the details and Annie's told herself it doesn't matter. But with her impending marriage, Annie has to know everything. Why won't Laurel tell her the truth? The key to unlocking Laurel's secrets starts with a mysterious book about an infamous woman known as the Duchess of Marlborough. Annie's quest to understand the Duchess, and therefore her own history, takes her from a charming hamlet in the English countryside, to a decaying estate kept behind barbed wire, and ultimately to Paris where answers will be found at last. Features Summary I'll See You in Paris winds together the lives of three women born generations apart, but who face similar struggles of love and heartbreak. After losing her fiance in the Vietnam War... Author Michelle Gable Publisher Thomas Dunne Books Release date 20160418 Pages 385 ISBN 1-250-10313-4 ISBN 13 978-1-250-10313-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Bob Dylan's ways with words are a wonder, matched as they are with his music and verified by those voices of his. In response to the whole range of Dylan early and late (his songs of social conscience, of earthly love, of divine love, and of contemplation), this critical appreciation listens to Dylan's attentive genius, alive in the very words and their rewards. "Fools they made a mock of sin." Dylan's is an art in which sins are laid bare (and resisted), virtues are valued (and manifested), and the graces brought home. The seven deadly sins, the four cardinal virtues (harder to remember?), and the three heavenly graces: these make up everybody's world -- but Dylan's in particular. Or rather, his worlds, since human dealings of every kind are his for the artistic seizing. Pride is anatomized in "Like a Rolling Stone," Envy in "Positively 4th Street," Anger in "Only a Pawn in Their Game"... But, hearteningly, Justice reclaims "Hattie Carroll," Fortitude "Blowin' in the Wind," Faith "Precious Angel," Hope "Forever Young," and Charity "Watered-Down Love." In The "New Yorker, Alex Ross wrote that "Ricks's writing on Dylan is the best there is. Unlike most rock critics -- 'forty-year-olds talking to ten-year-olds, ' Dylan has called them -- he writes for adults." In the "Times (London), Bryan Appleyard maintained that "Ricks, one of the most distinguished literary critics of our time, is almost the only writer to have applied serious literary intelligence to Dylan..." Dylan's countless listeners (and even the artist himself, who knows?) may agree with W.H. Auden that Ricks "is exactly the kind of critic every poet dreams of finding." Features Summary On of the most distinguished literary critics of our time presents a scholarly, in-depth analysis of Bob Dylan's lyrics. Author Christopher Ricks Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20050726 Pages 517 ISBN 0-06-059924-3 ISBN 13 978-0-06-059924-9

  Author(s): Maurice Edelman  Title: Disraeli in Love    ISBN: 0 00 221180 7  Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co  This Edition: first  Year of Publication: 1972  Place Of Publication: Great Britain  First Published: 1972  Binding: hardcover  Dustjacket: yes  Number of pages: 316  Weight: 485g  Condition: Very good.  Just some minor wear to the head and tail of the dustjacket spine section.  Sound copy, no inscriptions, has not been price clipped.  Binding still very strong.       

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days ETHAN WATE IS IN LOVE WITH A CASTER GIRL. When he looks at Lena, it's like there's no one else in the world. But Ethan is mortal, and on her seventeenth birthday Lena made a choice that changed everything. The girl Ethan loves has broken the world with the supernatural powers she is struggling to control... Now, if they are to fix the chaos Lena has caused, one of them must make a terrible sacrifice. Sometimes there isn't just one answer. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending. Third instalment of the spellbinding love story that began with Beautiful Creatures Features Summary Ethan wate is in love with a caster girl. When he looks at Lena, it's like there's no one else in the world. But Ethan is mortal, and on her seventeenth birthday Lena made a choice that changed everything... Author Margaret Stohl (Author), Kami Garcia (Author) Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20111018 Pages 516 ISBN 0-14-133526-2 ISBN 13 978-0-14-133526-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This book by the author of Why Am I Afraid to Love? contains insights on self-awareness, personal growth and communication with others. Why do people continually hide their real selves from the people around them? Why are so many so insecure and afraid to open up? The answer, explains John Powell, is that maturity is reached by communicating and interacting with others. This book considers the consequences our real self faces if no one else ever finds out what we are like. In this enduring classic, the companion to Why Am I Afraid to Love?, John Powell explains how to be more emotionally open, and shows how people adopt roles and play psychological games to protect their inner selves. The courage to be our real selves can be developed, and then we can begin to grow. Now newly designed for a fresh audience, Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am? is as relevant as it has been for twenty years. With a proven track record, it continues to speak to the needs and aspirations of people today. It is best included in self help sections of general bookshops, but also has a religious appeal. Features Summary This companion piece by the best-selling author of Why Am I Afraid to Love contains insights on self-awareness, personal growth and communication with others... Author John Powell Publisher Fount Release date 19990104 Pages 106 ISBN 0-00-628105-2 ISBN 13 978-0-00-628105-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days How far would you go for your children? Would you lie for them? Flee with them? Let someone else mother them if you thought they would do a better job? As a single parent, Letty does everything for her two children - apart from raise them. Being a mother terrifies her more than she can admit, and so she's always let her mother take that role. When Maria Elena ups and leaves, however, Letty has to confront her fears and become the parent she doesn't think she can be. Even as she tries to give her children a future, Letty's teenage son, Alex, struggles to forgive his mother for choices she made in the past. But he and Letty are not so dissimilar, and both are prepared to risk everything for those they love. Honest and compelling, We Never Asked for Wings is about family; it's about the decisions we take, the mistakes we make, the people we trust, and, above all, how - and where - we find love. Features Summary How far would you go for your children? Would you lie for them? Flee with them? Let someone else mother them if you thought they would do a better job? Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh Publisher Picador Release date 20160611 Pages 387 ISBN 1-4472-9451-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4472-9451-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days "Birdsong" is a novel about the tenderness and the limits of human flesh, it is about men and women living at the edge. Set mostly in France spanning the years before and during the First World War, it captures the drama and destruction of that era as it tells the story of Stephen, a young Englishman who is impelled through a series of extreme experiences, from a traumatic clandestine love affair which rips apart the bourgeois French family he lives with, through grim insanity of the Great War. In the vast scenes of suffering and the tender depiction of human love, "Birdsong" is at times almost unbearably moving to read. Features Summary Set mostly in France spanning the years before and during the First World War, this book presents the drama and destruction of that era as it tells the story of Stephen... Author Sebastian Faulks Publisher Vintage Release date 20050901 Pages 503 ISBN 0-09-949692-5 ISBN 13 978-0-09-949692-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid. Avoiding resolution results in greater pain and an inability to grow both mentally and spiritually. Drawing heavily on his own professional experience, Dr M. Scott Peck, a psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. He discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become one's own person and how to be a more sensitive parent. This is a book that can show you how to embrace reality and yet achieve serenity and a richer existence. Hugely influential, it has now sold over ten million copies - and has changed many people's lives round the globe. It may change yours. Features Summary Suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. This book discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to distinguish dependency from love... Author M. Scott Peck Publisher Ebury Press Release date 20080229 Pages 304 ISBN 1-84604-107-4 ISBN 13 978-1-84604-107-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Kay Clifton has waited five, long, lonely years for her husband Bob to come home from the war. Despite her excitement at his return, their whirlwind romance prior to his departure makes her feel as though she hardly knows him, so it's not surprising that Kay is apprehensive when she meets him at the station. Kay's hopes of starting their blissfully happy marriage are dashed by the presence of Bob's fellow soldier Tony. Bob is indebted to Tony for saving his life and seems hell bent on repaying that debt to the couple's detriment. But as Tony starts acting more and more strangely, Kay worries that something else happened during the war that Bob is keeping secret. And Bob himself isn't behaving like the man whom she waved off so tearfully all those years ago. But with the love and encouragement of her family and friends, Kay is determined that whatever it takes she will bring out the Bob with whom she first fell in love and forge the future that they had envisaged before the war wreaked its havoc. Features Summary Kay Clifton has waited five hard years for her husband to return from the war - but is he still the man she married? Author Lynda Page Publisher Headline Book Publishing Release date 20050801 Pages 448 ISBN 0-7553-0881-6 ISBN 13 978-0-7553-0881-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days This year Valentine's Day isn't for romance. It's for murder. Mega rich restaurant owner Jack Barnes and his second wife Zee are very much in love. However, their plans for Valentine's Day are about to be torn apart by the most violent murder. Who is the strange figure plotting this sick crime? Who hates Jack that much? There are plenty of suspects living in Jack's fancy block of flats. Is it them, or could it be the work of an outsider with a twisted mind? One thing's for sure, the police have got their work cut out solving this bloody mess. Features Summary Mega rich restaurant owner Jack Barnes and his second wife Zee are very much in love. However, their plans for Valentine's Day are about to be torn apart by the most violent murder... Author James Patterson Publisher Arrow Books Ltd Release date 20110201 Pages 122 ISBN 0-09-955675-8 ISBN 13 978-0-09-955675-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Ottoline is back in Ottoline and the Purple Fox, a brand new adventure from Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell. Ottoline and Mr Munroe love puzzles, clues and mysteries. One day, they meet an enigmatic purple fox, who offers to take them on a night-time urban safari. The fox shows them all the hidden animals of the city and Ottoline makes notes on them in her field notebook. Mr Munroe is making notes too - on the anonymous poems he finds stuck to lampposts on their journey. Who is the secretive poet, and how can he and Ottoline help them mend their broken heart? Includes a free fold-up-and-keep fortune teller! Features Summary Ottoline is back in Ottoline and the Purple Fox, a brand new adventure from Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell. Ottoline and Mr Munroe love puzzles, clues and mysteries... Author Chris Riddell Publisher Macmillan Children's Books Release date 20160922 Pages 177 ISBN 1-4472-7792-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4472-7792-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days From the writer of one of the most memorable debuts of recent years, a story of first love and redemption. One night in London an eighteen year old girl, recently arrived from Ireland to study drama, meets an older actor and a tumultuous relationship ensues. Set across the bedsits and squats of mid-nineties north London, The Lesser Bohemians is a story about love and innocence, joy and discovery, the grip of the past and the struggle to be new again. Features Summary One night in London an eighteen year old girl, recently arrived from Ireland to study drama, meets an older actor and a tumultuous relationship ensues... Author Eimear McBride Publisher Faber & Faber Fiction Release date 20160901 Pages 313 ISBN 0-571-32787-7 ISBN 13 978-0-571-32787-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days It's been eight years since town pharmacist and longtime spinster Ave Maria Mulligan married coal miner Jack MacChesney. With her newfound belief in love and its possibilities, Ave Maria has made a life for herself and her growing family, hoping that her fearless leap into commitment will make happiness stay. What she hasn't counted on is that fate and the ghosts of the past will come to haunt her and, eventually, test the love she has for her husband. The mountain walls that have always protected her cannot spare Ave Maria the life lessons she must learn. BIG CHERRY HOLLER is the story of a marriage, revealing the deep secrets, the power struggle, the betrayal and the unmet expectations that exist between a man and wife. But it is also the story of a community that must reinvent itself as it comes to grips with the decline of the coal-mining industry, and of an extended family, the people of Big Stone Gap, who are there for one another, especially when times are tough.Brimming with humour, wisdom, honesty, and the drama and local colour of mountain life from Virginia to Italy, BIG CHERRY HOLLER is a deeply felt, brilliantly evoked story of two lovers who have lost their way, and their struggle to find each other again. Features Summary The extraordinary sequel to Big Stone Gap taking us back to mountain life in Virginia and also to Italy Author Adriana Trigiani Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20021017 Pages 272 ISBN 0-7434-3034-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7434-3034-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Meet 10-year-old Zac - a boy on a mission - in Katy Regan's new novel Little Big Man... You can't see the truth from the outside, that's what I've worked out. Ten-year-old Zac has never met his dad, who allegedly did a runner before he was born. But when his mum lets slip that he's the only man she's ever loved, Zac turns detective and, roping in his best friend, hatches a plan to find his father and give his mum the happy-ever-after she deserves. What he doesn't realize, though, is that sometimes people have good reasons for disappearing... Little Big Man is a story about family secrets and fierce, familial love. It's about growing up and being accepted; grief and lies, and the damage they can do. Most of all though, it's about a little boy determined to hunt down the truth; a boy who wants to give the Dad he's never met a second chance to be a father - and his mum a second chance at love. Features Summary Sometimes it takes a little boy to see the big things in life. Author Katy Regan Publisher Mantle Release date 20180419 Pages 464 ISBN 1-5098-5413-4 ISBN 13 978-1-5098-5413-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The "OMG" romance of the year, The Man Who Didn't Call by Rosie Walsh is a heart-wrenching love story with a dark secret at its heart, for anyone who's waited for a phone call that didn't come. 'I absolutely loved this book' Liane Moriarty Imagine you meet a man, spend seven glorious days together, and fall in love. And it's mutual: you've never been so certain of anything. So when he leaves for a long-booked holiday and promises to call from the airport, you have no cause to doubt him. But he doesn't call. Your friends tell you to forget him, but you know they're wrong: something must have happened; there must be a reason for his silence. What do you do when you finally discover you're right? That there is a reason - and that reason is the one thing you didn't share with each other? The truth. Features Summary Seven perfect days. Then he disappeared... Author Rosie Walsh Publisher Mantle Release date 20180612 Pages 352 ISBN 1-5098-5273-5 ISBN 13 978-1-5098-5273-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This is the autobiography of a Rangers legend. Alex MacDonald's compelling memoirs cover his formative years as a player with St Johnstone, his rise to fame with Rangers, his transfer to Hearts where he became player-manager, and his time in charge at Airdrie. But Doddie is quintessentially a Rangers man, having grown up in Glasgow supporting them and then going on to play a key role in the club's 1972 Cup Winners' Cup triumph. Doddie won 12 medals in a glittering career, including a highly-prized European one during his time with Rangers, yet as he reveals, a chance meeting with Celtic manager Jock Stein might have resulted in him signing for the Old Firm's other half. Etched indelibly in his memory, too, is the dejection he suffered when Hearts lost the League Championship and Scottish Cup within the space of a week in the mid-1980s and his subsequent delight at leading Airdrie into Europe. Doddie is a fascinating story, both for his lifelong love affair with football and his more personal story of growing up in Glasgow, his love of animals and his midlife crisis when he put the car in the garage and headed out on the highway on a brand new Harley Davidson. It has been a life full of adventures and characters and the highs and lows of his life and career are entertainingly and engagingly told. Features Summary Doddie is quintessentially a Rangers man, having grown up in Glasgow supporting them and then going on to play a key role in the club's 1972 Cup Winners' Cup triumph... Author Alex MacDonald (Author), Sandy Jardine (Foreword by) Publisher Black And White Publishing Release date 20131001 Pages 256 ISBN 1-84502-697-7 ISBN 13 978-1-84502-697-4

Published by Vlaeberg Publishers. 1st ed 1989. Hard cover. A beautiful   book for the person who love the sea. Book in very good condition. Dust cover is shelf rubbed. No inscription. 380 page of photo's and illustrations. Packing and Postage R55.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #33 BATMAN 75 VAR ED (UPRISING) DC COMICS (W) Van Jensen (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Sean Chen "UPRISING" part 6! All is fair in love and war - and both are likely to get John Stewart killed as the final battle of the uprising concludes! With the woman he loves in mortal danger, John will face the most difficult test of his career!

BATMAN #50 POLYBAG VAR ED (NOTE PRICE) DC COMICS (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki (CA) Jim Lee Batman has returned to Gotham City! In this extra-sized conclusion to Snyder and Capullo's epic story "Superheavy," Bruce Wayne returns to the cape and cowl to battle Mr. Bloom alongside Jim Gordon for the fate of the city they both love.

Part Hate a Part Love the legend of Evita Bezuidenhout by Pieter-Dirk Uys The biography of a character that Pieter-Dirk Uys created to show the satirical but true situation in South Africa. As an ambassador for the fictitious homeland, Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout became a famous household name, relentlessly showing up the follies of the nation. Photographs even a family tree in back of book. Hond Publishers, 1994 ed.381p. Condition: soft cover, good condition, name of previous owner on frontispage. Packaging and Postage R48 (in S.A.) POSTING WILL ONLY BE DONE ON FRIDAYS IN ORDER TO CUT OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH AS TRAVELLING (FUEL), PARKING FEES, PACKAGING AND POSTAGE, IN ORDER TO KEEP MY PRICES LOW AND REASONABLE. Should you wish to make other arrangements or need a book(s)/item(s) urgently, please let me know. N.B.: It is cheaper to purchase more than one book at a time, as postage for the first 1 kg remains R48, and R8 per extra book after 1 kg. So do browse through my PoggioBooks BOB page. SAVE ON POSTAGE BY ORDERING MORE THAN ONE ITEM FROM US !!!

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days This title presents the full story in quick modern English for a fast-paced read! This Charlotte Bronte classic is brought to vibrant life by artist John M. Burns. His sympathetic treatment of Jane Eyre's life during the 19th century will delight any reader with its strong emotions and wonderfully rich atmosphere. Travel back to a time of grand Victorian mansions contrasted with the severest poverty and immerse yourself in this love story. It is presented in full color graphic novel format wonderfully illustrated by legendary artist John M. Burns. It meets UK curriculum requirements. Teacher's notes/study guides for teaching ages 10-17 available. Features Summary Presents a sympathetic treatment of Jane Eyre's life during the 19th century. This title lets you travel back in time to grand Victorian mansions contrasted with the severest poverty.. Author Charlotte Bronte (Author), Amy Corzine (Editor), John M. Burns (Illustrator), Terry Wiley (Illustrator) Publisher Classical Comics Ltd Release date 20080929 Pages 144 ISBN 1-906332-08-8 ISBN 13 978-1-906332-08-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A young woman¿s struggle to save her family and her soul during the most extraordinary year of 1666, when plague suddenly visited a small Derbyshire village and the villagers, inspired by a charismatic preacher, elected to quarantine themselves to limit the contagion. In 1666, plague scorched London, driving the King and his court to Oxford, and Samuel Pepys to Greenwich, to escape contagion. The north of England remained untouched until, in a small community of leadminers and hill farmers, a bolt of cloth arrived from the capital. The tailor who cut the cloth had no way of knowing that the damp fabric carried with it bubonic infection. So begins the Year of Wonders, in which a Pennine village of 350 souls confronts a scourge beyond remedy or understanding. Desperate, the villagers turn to sorcery, herb lore, and murderous witch-hunting. Then, led by a young and charismatic preacher, they elect to isolate themselves in a fatal quarantine. The story is told through the eyes of Anna Frith who, at only 18, must contend with the death of her family, the disintegration of her society, and the lure of a dangerous and illicit attraction. Geraldine Brooks¿s novel explores love and learning, fear and fanaticism, and the struggle of 17th century science and religion to deal with a seemingly diabolical pestilence. Year of Wonders is also an eloquent memorial to the real-life Derbyshire villagers who chose to suffer alone during England¿s last great plague. Features Summary From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'March' and 'People of the Book'. A young woman's struggle to save her family and her soul during the extraordinary year of 1666... Author Geraldine Brooks Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20020402 Pages 310 ISBN 1-84115-458-X ISBN 13 978-1-84115-458-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days A wonderful story of what family means, of the flesh-level pain of sibling rivalry, and the discovery of love. It is a fantastic and beautiful tapestry of some of the most imaginative and precise prose writing going on in America today. Toby Olson stands tall among the handful of writers I most admire and respect.--Richard Wiley "Write A Letter to Billy" is a delectably complicated maze that kept me spellbound from start to finish. Only the most sophisticated of writers could manage to combine the seriousness of a quest for identity and meaning with the intensity of a thriller, not to mention an excursion into deep-sea diving and the resort life of southern California. Once again, Toby Olson has written a terrific novel full of peril and surprise, offering startling revelations and sudden expansions of the heart and mind."--Lynne Sharon Schwartz United with a long-lost teenage daughter, a retired Navy underwater repair specialist investigates a mysterious list his father had written just before his death. Some of the items are crossed off, but one of the unfinished tasks haunts him: "Write letter to Billy." What had his father planned to tell him? What he learns changes his life forever. Influenced by D.H. Lawrence, William Faulkner, and Charles Dickens, Toby Olson's pointed examination of memory and consciousness illustrates how the unraveling of external mystery leads to self discovery. Toby Olson, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction, has published eight books of fiction and twenty-two books of poetry. His work has appeared in over two hundred newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Olson's novels include "At Sea," "Dorit in Lesbos, Utah, " and "The Woman Who Escaped from Shame." He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and North Truro, Massachusetts. Features Summary In this literary adventure tale, Bill teaches deep sea diving to his daughter and discovers deep secrets about his own past. Author Toby Olson Publisher Coffee House Press Release date 20001001 Pages 407 ISBN 1-56689-103-5 ISBN 13 978-1-56689-103-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Read the novelisation of the hit film starring Kiera Knightley and Jonathathan Rhys Meyers. Jess just wants to play football but her wedding-obsessed parents have other ideas so she hides it from them. But when Jess and her friend Jules join a ladies team and get spotted by a talent scout, it all kicks off...Bend it Like Beckham is now a West End musical - opening in London in May 2015. Features Summary If you're 18, love Beckham and can bend a ball like him the world's your oyster, right? Wrong. If you're Jess - 18, Indian and a girl - forget it. Author Narinder Dhami Publisher Hodder Children's Books Release date 20020418 Pages 167 ISBN 0-340-86094-4 ISBN 13 978-0-340-86094-6