Outskirts

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Coined by National Trust co-founder Octavia Hill at the end of the nineteenth century, the phrase 'Green Belt' originally formed part of an impassioned plea to protect the countryside. By the late 1950s, those idealistic Victorian notions had developed into something more complex and divisive. Green Belts became part of the landscape and psyche of post-war Britain, but would lead to conflicts at every level of society - between conservationists and developers, town and country, politicians and people, nimbys and the forces of progress.Growing up on 'the last road in London' on an estate at the edge of the woods, John Grindrod had a childhood that mirrored these tensions. His family, too, seemed caught between two worlds: a wheelchair-bound mother who glowed in the dark; a father who was traumatised by chicken and was eventually done in by an episode of Only Fools and Horses; two brothers - one sporty, one agoraphobic - and an unremarkable boy on the edge of it all discovering something magical.The first book to tell the story of Britain's Green Belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring evocation of the natural world, and a poignant tale of growing up in a place, and within a family, like no other. Features Summary A captivating nature memoir telling the story of Britain's Green Belt, our national obsession with the countryside, and the author's childhood. Author John Grindrod Publisher Sceptre Release date 20170525 Pages 368 ISBN 1-4736-2502-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-2502-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A lady of the blood house has had her mind trapped in a strange alien body. Hiding on the outskirts of her kingdom until she learns that an alien monster pretending to be her taken her place. BRANDON GRAHAM (KING CITY, PROPHET,ISLAND) and MARIAN CHURCHLAND (BEAST) Bring you Sharp genderqueer knights, blood magic, death gods, astral projection, and a goose. Collects ARCLIGHT #1-4 Features Summary A lady of the blood house has had her mind trapped in a strange alien body. Hiding on the outskirts of her kingdom until she learns that an alien monster pretending to be her has taken her place. Author Marian Churchland (Visual artist), Brandon Graham (Visual artist), Brandon Graham (Author) Publisher Image Comics Release date 20170307 Pages 128 ISBN 1-5343-0097-X ISBN 13 978-1-5343-0097-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In a neighborhood on Chicago's outskirts, Fabio and Lucia Comingo have built a new American life--and struggle to comprehend the influences that distract and change their restless young sons. Through this masterful evocation of a time and place, Tony Romano, the acclaimed author of "When the World Was Young," brings a first-generation Italian American family vividly and poignantly alive in closely related tales at once joyous, heartbreaking, and honest. Weaving two dozen stories into a stunning, cohesive family history, Romano gives readers hope for togetherness amid the painful generational cycle of loss and redemption--as children grow and learn, and decide which treasures of cultural inheritance they will cherish. Features Summary In a neighborhood on Chicago's outskirts, Fabio and Lucia Comingo have built a new American life--and struggle to comprehend the influences that distract and change their restless young sons... Author Tony Romano Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20081222 Pages 272 ISBN 0-06-085794-3 ISBN 13 978-0-06-085794-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours When Karl wakes up in a dilapidated house on the outskirts of a South African mining town, he does not know who or where he is, but it¿s clear that the townsfolk know him. Next door lives a ten-year-old boy, Henry. Henry¿s father is a violent drug-dealer, his mother helpless in protecting them against him. A gap in the hedge between the two houses allows Henry to slip into Karl¿s yard, and Karl and Henry strike up a gentle friendship as glimpses of Karl¿s troubled past and his time in the army emerge. When a drug deal goes wrong, Henry¿s mother is killed. His father unceremoniously dumps her body in a disused mineshaft, but a murder investigation ensues after the body is discovered. All is not as it seems, however, and in a powerful climax the real connection between Henry and Karl is revealed. Features Summary When Karl wakes up in a dilapidated house on the outskirts of a South African mining town, he does not know who or where he is, but it’s clear that the townsfolk know him... Author Johan Vlok Louw Publisher Umuzi Release date 20170731 Pages 232 ISBN 1-4152-0891-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4152-0891-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In 1977, Innes Haldane was one of seven extremely dysfunctional teenagers incarcerated in the Unit, an avant-garde psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Edinburgh. There, she and her fellow inmates were forced into each other's lives, exposed to each other's pasts, and now share a collective memory. Since then, they have spent their adult lives trying to forget the unspeakable acts that sent them there and the terrible secret that occurred behind its walls... until a message on Innes's answering machine with a voice from the past interrupts the quiet life she has tried so hard to make for herself. There is a murderer stalking the former inmates, and the only way for them to save themselves is by reuniting -- no matter what the emotional cost. If the killer doesn't shatter their new lives, the memories being brought back to light just might. Now Innes must contact the others before someone else finds them first.... Features Summary In 1977, Innes Haldane was one of seven extremely dysfunctional teenagers incarcerated in the Unit, an avant-garde psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Edinburgh... Author Sue Walker Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20060103 Pages 307 ISBN 0-06-083265-7 ISBN 13 978-0-06-083265-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Eve is putting her life together again. Her partner has walked out on her. She's moved into a tiny flat on the outskirts of Dublin. She has no job. But she does have her beloved baby daughter - and there's a little playground across the street. It's a tired spot for teenagers and tramps, but Eve is determined to make this new life work. Alongside her interfering lodger and a group of local mums she swings into action to make the playground the heart of the community. But not all games are innocent - and not all friends are true. When a terrible accident is blamed on her, Eve must forge her own independence - and realise that the playground is not a place to hide from adulthood. Features Summary A funny and moving novel about a single mother finding her independence. Author Julia Kelly Publisher Quercus Publishing Release date 20140904 Pages 288 ISBN 1-84916-256-5 ISBN 13 978-1-84916-256-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days A puzzling phone call shatters a writer's routine. An enigmatic female voice extends an invitation to take part in Documenta, the legendary contemporary art exhibition held every five years in Kassel, Germany. The writer's mission will be to transform himself into a living art installation, by sitting down to write every morning in a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of town. Once in Kassel, the writer is surprised to find himself overcome by good cheer. As he strolls through the city, spurred on by his spontaneous, quirky response to art, he begins to make sense of the wonders that surround him. 'A writer who has no equal in the contemporary landscape of the Spanish novel' Roberto Bolano 'Vila-Matas's work made a tremendous impression on me' Paul Auster Features Summary An enigmatic female voice extends an invitation to take part in Documenta, the legendary contemporary art exhibition held every five years in Kassel, Germany... Author Enrique Vila-Matas (Author), Anne McLean (Translator), Anna Milsom (Translator) Publisher Vintage Release date 20170831 Pages 240 ISBN 0-09-959784-5 ISBN 13 978-0-09-959784-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Little Lucy Snow was supposed to attend a prestigious elementary school; however, a macabre twist of fate finds her enrolled instead at Miss Weaver's Academy for the Scientifically Gifted and Ethically Unfettered, also known as Hollow Fields. Located on the outskirts of Nullsville and run by the insidious Engineers, the grim boarding school dedicates itself to raising the next generation of mad scientists and evil geniuses! Classes include Live Taxidermy, Cross-Species Body Part Transplantation, and Killer Robot Construction. For her own survival, Lucy must master her lessons quickly - at the end of each week, the student with the lowest grades is sent to the old windmill for detention... and so far, no child has ever returned. Features Summary Little Lucy Snow was supposed to attend a prestigious elementary school however, a macabre twist of fate finds her enrolled instead at Miss Weavers Academy for the Scientifically Gifted and Ethically Unfettered... Author Madeleine Rosca Publisher Seven Seas P.,N.Y. Release date 20171003 Pages 180 ISBN 1-62692-565-8 ISBN 13 978-1-62692-565-6

   The Secret of Crickley Hall by JAMES HERBERT  Large Hardcover with Dustjacket - 230mm/23cm Spine (This is NOT a Small Book Club Hardcover) Printed by MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS in 2006 Book Condition: Appears Unread - Near Fine Condition First Edition 6th Printing Copyright 2006 Total:600 pages ISBN 1-4050-0520-3  /  9781405 00203 THIS HARDCOVER MAY BE LISTED AS SECONDHAND, BUT THIS HARDCOVER WAS ONLY PURCHASED AS PART OF MY COLLECTION AND REMAINS UNREAD AND THEREFORE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION***    The Secret of Crickley Hall by JAMES HERBERT The Caleighs have had a terrible year... They need time and space, while they await the news they dread. Gabe has brought his wife, Eve, and daughters, Loren and Cally, down to Devon, to the peaceful seaside village of Hollow Bay. He can work and Eve and the kids can have some peace and quiet and perhaps they can try, as a family, to come to terms with what’s happened to them...   Crickley Hall is an unusually large house on the outskirts of the village at the bottom of Devil's Cleave, a massive tree-lined gorge - the stuff of local legend. A river flows past the front garden. It's perfect for them... if a bit gloomy. And Chester, their dog, seems really spooked at being away from home. And old houses do make sounds. And it's constantly cold. And even though they shut the cellar door every night, it’s always open again in morning…     The Secret of Crickley Hall is James Herbert’s finest novel to date. It explores the darker, more obtuse territories of evil and the supernatural. With brooding menace and rising tension, he masterfully and relentlessly draws the reader through to the ultimate revelation – one that will stay to chill the mind long after the book has been laid aside.        

Used book in good condition (Re-print 2011) Ever since Declan Fitzgerald saw dilapidated Manet Hall, on the outskirts of New Orleans, he's been enchanted - and obsessed - by it. Determined to restore the rooms to their former splendour, Declan begins the daunting renovation. But spending his days in total isolation in the empty house is taking its toll. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and Declan starts seeing visions of terrible grief and horror from long ago. With every day that passes, the house tightens its hold.So when he meets the alluring Angelina Simone, he's glad of the distraction. But Angelina has her own surprising connection to Manet Hall - a connection that will help Declan uncover a secret that's been buried for a hundred years.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs comes the next thrilling Alpha and Omega novel - an extraordinary fantasy adventure set in the world of Mercy Thompson but with rules of its own... Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan and J. R. Ward. 'Patricia Briggs is an incredible writer' Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling series 'Patricia Briggs is amazing... Her Alpha and Omega novels are fantastic' Fresh Fiction Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham face a threat like no other - one that lurks too close to home... They are the wild and the broken. The werewolves too damaged to live safely among their own kind. For their own good, they have been exiled to the outskirts of Aspen Creek, Montana. Close enough to the Marrok's pack to have its support; far enough away to not cause any harm. With their Alpha out of the country, Charles and Anna are on call when an SOS comes in from the fae mate of one such wildling. Heading into the mountainous wilderness, they interrupt the abduction of the wolf - but can't stop blood from being shed. Now Charles and Anna must use their skills - his as enforcer, hers as peacemaker - to track down the attackers, reopening a painful chapter in the past that springs from the darkest magic of the witchborn... Discover this page-turning Alpha and Omega novel, from the queen of urban fantasy Patricia Briggs. Praise for Patricia Briggs: 'I love these books!' Charlaine Harris 'The best new fantasy series I've read in years' Kelley Armstrong 'Patricia Briggs never fails to deliver an exciting, magic and fable filled suspense story' Erin Watt, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Royals series 'It is always a joy to pick up a new Briggs novel... Briggs hits another one out of the park!' RT Book Reviews The Alpha and Omega Novels Cry Wolf Hunting Ground Fair Game Dead Heat Burn Bright The Mercy Thompson novels Moon Called Blood Bound Iron Kissed Bone Crossed Silver Marked Frost Burned Night Broken Fire Touched Silence Fallen Storm Cursed Sianim series Aralorn: Masques and Wolfsbane Features Summary A new page-turning adventure in the compelling Alpha and Omega series, from No. 1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy author Patricia Briggs Author Patricia Briggs Publisher Orbit Release date 20180222 Pages 308 ISBN 0-356-50600-2 ISBN 13 978-0-356-50600-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A souvenir guide in Japanese to London and its outskirts. It is packed with colour photographs and information that capture the best sights on offer in this fabulous capital city. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel. Features Summary London is one of the world's most exhilarating cities: beautiful, historical and cultured. Author Gavan Naden Publisher Pitkin Publishing Release date 20080601 Pages 64 ISBN 1-84165-252-0 ISBN 13 978-1-84165-252-8