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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Featuring rare and historic photographs, this book takes a pictorial look at a lost world of Edwardian streets, shops, cinemas and canals in West London's Paddington. Today the area is part of the City of Westminster and is a centre for transport, with the famous Paddington railway station, designed by celebrated engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, forming the terminus of the Great Western Railway. Comparison images from the present day show how times have changed, while a range of post-war scenes reveal Paddington as many will remember it. Grand Victorian townscapes and slummy byways are revealed in this entertaining and colourful compilation. Features Summary This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bayswater to Little Venice has changed and developed over the last two hundred or so years. Author Brian Girling Publisher Amberley Publishing Release date 20160310 Pages 96 ISBN 1-4456-4717-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4456-4717-3

The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman is a wonderful read for all those who enjoyed Mr Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Jasper Fford's The Eyre Affair or Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London. Librarian-spy Irene is working undercover in an alternative London when her assistant Kai goes missing. She discovers he's been kidnapped by the fae faction and the repercussions could be fatal. Not just for Kai, but for whole worlds. Kai's dragon heritage means he has powerful allies, but also powerful enemies in the form of the fae. With this act of aggression, the fae are determined to trigger a war between their people - and the forces of order and chaos themselves. Irene's mission to save Kai and avert Armageddon will take her to a dark, alternate Venice where it's always Carnival. Here Irene will be forced to blackmail, fast talk, and fight. Or face death. * CONTAINS BONUS EXTRA CONTENT - SECRETS FROM THE LIBRARY* Format:Paperback

The Past Does Not Give Its Secrets Up Easily... Years Ago, Emily's Childhood Nemesis, Emma Callum, Scandalised Society When She Eloped With An Italian Count. Now Her Father-In-Law Lies Murdered, And Her Husband Has Fled, Making Him The Prime Suspect. Alone In Her Empty Palazzo, Emma Realises There's No One She Can Turn To For Help But Emily, Who Leaves At Once For Venice, With Her Husband. When A Fifteenth-Century Ring Is Found In The Hand Of The Slain Man, The Mysteries Of Past And Present Become Entwined, And In Order To Find The Murderer, Emily Must First Unravel The Secret Of A Centuries-Old Love Affair... This product ships within 3-5 working days

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Two summers ago, Venice was dying and an 11-year-old girl made her first (so she thought) visit to the city where she instantly felt she belonged. Teodora, it transpired, was the undrowned child, destined to save Venice from its long-standing enemy, Bajamonte Tiepolo, the traitor. According to a long ago prophecy, Teo and Renzo (the studious son) were the only people equipped to defeat the baddened magic that the traitor brought to the stricken city. But they couldn't kill him - and so, subdued, but bitter, he returned to his shadowy existence. Now he's back. And in need of a new army, he sets his sights on London - who are weak with mourning the death of their Queen, Victoria. Teo and Renzo find themselves on board a ship for orphans whose course seems mysteriously set for London. Once again, destiny brings them face to face with their enemy, who will stop at nothing to destroy not only London and Venice but the children at the heart of the prophecy that binds him to his failure. Format:Paperback Pages:416

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days *Includes an exclusive extract of Erica's moving and life-affirming new novel, publishing in 2018!*Set in the beautiful city of Venice, a captivating novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summer at the Lake.Venice has been Lydia's home for many years, a place where she has found peace and fulfilment. Then one day she glimpses a young man's face in the crowd that threatens to change everything. He's a heart-stopping reminder of a dreadful secret she believed she had banished to the past...As a young child, Lydia and her sister were sent to live with grandparents they'd never even met before. It was a cruel and loveless new world for them and it forced Lydia to grow up fast. She learned to keep secrets and to trust sparingly, and through it all she was shadowed by grief and guilt.Now, twenty-eight years later, Lydia is persuaded to leave behind the safe new life she has created for herself and return to England to face the past. And maybe her future.The perfect escapist read for fans of Santa Montefiore and Katie Fforde. Features Summary A page-turning summer story that takes you away to the beautiful setting of Venice. Author Erica James Publisher Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20170713 Pages 544 ISBN 1-4091-7315-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4091-7315-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. '"Come along, Toto," she said. "We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again."' Swept away from her home in Kansas by a tornado, Dorothy and her dog Toto find themselves stranded in the fantastical Land of Oz. As instructed by the Good Witch of the North and the Munchkins, Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road to try to find her way to the Emerald City and the Wizard of Oz. With her companions the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, she experiences an adventure full of danger, friendship and magic. A much-loved children's classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz continues to delight readers young and old with its enchanting tale of witches, flying monkeys and silver shoes. Features Summary HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Author L. Frank Baum Publisher William Collins Publishing Release date 20160801 Pages 176 ISBN 0-00-819564-1 ISBN 13 978-0-00-819564-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The second novel from the acclaimed author of Kill the Father, a Richard and Judy 2017 Bookclub pick and Sunday Times bestseller, this thriller is multi-layered, complex, full of twists and turns and satisfyingly dark - one of those novels you just have to read late into the night. A high-speed train from Milan draws into the station in Rome, and an horrific discovery in one carriage rocks the city. Preliminary investigations are put in the hands of Deputy Police Commissioner Colomba Caselli. The police receive a message claiming responsibility for the act and announcing more murders to come, and they duly turn their attention to a small terrorist group of Islamic extremists. But investigator Dante Torre does not believe this angle. For him, this feels like a smokescreen concealing the actions of a killer who has a far more terrible motivation to continue. The trail leads to Berlin and Venice, where the waters of the Venetian Lagoon will turn blood red... `I thoroughly enjoyed Kill The Angel which is an intelligent, pulse pounding thriller. The plotting is clever with twist upon twist, the pace relentless and the characters interesting. It also has a readable style which keeps you turning the pages. An interesting, exciting read which I have no hesitation in recommending' Netgalley reviewer Praise for Kill the Father: 'Absolutely electrifying' Jeffery Deaver 'A thriller of the highest order. Highly recommended' Christopher Reich 'A mind-bending, stunningly original page-turner' Jonathan Kellerman `Absolutely electrifying' Jeffery Deaver `Absorbing, disturbing, clever, bizarre, original and brutal' The Times `Never loses its grip' Daily Mail 'An intelligent thriller... very entertaining' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express '[a] fascinatingly complex thriller' i newspaper `Sandrone Dazieri's intricate character-based thriller is undoubtedly a gripping read...a deliciously dark journey which provides a genuinely satisfying conclusion' Crime Scene `Ingenious' John Verdon `Don't be surprised if Kill the Father becomes the next Big Thing in international crime fiction' Booklist Features Summary Multi-layered, complex, full of twists and turns, satisfyingly dark - this is one of those thrillers you just have to read late into the night. From the author of Kill the Father... Author Sandrone Dazieri Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20180301 Pages 480 ISBN 1-4711-6552-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-6552-8

A thrilling and moving novel about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war, for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion...By the award-winning former Children's Laureate and author of War Horse. Dresden, 1945. Elizabeth and Karli's mother works at the zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. Then the zoo director tells her that the dangerous animals - including the elephants - must be shot before the town is bombed. Unable to give Marlene up, their mother moves her into the back garden to save her...and then the bombs start to fall. Their home destroyed, the whole family must flee the bombed-out city and through the perilous, snow-covered landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. It would be hard enough to do, without an elephant in tow... Format:Paperback Pages:0

 Birdsong (Paperback) Sebastian Faulks (Paperback)     Birdsong is a mesmerising story of love and war spanning three generations between WW1 and present day The wartime classic behind the BBC drama starring Eddie Redmayne THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 1910. Amiens, Northern France. Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman, arrives in the French city to stay with the Azaire family. He falls in love with unhappily married Isabelle and the two enter a tempestuous love affair. But, with the world on the brink of war, the relationship falters. With his love for Isabelle forever engraved on his heart, Stephen volunteers to fight on the Western Front and enters the unimaginable dark world beneath the trenches of No Man's Land. From award-winning writer Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong is an exceptionally moving and unforgettable portrait of the ruthlessness of war and the indestructability of love. `Magnificent - deeply moving' Sunday Times ---- Also available by Sebastian Faulks as part of the French trilogy series: The Girl at the Lion d'Or Charlotte Gray