Village paperback

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. This reader is based on the animated movie The Smurfs: The Lost Village about Smurfette and her brothers as they race against Gargamel in the Enchanted Forest to save The Lost Village. The Smurfs: The Lost Village is one of five readers based on the film. Features Summary This reader is based on the animated movie The Smurfs: The Lost Village about Smurfette and her brothers as they race against Gargamel in the Enchanted Forest to save The Lost Village. Author Fiona Davis Publisher Mary Glasgow Magazines Release date 20170803 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4071-6988-2 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-6988-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Two women. Two villages. Different destinies. Odeta's life has shrunk to a daily round of drudgery, running her father's grocery store in a remote Albanian village. One day a stranger from Tirana walks into the shop and promises her a new career in London. Odeta's life is about to change, but not in the way she expected. Journalist Kate lives on a quiet London street and seems to have a perfect life but she worries about her son Ben, who struggles to make friends. Kate blames the internet and disconnects her family from the online world so they can get to know their neighbours. On a visit to her home village in Wales, Kate is forced to confront a secret from her past. But greater danger lies closer to home. Perhaps Kate's neighbours are not the friendly community they seem. Features Summary Odeta's life has shrunk to a daily round of drudgery, running her father's store in a remote Albanian village. When a stranger promises her a new career in London... Author Helen Matthews Publisher Hashtag Press Release date 20170112 Pages 336 ISBN 0-9957806-8-4 ISBN 13 978-0-9957806-8-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days With this fun activity book with stickers, children can plunge into the new adventures of the new “Smurfs and the Lost Village” movie. They will have fun recreating scenes with plenty of super stickers, discover intruders, find differences, cross labyrinths and develop skills like observation, drawing and colouring... thanks to this book full of exciting Smurf activities. Features Summary Plunge into the new adventures of the “Smurfs and the Lost Village” movie. Have fun recreating scenes with plenty of super stickers, discover intruders... Author Editions Caramel Publisher Human & Rousseau Release date 20170417 Pages 16 ISBN 0-7981-7601-6 ISBN 13 978-0-7981-7601-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Madewell Brown walked into the village on a hot, dry day in 1946. A solitary black man with one arm longer than the other, he had never found a place for himself. Never, that is, until he had painted his own history on the interior walls of his adobe house in Guadalupe. Fifty years later, Will Sawyer's truck runs out of gas, and as he walks that same long road back into town he knows it's best to keep his eyes on the ground. But he doesn't understand the town's long history of displacement or the difficulty of truly fitting in there, until he hears the story of the dead girl found hanging from Las Manos Bridge. In Perdido, Rick Collignon returns to the same magical village he first introduced in The Journal of Antonio Montoya. In Perdido, Collignon returns to the same magical town he first introduced in The Journal of Antonio Montoya. Once again mixing present and past, living and dead, he delivers a forthright and unflinching examination of race, belonging, and identity. With this novel, Collignon shows that a powerful new voice in American fiction has arrived. Features Summary Madewell Brown walked into the village on a hot, dry day in 1946. A solitary black man with one arm longer than the other, he had never found a place for himself... Author Rick Collignon Publisher Unbridled Books Release date 20100506 Pages 232 ISBN 1-60953-028-4 ISBN 13 978-1-60953-028-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief, and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuki and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! In another world, ninja are the ultimate power - and in the village of Konohagakure live the stealthiest ninja in the world. But twelve years ago Konohagakure was attacked by a fearsome threat - a nine-tailed fox demon which claims the life of the Hokage, the village champion. Today, peace has returned, and a troublemaking orphan named Uzumaki Naruto is struggling to graduate from the Ninja Academy. His goal: to become the next Hokage. But unknown to Naruto and his classmates, within him is a terrifying force... Features Summary Viz Media, the number 1 manga publisher in the world, and Simon & Schuster UK are proud to annouce a new publishing programme bringing the best in manga to the British market. Author Masashi Kishimoto (Author), Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator) Publisher Viz Media, Subs. Of Shogakukan, Inc Release date 20030816 Pages 186 ISBN 1-56931-900-6 ISBN 13 978-1-56931-900-0

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(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) A few weeks after the planes crashed into the World Trade Centre on 9/11, LA Times journalist Megan Stack was thrust into Afghanistan and Pakistan, dodging gunmen and prodding warlords for information. She then travelled to other war ravaged countries of the Middle East including Israel and Libya, witnessing and telling the stories of the changing Muslim world. Stack relates her initial wild excitement and her slow disillusionment as the cost of violence outweighs the elusive promise of freedom and democracy. She reports from under bombardment in Lebanon; records the raw pain of suicide bombings in Israel; and one by one, marks the deaths and disappearance of those she interviews. Every Man in This Village is a Liar is a deeply human memoir about the wars of the twenty first century. Beautiful, savage and unsettling, it is an indispensible book of our times. Format:Paperback Pages:272

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days New in paperback. Kaito is stronger than all the other boys in his village. Because no one can beat him at wrestling, he sets off to the city to compete in the world-famous Sumo wrestling tournament. But on the way he meets a girl called Hana, who is even stronger. Hana offers to train Kaito - with amazing results. Features Summary Kaito is very strong - stronger than all the other boys in his village. No one can beat him at wrestling, and one day he sets out to the city to try his skill at the world-famous Sumo wrestling tournament. Author Jessica Souhami Publisher Frances Lincoln Childrens Books Release date 20150402 Pages 32 ISBN 1-84780-603-1 ISBN 13 978-1-84780-603-1

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 - 11 working days Shortlisted for Creative Scotland Book of the Year Award 2010, "I Love You, Goodbye" brilliantly captures the exhilaration, confusion and frustration of relationships. Tracking the interconnected lives of four characters living in a small Scottish village, Rogerson explores the different ways in which people, of various backgrounds, cultures and ages, approach love. Skillfully entwining observations of life in the Scottish Highlands, examinations of love in its various stages, and characterization that draws the reader in from the very first page, this is a novel that, though set in the most specific of locations, strives to answer a universal question: what is love? Features Summary Captures the exhilaration, confusion and frustration of relationships. Tracking the interconnected lives of four characters living in a small Scottish village... Author Cynthia Rogerson Publisher Black And White Publishing Release date 20120227 Pages 256 ISBN 1-84502-435-4 ISBN 13 978-1-84502-435-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book. Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world. When a trip to Texas as part of a rare cultural exchange opened his eyes to life and love beyond China's borders, he defected to the United States in an extraordinary and dramatic tale of Cold War intrigue. Told in his own distinctive voice, this is Li's inspirational story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer, and one of the world's greatest ballet dancers. Features Summary Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.. Author Li Cunxin Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20090402 Pages 412 ISBN 0-14-104022-X ISBN 13 978-0-14-104022-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days If war is madness, how can love survive? Yugoslavia, summer 1979. A new village. A new life. But eight-year-old Miro knows the real reason why his family moved from the inland city of Knin to the sunkissed village of Ljeta on the Dalmatian Coast, a tragedy he tries desperately to forget. The Ljeta years are happy ones, though, and when he marries his childhood sweetheart, and they have a baby daughter, it seems as though life is perfect. However, storm clouds are gathering above Yugoslavia. War breaks out, and one split-second decision destroys the life Miro has managed to build. Driven by anger and grief, he flees to Dubrovnik, plunging himself into the hard-bitten world of international war reporters. There begins a journey that will take him ever deeper into danger: from Dubrovnik, to Sarajevo, to the worst atrocities of war-torn Bosnia, Miro realises that even if he survives, there can be no way back to his earlier life. The war will change him, and everyone he loves, forever. Features Summary A bold, dark, romantic debut set in war-torn 1990s Croatia, for fans of Victoria Hislop and Louis de Bernieres. Author Annabelle Thorpe Publisher Quercus Publishing Release date 20160421 Pages 384 ISBN 1-78429-948-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78429-948-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days The children of Mivtown have grown up hearing the legend of the monsters of the loch. But it's only a story - a warning to stay away from the water. Then strange things start happening in the village. Effie's rabbit Buster escapes from a locked hutch, her mum disappears without trace and slugs start to infest her home. Along with her best friend Finn, Effie begins to hunt for clues to solve the mysteries of Mivtown. Could this all be connected to the legend? Is it really just a story or is there something lurking in those deep, dark waters? Features Summary The children of Mivtown have grown up hearing the legend of the monsters of the loch. But it's only a story - a warning to stay away from the water. Then strange things start happening in the village. Author Polly Ho-Yen Publisher Corgi Childrens Release date 20160621 Pages 272 ISBN 0-552-56917-8 ISBN 13 978-0-552-56917-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days In a small village in northern Greece, local residents participate in an annual religious festival called 'Anastenaria'. During the festival, believers walk across fire to test their faith and receive blessings from religious figures. Will all the participants make it across the fire? How will their firewalk affect them? Features Summary In a small village in northern Greece, local residents participate in an annual religious festival called Anastenaria. During the festival, believers walk across fire to test their faith and receive blessings from religious figures... Author Rob Waring (Author), National Geographic (Author) Publisher Heinle-Cengage ELT Release date 20090602 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4240-1139-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4240-1139-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days It's fall, and the village's harvest festival is under way. The adventurers spend the time in their own ways: Priestess busy with her duties at the temple, High Elf Archer pouting over a certain turn of events, and Dwarf Shaman and Lizard Priest helping with festival preparations. Goblin Slayer also spends the days without incident, but what is lurking behind the dwindling requests to exterminate goblins, his three visitors, and the upcoming festival? Features Summary It's fall, and the village's harvest festival is under way. The adventurers spend the time in their own ways: Priestess busy with her duties at the temple... Author Kumo Kagyu (Author), Noboru Kannatuki (Cover artist), Noboru Kannatuki (Visual artist) Publisher Yen Press Release date 20170821 Pages 208 ISBN 0-316-55323-9 ISBN 13 978-0-316-55323-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days An engaging classroom playscript. In 1692, 19 people were executed for witchcraft and the whole village was engulfed in fear. But what actually happened in Salem? This play re-tells the Witch Trials by combining historical evidence with a healthy dose of imagination, and exploring the build-up of hysteria in the village. It covers important issues of prejudice and peer pressure, gang mentality, suspicion and fear. A more accessible version of events, Salem is ideal for preparation work for The Crucible. It also acts as an interesting comparison text to Miller's play, placing emphasis on different events and characters. New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing. Features Summary A re-telling of the "Salem Witch Trials" which explores historical evidence and is useful for cross-curricular work. This work is suitable for exploring themes of tolerance and prejudice... Author David Calcutt Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20070611 Pages 120 ISBN 0-19-832103-1 ISBN 13 978-0-19-832103-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE PAST. Fergus's world changes forever the day his car crashes near the village of Allingley. Traumatised by his near-death experience, he stays to work at the local stables as he recovers. He will discover a gentler pace of life, fall in love - and be targeted for human sacrifice. Clare Harvey's life will never be the same either. The archaeologist's dream find - the peat-preserved body of a Saxon warrior - is giving her nightmares. She can tell that the warrior was ritually murdered, and that the partial skeleton lying nearby is that of a young woman; their tragic story is unfolding in her head every time she goes to sleep. Fergus discovers that his crash is linked to the excavation, and that the countryside harbours some dark secrets. As Clare's investigation reveals the full horror of a Dark Age war crime, Fergus and Clare seem destined to share the Saxon couple's bloody fate. Features Summary A contemporary supernatural thriller. Fergus's world changes forever the day his car crashes near the village of Allingley. Traumatised by his near-death experience... Author Geoffrey Gudgion Publisher Solaris Release date 20130912 ISBN 1-78108-136-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78108-136-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The architect Klaus Lehmann loves his wife, Elsa, with a passion that continues throughout their married life despite long periods of separation. Almost half a century after Lehmann's death in the village of Steerborough, a young woman, Lily, arrives to research his life and work. Pouring over Klaus's letters to Elsa, Lily pieces together the story of their lives together and apart. And alone in her rented cottage by the sea, she begins to sense an absence in her own life that may not be filled by simply going home. The Sea House is the story of the village of Steerborough and the marshes and the sea beyond. It is the story of one generation living in the footprints of another; of a landscape shaped by lives, and lives shaped by landscape. With characteristic skill and a new depth and range, Esther Freud explores the twisting paths that people take -- and the places where those paths meet.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. Features Summary Exploring the twisting paths people take, "The Sea House" is the story of one generation living in the footprints of another; a landscape shaped by lives... Author Esther Freud Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20050412 Pages 288 ISBN 0-06-056550-0 ISBN 13 978-0-06-056550-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days When a decapitated head is seen floating down the river in the Devon village of Aller, the rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, and the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer. Whilst many chase false trails, it is left to Gervase Fen, Oxford don and amateur criminologist, to uncover the sordid truth. Equal parts compelling, witty and ingenuous, The Glimpses of the Moon is a classic example of great British detective fiction. Features Summary When a decapitated head is seen floating down the river in the Devon village of Aller, the rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, and the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer... Author Edmund Crispin Publisher Bloomsbury Reader Release date 20170831 Pages 363 ISBN 1-4482-1690-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4482-1690-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A huge international bestseller, this heartbreaking tale of a tiny Italian village during two World Wars will stay with you forever. Among the olive groves and vineyards of southern Italy, a boy and a girl are born, moments apart. Far away in the trenches of World War I, their fathers have just died. Now all the men in Vitantonio's family have been wiped out - all twenty-one. All except him. Growing up together, war seems far away for the two children. But Vitantonio's mother will do anything to protect her son from the curse of death that seems to hang over the family - and so she tells a lie. It is a lie that will bind Vitantonio and Giovanna, the girl who shares his birthday, together over the years. But as the clouds of another war begin to gather on the horizon, it may ultimately drive them apart... Features Summary A huge international bestseller, this heartbreaking tale of a tiny Italian village during two World Wars will stay with you forever. Far away in the trenches of World War I... Author Rafel Nadal Farreras Publisher Black Swan Release date 20180628 Pages 384 ISBN 1-78416-226-4 ISBN 13 978-1-78416-226-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days In three different novels James Lovegrove charts the course of Britain's future. Days: Days gigastore is seven storeys high, two-and-a-half kilometres to a side. Within its walls, you can buy anything and everything! For a price...Provender Gleed: The Families are monarchs, Mafia and movie stars rolled into one. When Provender Gleed is kidnapped by an anti-Familial revolutionary the future of the Gleeds, and of Europe, depends on the dark eyes and equally dark wit of a girl called Is. Untied Kingdom: After a series of disastrous political decisions the United Kingdom has fallen apart. Tiny communities rely on ancient traditions for their structure. In one village the mayor has styled himself the Green Man. But he is powerless to stop a raid on the village by a London based gang. Features Summary Modern Classics from a master of the genre. Author James Lovegrove Publisher Solaris Release date 20141204 Pages 800 ISBN 1-78108-266-9 ISBN 13 978-1-78108-266-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'A rebel French writer... a brilliant storyteller, a master craftsman and one of France's most original writers' Independent 'The Kites is a novel touched from beginning to end with grace, a great saga about the innate dignity of love that succeeds in the feat of being funny and poetic, tender and sharp, committed and fierce, with a touch of brilliance in the art of dialogue' Muriel Barbery, author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog A quiet village in Normandy, 1932. Ludo is ten years old and lives with his uncle, a kindly, eccentric creator of elaborate kites. One day, sitting in a strawberry field, Ludo meets the beautiful young Polish aristocrat Lila. And so begins Ludo's lifelong adventure of love and longing for Lila, who only begins to return his feelings just as Europe descends into the devastation of World War 2. After Poland and France fall, Lila and Ludo are separated. Ludo's friends in the village must find their own ways of resisting: the local restaurateur who is dedicated above all to France's haute cuisine, a Jewish brothel madam who sleeps with her unwitting enemies and Ludo, who cycles past the Nazis every day, passing on messages for the French Resistance - thinking always of Lila. Features Summary 'A rebel French writer... a brilliant storyteller, a master craftsman and one of France's most original writers' Independent 'The Kites is a novel touched from beginning to end with grace... Author Romain Gary Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20180503 Pages 320 ISBN 0-241-34561-8 ISBN 13 978-0-241-34561-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Fall in back in love with life in this gripping read about fate and second chances. The eagerly awaited new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Izzy has broken off her engagement to her feckless fiancee Kieran and returned to her childhood home - the sleepy village of Halfhidden. She soon realizes that life in the village is anything but peaceful - for one thing she's living with her mad aunt Debo and her pack of dogs, and for another, Izzy has a lot of unanswered questions. When she was a teenager, Izzy was involved in a terrible accident, involving various inhabitants of Halfhidden. As she sets out to discover what actually happened on the night of the accident, she realizes that her painful past is actually standing in the way of her future happiness. So when a handsome stranger comes to Halfhidden will she let love back into her life? Features Summary Fall in back in love with life in this gripping read about fate and second chances. The eagerly awaited new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Author Trisha Ashley Publisher AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Release date 20150618 Pages 404 ISBN 1-84756-279-5 ISBN 13 978-1-84756-279-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it's no surprise when young John Trenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade. Forced to flee England with a price on his head, John little guesses the adventures and trials he will have before he sees Moonfleet again or the change in his fortunes when he does. Features Summary A tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it's no surprise when young John Trenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade... Author John Meade Falkner (Author), F. Exell (Illustrator) Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20180403 Pages 336 ISBN 0-14-137762-3 ISBN 13 978-0-14-137762-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A new novel from internationally bestselling author Raymond E. Feist. The world of Garn once boasted five great kingdoms, until the King of Ithrace was defeated and every member of his family executed by Lodavico, the ruthless King of Sandura, a man with ambitions to rule the world. Ithrace's ruling family were the legendary Firemanes, and represented a great danger to the other kings. Now four great kingdoms remain, on the brink of war. But rumour has it that the newborn son of the last king of Ithrace survived, carried off during battle and sequestered by the Quelli Nacosti, a secret society whose members are trained to infiltrate and spy upon the rich and powerful throughout Garn. Terrified that this may be true, and that the child will grow to maturity with bloody revenge in his heart, the four kings have placed a huge bounty on the child's head. In the small village of Oncon, Declan is apprenticed to a master blacksmith, learning the secrets of producing the mythical king's steel. Oncon is situated in the Covenant, a neutral region lying between two warring kingdoms. Since the Covenant was declared, the region has existed in peace, until violence explodes as slavers descend upon the village to capture young men to press as soldiers for Sandura. Declan must escape, to take his priceless knowledge to Baron Daylon Dumarch, ruler of Marquensas, perhaps the only man who can defeat Lodavico of Sandura, who has now allied himself with the fanatical Church of the One, which is marching across the continent, imposing its extreme form of religion upon the population and burning unbelievers as they go. Meanwhile, on the island of Coaltachin, the secret domain of the Quelli Nacosti, three friends are being schooled in the deadly arts of espionage and assassination: Donte, son of one of the most powerful masters of the order; Hava, a serious girl with fighting abilities that can set any opponent on their back; and Hatu, a strange, conflicted lad in whom fury and calm war constantly, whose hair is a bright and fiery shade of red... Features Summary A new novel from internationally bestselling author Raymond E. Feist. Author Raymond E. Feist Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20190201 Pages 560 ISBN 0-00-726486-0 ISBN 13 978-0-00-726486-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Professor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life, he is determined to be miserable, but is tired of his existence and of the life he has chosen. When a series of unfortunate incidents forces him and his neighbour, Jan, together, he begins to realise the damage done by the accumulation of a lifetime's secrets and lies, and to comprehend his own shortcomings. Finally, Frederick Lothian has the opportunity to build something meaningful for the ones he loves. Humorous, poignant and galvanising, this is a novel about all kinds of extinction - natural, racial, national and personal - and what we can do to prevent them. Features Summary Professor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village... Author Josephine Wilson Publisher Profile Books Ltd Release date 20190124 Pages 320 ISBN 1-78816-077-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78816-077-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The first in an addictive young adult fantasy trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Elly Blake, perfect for fans of Red Queen and Throne of Glass.'If there is one epic fantasy series that you pick up next year, make sure it's this one.' - K-BOOKS'Fast-paced and brimming with magic and intrigue.' - Lori M. Lee, GATES OF THREAD AND STONEEnter a world where fire and ice are mortal enemies...Ruby is a Fireblood. In a land ruled by frost, her very existence is a crime. She's spent her whole life in hiding. Until the day Frostblood soldiers raid her village and kill her mother. The day she swears to avenge her people.She must travel deep into the heart of the enemy, to the court of the Frost King, with only the mysterious warrior Arcus - a Frostblood rebel - by her side. But with alliances between flame and ice strictly forbidden, is Arcus friend or foe?Ruby will only have one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who took everything from her. But she has no idea just how hot her fire will burn... Features Summary The first in a page-turning young adult series perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen and S.J. Maas's Throne of Glass. Author Elly Blake Publisher Hodder Paperback Release date 20170615 Pages 384 ISBN 1-4736-3518-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-3518-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days In a thin place, according to legend, the membrane separating this world from the spirit world is almost nonexistent. The small New England town of Varennes is such a place, and Kathryn Davis transports us there - revealing a surprising pageant of life as, in the course of one summer, Varennes' tranquillity is shattered by the arrival of a threatening outsider, worldly and otherworldly forces come into play, and a young local girl finds her miraculous gift for resurrecting the dead tested by the conflict between logic and wish. Features Summary In this acclaimed novel, now available in paperback, the prize-winning authorof "Versailles" tells the story of a small New England village unsettled by ayoung girl's unearthly gift.. Author Kathryn Davis Publisher Back Bay Books Release date 20070201 Pages 275 ISBN 0-316-01424-9 ISBN 13 978-0-316-01424-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Highams Park lies on the Greenwich Meridian, about ten miles from St Paul's Cathedral, but it is not easy to find it on a map. The old hamlet of Hale End is even more elusive, but is a vital community with its own identity. Early settlers came to the Great Forest of Waltham and, from the Tudor period to the Victorian era, the beautiful forest around Hale End, and its proximity to the City, appealed to Lord Mayors of London and wealthy merchant bankers. Epping Forest and the lake attracted day trippers, who came by rail to Hale End station, but the urban village of Highams Park only began to develop in the 20th century, when a plastics factory was established there. Suddenly shops, schools and affordable houses were being built for factory workers and City clerks, and a lively community was created. Fascinating people have always lived in the area, from Haldan in Saxon times to the designers of the Airship R101 and Concorde more recently. Charmingly written, this book will appeal to residents and social historians alike. Features Summary A history of Highams Park and Hale End, new in paperback Author M. L. Dunhill Publisher The History Press Ltd Release date 20190501 Pages 160 ISBN 0-7509-9190-9 ISBN 13 978-0-7509-9190-2

 We All Begin As Strangers by Harriet Cummings (Paperback)   It's 1984, and summer is scorching the ordinary village of Heathcote. What's more, a mysterious figure is slipping into homes through back doors and open windows. Dubbed 'the Fox', he knows everything about everyone - leaving curious objects in their homes, or taking things from them. When beloved Anna goes missing, the whole community believes the Fox is responsible. For the worried residents, finding Anna will be difficult - but stopping the Fox from exposing their darkest secrets might just be impossible..