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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Bob Bibby leads a guided tour of past and present Black Country canals to find the heartbeat of a part of the British Isles fondly caricatured for the eccentricity of its local accents but deserving of far more interest. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In 1997 the first female expedition walked to the North Pole. Amongst them were mother and daughter, Sue and Victoria Riches. Aged fifty, Sue was diagnosed as having breast cancer, which resulted in a mastectomy. This looks at their lives before and after the expedition, providing insight into the highs and lows of polar travel. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The inspiring story of the first people to ride mountain bikes across the vast deserts of Australia, the dangerous bushlands of Africa, and the mountains of South America Fed up and disillusioned with corporate life, Andy persuaded Tim to leave his job and cycle around the world-convinced there could be more to life. Their goal was to become the first people to ride mountain bikes unsupported across the three southern continents and, in doing so, to raise money for the charity Intermediate Technology. This is a fast-moving tale of self-discovery, full of adventure, conflict, humor, danger, and a multitude of colorful characters. Much more than a travelogue, it proves ordinary people can chase great dreams. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The laugh-out-loud new tale from the author of the No.1 bestseller The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay One turkey farm five wild colleagues and a barn full of mystery When jilted crime writer August Saunders returns from London to her roots in rural Wiltshire, she feels lost and lacking in inspiration. Determined to reignite her writing mojo, she responds to an advert for a shared workspace in a converted barn. At the Hub, with its ill-equipped gym, inedible catering and motley array of fellow users, including a matchmaker more interested in her own conquests and a TikToker with a dodgy nocturnal sideline, August is confronted with a real-life mystery to solve. Why is Max Ronson, the handsome but volatile owner, so evasive about his past? And who or what is he hiding on the premises? She is determined to find out but will her curiosity snuff out the spark of romance? Nicola May mixes mischief with mystery in a fast-paced rural romp that will make Futtingbrook Farm as beloved a location as Ferry Lane Market or Cockleberry Bay. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The stained-glass windows of Holy Trinity Church at Long Melford in Suffolk are one of the glories of Englands medieval heritage.Most stained glass from this period was destroyed in the Reformation, when the Tudor boy king Edward VI ordered religious imagery in churches to be destroyed, and later in the Civil War. The glass at Long Melford is a rare survival. Its mainly secular images show East Anglian dignitaries and their wives, some of them familiar names in the history of the Wars of the Roses, and provide an unparalleled record of 15th-century costumes, heraldry and hairstyles.The 36 line-drawn images based on the figures in the windows with an introduction on the history of Long Melford and a short biography of each character will provide hours of colouring entertainment for adults and children alike.Long Melfords stained glass is in urgent need of conservation. All proceeds from the sale of this book go to the restoration fund A colouring book for adults and children alike based on the 15th-century gentry immortalised in stained glass in the windows of Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford in Suffolk Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Part one of the bestselling trilogyDiscover Africa by bicycle in Book One of a childrens adaptation of Alastair Humphreys journey around the world.In this charming caricature of the authors own circumnavigation by bike, we meet Tom, an adventurous boy who feels there must be more to life than school.We follow him as he leaves England, cycling through Europe and all the way through Africa to the tip of South Africa. Along the way, young readers are introduced not only to the various fascinating landscapes he passes through, but also to the people who embrace him as he travels.With engaging illustrations and journal entries throughout, this delightful series provides an immersive experience for any young adventurer.Its entertaining but it also educates with its abundance of information, and is sure to inspire. A perfect choice for any parent of a would-be cycle adventurer. Womens CyclingAn enjoyable adventure story packed full of facts. Would make great discussion points for primary school kids if used as a class reader, and it is also cross-curricular, covering subjects such as geography, religion, languages and a number of other subjects. Book Zone For Boys Discover the world by bicycle in book one of a delightful children's adaptation of Alistair Humphrey's journey around the world Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Morgan-Jones, Tom (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The final part of the bestselling trilogy.Tom dreamed of being an adventurer. People told him he was crazy, so he decided to prove them wrong by cycling round the world.In Books One and Two, Tom crossed Europe and Africa, then pedalled through the Americas to Alaska. In Part Three, the final leg of his journey, he continues to have amazing experiences. He braves the freezing temperatures of Siberia, rides behind reindeer in Russia, floats in a Japanese pool watched by monkeys and follows the Great Wall of China. Finally, he bikes back home to England.Tom learns about the world, and himself, as he tackles this epic journey. Based on the author's own personal adventure, and with engaging illustrations, maps and handwritten journal entries throughout, The Boy Who Biked the World offers an immersive experience to any young adventurer.'It's entertaining but it also educates with its abundance of information, and is sure to inspire. A perfect choice for any parent of a would-be cycle adventurer.' Women's Cycling'An enjoyable adventure story packed full of facts. Would make great discussion points for primary school kids if used as a class reader, and it is also cross-curricular, covering subjects such as geography, religion, languages and a number of other subjects.' Book Zone For Boys Tom dreamed of being an adventurer. But people told him he was crazy, so he decided to prove them wrong by cycling round the world! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Morgan-Jones, Tom (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Part two of the bestselling trilogy.Tom dreamed of being an adventurer, but people told him he was crazy, so he decided to prove them wrong by cycling round the world.The first book of adventures followed Tom across Europe and through the mysterious landscapes of Africa.In Part Two, he pedals north from the tip of South America up through the Americas towards Alaska. He must contend with deserts, jungles and the massive mountains of the Andes. He meets grizzly bears, fascinating locals and even a memorable guinea pig. Tom learns about the world, and himself, as he tackles this epic journey.Based on the authors personal experiences and with engaging illustrations, maps and handwritten journal entries throughout, this book provides an immersive experience for any young adventurer.Its entertaining but it also educates with its abundance of information, and is sure to inspire. A perfect choice for any parent of a would-be cycle adventurer. Womens CyclingAn enjoyable adventure story packed full of facts. Would make great discussion points for primary school kids if used as a class reader, and it is also cross-curricular, covering subjects such as geography, religion, languages and a number of other subjects. Book Zone For Boys Tom dreamed of being an adventurer. But people told him he was crazy, so he decided to prove them wrong by cycling round the world Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Morgan-Jones, Tom (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Reprinted June 2013. This trade paperback is in excellent condition, with minimal wear visible on the cover. The binding is tight, and pages are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket is present, as issued. The illustrations remain vibrant and engaging, enhancing the reading experience. unknown (no dust jacket visible). Tom Morgan-Jones (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Up the Yukon without a Paddle Remarkable Time MagazineDorian Amos a painter from Cornwall and his wife decided that they were in need of adventure. Searching their world atlas, they decided to sell up and move to Canada in search of a new and better life.Having bought Pricey the car, Boris Lock their faithful dog, a canoe and their fishing equipment, they set off into the Yukon wilderness to find a place they could call home.After months of camping alone in the great outdoors where they encountered bears and madmen, they eventually arrived at Dawson City, site of one of the great gold rushes of the 20th century. Here they found a run-down log cabin in the nearby mountains and began a new and fascinating life one they had always known they wanted. Up the Yukon without a Paddle Remarkable Time Magazine Dorian Amos a painter from Cornwall and his wife decided that they were in need of adventure. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. From the bestselling author of the Cockleberry Bay and Ferry Lane Market series The sequel to Working It Out Ruby Matthews never expected to be starting over. But, after a sudden tragic loss, she questions whether she will ever be happy again.A chance encounter with handsome author Michael Bell throws her fragile heart into turmoil, while a dark family secret adds to her confusion. Only when she starts volunteering at the Bow Wow Club (Boyfriends of Widows, Wives of Widowers) does she begin to tackle her grief head on.Will she let love win? Or allow her past to continue to haunt her? In this charming sequel to Working It Out , youll laugh and cry as Ruby searches for inner peace. In this charming sequal to Working It Out will Ruby Mathhews let love win or allow her past to haunt her? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Why Mummy Drinks meets Bridget Jones. The first in the bestselling comedy series. Juliette is a new mother, but life isn't going the way she'd hoped. She doesn't live in a cottage with roses around the door. She doesn't own a rolling pin. And Daisy's out-of-work actor father still hasn't proposed. While Juliette sobs her way through sleepless nights and nappy changes, Nick drinks Guinness and plays computer games. Meanwhile, his helicopter mother is always on hand to find fault--with Juliette. At least when Nick pops the question, things will look up.won't they? With a supporting cast including Juliette's over-honest mother, potty-mouthed grandmother, militant hippy best friend, and handsome-but-scarred hotel magnate Alex Dalton, the first in Suzy K Quinn's hilarious, bestselling Bad Mother series is a sassy, uplifting, addictive treat. Juliette had a baby with Mr Not-Quite-Right. What next? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The final part in the bestselling series Something for everyone: romance, humour and a mystery. A fantastic end to a wonderful trilogy Lucy Mitchell All our favourite characters from Cockleberry Bay are back, including Hot, Rosa Smiths adorable dachshund, and his new-born puppies.Now successfully running the Cockleberry Cafe and wishing to start a family herself, Rosa feels the time is right to let her inherited corner shop go. However, her benefactor left one important legal proviso: that the shop cannot be sold, only passed on to somebody who really deserves it.Rosa is torn. How can she make such a huge decision? And will it be the right one? Once the news gets out, untrustworthy newcomers appear in the Bay, their motives uncertain. With the revelation of more secrets from Rosas family heritage, a new series of unpredictable and life-changing events begins to unfold.The Gift of Cockleberry Bay concludes this phenomenally successful series in typically brisk and bolshy style and will delight Rosas many thousands of fans. The final part in the best selling series Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Ruby Matthews has a plan. Twelve jobs in twelve months, until she finds the one of her dreams.From the bestselling author of the Cockleberry Bay and Ferry Lane Market series After redundancy, Ruby launches a mission to find the ideal job.Her year of gainful (and sometimes painful) employment includes: nannying in the South of France; dealing with embarrassing ailments in a Harley Street clinic; waiting tables in a buzzy Soho cafe; and meeting celebs of years gone by in a home for retired actors. And, although love is no longer top of her list, relationships start happening along the way which sees her handing out some P45s of her own.Will any of the jobs or men she meets see her dreams come true? Or will Ruby end up back where she started? Ruby Matthews has a plan. 12 jobs in 12 months, until she finds the one of her dreams. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 'A fantastic book with humanity and humour' Dr Phil Hammond Dr Emily Joy, a not-quite-qualified family doctor, arrives for two years at a remote hospital in Sierra Leone. There is no water, no electricity, no oxygen and no chocolate to treat her nasty case of unrequited love. The oranges are green, the bananas are black and her patients are, well, really poorly. Then the rebels invade. But green oranges give sweet orange juice and, if the people of Sierra Leone can remain so optimistic, so can Dr Em. Her poignant and often hilarious adventures show us how fulfilling volunteering can be even against the backdrop of civil war. Dr Emily Joy, a not-quite-qualified family doctor, arrives for two years at a remote hospital in Sierra Leone; no water, electricity or oxygen. The oranges are green, the bananas are black, her patients are really poorly. Dr Em's poignant, often hilarious adventures show us how fulfilling volunteering can be, even against the backdrop of civil war Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. SHORTLISTED: New Angle Prize SHORTLISTED: East Anglian Book Awards SHORTLISTED: Chicken House Competition How dark were the Dark Ages? Joss is about to find out.When his mum burns down their house on the Whitehorse estate after too many vodkas, sixteen-year-old Joss is sent to live with welcoming foster-carers in a sleepy Suffolk village.The place is steeped in history, as streetwise Joss learns first-hand when a bike accident pitches him back more than a thousand years to the Anglo-Saxon encampment of Haegelisdun. He is soon living in the village: tending the fields, eating lumpy porridge and dense bread and sleeping on a rock-hard bed. But he has read his history, so he knows his new friends Aesc, Merwenna and Leofric as well as his thuggish rival Wuffa are in peril from a forthcoming Viking invasion.Risking execution by mistrustful Anglo-Saxon warriors as well as slaughter by the Danes, can he warn the doomed King Edmund in time? And what will it mean for Josss troubled family and his turbulent relationship with new girlfriend Alice if he ever gets home? SHORTLISTED: New Angle Prize SHORTLISTED: East Anglian Book Awards SHORTLISTED: Chicken House Competition How dark were the Dark Ages? Joss is about to find out. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Alex Hickman goes in search of adventure as a news correspondent in the Balkans. He finds himself surrounded by key political figures, watching on as corruption and scandal take over the country.Haunted by his late father's thirst for adventure, Alex Hickman persuaded his local newspaper that it needed a Balkan correspondent. Talking his way into besieged Sarajevo, he watched as the city's fragile ceasefire fell apart. A series of chance encounters took him to Albania and a bizarre appointment with the government. Thrown into an alliance with the country's colorful dissident leader, he found himself occupying a ringside seat as corruption and scandal spilled the country into chaos. This is a moving story of one man's search for his father's legacy among the mountains and ruin of Europe's oldest, and most mysterious corner. Alex Hickman goes in search of adventure as a news correspondent in the Balkans. He finds himself surrounded by key political figures, watching on as corruption and scandal take over the country. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. One day, as I returned from the shops on my bike, laden down with six precariously wobbling carrier bags of food for my three teenage sons, an idea began sneaking into my mind. It was like a virus which had lain dormant for years, and suddenly it burst forth into a fully fledged outbreak. I would go cycling!Gwen Maka, a forty-something Englishwoman, was told by everyone that her dream of cycling from Seattle to Costa Rica, across the deserts, over the Rocky Mountains, and into the sub-tropics of Central America, was impossible. Riding With Ghosts is her frank but never too serious account of her epic 7,500-mile trip.She handles exhaustion, climatic extremes, lechers and a permanently saddle-sore bum in a gutsy, hilarious way. Her journey, intertwined with the legends of past events, is a testament to the power of determination. Riding with Ghosts is Gwen's frank but never too serious account of her 7,500 mile cyclling tour Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. James Salisbury, owner of a British car manufacturer, plows his "self-drive'" car into a young family, with deadly consequences. Will the industry, poised to launch these products, close ranks to cover things up? If it is proved that James was driving the car he may go to prison. But if he is found innocent, the business he has spent most of his life building, and his dream of safer transport for all, may collapse. Lawyers Judith Burton and Constance Lamb team up once again, this time to defend a man who may not want to go free. A death is caused by a driverless car. Burton & Lamb investigate. The third courtroom thriller with an AI twist from solicitor-turned-crime writer Abi Silver Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A bonus installment from the author of the best-selling Cockleberry Bay trilogyFrom the author of the BESTSELLING Cockleberry Bay trilogyMeet old and new characters in the Bay for Christmas fun and frolics.With both the Corner Shop and Cockleberry Cafe in safe hands, Rosa turns her attention to Neds Gift, the charity set up in memory of the great-grandfather who turned her life around.Over at the Ship Hotel, Lucas has his work cut out with his devious new girlfriend and the mystery poisoning of an anonymous hotel inspector. Will the hotel still get its 3-star Seaside Rosette?Will Mary find true love at last? Can Titch cope with the demands of the shop and being heavily pregnant. And can Rosa, with a baby of her own, pull off the Cockleberry Bay Charity Christmas Concert in time?Christmas in Cockleberry Bay is a festive delight for fans of Rosa and her cheeky mini dachshund Hot, delivering a feast of unpredictable events and surprises. A bonus installement from the author of the best-selling Cockleberry Bay trilogy Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The feel-good story we all need right now - Popsugar A cow looks out to sea, dreaming of a life that involves grass.Jan is also looking out to sea. Hes in Goa, dreaming of the thief who stole his heart (and his passport) forty-six years ago. Back then, fate kept bringing them together, but lately it seems to have given up.Jan has not. In his long search he has travelled the world, tangling with murderers and pick-pockets and accidentally holding a whole Russian town at imaginary gunpoint. Now he thinks if he just waits and does nothing, fate may find it easier to reunite them if only he can shake off an annoying teenager who wont go away. But then, perhaps an annoying teenager is exactly what Jan needs to help him find his old flame?Featuring a menagerie of creatures, each with its own story to tell, We Are Animals is a comic Homeric odyssey with shades of Jonas Jonassons Hundred-Year-Old Man. A quirky, heart-warming tale of lost love, unlikely friendships and the mysteries of fate, it moves and delights in equal measure. A quriky Homeric odyssey with shades of Jonas Jonsson's Hundred-Year-Old Man which will move and delight in equal measure Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Was virtual killing just the beginning? When eminent psychiatrist Dr Liz Sullivan is found dead in her bed, suspicion falls on local gamer and YouTube celebrity Jaden JD Dodds.Did he target her because of her anti-gaming views and the work she undertook to expose the dangers of playing online games? And what was her connection with Valiant, an independent game manufacturer about to hit the big time, and its volatile boss?Judith Burton and Constance Lamb team up once more to defend JD when no one else is on his side. Just because he makes a living killing people on screen doesnt mean hed do it in real life. Or does it? Just because Jaden Dodds makes a living killing people on screen doesnt mean hed do it in real life. Or does it? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A vastly entertaining screwball comedy Washington PostDecluttering her tiny New York apartment, Daphne Maritch decides to throw out any belongings that do not spark joy.These include a high-school yearbook inherited from her school teacher mother, June, to whom the class of 68 dedicated the volume. June in turn attended every class reunion, scribbling notes and observations not always charitably after each one.When neighbour Geneva Wisenkorn finds the discarded book and wants to use it for her own ends, Daphne realises she wants to keep it after all. Fighting to reclaim it, she uncovers some alarming Maritch family secrets and sets in motion a series of events that prove to be both poignant and absurd.Good Riddance is a vastly entertaining screwball comedy from the Jane Austen of modern New York. A vastly entertaing screwball comedy - Washington Post Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Kind of nuts but very courageous and really cool Joe Rogan The remarkable true story of a bold and fearless young adventurer.At the age of 23, Ash Dykes became the first person to walk, solo and unsupported, across Mongolia. His journey took 78 days and saw him trek over the Atlai Mountains, the Gobi Desert and the Mongolian steppe. It was an expedition filled with danger and extreme conditions. He almost didn't make it.A year later, Ash spent more than five months traversing the length of Madagascar via its eight highest peaks and through a country on the verge of civil war. It was another world first.In Mission Possible, Ash reveals the spirit, planning and sheer determination that went into these two record-breaking feats. Along the way, we discover how a young man from Wales transformed himself into one of the globe's most acclaimed and exciting young adventurers. It is an inspirational story. A decacde of living dangerously Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Poetic and powerfully brutal.a one-off The Times The lyrical new novel from the award-winning author of Electricity and Forgetting Zoe SHORTLISTED: Portico PrizeMidwinter. As former farmhand Jake, a widower in his seventies, wanders the beautiful, austere moors of North Yorkshire trying to evade capture, we learn of the events of his past: the wife he loved and lost, their child he knows cannot be his, and the deep-seated need for revenge that manifests itself in a moment of violence.On the coast, Jakes friend, Sheila, receives the devastating news. The aftermath of Jakes actions, and what it brings to the surface, will change her life forever. But how will she react when he turns up at her door?The Mating Habits of Stags is a journey through a life of guilt and things unsaid and as beauty and tenderness blend with violence, Robinson transports us to a different world, subtly exploring love and loss in a language that both bruises and heals.An early version of the story was released in 2016 as the short film Edith, starring Peter Mullan and Michelle Fairley, which was Bafta-longlisted for Best British Short Film. The lyrical new novel from the award-winning author of Electricity and Forgetting Zoe Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A milestone in dystopian fiction' Chris Mullin In 2020 the United Kingdom elects its own Donald Trump.Bob Grant, former football hooligan, now the charismatic leader of the Britains Great party, has swept to power on a populist tide. With his itchy finger hovering over the nuclear trigger, Bob presides over a brave new Britain where armed drones fill the skies, ex-bankers and foreigners are vilified, and the Millwall football chant No one likes us, we dont care has become an unofficial national anthem.Meanwhile, Bobs under-achieving, Guardian-reading brother Zack gets a tap on the shoulder from a shady Whitehall mandarin. A daring plot is afoot to defy the will of the people and unseat the increasingly unstable PM. Can Zack stop his brother before he launches a nuclear strike on Belgium? And just what is ACERBIC, Britains most closely-guarded military secret?A darkly comic political thriller, Time of Lies is also a terrifyingly believable portrait of an alternative Britain. It couldnt happen here could it? Post-Brexit, post-fact Britain needs a new kind of Prime Minister. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The second Brigitte Sharp thriller Absolutely awesome. One of the best techno-thrillers Ive read for a very long time MW CravenIn The Exphoria Code , MI6 officer and elite hacker Brigitte Sharp foiled a terror attack on London that used stolen military drone software to deliver a dirty bomb.Now Bridge is back, battling a series of hacks and ransom-ware attacks, masterminded by a hacker known only as Tempus, who is targeting politicians and government officials with impunity.Discovering that this campaign is linked to a cyber-attack on the London G20 summit, she is drawn into the dark-web world of crypto-currencies, Russian hackers and an African rebel militia.In another compelling cyber-thriller from the creator of Atomic Blonde , Bridge races against time to prevent a disaster that could alter the balance of global power forever. The second Brigitte Sharp novel Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. When the only thing worse than being found guilty. is being found not guilty Tense thriller wrought from a cutting-edge subject - The TimesJames Salisbury, the owner of a British car manufacturer, ploughs his self-drive vehicle into a young family, with deadly consequences. Will the cars black box reveal what really happened or will the industry, poised to launch these products to an eager public, close ranks to cover things up?James himself faces a personal dilemma. If its proved that he was driving the car, he may go to prison. But if hes found innocent, and the autonomous car is to blame, the business he has spent most of his life building, and his dream of safer transport for all, may collapse.Lawyers Judith Burton and Constance Lamb team up once again, this time to defend a man who may not want to go free, in a case that asks difficult questions about the speed at which technology is taking over our lives. A Burton and Lamb thriller Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. LONGLISTED: Caledonia Novel Award You cannot run away from what haunts youMidsummer, 1968. When Frank Banner and his wife Gail move to the Suffolk coast to work at a newly built nuclear power station, they are hoping to leave violence and pain behind them.Gail wants a baby but Frank is only concerned with spending time in the gleaming reactor core of the Seton One power station. Their new neighbours are also Atomics part of the power station community. But Frank takes a dislike to the boorish, predatory Maynard. And when the other man begins to pursue a young woman who works in the power stations medical centre, Frank decides to intervene. As the sun beats relentlessly upon this bleak landscape, his demons return. A vicious and merciless voice tells him he has an obligation to protect the young woman and Frank knows just how to do it. Radiation will make him stronger, radiation will turn him into a hero.The Atomics is a gothic story of madness, revenge and Uranium-235. A gothic story of madness, revenge and Uranium - 235, long-listed for the Caladonia Novel award Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Running the family estate-sale business in a small Massachusetts town is not the high-flying career that Emma Lewis imagined for herself. But her parents make an offer she cant refuse when they move to the coast and invite her to take over their home as well as the firm.Their only condition is that she take a lodger: her former maths teacher Frank, whose unfaithful wife was recently struck dead by lightning. Reluctant at first, Emma discovers in Frank the ideal housemate: considerate, a romantic ally as they each start dating different generations of the same family, and even helpful with the business.But they realise they may be out of their depth when Emma wins the contract to empty a noted local mansion, only to discover it operated for years as a high-end bordello. Will her sale of the contents reveal the secrets of half the town?This charming tale of love and licentiousness behind a respectable facade is another pitch-perfect comedy from the author of Ms. Demeanor.I love Elinor Lipmans wit and lightness of touch. Marian KeyesElinor Lipmans new novel is all comfort and joy a masterclass in writing about small-town life. Washington Post Emma Lewis is ambitious for her estate-sale business and bargains hard for the contract to empty a noted local mansion. She discovers it used to be a high-end bordello, run by her boyfriends predecessor as local police chief and his family. Another pitch-perfect romantic comedy from the author of Ms. Demeanor. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…