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The Other Boleyn Girl
The acclaimed international bestseller set around the tudor court during the years when henry viii traded his mistress mary boleyn for courtship of her sister anne – and the revolutionary sequence of events that followed. when henry viii tires of pretty young mary boleyn, her powerful family instructs her to promote her sister, anne, as a replacement. but anne boleyn, newly returned from the french court, intelligent and spirited, doesn’t agree to be henry’s mistress – only his wife. pitting the king’s desperation for an heir against his powerful advisors – wolsey, cromwell and dukes of norfolk and suffolk – what anne brings about will change the course of a country’s history. told with all of philippa gregory’s characteristic perceptiveness, backed by meticulous historical research and superb storytelling skills, the other boleyn girl brings a legendary court, its politics, personalities and scheming vividly to life.
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The Fallen And Leviathan
On his eighteenth birthday, aaron begins to hear strange voices and is convinced he is going insane. but having moved from foster home to foster home, aaron doesn’t know whom he can trust. he wants to confide in the cute girl from class, but he’s afraid she’ll confirm he’s crazy. then a mysterious man begins following aaron. he knows about aaron’s troubled past and his new powers. and he has a message for aaron: as the son of a mortal and an angel, aaron has been chosen to redeem the fallen. aaron tries to dismiss the news and resists his supernatural abilities. but he must accept his newfound heritage – and quickly. for the dark powers are gaining strength, and are hell-bent on destroying him…
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The Virgin’s Lover
Pre-order boleyn traitor now – philippa gregory’s landmark return to the tudor court, coming autumn 2025 … a sumptuous historical novel set in the court of elizabeth i, from sunday times no.1 bestseller philippa gregory, the author of the other boleyn girl. now i can be the queen that my mother intended me to be . . . the queen i was born to be. 1558. after years of waiting, princess elizabeth accedes to the throne of england. but the country is divided, the restoration of the protestant faith ignites opposition from the church and beyond, and court remains a treacherous place. many believe that elizabeth must marry if she is to survive. for robert dudley, elizabeth’s ascension is a glorious new dawn, and he quickly positions himself as the young queen’s favourite. dudley is a man of powerful lineage; his father had been a kingmaker at the court of henry viii. but dudley has many enemies, amongst them william cecil, the queen’s most trusted advisor. as powerful families vie for stakes in the emerging kingdom, elizabeth must secure her own future.
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The White Queen
Internationally bestselling author philippa gregory brings the tumult and intrigue of the wars of the roses to vivid life through the women of the house of lancaster and the house of york, beginning with the story of elizabeth woodville, the white queen. a woman who won the love of a king and ascended to royalty by virtue of her beauty, elizabeth fought tenaciously for the success of her family — her daughter who would one day unite the warring dynasties, and her two sons whose eventual fate has confounded historians for centuries: the princes in the tower. an active player in the power struggles that surrounded her, she made hard and courageous choices, always trying to protect those whom she loved. informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills, philippa gregory gives an unforgettable voice to an extraordinary woman at the heart of a devastating conflict.
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The Story Of Gardening
Full-color, captioned photographs of magnificent gardens throughout the world accompany a history of garden and landscape design that includes an examination of individual plants and design features.
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Winchelsea
In eighteenth-century sussex, a young girl seeks revenge for the death of her father – an intoxicating historical novel from the acclaimed author of in love and war
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I Am Malala
*winner of the 2014 nobel peace prize* in 2009 malala yousafzai began writing a blog on bbc urdu about life in the swat valley as the taliban gained control, at times banning girls from attending school. when her identity was discovered, malala began to appear in both pakistani and international media, advocating the freedom to pursue education for all. in october 2012, gunmen boarded malala’s school bus and shot her in the face, a bullet passing through her head and into her shoulder. remarkably, malala survived the shooting. at a very young age, malala yousafzai has become a worldwide symbol of courage and hope. her shooting has sparked a wave of solidarity across pakistan, not to mention globally, for the right to education, freedom from terror and female emancipation.
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Dark Places
Libby day was just seven years old when her brother massacred her family while she hid in a cupboard. ever since then she has been drifting, but now the money is running out. when she is offered $500 to do a guest appearance, she feels she has to accept, unaware that the infamous kill club’s members believe her brother was innocent.
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The Serial Killer’s Daughter
The runaway bestseller of 2021 returns with her next gripping read that will have you hooked until the very last page. is murder in the blood? in a sleepy devon village, a woman is taken from the streets. local vet jenny is horrified. this kind of thing doesn’t happen here. but it’s not the first time she’s been so close to a crime scene. the daughter of a prolific serial killer, she’s spent her whole life running from who she really is. and the crime is harrowingly similar to those her father committed all those years ago… but she’s not her father’s daughter. is she?
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Song For The Dark Times
‘he’s gone…’when his daughter samantha calls in the dead of night, john rebus knows it’s not good news. her husband has been missing for two days. rebus fears the worst – and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. he wasn’t the best father – the job always came first – but now his daughter needs him more than ever. but is he going as a father or a detective? as he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast – and a small town with big secrets – he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn’t want to find…
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Tell Me Why?
Tell me why? is full of hundreds of surprising questions and fascinating answers which can provide teasing quiz questions, settle arguments and assist with school projects.
