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The Time Of My Life
Lose yourself in the magical world of no.1 bestselling author, cecelia ahern. are you taking your life for granted? lucy silchester is. she’s busied herself with other stuff: friends’ lives, work issues, her deteriorating car, that kind of thing. but she’s stuck in a rut – and deluding everyone. only lucy knows the real truth. time for a wake-up call – a meeting with life. and life turns out to be a kindly, rather run-down man in an old suit, who is determined to bring about change – and won’t let lucy off the hook. sometimes we all need to make time for our life…
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Sea Of Poppies
Flood of fire, the long-awaited conclusion of the ibis trilogy will be published on 28 may 2015. at the heart of this epic saga, set just before the opium wars, is an old slaving-ship, the ibis. its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the indian ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. in a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of indians and westerners, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed villager, from an evangelical english opium trader to a mulatto american freedman. as their old family ties are washed away they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship-brothers. an unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races and generations. the vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of china. but it is the panorama of characters, whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the east itself, which makes sea of poppies so breathtakingly alive – a masterpiece from one of the world’s finest novelists.
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The Marshall Children’s Guide To Astronomy
Our universe is full of mystery and excitement. the marshall children’s guide to astronomy provides young readers with the information they need to launch their own mission of discovery. renowned authors, dr jacqueline mitton and dr simon mitton take the most complex of concepts and explain them in accessible, everyday language. spectacular photography and illustrations depict such dramatic phenomena as supernovas and exploding galaxies. this stunningly illustrated book begins with the wider picture, looking out at the furthest depths of space and travelling back in time to the origins of the universe. the reader then learns about galaxies, spectacular supernovas and other amazing space phenomena before discovering out solar system and the way in wich we observe the universe from our own planet. budding astronomers will delight in this comprehensive and enlightening guide. it provides hours of pleasure for the young astronomer and accessible information for school projects – an ideal combination of fun and fact.
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Monsters Of Men
In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian series, a boy and girl caught in the chaos of war face devastating choices that will decide the fate of a world.
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The Girls
Evie boyd is fourteen and desperate to be noticed. it’s the summer of 1969 and restless, empty days stretch ahead of her. until she sees them. the girls. hair long and uncombed, jewelry catching the sun. and at their centre, suzanne black-haired and beautiful. if not for suzanne, she might not have gone with them
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The Colour Of Magic
‘his spectacular inventiveness makes the discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction’ mail on sunday named as one of the bbc’s 100 most inspiring novels the discworld is very much like our own – if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . ____________________ in the beginning there was…a turtle. somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. particularly as it’s carried though space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). it plays by different rules. but then, some things are the same everywhere. the disc’s very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the world’s first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. unfortunately, the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries and, well, death, is a spectacularly inept wizard… ____________________ the discworld novels can be read in any order but the colour of magic is the first book in the wizards series.
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The Ashes Of London
The first book in the no. 1 times bestselling series ‘this is terrific stuff’ daily telegraph ‘a breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era’ financial times ‘a masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot’ the times over 1 million andrew taylor novels sold! a city in flames london, 1666. as the great fire consumes everything in its path, the body of a man is found in the ruins of st paul’s cathedral – stabbed in the neck, thumbs tied behind his back. a woman on the run the son of a traitor, james marwood is forced to hunt the killer through the city’s devastated streets. there he encounters a determined young woman, who will stop at nothing to secure her freedom. a killer seeking revenge when a second murder victim is discovered in the fleet ditch, marwood is drawn into the political and religious intrigue of westminster – and across the path of a killer with nothing to lose…
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A Statin-free Life
Statins are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the world. yet many report serious side effects and a us survey revealed that 75 per cent of respondents stopped taking them within a year. so what is the evidence for their benefits? dr aseem malhotra, author of the bestselling the 21-day immunity plan and co-author of the bestselling the pioppi diet, examines the claims for statins and their role in lowering cholesterol and preventing heart disease. he introduces us to his targeted heart-health plan, which, with a diet plan, recipes and advice on reducing stress and increasing movement, can help us to live statin-free and take control of our own health.
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Awaken
Death has her in his clutches. she doesn’t want him to let go. seventeen-year-old pierce oliviera knew by accepting the love of john hayden, she’d be forced to live forever in the one place she’s always dreaded most: the underworld. the sacrifice seemed worth it, though, because it meant she could be with the boy she loves. but now her happiness – and safety – are threatened, all because the furies have discovered that john has broken one of their strictest rules: he revived a human soul. if the balance between life and death isn’t fixed, both the underworld and pierce’s home back on earth will be wiped away. but there’s only one way to restore order. someone has to die.
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The Sweetest Taboo
The escapist hollywood rom-com from the sunday times bestseller sadie nelson has two men to choose from and neither is hassle-free. first there’s gil mcgann, a hollywood producer who’s flown sadie from grey london to sun-soaked la in order to win her heart. he has more to offer her than sadie could ever have imagined . . . then there’s gorgeous actor tavis jones, whose sense of fun makes sadie feel immediately at home. but can they ever be more than just good friends? the longer she leaves it, the harder it gets, and sadie’s about to discover that in la anything can happen . . . your favourite authors love carole matthews: ‘a gorgeous novel that will delight’ katie fforde ‘fun, fantastic and brimming with matthews magic’ milly johnson ‘a life-affirming story full of joy and hope’ cathy bramley ‘an irresistibly warm-hearted story’ trisha ashley ‘warm, witty and hopeful – i was charmed’ sarah morgan ‘the queen of funny, feel good fiction’ mike gayle
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Pearl Of China
In the small southern town of chin-kiang, two young girls from very different worlds collide and become inseparable companions. willow is hardened by poverty and fearful for her future; pearl is the daughter of a christian missionary who desperately wishes she was chinese too. neither could have foreseen the transformation of the little american girl embarrassed by her blonde hair into the nobel prize-winning writer and one of china’s modern heroines, pearl s. buck. when the country erupts in civil war between the nationalists and the communists, pearl and willow are brutally reminded of their differences. pearl’s family is forced to flee the country and willow is punished for her loyalty to her ‘cultural imperialist’ friend. and yet, in the face of everything that threatens to tear them apart, the paths of these two women remain intimately entwined.
