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Shopaholic & Sister
Rebecca bloomwood is now happily married to luke brandon, and all her problems seem to be at an end. but suddenly into her life steps … a sister, of whose existence becky had hitherto been completely unaware. becky is only too anxious to welcome her into the bosom of the family. but there is only one snag – she hates shopping. she is the antithesis of the shopaholic. it all makes for some very difficult family relationships …
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The Help
“enter a vanished world: jackson, mississippi, 1962. where black maids raise white children, but aren’t trusted not to steal the silver. there’s aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son’s tragic death; minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white miss skeeter, home from college, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared. skeeter, aibileen and minny. no one would believe they’d be friends ; fewer still would tolerate it. but as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another. each is in a search of a truth. and together they have an extraordinary story to tell…”–cover.
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The Last Letter From Your Lover
Spanning forty years, two women’s stories of love, loss and betrayal are intertwined in this award-winning novel by jojo moyes, internationally bestselling author of me before you, after you and the new bestseller the giver of stars. **soon to be a major film** **** ‘beautifully written . . . an exquisite tale of love lost, love found and the power of letter writing.’ – sunday express when journalist ellie looks through her newspaper’s archives for a story, she doesn’t think she’ll find anything of interest. instead she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband – and ellie is caught up in the intrigue of a past love affair. despite, or perhaps because of her own romantic entanglements with a married man . . . in 1960, jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident. she can’t remember anything – her husband, her friends, who she used to be. and then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for. ellie and jennifer’s stories of passion, adultery and loss are wound together in this richly emotive novel – interspersed with real ‘last letters’. **** ‘fabulous, emotional and evocative’ – sophie kinsella ‘totally un-put-downable’ – stylist ‘top-class’ – woman & home ‘incredibly moving’ – marie claire ‘epic, romantic and utterly brilliant’ – lisa jewell ‘jojo moyes is a brilliant writer’ – india knight ‘just perfect’ – jenny colgan
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Love Your Life
I love you . . . but what if i can’t love your life? ava is sick of online dating. she’s always trusted her own instincts over an algorithm, anyway, and she wants a break from it all. so when she signs up to a semi-silent, anonymous writing retreat in glorious italy, love is the last thing on her mind. until she meets a handsome stranger. . . all she knows is that he’s funny, he’s kind and – she soon learns – he’s great in bed. he’s equally smitten, and after a whirlwind, intoxicating affair, they pledge their love without even knowing each other’s real names. but when they return home, reality hits. they’re both driven mad by each other’s weird quirks and annoying habits, from his eccentric, naked-sauna-loving family to her terribly behaved, shirt-shredding dog. as disaster follows disaster, it seems that while they love each other, they just can’t love each other’s lives. can they overcome their differences to find one life, together?
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Sleeping Arrangements
Chloe needs a holiday. she’s sick of making wedding dresses and her partner is having trouble at work. her wealthy friend gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in spain – perfect. hugh is not a happy man. his immaculate wife seems more interested in the granite for the new kitchen than in him, and he works so hard to pay for it all, he barely has time to see their children. but his old schoolfriend gerard has lent them a luxury villa in spain – perfect. both families arrive at the villa and get a shock- gerard has double-booked. an uneasy week of sharing begins, and tensions soon mount in the soaring heat. but there’s also a secret history between the families – and as tempers fray, an old passion begins to resurface…
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The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary Of Science
With clear definitions and cross-referencing, this book is written for students of chemistry, physics and biology.
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Homecoming
‘if you haven’t read kate morton before, do yourself a favour’ – graham norton, broadcaster and bestselling author of home stretch a breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life, homecoming is an immersive, twisting epic from the bestselling kate morton, told with her trademark intricacy and beauty. adelaide hills, 1959. at the end of a scorching hot day, in the grounds of a grand country house, a local man makes a terrible discovery. police are called, and the small town of tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most mystifying murder investigations in the history of australia. london, 2018. jess is a journalist in search of a story. having lived and worked in london for nearly two decades, a phone call summons her back to sydney, where her beloved grandmother, nora, has suffered a fall and is seriously ill in hospital. seeking comfort in her past, jess discovers a true crime book at nora’s house chronicling a long-buried police case: the turner family tragedy of 1959. and within its pages she finds a shocking personal connection to this notorious event – a crime that has never truly been solved. an epic novel that spans generations, homecoming asks what we would do for those we love and how we protect the lies we tell. readers love homecoming by kate morton . . . ‘will leave you glued to the very last page’ ‘plenty of turns to keep you guessing’ ‘heartbreaking, beautifully written and superbly constructed’
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The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Animals
Depicts nearly 2,000 animals in full colour with a full description of physiology, habits, habitat and conservation status.
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Highland Fling
The latest novel by british bestselling author katie fforde features a hilarious cast of characters, the beautiful scottish countryside, and a delightful romance.
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Shopaholic To The Stars
Becky brandon (nee bloomwood) is in hollywood! she’s hanging out with celebs . . . or at least she will be, once her husband luke introduces her to his new a-list client sage seymour. becky sets her heart on a new career âe” she’s going to be a stylist to the stars! and when a chance encounter thrusts her into the limelight, she grabs her opportunity. but in between choosing clutch bags and chasing celebrities, becky loses touch with her family and her best friend . . . caught up in the whirlwind of tinseltown, has becky gone too far this time? everybody loves sophie kinsella: “i almost cried with laughter” daily mail “hilarious . . . you’ll laugh and gasp on every page” jenny colgan “properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. i loved it” jojo moyes “a superb tale. five stars!” heat
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Sunshine Over Wildflower Cottage
Alice doesn’t like animals. not after have been bitten by a dog as a child. and the feeling is mutual: animals seem to hate alice too. determined to change this, alice applies for a job at motley hall, a tumbledown animal sanctuary in the pennines which caters for a variety of unloved animals: a psychotic cat, a three-legged donkey, a prickle-less hedgehog, tame foxes and even an agoraphobic owl. just as she starts to feels as though she belongs, everything is turned upside down. the original owners of the land decide they want to destroy motley hall and build cheap housing on it. can alice stop them before it’s too late? the story of a woman finding her own place to call home and a new family, even if one of them is a three-legged donkey.
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Cocktails For Three
Three women, smart and successful, working in the fast and furious world of magazines, meet for cocktails and gossip once a month. roxanne: glamorous, self-confident, with a secret lover – and hoping that one day he will leave his wife and marry her. maggie:capable and high-achieving, until she finds the one thing she can’t cope with – motherhood. candice:honest, decent, or so she believes – until a ghost from her past turns up, and almost ruins her life. a chance encounter in the cocktail bar sets in train an extraordinary set of events which upsets all their lives and almost destroys their friendship…
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Christmas At Tiffany’s
Cassie settled down too young, marrying her first serious boyfriend. now, ten years later, she is betrayed and broken. with her marriage in tatters and no career or home of her own, she needs to work out where she belongs in the world and who she really is.
