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Property
Manon gaudet is unhappily married to the owner of a louisiana sugar plantation. she misses her family and longs for the vibrant lifestyle of her native new orleans, but most of all, she longs to be free of the suffocating domestic situation. the tension revolves around sarah, a slave girl who may have been given to manon as a wedding present from her aunt, whose young son walter is living proof of where manon’s husband’s inclinations lie. this private drama is being played out against a brooding atmosphere of slave unrest and bloody uprisings. and if the attacks reach manon’s house, no one can be sure which way sarah will turn . . . beautifully written, property is an intricately told tale of both individual stories and of a country in a time of change, where ownership is at once everything and nothing, and where belonging, by contrast, is all.
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Black House
Two of the greatest storytellers of our time join forces to create an epic thriller of unsurpassed power, a twisting, compelling story of a small american town held in the grip of evil beyond all reason. abandoned by his friends as they cycle through the wisconsin town of french landing, ten-year-old ty marshall spots a crow hopping towards him down the sidewalk. then it calls his name. fascinated, ty gets off his bike for a closer look — and is dragged into the shadows. is ty destined to become the fourth victim of the fisherman, the serial killer who’s stalking this sleepy town? if so, only ex-detective jack sawyer may be able to save him. jack left his old life behind precisely to avoid such madness, but lately he’s been visited by strange nightmares and visions. could the doomed past he thought he’d escaped forever be reaching out for him … from the black house?
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Children’s A To Z Encyclopedia
This extensive encyclopedia is a comprehensive knowledge resource for 6 to 9 year-olds. a huge variety of topics is covered and the alphabetic approach helps children find the information they want quickly.
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Eats, Shoots And Leaves
The international bestseller – reissued and with a new introduction. a witty, entertaining, impassioned guide to perfect punctuation, for everyone who cares about precise writing. when social histories come to be written of the first decade of the 21st century, people will note a turning point in 2003 when declining standards of punctuation were reversed. linguists will record lynne truss as the saviour of the semi-colon and the avenging angel of the apostrophe. ‘if lynne truss were roman catholic i’d nominate her for sainthood’ frank mccourt ‘this book will stimulate and satisfy. it’s worth its weight in gold.’ boyd tonkin, independent ‘a witty, elegant and passionate book that should be on every writer’s shelf’ observer ‘lynne truss deserves to be piled high with honours …’ john humphrys ‘it can only be a matter of time before the new government seizes the chance to appoint her as minister for punctuation. the manifesto is already written.’ guardian ‘she’s a soul sister. she’s one of us.’ richard madeley, richard and judy
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Haven
The highly anticipated novel from the internationally bestselling author of the pull of the stars and room ‘this is donoghue at her strange, unsettling best.’ – maggie o’farrell, author of hamnet ‘combines pressure-cooker intensity and radical isolation, to stunning effect.’ – margaret atwood via twitter in seventh-century ireland, a scholar and priest called artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. taking two monks – young trian and old cormac – he travels down the river shannon in search of an isolated spot on which to found a monastery. drifting out into the atlantic, the three men find an impossibly steep, bare island inhabited by tens of thousands of birds, and claim it for god. their extraordinary landing spot is now known as skellig michael. but in such a place, far from all other humanity, what will survival mean? haunting, moving and vividly told, haven displays emma donoghue’s trademark world-building and psychological intensity – but this tale is like nothing she has ever written before . . . one of the times books of the year 2022 one of easons ‘favourite book of the year 2022’. the irish times ‘books to look out for in 2022’. pre-order learned by heart, the dazzling new love story from emma donoghue.
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Wild Weather
Offers ideas for simple experiments which can be done at school or home, which will enhance understanding of weather.
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The Forest Of Lost Souls
Oksa pollock is a 13-year-old girl, moving with her family from paris to a new life in london. along with her best friend gus, she is ready to settle into their new lives. but bizarre things start happening around oksa. when she finds she has magical powers, the truth emerges: her family are not from this world, but from edefia, having fled magical, hidden homeland years ago, in fear of all their lives. and oksa is their queen.
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You Won’t Believe It But…
This fantastic look at the weirdest facts gives readers an insight to the world’s most unbelievable people. filled with quirky imagery and an array of mind boggling information this one is sure to get your mind working, perfect for any age!
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Stop In The Name Of Pants!
In a series of humorous diary entries, british teenager georgia nicolson tries to decide between two potential boyfriends–masimo from pizzagogoland (italy) or local boy dave the laugh.
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A Brief History Of Time
Stephen hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since einstein. in this landmark volume, professor hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme questions of the nature of time and the universe. was there a beginning of time? will there be an end? is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? from galileo and newton to modern astrophysics, from the breathtakingly cast to the extraordinarily tiny, professor hawking leads us on an exhilarating journey to distant galaxies, black holes, alternate dimensions–as close as man has ever ventured to the mind of god. from the vantage point of the wheelchair from which he has spent more than twenty years trapped by lou gehrig’s disease, stephen hawking has transformed our view of the universe. cogently explained, passionately revealed, “a brief history of time is the story of the ultimate quest for knowledge: the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space.
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Young Bond Silverfin
Young bond: silverfin is the first explosive book in charlie higson’s bestselling young bond series. before the name became a legend. before the boy became a man. meet bond. james bond. there’s something in the water at loch silverfin. something deadly. something that must be kept secret… it’s james bond’s first day at eton, and he’s already met his first enemy. this is the start of an adventure that will take him from the school playing fields to the remote shores of loch silverfin and a terrifying discovery that threatens to unleash a new breed of warfare. ‘good, gritty and funny . . . very clever, bond, very clever indeed’ daily mail ‘a page-turning adventure that will get the hairs standing up on the back of your neck’ sunday express ***www. youngbond. com***
