` Now I am a mother & a married woman, but not long ago I led a life of crime`: so Bianca begins her tale of growing up the hard way in Rome in A Little Lumpen Novelita. Orphaned overnight as a teenager
- `our parents died in a car crash on their first vacation without us`
- she drops out of school, gets a crappy job, sees a terrible brightness at night, & drifts into bad company. Her little brother brings home two petty criminals who need a place to stay. As the four of them share the family apartment & plot a strange crime, Bianca learns she can drift lower.. . Electric & tense with foreboding, with its jagged, propulsive short chapters beautifully translated by Natasha Wimmer, A Little Lumpen Novelita
- one of the last novels Roberto Bolano published
- delivers a surprising, fractured fairy tale of taking control of one`s fate.



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A specially adapted board book edition of Oliver Jeffers` original whodunit The Great Paper Caper. There was once a forest where everyone was contentedly going about their business. All was well until the strangest thing suddenly started happening. Without any warning, branches started disappearing from trees. Something would have to be done, everyone agreed
- everyone that is, except for someone who was acting very mysteriously indeed. A thrilling tale of mystery, crime, a forest, paper planes & a bear who wanted to win!
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`I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try & behave like one` Without her beloved father & miles from home, it is very hard for Sara Crewe to like her new life at boarding school. Luckily Sara is always dreaming up wonderful things & her power of telling stories wins her lots of friends. When a letter arrives that brings disastrous news, the wicked headmistress Miss Minchin forces Sara to become a servant. Her lovely clothes & toys are taken away from her. She must work from dawn until midnight. How will Sara cope with her new found poverty? Can her imagination help her overcome this horrible situation? BACKSTORY: Read why Jacqueline Wilson loves this book & find out which pupil of Sara`s school you are most like. ...

Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school & settle in. But when she learns that she`ll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons & luxury for drudgery & a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness & generosity are all the riches she truly needs? With deeply poignant introduction written by bestselling author of ” Chinese Cinderella”, ”A Little Princess” is one of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in ” Puffin Classics” in March 2008. ...

Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to settle in & make friends at boarding school. But when she learns that she`ll never see her beloved father gain, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons & luxury for hard work & a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness & genorosity are all the riches she truly needs? ...

A specially adapted board book edition of Oliver Jeffers` laugh-out-loud classic, Stuck. Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe & that gets stuck, along with...a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink, an orang-utan & a whale, amongst other things! Will Floyd ever get his kite back? A hilarious book with a wonderful surprise ending. ...

Each title in this popular series is both a cookbook & a photographic essay of people & places. The series encapsulates the flavours of the world`s most exciting & popular cuisines & explores the colourful settings in which food is sourced, cooked & enjoyed. Each book contains a selection of authentic recipes suitable for the home cook. This title features fresh new covers that will appeal to a new generation of cooks ready to discover the diverse cuisines around the world. All of the recipes in this work are beautifully photographed & accompanied by helpful pictures of techniques, equipment & ingredients. ...

Anna had never liked the idea of Mallorca, thinking it was for the disco & beerswilling fraternity. That was until her sister hired an au pair from a rural part of the island who said it was the most beautiful place on earth. On a visit, Anna impulsively decided to buy a ruined farmhouse. Despite her fear of flying, she kept a foot in both camps & commuted to Central London to manage her PR company. But she found herself drawn away from the bustle, stress & the superficial media world towards the tranquil life. She soon realised that her new existence was more enriching & fulfilling. She was learning to live life for its moments rather than race through it in the fast lane. ”A Lizard in My Luggage” explores Mallorca`s fiestas & traditions, as well as the ups & downs of living in a rural retreat. It is about learning to appreciate the simple things & take risks in pursuit of real happiness. Most importantly, it shows that life can be lived between two places. ...

A Load Of Bull is the true story of an Englishman finding his way in one of the most perplexing, anarchic & exuberant cities on earth: Madrid. In the late 80's, Tim Parfitt blagged his way into a job at Conde Nast in London &, from there, into a six week stint in Madrid to help launch Spanish Vogue. Six weeks turned into nine years, & helping out turned into running the company. Tim Parfitt never saw a Costa & he certainly never bought an olive grove. Instead, he discovered a booming city in hedonistic reaction to years of facism, where sleep was something you only did at work. Tim Parfitt's rise from unwanted guest to paparazzi pursued mover in Spain's glamorous social scene is a hilarious comedy of errors. Hugely entertaining memoir.. .frequently laugh-out-loud funny
- Daily Express. A love letter to Madrid.. .brilliantly captures a truly eccentric & hedonistic place
- Daily Mirror. Parfitt's light touch & neat line in self-deprecating humour perfectly suits this entertaining urban spin on the old tale of Brits having fun under the Spanish sun
- Sunday Times Vivid yet affectionate.. .fascinating, escapist stuff
- OK! Magazine. Will do for Madrid what ' Driving over Lemons' has done for Andalucia.
- Spain Magazine.




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For the first time-every word of Bristle you need to know, in one book! Speak Bristle fluently, without going to Nice Cool! Master the difference between Forgots Ache & Yukon Talk. Learn Bristle Time- measured in Mince, Daze, Munce & Yers. This valuable guide covers everything from health (Dire Eel) to gardening (Rub Sheep), from geography (Port Zed, Bart Nil, Annum) to shopkeepers` chat (Thin Else? Ooze Necks?). If you`re baffled (Blow Defy Know), read it aloud (Seizure Knit Looks) & you`ll understand (Get it Sordid Doubt). Try it. (Sink Ready Bull!) ...