Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in rural south eastern Australia. Together they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal car race around the continent, over roads no car can ever quite survive. Set during the 1950s in the dying embers of the British Empire, A Long Way from Home is a thrilling high-speed story, illuminating a country`s relationship with its own ancient culture, & the love made & hurt caused along the way. ...

Leah Chishugi grew up in eastern Congo but, aged seventeen, she moved to Kigali, the Rwandan capital, to work as a model. She married & had a son. Then in 1994 she was caught up in the horrific conflict, & escaped only after being left for dead under a pile of corpses. She fled with her son to Uganda, then South Africa where she was miraculously reunited with her husband whom she believed dead. Leah finally settled in the UK where she was granted asylum & became a nurse. After her mother died, Leah decided to set up a charity to help the women & children of eastern Congo
- victims of continuing war atrocities. A LONG WAY FROM PARADISE is a deeply courageous narrative of one woman`s survival of personal trauma & finding a greater purpose in life through devotion to the service of others.
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A Long Way Gone tells how, at the age of 12 years old, Ishmael Beah fled attacking rebels in his home country of Sierra Leone & wandered a land rendered unrecognisable by violence. At 13, he was picked up by the government army, & a gentle-hearted boy was forced to kill in the battles. At 26 & having moved to New York, the author wrote these riveting & heart-rending memoirs describing life as a child soldier, his journey through Sierra Leone, & how he survived. In a world with more than 50 conflicts, it is estimated there are some 300, 000 child soldiers. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, & novelists have tried to imagine their lives, but until now, there has not been a first-hand account from someone who came through this hell & survived. ...

Aged five, Saroo Brierley was separated from his older brother & ended up alone on the streets of Calcutta. After weeks surviving alone, he was taken into an orphanage & later adopted by an Australian couple. Although happy with his new family, Saroo couldn`t help but think about the family he`d lost. Years later, he swapped the map of India on his wall for Google Earth scouring it for landmarks he recognised from his childhood. One day, he saw something he recognised. & he set off on a journey to find his mother, half a world away... Saroo Brierley is an India born Australian businessman. He grew up with an adopted family in Tasmania, Australia. ...

The no. 1 bestseller from the author of Kolymsky Heights. ” As significant as.. .le Carre in bringing a gritty new realism to the thriller.” (Sunday Telegraph). An ancient scroll has been discovered in Israel. Caspar Laing, a young & brilliant professor, is asked to decipher it. It contains the directions to the secret location of a priceless artefact. As he makes the treacherous journey into the desert, he is joined by dangerous rivals determined to claim the prize. He must win the race at all costs. ” Ceaselessly gripping.. .A joy to devour.”. (The Times). ” Brilliantly entertaining.” (Sunday Express). ...

For eight centuries the City of London has hosted one of the world`s greatest public parades, as the newly elected Lord Mayor embarks on a procession through the heart of the City to the edge of Westminster, culminating in an oath of allegiance to the representatives of the Crown. This ancient tradition has become one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the London calendar, combining pageantry with carnivaleseque levity in a distinctly English blend of grandeur & irreverence. This book brings together a host of experts to provide a portrait of the Show across all periods & from a variety of different perspectives. The landmark locations such as the Guildhall & St Paul`s, the regiments & livery companies with a proud history of participation in the Show, the Lord Mayor himself (more recently, herself) & his coach, barge, robes & banquet
- all are here, as well as some of the fascinating ways in which the Show has been represented, from the paintings of Canaletto & the cartoons of George Cruikshank to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. This collectionof essays, beautifully illustrated with archive & newly commissioned photography, presents an engagingly kaleidoscopic vision of one of the nation`s best-loved annual events.
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Once described as `a tale of adventure & betrayal on the long bloody road to Culloden Moor`, A Lost Lady of Old Years is set in Scotland during the Rebellion of `45. Young Edinburgh-born Francis Birkenshaw cares nothing for the Jacobite cause until an encounter with the beautiful wife of Bonnie Prince Charlie`s secretary, Mrs Margaret Murray, leads to a dangerous involvement with her husb&, John Murray of Broughton, an infamous turncoat. A dark & compelling portrayal of the Jacobite Rebellion. ...

Every year Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn`t missing much. However, his friends are determined to prove otherwise! Will Tortoise go to sleep or will his friends convince him to stay awake & experience the frosty fun of the season? Best-selling author Katy Hudson`s charming picture book will convince even the biggest grouch that winter can be magical if you have friends by your side. ...

Frida Kahlo transformed the emotional & physical pain of her life into art. Her paintings make visible the invisible, interior experiences of many women. They speak of loss, loneliness, her struggle to have children, her lovers, a bus accident that shattered her body & spirit. But they are also full of passion & warmth, each canvas a defiant celebration of what it is to be human. A Love Letter from a Stray Moon reimagines the exceptional life & uncompromising art of Frida Kahlo, & does so allegorically, using Kahlo as a cipher for the experiences of the women
- including the author
- who identify with her. Much more than the portrait of an artist, this is a vision that resonates with grief, rebellion & transcendence. It is the story of many different women channelled through the journey of one.

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Former dancer & party loyalist Wen Liping vanishes in rural China just before she was to leave the country. Her husb&, a key witness against a smuggling ring suspected of importing aliens to the US, refuses to testify until she is found & brought to join him in America. A few days later, a badly mutilated body turns up in Shanghai`s Bund Park. It bears all the hallmarks of a triad killing. The US immigration agency, convinced that the Chinese government are hiding something, send US Marshal Catherine Rohn to Shanghai to join the investigation. Inspector Chen, an astute young policeman with twin passions for food & poetry, is under political pressure to find answers fast. When Catherine Rohn joins him he must decide what is more dangerous: to hide the truth, or to risk unleashing a scandal that could destroy his career. ...