The dazzling new novel from Ruth Rendell. When the bones of two severed hands are discovered in a box, an investigation into a long buried crime of passion begins. & a group of friends, who played together as children, begin to question their past. ` For Woody, anger was cold. Cold & slow. But once it had started it mounted gradually & he could think of nothing else. He knew he couldn`t stay alive while those two were alive. Instead of sleeping, he lay awake in the dark & saw those hands. Anita`s narrow white hand with the long nails painted pastel pink, the man`s brown hand equally shapely, the fingers slightly splayed.` Beneath the green meadows of Loughton, Essex, a dark network of tunnels has been dug. A group of children discover them. They play there. It becomes their place. Seventy years on, the world has changed. Developers have altered the rural landscape. Friends from a half-remembered world have married, died, grown sick, moved
- or disappeared. Work on a new house called Warlock uncovers a long buried grisly secret. & a weary detective, more concerned with current crimes, must investigate a case of murder. In all her novels, Ruth Rendell digs deep beneath the surface to investigate the secrets of the human psyche. The interconnecting tunnels of Loughton in THE GIRL NEXT DOOR lead to no single destination. But the relationships formed there, & the incidents that occurred, exert a profound influence
- not only on the survivors but in unearthing the true nature of the mysterious past.

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One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti & Ispettore Vianello respond to an emergency call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti`s wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, & he sees a small foot
- together he & Vianello lift a dead girl from the water. But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewellery that she carries. Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death but also for her identity, her family, & for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children
- be they innocent or guilty. From the canals & palazzi of Venice to a gypsy encampment on the mainl&, Brunetti struggles with institutional prejudice & entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child.

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Elizabeth has been married to Michael for ten years. She has adjusted to a fairly monotonous routine with her wealthy, decent but boring husb&. Part of this routine involves occasional visits to Beinn Caorrun, the dank & gloomy house in a Scottish glen that Michael inherited. There are memories there that Michael will not share with her. But then Michael begins to change. It starts when he thinks he sees, in a picture, the figure of a girl on a landing. As he changes, life becomes so much more fun & Elizabeth sees glimpses of a man she can fall in love with at last. But who
- or what
- is changing Michael.. .?

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Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She`s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ` Jess & Jason`, she calls them. Their life
- as she sees it
- is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. & then she sees something shocking. It`s only a minute until the train moves on, but it`s enough. Now everything`s changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she`s only watched from afar. Now they`ll see; she`s much more than just the girl on the train.

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This is the Number One Bestseller. You Dont Know Her. But She Knows You. Rear Window meets Gone Girl, in this exceptional & startling psychological thriller ” Gripping, enthralling
- a top-notch thriller & a compulsive read.” (S J WATSON, bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep). Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She`s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ` Jess & Jason`, she calls them. Their life
- as she sees it
- is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. & then she sees something shocking. It`s only a minute until the train moves on, but it`s enough. Now everything`s changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she`s only watched from afar. Now they`ll see; she`s much more than just the girl on the train...


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An adventurous best mate in book form, The Girl Outdoors is a rip-roaring guide to the wider, wilder world. Whether you`re going on a physically demanding expedition or making cordial from foraged berries, this beautiful book is packed with inspiring & attainable ideas & advice. Follow Sian`s guide to getting active outdoors, from mountain biking to climbing, surfing, kayaking & more. Planning a wild adventure? You`ll find chapters on everything from wild camping & cycle touring to holding mini festivals & scrumptious campfire recipes. Then we`re off round the world with trip-planning advice, essential kit lists & tips on long-term backpacking & working abroad. Scattered throughout are enticing ideas for global adventures, from swimming on Scottish islands to canoe camping in Canada. The Girl Outdoors warmly welcomes you to a wilder way of life & ensures you`ll never again have to experience FOMA (Fear Of Missing Adventures). ...

In August 2014, Farida, like any ordinary teenage girl, was enjoying the summer holidays before her last year at school. But Farida lived in the mountains of northern Iraq
- & what happened next was unimaginable. Her village was an ISIS target. ISIS jihadists murdered the men & boys, including her father & brother, before taking Farida & the other women prisoner. This is the story of what happened to Farida after she was captured: the beatings, the rapes, the markets where ISIS sold women like cattle, & Farida`s realisation that the more resistant she became, the harder it was for her captors to continue their atrocities against her. So she struggled, she bit, she kicked, she accused her captors of going against their religion, until, one day, the door to her room was left unlocked. She took her chance &, with five younger girls in her charge, fled into the Syrian desert. Farida showed incredible courage in the face of the unthinkable, & now with The Girl Who Beat ISIS she bravely relives her story to bear witness. Searing & immediate, this is the first memoir by a young woman that shows first-hand what life is like for innocents caught up in the maelstrom of day-to-day life with ISIS.
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Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic-a seamless blend of fact & fiction that explores the tragedy`s impact & its lasting repercussions on survivors & their descendants. Irel&, 1912. Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with Seamus, the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the lucky few passengers in steerage who survives. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror & panic of that terrible night ever again. Chicago, 1982. Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. When her Great Nana Maggie shares the painful secret she harbored for almost a lifetime about the Titanic, the revelation gives Grace new direction-and leads her & Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago. ...

` What I`ve learned from climbing mountains is that we can push ourselves far beyond what we think we are capable of, & it`s outside of our comfort zones that the most amazing things happen.` What drives us to go to our limits & beyond? What does it take to make dreams come true over all else? & how can you turn fear into courage? From Everest to K2, The Girl Who Climbed Everest is the story of Bonita Norris` journey undertaking the world`s toughest & most dangerous expeditions. Once an anxious teenager with an eating disorder it was the discovery of a passion for climbing that inspired Bonita to change her life. Drawing on her experiences to capture the agonies
- both mental & physical
- & joys of her incredible feats Bonita also imparts the lessons learned encouraging you to harness greater self-belief. The Girl Who Climbed Everest is an honest exploration of everything Bonita has learnt from climbing. Life lessons about ambition, values, risk, happiness, the courage to fail, & what`s ultimately important. An indispensable & important book for anyone who has ever doubted their potential or put limits on themselves
- whatever challenge you face or ambitions you want to achieve, The Girl Who Climbed Everest will inspire you to take action & live life more fearlessly.


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` What I`ve learned from climbing mountains is that we can push ourselves far beyond what we think we are capable of, & it`s outside of our comfort zones that the most amazing things happen.` What drives us to go to our limits & beyond? What does it take to make dreams come true over all else? & how can you turn fear into courage? From Everest to K2, The Girl Who Climbed Everest is the story of Bonita Norris` journey undertaking the world`s toughest & most dangerous expeditions. Once an anxious teenager with an eating disorder it was the discovery of a passion for climbing that inspired Bonita to change her life. Drawing on her experiences to capture the agonies
- both mental & physical
- & joys of her incredible feats Bonita also imparts the lessons learned encouraging you to harness greater self-belief. The Girl Who Climbed Everest is an honest exploration of everything Bonita has learnt from climbing. Life lessons about ambition, values, risk, happiness, the courage to fail, & what`s ultimately important. An indispensable & important book for anyone who has ever doubted their potential or put limits on themselves
- whatever challenge you face or ambitions you want to achieve, The Girl Who Climbed Everest will inspire you to take action & live life more fearlessly.


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