The Good Life by Dorian Amos is a journey up the Yukon without a paddle. Amos & his wife Bridget felt the need to go in search of life, so they left their comfortable home in Cornwall & moved to the Yukon Territory in the remote Canadian wilderness. The book is witness to a husband & wife struggling against naivety & fear to build a new life. Buying a piece of land in the forest just outside Dawson City, they revel in the stark landscape & their new found liberation
- crossing frozen rivers just to buy food, hunting caribou, coming face to face with bears & building their own cabin.
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The Good Life Gets Better sees Dorian Amos & his family up sticks & go panning for gold in the Yukon. Having settled in the harsh Canadian wilderness of The Klondike Valley & battled freezing temperatures, a hostile environment & wild animals Amos gets infected with a ‘gold fever’ that leads the family on yet another adventure. ...

” We knew nothing about the wilderness, but in a way that was our greatest strength... We would probably fail daily & eventually have to give up, but true failing for us, would have been to not even try.” Told with warmth & humour, this is the compelling account of a young couple who give up a comfortable life in England to start a new one in the wilderness of the Yukon. They revel in the stark beauty of the landscape & rise to the challenges that confront them that include crossing frozen rivers, hunting caribou, facing bears, avoiding wolves & building their own log cabin from the materials around them. This story will convince readers to stop putting their dreams on hold. ...

` If I vanished he wouldn`t notice, if I died he wouldn`t care. I think of him all the time, & he thinks of me not at all. I love him, & my love torments me. There are times when I feel like a ghost beside him; as if he alone is real, & I`m just a daydream. ` This is the story of two brothers. One is impassioned & one reserved. One is destined to go down in history & the other to be forgotten. In Pullman`s hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, thrilling & visionary stories of recent years. ...

To play with this book, all you need is your finger. Take a pen, draw two eyes & a mouth, & there you are
- your very own finger
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Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2017 County Kerry, Irel&, 1825. NORA, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husb&, finds herself alone & caring for her young grandson Micheal. Micheal cannot speak & cannot walk & Nora is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive? MARY arrives in the valley to help Nora just as the whispers are spreading: the stories of unexplained misfortunes, of illnesses, & the rumours that Micheal is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley. NANCE`s knowledge keeps her apart. To the new priest, she is a threat, but to the valley people she is a wanderer, a healer. Nance knows how to use the plants & berries of the woodland; she understands the magic in the old ways. & she might be able to help Micheal. As these three women are drawn together in the hope of restoring Micheal, their world of folklore & belief, of ritual & stories, tightens around them. It will lead them down a dangerous path, & force them to question everything they have ever known. Based on true events & set in a lost world bound by its own laws, The Good People is Hannah Kent`s startling new novel about absolute belief & devoted love. Terrifying, thrilling & moving in equal measure, this long-awaited follow-up to Burial Rites shows an author at the height of her powers. ...

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2017 County Kerry, Irel&, 1825. Nora, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husb&, finds herself alone & caring for her young grandson Micheal. Micheal cannot speak & cannot walk & Nora is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive? Mary arrives in the valley to help Nora just as the whispers are spreading: the stories of unexplained misfortunes, of illnesses, & the rumours that Micheal is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley. Nance`s knowledge keeps her apart. To the new priest, she is a threat, but to the valley people she is a wanderer, a healer. Nance knows how to use the plants & berries of the woodland; she understands the magic in the old ways. & she might be able to help Micheal. As these three women are drawn together in the hope of restoring Micheal, their world of folklore & belief, of ritual & stories, tightens around them. It will lead them down a dangerous path, & force them to question everything they have ever known. Based on true events & set in a lost world bound by its own laws, The Good People is Hannah Kent`s startling novel about absolute belief & devoted love. Terrifying, thrilling & moving in equal measure, this long-awaited follow-up to Burial Rites shows an author at the height of her powers. ...

Val was working as a land girl when the Americans arrived at the nearby airfield in 1944. Mike, a young American airman, came into her life soon after, & so too did Peter Woodhouse, a dog badly treated on a neighbouring farm & taken in by her aunt. Little persuasion was needed for Mike to take Peter Woodhouse to the airbase & over time he became the mascot of the American squad, flying with them whenever their Mosquitoes took to the skies. When their plane is shot down over Holland both Mike & his canine companion are feared lost. But unknown to their loved ones at home, Mike & Peter Woodhouse survived the crash. Taken in by the Dutch resistance & with the help of Ubi, a German officer, the pair to remain in hiding till the end of the war when they are reunited with Val. We then follow Val, Mike & Peter Woodhouse as they rebuild a life in Engl&. & Ubi as he returns to Germany at the end of the war & tries to build a new life for himself. His dream is to run a Wall of Death, a circus ring that pitts motorcyclists against gravity as they attempt to stay upright at ever increasing speed... ...

The 34th edition of this much-loved guide is as invaluable as ever. Organised county by county, its comprehensive yearly updates & countless reader recommendations ensure that only the very best pubs make the grade. Here you will not only find classic country pubs, town centre inns, riverside retreats & historic havens, but also popular newcomers including gastropubs & pubs specialising in malt whisky & craft beer. Discover the top pubs in each country for beer, food & accommodation, & find out the winners of the coveted titles of Pub of the Year & Landlord of the Year. Packed with hidden gems, The Good Pub Guide provides a wealth of honest, entertaining, up-to-date & indispensable information. ...

The 35th edition of this much-loved guide is as invaluable as ever. Organized county by county, its comprehensive yearly updates & countless reader recommendations ensure that only the very best pubs make the grade. Here you will not only find classic country pubs, town centre inns, riverside retreats & historic havens, but also popular newcomers including gastro pubs & pubs specialising in malt whisky & craft beer. Discover the top pubs in each country for beer, food & accommodation, & find out the winners of the coveted titles of Pub of the Year & Landlord of the Year. Packed with hidden gems, The Good Pub Guide provides a wealth of honest, entertaining, up-to-date & indispensable information. ...