` So you need help. What`s your name & trouble?` Private Investigator Philip Marlowe`s latest client is Orfamay Quest. She`s come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or at least that`s what she tells Marlowe, offering him just twenty dollars for his trouble. Feeling charitable, Marlowe accepts
- though it`s not long before he wishes he hadn`t. Soon the trail leads to a succession of Hollywood starlets, uppity gangsters, suspicious cops & corpses with ice picks jammed into their necks... The Little Sister is Raymond Chandler`s fifth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe.` Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye` Los Angeles Times` Chandler grips the mind from the first sentence` Daily Telegraph ` One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain` Sunday Times` Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes` Anthony Burgess
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Explore the unique characteristics of Spanish food with more than 100 simple & delicious recipes in The Little Spanish Cookbook. Dishes include tapas, soups & stews, seafood specialties, egg & vegetable dishes & sweets & pastries, with each recipe selected to best reflect the unique characteristics of the country`s cuisine. The Little Spanish Cookbook also

Includes:: special sections demonstrating how geography, climate, culture & tradition have made Spanish cuisine what it is today. Lavishly illustrated with location photographs & images of the finished dishes, The Little Spanish Cookbook will give you a thorough understanding & appreciation of authentic Spanish cooking.

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Every day the Little Steamroller works at London Airport clearing the runways for the aeroplanes & every day the people on the gate make fun of him. But they do not know of the time that this little steamroller defeated the Black Hand Gang
- the infamous smuggling gang. This is his story. The Little Steamroller is one of the four titles in the Little Train series which were written by Graham Green & illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. First published by The Bodley Head in 1974, this new edition brings the classic little steamroller back to life for a whole new generation.
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The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters is set in a dusty, post-war, rural Warwickshire summer. A doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand & handsome, is now in decline, crumbling & choking with weeds. Struggling to keep pace with a changing society are its inhabitants
- mother, son & daughter. The doctor, Dr Faraday, has little knowledge of how closely his life will become entwined with Hundreds Hall, whilst the question arises as to whether or not the Ayres are haunted by something more than just a dying way of life.
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JOIN BESTSELLING FOOD WRITER RACHEL KHOO ON A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY THROUGH SWEDEN, WITH 100 STYLISH & DELICIOUS NEW RECIPESRenowned food writer Rachel Khoo bid farewell to her Parisian kitchen & moved to Sweden in pursuit of love. Having made the country her home, Rachel now shares over 100 delicious & seasonal Swedish recipes from her new little scandi kitchen ­- celebrating traditional fare, embracing local ingredients, exploring what the Swedes eat at home & offering her own fresh & stylish takes. Full of stunning location & food photography, Rachel`s ravishing new cookbook will take you on a culinary tour of this beautiful country so you can experience for yourself what the Swedish call lagom, the art of enjoying just the perfect amount of the best things in life. Rachel offers her own twists on classic Swedish recipes, which include:· Breakfast blueberry pie· Smoked sausage stroganoff· Fish tacos, Swedish style · Roasted pumpkin waffles· Swedish meatballs & beanballs· Lingonberry almond buns`I am so ready to race home & devour these fun, effortless & beautiful recipes that just beg to be cooked... this will no doubt be THE book of 2018.` Melissa Hemsley` The magic of Sweden`s beautiful seasons comes alive... a real celebration of seasonal Swedish home cooking & tradition with Rachel`s trademark inspirational twists!` Donal Skehan, presenter of BBC1`s Saturday Kitchen ...

From the flamboyant & unpredictable Maryska, who scandalises the town when she cuts short her golden tresses, to the eccentric Uncle Pepin, who always has to have a ready supply of furniture to smash when he's angry, Bohumil Hrabal creates a range of enchanting & memorable characters
- confirming his status as one of Europe's greatest writers.
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` Folks, life is beautiful! Bring on the drinks, I`m sticking around till I`m ninety! Do you hear?`A young boy grows up in a sleepy Czech community where little changes. His raucous, mischievous Uncle Pepin came to stay with the family years ago, & never left. But the outside world is encroaching on their close-knit town
- first in the shape of German occupiers, & then with the new Communist order. Elegiac & moving, Bohumil Hrabal`s gem-like portrayal of the passing of an age is filled with wit, life & tenderness. ` What is unique about Hrabal is his capacity for joy` Milan Kundera` Even in a town where nothing happens, Hrabal`s meticulous & exuberant fascination with the human voice insists that, as long as there`s still breath in a body, life is endlessly eventful` Independent
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Early one morning the little train wakes up in his home town, Little Snoreing, & decides to go on an adventure. He chugs & puffs his way through villages, past castles & over bridges. But soon he gets tired, & the big city is a bit scary. There`s only one thing for it; he`ll have to head back! The Little Train, Graham Greene`s first children`s book, was originally published in 1946 with Ardizzone`s illustrations commissioned 28 year later. First published by The Bodley Head in 1974, this new edition brings the classic little train back to life for a whole new generation. ...

Can you remember Dirty Harry`s weapon of choice? Or the type of flower given to Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games? Does a severed horse`s head mean anything to you? Or what about a pair of glistening shoes with magical powers? Film magazine Little White Lies dares you to test your mental agility & pop cultural prowess with the Movie Memory Game, an illustrated card game for the movie lover in your life.

Includes:: 50 cards & a guide to the 25 movies.

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Get ready for a bedtime adventure story with the littlest dreamer as you save your pet from the clutches of a fierce dragon, dig for pirate treasure, zoom round a racing track in a super-fast car & even blast off into space to play with aliens on Mars! Snuggle up with this fantastical yet settling journey into dreaml&. This aspirational & soothing story is brought to life by Charlotte Cooke`s delightful illustrations & is the perfect bedtime story, with special bedtime stickers to reward children for getting into bed, staying put & falling asleep! You can also climb lollipops in a land of sweets & swim with mermaids before settling down to bedtime in Littlest Dreamer: A Bedtime Journey. Suzanne Smith is Creative Director & Content Creator at Mums Creative Content Ltd & Doodle Pie Ltd, who create captivating concepts for children`s television & books including the Hattie B, Magical Vet series published by Puffin & the Doodle Girl picture book activity series published by Simon & Schuster. Charlotte Cooke graduated from the University of the West of England in 2010 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration. She was awarded Highly Commended for the Macmillan Prize in 2010. Her publishers include Parragon & Canata Learning & she has worked with Charlotte & Adam Guillain, best-selling authors of the George`s Amazing Adventures series. ...