Cecilia, capricious & unable to love, inches reluctantly towards a second marriage to the kind, passionless Julian Tower. Meanwhile, her sister-in-law, Emmeline, is surprised to find the calm tenor of her life disturbed by her attraction to the predatory Mark Linkwater. Markie`s appearance disrupts the lives of both women, but in the pain of misunderstanding, it is Emmeline who reveals her vulnerability in a violent & tragic act. This book is reissued alongside The Hotel & The Little Girls. ...

Climb down to the depths of the ocean in this amazing fold-out colouring book, the longest in the world! You can colour an amazing tower, all the way from a boat bobbing in the waves, past sea dragons, mermaids, aqua robots & sharks, to reach the deep ocean floor. ...

To the River is the story of the Ouse, the Sussex river in which Virginia Woolf drowned in 1941. One idyllic, midsummer week over sixty years later, Olivia Laing walked Woolf`s river from source to sea. The result is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape
- & how ghosts never quite leave the places they love.
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Henry, Penny, Frankie, Mum & Dad embark on their most exciting adventure yet
- from Tassie to the very tip of the Top End. Travel
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When Christopher Rush`s wife died suddenly of cancer, leaving him with two young children, his world fell apart. He not only stopped writing, he also lost faith in everything that had informed his existence: literature, the arts, his role as teacher, his love of nature, the society of friends. Nothing could cure his almost suicidal depression. At last he decided to try to reclaim his sanity in the least expected of ways. A confirmed non-traveller, he went to France, bought a donkey & disappeared into the mountains of the Cevennes. Like a fellow Scot, Robert Louis Stevenson, who had made the same journey over a century before, he hoped to find a new reason to live. ” To Travel Hopefully” is a memoir of grief & recovery, expressed in an intensely private but universal language, which records a compelling journey of the spirit from defeat to victory. Anyone who has had to confront bereavement will find in these pages an understanding, experience & expression of the human predicament which go far beyond mere sympathy. ...

Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly, kept a diary all her life. To War with Whitaker is an account of the most adventurous, most defiant & most valiant of those years. Hermione & Dan Ranfurly married only months before the Second World War erupted. So when Dan was posted to the Middle East, taking their faithful butler Whitaker with him, Hermione resolved to join them there. This memoir offers astounding displays of commitment & independence. After vowing not to go home without her husb&, Hermione travelled alone from Cape Town to Cairo, & remained in the Middle East & North Africa for the two & a half years he was imprisoned by the Germans
- meeting many notable characters along the way. With wit & exuberance, Hermione`s diary entries take us To War with Whitaker & back again, providing sharp insight into the strong & outspoken woman she was. This Pan Heritage Classics edition features the original black & white plate sections.
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When Izzy is asked to tell her friends some exciting stories, she thinks of Macbeth
- there are battles, loads of gore, excellent
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Every year when Moonlight Pond freezes over, a talent contest takes place deep in the woods. Ducks dance, mice perform... But there is one animal that never competes. Toad watches the talent show from behind his rock, careful to keep himself hidden. Because Toad doesn`t have a special talent--or so he thinks! When Toad is finally discovered, he slips on the icy pond & realises he does have an incredible talent...ice-skating! This hilarious, heart-warming, story shows the reader that you never know what you can do unless you try. ...

Dan Doherty`s first book, Duck & Waffle: Recipes & Stories, was featured in ` Best Cookbooks of the Year` selections in Observer Food Monthly, BBC Good Food, The Mail on Sunday, Great British Food & Red magazine. Now Dan is back with the recipes he cooks at home for family & friends
- informal, easy & as indulgent as ever. With ideas based around eggs, hash, pancakes, toast, simple savoury dishes & sweet bakes, this is food inspired by the best a breakfast or brunch menu can offer
- but to eat all day. Recipes include Ricotta, Pear & Honey on Toast, Smoked Salmon, Horseradish & Sour Cream Hash, Mexican Eggs & a whole chapter devoted to food to defeat a hangover, including the Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

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The ultimate canvas for sweet & savory culinary creativity. 50 seasonal recipes that reimagine the ”bread & butter” of cuisine with simple ingredients in surprising ways. Easy enough for breakfast, yet suitable for brunch, lunch, dinner & even dessert, the possibilities of heaping beautiful seasonal ingredients on bread are limitless. Organized by season, Toast features 50 recipes from savory to sweet that unleash the power of fresh ingredients & simple techniques guaranteed to impress & satisfy any kitchen audience on any occasion. Award-winning food writer Raquel Pelzel`s relatable & accessible recipes span generations & cultures, & shatter expectations of what this humble favorite can be. Broiled or char-grilled, pan-fried or deep-fried, a good slice of bread is the ultimate platform to showcase your culinary skills. Toast will teach you to simply & effectively wow friends & family with creative, delicious combinations of ingredients from summer tomato salad, or pickled shrimp & avocado, to roasted squash & molten cheese, poached egg & fried pancetta, or even s`mores. So much more than just bread & butter, toast is experiencing a global renaissance. Professional chefs are seizing on the creative potential of a beautiful canvas of bread & delivering sophisticated culinary masterpieces that showcase their own brilliant palettes. Toast invites home cooks to join the ranks of renowned chefs in their experiments & even brings some of their recipes to life with contributions by 8 celebrity chefs including Hugh Acheson, Deb Perelman (The Smitten Kitchen), Fergus Henderson (St. John) & more. As simple or as sophisticated as you want it to be, yet always comforting & nourishing, Toast is perfect for those looking for seasonal, market-inspired recipes, or gourmet treats presented in an approachable manner. With something for every palate & occasion, this is the ideal book for new & seasoned cooks alike as well as everyone from college students & recent graduates to newlyweds & empty nesters. Artisanal toast is a hit in the media with features on Today, GMA, & NPR, & on the pages of The New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Guardian, & Bon Appetit. ...