Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a compelling, moving story exploring injustice and mob hysteria by the Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. ''On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the ...
The long-awaited, never-before-told, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman. Finally, all the lurid tales of debauchery, sex, drugs and rock n' roll are told straight from the horse's lips as The Demon of Screamin' describes his unimaginable highs and unbelievable lows ...
In the 1680s the slave trade was still in its infancy. In the Americas, virulent religious and class division, prejudice and oppression were rife, providing the fertile soil in which slavery and race hatred were carefully planted and took root. Jacob is an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, with a smallholding ...
The eighth novel in Bernard Cornwell’s number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler. The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ...
This is non-fiction for very young children, who will find lots of things to look at and talk about in this highly visual book about our world - what it is and what''s out there. Little ones can find out about geography, animals and lots more - whilst learning lots of interesting new words. Packed full ...
Bloodlines: The Indigo Spell is the heart-stopping third book in the bestselling Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead, set in the world of the soon-to-be global movie sensation, Vampire Academy. A thrilling world of magic, alchemy, vampires and true love awaits.Sydney Sage she protects vampire secrets ...
It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler''''s 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin''''s most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy ...
Fourteen-year-old Prue and her sister Grace have been educated at home by their controlling, super-strict father all their lives. They know they are different to ´normal´ girls but their attempts to find out what being an ordinary teenager are like - buying nice clothes instead of wearing Mum´s odd ...
The second book in The Accursed Kings - the series that inspired A Song of Ice and Fire by bestselling author George R.R. Martin. ‘This is the original Game of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin. The King is dead. Long live the King. Philip IV is dead and his great kingdom is in disarray. It seems the fatal ...
With a new introduction by Colm Toibin. A leak is traced to a small sub-section of SIS, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere, perhaps, where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle, it is the end of the line anyway, and time for him to retire ...
Beautiful Darkness&,nbsp,is the second bewitching instalment in the bestselling love story&,nbsp,Beautiful Creatures -&,nbsp,a romance that is bound to capture the hearts of&,nbsp,Twilight&,nbsp,fans everywhere.Some loves are meant to be. Others are cursed...One night in the rain, Ethan ...
A lift-the-flap information book for young readers which explores life in ancient Egypt, in particular the rituals that the Egyptian pyramids undertoo in preparation for the afterlife.
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This edition features exclusive movie cover artwork. A brand new movie tie-in edition of the international Number 1 bestselling Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead - a dark and dangerous paranormal romance.Read it before it hits cinemas in February 2014! Higher Learning. Higher Stakes. Only a true ...
Song of Solomon is a work of outstanding beauty and power, whose story covers the years from the 1930''''s to the 1960''''s in America. At its centre is Macon Dead Jr, the son of a wealthy black property owner, who has been brought up to revere the white world. Macon learns about the tyranny of white ...
From the back list of Elif Shafak, author of The Architect''s Apprentice, The Bastard of Istanbul is a tale of an extraordinary family curse and was long listed for the 2008 Orange Fiction Prize. One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctor''s surgery. ''I need to have an abortion'', ...
