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A continuous text made up of extracts from Dorothy Wordsworth's Journal and a selection of her brother's poems. Dorothy Wordsworth kept her Journal 'because I shall give William pleasure by it'. In doing so, she never dreamt that she was giving future...

From rural rags to brief riches and back to ruin, this is a moving saga of hard work, bad luck and finally hope for a family's future. Gloria Sullivan can't quite believe where she has ended up. Growing up with no money worries, she...

'Genuinely moving' Guardian'Delightful' Mail on Sunday'Charming, fresh, touching . . . cuts through to the heart' Sunday Times 'Tell me about home, please. Tell me about the weather. About the heat or dust or still-ness. Anything. And tell me about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448095011Author Carolyn KeeneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 193mm *...

Now a major movie, Love in Taipei, on Paramount+ "Exciting and authentic." Sabaa Tahir, New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes "Surprising, original and intelligent. An intense rush of rebellion and romance." Stephanie Garber, New...

A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - and he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man's mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi...

Another hilarious, action-packed adventure from the Astro-nomically popular Steve Cole.Genius cow Professor McMoo and his trusty sidekicks, Pat and Bo, are star agents of the C.I.A. - short for COWS IN ACTION! They travel through time, fighting evil...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ _______________ Stories of the Second World War on the Home...

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Bear and Rabbit are the very best of friends. They live in their Bear-Rabbit house and cook their Bear-Rabbit meals in their Bear-Rabbit kitchen. But one day they spy a wonderful shiny thing and they can't agree who it belongs to. Could this be the end...

Curl up by the fire this Christmas with the ebook bestseller Catherine Ferguson. When Poppy's boyfriend Harrison proposes the week before Christmas and gives her twelve days to decide, she doesn't know what to do. With the festive season in...

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYRediscover Gladys Mitchell - one of the 'Big Three' female crime fiction writers alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.The matchless detective and psychoanalyst Mrs Bradley is visiting the picturesque village of Spey in...

It's 1942 and Dorothy Taylor, now eighteen, dreams of distant lands far from the grey backstreets of Rotherhithe where she has spent all her life. As the war rages on, excitement comes in the form of the Americans posted in London. Although Dolly is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907598791Author Alison BrackenburyFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Candlestick PressPublisher Candlestick Press

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' Austen's best-loved tale of love,...

Two hundred years ago, neighbouring Yorkshire landowners Miss Lister and Miss Walker find their lives become entwined in a passionate, forbidden relationship and retreat to the Moss House, their private sanctuary away from an unaccepting world. Their...

A beautiful hardcover picture book which is a love letter to nurses and midwives everywhere and the perfect gift to show your apprecition. With uplifting stories and anecdotes from both current and retired ...

Baghdad. Billions of dollars slipping into thin air.London. A girl on the run. What was that thing she said before everything went black?Was it 'goodbye'? Or was it 'sorry'?In London, ex-cop Vincent Ruiz rescues a young woman from a violent boyfriend but...

Jack (of the beanstalk fame) and his magical talking chicken, Betsy, have always been great at making new friends. But when Jack spots Anansi, the new kid in town, talking to a troll in the Deep Dark Woods, everything changes. Everyone knows that trolls...

The Sunday Times bestselling author Manda Scott brings Ancient Rome to life in this memorable tale of treachery, espionage and violence. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Robert Harris and Conn Iggulden."Superior in almost every way...one of the most...

Two sisters unravel a tangle of lies in this intriguing and unputdownable novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author.Beneath the shimmering surface lies a dark secret...Diana and Julian Denver have the world at their feet. With a blissful marriage, a...

The bestselling book behind the Oscar-winning film SLUMDOG MILLLIONAIRE directed by Danny Boyle'An absorbing and richly entertaining read' TimesFormer tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a cool one...

Most people playing online poker think they are winning players when they're actually losing month after month. But, if you have basic knowledge of the game and follow Paul Mendelson's techniques, you can ensure that you win regularly and consistently. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946764607Author Jaimal YogisFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax Press

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Now a BBC Radio 4 Drama Series.Former dancer and party loyalist Wen Liping vanishes in rural China just before she was to leave the country. Her husband, a key witness against a smuggling ring suspected of importing aliens to the US, refuses to testify...

From Jonathan Harvey, the award-winning author of All She Wants and the writer of Coronation Street and Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, comes The Girl Who Just Appeared, a comedy with a huge, beating heart.London 2014. Holly Smith has never fitted in. Adopted when...

'Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - Candis A heartwarming new Christmas novel from Debbie Macomber, internationally bestselling author of Rose Harbor in Bloom, Blossom Street Brides and Starry Night. ...

Christians and Muslims together make up about 57% of the world's population today, and by the end of the century they will constitute about 66% of the world's population. More than any other single factor, the wellbeing of our children and grandchildren...

Childhood, according to Rilke, was one of poetry's two inexhaustible sources. The poems in this anthology are an index of the idea of childhood, from nostalgia to expressions of love for children, from the celebration of births to the mourning of...

Everything about the man is a mystery... No one knows where he came from, how he made his money or what's drawn him to the isolated Black Hills of North Wyoming. His generosity has won the locals over, but are his motives above suspicion? After a...

The story of a runaway slave girl and her dangerous journey through the murky underworld of Roman Britain, by Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman.From Tanya Landman, author of the 2015 Carnegie Medal winner Buffalo Soldier, comes a...

Eighty-five-year-old Hendrik Groen is fed up to his false teeth with coffee mornings and bingo.__________ Along with fellow members of the Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he embarks on a wild spree of octogenarian anarchy. But the home's director will not stand...

Can a group of ten year old mates (and one scruffy dog) really outwit the most fiendish, cunning adults in the universe and save a frightened friend from the worst fate imaginable? When mysterious smelly footprints lead the gang to the school...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906931667Author Sue MoorcroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Choc LitPublisher Choc Lit

'Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting' Miranda Dickinson Heartwarming, hilarious and fun - the perfect read for anyone who loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, A Man Called Ove, Ruth Jones...

Kate Fox was a teenage orphan from the rough side of the Bronx. Now a beautiful woman, Kate wants wealth and security for life. When media mogul Marcus Broder proposes, it seems the dream has come true. But a life of pampered luxury does not make Kate...

Winner of the Branford Boase award, Fly By Night is the stunning YA fantasy novel from Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award winning The Lie Tree. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a...

Holly's dad is an explorer, having amazing adventures all over the world, while Holly is stuck at home with her mum, her baby brother and the dog. Now Dad's on a new expedition and he'll miss her tenth birthday. She's not happy - until she finds out that...

Chanticleer the vain cockerel rules the roost at the farm and is loved by all. But pride comes before the fall. When a cunning fox trespasses at the farm it doesn't take too much flattery to set Chanticleer at ease and soon he is parading his famous crow...