Anybody Shining

Anybody Shining

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Can one mistake destroy the chance of a lifetime? A girl discovers there are many ways of being true in this magnificent ode to handwritten letters and the shining power of friendship from the author of Dovey Coe, set in the Appalachian mountains of 1920s North Carolina.One true friend. Someone shining. That’s all twelve-year-old Arie Mae wants. But shining true friends are hard to come by deep in the mountains of western North Carolina, so she sets her sights on a cousin unseen, someone who lives all the way away in the big city of Baltimore, Maryland. Three unanswered letters later, Arie Mae learns that a group of kids from Baltimore are coming to spend a summer on the mountain. Arie Mae loves her smudge of a town—she knows there’s nothing finer than Pa’s fiddling and Mama’s apple cake, but she also knows Big City folk might feel differently. How else to explain the song catcher ladies who have descended upon the village in search...
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The Stone Raft

The Stone Raft

José Saramago

José Saramago

When the Iberian Peninsula breaks free of Europe and begins to drift across the North Atlantic, five people are drawn together on the newly formed island-first by surreal events and then by love. “A splendidly imagined epic voyage...a fabulous fable” (Kirkus Reviews). Translated by Giovanni Pontiero. José Saramago was born in Portugal in 1922. He is the author of six novels, including Baltasar and Blimunda and The History of the Siege of Lisbon, Blindness, and All The Names. His backlist is available in Harvest editions.
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Shift #2

Shift #2

Jeff Povey

Jeff Povey

'Tense and witty drama' Sunday Times'High-concept sci-fi series with shade of Michael Grant a strong shot of black humour' The BooksellerJust when you thought the apocalyptic detention was over…Having fought their way back to what they believe to be their home world, Rev, GG and The Ape discover that they're now stuck in the nightmarish world of doppelgangers, surrounded by a town of super-powered killing machines. Johnson, Billie and the Moth are still trapped in the empty world. Alive, but with no way home. Can Rev get the misfits back together? And even if she can will she be able to do it before the world ends. Time is running out… And believe it or not that's the least of their problems.
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Marital Affair

Marital Affair

Jasmine Black

Jasmine Black

Lucas Sinclair is determined to give his wife Colleen her heart’s desire. Problem is, Colleen yearns for a child and they haven’t been able to conceive. With persistent pressure from their doctor, they agree to see a sex therapist who tells them to have fun and live out their fantasies. Colleen confesses to having one fantasy, but can she let go of her pain long enough to act it out?
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Videodrome

Videodrome

Jack Martin

Jack Martin

IT BEGINS WITH VERY SPECIAL LATE-NIGHT PROGRAMS, AIMED AT YOUR DARKEST FANTASY, AND EVOLVES EVER MORE RAPIDLY UNTIL THE LINE BETWEEN FANTASY AND REALITY BLURS AND DISAPPEARS. AT FIRST, YOU NEED THE CASSETTE BUT THEN YOU ARE THE CASSETTE AND VIDEO IMAGES ARE REALITY AND REALITY IS THE FINAL HORROR. A WORLD OF TELEVISED MADNESS EXISTING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SCREEN, A WORLD IN WHICH STAR AND VICTIM ARE ONE . . . AND YOU ARE BOTH! VIDEODROME
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Fasten Your Seat Belts and Eat Your Fucking Nuts

Fasten Your Seat Belts and Eat Your Fucking Nuts

Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas

In his debut book, 'Fasten Your Seat Belts And Eat Your Fucking Nuts', Joe Thomas — aka Flight Attendant Joe — takes you on an inappropriate storytelling journey about what really happens while you sit comfortably (unless you are in a middle seat, in that case — he's sorry) onboard a climate controlled airplane while sucking down cups of soda, snacking on unsalted peanuts, and playing dumb when you get caught smoking in the lavatory.Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at 38,000 feet? Does the thought of banging a flight attendant intrigue you? What about a pilot? Do you regularly attempt at eavesdropping on flight attendant conversations while waiting to use the lavatory on a red-eye flight?If so, then this book was written for you.Nobody said traveling was easy and Joe Thomas has the stories to prove it. 'Fasten Your Seat Belts And Eat Your Fucking Nuts' will make you hungry for more than just another bag of pretzels. Each page drips with gossip, drama, and his...
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A Child's War

A Child's War

Mike Brown

Mike Brown

When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, it came as no surprise to the children of Germany: the Nazis had been preparing them for a war ever since they had come to power in 1933. To British children it was an altogether different matter. Children all over Britain were deeply affected by the war: many were separated from their parents by evacuation or bereavement; all had to 'make do and mend' with clothes and toys; and some even died while contributing to the war effort at home. In this moving and often amusing account, Mike Brown describes what life was like on the Home Front during the war from a child's point of view. His fully illustrated narrative includes details of evacuation, rationing, coping with gas masks and air raids, entertainment and the important - and often dangerous - roles of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. This photographic history pays tribute to the generation of girls and boys who grew up under the shadow of the Second World War.
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Sweet Corpse of Mine (Secret Seal Isle Mysteries, Book 7)

Sweet Corpse of Mine (Secret Seal Isle Mysteries, Book 7)

Lucy Quinn

Lucy Quinn

Valentine’s Day on Secret Seal Isle means flowers, chocolates and champagne brunch. But cupid doesn’t shoot straight to the heart this year. When a secret love nest is found in a storage unit, racy lingerie isn’t the only shocking discovery. And the corpse just happens to be the long-time missing wife of Winter’s new love, Blake.When Rain tries to help clear Blake’s good name, she lands in a bizarre love triangle of her own. Fortunately Cookie is on the case, with her own Valentine, Dylan by her side. That is until their relationship is thrown off course when Hunter arrives to help. Cookie discovers her former partner isn’t ready to let her go. With relationships under fire and a body on ice, Cookie needs to solve another murder and find a way to save Valentine’s Day.
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