Lorna, thirty-nine, is married to misanthropic Ralph, who in turn is wedded to his twenty-seven pipes and his artificial-grass business. In fact, it's a ménage à trios, the third party being Lorna's Monster, a gleefully sadistic personification of her panic attacks. The Monster has a field day when, after a botched foot operation, Lorna is sent to convalesce among the deaf and demented inmates of a nursing home from hell, where to staff have more problems than the patients. But, despite her surroundings, she begins to blossom, making new friends, discovering untapped talents and even a reawakened interest in sex, thanks to the attentions of an ardent young care-worker. She even gets offered a challenging new job. Meanwhile Ralph is being sued by a vindictive business client and fears he will lose his house and his livelihood. In another of her wickedly black comedies Wendy Perriam chronicles an unconventional marriage, showing the bond that can... Views: 57
The sixth magical, fairy-filled title in Gwyneth Rees' bestselling series. Ellie never thought she'd meet fairies when she goes to stay with her aunt in the Welsh valleys. But Myfanwy and Bronwen, the valley flower fairies, tell Ellie a big secret. The old toy museum nearby contains the entrance to fairyland - and some of the toys can even come to life with a little help from the fairies! But the museum is about to be closed down, and with it the fairies' gateway. Can Ellie help the fairies and the toys - before they are all forced to leave their valley forever? 7-9 years Views: 57
Celestial Capers is a suspenseful yet delightful story about the experiences and adventures of a dozen twelve year old kids with special abilities that take place on planets in faraway galaxies. From the very beginning, the reader's imagination is tickled and will remain stimulated until the last page is turned.When young Prince Pulsar arrives on the planet Proton in late summer of the year 5008, he has no idea that challenges, adventures, pranks, intrigue and danger beyond his wildest imagination await him. His young life is about to go through some major changes. This metamorphosis begins with his enrollment in a very special school and grows as he, his new classmates and Queen Quasar, his aunt and the ruler of Proton, become enmeshed in a series of plans, traps and schemes surrounding a very mean monarch, Emperor Eclipse, the tyrannical ruler of the planet Erebus and aspiring inter-galactic conqueror. The Emperor is a clever and elusive quarry with an unquenchable thirst for... Views: 57
IF ONLY HE COULD REMEMBER...
He called himself Shane, but Eden Hawke knew he'd made it up. The
gorgeous stranger had collapsed at her door in the middle of the night,
and it was selfishness that made her take him in. For in his pocket he'd
carried a picture of her son -- the child she'd lost years ago.
Shane owed Eden answers, but all he had were more questions. Such as,
where was the beautiful investigator's missing little boy? Why were
thugs after them? And most important, who was he? His growing
protectiveness -- and desire -- for Eden led him to believe he wasn't a
killer. His memory held the clues, but when his amnesia subsided, would
either of them be safe from the truth? Views: 57
Brooklyn's chance to restore a rare first edition of Beauty and the Beast seems a fairy tale come true-until she realizes the book last belonged to an old friend of hers. Ten years ago, Max Adams fell in love with a stunning beauty, Emily, and gave her the copy of Beauty and the Beast as a symbol of their love. Soon afterward, he died in a car crash, and Brooklyn has always suspected his possessive ex-girlfriend and her jealous beau. Now she decided to find out who sold the book and return it to its rightful owner-Emily. With the help of her handsome boyfriend, Derek Stone, Brooklyn must unravel a murder plot-before she ends up in a plot herself… Views: 57
A humorous and honest account of how the author spent a month exploring his home city, going to many out-of-the-way places with his partner and young child, and learned to enjoy the present rather than worry about the past.At 7 a.m. on Monday 1 September 2003, the day Lucy and I celebrated our eighth not-married-but-together anniversary, we were in bed with our ten-month-old daughter Bibi lying chaperone between us when the crash of breaking glass startled us awake. Bibi wailed. I jumped out of bed and crept to the window; three men were attacking the house next door with sledgehammers and crowbars. I sighed. It had begun.James O'Loghlin was concerned. His once-peaceful mornings would now be full of dust, loud radio and miscellaneous smashing from the demolition and rebuilding going on next door. Then came the idea: each morning James and his family would explore their own city. Between the three of them they'd lived in Sydney a lifetime, but it was full of places... Views: 57
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. Views: 57
The Phoenix and Turtle is Shakespeare's allegorical poem on the mystical nature of love. The poem tells of the funeral of two lovers the phoenix, a mythological bird associated with immortality, and the turtledove (usually called "turtle" in Elizabethan English), a symbol of fidelity. The two birds have burned themselves to death in order to be forever joined in love. The allegory celebrates an ideal of love in which an absolute spiritual union of the lovers, defying rationality and common sense is chastely achieved through death, the ultimate refection of the world. Views: 57
Travis Holmes expected his senior year to be just another in a series of moves with his free-spirited parents. Instead, he finds himself in a small town rocked by a tragedy that no one talks about, where the lines are clearly drawn between the town's elite and the grieving family of a beloved high school teacher.Sara Matthews lost practically everything when a group of high school hotshots wrecked her father's car two years ago, and all she wants is to finish out her senior year so she can leave this godforsaken town behind—and all the memories with it.As Travis struggles to find a balance between joining Sara in the secluded life she's created for herself and drawing her back into the high school world that turned its back on her, he learns that sometimes the deepest roots are those that grow from love. Views: 57
