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On her 47th birthday, Sydney Smith stands on a rooftop and prepares to jump.... Sydney is a cartoonist and freerunner. Feet constantly twitching, always teetering on the edge of life, she's never come to terms with the event that ripped her family apart when she was 10 years old. And so, on a birthday that she doesn't want to celebrate, she returns alone to St Ives to face up to her guilt and grief. It's a trip that turns out to be life-changing - and not only for herself.

In book 13, dogs are disappearing from the village, but the Seven are so busy arguing and falling out with each other that they don't even notice. Then poor Scamper becomes the latest victim, and it's all systems go for the Secret Seven! Solve the mystery!

All of the soldiers a little boy got for Christmas were the same - except one Tin soldier who was missing a leg. This different soldier saw a paper ballerina, who also appeared to have one leg and fell in love. Will these two toys end up together at last?

A second, action-packed Secret Seven adventure by prize-winning author Pamela Butchart. The Secret Seven are excited to be chosen as extras in a local play, but during the opening performances things go seriously wrong. Could someone be trying to sabotage it? The cast and crew are adamant that a theatre ghost must be causing the mysterious accidents, but the Seven aren't convinced. It's up to the gang and their spaniel Scamper to find out who is really behind the mischief - and why!

In this Very Short Introduction Laura Marcus defines what we mean by "autobiography", and considers its relationship with similar literary forms such as memoirs, journals, letters, diaries, and essays. Analyzing the core themes in autobiographical writing, such as confession, conversion and testimony; romanticism and the journeying self; Marcus discusses the autobiographical consciousness (and the roles played by time, memory and identity), and considers the relationship between psychoanalysis and autobiography.

Was geschah vor 150 Jahren im Haus am Fluss? Birchwood Manor 1862: Der talentierte Edward Radcliffe lädt Künstlerfreunde in sein Landhaus an der Themse ein. Doch der verheißungsvolle Sommer endet in einer Tragödie - eine Frau verschwindet, eine andere stirbt, und Radcliffes Leben ist ruiniert. Hundertfünfzig Jahre später entdeckt Elodie Winslow, eine junge Archivarin aus London, die Sepiafotografie einer atemberaubend schönen Frau und die Zeichnung eines Hauses mit zwei Giebeln an einem Fluss. Warum kommt Elodie das Haus so bekannt vor?

Understanding more of God's character and how he loves us changed best-selling author Holley Gerth's life in beautiful, powerful ways. She realized she didn't have to settle for "I'm fine" when there was someone whispering to her in every moment, "You're mine." The hope, joy, peace, and purpose she longed for were already there, in the heart of God. Now, in 52 devotional readings, Holley shares with women the answer to the restlessness they feel in their hearts that keeps them hurrying, striving, and pushing.

Immer auf dem Sprung, von einer Aufgabe zur nächsten hetzen - die Anforderungen unseres Alltags lassen uns manchmal schier verzweifeln. "Be mindful" schafft schnell und wirksam Abhilfe: Einfach mal bewusst abschalten, radikal entschleunigen - und meditieren. Nein, dafür müssen wir nicht stundenlang auf dem Meditationskissen sitzen. Ein paar Minuten am Tag reichen aus, um spürbar ausgeglichener, gelassener und gesünder zu werden und neue Lebensenergie zu tanken. Mit warmer Stimme vorgetragen von Esther Schweins.

When Peter discovers an old skull hidden in his bedroom, it's time for an urgent meeting of the Secret Seven. Setting off to investigate, the friends see a gigantic hole in the grounds of a local hotel. Could there be any connection between the two strange events? The Secret Seven are determined to solve the mystery. It's time to look behind the green door of the Secret Seven's shed again. Enid Blyton's much-loved detective club are back in a superbly entertaining new adventure.

At home, with a baby, no one can hear you scream. Most people think that once you’ve had your happy ever after, nothing can go wrong. But for Millie and Tom, their love did not have a fairy tale beginning. It was not love at first sight, at least not for Millie. When the strength of their love for each other finally brings them together, their marriage is a chance to heal the wounds of their past and build a brighter future. For Tom, the arrival of their daughter is everything he ever dreamed about. But for Millie, the reality of motherhood becomes a lot darker.

From sex-crazed fiends to cold-eyed professional assassins, only those convicted of the most terrible murders are told they will die behind bars. This audiobook tells the stories of those most depraved killers whose crimes outraged society and demanded the harshest penalty available to a British court.

'I still have that recurring fear of something happening to me before I see you again, and before I can tell you myself just how much and how often I've realised during the last few months that I love you completely and to the exclusion of all others. Remember that, because if there wasn't you, my darling Mary, the world would seem very empty and meaningless.' Mary was only 21 when she met and fell in love with the privately educated 19-year-old David in 1938.

This thought-provoking anthology offers a close examination of the psychology behind the intricate narrative and compelling characters in author George R.R. Martin's best-selling work, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the popular HBO TV series based upon his books, Game of Thrones. In Martin's richly detailed world, deceit, manipulation, and greed rule the day, and almost everyone fights for power over the realm or simply over their own lives. How do love and hate, good and evil, need and greed, altruism and narcissism drive the very best and very worst human behaviors?

On a brisk day in 1970, a daughter arrives at her mother's home to take care of her as she nears the end of her life. 'Home' is the sprawling Italian castle of Roccasinibalda, and Diana's mother is the legendary Caresse Crosby, one half of literature's most scandalous couple in 1920s Paris, widow of Harry Crosby, the American heir, poet and publisher who epitomised the Lost Generation.

Trystan was once the pampered daughter of a wealthy aristocrat, but since his death, she's considered a social pariah. Trapped by her stepmother's malicious web of lies, Trystan is willing to do just about anything to escape - even play a part in a devious plot to disinherit the kingdom's incompetent heir, Prince Ramsey. But what should have been a simple task proves to have sinister implications. The consequences for Trystan's actions become clear in the midst of the glittering royal masque, where two very different princes compete for the hearts of their people.

When Lucy Weber is forced to leave the orphan train and is offered up to any man who'd have her in Saddle, Texas, she doesn't know what to do. The last thing she wants is a husband, especially not leering Clem Toeger. Garrett Black didn't mean to find himself a wife. He was perfectly satisfied running his ranch on his own. But when a frightened girl is offered up to anyone who wanted her, he can't abide the thought of her being hitched to Clem Toeger, a man with questionable integrity and the only candidate. Will this unlikely couple have a chance at love?

Hvis Leo havde vidst, hvad hun gik ind til, havde hun aldrig sagt ja til at hente troldmandens skat i dragens hule. Hvis hun havde vidst, at hun skulle krydse gennem troldenes land og gå ned i underjordiske gange, at hun skulle kæmpe mod ørne og ulve, klatre op ad stejle klipper og finde vej gennem en endeløs skov, så havde hun aldrig gjort det. Men det vidste hun ikke, og nu var der ingen vej tilbage.

"I hele mit 12 år, 4 måneder, 7 dage og 3 timer lange liv havde jeg ikke oplevet noget, der ikke var forklarligt eller ligefrem forudsigeligt. I Bragesø Stolpeby havde man nemlig tjek på tingene. Gaderne var lige og blev fejet hver torsdag. Husene var pæne og helt ens. Alle mødte på arbejde til tiden, og man betalte sin skat med glæde! Sådan skulle det være. Ikke noget pjank og pjat, men orden, system og regelmæssighed! Og så, 12 år, 4 måneder, 7 dage og 3 timer og 1 minut inde i mit liv kiggede jeg lige op i bugen på en drage..."

Det ligner en næsten umulig opgave at besejre en troldmand - i hvert fald, når man ikke selv har magiske kræfter. Men Filippa er alligevel fast besluttet på at forsøge. For troldmanden har taget magten over Stolpeby og truer med at udslette byen og alt, hvad hun holder af.

"Vi har altid hadet dværgene," sagde frk. Stigge. "Lige siden menneskene kom her til Bragedalen for flere hundrede år siden. Der har været mange krige. Mange dræbte. Gårde er blevet brændt af. Handelsmænd er blevet overfaldet." Hun sukkede dybt. "Kan man ikke stoppe det?" spurgte jeg forsigtigt. Min stemme lød lillebitte. Det er ikke let at forhindre en krig. Især ikke, når næsten alle andre i Stolpeby går ind for den. Men Filippa sætter sig for, at det skal lykkes, og hun drager ud på en farefuld og dristig færd for at finde hjælp.