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The Lonely: Paul Gallico
$15.00A tale of two lonely souls trying to reach out to one of their kind in order to feel completeness. Jerry, a much-loved only child, grows up in Long Island and is happy to marry his childhood sweetheart. But the Second World War intervenes and he is stationed in England, far from home. About to go on furlough to Scotland, he invites Patches, a WAAF - no strings attached, they have a wonderful time, and part with a handshake as agreed. He finds that what he feels for Patches is real - but will they ever see each other again? On his journey from boy to man, he realizes that there's more to it than growing a dashing moustache or going with girls. Once he returns home, he struggles, realising that he loves Patches, that his parents and his fiancee have invested so much in the plans they had made for a future - and they have no way of understanding that his experiences in both love and war have changed him for life. The emotional turmoil which each character undergoes has been written brilliantly and makes the book worth reading. In spite of its slow pace, there is never a dull moment. For each action that is taken, a justification is given, which makes it even more difficult for the reader to decide what can be the end of the story. A most vivid description of the characters and their thoughts makes the reader literally go under the skin of each and relive their moments time and again. -
Under tow, you were expected to sheer off from danger, not stick your nose smack into it, Bentley reflected bitterly. And yet he had sent an unarmed cutter against his enemy base – because his men needed the fillip of success...could this foolhardy gamble pay off? -
Set in the tenth story during the Viking raids of England and the defeat of Ethelred the Unready's army at Maldon. Orm, son of a famous pirate, is shanghaied by the Vikings near his home in Sweden. He sailed with them until captured by the Moors and spent several years as a galley slave. He escaped to Ireland, fought in the Battle of Maldon and then journeyed down the unknown Russian rivers in search of gold. Epic battles and bloody feuds with authentic historical details and plenty of zest and humour. -
Set in the tenth story during the Viking raids of England and the defeat of Ethelred the Unready's army at Maldon. Orm, son of a famous pirate, is shanghaied by the Vikings near his home in Sweden. He sailed with them until captured by the Moors and spent several years as a galley slave. He escaped to Ireland, fought in the Battle of Maldon and then journeyed down the unknown Russian rivers in search of gold. Epic battles and bloody feuds with authentic historical details and plenty of zest and humour. -
The magnificent castle at the throat of Brittanny is the inheritance of the orphaned Everard de Vaumartin. In medieval France, the age of chivalry is drawing to a close, but matters of love honour and blood still reign supreme. Everard, a scholar, is despised by his rutheless uncle, Josseran, who schemes to deprive him of his birthright. Sent unprepared into battle against the English, Everard is believed dead but after the massacre at Crecy in 1346 he travels alone to Paris to pursue a scholarly life until he can reclaim Vaumartin for his own. Here is a time when alchemy and magic are as common as bread and ale; where lust for pageantry competes with a thirst for logic; and where the Black Death can fell noble and peasant alike. Cover art by Stephen Bradbury. -
Raphael Taylor was the golden boy - blond, handsome, a gifted athlete and student. Damon Flood was a scoundrel - a smooth, smiling cynical devil. The day Raphael met Damon was the day he began his mysterious fall from grace and the golden boy fell very fast and very low. Damon introduces Raphael to drink, wealth and a seductive woman then sends him out to his doom. After losing his leg in a drunken car accident, Raphael goes to recuperate in a seedy backstreet in Spokane, Washington. There he is surrounded by 'the losers', a nightmarish sub-culture of violence and despair that is kept going - and kept out of sight - by a band of incompetent social workers. Raphael struggles to come to terms with his new surroundings - until Damon turns up on his doorstep and the world of the losers explodes. -
Adrian Mole 7. Adrian Mole - now 33 ' the same age as Jesus was when he died' and father to the grammatically challenged Glenn and William - who takes a 'Big Boy Arouser' condom to nursery school as his innocent contribution to a hot-air balloon project - and is a single parent having an off/on relationship with his housing officer, Pamela Pigg. But will she help him move from the notorious Gaitskell estate before William joins the Mad Frankie Fraser fan club? Of course, he continues to be scandalised by his irresponsible parents, who are conducting a matrimonial square dance with the Braithwaites - the parents of the beautiful bu unobtainable Pandora, who is ruthlessly pursuing her ambition to be New Labour's first woman PM - and of course, confides in his diary. His current worries include: indestructible head lice; his raging jealousy when his accomplished half brother Brett arrives on his doorstep; moral decline in The Archers; his desperate attachment to two therapists; his mild addiction to Starburst (formerly Opal Fruits); a small earthquake in Leicester and perhaps most significantly, the dawn of a new millennium. -
Payne and Jones 4: Carved into the towering cliffs of central Greece, the Metéora monasteries are all but inaccessible. Holy Trinity is the most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a secret that has been protected for centuries. In the dead of night, the holy retreat is attacked by an elite group of warriors carrying ancient weapons. One by one, they hurl the silent monks from the cliff-top to the rocks below ― the holy men taking their secret to their graves…Halfway across Europe, Richard Byrd fears for his life. He has uncovered the location of a magnificent treasure. But there are those who are dedicated to protecting it, and they will stop at nothing to prevent its discovery. Hoping to save himself, Byrd contacts two colleagues, Jonathon Payne and David Jones, and begs for their help. The duo rushes to his aid and quickly find themselves caught in an adventure that will change their lives forever. -
The gold-plated Babylon of a Florida pleasure resort contrasts with the work of a group of archeologists who are unearthing the remains of a primitive settlement in the area. Tom Sorrento, a one-time football hero of humble origin, bewildered his family by becoming an anthropologist. Ira deKay is the PR man, the smart operator with a hand in every racket and and a rake-off in every deal, the pleasure merchant who can 'arrange' anything and anyone. The clash between these two men is inevitable; tense and ironic, since they are both in love with the same woman. There is plenty of sex, drinking, affairs, politics and archaeology - and illustrates how Florida was transformed from its natural beauty into today's Mecca for the rich, famous and tourist.
