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Mo is about to hit the big 50, and some uncomfortable truths are becoming quite apparent: She doesn't understand either of her teenage kids, which as a child psychologist, is fairly embarrassing. She has become entirely grey. Inside, and out. Her face has surrendered and is frightening children. Dora is about to hit the big 18 ...and about to hit anyone who annoys her, especially her precocious younger brother Peter who has a chronic Oscar Wilde fixation. Then there's Dad ...who's just, well, Dad. And a dog. Called Poo. A tale of a modern family, isolated from each other and heading for meltdown. -
The story of Lady Mary's courtship - the strangest courtship at that - which culminates in her romantic elopement and becoming Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is told here with a good humor and shrewd psychological approach to this enigmatic character. Having married a British ambassador, the scenes of her life range from the Courts of Queen Anne and George I to the harems of Constantinople - a story full of adventure. The poet, Alexander Pope, was infatuated by her and infuriated by Lord Hervey's apparent interest that Pope satirised him as 'Lord Fanny'. Lady Mary was known for her flamboyant behavior, often wore elaborate Turkish clothing and took snuff. Whether she was writing letters, ballads or mock epics, her talents revealed a strikingly independent and clever mind. She made a niche for women writers, making her a pioneer. -
A Town Like Alice: World War II...The Japanese Army invades Malaya and Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is taken prisoner with other English women and children then forced on a brutal seven-month death march. They trudge from camp to camp, always turned away, leaving graves behind them and secretly learning to trade jewellery for medicines and extra food just to survive. Jean meets Australian P.O.W. Joe Harman, who tells her about the Gulf Country, the vast stock stations and a town called Alice - a town of lovely homes, green lawns, water and gardens. He steals food for the women, is caught by the Japanese and condemned to death by lashing and crucifixion. The women are forced to watch. When their guard dies, they are taken in by a village and work with the locals to grow rice for the Japanese army. After the war, Jean tries to put the nightmare behind her. Then an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved the life of the group of prisoners. There she learns astonishing news which lead her to travel to the desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she takes on an unusual challenge - to make Willstown a town like Alice. The Far Country: Jennifer travels from London to Australia on a small bequest from her late grandmother to visit her married cousin on a rural property. She falls in love with the rugged beauty of Australia and meets Zlinter, a Czech refugee who is a qualified medical practitioner but may not practise in Australia. When two stockmen are injured, Zlinter must make a decision - to break the law and do what he can to save them - or let them die. On The Beach: The classic nuclear war story first published in 1958 and made into a major film less than a year after publication. Nuclear war erupts and lasts less than 30 days - and no-one even knows how it started. The last operating U.S. submarine Scorpion makes its way to Australia ahead of the deadly fall-out creeping down the globe from the Northern hemisphere. The Australian Navy picks up Morse code signals coming from Seattle - could there be survivors? The Scorpion, with Australian officer Lieutenant-Commander Peter Holmes aboard is sent to investigate while Australians hope and prepare for the possible end of life on earth. -
In World War II the Japanese Army invades Malaya and Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is taken prisoner with other English women and children then forced on a brutal seven-month death march. They trudge from camp to camp, always turned away, leaving graves behind them and secretly learning to trade jewellery for medicines and extra food just to survive. Jean meets Australian P.O.W. Joe Harman, who tells her about the Gulf Country, the vast stock stations and a town called Alice - a town of lovely homes, green lawns, water and gardens. He steals food for the women, is caught by the Japanese and condemned to death by lashing and crucifixion. The women are forced to watch. After their guard dies, they are taken in by a village and work with the locals to grow rice for the Japanese army. After the war, Jean tries to put the nightmare behind her. Then an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved their lives. There she learns astonishing news which lead her to travel to the desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she takes on an unusual challenge - to make Willstown a town like Alice. -
In World War II the Japanese Army invades Malaya and Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is taken prisoner with other English women and children then forced on a brutal seven-month death march. They trudge from camp to camp, always turned away, leaving graves behind them and secretly learning to trade jewellery for medicines and extra food just to survive. Jean meets Australian P.O.W. Joe Harman, who tells her about the Gulf Country, the vast stock stations and a town called Alice - a town of lovely homes, green lawns, water and gardens. He steals food for the women, is caught by the Japanese and condemned to death by lashing and crucifixion. The women are forced to watch. When their guard dies, they are taken in by a village and work with the locals to grow rice for the Japanese army. After the war, Jean tries to put the nightmare behind her. Then an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved the life of the group of prisoners. There she learns astonishing news which lead her to travel to the desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she takes on an unusual challenge - to make Willstown a town like Alice. -
Richard Bolitho No. XVI. Plymouth, July 1801: Richard Bolitho's small squadron, still repairing the scars of battle earned in heavy action at Copenhagen, has been months away from the sea. After eight years of war with France, Britain must make a gesture that will show strength and determination - and one which will dramatically weaken the French cause. Rear-Admiral Bolitho must follow his flag's tradition of victory, even though - for the first time in his life - he is torn between the demands of public duty and personal need. -
Book III of the Allways chronicle. Having taken his readers down the garden path and over his thatched roof, Beverley Nichols now takes on for a walk through the village of Allways '...a very tiny village in the quietest county of England. It is the story of doors opening and shutting on empty lanes, of smoke ascending into tranquil skies, of whispers about nothing borne on the winds over wide fields and broad brooks.' Yet even in such sylvan contentment there are many adventures, many country thrills, village rumours and of course, dramas - some of which are sad, more are hilarious but all are unforgettable. Illustrations by Rex Whistler. -
Here is the tale of a Suffolk drinking place, from the end of the Roman occupation of Britain until the 1980s. Roman veteran Paulus, crippled, is left behind. Being a worshipper of Mithras, the tavern became known as the One Bull. From then on it changed with the times: a clearing house for contraband, a miniature Hellfire Club, a fashionable hotel, a pub. Just across the Bull's yard was the church of St. Cerdic: king and martyr, who fought the Danes and was once famous for miracles performed at the shrine. His remains were lost during the Reformation, yet something of the saintly presence lingered and had its effect on the fortunes of the One Bull. Through the times and and changes, one passion always ruled at the inn - to retain possession. Don't be misled by the cover - this is a very good read and NOT a romance novel. -
A Wild Justice: Craig Thomas
$10.00In one of the most hostile and lawless places in the Russian Federation, an American gas company executive is found dead, the apparent victim of a casual robbery or the local mafia. Alexei Vorontsyev, chief of detectives, finds his investigation blocked from every side. In Washington, the chief executive of the gas company and his wife are found murdered in their mansion. John Lock, State Department expert on Russia and former CIA agent, vows revenge on the killers of his beloved sister and brother-in-law. There seems no connection between the two crimes ; they are merely two eruptions of modern lawlessness - or are they?
