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For Kate Drake, her family has brought her peace after years of uncertainty. Now, watching her own children grow up, it seems the world is a no less complicated place. But when a secret from the past casts its shadow across four generations of the family, a stubbornly independent woman opens herself to love whilst an older one rediscovers it, and a young boy begins to understand the complexities of adult life.

Nothing beats a really good cheese. These days you can buy great dairy products locally, made using high-quality ingredients and with a unique flavour of their own. The next step is to try your hand at making yoghurt, labneh, mozzarella and even delicious matured cheeses yourself. With an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, this book is the indispensable guide to crafting and enjoying cheese and other dairy products.

Ivy isn't like most other fairies. She doesn't like sweet-scented flowers, glittery dresses, pretty music, and ballroom dances. How can she fit in when she just wants to rock out? One night Ivy spots a mysterious, monstrous figure silhouetted against the window of Oakleaf's library. It's a boggart! Is this creature up to no good? Or is it an outsider who just wants to be loved for themselves—just like Ivy?

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional children's story is packed with fun, humor, and energy. Little Rude is incredibly cheeky to everyone that she meets. She doesn't even know the meaning of "please" and "thank you!" However, that could all change when she meets a surprisingly polite wolf on her way to Grandma's house. Will Little Rude's constant insults drive even this newly reformed Big Bad Wolf over the edge?

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional children's story is packed with fun. When Young Angus receives a gift from his famous father, the last thing he expects to unwrap is a weird, wisecracking octopus! The silly cephalopod offers to help Angus make his fortune...and all he wants in return is some fabulous footwear. Can this unlikely pair of heroes defeat Gutrot, the 'orrible ogre?

Thea Tennant, eldest daughter of a wealthy family, yearns to do more with her life. When her beautiful but flighty sister, Dulcie, brings trouble to the family, both Thea and Dulcie are sent to relatives in Austria. But with the onset of war, their lives change beyond recognition. It isn't just the Tennants whose lives have changed: for their parlour maid, Primmy, the war brings opportunities she is determined to take.

She wants to learn everything – about you. Mel has practised law for twenty years. She is well-regarded by her peers. Her clients are happy. But behind the scenes her life is disordered. Her son grows increasingly distant from her. The married man she is sleeping with fails to give her what she needs. When a trainee lawyer is allocated to Mel it is poor timing. The last thing she wants is a pupil watching her every move. And Natasha does watch. She sees each detail – and every mistake. Mel cannot shake the feeling that Natasha isn't just learning the job. She is learning Mel.

Reincarnation—the belief that we are all reborn many times—lies at the heart of many of the oldest religions, philosophies, and faiths. It is being recognized by more and more people today as the truth behind who we really are.

Chickens are a fantastic addition to a garden or outdoors space - you don't have to live in the back of beyond to have a few clucking around and giving you fresh eggs. They come in all shapes and sizes: some are layers, some are just born to strut. Mark Diacono begins at the basics, showing how you can raise chickens from eggs, and look after them once they start laying their own.

Discover Your Psychic Self addresses these issues and much more by taking you into the realms of greater awareness; it shows you step by step how to uncover your own true potential, using both meditative and physical exercises.

Baking is the most comforting and entirely satisfying of the culinary arts - making a cake is not only a sumptuous process in its own right but the end result is entirely delicious. Say goodbye to sinking sponges and brittle brownies with this comprehensive guide to the heavenly world of cake making, introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

Kate Kingsley remembers little of her early childhood before being sent to live as the adopted daughter of Jack and Thea in Kenya. Now 20, she leaves Kenya for a new life in London. But this is 1936 - a time of decadence but also turmoil. Kate confronts personal danger, faces conflicting loyalties, and must make a heart-breaking choice before she can find a kind of freedom.

From an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, an “affecting…wartime love story in the tradition of Atonement” (Kirkus Reviews), about three friends who fall into a love triangle during World War II and its aftermath. From an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, an epic novel of love...

In True Tales of the Paranormal, author Neil Ward dives in to some of the most mystifying occurrences that cannot be explained by modern science. Ranging from ghostly apparitions and mysterious premonitions to UFOs and extra-dimensional beings, the tales in this book will make you doubt everything you knew to be true and wonder what is really out there. These spine-tingling stories reveal a hidden world of spooky goings-on that lie just beneath the surface of our seemingly mundane lives. At times terrifying, uplifting and bizarre, these tales shed light on a world you never knew existed.

Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003) brings two Americans together in Tokyo, each experiencing a personal crisis. Both are distant — emotionally and spatially — from their spouses. They are lost until they develop an intimate connection. In the film’s poignant, famously ambiguous closing scene, they find each other, only to separate. In this close look at the multi-award-winning film, Suzanne Ferriss mirrors Lost in Translation’s structuring device of travel: her analysis takes the form of a trip, from planning to departure...

Unlock Genetics in 10 Concise Chapters is the perfect introductory guide, covering all of the essential foundations of genetics like genes, chromosomes, inheritance, evolution, epigenetics, and much more besides.

Azalea the perfectionistic pixie explores a mysterious island ... and learns an important lesson about being kind to yourself. It's time for the annual Oakleaf Academy school trip ... but when the girls are swept out to sea by a storm, they get much more of an adventure than they bargained for. Will they make it home safely? Who are the strange inhabitants of the island where they've landed? And most of all, can they solve the mystery of their disappearing magic?

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional children's story is packed with fun. In this whale of a tale, the Big Bad Shark is looking for a tasty snack...when he comes across three delicious-looking narwhals! The loveable, pointy-horned creatures—show-off Spike, arty Spiral, and shy Stubby—discover a sunken pirate ship, and are using the parts to build their own homes. Now they are out of their depth, locked in a battle of wits with the munching, crunching villain.

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional children's story is packed with fun. If you think you know the story of Snow White...think again! The evil Star Queen is determined to be the most beautiful woman in the galaxy, so she shipwrecks her pretty stepdaughter, Snow White, on a remote forest planet. But clever Snow uses her engineering know-how to rebuild her ruined spacecraft into helpers and friends. Step forward, Squeaky, Creaky, Rusty, Jerky, Wonky, Blinky, and Box!

Thea Tennant, eldest daughter of a wealthy family, yearns to do more with her life. When her beautiful but flighty sister, Dulcie, brings trouble to the family, both Thea and Dulcie are sent to relatives in Austria. But with the onset of war, their lives change beyond recognition. It isn't just the Tennants whose lives have changed: for their parlour maid, Primmy, the war brings opportunities she is determined to take.