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A hilarious and clever book about modern life from the No.1 best selling writer.








A hilarious and clever book about modern life from the No.1 best selling writer.

Volume 9 in the Manga series Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, following the adventures of two alchemist brothers who seek to repair their bodies after breaking the laws of nature by trying to bring their mother back to life.

Rene is the concierge of a Parisian apartment building. She is passionate about culture and the arts. Several floors up, 12-year-old Paloma Josse is determined to avoid the pampered and vacuous future laid out for her. But unknown to them both, the sudden death of one of their privileged neighbours will dramatically alter their lives forever.

He's alive. Simon Darcourt, professional assassin par excellence, only now behaving more like an amateur serial killer with attitude. And it's up to Angelique De Xavier to bring his particular brand of mayhem to a halt.

Discover the moving Jojo Moyes novel you haven't read yet . . .

Henry Chinaski is a lowlife loser with a hand-to-mouth existence. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, one-night stands and racetracks.

Set approximately two years before the "SCI FI Channel" mini-series which relaunched "Battlestar Galactica" to such acclaim.

Some are familiar - Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time.

When Sir Anthony Malory's daughter is abducted from Hyde Park, the ransom note mistakenly falls into the hands of Boyd Anderson, a hot-headed sea captain, who vows to find the missing girl.

Little Heidi goes to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut high in the Alps and she quickly learns to love her new life. But her strict aunt decides to send her away again to live in the town. Heidi cannot bear being away from the mountains and is determined to return to the happiness of life with her grandfather.

'Quite simply the best writer of magic there is' Neil Gaiman 'Truly magical . . . Guaranteed to leave you gasping' The Bookseller 'She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children' Evening Standard