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The Adventures of Pinkington Trunk
Are you ready for the adventures of Pinkington Trunk?Have you got a cuddly toy? Where oh where could it be!Is it in your bedroom on a shelf above your head,Or is it waiting patiently, tucked up inside your bed?Look inside to find out how Emily and Pinkington Trunk's journey begins!
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The Art of Parsi Cooking: Reviving an Ancient Cuisine
Niloufer Mavalvala’s The Art of Parsi Cooking introduces Parsi cooking - shaped by Persian and Indian cuisines - with easy preparation and appetizing flavors. Her history of Parsi cuisine is fascinating and well-written, accompanied by tempting recipes. The Art of Parsi Cooking fills a gap in the world of cookbooks.”DENISE LANDIS | PUBLISHER & EDITOR IN CHIEF | THE COOK’S COOK“Wonderful choice of Parsi food favourites of yesteryear. Glad to see my cultural and traditional cuisine revived in such a simple and eloquent way. You do our ancestors proud.”RONNIE SCREWVALA | ENTREPRENEUR, PHILANTHROPIST AND AUTHOR | FOUNDER UTV GROUP UNILAZER VENTURES AND SWADES FOUNDATION“The ancient art of Parsi cuisine translated to modern day cooking - I could happily cook my way through this book”MAHEEN KHAN | FASHION DESIGNER | LABELS: MAHEEN AND GULABO
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The Bag
Shaun, 54, leads a perfectly normal life, thank you very much. Sure, it is a life that has been boring recently, and mired in depression after the collapse of his second marriage, but he is coping with getting through life on a day-to-day basis.But one day, while walking his dog, Shaun comes across a mysterious bag, filled with money and diamonds, and most worryingly - a dead body nearby. In the spur of the moment, Shaun makes the decision to take the bag home.Suddenly, Shaun has a new lease on life, as he works to avoid both the police and the criminals looking for the bag so that he can hold on to this fortune that could change his life for the better.When he meets a lovely woman, while spending some of his ill-gotten gains, he feels that everything is finally coming together for him.But the Bag is not finished with him yet...
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The Big Dead Dry
Would you drive into a small Australian town in drought, packed with intrigue, lust and murder?Brumby Flat, a small country town in South Australia, suddenly rises to notoriety and becomes the centre of the world through a baffling series of murders and accidental deaths.Raquel Willaston and her son, Steve, have just moved into town, and Raquel soon gets caught up in the local goings on, whether she wants to or not, and a love entanglement she’d rather not deal with.The quiet arrival of a mysterious homeless man and his subsequent brutal murder at the base of the town silos is the catalyst for the chaos which erupts.City-based Senior Detective Phillip Duncan is in charge of the ensuing investigations and has to cope with some colourful and quirky characters to find out who the killer is. There’s Anabella Williams who wears vintage clothes and still lives in the 1950s and is renowned for her ‘killer cakes’. Famous silo mural painter Phil Proctor, newly arrived from New York, seems to know more than he lets on. There’s Chris Jones, an ex-military officer, who lives his life with military-like precision. Bridie Browne, who runs the local post office, seems more preoccupied with the male of the species rather than actually sorting mail.And then there’s ‘The Raindrops Shop’ run by Bette Mitchell which offers a range of merchandise completely at odds with a town in the middle of a two-year drought.Nothing is as it seems in Brumby Flat. It’s going to be a tough ask to identify the serial killer hiding amongst them.
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The Cats who Crossed Over from Paris
The Cats Who Crossed Over from Paris embroils readers in the escapades of a cross-continental furry family as they leave their native France for the United Kingdom for a spot of detective prowess.Told from Inca’s perspective, the story takes several surprising twists and turns and highlights the importance of family love and friendships.Kristy says of Inca, on whom the main character is based on, “The Inca book series is founded on the escapades of a feisty Siberian kitty, who considers herself a great sleuth.” She continues, “Inca the Siberian kitty, the main character, exemplifies the intelligence and cunning of our feline friends and is a sure-footed and strong-willed leader. Readers will surely admire Inca’s grace and wit as they follow the detective cat’s adventures in these unexpected tales of redemption.”This book series should be read by children who have a natural love of animals. The book is also great for cat lovers who will enjoy seeing the personalities shine through of their favorite member of the animal kingdom.
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The Clan McToffee
This story is about soft furry animals each looking for a home.Soon they find one another and settle into a wee house where they are looked after by a kind lady called Molly.They form themselves into a family - a Clan - and have some adventures!Enjoy the story, as much as I did writing it!
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The Collector
Brave, inquisitive, entrepreneurial: Joseph Banks personified the spirit of late 18th century Enlightenment Europe. Banks’ fascination with the plant and animal kingdom began when he was a boy in rural Lincolnshire. A privileged upbringing saw him schooled at the famous institutions Harrow, Eton and Oxford. As a well-connected, independently wealthy adult, Banks developed a particular friendship with Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, who introduced Banks to the pleasures of angling, and the debaucheries of the London club scene.In 1768, 25-year-old Joseph joined a round-the-world voyage led by the great English navigator, James Cook. This introduced Banks to the freedoms of traditional Polynesian society. He became an ardent lover of indigenous women and an assiduous collector of exotic flora and fauna. Following his return to England, Banks became a figure of renown, lionised by English society. But his dreams of a second world voyage with Cook ended before they began. How did this happen? How did Banks’ vision become a chimera? This novel tells all.
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The Crate Escape
In 1962, when air-travel was in its infancy, a nineteen-year-old boy who felt trapped in Melbourne, Australia, made up his mind that he was going to return to his homeland in the United Kingdom. He was prevented from doing so by both lack of documentation and the funds required.Putting an idea to work without the thought of losing his life, he became the first person in history to fly for nearly five days in a crate across the Pacific Ocean.
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The Darwin Code
In her book The Darwin Code J.D. Welch uses her love of science and puzzles to help her characters try to solve two mysteries whilst also delivering an interesting and understandable insight into human genetics. Set against a backdrop of the streets and colleges of Oxford, a story of intrigue and suspense unfolds. When Ben Baxter and his mother Sue escape from a horrific ordeal, their lives remain in danger as they race to prevent a deadly poison being launched. For Ben, this also brings the opportunity to discover the answer to a very important question; who is his father?
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The Einstein Code
Ben's mother has been kidnapped and the adults don't believe it. They think she's just missing and her employers and the police don't really want to know. The meeting she attended, after all, never took place. But the message she sent Ben tells a different story. To find his mum Ben must follow a perilous trail and solve a series of difficult clues, whilst evading being captured by the kidnappers. With help from his alarmingly clever cousins, Jess and Freddie, as well as some hindrance from his uncle, he investigates her mysterious disappearance. Tormented by conflicting leads and a growing threat, Ben's search becomes increasingly desperate. Can he solve the puzzles and save her, before anything terrible happens to her - or him?
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The Endless Autumn
Autumn thought she had everything: a gorgeous stud of a boyfriend, a practical if unexciting PA job at Thorne PR, a savvy best friend, and a soon-to-be earned journalism diploma.But things in her perfectly constructed world shift when Autumn discovers a life shattering secret.Needing to change her life drastically Autumn meets a mysterious and sexy stranger who could be the solution to her problems.Autumn is thrown into a luxurious new world. One that is powered by high flyers, fantasies and carnal desires. How will she escape? Or, does this new world hold the key to her own fulfilment?Annabelle Knight’s debut novel The Endless Autumn is a sizzling, steamy and sexually sinister story of how a girl next door, unwittingly – but perhaps not unwillingly – explores the fringes of desire and release.
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The Forgotten Island
A peaceful school vacation on a tropical island, nothing could go wrong…Until the cruise home, a huge storm comes along and washes Wesley and Emma overboard. All seems lost until they are washed up on The Forgotten Island.Emma is captured by an ancient tribe, followed by Wesley’s daring rescue. They both get recaptured. Then comes the tribal trial and the mountain.Can they escape the sealed mountain and be rescued, or are they lost forever?
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