Category Archives: Accessories
Love Lies Bleeding
As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse – discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Castrevenford school is preparing for Speech Day and English professor and amateur sleuth Gervase Fen is called upon to present the prizes. However, the night before the big day,
The Museum of Things Left Behind
Escape into this hugely enjoyable, big-hearted and beautifully written novel, set in Vallerosa, a European country you`ve never heard of before. FIND YOURSELF IN VALLEROSA, A PLACE LOST IN TIME Vallerosa is every tourist`s dream – a tiny, picturesque country surrounded by lush valleys and verdant mountains; a place sheltered from modern life and the
The Missing
`The Missing has a delicious sense of foreboding from the first page, luring us into the heart of a family with terrible secrets and making us wait, with pounding hearts for the final, agonizing twist. Loved it` Fiona Barton, Author of THE WIDOW You love your family. They make you feel safe. You trust them.
A Modern Way to Cook: Over 150 Quick, Smart and Flavour-Packed Recipes for Every Day
From the author of the brilliant A Modern Way to Eat, a new collection of delicious, healthy, inspiring vegetarian recipes – that are so quick to make they`re achievable on any night of the week. Many more of us are interested in eating healthier food on a regular basis but sometimes, when we`re home late,
Ned`s Circus of Marvels
From exciting debut author, Justin Fisher, comes this rip-roaring, page-turning new magical adventure. Perfect for fans of House of Secrets. Ned Waddlesworth has always considered his world to be exceptionally ordinary. Until the day he discovers it ISN`T. AT ALL. Because on Ned`s thirteenth birthday he discovers that everything magical he`s ever read about or
Pax
A moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox, and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen. Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by `his boy`, Peter. Now the country is at war and when his father
The Gold Thief
From the author of bestselling debut NED`S CIRCUS OF MARVELS… Roll up, roll up, and prepare to be AMAZED AGAIN by Ned and the marvellous, magical, monstrous flying circus! Ned and his family are trying to be ordinary except for the small fact that they AREN`T. AT ALL. Because on the run up to Christmas
Easy Learning Italian Conversation
A unique guide to communicating in Italian. It will help you to find out more about Italian culture and to practise your spoken Italian with a free downloadable audio file. Collins Easy Learning Italian Conversation is an ideal tool for learners of Italian at all levels, whether at school, in evening classes or at home,
No More Worlds to Conquer: Sixteen People Who Defined Their Time – and What They Did Next
What do you do with the rest of your life, after you`ve achieved brilliance at an early age? This is the question posed by celebrated-journalist Chris Wright to some of the most renowned adventurers, athletes and politicians of the twentieth century. What happens if you are an athlete or gymnast and your career peaks at
Foundation
The first volume in Issac Asimov`s world-famous saga, winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series. Long after Earth was forgotten, a peaceful and unified galaxy took shape, an Empire governed from the majestic city-planet of Trantor. The system worked, and grew, for countless generations. Everyone believed it would work forever. Everyone except
Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE `Gripping and at times ineffably sad, this book would be poetic even without the poetry. It will be the standard biography of Ted Hughes for a long time to come` Sunday Times `Seldom has the life of a writer rattled along with such furious activity …A moving, fascinating
Foundation and Empire
Foundation and Empire is the story of first contact between the two Foundations of Hari Seldon. The Seldon Plan guided the First Foundation safely through two centuries of chaos as the Galactic Empire disintegrated. Seldon`s recorded holographic image appeared in the Council Chamber on Terminus at moments of crisis predicted by pshychohistory, and his voice
Winter Wonderland
Colour your way to better focus! Colouring books …for grown-ups! Remember the long hours spent colouring in the lines of your most-cherished colouring books, full box of crayons within reach, the demanding adult world tuned out? Secretly long for an excuse to retreat back into that world? Now you can. Find your inner artist and
Art for Mindfulness: Vintage Fabric Patterns
Colour your way to better focus! Colouring books …for grown-ups! Remember the long hours spent colouring in the lines of your most-cherished colouring books, full box of crayons within reach, the demanding adult world tuned out? Secretly long for an excuse to retreat back into that world? Now you can. Find your inner artist and
Anti-Racist Ally: An Introduction to Action and Activism
`Gives you the information you need to begin, or continue, your understanding of what it means to be a true anti-racist ally` Pippa Vosper Do you want to be an anti-racist ally? This punchy, pocket-sized guide shows you how, whether you`re using your voice for the first time, or are looking for ways to keep
When I`m a Monster Like You, Dad
Monstrous fun with Dad from an exciting new author and illustrator team! Every little monster wants to be just like daddy – big and strong and oh so scary! But while being a grown-up is fun, being small can be just as exciting, as little monster is about to find out…A joyous and heartwarming story
The Well Gardened Mind 19/03/20
`The wisest book I`ve read for many years … Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health … Hugely recommended` Stephen Fry THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER How can getting outdoors help us to look after our mental health? In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling,
The Silenced
WINNER SWEDISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR. The adrenaline-charged and suspenseful thriller set in a ruthless world where all means are permitted in the fight for power. When a savaged body is found in the waters outside the governing party`s conference centre, the case lands on detective Julia Gabrielsson`s desk. Who is the deceased and
Moby Dick
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. `Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell`s heart I stab at thee; for hate`s sake I spit my last breath at thee…` Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as
