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Summer in the Lincolnshire Wolds and Clarice is rung by her friend Louise, asking whether she can look after Susie, her son's lively Boxer, as 41-year-old Guy has gone missing from the family home. His mother thinks he has been suffering from depression but more worryingly, in his professional life, he had been working on a high-profile case, defending a known criminal. His home life was beset with problems too, which is why his mother has asked Clarice to look after the dog; Charlotte, Guy's wife, just can't cope with her as well as their three daughters.

Rosie Bunting has spent her life caring for others, often at the expense of her own hopes and dreams. But when she overhears somebody describing her as ‘boring’, she decides it’s time for a change. Little does she realise that the outdoor pursuits weekend brochure handed to her at the local Art Café will kick start a summer that will see her abseiling down a Welsh cliff face in ‘eye watering’ leggings, rediscovering her artistic side and unexpectedly inheriting an old fire engine.

Thrown together by tragic circumstances some years previously, Meg and Clarrie's hard-won friendship eventually brought them both some sense of peace. But how deep do their feelings run and how long can their happiness last? The outbreak of war brings a new set of concerns and emotions, especially with the arrival of the evacuees who come to share their home and lives. Can they unite to form a bond powerful enough to sustain them through the darkest days of war?

When recently divorced Chloe Canton is gifted her grandmother’s house in Bermuda in her will, it seems a perfect time for a fresh start. Her chance at paradise comes with a rundown business, a neighbour who is putting pressure on her to sell up for development and another who quickly makes herself comfortable in Chloe’s house. Chloe discovers a dead body on the local riding trail soon after she arrives and finds herself dragged into a murder investigation.

For travel blogger Fiona, Japan has always been top of her bucket list so when she wins an all-expenses paid trip, it looks like her dreams are coming true. Until she arrives in vibrant, bustling Tokyo and comes face-to-face with the man who broke her heart 10 years ago, gorgeous photographer Gabe. Fiona can’t help but remember the heartache of their last meeting but amidst the temples and clouds of soft pink cherry blossoms, can Fiona and Gabe start to see life - and each other - differently?

Hopeless romantic and lifestyle reporter Laura’s business trip to the Channel Islands isn’t off to a great start. After an embarrassing encounter with the most attractive man she’s ever seen in real life, she arrives at her hotel and realizes she’s grabbed the wrong suitcase from the airport. Her only consolation is its irresistible contents, each of which intrigues her more and more. The owner of this suitcase is clearly Laura’s dream man. Now, all she has to do is find him.

Une ancienne danseuse a assassiné sa mère sans avoir jamais expliqué son geste. Quinze ans plus tard, après avoir purgé sa peine de prison, elle est de retour dans son village natal, en Alsace. La vie de ses proches va en être profondément perturbée. Tous cherchent encore des réponses à leurs questions, certains refont l'enquête quand d'autres réclament justice.

Full of balloons, presents and birthday fun (and a sprightly unicorn and her friends), little listeners will love this calming tale before bed. It's Twinkle the unicorn's birthday, and she's having a sleepover party! There are party games, presents, cake, balloons and even fireworks! But as Twinkle's dad counts down to bedtime, there's still a lot going on...will Twinkle and her friends go to sleep in time?

1941. With the men away fighting, animal-lover Hettie Quin is made Belfast Zoo's first-ever female zookeeper. She is put in charge of Violet, a three-year-old Indian elephant, and they soon form a special bond. With Violet at her side, Hettie can almost escape the grim reality of her life: the father who has abandoned her family; the sister who recently died; the war that's raging hundreds of miles away.

If you've ever wondered, as they sit on your head at 4 a.m., what's going on behind your cat's inscrutable gaze, this audiobook has the answers. Drawing on animal behaviour, psychology and the latest research, it reveals what's really behind the amusing, endearing, or downright weird things cats do. Cats may not telegraph their emotions (unlike the dogs they look down on!), but they do show their feelings, often quite subtly.

Grace, Meg and Daphne, all in their 70s, are minding their own business while enjoying a cup of tea in a café when 17-year-old Nina stumbles in. She’s clearly distraught and running from someone, so the three women think nothing of hiding her when a suspicious-looking man starts asking if they’ve seen her. Once alone, Nina tells the women a little of what she’s running from. The need to protect her is immediate, and Grace, Meg and Daphne vow to do just this. But how? They soon realise there really is only one answer: murder.

Laura has built a career out of interviewing people about their epic real life love stories. When she picks up the wrong suitcase at the airport, Laura wonders if this could be the start of something that's written in the stars. From piano sheet-music to a battered copy of her favourite book, Laura finds in the bag evidence of everything she could hope for in a partner. If Laura's job has taught her anything it's that when it comes to love, you can't let opportunity pass you by. Now Laura is determined to track down the owner of the suitcase, and her own happy ending.

The only thing Charlotte loves as much as ballet is Christmas. So, when she gets the opportunity to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's The Nutcracker, she leaps at the chance. Dancing takes practice - hours of adjusting her arms and perfecting her jumps. With the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families, encouragement from her sister, and a view of her mom and dad in the audience, Charlotte finds the strength to never give up.

Worum dreht es sich bei der Kindererziehung? Die Kinder, na klar. Was aber, wenn es in Wahrheit nur wenig um die Kinder, dafür umso mehr um die Eltern ginge? Welchen Einfluss nehmen persönliche Prägung, Ängste und Erwartungen der Erwachsenen auf die Erziehung? Auch die gewünschtesten Wunschkinder würden wir oft genug am liebsten auf den Mond schießen. Dabei sind Kinder sensible Seismograpen für emotionale Spannungen.

Ami lecteur, sache que tout ce que je raconte est vrai. C'est l'histoire d'un mec qui a découvert son hypersensibilité sur le tard et qui souhaite partager cette magnifique expérience. Le sentiment que j'ai au quotidien, c'est d'avoir une parabole au-dessus de la tête. Elle capte énormément d'informations olfactives, auditives, visuelles... tous mes sens s'exacerbent. Je suis comme le personnage de la série Mentalist, mais moi, j'ai décidé de ne pas résoudre d'enquête criminelle. Enfin pour l'instant.

Es steht ein neuer Hengst auf der Green Valley Ranch. Sein Name ist Oregon. Er stammt von einem Hof, auf dem Pferde misshandelt wurden und ist deswegen sehr scheu. Zusammen mit einer Pferdeflüsterin machen sich Leonie, Grace und Tiffy daran, Oregons Vertrauen zu gewinnen. Doch schon wenige Tage später verschwindet Oregon. Als dann ein Pferd auf der Koppel auftaucht, dass ihm zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht, vermuten Leonie und ihre Freundinnen, dass hier irgendetwas nicht stimmen kann.

It should have been the perfect holiday: lazy days with friends in a rambling old house right on the beach. But when one family drops out and Kath invites her brother and father along instead, everything starts to unravel. All Kath wants is to have sex with her husband without a small child bursting in and demanding toast and Marmite. Her brother Rob wants to find out whether he has a hope in hell with the woman he loves. Giles wants to find a way to get closer to his daughter, while eight-year-old Anna just wants to be a mermaid.

De nieuwe roman van de bestsellerauteur van Schroder. Juliet heeft moeite het ouderschap te combineren met het voltooien van haar proefschrift. Dan kondigt haar echtgenoot Michael aan dat hij zijn baan gaat opzeggen en een zeilboot wil kopen om de wereld mee rond te varen. Hoewel het stel nauwelijks ervaring heeft met zeilen, vertrekken ze met hun twee kinderen, Sybil van zeven en George van twee, naar Panama. Daar ligt de Juliet, zoals Michael de boot gedoopt heeft, op hen te wachten.

Sex. Yes. She remembered that. Wasn't that the thing that happened somewhere between the talking-and-going-out-to-dinner bit and the sobbing-and-eating-too-many-biscuits bit? Still, Bella was sure she could handle some - preferably before her as yet unopened packet of condoms reached their expiry date. She must be practically a virgin again by now, all sealed over like pierced ears if you don't wear earrings for too long.

Cat Sparrow is on the road. She's following her sister, Meg, who was torn from their convent home and sent to London. But Cat isn't like other people - she thinks differently - and for a girl like her the world holds many perils. Luckily she befriends a young actor, Jacques, and together they follow Meg's trail to a wondrous place called the Field of Cloth of Gold. But here, they discover that the kingdoms of England and France are both in terrible danger....