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The Night of the Party
Rachael English - 2018
By the end of the night, the parish priest, Father Leo Galvin, is dead.The lives of four teenagers - Tom, Conor, Tess and Nina - who had been drinking beer and smoking in a shed at the back of the house, will never be the same. But one of them carries a secret from that night that he has never shared. The friends go on to lead very different, separate lives - some quiet, others in the media spotlight - but the four remain connected by what happened during the time of the big snow.As the thirty-fifth anniversary of Father Galvin's murder approaches, Conor, now a senior police officer, becomes obsessed with the crime his father failed to solve. He believes that Tom can help identify Father Galvin's killer. But does Tom wish to break his silence? His dilemma draws the four friends back together, forcing them to question their lives and to confront their differences. But only Tom can decide whether Kilmitten's secret will finally be revealed.
Robin Hood and the Castle of Bones
Angus Donald - 2020
Accident Dancing
Keaton Henson - 2020
accompanied by evocative illustrations, it is an intimate and unapologetically personal journey through a life the way we remember them, as Keaton puts it "chaotic, fragmented and often grammatically incorrect".
Two Classic Romances in One Volume: Arabella / The Corinthian
Georgette Heyer - 2005
Moments of Silence
Natasha Preston - 2014
Her mum is desperate to find out what's wrong with her daughter, but does she really want to know? Oakley's best friend, Cole has stuck by her. Their friendship is easy but as they start to become closer she is faced with a new set of issues to deal with.Broken Silence - Four years after Oakley, her mum, and brother fled to Australia, the trial is ready to begin. Oakley makes the decision to return to England and face the people who hurt her in person. Her love for Cole never faded, but how will he react to seeing her again? Will they be able to put everything behind them in order to get their happy ending?Players, Bumps and Cocktail Sausages - Putting his player ways behind him, Jasper Dane is now strictly a one-woman man. Jasper, desperate to start a family with his wife, Abby, is devastated when she puts their baby plans on hold. Holly has just arrived back in town for the summer, and after landing a job with Jasper, the two form an unlikely friendship. Abby’s immediate dislike of Holly and Jasper spending time together causes him to question his wife’s fidelity. Broken hearted at Abby’s sudden change of heart and suspicious of her reasons, Jasper takes action, sparking a chain of events that make his once well planned out life spiral out of control. To get what he wants, he first has to lose everything.
Asking for Trouble
Liz Young - 2012
She does, however, have an imaginary boyfriend, Dominic, a little white lie designed to keep Sophy's mother off her back. Which is fine, until his presence is demanded at a family wedding. So does Sophy admit Dominic is a fantasy? Oh no. Sophy hires an escort. But when the distinctly delicious Josh Carmichael arrives on her doorstep, Sophy can tell things are going to get tricky. And the wedding is only the beginning...
CHACHA CHAUDHARY DIGEST 1: CHACHA CHAUDHARY
Pran Kumar Sharma - 2015
Thus CHACHA CHAUDHARY was born in 1971.Tall and robust SABU, who is an inhabitant of planet Jupiter, gave Chaudhary an ideal company. A combination of wisdom and strength was formed to tackle any difficult task. It is said that " Chacha Chaudhary's brain works faster than a computer". Though both fight the criminals and tricksters, each episode ends with a touch of humour. The duo perform in lighter vein. The CHAUDHARY family consists of his wife Bini, a fat sharp tongue woman, Sabu, Rocket - the dog and Dag- Dag, an old truck who is half human- half machine. Chacha Chaudhary is the most popular Indian comics. More than 10 million readers enjoy this series regularly in newspapers and comic books in ten languages. A T.V. serial based on the comics has crossed 500 episodes and still continue to be telecast on premier channel "Sahara ONE".
Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
Harold Bloom - 1987
A collection of seven critical essays discussing Tolstoy's novel, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East, Vol 1
Baird T. Spalding - 1983
Catching the Current
Jenny Pattrick - 2005
However Conrad - a talented and impetuous Faroeman - finds he cannot escape his past.In this companion novel to the bestselling Denniston novels, a free spirit is pitted against the forces of tradition. This is Conrad's story, and that of the unusual woman Anahuia. It is a tale of new lands and old songs, of seafaring and war and the search for love.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Peter Fish - 1984
Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
Sifaalgar / سفال گر
Bushra Saeed - 2012
Sifaalgar is a story about different Human from different regions.Bushra Saeed very beautifully focused on the characterization.The main theme of this novel revolves around one of the elements of life SIFAAL(In urdu) means Soil.Soil is one of the most important element in the human life.It is one of the basic elements present in Human,Life,Earth and everywhere.Sifaalgar is a story of all the ups and downs that are embedded in Human Psychology,Faith and beliefs due to social,cultural or religious pressure.She depicted the society as a Kumhaar(in urdu) means Potter.This potter is present in different forms,different relation in form of a mother,father,teacher,friend,leader...Sifaalgar is a story of characters belonging to 2 different eras.Both eras are entirely different and Bushra Saeed depicted the plot,the characterization,the scene depiction so wonderfully that one can hardly find any flaw in it.Main Protagonists of Sifaalgar includes Ibraheem,Ahmed(Grant),Parniyaan,Alba Marsello,Umar,Sofia and Hakeem Begum all belongs to different eras have got different priorities about life but they are knitted so wonderfully that one cannot leave the book unread.In short Sifaalgar is a book which actually reduced my thirst for reading a fine piece of Literature after a very very long time.
How to Drive Him Crazy in Bed: Tease, Ride, and Please
Sandra Misti - 2016
After all, don’t we women think that all men can think about is sex? All they ever want from us is to take us to bed and bang us. We have stereotyped men like that. Maybe there is some truth in that. However, driving a man crazy in bed is not an easy task. It is easy to make him feel hot for you. It is easy to give him a hard-on. It is easy to actually make him cum. But to drive him crazy in bed? Nah... Definitely not easy. But it is doable. In this book I will share with you how to tease your man, how to turn him on, and how to drive a guy crazy. I promise to not hold any secrets back! Let’s go.
The Land of Strong Men
A.M. Chisholm - 1919
Excerpt and one of them, Gavin, was reputed to be the strongest man in the neighborhood. The daughter, a long-limbed slip of a girl who rode like a cow-puncher, was about the boy's age. Though Godfrey French had a ranch it was worked scarcely at all. The boys did not like work, and apparently did not have to. Godfrey French was reputed to have money. His ranch was a hang-out for what were known as "remittance men," young Englishmen who received more or less regular allowances from home--or perhaps to keep away from home. There were rumors of gambling and hard drinking at French's ranch. "Well, I'll take you home," the boy said. "You can ride my pony. He's on a rope a mile from here. But I'll have to hang up this buck, or the coyotes will chew him." He found two small saplings close together, bent them down, trimmed them and lashed their tops. Over these he placed the tied legs of the buck. With a little search he found a long dry pole. With this he had a tripod. As he hoisted with the pole the spring
The Faerie Games: The Complete Series (Dark World: The Faerie Games)
Michelle Madow - 2021