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â ˜Exquisiteâ ¦ a clear head and shoulders above the restâ ™ Sunday Independentâ ˜Compellingâ ¦ I canâ ™t recommend this one highly enough.â ™ Gill Paulâ ˜This exquisite, thoroughly researched book places (Gaynor) a clear head and shoulders above the rest. Sunday Independentâ ˜A splendid readâ ¦ Not to be missed.â ™ Kate Quinn ( New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network)1838: when a terrible storm blows up off the Northumberland coast, Grace Darling, the lighthouse-keeperâ ™s daughter, knows there is little chance of survival for the passengers on the small ship battling the waves. But her actions set in motion an incredible feat of bravery that echoes down the century.1938: when nineteen-year-old Matilda Emmerson sails across the Atlantic to New England, she faces an uncertain future. Staying with her reclusive relative, Harriet Flaherty, a lighthouse keeper on Rhode Island, Matilda discovers a discarded portrait that opens a window on to a secret that will change her life forever.

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At the heart of a tiny community in a remote village just inland from the Aberdeenshire coast stands an unexpected lighthouse. Built two centuries ago by an eccentric landowner, it has become home to the only bookshop for miles around. Rachel is an incomer to the village. She arrived five years ago and found a place she could call home. So when the owner of the Lighthouse Bookshop dies suddenly, she steps in to take care of the place, trying to help it survive the next stage of its life. But when she discovers a secret in the lighthouse, long kept hidden, she realises there is more to the history of the place than she could ever imagine. Can she uncover the truth about the lighthouse’s first owner? And can she protect the secret history of the place?Praise for Sharon Gosling #39;s first novel, The House Beneath the Cliffs:‘A wonderfully wise and beautifully written story about finding the courage to start over … I loved it!’ Isabelle Broom #39;A compelling read with a dramatic sense of place and a caring community at its heart #39; Heidi Swain, author of A Taste of Home ‘A gorgeously remote and romantic great escape, brimming with foodie passion, friendship and heart’ Laura Kemp, author of A Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness #39;A magical story set in Scotland...An inspiring book of second chances #39; Woman #39;s Own #39;A story to make you long to visit our glorious coastlines #39; Prima #39;With a romance that gently simmers, a plot that flows as fast as the North Sea tides, and some gentle reminders of the need to protect our oceans, The House Beneath the Cliffs provides the perfect holiday getaway #39; Lancashire Post #39;Thrilling romantic #39; The People #39;s Friend ‘An inspiring book of second chances #39; Woman #39;Packed full of warmth #39; Cumbria Life

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Rediscover one of Virginia Woolf s greatest works in this beautiful new gift edition from Vintage Classics. My mind was warped into a new shape by her prose and it will never be the same again Greta GerwigMr and Mrs Ramsay and their eight children have always holidayed at their summer house in Skye, surrounded by family friends. The novel s opening section teems with the noise, complications, bruised emotions, joys and quiet tragedies of everyday family life that might go on forever. But time passes, bringing with it war and death, and the summer home stands empty until one day, many years later, the family return to make the long-postponed visit to the lighthouse.One of the great literary achievements of the 20th century, To the Lighthouse, is at once an intensely autobiographical and universally moving masterpiece about changing relationships and attitudes amongst the early 20th-century middle class. To The Lighthouse is one of the greatest elegies in the English language, a book which transcends time Margaret Drabble Thrillingly introspective The Independent

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To the Lighthouse, considered by many to be Virginia Woolf s finest novel, is a remarkably original work, showing the thoughts and actions of the members of a family and their guests on two separate occasions, ten years apart. The setting is Mr and Mrs Ramsay s house on a Scottish island, where they traditionally take their summer holidays, overlooking a bay with a lighthouse. An experimental work that pushes the limits of what we know about the world and ourselves, Virginia Woolf s To the Lighthouse is one of the most beautifully crafted of all novels written in the English language.This Macmillan Collectorâ ™s Library edition features an afterword by Sam Gilpin.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector s Library are books to love and treasure.

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Come and explore with the Moomins in this brand-new story in a book shaped like the Moomin Lighthouse.Moomintroll has found a trail of mysterious footprints in the Lighthouse . . . but where do they end? Join Moomintroll as he follows the footprints through dark rooms and spooky corridors, past Sniff, Snufkin and even a group of fizzing Hattifatteners. Along the way, lift the flaps to explore rooms, peek into cupboards and peer behind doors. There are all kinds of amazing things to find!With simple text, things to spot and flaps to lift on every page, In the Lighthouse is the perfect introduction for little ones to Tove Jansson s world of Moominvalley.If you like this book, don t forget to join Moomintroll in In the Moominhouse, the first lift-the-flap board book in this series!

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An exciting new edition of Bella Bathurstâ ™s epic story of Robert Louis Stevensonâ ™s ancestors and the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds.â ˜Whenever I smell salt water, I know that I am not far from one of the works of my ancestors,â ™ wrote Robert Louis Stevenson in 1880. â ˜When the lights come out at sundown along the shores of Scotland, I am proud to think they burn more brightly for the genius of my father!â ™Robert Louis Stevenson was the most famous of the Stevensons, but not by any means the most productive. The Lighthouse Stevensons, all four generations of them, built every lighthouse round Scotland, were responsible for a slew of inventions in both construction and optics, and achieved feats of engineering in conditions that would be forbidding even today. The same driven energy which Robert Louis Stevenson put into writing, his ancestors put into lighting the darkness of the seas. The Lighthouse Stevensons is a story of high endeavour, beautifully told; indeed, this is one of the most celebrated works of historical biography in recent memory.

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Love doesn’t die; people do . . .At the edge of Chicago, nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, is a waystation for the dead. Every night, the newly departed travel through the city to the Station, guided by its lighthouse. There, they reckon with their lives before stepping aboard a boat to go beyond.Nera has spent decades watching her father – the ferryman of the dead – sail across the lake, every night just like the last.But tonight something is wrong.The Station s lighthouse has started to flicker out. The terrifying, ghostly Haunts have multiplied in the city. And now a person – a living person – has found her way onto the boat.Her name is Charlie. She followed a song. And she is searching for someone she lost.A devastating story of magic, family and those who leave us – but who might not remain lost.

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I am making up To the Lighthouse - the sea is to be heard all through it Inspired by the lost bliss of her childhood summers in Cornwall, Virginia Woolf produced one of the masterworks of English literature in To the Lighthouse. It concerns the Ramsay family and their summer guests on the Isle of Skye before and after the First World War. As children play and adults paint, talk, muse and explore, relationships shift and mutate. A captivating fusion of elegy, autobiography, socio-political critique and visionary thrust, it is the most accomplished of all Woolf s novels. On completing it, she thought she had exorcised the ghosts of her imposing parents, but she had also brought form to a book every bit as vivid and intense as the work of Lily Briscoe, the indomitable artist at the centre of the novel. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Donâ ™t miss this chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author . . . â ™Cooke has creatively interwoven the darkness of reality with a magical realism that will truly have you grippedâ ™Woman Homeâ ˜Fascinating and enthrallingâ ™ Primaâ ˜Wonderfully atmospheric and compellingâ ™ Rosamund Luptonâ ˜A flawless readâ ™ Elizabeth Leeâ ˜Seething with gothic menaceâ ™ Caroline Leaâ ˜This ghost story is a perfect mix of propulsive plot and shivers-up-the-spine spookinessâ ™Good HousekeepingA deserted lighthouseUpon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island stands a lighthouse. Strange and terrible events have happened here. It started with a witch hunt. Now, centuries later, islanders are vanishing.A lost familyLiv Stay and her children donâ ™t believe in witches or curses. But within months of arriving on the island, her daughter Luna is the only one of them left.An impossible childTwenty years later, Lunaâ ™s missing sister turns up out of the blue. She is exactly the girl Luna remembers. Same face. Same smile. Same age.Faced with the impossible, itâ ™s up to Luna to find out what really happened at the lighthouse all those years ago.

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The Lighthouse was then a silvery, misty-looking tower with a yellow eye that opened suddenly and softly in the evening To the Lighthouse is at once a vivid impressionistic depiction of a family holiday, and a meditation on marriage, on parenthood and childhood, on grief, tyranny and bitterness. For years now the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever; but as the First World War looms, the integrity of family and society will be fatally challenged. With a psychologically introspective mode, the use of memory, reminiscence and shifting perspectives gives the novel an intimate, poetic essence, and at the time of publication in 1927 it represented an utter rejection of Victorian and Edwardian literary values. The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

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When Mrs Ramsay tells her guests at her summer house on the Isle of Skye that they will be able to visit the nearby lighthouse the following day, little does she know that this trip will only be completed ten years later by her husband, and that a gulf of war, grief and loss will have opened in the meantime. As each character tries to readjust their memories and emotions with the shifts of time and reality, this long-delayed excursion will also prove to be a journey of self-discovery and fulfilment for them. Rich in symbolism, daring in style, elegiac in tone and encapsulating Virginia Woolf s ideas on life, art and human relationships, To the Lighthouse is a landmark of twentieth-century literature and one of the high points of early Modernism.

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On Bird Rock, gannets circle and thick mist surrounds the lighthouse at its centre, hiding the secrets of a tragic past within â ¦From the second they set foot on the island to join their dad and his new family, Jess and Rosie feel that somethingâ ™s wrong. Nightmares haunt their dreams and there seems to be someone, or something, else with them in the lighthouse â “ their home for the summer.Counting down the days until they can leave, Jess and Rosie decide to investigate. But when Rosie disappears, the countdown takes on a new meaning. Especially when no one but Jess remembers Rosie at allâ ¦ Alex Bellâ ™s chilling novel is part of the Red Eye series, perfect for fans of Juno Dawsonâ ™sâ ¯SAY HER NAME and Kat Ellisâ ™s HARROW LAKE.

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Every summer, the Ramsays visit their summer home on the beautiful Isle of Skye, surrounded by the excitement and chatter of family and friends, mirroring Virginia Woolf’s own joyful holidays of her youth. But as time passes, and in its wake the First World War, the transience of life becomes ever more apparent through the vignette of the thoughts and observations of the novel’s disparate cast. A landmark of high modernism and the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf’s novels, To the Lighthouse explores themes of loss, class structure and the question of perception, in a hauntingly beautiful memorial to the lost but not forgotten. Chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.

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The adventurous, fantastical and brilliantly funny final book in the House at the Edge of Magic series. A swooping, sparkling, story-filled feast of magic, imagination and fun! - Sinéad O HartNine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing that will shake a very tricky witch off their tail: a priceless stargold locket. It lies hidden in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures, guarded by Nine⠙s old foe ⠓ the formidable gangmaster of all the thieflings in London.Even if Nine can get her hands on the locket, the friends must find a way to release its power ⠓ and for that they must travel through the World Between Worlds to the lighthouse on the Isle of Illusion, where nothing is quite as it seems⠦

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DCI Lesley Clarke is back in Dorset, and her world has turned upside down.One of the people sheâ ™s closest to is to under arrest for the murder of DCI Mackie and a body has been found in the remote lighthouse at Portland Bill. And not just any body, but the body of someone she investigated before moving to Dorset.Can Lesley win the trust of the close-knit Portland community and find the killer? And can DI Zoe Finch of the West Midlands force help her track down potential suspects?Does Superintendent Carpenter know more than he s letting on about Mackie s death? And most importantly, can Lesley find her predecessor s real killer and ensure justice is done?The tense eighth instalment in the bestselling Dorset Crime series sees the stakes raised higher than ever for Lesley and her team.

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Kniha - autor Virginia Woolf, 208 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Every summer, the Ramsays visit their summer home on the beautiful Isle of Skye, surrounded by the excitement and chatter of family and friends, mirroring Virginia Woolf’s own joyful holidays of her youth. But as time passes, and in its wake the First World War, the transience of life becomes ever more apparent through the vignette of the thoughts and observations of the novel’s disparate cast. A landmark of high modernism and the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf’s novels, To the Lighthouse explores themes of loss, class structure and the question of perception, in a hauntingly beautiful memorial to the lost but not forgotten. Chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.

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The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women.As time winds its way through their lives, the Ramsays face, alone and simultaneously, the greatest of human challenges and its greatest triumph—the human capacity for change.

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We weren t supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren t even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar.â ˜Has the feel of a classic.â ™ Sunday Timesâ ˜A gripping adventure.â ™ Guardianâ ˜Echoes of Michael Morpurgo.â ™ The Timesâ ˜Another beautifully written story.â ™ Sunday Expressâ ˜The tension builds until the very end.â ™ Daily MailFebruary, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. But heâ ™s not used to company and he certainly doesnâ ™t want any evacuees.Desperate to be helpful, Olive becomes his post-girl, carrying secret messages (as she likes to think of the letters) to the villagers. But Olive has a secret of her own. Her older sister Sukie went missing in an air raid, and sheâ ™s desperate to discover what happened to her. And then she finds a strange coded note which seems to link Sukie to Devon, and to something dark and impossibly dangerous.

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The second instalment in a brilliantly clever, funny and highly illustrated murder mystery seriesThe most troublesome thing about being a detective is that it is almost impossible to go on holiday.When Bonnie Montgomery finally gets a break from cracking cases as her alter-ego, Montgomery Bonbon, something terribly fishy happens the moment she and Grampa Banks arrive on Odde Island for half-term â “ and it s not just the smell of the harbour. There s been a mysterious death at Leerie Lighthouse, and what everyone assumed was an accident is setting Bonbon s moustache all a-quiver: a sure sign that something is Highly Suspicious.When a second death takes place on the other side of the island, Bonnie is sure the two are connected. But can she solve this case alone, or will she need double the detectives to solve double the murder?

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The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women.As time winds its way through their lives, the Ramsays face, alone and simultaneously, the greatest of human challenges and its greatest triumph—the human capacity for change.

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A cosy story filled with enlightening facts about how lighthouses work for children who are fascinated by the wonder of the sea. On a rocky island in the middle of the sea, Eva s Grandad is the keeper of the lighthouse. When storms brew and the mist descends, the lighthouse offers a beacon of hope to sailors trying to find their way home. Why were lighthouses first created? How does the light travel so far? What happens when a storm hits? Join Eva and her Grandad and discover all about the inner workings of a lighthouse, what a lighthouse keeper does all day and thrilling stories of daring sea rescues. Did you know that you can see the light from a lighthouse nearly 30km away? Readers will learn about cloud formations, stars in the night sky and the wildlife that surrounds the lighthouse. There is always lots to do and see as a lighthouse keeper. With beautiful illustrations and a charming story, A Lighthouse Story is an engaging story that introduces you to the fascinating world of a lighthouse keeper. A beautiful book to treasure.

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A sweeping story of divided family, buried secrets and a love that will never die from the number one bestselling author of Songs of Love and War. Ellen Trawton has run away from London to the sweeping landscape of Connemara, hoping to find a place she can cut off all contact with the past. But beneath the wild beauty of the Irish landscape lie secrets which have been hidden for years… Conor Macausland cuts a dark, lonely figure. His young wife, Caitlin, died tragically at the old lighthouse, and her loss has devastated him. But when he and Ellen meet, a connection sparks between them. Ellen soon realizes that Conor’s past is not all it seems, and there’s more to her family history than she knew too. As the secrets are finally revealed, the truth must be told…

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With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading.This simple and haunting story captures the transcience of life and its surrounding emotions.To the Lighthouse is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf s novels. It is based on her own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children s perceptions and desires, it is at its most trenchant when exploring adult relationships, marriage and the changing class-structure in the period spanning the Great War.

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With To The Lighthouse Virginia Woolf presents us with an examination on perspective and experience, built upon highly autobiographical scenes at a family retreat in the coast of Scotland. The novel deftly employs stream of consciousness and other modernist literary techniques to a strong effect. Our edition brings this classic to a new level with exceptional design and production throughout. As is typical, we offer the reader extensive additional materials on the life and character of Virginia Woolf, featuring also depictions of the colourful Bloomsbury Set, who largely made up her most important social connections.

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One of the greatest elegies in the English language, a book which transcends time Margaret DrabbleTo the Lighthouse is at once a vivid impressionistic depiction of a family, the Ramseys, whose annual summer holiday in Scotland falls under the shadow of war, and a meditation on marriage, on parenthood and childhood, on grief, tyranny and bitterness. The novel s use of stream of consciousness, reminiscence and shifting perspectives gives it an intimate, poetic essence, and at the time of publication in 1927 it represented an utter rejection of all that had gone before.Edited by Stella McNichol with an Introduction and Notes by Hermione Lee

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Virginia Woolf s greatest works, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One s Own, and Mrs. Dalloway, offer readers a captivating glimpse into the human experience. With her innovative writing style and acute observations of the human condition, Woolf explores themes of love, loss, and the search for identity. Her works continue to resonate with readers, providing a powerful and thought-provoking reflection on the complexities of life, society, and the individual psyche.â ¢

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WINNER OF THE BAMB YOUNG READERS – MIDDLE GRADE AWARD 2018WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP WEEK BOOK AWARD 2019NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 Magical in every way EOIN COLFER Funny, dark and blazingly beautiful KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE So magical and wild that it s like being swept away by the sea KATHERINE RUNDELL When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn s grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise. But, deep underground, someone has been waiting for Fionn. As the battle to become the island s next champion rages, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling an ancient war.

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There s a lighthouse emergency! Hamish the cat is locked inside thelighthouse!And not just that - if Mr and Mrs Grinling can t get the door open,then who will turn on the light to warn the ships in the bay?This calls for a clever rescue plan... but will they get there intime?

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Dean Wilson: Hullâ ™s fourth best and Withernseaâ ™s second best poet, daily collector of pebbles and an enigma wrapped in rhyme. Since his relocation to a cliff-edge residence, Deanâ ™s creative juices have been flowing faster than the Humber into the North Sea and, inspired by his Holderness surroundings, heâ ™s been writing furiously. Take Me Up The Lighthouse is the result. Open up and enter the wonderful world of Mr Wilson.

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Trees don’t grow on sandbars . . . but a boy from India grew a forest.What can one person do in the face of global environmental degradation? Jadav Payeng is just a boy in northeast India when the mighty Brahmaputra River floods and sweeps away all vegetation from the river islands, leaving behind a barren sandbar. When the local elders refuse to take action Jadav decides to complete a seemingly impossible task himself. With only a bag of bamboo seeds and his unwavering determination, Jadav plants seedlings in an effort to restore the sandbar to a lush forest. Since 1979, a forest the size of Central Park has emerged, offering a home to countless animals and plants. It wasn’t until 2007 that a photographer accidentally stumbled upon the forest that Payeng and his passion became known to the world. Rina Singh has sensitively retraced the story of young Jadav Payeng. In Ishita Jain s lush illustrations readers feel immersed in the spectacular habitat whose existence borders on a miracle come true. This encouraging read is perfect for those who are looking to make a difference in their own communities.

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Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr Grinling... Mr Grinling LOVES his food, but - oh no! - he s not the only onewho likes a snack and the local seagulls have started stealing MrsGrinling s tasty treats...!Can Mr and Mrs Grinling come up with a cunning plan to keep thosepesky seagulls away?

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Every summer, the Ramsay family visit their holiday home in Scotland. It is where the children find themselves, and where the intricacies of adult relationships are uncovered. However, just a decade later, the family shatters as they fall under the shadow of war, grief and bitterness.

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Looking out of the window one evening Mrs Grinling spots a whaleon the beach and - oh no - it s stuck! Mr and Mrs Grinling realisethey can t possibly move the whale alone, but will they be ableto get everyone to help before it s too late?

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Mr Grinling has a puzzling mystery on his hands: someone isdumping rubbish into the sea! His nephew George thinks it mightbe pirates... but could the culprit be someone closer to home?

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Mr Grinling loves to eat, and Mrs Grinling is the best cook in thewhole world. She puts on a truly scrumptious spread for the villagepicnic, but later Mr Grinling wishes he hadn t eaten quite somuch...

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All aboard for the latest Kitt Hartley mystery: a swashbuckling adventure with a charming cast of characters, split between Newcastle and Norway.

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A fancy dress party is being held to celebrate the lighthouse s 200thbirthday, and the Grinlings are determined to dress up as pirates. But when a real crew of pirates appear, the Grinlings geta big surprise! Are the scurvy pirates all they seem - or is somethingfishy going on?

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The Moonstone is one of the first true works of detective fiction, in which Wilkie Collins established the groundwork for the genre itself. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Sandra Kemp.The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is looted from an Indian temple and maliciously bequeathed to Rachel Verinder. On her eighteenth birthday, her friend and suitor Franklin Blake brings the gift to her. That very night, it is stolen again. No one is above suspicion, as the idiosyncratic Sergeant Cuff and the Franklin piece together a puzzling series of events as mystifying as an opium dream and as deceptive as the nearby Shivering Sand. The intricate plot and modern technique of multiple narrators made Wilkie Collins s 1868 work a huge success in the Victorian sensation genre. With a reconstruction of the crime, red herrings and a locked-room puzzle, The Moonstone was also a major precursor of the modern mystery novel.In her introduction Sandra Kemp explores The Moonstone s the detective elements of Collins s writing, and reveals how Collins s sensibilities were untypical of his era.Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was born in London in 1824, the eldest son of the landscape painter William Collins. In 1846 he was entered to read for the bar at Lincoln s Inn, where he gained the knowledge that was to give him much of the material for his writing. From the early 1850s he was a friend of Charles Dickens, who produced and acted in two melodramas written by Collins, The Lighthouse and The Frozen Deep. Of his novels, Collins is best remembered for The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866) and The Moonstone (1868).If you enjoyed The Moonstone you might like Collins s The Woman in White, also available in Penguin Classics. Probably the very finest detective story ever written Dorothy L. Sayers The first, the longest and the best of modern modern English detective novels T.S. Eliot

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The second instalment in the fairy-filled Thirteen Treasures trilogy, full of fairies, magic and pure adventure from Waterstones Children #39;s Book Prize winner Michelle Harrison. When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs an audience with the fairy court where she strikes a bargain. Her brother will be returned – but only if she can find the thirteen charms of Tanya #39;s bracelet that have been scattered in the human world. Returning to Elvesden Manor, Red is assisted by Tanya and Fabian and a desperate hunt begins. Soon they make a shocking discovery. The charms now have twisted qualities of the thirteen treasures they represent – the thirteen treasures have now become the thirteen curses. The longer they are missing, the worse the consequences will be. Can Red, Tanya and Fabian find all the charms? And even if they do, will the fairies keep their promise?The perfect series for fans of Katherine Rundell and Sophie Anderson! Praise for Michelle Harrison: #39;Harrison has a knack for creating stories so engrossing you won’t notice when the sun begins to rise and you are still reading #39; Waterstones Books Quarterly #39;BRILLIANT #39; Emma Carroll, author of Letters From The Lighthouse, on A Pinch of Magic #39;Simply phenomenal! #39; Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs, on A Pinch of Magic #39;I was utterly captivated by the Widdershins sisters #39; Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy, on A Pinch of Magic ‘A fabulous magical adventure’ Sunday Express, on A Pinch of Magic ‘Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale’ Daily Mail, on A Pinch of Magic #39;The Thirteen Treasures boils with the kind of fairy that is far worse than Puck... what could be more cheering to curl up with. #39; Amanda Craig, The Times, on the Thirteen Treasures series #39;Flows with energy from page to page with a magical enchanting story which kept me gripped… it #39;s a little treasure and the first of many I hope. #39; Mr Ripley #39;s Enchanted Books, on the Thirteen Treasures series #39;This is an unmissable treat. Combining the faery of Spiderwick with a truly nail-biting thriller, this is first rate entertainment for children (and adults) #39; Books Monthly.co.uk, on the Thirteen Treasures series #39;The Thirteen Curses is so hard to put down it #39;s almost impossible #39; Wondrous Reads, on The Thirteen Curses

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A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter, and the great Greenland shark. With mesmerising black and yellow illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback with tracing paper inserts, this is a perfect gift for 9+ fans of David Almond and Frances Hardinge. Tom de Freston s stunning illustrations perfectly complement the poetry of Kiran Millwood Hargrave s story Cressida Cowell A truly beautiful book, with text and illustrations in perfect harmony. A book to treasure! Jacqueline Wilson Julia and the Shark is deep, beautiful and true. The art shines and the writing soars - a classic from cover to cover Eoin Colfer A rich, immersive and wondrous journey, through deep darkness to hope and light Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken LegsThe shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfathomable depths until it ripped the whole island from its roots. The bed was a boat, the shark a tide, and it pulled me so far out to sea I was only a speck, a spot, a mote, a dying star in an unending sky...Julia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island for the summer - her dad, for work; her mother, on a determined mission to find the elusive Greenland shark. But when her mother s obsession threatens to submerge them all, Julia finds herself on an adventure with dark depths and a lighthouse full of hope...A beautiful, lyrical, uplifting story about a mother, a daughter, and love - with timely themes of the importance of science and the environment.

Objev podobné jako Julia and the Shark: An enthralling, uplifting adventure story from the creators of LEILA AND THE BLUE FOX - Kiran Millwood Hargraveová

Doyleâ ™s talent for creating windswept, stormy tension and physical threat sweeps all before it. This is one for a seaside holiday, whatever the weatherâ ™ The Daily MailIn the brilliant sequel to The Storm Keeper s Island, winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Fionn Boyle finds himself at the heart of the fight for the island s survival.Fionn Boyle has been Storm Keeper of Arranmore for less than six months when thousands of terrifying Soulstalkers arrive on the island. The empty-eyed followers of the dreaded sorceress Morrigan have come to raise their leader and Fionn is powerless to stop them. The Storm Keeperâ ™s magic has deserted him and with his grandfatherâ ™s memory waning, Fionn must rely on his friends Shelby and Sam to help him summon Dagdaâ ™s army of merrows.But nobody else believes the ferocious sea creatures even exist. And how can he prove heâ ™s right without any magic? As Fionn begins his search for the lost army, the other islanders prepare for invasion. The battle to save Arranmore has begun.Praise for The Storm Keeper s Island: WINNER OF THE BAMB READER S AWARD FOR MIDDLE GRADE SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS Magical in every way EOIN COLFER So magical and wild that itâ ™s like being swept away by the sea KATHERINE RUNDELL

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A gorgeous 20th anniversary edition of Eva Ibbotson s award-winning, bestselling classic adventure, with a beautiful cover by Katie Hickey and an introduction by award-winning author of Letters from the Lighthouse Emma Carroll. A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush nature of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters. Maia, an orphan, can t wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors. But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous twins and their parents.And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who lives alone on the wild river shores, she begins a spectacular journey to the heart of an extraordinary and beautiful new world.Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal.Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award (now the Costa). The most perfect children s book . . . captivatingly told, funny and moving â “ Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times

Objev podobné jako Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson

A sublime eco adventure. The TimesFrom the Costa Award winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk comes an epic adventure with a call to arms: we must fight to save the most treasured things on our planet.On the top of the hill, overlooking the sea, that s where you ll find a magical place . . .To Bea and Raffy, Ravenwood is home. In its own way, the house rescued them, even if it did have a fallen-down tree taking up most of the kitchen. So the idea that it could be sold. Demolished even. Well, that s unthinkable. Then again, it s not like the children get a choice. But the truth is, we can all make our own choices, especially if we care enough . . .A beautiful, soulful, exciting story about holding onto what s precious, and guarding the extraordinary nature that surrounds us. A triumph. The Times A captivating feat of storytelling. The Sunday Times A moving and compelling adventure. BookTrust One of my very favourite authors. Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse One of the most accomplished children s writers around triumphs again. Waterstones

Objev podobné jako The Rescue of Ravenwood - Farrant Natasha

The second title in this magical NEW series filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world of daring dragons and magical maladies by the best-selling author of Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone . . . #39;This new fantasy series for younger readers is bubbling with action and imagination… A joy. #39; The Daily Mail #39;Elphinstone has the confidence to embrace fantasy #39;s most popular tropes - unicorns, dragons, dark-hearted villains - and make them thoroughly her own. #39; The Telegraph Ember Spark has been working as an apprentice to Rusty Fizzbang, vet to magical creatures. When a baby frost phoenix guides her north to the Arctic circle, she soon realises that the migrating Neverwhales are at risk. And with arch-villain, Jasper Hornswoggle, tracking her, danger is afoot not just for the Neverwhales, but for ALL of the magical creatures. Praise for Ember Spark ‘A total masterclass in high-action, high-stakes, high-fun adventure.’ Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse ‘Quirky and magical, this wonderful adventure proves what everyone should know – Abi Elphinstone is a writer to be cherished.’ Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls ‘Ember Spark herself is a wonderful heroine – she’s brave, curious and always up for an adventure.’ Katie Tsang, author of the Dragon Realm series ‘I adored Ember Spark. Abi is a master storyteller . . . she’s created a thrilling adventure fizzing with heart and magic and wonder.’ Zohra Nabi, author of The Kingdom over the Sea ‘Kids are going to go wild for this joyful, moving, thrill-ride of a book, guaranteed to leave you smiling. Every word is magic.’ Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe series ‘Sure to ignite any reader’s imagination and warm their heart. Wonderful and wonder-filled!’ Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy who Grew Dragons #39;Utterly charming, wonderfully wild and sprinkled with gutsy characters, dastardly villains magical creatures galore . . . #39; Jo Clarke, author of The Travelling School Mysteries #39;Ember Spark is bursting with adventure, magic that very special Abi Elphinstone sparkle . . . #39; Mel Taylor-Bessent, author of The Christmas Carrolls

Objev podobné jako Ember Spark and the Frost Phoenix - Abi Elphinstoneová

Pre-order THE FOREST HIDEAWAY, the stunning new Sharon Gosling novel, coming Summer 2025. A feel-good story about family, belonging and finding peace with the past from the author of The Lighthouse Bookshop and The Forgotten Garden. #39;The exploration of family and identity is filled with vivid characters and an enthralling plot, making it absorbing and emotional #39; The People’s Friend #39;A lovely, heartwarming read about belonging #39; heatCan a return to the past be the start of something new? Bette and Nina Crowdie have never been close – the ten-year age difference doesn’t help, and Bette’s rarely been home since she left for university at eighteen. When their father passes away and unexpectedly splits the family farm between them, Nina is furious and afraid. She’s been working at the farm for the past five years. It’s the only home her young son, Barnaby, has ever had, and she’s convinced that Bette will sell at the first chance she gets. When they discover the huge debt their father has been hiding, Bette reluctantly agrees to help her sister. But that means they have to find a way to work together, and Bette must face up to the real reason she left all those years ago.Could a long-forgotten diary and the discovery of a secret orchard on their land help save the farm – and the sisters’ relationship?Praise for The Secret Orchard: ‘I loved the characters and the orchard! I gobbled it up in a couple of sittings. What a gorgeous read, full of heart’ Liz Fenwick, author of The River Between Us ‘Warm, tender and wise, Sharon Gosling’s well-crafted, engrossing story was a pleasure to read’ Rachel Hore, author of The Hidden Years

Objev podobné jako The Secret Orchard - Sharon Gosling

The first instalment in the fairy-filled Thirteen Treasures trilogy, full of fairies, magic and pure adventure from Waterstones Children #39;s Book Prize winner Michelle Harrison. While visiting her grandmother #39;s manor house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago, a girl vanished in the woods nearby – a girl Tanya #39;s grandmother will not speak of. Fabian, the caretaker #39;s son, is tormented by the girl #39;s disappearance. His grandfather was the last person to see her alive and has lived under suspicion ever since. Together, Tanya and Fabian decide to find the truth. But Tanya has her own secret: the ability to see fairies. And, after disturbing an intruder in the night, it emerges that someone else shares her gift. . . The manor #39;s sinister history is about to repeat itself. Can Tanya and Fabian solve the mystery before it #39;s too late? ​The perfect series for fans of Katherine Rundell and Sophie Anderson!Praise for Michelle Harrison: #39;Harrison has a knack for creating stories so engrossing you won’t notice when the sun begins to rise and you are still reading #39; Waterstones Books Quarterly #39;BRILLIANT #39; Emma Carroll, author of Letters From The Lighthouse, on A Pinch of Magic #39;Simply phenomenal! #39; Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs, on A Pinch of Magic #39;I was utterly captivated by the Widdershins sisters #39; Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy, on A Pinch of Magic ‘A fabulous magical adventure’ Sunday Express, on A Pinch of Magic ‘Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale’ Daily Mail, on A Pinch of Magic #39;The Thirteen Treasures boils with the kind of fairy that is far worse than Puck... what could be more cheering to curl up with. #39; Amanda Craig, The Times, on the Thirteen Treasures series #39;Flows with energy from page to page with a magical enchanting story which kept me gripped… it #39;s a little treasure and the first of many I hope. #39; Mr Ripley #39;s Enchanted Books, on the Thirteen Treasures series #39;This is an unmissable treat. Combining the faery of Spiderwick with a truly nail-biting thriller, this is first rate entertainment for children (and adults) #39; Books Monthly.co.uk, on the Thirteen Treasures series #39;The Thirteen Curses is so hard to put down it #39;s almost impossible #39; Wondrous Reads, on The Thirteen Curses

Objev podobné jako The Thirteen Treasures - Harrison Michelle

Twelve-year-old Moll Pecksniff wakes one night in the middle of the forest, lured there by a recurring nightmare - the one with the drums and the rattles and the masks. The Dreamsnatcher is waiting. He has already taken her dreams and now he wants her life. Because Moll is more important than she knows… The Oracle Bones foretold that she and Gryff, a wildcat that has always been by her side, are the only ones who can fight back against the Dreamsnatcher #39;s dark magic. Suddenly everything is at stake, and Moll is drawn into a world full of secrets, magic and adventure.Catapult into this page-turning adventure from the author of Sky Song, perfect for fans of J.K. Rowling, Michelle Harrison and Eva Ibbotson. #39;Abi Elphinstone #39;s glorious novels make you feel as if you #39;re living the adventure yourself. They #39;re pure adrenalin and joy’ Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe ‘Fast paced and full of charm #39; Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild #39;No one does edge-of-seat action like Abi Elphinstone #39; Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse #39;Abi Elphinstone’s books are full of adventure, wit, heart, and, above all, bravery’ Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorer ​ ‘Abi Elphinstone is proving to be a worthy successor to CS Lewis’ The Times #39;A gifted storyteller... one of today #39;s greatest children #39;s authors #39; LoveReading You can watch the magical trailer for Abi #39;s book on her website: www.abielphinstone.comAlso by Abi Elphinstone:The Shadow Keeper The Night Spinner Sky Song Winter Magic (anthology)Everdark (World Book Day)RumblestarJungledrop The Crackledawn Dragon

Objev podobné jako The Dreamsnatcher - Abi Elphinstoneová

A beautifully illustrated selection of stories about the lighthouses and their guardians found in some of the most remote places on earth.A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2023 Illuminating - The ObserverThere is something beautiful and wild in the impossible architecture of lighthouses. They have been the homes and workplaces of men and women whose romantic guardianship has saved countless lives from cruel seas. Yet while that way of life fades away, as the lights go out and the buildings crumble, we still have their stories.From a blind lighthouse keeper tending a light in the Arctic Circle, to an intrepid young girl saving ships from wreck at the foot of her father s lighthouse, and the plight of the lighthouse crew cut off from society for forty days, this is a glorious book full of illuminating stories that will transport the reader to the world s most isolated and inspiring lighthouses.With over thirty tales that explore the depths to which we can sink and the heights to which we can soar as human beings, and accompanied by beautiful illustrations, nautical charts, maps, architectural plans and curious facts, A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World is as full of wonder as the far flung lighthouses themselves.Translated from Spanish by Daniel Hahn

Objev podobné jako A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World - Macías González

***Looking for more spectacularly thrilling ghost stories by Carly Reagon? HEAR HIM CALLING is out now and THE INFIRMARY publishes in October 2025**Discover the spinetingling ghost story everyone is raving about: If you like a good ghost story put this chilling thriller to the very top of your reading list Sarah Pearse author of THE SANATORIUM Will keep you up long after the witching hour Rebecca Netley, author of THE WHISTLING A satisfyingly good old-fashioned ghost story Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of PANDORA I hoovered this up in one go. Natasha Pulley, author of THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET A book that feels like it s watching you . . . unsettling and gripping Cari Thomas, author of THREADNEEDLE________The past isn t always dead and buried.A house with history. That s how the estate agent described the old toll house on the edge of the town. For Kelda it s the perfect rural home for her young son Dylan after a difficult few years.But when Kelda finds a death mask concealed behind one of the walls, everything changes. Inexplicable things happen in the house, Kelda cannot shake the feeling of being watched and Dylan is plagued by nightmares, convinced he can see figures in his room. As Dylan s behaviour becomes increasingly challenging, Kelda seeks answers in the house s mysterious past. But she s running out of time. Because something has awoken.And now it won t rest .________ Beautifully written. Carly Reagon is one to watch. C.J. Cooke, author of THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES Had me turning pages late into the night Anita Frank, author of THE LOST ONES An edge-of-the-seat, nail-biting read. I loved it. Kate Hamer, author of THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT

Objev podobné jako The Toll House - Carly Reagon

A novel of second chances and blossoming communities from the author of The Lighthouse Bookshop. Budding landscape architect Luisa MacGregor is stuck in a rut - she hates her boss, she lives with her sister, and she is still mourning the loss of her husband many years ago. So when she is given the opportunity to take on a parcel of land in a deprived area, she sees the chance to build a garden that can make the area bloom. Arriving in the rundown seaside town of Collaton on the north-west coast of Cumbria, she realises that her work is going to be cut out for her. But, along with Cas, a local PE teacher, and Harper, a teen whose life has taken a wrong turn, she is determined to get the garden up and running. So when the community comes together and the garden starts to grow, she feels her luck might have changed. Can she grow good things on this rocky ground? And might love blossom along the way…?Praise for The Forgotten Garden: #39;A heartwarming novel proving that teamwork really does make the dream work. #39; Woman #39;s Weekly ‘A positive, heartwarming story . . . Warmly told, romantic, and packed with suspense and surprises . . . This is a colourful page turner with a satisfying conclusion. A great Summer read. I look forward to reading the next book by this talented writer.’ SixtyPlusSurfersPraise for Sharon Gosling #39;s first novel, The House Beneath the Cliffs: ‘A wonderfully wise and beautifully written story about finding the courage to start over … I loved it!’ Isabelle Broom #39;A compelling read with a dramatic sense of place and a caring community at its heart #39; Heidi Swain, author of A Taste of Home

Objev podobné jako The Forgotten Garden - Sharon Gosling