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HAUSFRAU
Jill Alexander Essbaum
HAUSFRAU
An extraordinary debut literary page-turner with echoes ofMadameadobe news go Bovarythic plain and fon tAnna size n oKareninat to exceed 10 Haunting and elegant, Hausfrau is the exceptional debut
novel from the prize-winning American poet, Jill Alexander Essbaum. Anna was a good wife, mostly . . .
Anna Benz lives in comfort and affluence with her husband and three young children in Dietlikon, a picture-perfect suburb of Zurich. Anna, an American
expat, has chosen this life far from home; but, despite its tranquility and order, inside she is falling apart.
Feeling adrift and unable to connect with her husband or his family; with the fellow expatriates who try to befriend her; or even, increasingly, her own thoughts and emotions, Anna attempts to assert her agency in the only way that makes sense to her: by engaging in short- lived but intense sexual affairs. But adultery, too, has its own morality, and when Anna finds herself crossing a line, she will set off a terrible chain of events that ends in unspeakable tragedy. As her life crashes down around her, Anna must then discover Publication: April 2015
where one must go when there is no going back . . . ISBN: 9781447280804
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UNWRAPPED SKY
Rjurik Davidson
A blend of science fantasy from a new voice in the genre - a completely compelling vision of a society on the verge of collapse
UNWRAPPED SKY
Caeli-Amur: an ancient city harbouring hidden mysteries,adobe news go ruledthic p la byin fo threent size n warringot to exc ee Houses.d 10 Once, the gods used magic - or thaumaturgy - to create reality.
Now, under the oppression of the controlling classes, that magic seems like a dream. But things are changing in Caeli-Amur. Ancient
minotaurs arrive for the traditional Festival of the Sun and New-Men bring wondrous technology from their homeland. Hideously disfigured Wastelanders stream
into the city and strikes break out in the factory district. Three very different people may hold the key to the
city's survival but only if they can put aside their own personal vendettas. The philosopher-assassin Kata has debts that need settling and will do anything to ensure they're met - but can she put a price on the ultimate betrayal? Meanwhile the ambitious bureaucrat Boris Autec rises through the ranks, turning his back on everything he once believed, Publication: April 2015 and soon his private life turns to ashes. Elsewhere, the idealistic seditionist Maximilian resolves to overturn the ISBN: 9781447252382 tyranny dominating the city, and hatches a mad plot to unlock the secrets of the Great Library of Caeli Enas, Price: INR 450
drowned in the fabled city at the bottom of the sea. Category: Fiction In a novel of startling originality and riveting suspense, these three individuals risk everything for a future they Format: B Format can only create by throwing off the shackles of tradition and superstition. As their destinies collide, the Page Extent: 480
destruction will either transform the ancient city . . . or Binding: Paperback ruin it. Imprint: Tor RJURIK DAVIDSON Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Rjurik Davidson is a winner of the Ditmar Award as Best New Talent and the Aurealis Award for his short
fiction. His first book was a collection, The Library of Forgotten Books. A columnist, and a literary and film critic, he lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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SOME DESPERATE GLORY: THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE POETS KNEW
Max Egremont
SOME DESPERATE GLORY
After his highly successful history of Prussia, the authorizedadobe news go biographerthic plain fon t ofsize Siegfried not to excee Sassoond 10 examines the First World War through the lives of the poets who
fought at the front. 2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of what many believed would be the war to end all wars.
And while the First World War devastated Europe, it inspired profound poetry – words in which the
atmosphere and landscape of battle are evoked perhaps more vividly than anywhere else. The poets – many of whom were killed – show not only
the war’s tragedy but the hopes and disappointments of a generation of men. In Some Desperate Glory, historian and biographer Max Egremont gives us a transfiguring look at the life and work of this assemblage of poets. Wilfred Owen with his flaring genius; the intense, compassionate Siegfried Sassoon; the composer Ivor Gurney; Robert Graves who would later spurn his war poems; the nature-loving Edward Thomas; the glamorous Fabian Socialist Rupert Brooke; and the Publication: April 2015 shell-shocked Robert Nichols all fought in the war, and their poetry is a bold act of creativity in the face of ISBN: 9781447242000 unprecedented destruction. Some Desperate Glory will include a chronological Price: INR 499
anthology of their poems, with linking commentary, Category: Non - Fiction telling the story of the war through their art. This unique volume unites the poetry and the history of the war, so Format: B Format often treated separately, granting readers the pride, strife, and sorrow of the individual soldier’s experience Page Extent: 304 coupled with a panoramic view of the war’s toll on an Binding: Paperback entire nation. Imprint: Picador
MAX EGREMONT Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
Max Egremont was born in 1948 and studied Modern History at Oxford University. As well as four novels, he
is the author of The Cousins and Balfour: A Life of Arthur James Balfour. His acclaimed biography of Siegfried Sassoon was published in 2005 and his most
recent work is Forgotten Land: Journeys Among the Ghosts of East Prussia.
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THE BRIDE OF SCIENCE: ROMANCE, REASON AND BYRON’S DAUGHTER
Benjamin Woolley
The much-acclaimed biography of Ada Lovelace, reissued to tie-in with the bicentenary of her birth in 2015
THE BRIDE OF SCIENCE
Ada Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron was born in 1815adobe justnews after gothic the pla inBattle font size of nWaterloo,ot to exceed and 10 died aged 36, soon after the Great Exhibition of 1851. She was
connected with some of the most influential and colourful characters of the age: Charles Dickens, Michael Faraday, Charles Darwin and Charles Babbage.
It was her work with Babbage that led to her being credited with the invention of computer programming and to her name being adopted for the programming
language that controls the US military machine.
Ada personified the seismic historical changes taking place over her lifetime. This was the era when fissures began to open up in culture: romance split away from reason, instinct from intellect, art from science. Ada came to embody these new polarities and her life heralded a new era: the machine age. Publication: April 2015 Reissued to coincide with the bicentenary of Ada's birth, The Bride of Science is a fascinating examination ISBN: 9781447272540 of an extraordinary life offering devastating insight into the seemingly unbridgeable gulf between art and Price: INR 499
science, the consequences of which are still with us today. Category: Non - Fiction
Format: B Format BENJAMIN WOOLLEY Page Extent: 432 Benjamin Woolley is an author and broadcaster whose work covers subjects ranging from the origins of virtual Binding: Paperback
reality to the history of colonial America. His books Imprint: Pan have been translated into German, Italian, Spanish,
Japanese and Chinese, and his documentaries broadcast Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent across the world.
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THE SEVEN SISTERS
Lucinda Riley
Their future is written in the stars . . .
THE SEVEN SISTERS
Maia D'Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at theiradobe childhoodnews gothic p home,lain fon t 'Atlantis'size not to e-x caee fabulous,d 10 secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva - having
been told that their beloved father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died. Maia and her sisters were all adopted by him as babies and, discovering he has
already been buried at sea, each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage - a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de
Janeiro in Brazil. Once there, she begins to put together the pieces of where her story began . . .
Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Epoque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacio's father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. Meanwhile, architect Heitor da Silva Costa is working on a statue, to be called Christ the Redeemer, and will soon travel to Paris to find the right sculptor to complete his vision. Izabela - passionate and longing to see the world - convinces her father to allow her to accompany him and his family to Publication: April 2015 Europe before she is married. There, at Paul ISBN: 9781447218647 Landowski's studio and in the heady, vibrant cafés of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Price: INR 399 Laurent Brouilly, and knows at once that her life will
never be the same again. Category: Fiction
The Seven Sisters is a sweeping epic tale of love and Format: B Format loss - the first in a unique, spellbinding series of seven books, based on the legends of the Seven Sisters star Page Extent: 400 constellation - Lucinda Riley showcases her storytelling Binding: Paperback talent like never before.
LUCINDA RILEY Imprint: Pan
Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland and wrote her first Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent novel at twenty-four. Hothouse Flower was a Richard
and Judy Book Club choice and became a number one international bestseller. Since then, her novels have gone on to sell over three million copies worldwide and her books have been translated into twenty-six languages. She lives in Norfolk and the south of France with her husband and four children.
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THE AXEMAN’S JAZZ
Ray Celestin
WINNER of the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel of the Year.
THE AXEMAN’S JAZZ
A stunning atmospheric crime thriller set in New Orleans, 1919adobe andnews inspired gothic pla byin fo an realt size lifenot tserialo excee killerd 10 .
New Orleans, 1919. As a dark serial killer - The Axeman - stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him . . .
Though every citizen of the 'Big Easy' thinks they know who could be behind the terrifying murders, Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot, heading up the official investigation, is
struggling to find leads. But Michael has a grave secret, and if he doesn't get himself on the right track fast, it could be exposed . . .
Former detective Luca d'Andrea has spent the last six years in
Angola state penitentiary, after Michael, his protégée, blew the
whistle on his corrupt behaviour. Now a newly freed man, Luca is back working with the mafia, whose need to solve the mystery of the Axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities.
Meanwhile, Ida is a secretary at the Pinkerton Detective Publication: April 2015 Agency. Obsessed with Sherlock Holmes and dreaming of a better life, Ida stumbles across a clue which lures her and her ISBN: 9781447258889 musician friend, Louis Armstrong, to the case - and into Price: INR 350 terrible danger . . .
As Michael, Luca and Ida each draw closer to discovering the Category: Fiction
killer's identity, the Axeman himself will issue a challenge to Format: B Format the people of New Orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victim. And as the case builds to its crescendo, the sky Page Extent: 336 will darken and a great storm will loom over the city . . . Binding: Paperback
Inspired by a true story, THE AXEMAN'S JAZZ, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled New Orleans, is Imprint: Pan an ambitious, gripping thriller announcing a major new talent in historical crime fiction. Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
RAY CELESTIN
Ray Celestin lives in London. He studied Asian art and languages at university and is a script writer for film and TV, as well as publishing several short stories. THE AXEMAN'S JAZZ is his first novel.
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THE LYING DOWN ROOM
Anna Jaquiery
The first instalment in a stunning debut crime series, set in Paris and featuring Commandant Serge Morel. The crimes of the past will create a killer . . .
THE LYING DOWN ROOM
At night Armand lay in bed with a sadness in his heart thatadob eballooned news gothic until plain therefont size was no troom to exc eeford 10nothing else. He thought with horror of the lying-down room . . .
Paris; in the stifling August heat, Commandant Serge
Morel is called to a disturbing crime scene. An elderly woman has been murdered to the soundtrack of Faure's Requiem, her body then grotesquely displayed.
At first this strange case seems to offer few clues; and
Morel has problems of his own. His father - always a great force in his life - is beginning to succumb to senility; and he is unsettled by the reappearance of the
beautiful Mathilde, the woman he once loved. Only
origami can help calm the detective and focus his thoughts on this troubling crime.
As the investigation progresses, the key suspects to emerge are a middle-aged man and a mute teenage boy Publication: April 2015 who have been delivering religious pamphlets in the city's suburbs. But as more elderly ladies are targeted, ISBN: 9781447244431
Morel will find his enquiries leading him back into the Price: INR 350 past, from the French countryside to Soviet Russia - and to two young boys with the most terrible of stories to tell Category: Fiction . . . Format: B Format An evocative, gripping crime novel with an aching heart: The Lying-Down Room is the stunning first novel Page Extent: 256
in Anna Jaquiery's Commandant Morel series; perfect Binding: Paperback for fans of Michael Dibdin and Donna Leon.
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Anna Jaquiery is of French-Malaysian descent and grew Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent up in Europe and Asia. She has worked as a journalist in
several countries, starting out as a freelance reporter in Russia. She is currently based in Melbourne with her husband and two sons. THE LYING-DOWN ROOM is
her first novel.
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THE VINTAGE GUIDE TO LOVE AND ROMANCE
Kirsty Greenwood
The brand new and totally hilarious novel from the Kindle bestseller Kirsty Greenwood.
THE VINTAGE GUIDE TO LOVE AND ROMANCE
Jessica Beam is a girl who knows how to party. Only latelyadobe nshe'sews go beenthic p lforgettingain font size tono tturn to ex cupee dfor 10 work on time. Or in clean clothes. Down on her luck, out of a job and
homeless, Jess seeks the help of her long-lost grandmother.
Things aren't going well for Matilda Beam, either. Her 1950s Good Woman guide books are out of print, her
mortgage repayments are staggering and her granddaughter wears neon Wonderbras.
When a lifeline from a London publisher arrives, the pair have an opportunity to secure the roof over their
heads - by invigorating the Good Woman guides and
transforming modern, rebellious Jess into a demure vintage lady.
The true test of their make-over will be to capture the heart of notorious London playboy Leo Frost and prove
that Matilda's guides still work. It's going to take Publication: April 2015 commitment, nerves of steel and one seriously pointy bra to pull this off . . . ISBN: 9781447247326
Price: INR 350
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THE SALMON WHO DARED TO LEAP HIGHER
Ahn Do-hyeon
A life-affirming, inspirational modern fable about love, life and daring to be different.
THE SALMON WHO DARED TO LEAP HIGHER
The life of the salmon is a predictable one: swimming upstreamadobe news to go tthehic pplacelain fo noft size its n birthot to e xtocee spawn,d 10 and then to die.
This is the story of a salmon whose silver scales mark
him out as different - who dares to leap beyond his fate. It's a story about growing up, and about aching and ardent love. For swimming upstream means pursuing
something the salmon cannot see: a dream.
Translated for the first time into English, The Salmon Who Dared To Leap Higher is a wise, tender and inspiring modern fable about finding freedom and a
harmony with nature we have either forgotten or lost in
the binding realities of life.
Publication: April 2015
ISBN: 9781447269991
Price: INR 299
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Page Extent: 176
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THE KRAKEN PROJECT
Douglas Preston
The thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of ‘Impact’
THE KRAKEN PROJECT
NASA is building a probe to be splashed down in the Krakenadobe ne ws Mare, gothic the pla in largest font size sea not t ono e xc Saturn'seed 10 great moon, Titan. It is one of the most promising habitats for
extraterrestrial life in the solar system, but the surface is unstable and dangerous, requiring the probe to be outfitted with artificial intelligence software. Melissa
Shepherd, a brilliant programmer, has developed 'Dorothy', a powerful, self-modifying AI whose potential
is both revolutionary and terrifying. When miscalculations lead to a catastrophe during testing, Dorothy flees into the internet.
Former CIA agent Wyman Ford is tapped to help track down the rogue AI. As Ford and Shepherd search for Dorothy, they realize that her horrific experiences in the wasteland of the Internet have changed her in ways they can barely imagine. And they're not the only ones looking for the wayward program: the AI is also being pursued by a pair of Wall Street traders who want to capture her code and turn her into a high-speed trading bot. Publication: April 2015
Traumatized, angry, and relentlessly hunted, Dorothy ISBN: 9781447274384 devises a plan. As the pursuit of Dorothy converges on a deserted house on the coast of Northern California, Ford Price: INR 399
faces the question: is rescuing Dorothy the right thing? Category: Fiction Is the AI bent on saving the world . . . or on wiping out the cancer that is humankind? Format: B Format
DOUGLAS PRESTON Page Extent: 400
Douglas Preston, a regular contributor to the New Yorker, has worked for the American Museum of Binding: Paperback
Natural History and taught English at Princeton Imprint: Pan University. With his frequent collaborator, Lincoln Child, he has written many bestselling thrillers including Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Relic, which became a major motion picture, The Book of the Dead and Cemetery Dance. He is also the author of the bestselling The Codex, Tyrannosaur Canyon and Blasphemy.
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THE CODEX
Douglas Preston
'A rip-roaring jungle adventure' Publishers Weekly
THE CODEX
'Greetings from the dead,' declares Maxwell Broadbent inad o thebe n e videotapews gothic pl ain he fo n leftt size behind not to e xc aftereed 10 his mysterious disappearance. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb
robber, Broadbent accumulated over half a billion dollars' worth of priceless art, gems and artefacts before vanishing - along with his entire collection - from his
mansion in New Mexico.
As a final challenge to his three sons, Broadbent has buried himself and his treasure somewhere in the world,
hidden away like an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. If the sons wish to claim their fabulous inheritance, they must find their father's carefully concealed tomb.
The race is on, but among the treasures is an ancient Mayan codex that may hold a secret far more important than the wealth of riches around it, and the brothers aren't the only ones in pursuit.
Publication: April 2015 DOUGLAS PRESTON ISBN: 9781447281740 Douglas Preston, a regular contributor to the New Yorker, has worked for the American Museum of Price: INR 399 Natural History and taught English at Princeton University. With his frequent collaborator, Lincoln Category: Fiction Child, he has written many bestselling thrillers including Format: B Format Relic, which became a major motion picture, The Book of the Dead and Cemetery Dance. He is also the author Page Extent: 416 of the bestselling The Codex, Tyrannosaur Canyon and Blasphemy. Binding: Paperback
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A FALCON FLIES
Wilbur Smith
The first novel in the classic Ballantyne Series
A FALCON FLIES
In search of a father they barely remember, Zouga and Drado Robynbe news goBallantynethic plain fo boardnt size nMungoot to exc Steed John's 10 magnificent clipper to speed them to Africa. But long
before they sight that mighty continent, Robyn knows that she and Mungo will battle with all the fury of natural enemies - and love with all the desperation of
those unable to evade the commands of fate. For if she can bring hope and healing to Africa's fever-ridden
shores, he, a lawless trader in human cargo, will possess any man - or woman - he chooses . . .
Publication: April 2015 WILBUR SMITH
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He ISBN: 9781447267140
was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. Price: INR 399 He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since Category: Fiction written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are Format: B Format
now translated into twenty-six languages. Page Extent: 544
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MEN OF MEN
Wilbur Smith
The second novel in the classic Ballantyne Series
MEN OF MEN
It is the age of empire, of blood and conquest, of boundlessadobe news goexcitementthic plain fo andnt size possibility. not to excee Stridingd 10 in the footsteps of the pioneers is Zouga Ballantyne. His dream
begins in the danger and drudgery of the diamond pits and ends up on the rich grasslands of Matabeleland - but not before a king and a proud warrior nation have paid
the price of history . . .
WILBUR SMITH
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He Publication: April 2015 was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful ISBN: 9781447267157 publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since Price: INR 399 written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched
on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are Category: Fiction
now translated into twenty-six languages. Format: B Format
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THE ANGELS WEEP
Wilbur Smith
The third novel in the classic Ballantyne Series
THE ANGELS WEEP
At the dawn of a new century, the pioneers of Rhodesia haveadobe staked news go theirthic p lclaimsain font sizeand n stockedot to excee theird 10 farms in the land they have carved as their own. But in the hills, the
Matabele indunas are preparing for the bloody rebellion which will scar the opponents for ever - and etch for them the same tragic legacy for generations to come . . .
'Raw experience, grim realism, history and romance
welded with mystery and the bewilderment of life itself' Library Journal
WILBUR SMITH
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He Publication: April 2015 was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful ISBN: 9781447267188 publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since Price: INR 399
written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are Category: Fiction now translated into twenty-six languages.
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THE LEOPARD HUNTS IN THE DARKNESS
Wilbur Smith
The fourth novel in the classic Ballantyne Series
THE LEOPARD HUNTS IN THE DARKNESS
Craig Mellow, acclaimed author but unhappy exile, seizesadobe n e thews go chancethic pla in to fo n returnt size n o tot t o Zimbabweexceed 10 when he is given a spying mission for the World Bank.
Accompanied by beautiful photographer Sally-Anne Jay, he is at first unaware of the dangerous currents of tribal conflict that swirl below the calm surface of
Zimbabwean politics. Then he stumbles upon a highly organized ivory-poaching operation which masks the
treacherous plot to sell the country he once fought for into slavery . . .
WILBUR SMITH
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He Publication: April 2015 was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful ISBN: 9781447267195 publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched Price: INR 399 on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are Category: Fiction now translated into twenty-six languages. Format: B Format
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VILLA AMERICA
Liza Klaussmann
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tigers in Red Weather, a gorgeous novel of the 1920s on the French Riviera, and an enthralling marriage.
VILLA AMERICA
Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Cole and Lindaadobe nPorter,ews gothic Ernest plain foHemingway,nt size not to e xJohnceed 10 Dos Passos - all are summer guests of Gerald and Sara Murphy.
Visionary, misunderstood, and from vastly different backgrounds, the Murphys met and married young, and set forth to create a beautiful world. They alight on Villa
America: their coastal oasis of artistic genius, debauched parties, impeccable style and flamboyant imagination.
But before long, a stranger enters into their relationship, and their marriage must accommodate an intensity that neither had forseen. When tragedy strikes, their friends
reach out to them, but the golden bowl is shattered, and neither Gerald nor Sara will ever be the same.
Ravishing, heart-breaking, and written with enviable
poise, Villa America delivers on all the promise of Liza Klaussmann's bestselling debut, Tigers in Red Weather. It is an overwhelming, unforgettable novel. Publication: April 2015
ISBN: 9781447284383
LIZA KLAUSSMANN Price: INR 599
Liza Klaussmann was born in New York but lives in Category: Fiction London. Already sold in more than a dozen languages, Tigers in Red Weather is her first novel. Format: Demy Octavo
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EYRIE
Tim Winton
From the Booker shortlisted author of Dirt Music and Cloudstreet, Eyrie is a heart-stoppingly moving novel for our times.
EYRIE
Tom Keely has lost his bearings. His reputation in ruins, heado findsbe news himself gothic p lholedain fon tup size in no ta toflat exc eeatd the10 top of a grim high-rise, looking down on the world he’s fallen out of love with.
He has cut himself off, and intends to keep it that way, until one day he runs into some neighbours: a woman from his past and her introverted young boy. The
encounter shakes him up in a way he doesn’t understand and, despite himself, Keely lets them in.
But the pair come trailing a dangerous past of their own,
and Keely is soon immersed in a world that threatens to destroy everything he has learnt to love.
Eyrie is a heart-stopping novel written with breath-
taking tenderness. Funny, confronting, exhilarating and haunting, it asks how, in an impossibly compromised world, we can ever hope to do the right thing.
Publication: April 2015
TIM WINTON ISBN: 9781447253471
Tim Winton has published twenty-one books for adults Price: INR 399 and children, and his work has been translated into twenty -five languages. Since his first novel, An Open Category: Fiction Swimmer, won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Format: B Format Shallows, Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize Page Extent: 256
(for The Riders and Dirt Music). Active in the Binding: Paperback environmental movement, he is the Patron of the
Australian Marine Conservation Society. He lives in Imprint: Picador Western Australia. Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
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THE GOOD LUCK OF RIGHT NOW
Matthew Quick
From the author of The Silver Linings Playbook, a funny and tender story about family, friendship, grief, love and . . . Richard Gere.
THE GOOD LUCK OF RIGHT NOW
Bartholomew Neil is thirty-nine and lost.
After adobe ntheews death gothic ofpla inhis fo nbelovedt size not mumto excee hed 10has no idea how
to be on his own, and he knows it's about time he found his flock.
But how does a man whose whole life has been grounded learn how to fly?
And what can Richard Gere, a beautiful librarian, a struggling priest and a foul-mouthed and troubled young man teach Bartholomew about finding love and
happiness?
Whatever it is, Bartholomew is in for a lot more than he bargained for . . .
‘The Good Luck of Right Now is original, compelling,
and uplifting . . . His writing is shot through with wit and humanity' Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie
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MATTHEW QUICK ISBN: 9781447247487
Matthew Quick is the author of The Silver Linings Price: INR 399 Playbook , which was made into an Academy Award- winning film, and the young adult novels Sorta Like a Category: Fiction
Rock Star, Boy21 and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. His work has been translated into more than twenty Format: B Format languages and has received a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention, among other accolades. He is Page Extent: 256
married to the novelist and pianist Alicia Bessette. Binding: Paperback
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O’S LITTLE BOOK HAPPINESS
The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
O’S LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPINESS
With a sprightly dose of insightful inspiration, a sprinklingadobe news gooft hicpractical plain fo nadvice,t size no tand to e xac eebountyd 10 of exuberant stories by great writers, O's Little Book of
Happiness features some of the best work ever to have appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine. Inside you'll find Elizabeth Gilbert's ode to the triumph of asking for what
you want... Jane Smiley's tribute to the animal who taught her about lasting fulfillment... Shonda Rhimes's
secret to trading stress for serenity... Brene Brown's celebration of the power of play... Neil de Grasse Tyson's take on our joyful participation in the universe...
and much more. In revisiting fifteen years of the magazine's rich archives, O's editors have assembled a collection as stunning as it is spirit-lifting.
Publication: April 2015
ISBN: 9781447294160
Price: INR 399
Category: Non - Fiction
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Page Extent: 224
Binding: Hardback
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THE SKELETON CUPBOARD: STORIES OF CRISIS, SANITY AND HOPE
Tanya Byron
Tanya Byron shares powerful stories from her final years of training as a clinical psychologist.
THE SKELETON CUPBOARD
The Skeleton Cupboard is Professor Tanya Byron's accountadobe ne ws ofgo thic her pl ain years font size of no t t trainingo exceed 10 as a clinical psychologist, when trainees find themselves in the
toughest placements of their careers. Through the eyes of her naive and inexperienced younger self, Tanya shares remarkable stories inspired by the people she had
the privilege to treat. Gripping, poignant and full of daring black humour, this book reveals the frightening
and challenging induction faced by all mental health staff and highlights their incredible commitment to their patients.
Powerfully moving and beautifully written, The Skeleton Cupboard shares the tales of ordinary people with an amazing resilience to the challenges of life.
Publication: April 2015 TANYA BYRON
Professor Tanya Byron is a clinical psychologist, ISBN: 9781447270218
specialising in working with children and adolescents, Price: INR 450 with twenty years' experience. She is also a journalist, author and broadcaster. Her TV presenting and on-screen Category: Non - Fiction expert credits include the BBC series Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways and Bedtime Format: B Format Live for Channel 4. She writes a weekly column for The Page Extent: 320 Times and a monthly column for Good
Housekeeping and is a BBC Radio 4 presenter, Binding: Paperback
contributing to a range of programmes. Collaborating with Jennfier Saunders she co-wrote the popular BBC Imprint: Pan comedy series The Life and Times of Vivienne Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Vyle. Tanya advises on international policy relating to
children, young people, mental health and education, and is currently working in China to develop services for children, young people and their families. She is President of the teenage mental health charity Mindfull, a patron of Relate, and an ambassador of The National Family and Parenting Institute. www.professortanyabyron.com
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VIKRAAL
Sangeeta Bahadur
Set in a world that reflects post-Vedic India Vikraal follows Arihant, the superhero, as he evolves into the ultimate warrior through an intricate weave of conflicts and discoveries which lead him to the realm of the cosmic enigma, the Oracle or Kaal – the governor of the universe.
VIKRAAL
Set in a world that reflects post-Vedic India, Vikraal takesadobe nupews where gothic pJaal,lain fo thent size first no tbook to exc eeofd the10 Kaal Trilogy, ends.
The lingering bars of the six-millennia old Prison of
Dreams are disintegrating around Aushij, the Sleeping God, making him increasingly aware of Arihant, his designated Foe. Half a year after his incredible
metamorphosis in the Vakrini's Mind-City, Arihant himself is now on an unpredictable journey that takes him further on the road to becoming the ultimate
warrior. Unexpected truths assail him at every turn – the searing fact of his own identity; the soaring joy of true love; the shock of his unforeseen vulnerability and, ultimately, the discovery and acceptance of his true self
and purpose in the realm of the cosmic enigma whom some call the Oracle, and who calls itself Kaal – the Selling Points: governor of the universe. The second book in the Kaal Trilogy, Vikraal
The intricate weave of conflicts and discoveries propels is thrilling and fast-paced.
the protagonists towards an explosive climax that alters The story weaves in the Indian metaphysical the very course of the Cosmic Game. This roaring tradition with fantasy and adventure. adventure blends seamlessly with India's metaphysical traditions, creating a thrilling tale of action-packed mysticism. Publication: April 2015
ISBN: 9789382616320 SANGEETA BAHADUR Price: INR 399 An Indian Foreign Service officer, Sangeeta Bahadur is currently posted in London as a senior diplomat. In the Category: Fiction
course of her twenty-seven year career, she has also been posted to Spain, Bulgaria, Mexico and Belgium, besides Subject: Fantasy / Modern and Contemporary Fiction
having served in various capacities in the Indian Format: B Format Ministry of External Affairs. She was born in Kolkata in a family of civil servants. Educated in various schools all Page Extent: 528 over India, she completed her college and university education in Mumbai. Vikraal is the second book of her Binding: Paperback Kaal Trilogy; the first book was, Jaal. She credits her Imprint: Pan architect-husband – who has co-conceptualized Vikraal with her – and their daughters with inspiring and shaping Territorial Rights: World this trilogy.
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WINNING THE RIGHT JOB: A BLUEPRINT TO ACING THE INTERVIEW
Wolfgang Messner & Pratibha Messner
Winning the Right Job – A Blueprint to Acing the Interview aims at guiding entry-level job seekers and mid-career changers on successfully cracking the complete interview process to get to that ‘dream job’.
WINNING THE RIGHT JOB
You know you have the right skills, a curious mind, the driveadobe nandews disciplinegothic plain foton tmake size n oyourt to e xcareerceed 10 goals a reality. And yet, do you find yourself lost in a maze of job
portals, social networking, online applications, calls with agents and futile rounds of interviews?
That ‘dream job’ does not come easily. At the beginning of your career and unguided by a mentor, the challenges
are manifold: getting it right during the phases of application, the interview and the negotiation can be tricky.
Relevant both for entry-level jobseekers and those
planning a change, Winning the Right Job – A Blueprint
to Acing the Interview shows you how to approach a potential employer and answer questions on attitudes,
life skills, ambitions and expectations. The book guides Publication: April 2015 you through the interviewing and negotiating days, helps
you decide whether the role on offer is right for you, and provides tips on making a gracious exit from your ISBN: 9789382616436
current and a powerful entry to the new organization. Price: INR 250
WOLFGANG MESSNER & PRATIBHA MESSNER Category: Non – Fiction
Pratibha Messner is Director of GloBus Research with Subject: Self Help and Personal Development/ Advice on international experience in project management, risk Careers and Achieving Success management and service provider governance. Her industry Format: B Format experience comes from a variety of roles covering technology, operations and risk management in startups and the Deutsche Bank group. She has worked for many years in Page Extent: 256
Germany, India and U.K and covered assignments in Binding: Paperback Singapore and the USA. Pratibha is deeply familiar with the vetting and recruitment process – both behind and in front of Imprint: Pan the interviewing desk.
Territorial Rights: World Wolfgang Messner is Professor of International Management
at MYRA School of Business and Director of GloBus Research. He has worked and consulted with big MNCs like BMW, Capgemini, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Microsoft and many highly successful SMEs
across industry verticals in Europe and India. In addition, he has also taught as Adjunct Faculty at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Royal Docks Business School/University of East London, University of Würzburg, and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Wolfgang has authored six books and many journal publications.
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JELLY HAS A WOBBLE (JELLY 2)
Candy Guard
Hilariously honest accounts of an ordinary tween girl's life, for fans of Dork Diaries, Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
JELLY HAS A WOBBLE
Totally embarrassing mums, giggling friends and top- secretadobe ne crushesws gothic inpla in this fon t secondsize not t o book excee d in10 the brilliantly funny illustrated series about Jelly and her friends.
Jelly, Myf and Roobs have an exciting summer ahead.
Not only are they going to be bridesmaids, but they're going to see OMG live in concert! They just need to find a not-stupid way to get enough money for the concert
tickets first. Then they have to become totally pro street dancers so they can fulfil Jelly's mum's wedding dream. And then there's the small issue of Jelly not
embarrassing herself in front of Roger Lovely, which is quite hard with a name like Jelly . . .
CANDY GUARD
Candy Guard established her reputation for comic Publication: April 2015 observation with a highly successful strip cartoon in
the Observer magazine and created Pond Life, an ISBN: 9781447256137
animated sitcom for Channel 4 that won numerous Price: INR 299 awards and both critical and popular acclaim. She now
combines a career as a writer, animator and illustrator, Category: Fiction and also teaches scriptwriting to film and animation students. Candy lives in Catford in South east London Format: B Format with her husband and their very overweight cat, Baddy. Page Extent: 256
She also has three stepdaughters who help to remind her about being twelve. Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books
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SIR TONY ROBINSON’S WEIRD WORLD OF WONDERS: WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II
Tony Robinson
SIR TONY ROBINSON’S WEIRD WORLD OF WONDERS
Sir Tony Robinson brings you everything you need to knowadobe n aboutews go thic World plain fo Warnt size I n andot to e Worldxceed 10 War II in this fantastic bind-up of two of the books in the Weird World of Wonders series.
Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II was the winner of Best Book with Facts in the 2014 Blue Peter Book Awards, voted for by children.
In this bind-up Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a
headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War I and World War
II. It's history, but not as we know it!
Find out everything you need to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including: - How to build a trench - Why dogs were such good messengers - How plastic surgery was invented - Why you needed a gas mask
- Just how useful mashed potato is Publication: April 2015
- How the Battle of Britain was won - What it takes to be a spy ISBN: 9781447284925 - How D-Day was kept a surprise Price: INR 350
TONY ROBINSON Category: Non - Fiction
Tony Robinson has written many books on historical Format: B Format subjects, including TONY ROBINSON'S KINGS AND
QUEENS and THE WORST CHILDREN'S JOBS IN Page Extent: 320
HISTORY. He has written several television series for Binding: Paperback children including Maid Marion and Her Merry Men for
which he received a BAFTA and a Royal Television Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books Award. He presents's Channel 4's archaeology series Time Team, and played Baldrick in Blackadder. Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
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FRAMED
Frank Cottrell Boyce
The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed.
FRAMED
The perfect crime becomes a work of art in Frank Cottrelladobe ne ws Boyce's gothic p la hilariousin font size novelnot to e Framed.xceed 10 Now with a brand-new cover look and inside illustrations by Steven
Lenton. A little boy turns the perfect crime into a work of art.
Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto
Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone
coming in and out of Manod - what car they drive, what they're called, even their favourite flavour of crisps. But when a mysterious convoy of lorries trundles up the misty mountainside towards an old, disused mine, even Dylan is confounded. Who are these people - and what have they got to hide?
Includes bonus material and discussion questions from Frank Cottrell Boyce, and illustrations by Steven Publication: April 2015 Lenton. ISBN: 9781447265573 A story inspired by a press cutting describing how, during World War II, the treasured contents of London's Price: INR 299 National Gallery were stored in Welsh slate mines. Once a month, a morale-boosting masterpiece would be Category: Fiction unveiled in the village and then returned to London for viewing. This is a funny and touching exploration of Format: B Format how Art - its beauty and its value - touches the life of one little boy and his big family in a very small town. Page Extent: 384 FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE Binding: Paperback Frank Cottrell Boyce is a successful British screenwriter
whose film credits include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People. Millions, his debut chidlren's novel, won the 2004 Carnegie Medal Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award. His second novel, Framed, was shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Children's Fiction Award and has also been shortlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal. His third novel, Cosmic, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Now Frank has jumped into the driving seat, writing a sensational sequel to the much- loved Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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MILLIONS
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Frank Cottrell Boyce's story, Millions - the tale of a not-so-great train robbery - is an absolute treasure!
MILLIONS
The bestselling, CILIP-Carnegie-Medal-winning novel fromadobe Franknews go Cottrellthic plain foBoycent size n-o screenwritert to exceed 10 and writer of the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony - now with a fantastic new cover look by Steven Lenton.
Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to joining the Euro. Suddenly finding themselves with a
vast amount of cash, the boys have just one glorious, appalling dilemma - how to spend it in the few days before it becomes worthless. Torn between the vices of buying a million pizzas and the virtues of ending world poverty, the boys soon discover that being rich is a mug's game. For not only is the clock ticking - the bungling bank robbers are closing in too.
Pizzas or World Peace - what would you choose?
Includes bonus material and discussion questions from
Frank Cottrell Boyce, and illustrations by Steven
Lenton. Publication: April 2015
ISBN: 9781447282341 FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE Price: INR 299 Frank Cottrell Boyce is a successful British screenwriter whose film credits include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary Category: Fiction
and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People. Millions, his Format: B Format debut chidlren's novel, won the 2004 Carnegie Medal
and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Page Extent: 272 Award. His second novel, Framed, was shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Children's Fiction Award and has Binding: Paperback also been shortlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal. His third novel, Cosmic, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Now Frank has jumped into the driving seat, writing a sensational sequel to the much- loved Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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COSMIC
Frank Cottrell Boyce
It's one giant leap for all boy-kind in Frank Cottrell Boyce's out-of-this-world story: Cosmic.
COSMIC
He wanted to see the world - but not quite like this . . . A tallado b storye news fromgothic Carnegieplain font size Medal not to- winningexceed 10 Frank Cottrell Boyce. Now with a brand-new cover look and inside illustrations by Steven Lenton.
Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride
the G-force-defying Cosmic rollercoaster - or to be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up.
Includes bonus material and discussion questions from
Frank Cottrell Boyce, and illustrations by Steven
Lenton.
Publication: April 2015
ISBN: 9781447265566 FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE Price: INR 299 Frank Cottrell Boyce is a successful British screenwriter whose film credits include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary Category: Fiction
and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People. Millions, his Format: B Format debut chidlren's novel, won the 2004 Carnegie Medal
and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Page Extent: 336 Award. His second novel, Framed, was shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Children's Fiction Award and has Binding: Paperback also been shortlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal. His Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books third novel, Cosmic, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Now Frank has jumped into the driving seat, writing a sensational sequel to the much- loved Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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MAGIC FLUTES
Eva Ibbotson
MAGIC FLUTES
A charming story of romance, intrigue and opera, by the awardadobe n-ewinningws gothic andplain bestsellingfont size not toauthor exceed of10 Journey to the River Sea, now with a beautiful new cover look.
Spring, 1922
Tessa is a beautiful, tiny, dark-eyed princess - who's given up her duties to follow her heart, working for
nothing backstage at the Viennese opera. No one there knows who she really is, or that a fairy-tale castle is
missing its princess, and Tessa is determined to keep it that way. But secret lives can be complicated, and when a
wealthy, handsome Englishman discovers this
bewitching urchin backstage, Tessa's two lives collide - and in escaping her inheritance, she finds her destiny. . .
EVA IBBOTSON
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into Publication: April 2015
power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for ISBN: 9781447280095 children and young adults, many of which garnered
nominations for major awards for children's literature in Price: INR 299 the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey Category: Fiction to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her Format: B Format deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative Page Extent: 368 and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is Binding: Paperback evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Boy and His Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Dog, was published in May 2011.
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THE MORNING GIFT
Eva Ibbotson
THE MORNING GIFT
From the author of Journey to the River Sea comes one ofad oEvabe n eIbbotson'sws gothic pla inmost font exquisitesize not to eromances,xceed 10 now with a beautiful new cover look.
Ruth lives in the beautiful city of Vienna and is wildly in
love with Heini Radik, a brilliant young pianist. But her world is about to change forever.
When Hitler's forces invade, Ruth's family flees to London, but she is unable to get a passport. Quin, a
young professor and friend of the family, visits Ruth and, in an effort to bring her back to London, he offers a marriage of convenience. As Ruth throws herself into
her London life, Quin begins to fall desperately in love
with her. Things are further complicated by the arrival of Heini . . .
EVA IBBOTSON
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into Publication: April 2015
power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered ISBN: 9781447280019
nominations for major awards for children's literature in Price: INR 299 the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey Category: Fiction to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her Format: B Format
deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative Page Extent: 512 and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is Binding: Paperback evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song
For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Boy and His Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Dog, was published in May 2011.
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A COMPANY OF SWANS
Eva Ibbotson
A COMPANY OF SWANS
An enchanting love story set in the Amazon, by the awardadobe n-ewinningws gothic andplain bestsellingfont size not toauthor exceed of10 Journey to the River Sea, now with a beautiful new cover look.
Weekly ballet classes are Harriet Morton's only escape
from her intolerably dull life. So when she is chosen to join a corps de ballet which is setting off on a tour of the Amazon, she leaps at the chance to run away for good.
Performing in the grand opera houses is everything
Harriet dreamed of, and falling in love with an aristocratic exile makes her new life complete. Swept away by it all, she is unaware that her father and
intended fiancé have begun to track her down . . .
EVA IBBOTSON
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into
power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for Publication: April 2015 children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in ISBN: 9781447280118
the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and Price: INR 299 the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Category: Fiction Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative Format: B Format and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of Page Extent: 400 nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song Binding: Paperback For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Boy and His Dog, was published in May 2011. Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
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THE SECRET COUNTESS
Eva Ibbotson
THE SECRET COUNTESS
Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city ofad ob Ste ne Petersburgws gothic pla in all fo nt her size n lifeot t o inex cee and 10 ice -blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears
Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England. Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid
and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme's crumbling but magnificent mansion. The staff and the family are sure there is something not quite right about
their new maid - but she soon wins them over with her warmth and dedication.
Then the young Earl returns home from the war - and Anna falls hopelessly in love. But they can never be together: Rupert is engaged to the snobbish and awful Muriel - and anyway, Anna is only a servant. Or so everybody thinks . . .
EVA IBBOTSON
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came into Publication: April 2015
power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for ISBN: 9781447280101 children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in Price: INR 299
the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey Category: Fiction
to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Format: B Format Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative Page Extent: 352 and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is Binding: Paperback evident in works such as The Star Of Kazan and A Song Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books For Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle
on October 20th 2010. Her final book, One Boy and His Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent Dog, was published in May 2011.
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THE PUPPY PLAN
Anna Wilson
The first story about me, Summer Holly Love, and how I went loop-the-loop crazy for Honey the dog.
THE PUPPY PLAN
In my life I have wished a million thousand times for a puppy,adobe n esows goI wasthic p officiallylain font size over not tothe ex cmooneed 10 when I finally obtained Parental Consent to get Honey - the most
absolutely softest and velvetest golden Labrador you have ever imagined.
Since she moved in we have had some extremely funny adventures while dealing with my weird sister April's
frankly unfortunate love crush on Honey's vet. It has all been rather manic, but luckily I am an expert in Defusing the Tension and Staying Ahead of the Game
when it comes to this sort of situation, as you will see.
This is the first book in a precisely charming new series
about me and Honey.
ANNA WILSON Publication: April 2015 Anna Wilson is both a cat- and dog-type person. She lives in Bradford-on-Avon with her husband, two ISBN: 9781447276111 children, two cats, some chickens and a dog. She is the Price: INR 299 author of PUPPY LOVE, PUP IDOL, PUPPY POWER,
PUPPY PARTY, KITTEN KABOODLE, KITTEN Category: Fiction SMITTEN, KITTEN CUPID and MONKEY
BUSINESS - all for Macmillan Children's Books. A Format: B Format
graduate with a degree in Modern and Medieval
Languages from Cambridge University, Anna Wilson Page Extent: 208
went on to become a Picture Book Editor at Macmillan Binding: Paperback and subsequently a writer of children's books herself. Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books
Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
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PUP IDOL
Anna Wilson
One girl and her puppy – the perfect dream team!
PUP IDOL
I hope everyone out there will know by now about how I,ad Summerobe news go Hollythic p lLove,ain fon t finallysize not persuadedto exceed 10 my mum to let me have a wonderful golden Labrador puppy of my own
named Honey. (If you are not aware of this, you can read all about it in The Puppy Plan, a fascinating and frankly gripping account of the Said Event.)
Anyway, things have Moved On since those early days
of dog-ownership. Honey went through a bit of a Difficult Phase recently, developing a taste for shoes (mainly flip-flops) and terrorizing dinner guests. So, to
help her through her Awkward Adolescence, I dutifully (and brilliantly) trained her at Obedience Class and in the garden. And, hurrah! Honey's amazing talents shone through just in time for our School Talent Content, where we performed our 'Pup Idol' star act - and became Famous Celebrities in Our Own Right!
ANNA WILSON Anna Wilson is both a cat- and dog-type person. She Publication: April 2015 lives in Bradford-on-Avon with her husband, two children, two cats, some chickens and a dog. She is the ISBN: 9781447279822
author of PUPPY LOVE, PUP IDOL, PUPPY POWER, Price: INR 299 PUPPY PARTY, KITTEN KABOODLE, KITTEN
SMITTEN, KITTEN CUPID and MONKEY Category: Fiction
BUSINESS - all for Macmillan Children's Books. A
graduate with a degree in Modern and Medieval Format: B Format
Languages from Cambridge University, Anna Wilson Page Extent: 224 went on to become a Picture Book Editor at Macmillan and subsequently a writer of children's books herself. Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books
Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
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PUPPY PARTY
Anna Wilson
It's my party and I'll bark if I want to . . .
PUPPY PARTY
Mum has given Summer two weeks to plan a surprise partyadobe n forews go herthic glamorousplain font size oldernot to e sisterxceed 10 April. Summer realizes that it is also her dog Honey's birthday that
week - and therefore decides to plan a joint party. She decides not to mention the whole 'puppy' part of the Plan to anyone except her most bestest friend, Molly Cook.
Cut to party day and Utter Mayhem is slowly unfolding.
Someone tries a dog biscuit thinking it's a trendy new kind of crisp; Honey and her doggy guests are tugging on the tablecloth, tearing open presents and trashing the
house. Meanwhile April - who has been told to keep away until the last minute - is becoming more and more Over Dramatical and Suspicious. How will she react to the canine takeover of her special day?
ANNA WILSON
Anna Wilson is both a cat- and dog-type person. She Publication: April 2015 lives in Bradford-on-Avon with her husband, two children, two cats, some chickens and a dog. She is the ISBN: 9781447276159
author of PUPPY LOVE, PUP IDOL, PUPPY POWER, Price: INR 299 PUPPY PARTY, KITTEN KABOODLE, KITTEN
SMITTEN, KITTEN CUPID and MONKEY Category: Fiction
BUSINESS - all for Macmillan Children's Books. A
graduate with a degree in Modern and Medieval Format: B Format
Languages from Cambridge University, Anna Wilson Page Extent: 256 went on to become a Picture Book Editor at Macmillan and subsequently a writer of children's books herself. Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books
Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
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PUPPY POWER
Anna Wilson
Seven times the fun. Seven times the complete-and-utter chaos!
PUPPY POWER
Life has been a bit Yawnsome since I, Summer Holly Love,adobe ntrainedews gothic my pl agoldenin font size Labrador, not to exc eeHoney,d 10 to become a Doggy of Well-Behaved and Quietish Proportions.
Which is why it's so faberoony-tastic that Honey is
expecting her VERY OWN LITTER of pups! Now that she is a mum-to-be, her eating habits have gone loop- the-loop crazy, and she keeps building Strange Nests all
over our house. Meanwhile, I am having to sort out my sister's Love Dramas with her boyfriend, Nick the vet, who has been spending rather a lot of time with his new
nurse, Felicity Shufflebottom. Will the arrival of Honey's tiny pups make everyone happier or will our household simply dissolve into Mayhem and Chaos?
ANNA WILSON Publication: April 2015 Anna Wilson is both a cat- and dog-type person. She
lives in Bradford-on-Avon with her husband, two ISBN: 9781447276135 children, two cats, some chickens and a dog. She is the author of PUPPY LOVE, PUP IDOL, PUPPY POWER, Price: INR 299
PUPPY PARTY, KITTEN KABOODLE, KITTEN Category: Fiction SMITTEN, KITTEN CUPID and MONKEY
BUSINESS - all for Macmillan Children's Books. A Format: B Format graduate with a degree in Modern and Medieval
Languages from Cambridge University, Anna Wilson Page Extent: 304
went on to become a Picture Book Editor at Macmillan Binding: Paperback and subsequently a writer of children's books herself. Imprint: Macmillan Children’s Books
Territorial Rights: Indian Subcontinent
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MOONE BOY: THE BLUNDER YEARS
Chris O’ Dowd & Nick Vincent Murphy
MOONE BOY
The first book in a very funny new illustrated-fiction seriesadobe n fromews go t thehic p awardlain fon-twinning size not t oBridesmaids exceed 10 and The IT Crowd actor Chris O'Dowd and his long-term friend
and Moone Boy TV-scriptwriting collaborator Nick Vincent Murphy. For fans ofWimpy Kid and David Walliams.
Successful film and TV star, Chris O' Dowd,
collaborates with friend and screenwriter Nick Vincent Murphy in Moone Boy: The Blunder Years, the first in this hilarious, illustrated series.
Martin Moone is eleven and completely fed up with
being the only boy in a family of girls. He's desperate
for a decent wingman to help him navigate his idiotic life. So when best mate Padraic suggests Martin get an
imaginary friend - or 'IF' for short - he decides to give it a go.
His first attempt is Loopy Lou, a hyperactive goofball who loves writing rubbish rap songs. But Martin soon gets fed up with Lou's loopiness and decides to trade in his IF for someone a little less wacky. Enter Sean Publication: April 2015 'Caution' Murphy, an imaginary office clerk in a bad suit with a passion for laziness and a head full of dodgy ISBN: 9781447270959 jokes. Sean is full of tips and tricks to guide Martin Price: INR 350 through the perils of the playground, from dealing with
his sisters' pranks to beating the bullying Bonner boys. Category: Fiction But getting rid of Lou is not that easy, and having TWO imaginary friends is a recipe for trouble! Format: B Format
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Binding: Paperback
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