Fiona: 1484 books

From the internationally bestselling author . . . When the father she barely knew dies suddenly, midwife Eve Wilson decides she owes it to him to go to the funeral and meet her stepfamily in Red Sand. She doesn't expect to be so completely charmed by the beautiful remote township in far west...

**FINALIST FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZE **The Guardian Best Books of 2017 * December Indie Next Pick * Amazon Best of the Month * Amazon Debut Spotlight * PEOPLE Magazine BOOK OF THE WEEK** “Beguiling . . . A lyrical and mythic work . . . Mozley’s sheer storytelling confidence sends the...

Dragged from the deepest, darkest depths of the 'Very Peculiar History' vaults, this book collects tales of terror, morbid myths and frightening facts that will chill you witless. Introduced by everyone's favourite bloodsucker, Count Dracula, 'Vampires: A Very Peculiar History' features the origin of...

The ‘black 1880s’ were a hard time for many in New Zealand, and this was felt across society — for young men struggling to establish themselves and ‘patriarchs’ alike. Such a patriarch was George Sumpter, prominent citizen of Oamaru, sometime Mayor, Provincial Representative, father...

Whisky, A Very Peculiar History' takes a sideways look at this most inebriating beverage from its simplistic origins to its pride of place in the drinks cabinets of the world. When Henry VIII disbanded the monasteries and let those brewing monks out into the wilderness, he had no idea of the kind of...

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history. Contents:Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona LisaChristopher Wren who rebuilt LondonAntoni Gaudí who built the Sagrada Familia in BarcelonaPablo Picasso, the famous Spanish painterFrida Kahlo, the famous Mexican female artist BRITISH ENGLISHWord...

SI ÉL HUBIERA HECHO ALGO HORRIBLE, ELLA LO SABRÍA. ¿O NO? EL POLICÍA  Bob Sparkes lleva mucho tiempo obsesionado con un caso que ha conmocionado a la opinión pública y que ha estado a punto de costarle la carrera y la vida personal. Todos los indicios conducen a Glen Taylor, un hombre...

Move aside cabbage, there's a new soup diet in town! The 10 day Flab-Fighting Soup Diet with 10 deliciously-tasty SuperSkinny soups to choose from targets fat loss from day one, enabling you to shed pounds fast. Not only will you understand why a couple of bowls of soup a day can make you thin but...

Reading Romantic Poetry introduces the major themes and preoccupations, and the key poems and players of a period convulsed by revolution, prolonged warfare and political crisis. Provides a clear, lively introduction to Romantic Poetry, backed by academic research and marked by its accessibility...

The Mothers' Group tells the story of six very different women who agree to reguilarly meet soon after the birth of their babies. Set during the first crucial year of their babies' lives, the story tracks the women's individual journeys—and the group's collective one—as they navigate birth and...

The symposion was a key cultural phenomenon in ancient Greece. This book investigates its place in ancient Greek society and thought by exploring the rhetorical dynamics of its representations in literature and art. Across genres, individual Greeks constructed visions of the party and its performances...

For over 25 years the University of Technology Creative Writing Program has released an anthology that collects the very best of the years student writing. Each edition is unique and the 26th incarnation, Hide Your Fires, has been hailed as one of the strongest. Featuring writers including Rosie Cintio,...

A trip to Palencia, Santiago, and Finisterre with the beautiful half  orange

They say you should never go back. But this is exactly what ravishing Ronnie Ledwell does, twenty-five years after she scandalized the Cotswold village of Compton Magna by abandoning husband and children for her lover. But her father's famous stud farm has seen better days. Faithful Lester,...