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Diana O’Toole’s life is going perfectly to plan. At twenty-nine, she’s up for promotion to her dream job as an art specialist at Sotheby’s and she’s about to fly to the Galapagos where she’s convinced her surgeon boyfriend, Finn, is going to propose • But then the virus hits New York City and Finn breaks the news: the hospital needs him, he has to stay. But you should still go, he insists. And reluctantly, she agrees. Once she’s in the Galapagos, the world shuts down around her, leaving Diana stranded – albeit in paradise. Completely isolated, with only intermittent news from the outside world, Diana finds herself examining everything that has brought her to this point and wondering if there’s a better way to live • But not everything is as it seems

Их отпускная брошюра гласит, что им 18-30… Но им недавно исполнилось по 35 • После десяти лет вместе, Чарли Манселла бросила его девушка-сожительница Сара. Все, что он хочет – погрязнуть в своих страданиях, но его друзья Энди и Том придумали идею получше: неделя солнца, моря и сулваки в Малия – столице вечеринок на Греческих островах. Но Чарли и его друзьям больше не восемнадцать. И даже не меньше тридцати. И это видно. Проблема не в дешевом пиве, не в фастфуде. Это девушки. И жизнь. И больше всего… все вместе. Хочу, чтобы ты была здесь – это греющая душу мудрая сказка о любви, отношениях и о том, как семь дней на солнце могут могут изменить жизнь навсегда • Their holiday brochure said 18-30… But they've just turned 35 • After ten years together Charlie Mansell has been dumped by his live-in girlfriend, Sarah

Zoe and Max Baxter spent ten years trying to get pregnant, until the heartbreak of their failure finally broke their marriage apart • After the dissolution of their marriage, each seems on their own path to healing, as Max turns himself towards an evangelical church whilst Zoe finds solace in a new relationship with a woman, Vanessa. But when Zoe and Vanessa approach Max to ask to use the frozen embryos left from their marriage, these paths come hurtling face to face • In Max’s eyes, Zoe and Vanessa’s desire to raise a child together is an aberration • And Zoe is not prepared to let her desire for a child go without a fight • International bestselling author Jodi Picoult draws a touching and sensitive portrait of what it truly means to be a family in our society today in this compelling bestseller

Do you like chips Oliver does, in fact, he won't eat anything else - until he plays a game with his grandpa • Whatever vegetable Oliver finds in the garden, he must eat. On Monday, he pulls up carrots, on Tuesday, it is spinach • This is an excellent book for parents with slightly fussy children and it introduces the days of the week

Look around you - what do you see? You may discover to your surprise that the people who are most at peace with money are the ones who walk nimbly between having too little and having too much. They have found a balance between indulgence and austerity; between success and happiness; between motivation and inspiration; and between any number of other poles we tend to think of as either/or choices, but which in reality are simply posts on either side of a doorway through which we must pass • For many of us the subject of money is unavoidably stressful. Managing our personal finances is complicated, time consuming and often, particularly in the slow countdown to pay day, dispiriting. The good news is that in Japan - where a Zen approach to life is more widely practiced - a pathway to a better relationship with money is being carved, by Ken Honda

What do you do when the wedding of your dreams turns into a nightmare? • When Lizzie calls off her wedding in the south of France only a week before the big day, not even her closest friends know why. But since the chateau is already paid for, they figure it's the perfect place to take Lizzie's her mind off her suddenly single state • But when the group arrives, the wedding is waiting for them - food, flowers, and all • The next day, Lizzie wakes to find her friends have drunkenly revelled in the wedding-that-wasn't - but not all their antics were benign. Someone is set on tormenting Lizzie, and she can't think who • The more the friends try to piece together exactly what happened that night, the more secrets start to come out

Explore the wonderful world of centipedes and millipedes! • Everybody loves beautiful bees and butterflies, but what about kids who like more mucky creatures – the ones that live down in the dirt or eat their own poo? These minibeasts are just as deserving of attention. This beautifully illustrated title will explore the wonderful world of centipedes and millipedes • Living down in the dark, damp places, find out the similarities and differences between these two creatures. How many legs do they really have? Why do you rarely see them in bright sunlight? How do they defend themselves from predators? What do these creatures look like in other places around the world? • Find out how to make a terrarium and watch millipedes close up • Accessible, fact-filled text combined with cute, beautiful artwork results in a stunning non-fiction picture book

Laugh-out-loud romantic escapist comedy • What do you when your boyfriend tells you he wants space? • You give him six thousand miles of it • Frankie's life is falling apart. In less than a week she's gone from having everything - a great job, lovely flat and gorgeous Hugh - to having nothing at all • Devastated, dumped and on the dole, she packs her bags and flies to Los Angeles to stay with an old friend. Her goal? To sort out her life and get over Hugh. She does not, repeat not, go to LA to fall head over heels for an American photographer called Reilly and to run away to Las Vegas • But what happens when Hugh wants her back? Who will she choose? And is it really true that whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? • Alexandra Potter's deliciously funny romantic comedy is for every girl who has ever dreamt of running away to Hollywood

A classic Kipper picture book about baby animals, perfect for sharing together • Kipper and Arthur are talking about baby animals. A baby owl must be an owlet, so a baby frog is a froglet and a baby hedgehog can only be a hoglet... But what is a baby dog called? Do you know? • Little ones will love joining in with this charming story about baby animals and growing up

Вошедшие в данный сборник рождественские рассказы Энид Блайтон по праву считаются нестареющей классикой детской литературы. Эта книга - отличный подарок для тех, кто насладился этими историями в детстве и хочет познакомить с ними новое поколение читателей • Книга «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories» оказалась столь популярной, что издательство Hodder & Stoughton по просьбам читателей выпустило второй праздничный сборник, и именно его вы держите в руках! Энид Блайтон передаёт атмосферу Рождества с несравненным мастерством, какой бы аспект праздника она ни описывала: колядки, ожидание подарков, праздничный стол и, конечно, посиделки с родными и близкими… Да, в историях Блайтон, как обычно, нашлось место для озорства и хаоса, но добро и веселье в них всегда на первом месте! • Рассказы из этой книги ранее не публиковались в «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories»

'Come along with me on this sh!tty ride or bail out now. It's your choice . . .' • When Freya collapses and wakes up with a temporary ileostomy bag on her stomach, her dreams of the perfect summer go down the toilet. Instead of partying in the Algarve, she's packed off to 'Poo Camp' - a place for kids with bowel disease to 'bond' • And things can only get worse. Someone has started calling her 'Sh!t Bag' . . . and it's catching on • Freya decides to live up to the nickname, raging at her friends, her ex and the world. Only her campmate Chris seems to see past her new attitude • Can Freya get her sh!t together or will she end up with just her bag by her side? • A fresh, fierce and funny story about what happens when life literally goes to sh!t

Do Not Surrender Control • Eighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. But with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her brain kills her, Sil's time is quickly running out • In the ten years she's been rescuing field agents for the Syntex corporation - by commandeering their minds from afar and leading them to safety - Sil hasn't lost a single life. And she's not about to start now • But when a critical mission goes south, Sil is forced to flee the very company she once called home • Desperate to prove she's no traitor, Sil infiltrates the Analog Army, an activist faction working to bring Syntex down. Her plan: to win back her employer's trust by destroying the group from within. Instead, she and the Army's reckless leader, Ryder, uncover a horrifying truth that threatens to undo all the good she's ever done