Holidays on Display Bird William L Hachette Book Group

Sisters Jenna and Rosie bring out the worst in each other. So they mostly keep their distance • But Jenna has suddenly found herself with no job, no boyfriend, nowhere to live – and no idea what to do next. Is life really supposed to be this difficult? Turning up on Rosie’s doorstep is the last thing she wants to do, but it feels like her only option • Rosie misses her old life, the one filled with fun and travel and excitement. These days she barely has the energy for her cute friend with benefits, let alone to take care of her little sister. Why doesn’t she ever get to put herself first? • Somehow the sisters find themselves roped into a community project, forced to work together. As the group brings an overgrown garden back to life, curious – maybe even magical – things begin to happen

In the small seaside town of Fairweather, the local book club - a tight-knit group - is still reeling in the aftermath of a tragic accident • Lil Noonan hasn't spoken a word since, and her grandmother Beth is worried that she plans to spend the rest of her life hidden away with only books for company. Beth, meanwhile, is trying to keep busy with the running of the local library and decides to make a fresh start by renting out her daughter's now-empty house to a newcomer in town • Tom McLysaght tells the book club that he's eager to escape his high-flying life in London. Closer to the truth is that he's hiding a much bigger secret, one he can't escape from, no matter how hard he tries • As the months pass and the book club continues to meet, Beth starts to open up to the idea that the future might still have some happiness to offer to her grand-daughter - and to her as well

"Things of such magnitude deserve respect and understanding. They deserve to be remembered..." • Artist and illustrator Jo Brown started keeping her nature diary in a bid to document the small wonders of the wood behind her home in Devon • The pages in this book are an exact replica of those in her original journal, a rich illustrated memory of Jo's discoveries in the order in which she found them • In enchanting, minute detail she zooms in on a bog beacon mushroom, a buff-tailed bumble-bee, or a native bluebell. And she notes facts about their physiology and life history • Secrets of a Devon Wood is a treat for the senses, a hymn to the intricate beauty of the natural world and a quiet call to arms for all of us to acknowledge and preserve it. It is a book that will stay with you long after you finally put it down

It's three days before Christmas • Tilly boards a plane on the other side of the world. She's determined to reach Roone, a small island off the west coast of Ireland, in time for Christmas Day. Tilly carries a troubling secret and Laura, a woman she's never met, might be the only one who can help her • Except that Laura has no idea that Tilly exists. And with five children, a mother-in-law stranded on the island and a husband with whom she's barely on speaking terms, an unexpected guest is the Christmas present she's not expecting • A storm is heading for the island, but will peace be restored before the snow melts? • I'll Be Home for Christmas is a feel-good tale of magic, sparkle and new beginnings from bestselling author Roisin Meaney

Meet George and Alice • Three facts about George • His daughter Suzi is the best thing in his life • His job teaching in the local primary school comes a close second • He's never tried online dating but there's a first time for everything • Three facts about Alice • Her boyfriend of six months has a wife she knew nothing about • She never thought that at the age of thirty-two she would be returning to her childhood home town -- jobless and homeless • While her heart might have been trampled on, somewhere deep inside she's still holding out for love • One fact about love • It's everywhere - or nowhere - depending on where you look • This is the story of George and Alice, two lonely hearts unknowingly orbiting each other's lives. But will their paths converge - and what will happen if they do?

Glasgow 1961 • It is ten years since we last visited the close at 18 Dalbeattie Street in Maryhill • The stalwarts are still there...Ella, Drena, Rhea and 'Granny' Thomson (86) • Irma the German war bride speaks fluent Scots nowadays. Well, 'Fluent' if you were brought up in the same close as the Broons and Oor Wullie • Glasgow's beloved trams still run on the Maryhill Road. But not for long. There will not be a tramcar left in Glasgow by the end of next year. The new tenant, Frank Galloway knows all about this - he's a driver. The other new arrival is Ruby Baxter who impresses no one with her attitude - as Granny Thomson says 'She's no better than she ought to be, that yin!' • Robert Douglas brings his usual blend of laughter and tears to this latest novel and his many fans will not be disappointed

From the bestselling co-author of Soccernomics comes the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful football club in the world - and how that envied position now hangs in the balance • Bar a is not just the world's most popular sports club, it is simply one of the most influential organisations on the planet. With almost 250 million followers on social media and 4 million visitors to its Camp Nou stadium each year, there's little wonder its motto is 'More than a club'. But it was not always so. In the past three decades, Barcelona has transformed from regional team to global powerhouse, becoming a model of sporting excellence and a consistent winner of silverware • Simon Kuper unravels exactly how these transformations took place. He outlines the organisational structure behind the club's business decisions, and details the work of its coaches, medics, data analysts and nutritionists who have revolutionised the sporting world

César vient de soumettre l'Hispanie à Rome. Enfin presque, car un petit village résiste encore et toujours à l'envahisseur. Il capture alors le fils du chef du village et l'envoie en otage au camp de Babaorum afin qu'il y reçoive une éducation romaine. Mais les Gaulois récupèrent le petit garçon et Astérix et Obélix se chargent de le ramener dans son village en Hispanie. Lors de ce long voyage, ils devront lutter contre les Romains qui veulent récupérer l'otage et • contre les caprices du petit garçon !

Jenna Walker has suddenly found herself with no job, no boyfriend, nowhere to live - and she's been wondering for a while now if, apart from her beloved cat Bertie, she has anything to live for. The last thing she wants is to turn up on her sister's doorstep, but that feels like her only option • Rosie Walker spends a lot of her time thinking about the life she used to have. These days she's stretched too thin, and she's not sure she can cope with taking care of another person. If only one thing in her life would work out the way she wants it to • David is Rosie's next-door neighbour. A retired doctor, he has had a big idea, one inspired by his late wife June: a community garden project for those who are struggling • The sisters reluctantly agree to take part, even though they're sure it'll be a waste of time

The night Eva shared a smile with Pat, something started. Two weeks later, lying together in her bed, Pat said, 'You can't live your life saying you'll get around to doing something you know will make you happy. You just have to do it.' • Eva didn't know how devastating those words would turn out to be. Pat dies and the aftershock leaves Eva on unsteady ground. She is pregnant. And she has to make a choice • Suddenly, the world that she at times already questioned, her career, her roommates and friends, and life in the inner-city are all even harder to navigate. Her best friends, Sarah and Annie, are also dealing with the shifts and changes of their late twenties, and each of them will at times let the others down • Small Joys of Real Life is a poignant and unpredictable novel from an exciting new literary talent about how the life you have can change in an instant

For almost fifty years, Katie Carroll has kept a box tucked away inside her wardrobe. It dates from her time working as a nurse in a west of Ireland home for unwed mothers in the 1970s. The box contains a notebook holding the details of the babies and young women she met there. It also holds many of the babies' identity bracelets • Following the death of her husband, Katie makes a decision. The information she possesses could help reunite adopted people with their birth mothers, and she decides to post a message on an internet forum. Soon the replies are rolling in, and Katie finds herself returning many of the bracelets to their original owners. She encounters success and failure, heartbreak and joy. But is she prepared for old secrets to be uncovered in her own life?

Édition présentée et commentée par Élisabeth Charbonnier, professeur de première supérieure au lycée de la Légion d'honneur Écrit en moins d'un mois, sifflé lors des premières représentations, Ruy Blas, drame étincelant d'audace et de fantaisie, ne cessera jamais d'enflammer l'imagination et le cœur du public. À la cour d'Espagne, dans son siècle d'or finissant, un ministre en disgrâce poursuit une œuvre machiavélique de vengeance et charge son valet de devenir l'amant de la reine. Et nul n'ignore aujourd'hui que l'amour va l'emporter sur tous les stratagèmes et que Ruy Blas, par la volonté de sa souveraine, deviendra son Premier ministre. Dans la plus belle langue qu'on ait jamais entendue au théâtre, Victor Hugo fait flamboyer la mort des empires, la rapacité des gouvernants, les surprises de l'héroïsme et de la passion