Written by the bestselling author of "Dad's Life", this novel captures the highs and lows of the modern family unit.

(Hardback)

Operation Pentecost is designed by undercover cop Grace Flint to trap a former East German spy turned financial manipulator. "Mandrake" is the MI6 codename for the traitor close enough to Flint to anticipate her every move. Who is Mandrake and who in the US government is determined to protect him

A novel by Patricia Shaw.

Sophie and Riba have known each other since childhood. Though very different people, the bond between them seems unbreakable. When Riba's daughter Zelda falls ill, the women find themselves at odds over her treatment. Will time run out for Zelda and the women's friendship

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Simon Mahler died at 17 from a fall from a mare that he and his mother loved dearly. Simon's father, unable to bear the sight of the horse, destroys the one creature that could have helped his distraught wife heal herself. Nora Mahler must now find the strength that she possessed 20 years earlier.

Ellen, a maid in the 1840s, enters service at the Markham Thorpe: a house where the relationship between masters and servants is not quite it should be. There's one reason for this, sitting bang in the middle of this mess of sex, power, money and intrigue: the housekeeper, Mrs Rundell, whose agendas are complex and whose enemies are growing.

(Hardback)

A comedy of love, royals and rampant social climbing

Only now has Ron Manager decided the time is right to publish, because only now has he found a publisher with big enough brown envelopes. In this autobiography Ron Manager, the comic creation of Paul Whitehouse, lays down the law as only he can and reveals how he saved Fergie's career.

(Hardback)

Over 100 of Mary Berry's fabulous recipes and tips for a hassle-free festive season

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Jenny never knew her mother and is a child when her father is killed. But Jenny discovers an old mask in the attic, a sinister stranger who whispers dreams of the impossible. On her visits home to Kilashane from the city, Dee is fascinated by an old house, and she and Jenny are linked by the past.

On a storm-driven night, wreckers drive a merchant ship onto a rocky shore in Ireland. An abbess is slaughtered and six religieuse abducted. An ageing scholar is murdered in the Abbey of Ard Fhearta.

Maura Ryan was the queen of the criminal underworld when she pulled off an audacious bullion robbery. Since then she's retired from a life of crime to be with the only man she's ever loved. But enemies from her past are closing in and they're about to learn that they should never cross Maura Ryan.

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A day in the lives of two best friends, Derek and Gal. Set against the Coatbridge landscape of slagpits and steelworks, the friends encounter a whole range of life's challenges in just 24 hours.

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A collection of appetising recipes that won't wreck your budget. If you like the idea of going vegetarian but are put off by nut cutlets, these nutritious meals show you how to eat well using fresh seasonal ingredients or raiding the store cupboard when funds run low.

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This is the second in the Liverpool crime series featuring Johnny Ace. Johnny starts investigating the murder of Bert's son, Bradley, an ageing singing star. Strangely, Bert is adamant that he will be killed next. But what did Bradley have to hide And why would that now threaten Bert's life

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From the early Greeks' experiments in working out the circumference of the earth, through Newton's estimates of the distance to the nearest stars, to the developments in theories as to what is beyond the borders of the observable universe, this work captures the wonder of discovery and explains difficult scientific concepts.

(Hardback)

Following the death of their parents, the Norton siblings are tragically split up. While Helen is taken in by their selfish aunt, her twin brothers find themselves in a soul-destroying orphanage while their younger sister is adopted by the wealthy Partingtons. Years later, Helen begins the long and difficult search for her lost family.

The author offers the inside story of the rugby revolution since the arrival of professionalism in 1995. On the field, rugby is now more vivid than ever, but off the field the game has been plunged into chaos. Stephen Jones assess how the game stands in the 21st century.

The story of the revolution within rugby from the sport turning professional in 1995. This new era has heralded rising attendances and increasing media attention, but off the field the game has been blighted by officals infighting and threats of bankruptcy.

Mickey Defoe is one of life's natural born losers. So, when foxy Sandy Browne, second-runner up on "Big Sister", a reality TV competition, takes an interest in him and his work as a sculptor, he's flattered. It seems too good to be true and it is: Sandy is just using him.

Miranda is thrilled when she meets Greg at a cocktail party - he's gorgeous, funny and very keen. Greg likes Miranda a lot. Of course, he hasn't told her that he's just left his newly pregnant wife, but there's no way she's going to find out - or is there

When Alex Gray finds her boyfriend in bed with her gym instructor, she turns to her best friends, Emma and Serena, for advice. They challenge her to a competition to seduce as many men as they can within two months. But Alex can't seem to find anyone worth her while. That is until she meets Jake.

(, New edition)

The media muppets and the slimy clebs are running scared as the "Trickster" is out to humiliate and ruin them. Mason Dixon is determined to track down the perpetrator of these cruel attacks but soon finds that the Trickster's campaign is a little too close to home.

John and Elizabeth believe they have the ideal family. Their three girls - Baby, Becky and Brona - attend Dublin's most prestigious convent school, and all have bright futures. But denial and deception go hand in hand, and one night, Baby slips out into the december fog and doesn't come home.