In April 1997-98 Camilla Carr and Jon James set off as volunteers in a £500 Lada stacked high with toys, games, footballs, paints and a parachute. Their destination was Chechnya and their aim was to work with children who had been traumatised by war. After working for two months setting up and teaching in a rehabilitation centre and watching the children begin to smile and play again, they were kidnapped by Chechen guerrillas. There followed fourteen months of incarceration in homes that v...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Homeschooling multiple children of different ages presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. While the prospect of managing diverse curricula and individual learning needs might initially seem daunting, the rewards of multi-age homeschooling are substantial. This book, Multi-Age Teaching: Managing Different Grades at Home, provides a comprehensive guide to help parents successfully navigate this enriching journey. We will de...

The fight for the survival of the entire Elemental Race is here and despite his worry, Brigham is taking the monster slayer, Halsey Ambrosius to the airport.She's going to face whatever awaits her at the Order of Skrar's headquarters. The fate of the world is hinging on what happens at this meeting.No big deal, right?Halil Aydem, or the creature masquerading inside him, has something to show Halsey. Something he claims will change e...

While the world teeters on the brink of World War I, a young woman's indiscretion leads to a seething viper's nest of blackmail and murderIn 1912, with war looming on the horizon, thirteen-year-old Lucinda Greenham is sent to an exclusive boarding school in Belgium. Her joy in sharing this adventure with her best friend, Annabelinda, is cut short when Annabelinda has a clandestine affair leading to pregnancy. Annabelinda's family arranges a "rest cure" and when the ...

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Exquisite... a beautiful book, one of the finest meditations on animal companionship that I have ever read' Kathryn Hughes, GuardianAn instant New York Times bestseller, this is an unforgettable story about love, loss and redemption from a highly acclaimed writerCaleb Carr lived with cats ever since he was a young boy. He grew up in a turbulent household – where fam...

Rediscover the joy of exercise, effortlessly and permanently, with the revolutionary Easyway method.We all know the feeling: you've put on a few pounds, you want to feel and look fitter, but the discipline you need to join that exercise class or go for that run always deserts you when you need it most. How can you overcome your aversion to exercise and achieve the health and physique you dream of?By recognising that aversion and addiction are opposite sides...

The first full biography of legendary East Village artist and gay activist David Wojnarowicz, whose work continues to provoke twenty years after his death'Carr's biography is both sympathetic and compendious; it's also a many-angled account of the downtown art world of the 1980s . . . a vivid and peculiarly American story' New York Times'A beautifully written, sympathetic, unsentimental portrait of one of the most lastingly...

'I've been waiting for something like this to happen. I'm surprised it's taken so long. The signs have been building up for a while.'An ordinary Tuesday turns really, really weird when the sky over the school playground suddenly rips open. Pupils and teachers are sucked up to a parallel universe, whilst a new set of people start raining down from above. 'Us' and 'Them' must come together to work out what is going on, and how they can get things back to how they were.

Celebrate the holidays with this special edition containing 2 fan-favorite stories from the Virgin River series. Includes exclusive recipies inspired by the Virgin River characters.Under the Christmas TreeWith snow falling over the redwood forests, secluded Virgin River is the ideal place to spend the holidays. Each year, the close-knit community gathers in the town square to decorate and light a massive tree. Carols are sung, hot ...

****NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT**'Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!' CHRIS PRATTJAMES REECE IS BACK1978, Rhode Island:** A freshman senator is gunned down, sending shockwaves through Washington that are still reverberating over four decades later.Now: In a world on the brink of war, facing rampant inflation, political division and shocking assassinations, a secret cabal of global el...

A Netflix original series'An intensely satisfying read. By turns humorous and gut-wrenchingly emotional, it won’t soon be forgotten.' RT Book Reviews on Paradise ValleyComing home to Virgin RiverMarine corporal Rick Sudder is back home in Virgin River—his military tour having ended abruptly on the battlefield. But the carefree boy who left full of hope is gone, replaced by a man who believes his future is bleak. Can the passion and...

Is it just a nightmare or a premonition? The suburban witch, Lucy Heron isn't sure, but she has a bad feeling something is coming, not just for her family, but the entire city.Sometimes intuition isn't wrong . . .Shadow Men are on the prowl, trying to return the world to shadow by fulfilling a prophecy. A prophecy that would plunge Los Angeles, then the world, into darkness.It could be the end of the world as humans know it.Magicals...