Bright I BurnIn thirteenth century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. When a young Alice Kyteler sees her mother wither under the constraints of family responsibilities, she vows that she won't suffer the same fate. Soon Alice discovers she has a flair for making money, and builds a flourishing business. But as her wealth and stature grow, so too do the rumours about her private life. By the time she has moved on to her fourth husband, a blaze of

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forging a bond that brings joy & a sense of fulfillment & adventure

When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel

1000-piece jigsaw puzzle of an evocative Paris illustration

or any one of many conditions of the mind which can be hell to endure

with Hugh Thomson's classic illustrations and with an afterword by Hugh Pinching

Ed and his sister Roo are faced with the most boring half-term holiday in history: five days spent in the company of their elderly neighbour Miss Filey

Sue Black confronts death every day

makes her nervous - as does her brother

108-day escape across Europe

and our need to know our neighbours every bit as great'

'A masterpiece' SATHNAM SANGHERA