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East London, 1943: As air raid sirens wail, can the East End Girls join forces to protect their city and the people they love? Nell Reilly’s blonde curls and piercing blue eyes might look angelic, but she is ready to fight with everything she has for a better future. Brought up in London’s tough East End, she is fiercely determined to keep the promise she made to her little sister Jo to build a new life for them one day. Until a chance meeting changes everything…

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Topsy and Tim: The Complete Audio Collection by Jean and Gareth Adamson, read by Daniel Weyman and Kate Rawson. Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this collection of stories is perfect for...

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.

Growing on just one and a half acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands and supply their signature mesclun salad mix to dozens of local establishments. The secret of their success is the low-tech, high-yield production methods they've developed by focusing on growing better rather than growing bigger, making their operation more lucrative and viable in the process.

A broken woman, New York, 2016. A fearless rebel, Dublin 1916. And a gripping story that spans a century. During a time of great upheaval and unrest in Ireland, as men and women run to take up arms against the tyranny and occupation of the British Empire, the lives of three women are forever...

THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES concludes the story of Ayla, her mate Jondalar, and their little daughter, Jonayla, taking readers on a journey of discovery and adventure as Ayla struggles to find a balance between her duties as a new mother and her training to become a Zelandoni - one of the Ninth...

Dr. Johnson may have been correct in saying that “Rousseau was a very bad man,” but none can argue that his ideas are among the most influential in all of world history. It was Rousseau, the father of the romantic movement, who was responsible for introducing at least two modern day thoughts that pervade academia. The Confessions is Rousseau’s landmark autobiography. Both brilliant and flawed, it is nonetheless beautifully written and remains one of the most moving human documents in all of literature.

Ayla and Jondalar have reached home: the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii, the old stone age settlement in the region known today as south-west France. Ayla has much to learn from the Zelandonii as well as much to teach them. Jondalar's family are initially wary of the beautiful young woman he has...

One of history's most complex and alluring women, Anne Boleyn was irresistible to kings and commoners alike. Daughter of an ambitious country lord, Anne was sent to France to marry well and raise the family's fortunes. She soon surpassed even their greatest expectations when King Henry VIII swore he would put aside his loyal queen to make Anne his wife.

Forced to leave the Clan and her young son, Ayla sets out alone to travel the frigid steppes until she finds the valley of horses. Unable to find people like herself, the Cro-Magnons, she settles there and seeks friendship elsewhere. First she adopts a young filly, then a wounded lion cub. But...

Ayla and Jondalar leave the safety of the lands of the Mammoth Hunters and embark on a seemingly impossible journey across an entire continent. Their goal is the Cro-Magnon settlement in what is now southern France where Jondalar lived as a young man. Accompanied by the half-tame Wolf, the...

Leaving the valley of horses with Jondalar, the handsome man she has nursed back to health and come to love, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi; the Mammoth Hunters. But as she settles into this new life among a people at first strange and disturbingly different, Ayla...

Victoria and Albert have been destined for one another since birth. However, the passive Albert is well aware that marriage to a quick-tempered, demonstrative woman like Victoria could result in unnecessary scenes and stormy court feuds. And he is right. The young queen, as well as having to endure her constant pregnancies, is in perpetual revolt against anyone encroaching on her position – and Albert is doing just that. Despite attempts on her life and political crises

The French painter Jean Hélion’s unique and deeply moving account of his experiences in Nazi prisoner-of-war camps prefigures the even darker stories that would emerge from the concentration camps. This serious adventure tale begins with Hélion’s infantry platoon fleeing from the German army and warplanes as they advanced through France in the early days of the war. The soldiers chant as they march and run, “They shall not have me!” but are quickly captured and sent to hard labor.

Being partnered with a narcissist or borderline personality can be hard enough, but learning how to shield children from the fallout is paramount. Here, the authors tell listeners how to manage parenting when a narcissistic or borderline partner is part of the equation.

Tim reçoit chez lui un mystérieux colis à son nom. À l'intérieur, il découvre une tablette numérique, le cadeau que ses parents lui ont toujours refusé ! Aucune indication de l'expéditeur, seul un sticker Cap ou pas cap est collé sur le paquet. La tablette s'allume sur un programme inconnu qui propose à Tim un premier défi. Avec Léa, il décide de se prendre au jeu...

Léa, Tim et son cousin Quentin se lancent un défi pendant leurs vacances en Corse : s'aventurer seuls sur le sentier du Mare a Mare qui traverse l'île. Mais après quelques heures de marche, un épais brouillard les enveloppe et la montagne se referme sur eux comme un piège. Impossible de retrouver le chemin. Tandis que la nuit tombe, les scénarios catastrophe que se raconte Quentin commencent à paraître étrangement crédibles...

Par l'auteur de Dix minutes à perdre, récompensé par 21 prix littéraires. Munis d'un détecteur de métaux, Tim et Léa partent à la chasse au trésor dans une demeure en ruine. Ils comptent bien distraire Quentin, le cousin de Tim, dont les parents se séparent et qui voit tout en noir. Lorsqu'ils extirpent d'un mur un somptueux collier ancien, ils n'en croient pas leurs yeux !

Tim et Léa ont fait une découverte surprenante : leur nouveau voisin héberge des reptiles et des araignées ! Sa collection n'est pas vraiment du goût de Tim, qui est terrorisé à la simple vue de ces créatures. Alors quand l'homme leur demande de veiller sur son iguane malade, le sang de Tim ne fait qu'un tour.

Le restaurant du père de Tim est au bord de la faillite. Alors Tim et Léa décident d'organiser une soirée spéciale, pour faire revenir les clients. Mais le sort semble s'acharner sur le restaurant et les incidents se multiplient, mettant leur projet en péril. Malchance ou sabotage ? Tim a repéré un jeune homme qui rôde autour de l'établissement, toujours aux pires moments...