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Excerpt from A Handbook to the Public Picture Galleries of Europe: With a Brief Sketch of the History of the Various Schools of Painting, From the 13th Century to the 18th InclusiveStill it has not been found possible to see and compare so many fine works without occasionally expressing some sort of opinion here and there.The most difficult problem perhaps which presents itself to the travelling Fine Art student is that of determining the auth...

Excerpt from A Handbook to the Public Picture Galleries of Europe: With a Brief Sketch of the History of the Various Schools of Painting, From the 13th Century to the 18th InclusiveStill it has not been found possible to see and compare so many fine works without occasionally expressing some sort of opinion here and there.The most difficult problem perhaps which presents itself to the travelling Fine Art student is that of determining the auth...

The Allotment Girls is an inspiring and heartwarming novel of wartime hardship, friendship and fortitude from Kate Thompson, author of the Secrets of the Sewing Bee.During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant & May match factory is grimy and tough. Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them.Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to sta...

Home is where the heart is...

But closer to home, a dark horse is coming up on the outside... In this brilliant, bubbly and sexy tale from the bestselling author of More Mischief, Ella eventually discovers what she really, really wants - and finds a sensational way to get it.

Devoted single mother Rosa Elliot dreams of a brand new life of freedom from tyrannical, sexist bosses. Until Calypso relinquishes control to a demon lover, Dannie discovers that destiny lies in the stars, and Rosa's dreams of freedom end up in the trash.

Lucky Cleo comes into serious money and takes herself off to the small village of Kilrowan in Connemara to write a novel. When film director Jethro Palmer chooses Kilrowan as the location for a blockbuster movie, the consequences have a cataclysmic effect on her life.

Can she help Maddie exorcise her demons?In this moving, bittersweet, joyously romantic tale, Maddie Goddard confronts her innermost fears, makes new friends, and learns that life really is worth living...

But the bitchcraft rampant in the theatre world means that Aphrodite's obliged to seek employment elsewhere, and she finds herself grafting as a stylist on television commercials, a forlorn Cinderella with no invite to the ball.

New Halem Tales: 13 Stories from 5 NW Authors "New Halem...I wanted to move there..." Nestled around a bay at the base of a mountain on the Oregon Coast, New Halem is a strangely exciting place created by a group of writers who live in the Pacific Northwest. Each tale, set in this quirky community, gives a peek into the lives and secrets of its townspeople. William Cooke, publisher of the FishWrap Bugle, moved to town to escape t...

Noah Cathcart, Associate Pastor of his father's church, is married to Grace, the Pinup Girl of Pastors' Wives, and they have an 8-year-old son, a 3-legged Chihuahua and a mortgage. So far, Noah's life has gone according to plan. One morning, he is rousted out of bed by his estranged brother, Anthony, asking him to help a friend, "Secret Agent" Mel, move into a shelter before he gets himself arrested. Noah heads to the homeless camp, planni...

Deidre O'Dare is a rising stage and TV soap star, but jealous fears that her roguish boyfriend Rory is having a Hollywood fling theaten to ruin her happiness. Retreating from Dublin to the West of Ireland, she meets gorgeous Gabriel, the squire of the local manor.

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In this new novel by the author of "The New Policeman, " a silver-tongued urchin tells a tale of danger and suspense about his nighttime adventure with an infamous horse. But is he telling the truth? Illustrations.

Who knows where the time goes? There never seems to be enough time in Kinvara, or anywhere else in Ireland for that matter. When J.J.'s mother says time's what she really wants for her birthday, J.J. decides to find her some. Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award.

1940. Orphan Flossy Brown arrives at Trout's garment factory in London's Bethnal Green during the uncertainty of the Second World War. Soon Flossy is embraced by a colourful mix of characters, who fast become the family she's always longed for. Dolly Doolaney gives Flossy a particularly warm welcome, and helps her settle in to factory life. However, things aren't so easy for Peggy Piper: she spends her days bent double over a sewing machine - ...

Set in an Ireland of the future and the Tr na n'+g of Irish legend, here is the stunning conclusion to the acclaimed trilogy that includes "The New Policeman" and "The Last of the High Kings.

bTitle:/b Her Evil Behaviour. [A tale.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with su...

Noah Cathcart, Associate Pastor of his father's church, is married to Grace, the Pinup Girl of Pastors' Wives, and they have an 8-year-old son, a 3-legged Chihuahua and a mortgage. So far, Noah's life has gone according to plan. One morning, he is rousted out of bed by his estranged brother, Anthony, asking him to help a friend, "Secret Agent" Mel, move into a shelter before he gets himself arrested. Noah heads to the homeless camp, planni...