Diamonds in the Dust, Paperback - Beryl Matthews

Set in London 1920, Dora Bentley's father killed in the War and their mother forced to work nights at clothing factory to support her family. When ...

Reducere. It is dark and dreary, and you are all alone. Alone with your subconscious. The rain keeps falling, and you can't help but feel a void in your soul...

An elderly, proud black farmer, Lucas Beauchamp, is wrongfully arrested for the murder of a white man. The lynch mob are baying for his blood. His ...

Reducere. A classic Faulkner novel which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. An aging black who has long refused to adopt the black's ...

The moving and ultimately uplifting story of a group of young people who live through the Second World War.

A girl seeks the courage to set her destiny in motion against a backdrop of early twentieth century Bermondsey.

When Jane Roberts' husband, Bert, deserts her and their three children, the future looks bleak. With a helping hand and some fresh opportunities sh...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Beryl MatthewsNumber of pages: 560Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 38Cover type: Paperback / so...

DescriptionAn intelligent, slum-dwelling teenage girl takes drastic measures to survive when her father throws her out of her home, in this spellbi...

An anti-war novel about a post-nuclear holocaust scenario. Readership level: 12+.

Reducere. "Andi Grace is adorable, resilient, and has a doggedly curious need to solve a murder. A pleasure to read." -C. Hope Clark, award winning author of...

One of the great novels of L.A., a semi-autobiographical story of a struggling writer ('Fante was my God', Charles Bukowski)

Reducere. A cat... a ping-pong ball... a drunken gardener... With these slight clues to go on Detective-Inspector Bonaparte investigates the mysterious death...

Reducere. The True Story of The Original Tabloid Blonde! Before Anna Nicole, Before Pam Anderson, there was Jayne Mansfield. The original working mom with se...

A radical approach to getting IT projects done faster and cheaper than anyone thinks possible Software in 30 Days summarizes the Agile and Scrum so...

October 1943. Nancy Dalton, working at the RAF base at Scampton never intended to complicate wartime life with a romance with Canadian Steve Allard.

Her I wanted him, but couldn't find the courage to have him. You know that feeling, the one where you're too scared to go to sleep, too scared to g...

October 1943. Nancy Dalton, working at the RAF base at Scampton never intended to complicate wartime life with a romance with Canadian Steve Allard...

Venice sets the stage for a diamond caper gone wrong, where everyone is someone else, and no one can be trusted. During her Venetian trip to partic...

Reducere. In the shadow of the Mormon church, a 19th-century conspiracy is about to be shattered by a 21st-century forensic artist. In 1857, a wagon train in...

As if everyday life in London's slums wasn't hard enough for Jane Roberts and her three children, the day that ne'er-do-well husband Bert walks out...

Reducere. London, 1920. When 14-year-old Victoria Keats is thrown out of her home by her violent father, it seems likely she will starve, until two strangers...

'A heart-warming and uplifting tale' Sunday ExpressPublisher: Allison & BusbyAuthor(s): Beryl (Author) MatthewsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 14...

A working class hero is something to me.Publisher: Mirror BooksAuthor(s): Brian ReadePublication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 241 x 34Cover type: Ha...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

For readers of Hideous Kinky, Dadland and Bad Blood; the astonishing, beguiling story of Sarah Aspinall's harum scarum childhood, and a love letter...

A new edition of a classic on a beloved turtle species.Publisher: Brandeis University PressAuthor(s): Bob PrescottNumber of pages: 256Publication d...

Reducere. The purpose of Finding Your Diamond Through the Rough is to let every woman know she isn't alone on her mental health journey. Parenting is a hard ...

Reducere. Dust II Onyx: A Melanated Tarot, is a deck created by multimedia artist Courtney Alexander. The cards feature 78 mixed media collage paintings acce...

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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2021* 'A wholly original, semi-autobiographical book on how to live, how to be calm and content with only a l...

Reducere. The lady of the house awakes one cold snowy morning to discover that while she slept, a mysterious little creature left his tracks in the snow on h...

DescriptionAbout to round the corner to her 5th birthday, Phoebe wants nothing more than a special super hero costume. When the big day arrives, ho...

"Thacker's discourse on the intersection of horror and philosophy is utterly original and utterly captivating..." Thomas Ligotti, author of The Con...

* The new and last Beryl Bainbridge is a double murder mystery and a bittersweet masterpiece of the kind with which she has made her reputation

Reducere. Based on a true story, Lilacs in the Dust Bowl is an inspirational family saga about love and heartache during the Great Depression. In 1929, when ...

The remarkable life of champion cyclist Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Jeremy (Footb...

Reducere. Beryl longs for a family that will love her just the way she is, from her pig nose to her curly tail. So, it's with a heavy heart that she embarks ...

3rd edition. With a fresh design and accessible new price, this tells the history of the Special Operatives Executive of WWII, and the many women w...

Reducere. You thought The Cartel was over, but Diamonds are forever. . . . The Diamond family has survived murder, deceit, and betrayal. Through it all, they...