In the late 1940s, Shay leaves school as soon as he can to become a trailer-boy on a Gardner truck that is noisy, cold and limited in speed. The driver, Fred, is one of the old school, a transport man through and through, who knows the best cafes and pubs and all the tricks of the trade. Shay soon comes to love this life on the road despite long hours and frequent absences from his home in Kent. In those days, lorries were less able to cope with bad weather. Truckers North includes a vivid account of the terrible winter of 1947 when twenty miles an hour was an achievement and the powerful vehicles were dangerous to handle. Shay encountered some lively characters: the drivers who worked, played and joked hard; the kindly landladies who provide a home from home; Rosy who awoke the man in the boy. Shay progressed in his career, moving on to become a driver himself and finally the proud owner of his own HGV.

Truckers North, Truckers South

L. Purdon

Pen Pr

Kenya 1982 : The Attempted Coup

James Waore Dianga

Water Made Clear : Communicating With the Spirit World

Barbara Bridgeford

Hothouse

Fu Smith

Alice and the Witches of Babizar

Myra Lyng

My Favourite Croatian Recipes

Sandra Lougher

A courageous young officer, Peter Rutland, embarks on a dangerous mission to return a precious holy relic to its rightful owners - the religious authorities in Afghanistan. His father, a retired major, begs him to give up the commission, forewarning, "When your blood returns here it will darken the stones of our valley".

Rutland's Curse

Literature & Fiction

Carpenter, Roger

Genre Fiction

In the West of Ireland, young Séamus Moran finds himself in peril when through a misunderstanding he gets on the wrong side of one of the Pooka - ancient people from Irish mythology. Despite terrifying poor Séamus and his family, the Pookie only wants help to return to the Otherworld.  Séamus agrees, eager to visit Tir na Óg, the Land of Youth, believing Johnny the Pookie as he calls him, when he says that Séamus will easily be able to return home again. But Pookies cannot always be trusted.  Once in the Otherworld, the point of return is some distance away and if that wasn’t enough cause for concern, Séamus then finds himself thrown into an adventure to rid Dragonsrealm of the mighty Ice Giant, Lokil. To make matters worse, the Dark Druid, Wolfspell, also stands in the way, and despite finding he has new abilities in the Otherworld as those from their world had in ours, Séamus begins to fear that he may never get home at all.  The book is set against the background of rural County Mayo and Celtic mythology. Powerful magic potions mix with a cocktail of bizarre creatures and gallant knights in this fantasy adventure.

Johnny the Pookie

Price, Iain

<p>When Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a horrific car crash on 31st August 1997, the world grieved at this tragic accident. Official sources have always insisted there was nothing sinister about Diana's death. Yet, Nicholas Davies is equally adamant that government agencies were at work that fateful night.</p>

Diana, the Killing of a Princess

Biographies & Memoirs

Davies, Nicholas

Historical

<p>The partnership between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which was born and reached its peak in the Hollywood musical of the 1930s, is one of the most enduringly popular ever to have graced the cinema screen. This important new study explores the series of seven films - from "The Gay Divorcee " in 1934 to "Carefree" in 1938 - that represent the quintessential 'Fred and Ginger'. Astaire and Rogers are most renowned for their peerless dance duets, but these constitute only a small proportion of the time they appeared on screen together. Their skills as performers and their remarkable rapport are equally apparent in their acting and singing, and in Fred and Ginger Hannah Hyam analyses all three aspects of their partnership in depth, illuminating the qualities that give it such timeless appeal. Distinguishing the seven 'Fred and Ginger' films from the three others that Astaire and Rogers made together, the book defines their characteristic features and assesses their relative merits, before going on to examine in detail the romantic partnership between Fred and Ginger as pursued in dialogue, song and dance throughout the series. Generously illustrated with choice black and white stills, Fred and Ginger will be welcomed not only by Astaire-Rogers enthusiasts and students of the genre but by all lovers of film and of true artistry in music and dance.</p>

Fred and Ginger: The Astaire-Rogers Partnership 1934-1938

Hyam, Hannah

Arts & Literature

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