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Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father’s death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii’s infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For now her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others. But Amara’s spirit is far from broken. By day, she walks the streets with the Wolf Den’s other women, finding comfort in the laughter and dreams they share. For the streets of Pompeii are alive with opportunity. Out here, even the lowest slave can secure a reversal in fortune. Amara has learnt that everything in this city has its price. But how much is her freedom going to cost her?

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Test your knowledge and get to know the real London. Can you find your way from Bond Street to Kentish Town on a word ladder? Can you crack a 1950s underground code? Puzzle your way across London with this official TfL quiz book and over 200 word puzzles, cryptic clues, number games, anagrams and spot-the-difference challenges.

Explore the capital from a whole new point of view, through the maps, posters and other fascinating artifacts of the iconic Underground, stored in Transport for London’s archive.

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Turn to a bumper 501 simple and accessible games and activities to keep your whole family amused for hours, if not days.

Inside, in the garden, in the car, for all family sizes and ages – this book covers all the best classics you might have forgotten how to play, like stuck in the mud and the alphabet game, and introduces brand new games too.

No fancy equipment needed, just easy to follow instructions. This book has everything you need to keep everyone happy.

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A memoir of Victoria Schofield’s thirty-year friendship with her Oxford contemporary, Benazir Bhutto.

Schofield’s memoir provides first-hand insights into Bhutto’s transformation from Oxford undergraduate to political activist, prisoner and politician against the backdrop of an increasingly turbulent region. Drawing on diaries and letters, Schofield narrates with affection and emotional honesty the trajectory of her close and enduring bond with one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in South Asian politics – and a woman whose life and career were defined by tragedy.

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Whether it is through our parents, our education, our bosses, our colleagues, or the media we consume, we are constantly told that being humble is essential to our professional success. It’s often seen as distasteful or arrogant to shout about our achievements. But in a modern workplace, where the conventional, steady, linear career path is becoming rarer and rarer, this advice seems ever-more obsolete. In the age of flexible working and portfolio careers, it’s time to f*ck being humble.

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Will you be flummoxed by this Great British distraction?

Do you know queuing etiquette? Twenty-one different ways to describe rain? Then this quiz book might be just your cup of tea.

Politely challenge yourself, your family and your friends with questions on British culture, language, etiquette, of course, the weather, as well as lots of other essential, quintessential British subjects. Each quiz comprises 21 questions and answers are based on the real results from national surveys and polls.

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Two women. One deadly secret. A rivalry that could destroy them.

Ava Wells is perfect. She has the boyfriend, the career, the looks. But one night changes everything and her life suddenly isn’t so seamless. Jade Fernleigh is ambitious. She’s worked hard to get where she is. And she’s not about to let Ava take the job she rightly deserves.

Both women share a secret that could destroy them, but who will crumble first?

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Beobrand is besieged in the action-packed instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles set in AD 647 Anglo-Saxon Britain.

War hangs heavy in the hot summer air as Penda of Mercia and his allies march into the north. Caught unawares, the Bernician forces are besieged within the great fortress of Bebbanburg. It falls to Beobrand to mount the defence of the stronghold, but even while the battle rages, old and powerful enemies have mobilised against him, seeking vengeance for past events.

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Fashion & Ethics

Featured in Female First, An0ther Magazine, Grazia Middle East and at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, Modesty: A Fashion Paradox works to uncover the controversies and key players behind the global trend to conceal rather than reveal. Publishing in March 2020, this book from American journalist Hafsa Lodi is an innovative discussion of the fashion industry in the 21st century.

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Biography

Brought to you by music legend Bernie Marsden, this fascinating insight into the golden age of 1970s and 80s rock and roll, including untold stories from the Whitesnake era, is perfect for music fans. Recommended by Steve Lukather of Toto fame, Ultimate Guitar and Planet Rock, Where’s My Guitar? is the music biography of 2019.

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Self-help

Bestselling author of What a Time To Be Alone and Scribble Yourself Feminist, Chidera Eggerue is an acclaimed writer and feminist. Referred to by Elle magazine as a ‘millennial mastermind’, Chidera created the hashtag #SAGGYBOOBSMATTER and has over 300k followers across her social media channels. She has been featured in Elle, Vogue, Grazia and Stylist, and releases her third book, How to Get Over a Boy, in February 2020.

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Diet & Nutrition

With over half a million instagram followers, the fitness chef, Graeme Tomlinson, certainly knows what he’s talking about when it comes to staying fit, losing weight and eating well. Recommended by the Mail on Sunday and dietician Nichola Ludlam-Raine, The Fitness Chef breaks down food myths and gives the reader step-by-step tactics for losing weight fast.

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Botany & Crime

After studying botany at University of Reading and receiving his PhD on the evolution of aquatic fungi, Dr Spencer dedicated his career to forensic botany: the process of using flora to assist in crime detection. Featured on BBC2, Sky News, Countryfile and BBC Radio 4, Murder Most Florid is a fascinating book suitable for fans of crime fiction and botany alike.

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