| Sandman | | Ian Kingsley | You won't want to put down this gripping psychological thriller in which conflict with a strange beachcomber called 'The Sandman' threatens to break-up a family. Jealousy, love, fear, hatred, and grief are combined with well-developed characters to give a tense reading experience. The dialogue is authentic, and, with the scene-painting narrative, you'll feel like you're on the beach witnessing the unfolding action.
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| Deception Point | | Dan Brown | Exiled author, Craig Mellow returns to Zimbabwe when he is given a spying mission for the World Bank. Accompanied by photographer, Sally-Anne Jay, he stumbles upon an ivory-poaching operation which masks the treacherous plot to sell the country he once fought for into slavery.
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| A Writer's World: Travels 1950-2000 | | Jan Morris | Some of the author's finest articles are brought together here. Age might now restrict her travels, but her memories of travel are a delight. Her wonderful descriptions evoke the spirit of so many places. For example, Delhi is: the capital of the losing streak, the metropolis of the crossed wire, the missing appointment, the puncture, the wrong number.
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| The Long Way Round | | Peter Apps | | Stuart is a high school drop-out destined to spend the rest of his life laying carpets until he stumbles across Brian's project. Suddenly, he finds himself with a new job – working on a space station and exploring a distant galaxy. Will his adventures saving an alien race give him the weapon he really needs – the courage to overcome his inhibitions... and tell Brian how he really feels about him? |  | | |