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  Lot No 249

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "...he’s a man whom I, for one, would rather not know."  
  So says Abercrombie Smith's friend to him one night about the man in the room directly below his: Edward Bellingham.  
  But Smith soon finds himself drawn into the acquaintance of the strange, Egypt obsessed man, and his room full of strange antiquities... and especially the pride of Bellinghams collection: A well preserved mummy, known only by the title "Lot No 249"... And soon, Abercrombie Smith comes to understand just how right his friend was to warn him, and just what murderous powers Bellingham has in his thrall...  
  A short story of supernatural horror written by Arthur Conan Doyle, and narrated by Michael Ward.

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  The Tears of Love

  Barbara Cartland

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  After Cañuela’s father, Lionel Arlington, a senior Diplomat at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, was wrongly accused in Argentina of being a traitor to Britain, he died, presumed drowned, after diving overboard to save a little girl who had fallen into the sea . The resulting scandal left the beautiful Cañuela and her ailing mother ostracised and outcast in London, living in a bare bedsitter under an assumed name. Although she now despises all Argentines, Cañuela is so desperate to earn money to be able to send her mother for a cure in Switzerland that she takes a job as secretary and translator to a famous Argentine businessman, Ramón de Lopez – a man who her mother says was among her father’s accusers and a former friend of his.So with no idea who she really is, her almost impossibly handsome employer is baffled by her intense animosity and curtness, even though she is very efficient at her job. Even more so when they travel to Buenos Aires and she saves  Ramón de Lopez from scandal, helps him to further his political ambitions to be President of Argentina and finally rescues him from murderous guerrilla kidnappers, who intend to ransom him off for a huge amount of money. And it is here, at the height of peril and danger to herself, that Cañuela begins to realise that the powerful passion in her heart is no longer hatred but love.

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  The Private Side of Friendship

  Alexander McCall Smith

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  Featured on BBC Radio 4's Take Four Books 
    
  Six friends. One city. The time of their lives. 
    
  It’s 1988, and on the verge of a reunion with friends she hasn’t seen since graduation, Julie recalls her halcyon student days of 1984 and the strange tumultuous time they lived through. 
    
  The friends—each from a very different background—are living in a gorgeous terraced flat in their Edinburgh idyll. As they navigate relationships and the unspoken rules of flat sharing, the troubled world all around them seems rather distant. But in the nearby hometown of one of the flatmates, the Miners' Strike is bringing about a huge political shift. 
    
  Despite their differences, can these six strangers help each other see the world from a different perspective? Is there such a thing as being too close? And what are the limits of love between friends? 
    
  "Pushing into new territory ... [a] typically thoughtful and entertaining novel."—THE SCOTSMAN

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  Essential Classic Science...

  Philip K. Dick, Stanley G....

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  Journey to the golden age of imagination with *Essential Classic Science Fiction Short Stories*, a masterfully curated anthology featuring visionary tales from Philip K. Dick, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Robert Sheckley, and William Tenn. This powerful collection brings together groundbreaking short fiction that shaped the foundations of modern science fiction—stories of distant planets, alternate realities, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and the fragile boundaries of human identity. 
  From Philip K. Dick’s mind-bending explorations of perception and reality to Stanley G. Weinbaum’s pioneering extraterrestrial worlds, from Robert Sheckley’s razor-sharp satire to William Tenn’s clever, thought-provoking social commentary, each story captures the bold imagination and speculative brilliance that defined the genre’s formative years. 
  Perfect for longtime sci-fi enthusiasts and new readers alike, this anthology delivers thrilling adventures, philosophical depth, and timeless storytelling in one essential volume. If you love classic space opera, intelligent speculative fiction, and unforgettable short stories that continue to influence today’s science fiction landscape, this collection belongs on your shelf.

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  Evergreen

  Naomi Hirahara

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  Los Angeles, 1946: It’s been two years since Aki Ito and her family were released from Manzanar detention center and resettled in Chicago with other Japanese Americans. Now the Itos have finally been allowed to return home to California—but nothing is as they left it. The entire Japanese  
  American community is starting from scratch, with thousands of people living in dismal refugee camps while they struggle to find new houses and jobs in over-crowded Los Angeles.  
   
  Aki is working as a nurse’s aide at the Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights when an elderly Issei man is admitted with suspicious injuries. When she seeks out his son, she is shocked to recognize her husband’s best friend, Babe Watanabe. Could Babe be guilty of elder abuse? 
   
  Only a few days later, Little Tokyo is rocked by a murder at the low-income hotel where the Watanabes have been staying. When the cops start sniffing around Aki’s home, she begins to worry that the violence tearing through her community might threaten her family. What secrets have the Watanabes  
  been hiding, and can Aki protect her husband from getting tangled up in a murder investigation?

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  The Uncertain Future of the...

  Victor Canning

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  A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery 
   
  When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won’t follow his father’s footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years. 
   
  With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fast too, and gradual progress in the world around them, can Matthew do what’s best for them all? 
   
  This beautifully observed story of a loving family navigating generational change retains a timeless appeal today. 
  Praise for Victor Canning: 
   
  ‘His gift of story-telling is obviously innate. Rarely does one come on so satisfying an amalgam of plot, characterisation and good writing.’ Punch 
   
  ‘Quite delightful … with an atmosphere of quiet contentment and humour that cannot fail to charm.’ Daily Telegraph 
   
  ‘A swift-moving novel, joyous, happy and incurably optimistic.’ Evening Standard 
   
  ‘There is such a gentle humour in the book.’ Daily Sketch 
   
  ‘What counts for most in the story … is his mounting pleasure in vagabondage and the English scene.’ The Times 
   
  ‘A paean to the beauties of the English countryside and the lovable oddities of the English character.’ New York Times

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