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<strong>The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 breathtaking paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's three 'Great Tales' of Middle-earth: THE CHILDREN OF HURIN, BEREN AND LUTHIEN and THE FALL OF GONDOLIN. Featuring beautiful artwork by Alan Lee, including a selection of stunning new paintings and drawings appearing here for the first time.</strong> <br/><br/>The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector's items, and this year's will doubtless be an essential purchase for fans everywhere. Published during Christopher Tolkien's centenary year, it celebrates the peerless stewardship of his father's work. <br/><br/>This year's calendar showcases 13 full-colour paintings by Alan Lee of scenes from across the First Age of Middle-earth, depicting key moments from the three 'Great Tales' - <em>The Children of Hurin</em>, <em>Beren and Luthien</em> and <em>The Fall of Gondolin</em> - that were published posthumously by Christopher Tolkien. Together they form the capstone to his unique literary contribution to our appreciation of his father's invented world. <br/><br/>Within these three tales can be found some of the most powerful, dramatic and moving moments within all of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, in which supreme heroism, tragic love, and profound malevolence unfold against a backdrop of unforgettable settings. <br/><br/>Many of these are sublimely portrayed in Alan Lee's peerless watercolour paintings and pencil drawings, and this portfolio is now enhanced by a selection of truly stunning, brand-new paintings, making this Official Tolkien Calendar an unmissable event. Featuring an insightful introduction by the artist himself, this new Calendar will allow fans to discover the First Age of Middle-earth in greater depth than ever before.

<b>A NEW SPECIAL EDITION WITH TWO BONUS CHAPTERS</b><br/><br/>I know exactly what it's like to put others first, to settle for less and to navigate relationships while trying to balance your independence and goals. Whether you're single, taken, heartbroken, healing or trying to level up into the best version of yourself, <i>Buy Yourself The Damn Flowers</i> is an in-depth, comprehensive guide to all things self-love. Includes actionable homework, transformative tools and reassuring lessons that will help every woman to cultivate a lasting love for the person who matters most: you.<br/><br/>It's finally time to buy yourself the damn flowers.<br/><br/>Tam x

<strong>Sink your teeth into a deliciously gothic enemies-to-lovers vampire romance, set in the world of the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling series Serpent & Dove!</strong> <br/><br/> <em>Full of everything I love: a sparkling and fully-realized heroine, an intricate and deadly system of magic, and a searing romance that kept me reading long into the night. - </em> <strong>Sarah J Maas on Serpent & Dove</strong> <br/><br/> <em>Celie's life is over. She took her final breath trying to save the people she loves-including the powerful and enigmatic vampire king, Michal, who refused to let her go. When Celie wakes, she cannot walk in the sun; she can hear her friends' heartbeats and she craves their blood. Michal has cursed her to the eternal existence of a vampire.</em> <br/><br/> <em>But Celie isn't the only dead roaming the earth. Her sister, Filippa, has returned as a shadow of her former self, and other revenants are rising from their graves intent on revenge. The fragile balance between life and death has broken, awakening an even darker force-and he is coming for Celie, ready to claim her as his Bride. With the fate of their world at stake, Celie and Michal must set aside their searing attraction to mend the veil and right the balance, once and for all. </em> <br/><br/> <strong>In the thrilling conclusion of the duology set in the world of the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling Serpent & Dove series by Shelby Mahurin, a vampire and the woman who tried to kill him prove that true love can conquer anything, even Death. </strong>

<b>THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CLASSIC SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES</b><br/><b>'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' </b><i>DAILY MIRROR</i><br/><br/>This is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, <i>SHOGUN</i> is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world.<br/><br/>Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the hights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country.<br/><br/><b>'I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one. It's irresistable, maybe unforgettable. Clavell creates a world so enveloping you forget who and where you are' </b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>

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<strong><em>Entitled </em>is the first joint biography of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson by renowned royal biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie.</strong> <br/><br/>Packed full of extraordinary revelations, <em>Entitled</em> reveals the extent to which Andrew and Fergie's lives are still deeply entwined. Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, Andrew Lownie traces the lives of the late Queen's second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers and royal and charitable activities. <br/><br/>Investigating the reality of their relationship, it assesses Andrew's Falklands record, his business dealings and reveals new details of how the couple have been able to financially sustain their extravagant lifestyles. It also delves deeper into links with Jeffrey Epstein, which began earlier, continued longer and were much more frequent than reported.