Adultery us not a typical lane Austen theme, butwhen it disturbs the relatively peaceful householdat Mansfield Park. it has quite unexpected results. The diffident and much put-upon heroine Fanny Price has to struggle to cope with the results,re-examining her own feelings while enduring thecheerful amorality, old-fashioned indifference andpriggish disapproval of those around her.
lf you’re bored with your wardrobe but don’t have the cash to buy new clothes，THE STYLE FILE has the answers to you r problem。It’s packed with Ideas to brighten up old clothes and for easy—to—make accessories。 The techniques used are alI carefully explained。There’S advice，too，about hair，body shape and make—up and plenty of suggestions for putting clothes together。Choose the right set 0f jewellery from the middle of the book，cut it out，make It up and complete your new look！
The stranger came to Skye in that terrible year of 1877, and with him came the sun and fresh hope. It was the year that Mata the tinker had died a brutal death for salmon poaching. A blight fell on the crofting village so that it seemed cursed forever. And Calum Og had been beaten senseless by his uncle, but had gained his liberty. 作者简介： Calum Og survives the resulting havoc of the stranger's visit, and discovers his secret as well as the glory of the Cave of Gold...
Have you ever thought that if you ruled the world it would be a much better place? Well-here's your chance to prove it! You hate cabbage and The Nine O'Clock News'? Ban them! You'd like a three-day school week and free sweets all round? Well, why not? If i Ruled The World gives you space to work out your own plans. It's packed with suggestions and ideas - some hilarious, some serious - for what you might do if you were in charge. Read about other world rulers' moments of triumph and tragedy. Then work' out your master.plan. Who knows, you may need to put' it into practice.., soon.
These are troubled times, fraught with intrigue and danger.John Knox is preaching against the young Mary Queen of Scots, while her treacherous husband, Lord Darnley, is twisted with jealously of Rizzio, the royal favourite. The arrival of the Queen's messenger at Leezie Sindair's squalid croft one day means a new life for the young girl. Taking the opportunily to escape from the harsh hand of her drunken step-father, Leezie flees with her mother to "civilised" Edinburgh of 1565. There, Leezie's mother is to be nursemaid to the Queen's expected child. One day Leezie finds a trapped falcon which leads her to an unexpected friendship, giving her a chance to escape the intrigue and treachery in which she has become inextricably involved. But the sudden arrival of her step-father changes everything. He is intent on vengeance - against Leezie. The Falcon is part of the Quest for a Queen trilogy which spans the life of Mary Queen of Scots. Keep an eye out for The Lark and The Jackdaw, to complete the
Grade 8 Up A thought-provoking and entertaining novel that is vaguely reminiscent of the movie An Officer and a Gentleman。 Cliff and B. J. are enduring Army basic training at Fort Ord in northern California。 Nina and Melanie are high-school seniors in a small town nearby。 Inevitably the four meet and pair up。 While the girls struggle with school， parents， romance and making future plans， Cliff and B。 J。 confront a much more threatening problem， their brutal and sadistic drill instructor， Sergeant Bradshaw。 Bradshaw subjects them to harassment and beatings， but when he publicly slanders Cliff's father， killed in Vietnam， Cliff loses control and attacks Bradshaw。 Cliff is discharged， but B。 J。 gets revenge on Bradshaw。 B.J. turns down a marriage proposal from Melanie， decides to stay in the Army， and gets transferred to Georgia。 Melanie takes off to seek adventure in New York。 Nina and Cliff are left behind to sort things out and make new plans。 The plot is well
