New Releases by Susan Hill

A lesson in being content. Ruby''s plans for a perfect day with friends ends up more special than she could have imagined!

Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she had never read, or forgotten she owned, or wanted to read for a second time. The discovery inspired her to embark on a year-long voyage through her books, forsaking new purchases in order to get to know her own collection again. A book which is left on a shelf for a decade is a dead thing, but it is also a chrysalis, packed with the potential to burst into new life. Wandering through her house that day, Hill''s eyes were opened to how much of that life was stored in her home, neglected for years. Howards End is on the Landing charts the journey of one of the nation''s most accomplished authors as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past that have informed a lifetime of reading and writing.

Simon Serrailler’s story began in The Various Haunts of Men (about a serial killer) and continued with The Pure in Heart (about a kidnapped schoolboy). Susan Hill is not afraid to tackle difficult issues, nor to face up to the realities of stress in an ordinary English police station. Her third crime novel, The Risk of Darkness, even more compulsive and convincing, follows up the child abduction and explores the crazy grief of a widowed husband, a derangement which turns to obsession and threats, violence and terror. Meanwhile, handsome, introverted Simon Serrailler, whose cool reserve has broken the hearts of several women, finds his own heart troubled by the newest recruit to the Cathedral staff: a feisty female Anglican priest with red hair… The Risk of Darkness is packed with action and adventure. Like Various Haunts, it hinges on a terrific twist which comes as a complete surprise to the reader; and like The Pure in Heart, it deals in depth with complex daily problems.

Simon Serrailler is back in the fifth installment of this extremely popular series. Simon Serrailler has just wrapped up a particularly exhausting and difficult case for SIFT — Special Incident Flying Task force and is on a sabbatical couple of months on a far-flung Scottish island, Tallansay, walking, drawing, relaxing, and having a pleasant no-ties fling with the hotel barmaid, Kirsty. He is called back just before his leave is due to end by Paula Devenish the Chief Constable, when two local prostitutes go missing and are subsequently found strangled. By the time he gets back, another girl has disappeared. So, a vendetta against prostitutes by someone with a warped mind? A series of killings by an angry punter? But then the wife of the new Dean of St Michael''s Cathedral goes missing, followed by another respectable young married woman, on her way to the early shift at the print works. Is this all the work of one serial killer? The murders all take place in and around the canal area, near the footbridge.

Spider-Man takes on two of his most nefarious enemies--the Green Goblin and the Lizard--in these new I Can Read! storybooks. Full color.

Meet Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor! These three chipmunks are sweet, smart, and sensational singers -- and they′re ready to give Alvin and the gang some stiff competition! Ages: 4- 8

This is a poetry book but with modern and traditional feel to it.This book reaches deep within the soul and spirit. Very human feelings and yearnings. Based on the "Holy Bible" but with a modern twist.EXCERPTS from this book have been broadcast on "Premier Radio" London. This book will stir you. The poems can be very gentle for the hurting and powerful for the seeking soul.Ideal for Christian and atheist, new ager or from any religious tradition.Attitudes to greed,envy,pain and emotional turmoil all pictured in words. Healing and challenging.They will change you forever.Illustrated with glorious colour illustrations of original artworks and also has a study guide for use in meditation,prayer,healing and counselling,worship and devotion,and much more.CONTACT author for Special Prices e mail [email protected]

The author of The Woman in Black returns to the realm of supernatural hauntings in a tale that “chills the blood gently like fine wine” (The Guardian, UK). When Oliver returns to Cambridge, he makes sure to pay a visit to his former professor, now retired and living in a small college apartment. Oliver can’t help but notice a peculiar painting on the wall; a mysterious depiction of masked revelers at the Venice carnival. Yet in the foreground, there is an anachronistically modern figure. On this cold winter’s night, the old professor has decided to reveal the painting’s eerie secret. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty.

What happens to a family when one of the brothers publishes his “misery memoir?” Is his litany of childhood torment a complete invention? Or was there really a cupboard under the stairs? The farmhouse was called The Beacon and they had been born and reared there, May, Colin, Frank and Berenice, but only May had been left for the last 27 years . . . May had been the clever daughter and she had escaped the shelter of The Beacon, just once, to go to university. But in London she had been pursued by nameless terrors, the victim of fears and anxieties. Now she was the spinster daughter, the one who stayed, who nursed her father after his accident and looked after her mother in her old age. Frank was the one who got away. He married and moved on. But why does no one ever mention Frank’s name? Richly atmospheric, evoking mystery, ambiguity and suspense, The Beacon is a novella which continues to resonate beyond the final pages.

Ruby Racoon asks her friends for advice on making a cake.

Though it doesn'' t seem likely for twins to have the same middle name, it'' s clear that Castor and Pollux Stone both have " Trouble" in that spot on their birth certificates. But anyone who'' s met their grandmother Hazel will know they came by it honestly.Join the Stone twins for a laugh-filled ride as they connive, cajole, and bamboozle their way across the Solar System in the company of the most high-spirited and hilarious family in all of science fiction. This light-hearted tale has some of Heinlein'' s sassiest dialogue. Oddly enough, it'' s also a true example of family values-- for when you'' re a Stone, your family is your highest priority.

Let''s have fun! Stuart Little and his brother, George, can''t wait to go to the amusement park. But if you''re Stuart''s size, how do you keep up with your big brother? By visiting the fun house, of course!

At first Stuart is afraid of Bookworm the library cat, but they become friends when Stuart says he will help Bookworm learn to read.

When Stuart Little and Snowbell the cat are left alone for the afternoon, they discover that the game of hide-and-seek can be dangerous.

How do children gain literacy? In Phonics, Susan Hill provides a clear theoretical background to the principles of phonics teaching, and shows how this can be applied in a constructive and relevant way in the classroom. Even though English is not a regular phonetic language, it is important for young readers and writers to understand that there is a relationship between letters and sounds. Understanding the alphabetic principle - the idea that spoken language is made up of sounds and that these sounds can be mapped to written letters - can help make learning to read and write easier to achieve for children in their early years of schooling. The book discusses the alphabetic principle and phonological awareness and looks at the different approaches to teaching phonics. It includes practical ideas for phonics instruction such as using everyday print and jingles, raps and rhymes. It also provides methods of assessing children''s use of phonics within real literacy activities. In Phonics, and its companion volume, Guiding Literacy Learners, best-selling author, teacher, and researcher Susan Hill brings perspective and practical solutions to the teaching of early literacy. She discusses the contributions to literacy provided by a range of strategies, and explains the theories behind the practice.

Princess Diana as we have never seen her before.

Women throughout American history have repeatedly been accused of "stepping out of their places" as many have fought for more rewarding roles in the church and society. In this book, Susan Hill Lindley demonstrates that just as religion in the traditional sense has influenced the lives of American women through its institutions, values, and sanctions, so women themselves have had significant effect on the shape of American religion through the years.

Times are hard for Tilly and her mother, trying to get by on her mother''s meager earnings as a dressmaker.

The sequel to Daphne DuMaurier''s Rebecca.

Pokračovanie románu Rebeka

A novel by Susan Hill.

The first novel for 16 years by the author of "In the Springtime of the Year", winner of the 1974 Whitbread Award. A 15-year-old girl comes from India to Cambridge, where a middle-aged don - celibate, irreproachable and distinguished - falls obsessively and tragically in love with her.

"When Ben starts nursery school, there seem to be lots of reasons for "not wantingto go there again". However, when he has to stay home one day, he realises that perhaps school is not as bad after all..."--Back cover.

Suzy likes doing lots of things but most of all she likes taking her shoes off. Then one day Suzy gets some beautiful new shoes to go and meet the queen - and she proves just how right she is.

As an old woman, Fanny looks back to the country Christmas she had in England when she was nine and realizes the moment when she left her childhood behind her.