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Can you ever have a second chance at first love?When Ronnie Percy''s gorgeous on-off lover Blair is forced to deep-freeze their affair for the sake of his sick wife, she''s delighted to be distracted by charismatic neighbour, Kit Donne, and more surprisingly finds herself drawn into a fight for the future of the village. But then the return of someone from her distant past threatens to expose long-buried secrets.Meanwhile daughter Pax already besieged by her controlling estranged husband has started to suspect that new beau ''the horsemaker'' Luca still loves somebody else. The last shoulder on earth she should cry on is Bay Austen''s, but his marriage is crumbling and he''s lost none of his dangerous charm. Moreover, Bay knows the way to her heart is through her horses...Old friendships, new loves, jealousies, gossip and beautiful horses these are the classic ingredients for Fiona Walker''s latest gripping, sexy novel, set in the Cotswold vill

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A humorous fantasy story of greed set in a small Indian village, stunningly illustrated and retold by award-winning artist Jane Ray. Jasmine's garden has the most delicious fruit in the village - but someone is eating all her beautiful apples and apricots, kiwis and kumquats, papayas and peaches. Determined to discover the thief's identity, Jasmine waits... and waits. Little does she imagine that when he arrives, he'll lead her on a magical journey through the skies. Using vibrant collage artwork with jewel-like colours, Jane Ray has outdone herself by creating a beautiful new style. AGES: 3 to 6 AUTHOR: Jane Ray was born and raised in London, where she still lives. She has been illustrating and writing children's books for 25 years and has a special interest in folk and fairy tales. She enjoys writing her own stories (Can You Catch a Mermaid? and The Dolls House Fairy, both published by Orchard Books) and illustrating stories by other people, including The Lost Happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy (Bloomsbury UK) and The King of Capri by Jeanette Winterson (Bloomsbury USA). For Boxer Books, Jane created an extraordinary quartet of story collections, all retold and illustrated by her. Jane also frequently works in primary schools, encouraging children to create their own books and pictures. She is married to the conductor David Temple and has three children. Jane has won numerous awards including the most prestigious Kate Greenaway award.

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