Frank Williams' team was on the verge of winning the Formula One World Championship for the third time when his life was turned upside down. The racing car constructor was on his way to Nice Airport on a spring afternoon in 1986 when he lost control of his car, suffering horrific injuries in a crash that left him a quadriplegic. For his wife, Ginny, the accident meant taking on new and unwanted roles as head of the household and family decision-maker, while also struggling to overcome the anger and grief she felt after the accident. In A Different Kind of Life, Ginny tells her story with honesty and humor, set against the glamorous backdrop of Formula One racing. She documents life before and after the devastating accident - from falling in love with Frank at first sight to learning how to cope with his needs after he became severely disabled but remained fiercely independent. A testament to the power of compassion and perseverance, A Different Kind of Life is a moving and inspirational story.

A Different Kind of Life

Virginia Williams

Pamela Cockerill

Biographies & Memoirs

Doubleday, UK

Fifth Elephant

PRATCHETT,TERRY

Literature & Fiction

A pop-through-the-slot book with a magical theme, this has lots of play value for toddlers. The full colour illustrations are by Richard Fowler. Children are able to do magic tricks and can lift-the-flaps to play Find the Bunny, watch him change colour and see him escape from a locked chest.

Funny Bunny

Children's Books

Wood, David

Animals

Tell Me What It's Like To Be Big

JOYCE DUNBAR

If the story that struck the Grand Banks off Newfoundland in October 1991 was "The Perfect Storm", the fire that destroyed London in September 1666 was "The Perfect Fire". A fire needs only three things: a spark to ignite it, and the fuel and oxygen to feed it. In 1666, a ten-month drought had turned London into a tinderbox. The older parts of the city were almost entirely composed of wood-frame buildings and shanties. The riverside wharves were stack with wood, coal, oil, tallow, hemp, pitch, brandy, and almost every other combustible material known to seventeenth century man. On 2 September 1666, London ignited. Over the next five days the gale blew without interruption and the resulting firestorm destroyed the whole city. "The Dreadful Judgement" tells the true, human story of the Great Fire of London through the eyes of the individuals caught up in it. It is a historical story combining modern knowledge of the physics of fire, forensics and arson investigation with the moving eye-witness accounts to produce a searing depiction of the terrible reality of the Great Fire of London and its impact on those who lived through it.

The Dreadful Judgement

History

Hanson, Neil

Europe

In the new South Africa, Julia belongs to the inner circle of Johannesburg high society, despite her adulterous husband, rebellious daughter, unmotivated staff, a best friend with murderous intentions, and her husband's ex who is coming to town.

People Like Ourselves

Jooste, Pamela

The sinking of the Lusitania — the compelling story behind the human tragedy. On May 7, 1915 a passenger ship crossing the Atlantic sank with the loss of 1200 lives. On board were some world famous figures, including multimillionaire Alfred Vanderbilt. But this wasn’t the Titanic and there was no iceberg. The liner was the Lusitania and it was torpedoed by a German U-boat. Wilful Murder is the compelling story of the sinking of the Lusitania, placing the events both in their historical context, and their human dimension at its heart. Using first-hand accounts of the tragedy Diana Preston brings the tragedy to life, recreating the splendour of the liner as it set sail and the horror of its final moments. Then, using British, American and German research material, she answers many of the controversial questions surrounding the incident: why didn’t Cunard listen to warnings that the ship would be a German target? Was the Lusitania sacrificed to bring the Americans into the War? What was really in the Lusitania’s hold? Had Cunard’s offices been infiltrated by German agents? And, finally, did the Kaiser’s decision to restrict U-boat warfare in response to international outrage over the sinking change the outcome of the First World War? Highly readable, highly researched Wilful Murder casts dramatic new light on one of the world’s most famous maritime disasters.

A Wilful Murder: The Sinking of The Lusitania

Preston, Diana

You Choose!

A book with a different ending -- every time! If you could do anything, what would you choose? Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends? What games would you play? Go on . . . You choose! With the help of witty illustrations, and a whole range of scenarios to choose from, this highly original book has a different ending every time and makes choosing, and reading, fun.

Goodhart, Pippa

Activities, Crafts & Games

The first book of the Rook Saga, part of the bestselling Edge Chronicles series. Far out in open sky, a storm is brewing. In its path is Sanctaphrax -- a city built on a floating rock and tethered to the land by a massive chain. Only Twig -- a young sky pirate captain who has dared to sail over the Edge -- has learned of the approaching danger. But his perilous voyage destroys his sky ship, hurling his crew into and beyond the Deepwoods, and robbing Twig of his memories.

Last of the Sky Pirates, Edge Chronicles Book 5

STEWART, Paul

Science Fiction & Fantasy

A picture-postcard fishing village at the southernmost tip of Scotland appears to be the perfect place for Betsy Gillander to abscond for a few days with her fianc. There, in a landscape marred only by a vast MoD range away to the west, the pale winter sun lights up this next step in the young woman's happy and structured life. But the light fades when a violent storm wraps itself around the village. For three days, the couple are trapped in their hotel room. Enforced intimacy widens Betsy's eyes to the indolent cruelty of the man she's agreed to marry, while in the bar, the villagers grow increasingly fearful for a boat caught out at sea. By the time the sun reappears, Betsy has dismissed her fianc and set herself adrift in a village shattered by the loss of the boat and seven of its sons. The pain of her break-up in the face of such tragedy produces in her a terrible guilt. But as she goes in search of catharsis, befriending one of the widowed, Betsy finds herself drawn instead into a cloistered, close-knit society with a morality far beyond her understanding. This extraordinary, potent novel of innocence lost and life transformed confirms Ruaridh Nicoll, author of the critically acclaimed White Male Heart, as one of contemporary Scotland's most exciting and original literary voices.

Wide Eyed

Nicoll, Ruaridh

Contemporary

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