Gareth Russell Bücher

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»Gossip Girl« für Fashionistas! Meredith: reich, populär, manipulativ, beinahe unnatürlich schön Imogen: schön und sexy-chic, Meredith’s beste Freundin Kerry: Daddy’s kleine Prinzessin, Lieblingsfarbe pink Cameron: 1,90 m, gutaussehend, blauäugig, Designerjeans Meredith, Imogen, Kerry und Cameron sind Biester – aber ausgesprochen beliebte Biester. Schön, reich und unglaublich modebewusst sind sie die Stars der Schule und niemand kann Ihnen etwas anhaben. Oder etwa doch? Zunächst scheint es so, als ob die Clique ein normales Schuljahr erwartet, aber dann ist Imogen am Ende unfreiwillig solo, Meredith hat mindestens eine Niederlage kassiert, Kerry wiedermal nichts geschafft und Cameron muss sowieso von vorn anfangen. Irgendwie ging alles schief, und das hat nicht zuletzt etwas mit diesem neuen Schüler aus Amerika zu tun … Eine urkomische, manchmal bitterböse, Cliquengeschichte.

Book Two in the fabulous "Popular Series" As the students prepare to return for another year at Belfast's Mount Olivet Grammar School, a scandalous secret about Cameron Matthews, the popular girls' BFF, is about to blow the lid off Mount Olivet's festering world of tensions and lies. Who has the most to gain from trying to ruin Cameron's life? Could it be recently-dumped desperado, Catherine O'Rourke? Rising gossip girl, Celeste Fitzpatrick? Coral Andrews, the hipsters' hug-dispensing queen bee? Or could it even be Meredith Harper, Cameron's lifelong friend and the most beautiful girl in school? Only one thing's for certain - in this school, you have to watch your back...

When the Titanic sank, so did the Edwardian age that created it. In this brilliantly original history, Gareth Russell recasts a tragedy we think we know to explore an era of seismic change.

'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts’ PHILIPPA GREGORY

The fascinating story of the Austrian, German and Russian imperial families during the four years of the First World War and the political and personal struggles that brought about their ruin

This collection of one hundred and one anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, features amusing and fascinating vignettes from her long life, including her coming of age during World War I and the 1936 abdication of her brother-in-law

Fascinated by history? Wish you knew more? The Illustrated Introductions are here to help. In this lavishly illustrated, accessible guide, find out everything you need to know about the Tudors.