"They thought they'd be friends forever. Jen, Andrew, Lilah, Natalie and Dan were inseparable at university, but in the seventeen years since they left they have hardly seen each other. Until Jen invites them all to stay at her house in the French Alps. The house where they once spent a golden summer before tragedy tore them apart. When a snowstorm descends, they find themselves trapped and forced to confront their unresolved issues, frustrated passions and broken friendships. And as relationships shift and marriages flounder, the truth about what really happened years before is slowly revealed. And Jen realises that perhaps some wounds can never be healed"--Publisher's description.
Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the worlds most powerful men, both of whom had sons at Point Blanc Academy, mean fourteen year old Alex Rider, reluctant M16 spy, must infiltrate the academy as a pupil, and find the ...
This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and now includes the exciting two-day Europaweg - a true high-level path that carries the Haute Route way above the Mattertal and into Zermatt - a worthy conclusion to a great trek.
Written in 1953, Dark Enchantment evokes a magical pre-war France, and was written after her successful novels The Uninvited and The Unforeseen.
But his family have other ideas. Then tragedy strikes as a brutal storm leaves sadness and destruction in its wake. Equip yourself for an immersive experience in the high Alps in Roger Frison-Roche's acclaimed First on the Rope.
Suggests hikes in five French and one Italian national parks, and offers tips on trip planning, map sources, and safe hiking.