Joan Walker

"Britt-Marie can't stand a mess, but that's exactly what her life has become. Leaving behind an unfaithful husband and a lifetime of taking care of everyone else before herself, she moves to the backwater town of Borg for a job looking after a crumbling recreation center, the favorite hangout of the town's supremely untalented children's soccer team. With her strict views about all things from the proper arrangement of a cutlery drawer to the appropriate...

"From New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford comes the highly anticipated second book in the House of Falconer saga. James Lionel Falconer has risen quickly from a mere shop worker to being the right-hand man of Henry Malvern, head of the most prestigious shipping company in London. With Malvern's daughter Alexis running away to the country after a terrible tragedy and refusing to return, James' ascent to head of the company seems...

From the author of the wonderfully ingenious novel After the Crash, a thrilling tale of a murder that takes place in Claude Monet's garden and the mystery that surrounds it. Giverny, France. During the day, the town is the home of the famous artist Claude Monet and the gardens where he painted his Water Lilies. But once the tourists have gone, there is a darker side to the peaceful French village. This is the story of thirteen days that begin with...

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the greatest playwright in the English language. This exclusive collection of the Bard's best works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each play is presented complete and unabridged, in large print. Every book is well illustrated, and starts with a commentary and character summary. Scene synopses and character...

"Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most read and beloved of all stage works. Now the most extensively annotated version of the play to date makes it completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century and a rich resource for students, teachers, and the general reader." "Burton Raffel's on-page annotations offer generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases...

An illustrated edition of the classic tale, in which Lucie, while looking for three misplaced handkerchiefs and a pinafore, encounters Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog and laundress of the animals.

The story of a little mouse's funny house, the visitors she has there, and how she finally rids herself of the untidy, messy ones.

While the dolls are away, two curious, naughty mice explore the dolls' house and steal their furniture.

Tommy Brock, the badger, steals Benjamin Bunny and Flopsy's babies intending to eat them, but his enemy, Mr. Tod, the fox, decides to play a trick on him to steal his house. They end up brawling, and in all of the confusion, Benjamin and his cousin, Peter Rabbit, are able to rescue the children and return them home.