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Kim Stanley Robinson is at his visionary best in this gripping cautionary tale of progress and its price as our world faces catastrophic climate change – the sequel to Forty Signs of Rain.Frank Vanderwal of the National Science Foundation in Washington, DC has been living a paleolithic lifestyle in a tree house in Rock Creek Park ever since a big flood of the Potomac destroyed his apartment block. The flood was just the beginning. It heralded a lot of bad-weather news. Now the Gulf Stream has shut down and the Antarctic ice sheet is melting.The good news is that Frank is part of an international effort by the National Science Foundation to restabilize Earth's climate. He understands the necessity for out-of-the-box thinking and he refuses to feel helpless before the indifference of the politicians and capitalists who run America.The bad news is that Frank has fallen in love – with a woman who is not who she seems. He discovers that their first meeting was no accident: he was on a list all along! Her ulterior motive is political and she expects Frank to spy for her. And thus Frank is drawn into the world of Homeland Security, and other, blacker Washington security agencies as the presidential election year heats up.Then suddenly it's winter …It's winter like the ice age, fifty degrees below. As hellish conditions disrupt the lives of even the most important people, there is a convergence of meteorological and human events with Frank at the centre – catastrophe is in the air. This unforgettable story from the master of alternate and future history brings tomorrow into new focus with startling effect.

When Kit and Natalie Rodgers lost their baby boy, it felt like nothing would be the same again.After six years apart, they unexpectedly find themselves working together in the pediatrics department at St. Joseph's. So much has changed, but they rediscover the intense feelings that originally brought them together.They spend one wonderful night in each other's arms, and begin to wonder if their secret wish to be together just might come true….

Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' – CandisDebbie Macomber invites you to come and meet the best friends you could ever make… Lindsay Snyder is a newcomer to Buffalo Valley, the little town struggling to make ends meet. She might be an outsider but she’s also a breath of fresh air and she can see that, while the houses need a coat of paint, there’s also a spirit of hope.Escaping heartbreak, Lindsay finds comfort being back in the place she spent childhood holidays. She’s excited to see the family house again, to explore family secrets and find solace…she’s not expecting to make a whole host of new friends.From Hassie Knight, town matriarch, and ex-biker Buffalo Bob Carr, to Gage Sinclair, the good-looking farmer who’s wary of this new city girl. Lindsay was never expecting small town life to be for her. But she’s starting to discover all the best reasons to stay…