Freshly graduated and orphaned at the same time, day-dreamy Celeste is hypnotised by the ethereal mosques and dazzling bazaars of Istanbul as an escape from all that hurts her. Yet running away from her problems only leads her into new ones. Her students at the swanky language school seem more interested in their manicures than her English lessons. The morose caretaker of the orphanage where she volunteers stares at her boys like a vulture sizing up its next meal. Worst of all, her landlady lets slip sinister comments that don't make sense, leaves spine-chilling mystic charms around the...

'SICILIAN CARD GAMES an easy-to-follow guide' gives very clear instructions for twelve Sicilian card games, with photographic illustrations. It is the ONLY book of Sicilian card games in print worldwide. Sicily has its own unique deck of playing cards, and a wealth of games exclusive to the island. PACKS OF SICILIAN PLAYING CARDS CAN BE ORDERED ON AMAZON.COM Card games are central to festivities at Christmas, Easter and other family gatherings. Some games are hilarious, and simple enough to be enjoyed by young children yet a great way to make them practise mental arithmetic. Other games are...

New York, 1993: Mistry thinks she has a safe job in a bank, but when she realises a client is using her to launder money, someone tries to kill her. How can she outwit a criminal who has already outwitted the police? London, England: College teacher Crystal befriends a teenage language student from war-torn Georgia as he confides in her how his brother was kidnapped and held to ransom. A Colombian student, realising she has spotted him receiving a huge sum of cash, threatens to kill her if she tells the police. When another student vanishes, Crystal realises she has stumbled into a deadly...

***AN ENGLISH WOMAN TAKES ON PARENTHOOD, THE MAFIA AND A SICILIAN MOTHER-IN-LAW, ALL AT ONCE.*** When career-girl Veronica flies to Sicily for a friend's wedding, she accidentally falls in love with one of the groom's three-hundred cousins. A year later she has given up her job, house and friends, and is planning her own wedding with her Latin Lover in the shimmering heat of Sicily. She suspects her seaside dream-villa is being built by the Mafia when the stubbly foreman visits, brandishing a large hammer and demanding more money. In shock, she learns her Sicilian spleen-sandwich and...

Questo libro, attraverso illustrazioni fotografiche e semplici spiegazioni, spiega come giocare in 15 giochi diversi con le carte siciliane, iniziando con i piu semplici fino ad arrivare ai piu complessi. I giochi piu semplici sono ideali per giocare con i bambini e sono preferiti da tutti i siciliani durante le feste natalizie. Questi giochi sono molto divertenti e buffi. Molti di questi giochi servono per abituare i bambini a svolgere mentalmente semplici operazioni aritmetiche. Alcuni giochi richiedono la puntata da parte dei giocatori. I bambini stimolati dalla possibilita di vincere...

'SICILIAN CARD GAMES Colour Edition' is a new, large-format edition of the bestselling pocket guide, with three bonus games and an expanded history section. This is the gift edition of the ONLY book of Sicilian card games in print worldwide. This book teaches you to play 15 classic card games, using photographic illustrations and clear instructions. Sicily has its own unique deck of playing cards, and a wealth of games exclusive to the island. Some of the simpler games are highly entertaining for children, and central to festivities at Christmas, Easter and other family gatherings, whilst...

Freshly graduated and orphaned at the same time, day-dreamy Celeste is hypnotised by the ethereal mosques and dazzling bazaars of Istanbul as an escape from all that hurts her. Yet running away from her problems only leads her into new ones. Her students at the swanky language school seem more interested in their manicures than her English lessons. The morose caretaker of the orphanage where she volunteers stares at her boys like a vulture sizing up its next meal. Worst of all, her landlady lets slip sinister comments that don't make sense, leaves spine-chilling mystic charms around the...