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The Black Jackals
This is a portrayal of World War Two heroism, with vivid action and stirring personal journeys. It tells how a small team of soldiers, left behind to cover the British retreat, are ordered to blow the bridge as late as possible to stem the German tank pursuit.
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FEATURED AUTHOR:
Iain MacLachlain
Iain Maclachlain is an award-winning first-time novelist from Morayshire. He believes passionately in writing in his local North-east Scots. From a working-class background, Iain was shortlisted for the Penguin/ Random House WriteNow programme in 2020.
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Lexus
Lexus started up in 1980, some years before the car. The company was founded by a group of bilingual lexicographers who had learned their trade in the bilingual dictionary department of Collins Publishers. At first Lexus was a packager and created a wi …