'Heartfelt, emotional and uplifting' Faith Hogan, author of The Gin Sisters' Promise 'Written with warmth, humour, sincerity and so much heart' Hazel Prior, author of Away with the Penguins One lost suitcase. Two strangers. And a notebook that will change lives. For almost fifty years, sisters Dolly and Greta have lived together – getting each other through the good times and the bad. Except this year, Greta isn't there and Dolly is feeling...

Straight Razor and Other Poems brings together Salvatore Ala's new poems and selections from his privately published broadsides. It is a beautiful and original collection. Both formal and lyrical, it is the work of a determined and committed craftsman.

Keep Calm and Carry On! It's every bag's dream to see the world. And it's every travelers' worst nightmare to lose their luggage. Sometimes you just need to 'carry on' which is exactly what Baggie does as 'unclaimed baggage.' Based on what really happens to lost airline luggage, this original story of an enchanted carpet bag prepares young travelers for an airport experience while packing a few puns for any adult reader to enjoy. If traveling is...

From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, motherhood and all the assorted calamities involved in being a savvy woman in the new millennium.

Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world, and with Under the Duvet, Marian Keyes tackles the world of nonfiction. These are her collected pieces: regular bulletins from the woman writing

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Journeys and interrupted journeys are a well established theme in literature. Gustave Von Aschenback's fateful journey back to Venice and his death began with lost luggage. So also with Salvatore Ala's new collection of poems -- his third. Lost luggage and the efforts to find the things of this world retrieved and redeemed are central to Ala's poems. In his new book he presents a unique group of poems about the world of soccer: "The Goalkeeper," "Pelé,"...

Life's a beach…and then you're undead? In this must-have collection, five of today's hottest writers-Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty), Cassandra Clare (City of Bones), Claudia Gray (Evernight), Maureen Johnson (13 Little Blue Envelopes), and Sarah Mlynowski (Bras & Broomsticks)-tell supernatural tales of vacations gone awry. Lost luggage is only mildly unpleasant compared to bunking with a witch who holds a grudge. And a sunburn might be...

Imagine a world without late planes, missed connections, lost luggage, bumped passengers, cramped seating, high fees and higher fares, surly employees, and security lines. . . . Ordinary travel is an extraordinary ordeal. Yet despite the high prices and huge hassles, travel is essential-along with the need for tips, tricks, and techniques to improve the journey. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Power Travel is an entertaining road trip and a helpful...

An emergency landing, wrong flight, delays, lost luggage, what else could possibly go wrong? All Jake wants to do is return home to be with his girlfriend. But getting there becomes a problem when he is face with so many airport delays. Worst of all he has gotten onto the wrong plane and ends up somewhere in Paris with a mysterious girl name Tally. With his luggage lost and no money, Jake must find a way to get home. But getting there might be a...

Clem Turner is pretty sure nothing else can go wrong. Assigned by the head of his museum to check out a possible acquisition, his train ride from Chicago to Duluth has been full of problems -- lost luggage, food poisoning, and now an unscheduled stop in the middle of nowhere, Wisconsin. Hoping for a bit of distraction, he decides to check out the local fair, only to run right into a different sort of predicament. The 1890s aren't a great time to...