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Download or read book The Dark Domain written by Marc Alexander and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dark Domain Martin Winter first meets the Auber twins on holiday beside Derwentwater - where their great and mysterious house looms over the lakeside. They strike up an immediate friendship... and when they come together again as adults, the old bonds seem to remain. Geoffrey is now a leading figure in the glamorous London art world, and Martin's earlier passion for the beautiful Leila now matures into an adult love affair. But an ancient curse shadows the Auber family. And when Martin steps over the threshold dividing past from present, the worldly from the supernatural, he understands at last the danger threatening the doomed House of Auber - and himself.
Download or read book Where Is the Key? written by Sheila Brook and published by Chipmunkapublishing ltd. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DescriptionThis book follows on from when the story of my childhood, told in 'Child of the Thirties, ' ended. I begin this memoir in the summer holidays after I left school in 1945; free time in those days is very different from free time today! My mother was still in a psychiatric hospital. I have tried to contract the events of over sixty years into a single book, giving a personal view of some the many changes that have occurred in society, together with some incidents in my personal life. I discuss a number of issues concerning the changes in care of the mentally ill. There are many contrasts made between aspects of life during the past sixty years with expectations and aspirations of today.Constancy is a theme that occurs throughout the book. The constancy of my father's concern for my mother; his regular visiting, and unsuccessful attempt to have her living at home again; his lonely life was impressed upon me as I wrote. In 1959 I met m mother again, and saw her for the first time in twenty years. From then on I kept in constant touch my mother, visiting her regularly until she died in 1992About the AuthorSheila Brook was born in 1931 and lived in Middlesex for many years. Long periods of her early childhood were spent living in other people's homes owing to her mother's recurrent episodes of mental illness. Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War her mother was again admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Twenty years passed before she and her mother met again.Sheila has lived in Hertfordshire for over forty years, and when her children were older she began a new career as a primary school teacher. Severe, long-standing, facial neuralgia forced her to take early retirement after some years of teaching, and the satisfaction she had in her chosen career made this hard to bear. Her first book, 'Child of the Thirties', covered the first fourteen years of her life, and her story now continues in 'Where is the Key', as she describes many of the changes that have occurred in her own life and in society in general through the second half of the twentieth century. Sheila has suffered from various forms of severe neuralgic pain but has managed to maintain an active life, playing tennis until she had turned seventy, and then enjoying a weekly Keep Fit class. She is an avid reader when time permits and loves her garden. She used to enjoy cooking, but finds this less satisfying since her husband's death in 2007. She enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles when time permits, but her writing has taken up all her spare time in recent years. The constant pain she suffers, made worse when sitting down, and also her acute sensitivity to loud noise now limit her involvement in many social activities.Sheila wrote her first book in her maiden name of Brook as a tribute to her late parents. Her mother features with affection in her second book. As she continued her story she appreciated how much anxiety and sorrow her father had suffered, and how mental illness had deprived her mother of her home, her family and her freedom.
Download or read book Like Water written by Caleb Milne and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gregâs life is going nowhere. Having missed out on university, he is living with his Dad in small-town Lancashire and working in a boring office job. He feels 22 going on 60. Then he seizes an unexpected opportunity to move to London. It seems to offer everything heâs been missing- freedom, opportunity, an escape from his mundane existence at home. And a beautiful girl called Emma, whoâs not like anyone heâs ever met.Free from other diversions, lust becomes obsession for Greg as he negotiates a path through Emmaâs friends and Adonis-like boyfriend. He knows it canât last forever but how long can he keep the momentum going? And what happens when it all comes crashing down? An energetic, funny, honest portrayal of first love across the North/ South divide, featuring embarrassing dads, feedback-heavy indie-pop, sun-dried tomatoes and crap threesomes.
Book Synopsis The Winter We Met by : Samantha Tonge
Download or read book The Winter We Met written by Samantha Tonge and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A wonderfully heartwarming, festive read. I absolutely loved this book' Holly Martin, author of Autumn Skies Over Ruby Falls 'Cosy, filled with festive fun and really tugged at my heart-strings. The perfect read to curl up with this winter' Zoë Folbigg, author of The Note When charming, mysterious Nik sits next to Jess on a plane home from a Christmas toy trade fair, she never could have imagined the impact he'd have on her life. As they touch down in London, Jess is hesitant to let Nik walk away, and before she knows it, she's invited him to visit. As the two take in the delights of the toy store where she works, Jess gets an upsetting phone call. Willow Court, her grandmother's care home, is to close before Christmas. Jess is determined to find the perfect new home for her Gran – and throw the best Christmas party Willow Court has ever seen! But time is running out with the closure looming and Jess becomes increasingly drawn to enigmatic Nik who joins forces with her and best friend Oliver to realise those plans. Will a chance encounter on an aeroplane bring love to Jess's life or is this Christmas miracle too good to be true? Praise for The Winter We Met: 'This is a heart-warming story filled with lovely sentiments about what the spirit of Christmas is and the importance of family and friendships' 'Utterly wonderful and deeply touching. A must-read Christmas story!' Katie Ginger, author of Winter Wishes at Swallowtail Bay 'A beautiful festive read that will lift your spirits' Sandy Barker, author of A Sunset in Sydney 'A gorgeous Christmas romance with a double dose of festive cheer. Just heartwarming. I'm so ready for Christmas!' Portia MacIntosh, author of The Plus One Pact 'If you're a Christmas lover I would highly recommend this book!' NetGalley 5* Review 'A genuinely lovely, feel-good book!' NetGalley 5* Review 'Loved this story' NetGalley 5* Review 'A tremendous feel-good story' NetGalley 5* Review
Download or read book The Road Back Home written by Sid Waddell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I had not lived in the former pit village of Lynemouth since 1961 but the winding road north from Newcastle will always be the same nostalgic highway, each twist charged with vivid memories and powerful emotions...' So begins a story full of wonderful humour, emotional candour and hardy tales of tough times - a quietly epic family saga set amid the pit villages of the North East . It stretches from the 1920s, before Sid's parents had even met, to the final closing of the mine and his mother's death in 1999. Sid paints a picture of a colourful, tight knit community full of good times and hard work, god-fearing women and hard-drinking men. Always dominating the skyline is Auld Betty, the pit head that took the men away each day and, with a prayer, brought them back each evening. Amongst the unforgettable cast of his extended family and friends, we follow the Waddells' attempts to stay afloat and provide a better future and possible escape for youngsters like Sid.
Book Synopsis Phantasmagorias, the Journey is Born by : S. G. Smith
Download or read book Phantasmagorias, the Journey is Born written by S. G. Smith and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phantasmagorias is the fictitious account of Richard Chambers, an anti-hero. The story delves into his school, college and formative years, a time of development. When sixteen, he becomes sexually active, experiencing the joy of an older girl. His admiration of women and their attributes extends rapidly. Subsequently he embarks on a quest for sexual exploration. His quest surpasses all expectation. He falls in love. It wasn't meant to be love, just two students satisfying sexual needs. However, love blossoms, not easily, for both had reason not to succumb. The woman disappears and the anti-hero's life is shattered. Shortly afterwards a new love emerges and he is enchanted, their relationship evolves into a wondrous life of intimacy and sexual adventure. The woman's insecurity surfaces convinced she will lose her love, not to another woman, but to a journey, a journey he has no intention of taking.
Download or read book Get Yer 'Air Cut written by Alan Clayson and published by Oldacastle Books. This book was released on 2024-11-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My hair is a statement and always will be, even when I no longer have any. The social revolution of the Swinging Sixties led to a renaissance of unchecked hair growth, and long hair, especially on men, was worn as a political or countercultural symbol of protest and as an expression of masculinity. No-one who was affected by one of a turbulent decade's loudest controversies - or anyone who ever wondered what all the fuss was about - will fail to be interested in this personal account of when the 'us and them' divide between youth and elders was most profound. An engaging, accessible mix of popular culture, social history and politics.
Book Synopsis The Quetzal Dynasty by : John Oswald
Download or read book The Quetzal Dynasty written by John Oswald and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quetzal (pronounced Ketsel) is a bird of the Central American rain forests. It has a red crest and red, white and green plumage. The male bird also has spectacular, long green tail feathers. It was the Holy Bird of the Maya Indians of Yucatan."
Book Synopsis Dangerous Days, the Autobiography of a Photojournalist by : J. William Turner
Download or read book Dangerous Days, the Autobiography of a Photojournalist written by J. William Turner and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This four-part novel follows the lives and adventures of three teenage boys, from Victoria, Australia, to the seat of government in Whitehall, England, during eleven turbulent months. In Storm Ridge, we meet 14-year-old Wesley, his best friend, Graham, and their worst enemy, Scott. A class hiking trip turns to disaster as Wesley, Graham and Scott are trapped on a snow-capped mountain with nine others and forced to lay aside their differences for a chance at survival. Months later, on a camping trip with Wesley's cousins, the three experience a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse with violent drug traffickers, in Paddle Hard. Emily, an exchange student from England, becomes the kidnapping target of foreign terrorists after a failed assassination attempt on her father in Paris. Guided by an aboriginal tribal elder, the boys follow her captors through the remote desert as they plan to rescue her before it is too late, in Outback Heroes. And when Wesley and Graham travel to England as Emily's guests, they're determined to discover how the terrorists were able to find Emily in the vast Australian outback. What's uncovered is an appalling, twisted history of cruelty, betrayal, and attempted murder as the Enemies Within are finally revealed. Author Bio: Author J. William Turner was born the youngest of three children in Reading, England. His family immigrated to south-eastern Australia during the mid-1960s where he attended school and began working for the Australian Commonwealth Public Service in Melbourne and Geelong. Dangerous Days is his second published novel.
Book Synopsis A Bucket List To Die For by : Lorraine Fouchet
Download or read book A Bucket List To Die For written by Lorraine Fouchet and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Both heartbreaking and heartwarming' - ***** Amazon reviewer 'Emotional, charming and uplifting' -***** Amazon reviewer A message in a bottle. One summer. A family to reunite. Lou suffers from a rare type of dementia and dies in her fifties. She leaves behind a message in a bottle, charging her husband Joe with a challenging task: he has two months to reunite their patchwork family whose members have fallen out with each other. Luckily for him, Lou has thought of everything and helps him along with a list of family activities and recipes. Slowly but surely, they all find their way back to each other: Joe's son Cyrian and his two daughters Apple and Charlotte. Cyrian's second wife who can't stand Apple because she isn't her own. Joe's stunning daughter Sarah who has lost the love of her life and seeks solace in one-night stands. But Joe is running out of time. Will his efforts pay off before it is too late? And most importantly: what's in the mysterious letter?
Book Synopsis And it Came to Pass by : Stanley Gibbons
Download or read book And it Came to Pass written by Stanley Gibbons and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story starts in April 1937 when Stanley entered the Prep. Dept. of the old established grammar school, King Edward 6th School. The clouds of war were gathering in 1937 as the community was recovering from the Great Depression of the early 1930s. The war clouds broke as he entered the Main School in September 1939. When the war ended Stanley was starting his second year in the Sixth Form. In writing his story of these years Stanley has tried to portray events and experiences so that his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren may have a glimpse of the life that many lived in those traumatic years. The story is framed by School Terms. The development and progress of the War, itemized in summary, was the ever-present and dominant factor in everyones lives.
Book Synopsis The Christmas Calendar Girls by : Samantha Tonge
Download or read book The Christmas Calendar Girls written by Samantha Tonge and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Warm, cosy and perfect to curl up with' Mandy Baggot, author of One Last Greek Summer. 'A charming story about second chances, redemption, and the magic of Christmas. Five festive stars!' Lucy Coleman, author of Snowflakes Over Holly Cove. 'A must-read Christmas story of love, loss, friendship and community' Sandy Barker, author of One Summer in Santorini. This Christmas fall in love with the town of Chesterwood... Christmas is meant to be a time of giving, so with Chesterwood food bank under risk of closure Fern knows just what to do to save it. She's going to get the town to create a living advent calendar. Fern, and her best friends, call for help from the local community to bring this calendar to life. When Kit, the new man in town, offers his assistance Fern's heart can't help but skip a beat (or two). As they grow ever closer, Fern must admit that Kit's breaking down the barriers she built after the death of her husband. But his past is holding him back and Fern doesn't know how to reach him. No matter how hard she tries. In this town, Kit's not the only one with secrets. Domestic goddess Cara is behaving oddly, burning meals in the oven and clothes whilst ironing, and Davina's perfect children are causing trouble at school leaving her son, Jasper, desperately unhappy. Can the Christmas Calendar Girls find a way to bring the community together in time to save the food bank, while still supporting their families and each other? Can Fern find love again with Kit? This is a story about kindness and letting go of the past. It's about looking out for your neighbours and about making every day feel like Christmas. Praise for Samantha Tonge: 'A story of love, friendship and community sprinkled with magical festive moments. Full of warmth, this is a real treat' Maggie Conway, author of Winter at West Sands Guest House.
Download or read book The Naked Tuck Shop written by Tim Hughes and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Naked Tuck Shop is a unique record of a period long before ‘gaiety’ was legal in any form in the United Kingdom. This memoir of a 1950s grammar-school boy’s navigation through his emerging gayness, lifts the lid on his discovery of a vast clandestine world – that stretched from members of parliament to long distance lorry drivers. A chance meeting with two local artists while ‘cottaging’ provided the springboard to a Soho demimonde that featured Muriel Belcher’s Colony Room and a cast of characters that included Francis Bacon, Angus Wilson and Tom Driberg. While his friendship with Dudley, Bishop of Colchester, led to encounters with dodgy clerics and Margery Allingham, the crime writer queen. The author suggests that the ‘cottage’, long before later legal venues like gay pubs and discos arrived, was the only game in town for an underage provincial teenager. In a contemporary Britain starved of ‘public conveniences’ it is easy to forget their ubiquity in those times. The late Victorian ‘spend a penny’ brigade had decreed the building of these municipal marvels throughout the land, and fortunately for him the local worthy burghers had seen to it that Colchester was well endowed. Alongside his early adventures in ‘queer society’ Tim Hughes remembers with affection a group of talented school friends, and how some of them who were also friends of Dorothy, had their lives cut short by the arrival of the gay plague.
Book Synopsis Www.life.sierraleone by : Enid Bamforth
Download or read book Www.life.sierraleone written by Enid Bamforth and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Get Your Head in the Game by : Dominic Stevenson
Download or read book Get Your Head in the Game written by Dominic Stevenson and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get Your Head in the Game is the first book to tackle the issue of mental health and its relationship with the most popular sport in the world, football. Football is more than just a sport; the pitch reveals emotion in the extreme, from the glory of goals, the thrill of comradeship, the rollercoaster of club loyalty, through to the immense pressure of expectation, fear of injury, and crushing defeat. Fans, players, managers, coaches, and even those new to the sport can't help but be swept up by the drama at the heart of the beautiful game. But when players at the peak of their physical fitness commit suicide, or poor mental health derails careers, there can still be a stunned silence in the community, a lack of connection. In Get Your Head in the Game, Dominic Stevenson, a writer, player, coach, and lifelong football obsessive, interviews a diverse cross-section of characters in the football world, from fans to managers, from players at the start of their careers to retired veterans, women's football stars, international celebrities, refugee footballers and mental health professionals. Football is more than just a sport. The pitch reveals emotion in the extreme: from the glory of goals, the rollercoaster of club loyalty, through to the immense pressure of expectation, fear of injury, and crushing defeat. Fans, players, managers, coaches and even those new to the sport can't help but be swept up by the drama of the beautiful game. But when players at the peak of their physical fitness commit suicide, or poor mental health derails careers, there can still be a stunned silence in the community, a lack of connection. Dominic Stevenson, a writer, player, coach and lifelong football obsessive, interviews a diverse cross-section of characters in the football world to try to understand this lost connection between the sport and the mind. This book contains contributions from internationally renowned players such as Sam Hutchinson, Chris Kirkland, Ella Masar, John Harkes and Iffy Onoura. From voices at top clubs around the globe including Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and DC United, to the stories of smaller clubs and unsung heroes behind the scenes, Dominic reveals personal battles both on and off the pitch, touching on anxiety, depression, discrimination, trauma, identity and recovery.
Book Synopsis 11+ A Practical Guide for Parents by : Mark Chatterton
Download or read book 11+ A Practical Guide for Parents written by Mark Chatterton and published by Hadleigh Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains everything a parent needs to know about the 11+ exam, including how to apply, which subjects are set, when to apply, what grammar schools are like and how to appeal. It is packed full of unique tips and helpful advice for children who will be taking the 11+ exam. It has been written by a teacher with over 20 years experience of preparing children for the 11+.
Book Synopsis A Guide to Teaching, Parenting and Creating Family Friendly Schools by : Emma Sheppard
Download or read book A Guide to Teaching, Parenting and Creating Family Friendly Schools written by Emma Sheppard and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At The MTPT Project we know that teaching can be a sustainable career choice for parents, and in this essential handbook, we show you how. Supported by case studies celebrating the best that the family friendly schools and happy teachers in our community have to offer, this book is a lifeline for both educators aspiring to combine their passion for teaching with becoming a parent, and the school leader who wants to empower them. However you become a parent, or choose to grow your family and your career, this handbook will provide you with the guidance and cheerleading that you need to fulfil your personal and professional aspirations. The book is divided into nine chapters, guiding readers from the first considerations of family planning, all the way through to the reality that some teachers and leaders may choose to leave classrooms for good. Each chapter includes: the latest research on working families legalities associated with different stages of working parenthood (including discrimination and how to avoid it as an employer and address it as an employee) case studies from our community suggestions for individuals and schools recommended further reading. Each chapter will help you to navigate the journey from planning a family, to stepping in and out of teaching to suit your parenting needs, to creating family friendly working environments, whatever your role in school. With its mixture of research-informed solutions, hints and tips, this text is perfect for colleagues embarking on their parenting journey and school leaders who want to take practical steps to retain and empower valued colleagues.
