Alan Titchmarsh 4 Books Collection Pack Set RRP pound 2796 Titles In This Set Animal Instincts Only Dad Rosie Mr Mac Gregor Animal Instincts Following the death of his father the owner of East Yarmouth Animal Sanctuary Kit Lavery returns to Britain from Australia to sort out his fathers affairs His visit is intended to be brief but on arrival at the downatheel animal sanctuary Kit finds it staffed by two very determined women Elizabeth Punch & Jess Wetherby Elizabeth is a woman with a mission to save animals from inconsiderate man & Jess Supple has one burning desire to keep alive the work of the old man who took her under his wing when she was a placardwaving hunt saboteur As the two women cajole berate & demand that Kit stay & carry on his fathers good work he finds life becoming increasingly complicated & when GM crop trials are proposed in the fields surrounding his farm his scruples are tested to the limit & not everyone is happy with his decision It seems that blood may be spilt before the Animal Sanctuary with its assorted inhabitants is out of the woods Only Dad According to their friends Tom & Pippa Drummond have the perfect existence a great lifestyle a lively marriage & a great kid in Tally In their late thirties living in a converted barn on the edge of the Sussex Downs Tom is a partner in The Pelican a restaurant in Axbury Minster & Pippa after a short career as a cook grows herbs for sale locally & brings up sixteenyearold Tally a lively blonde with her head screwed firmly on to her shoulders A rare summer holiday is planned an idyllic retreat in the Italian hills Tom takes time off from the restaurant Pippa leaves her herbs in the charge of a dotty neighbour & Tally takes a break from the two men in her life fastliving Alex & the plodding persevering Blip Tuscany is everything they hoped it would be cicadas in the trees the scent of sage & citrus & suppers under the stars But their joy is short lived Overnight their lives their circumstances their very identities are suddenly altered & life will never be the same again From being the envy of their friends the Drummonds are plunged into a world that nobody would wish upon them Rosie Nick Robertson has become used to his grandmother Rosies dotty behaviour At 86 a widow now she is determined that before life passes her by she will live a little Or preferably a lot It wouldnt be so bad if Nick had nothing else to do but with a job to find two warring parents to cope with & a love life in terminal decline he would prefer his grandmother to get on with things quietly But Rosie insists there is no time like the present Life is to be enjoyed to the full & to hell with the consequences Shell help Nick find the soulmate he clearly lacks & he can help her make the most of her few remaining years Alan Titchmarshs sparkling new novel is a delicious blend of humour & romance & a resounding affirmation that there is no such thing as the generation gap Mr Mac Gregor Rob Mac Gregor hired to recapture the declining audience for a daytime gardening programme quickly becomes Britains latest heartthrob The only trouble is Robs copresenter is not at all pleased to see his thunder stolen Nor is Robs longterm girlfriend Katherine pleased to find out that Robs been having a steamy affair with one of the TV stations newsreaders Robs career goes from strength to strength but he finds the infighting & TV politics harder & harder to cope with & hes becoming increasingly concerned about his recently widowed father who seems to be in danger of losing the small nursery the family has run for generations Somebody is desperate to buy that land & Rob is determined to find out why