After the death of their mother, three sisters return to the small English coastal town where they had lived as girls, each weighed down with their own troubles. Teresa (Julie Walters), the eldest, is unsure about the future of the business she runs with her husband; middle-sister Mary (Joanne Whalley) is concerned she might be pregnant; & Catherine (Victoria Hamilton), the youngest, has troubles with her Spanish boyfriend. Arguing about events in the past, the three women remember what their mother meant to them & edge towards significant changes in their own lives. ...

Whether you're asked to sit on a trade union board, a non-profit board for a community group or church, a business-focused board of an association or chamber of commerce, or the board of a charitable organisation, this title gives you the inside scoop on what questions to ask & what you need to do before you take the plunge. ...

The King James Bible has contributed more to English than any other source. In this enlightening book David Crystal asks why. He looks at how its words have been given new life by poets, playwrights, novelists, politicians, journalists, advertisers, film-makers, hip-hop artists, & many others. ...