Melissa Coleman tells of her parents, Eliot & Sue
- a handsome, idealistic young couple from well-to-do families who forgo the
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This Life of Grace is a history & a biography. It tells the story of Grace Jarrold, the youngest of eight children, who lived for almost ninety years in the village of Plympton in Devon. It also tells the story of the village over the last century, beginning with the Great War of 1914-1918 & school life at that time. ...

What are the contours of a life? This collection of poems

Features: childhood, adolescence, the country then

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All eleven episodes from the first series of the hugely popular drama-cum-soap-opera based around the lives of a group of young lawyers flat-sharing in London. Egg is going out with Millie, who is more senior than him at work & might have an eye for her boss. Miles & Anna once had a 'thing' & she's squatting at his law firm, while Warren enjoys the company of men (and a psychotherapist) & doesn't want his homophobic brother to know. Add to this mix Ferdy, a despatch courier who Warren fancies, Kira, Miles' cousin & Delilah, a waster who gives Miles good sex, & the stage is set for some foul-mouthed dramatics. ...

The complete first & second series of the popular BBC drama, about a group of young lawyers sharing a house in London. In series one, Anna (Daniella Nardini) is interviewed for a new position & finds old flame Miles (Jack Davenport) on the panel. Failing to get the job after refusing to sleep with him, she takes revenge by moving into the new house he is sharing with Milly (Amita Dhiri), Egg (Andrew Lincoln), & Warren (Jason Hughes). When Warren's cousin Kira (Luisa Bradshaw-White) moves in, Warren is terrified she'll find out that he is gay & tell his parents. By the end of the series, Milly is having an affair with her boss at work, while Egg has quit being a lawyer & Anna & Miles finally get together. Episodes are: ' Coming Together'; ' Happy Families'; ' Living Dangerously'; ' Sex, Lies & Muesli Yoghurt'; ' Fantasy Football'; ' Family Outing'; ' Brief Encounter'; ' Cheap Thrills'; ' Just Sex'; ' Father Figure'; & ' Let's Get It On'. In series two, Anna & Miles find their new relationship rapidly falling apart, Ferdy (Ramon Tikaram) is spending more & more time around the house, Egg starts a new job in a cafe, & Warren gets arrested after cruising the park for men. When Warren decides to leave for Australia, the flatmates decide to rent his room out to Ferdy, & at Miles's wedding to Francesca (Rachel Fielding), Egg finally discovers Milly's affair. Episodes are: ' Last Tango in Southwark'; ' Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?'; ' The Bi Who Came in From the Cold'; ' How To Get in Bed By Advertising'; ' Small Town Boys'; ' Unusual Suspect'; ' He's Leaving Home'; ' Room With a Queue'; ' Men Behaving Sadly'; ' When the Dope Comes In'; ' She's Gotta Get It'; ' The Plumber Always Rings Twice'; ' Wish You Were Queer'; ' Who's That Girl?'; ' From Here to Maternity'; ' One Bedding & a Funeral'; ' The Secret of My Excess'; ' Diet Hard'; ' Milly Liar'; ' Secrets & Wives'; & ' Apocalypse Wow'. ...

Investigates the way that corporations strategically shape children to be under-aged hyperconsumers. This book shows how marketers & advertisers are targeting ever younger children in a relentless campaign, transforming children's play into a commercial opportunity & taking advantage of childish anxieties. ...