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Many other cocktail books have been & gone, but the International Guide to Drinks remains the book used by bartenders ...

Statistics show that divorce is at an all-time high; four out of ten marriages in the UK end in divorce, while one in ten divorced men & women wish they had stayed together. However, eternal love & happiness can be a reality; couples simply have to learn the skills. Introducing the concept of relationship management, Dr Andrew Stanway, one of the UK's leading specialists in sexual & marital medicine, offers couples a unique way of flourishing within their relationships. By identifying destructive elements of relationships, such as laziness, stress, money problems & jealousy, one can formulate an action plan to actively manage & therefore overcome relationship problems. With 25 years of professional marital experience, Dr Stanway knows better than most how to overcome difficulties & in so doing create a strong, long-lasting partnership. This highly practical guide is packed full of questionnaires, practice assignments & management games to help you better understand yourself & the nature of relationships. ...

Investigative journalist, Laurie Forbes, is planning her wedding to Elliot Russell, when she receives a tip-off that a group of illegally smuggled women is being held somewhere in the East End of London.

During her search unexpected & devastating events begin throwing her own life into chaos, so fellow journalist, Sherry Mac Elvoy steps in to help. Taking on undercover roles to get to the heart of the ruthless gang of human-traffickers, neither reporter can even begin to imagine what dangers they are about to face.

Neela is one of the helpless Indian girls being held in captivity. Her fear is not only for herself, but her six-year-old niece, Shaila. A disfiguring birthmark has so far saved Neela from the abuse, but she knows it is only a matter of time before she is sent for
- & worse, before Shaila is taken. Her desperate bids to seek outside help are constantly thwarted, until finally she, & the women with her, agree there is only one way out.. .

Intimate Strangers is a rich & engrossing story of intense love, heartbreak, terror & survival.






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Investigative journalist, Laurie Forbes, is planning her wedding to Elliot Russell, when she receives a tip-off that a group of illegally smuggled women is being held somewhere in the East End of London.

During her search unexpected & devastating events begin throwing her own life into chaos, so fellow journalist, Sherry Mac Elvoy steps in to help. Taking on undercover roles to get to the heart of the ruthless gang of human-traffickers, neither reporter can even begin to imagine what dangers they are about to face.

Neela is one of the helpless Indian girls being held in captivity. Her fear is not only for herself, but her six-year-old niece, Shaila. A disfiguring birthmark has so far saved Neela from the abuse, but she knows it is only a matter of time before she is sent for
- & worse, before Shaila is taken. Her desperate bids to seek outside help are constantly thwarted, until finally she, & the women with her, agree there is only one way out.. .




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Investigative journalist, Laurie Forbes, is planning her wedding to Elliot Russell, when she receives a tip-off that a group of illegally smuggled women is being held somewhere in the East End of London.

During her search unexpected & devastating events begin throwing her own life into chaos, so fellow journalist, Sherry Mac Elvoy steps in to help. Taking on undercover roles to get to the heart of the ruthless gang of human-traffickers, neither reporter can even begin to imagine what dangers they are about to face.

Neela is one of the helpless Indian girls being held in captivity. Her fear is not only for herself, but her six-year-old niece, Shaila. A disfiguring birthmark has so far saved Neela from the abuse, but she knows it is only a matter of time before she is sent for
- & worse, before Shaila is taken. Her desperate bids to seek outside help are constantly thwarted, until finally she, & the women with her, agree there is only one way out.. .

Intimate Strangers is a rich & engrossing story of intense love, heartbreak, terror & survival.






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Provocative & tender, passionate yet wary, the highly charged poems in Helen Farish's first collection testify to the complex nature of relationships with lovers, with family & with the self. The love poems explore moments of intense exposure, & within the erotic relation seek to carve out a voice adequate to the expression of female sexuality & desire. Within this framework, the body itself becomes a rich & compelling site of inquiry.

Posted throughout the collection like sentinels, poems on the death of the father draw the poet back home where grief mingles with surprising moments of grace or redemption. But whether the encounter concerns sudden loss or sudden blessing, constant throughout is a warm & boldly embodied lyric 'I' voice generously inviting the reader in.

Poised at life's mid-point, these haunting, haunted poems negotiate their emotional freight in carefully crafted forms which mediate between exposure & guardedness. Expertly charting the geographies of sex & love, the histories of childhood & grief, Intimates introduces a new poet of originality, honesty & singular power.



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