A new memoir from Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long It seems Aimee was forgotten The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee & when she reads the referral Cathy understands why Despite her reservations Cathy agrees to Aimee on
- there is something about her that reminds Cathy of Jodie (the subject of Damaged' & the most disturbed child Cathy has cared for) & reading the report instantly tugs at her heart strings When she arrives Aimee is angry & she has every right to be She has spent the first eight years of her life living with her drug-dependent mother in a flat that the social worker described as not fit for human habitation' Aimee is so grateful as she snuggles into her bed at Cathy's house on the first night that it brings Cathy to tears Aimee's aggressive mother is constantly causing trouble at contact & makes sweeping allegations against Cathy & her family in front of her daughter as well It is a trying time for Cathy & it makes it difficult for Aimee to settle But as Aimee begins to trust Cathy she starts to open up & the more Cathy learns about Aimee's life before she came into care the more horrified she becomes It's clear that Aimee should have been rescued much sooner & as her journey seems to be coming to a happy end Cathy can't help but reflect on all the other forgotten children' that are still suffering
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Another Man's Shoes is a gripping first-hand account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying Written just after the war Sven Somme vividly describes his 200-mile trek across the mountains pursued by German soldiers in a bid to reach Sweden & freedom in 1944 Sixty years later his daughter Ellie set out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway meeting some of the people who helped him along the way She recounts the emotional moment when a pair of her father's shoes exchanged for mountain boots were returned to her by one family who sheltered him along the way & pays special tribute to her uncle Iacob who was also arrested & later executed ...

A gun-toting preacher a rebel army led by a madman & entire villages slaughtered just because they were in the way In Another Man's War follow Sam Childer's remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith & his ongoing battle to save children in one of the world's most lawless areas" Another Man's War is about true terrorism against more than 200000 children in northern Uganda & Southern Sudan Sam Childers-a fighter & a preacher (some call him a mercenary)-tirelessly leads a small militia into the jungle daring to fight against a vicious army outnumbering him one thousand to one One man can make a huge difference Sam Childers certainly does" ? Peter Fonda actorfilmmaker best known as star of Easy Rider" The Reverend Sam Childers has been a very close friend to the government of South Sudan for many years & is a trusted friend" ? President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan" The Reverend Sam Childers is a long time devoted friend to our government & his courageous work is supported by us" ? President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda" Sam Childers is one of those rare men who is willing to do literally whatever it takes to promote the message of Jesus Christ & save children from the tyranny of evil men" ? John Rich lead singer & songwriter Big & Rich ...

A small town A missing schoolgirl A terrible secret & one girl's fight to survive Sixteen-year-old Claudette Flint is coming home from hospital after an escalating depression left her unable to cope She may seem unchanged on the outside; but everything's different The same could be said about her seaside hometown A local teenager Sarah has disappeared Sarah had a bad reputation round town; but now she's vanished the close-knit community seems to be unspooling As the police investigate & the press digs around for dirt small town scandals start to surface What nobody knows yet is that Claudette & Sarah had a secret friendship & that the last secret Sarah shared may be the key to the truth After weeks of focusing solely on herself Claudette realizes she is not the only part of the world that needs fixing
- & that if she can piece together the fragments of Sarah's story then maybe she can piece herself back together too Another Place is a novel about lost girls recovered life
- & the meaning of home

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A Sunday Times top ten bestseller An exploration of suburbia from music icon Tracey Thorn; singer-songwriter & bestselling author of Bedsit Disco Queen 224 pages Thorn Tracey ...

One of the seminal works from the writer who defined modern comics Alan Moore is re-mastered for the first time in breathtakingly vibrant color! Alan Moore’s performance works making up the play Another Suburban Romance are translated into print & lavishly illustrated as full sequential stories Comprised of three major pieces adapted from Moore’s original presentations by frequent collaborator Antony (Fashion Beast) Johnston this original graphic novel is completely illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp Running from the 1920’s Chicago style killings in Old Gangsters Never Die to the ruminations on modern life in the namesake piece Another Suburban Romance this powerful work is an essential piece of the Alan Moore graphic novel library that no fan will want to miss! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A powerful searing adult drama examining the life of an accomplished philosophy professor teetering on the brink of self-understanding Actors Gena Rowlands Mia Farrow Ian Holm Blythe Danner Gene Hackman Directors Woody Allen Writers Woody Allen Producers Charles H Joffe Helen Robin Jack Rollins Robert Greenhut Thomas A Reilly Format PAL Colour Anamorphic Widescreen Mono Language Spanish English German French Subtitles Dutch French Italian Portuguese Spanish English Dubbed French German Spanish Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English German Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play United Kingdom released PALRegion 2 DVD LANGUAGES English (Dolby Digital 51 ) English (Subtitles ) WIDESCREEN (2351) SPECIAL FEATURES Cast Crew Interview (s) Interactive Menu Scene Access Trailer (s) SYNOPSIS Class consciousness has frequently played a role in Mike Leigh&s films & not only because as a storyteller whose native terrain is modern Britain he can hardly hope to avoid it & sure enough the observant viewer of his splendidly rich & wise new feature & Another Year& will notice the shadows that an always-evolving system of social hierarchy casts over the passage of the seasons (& We&re all graduates& one character reminds another with the prickly pride of belonging to the first generation to receive a university education in an era of expanded opportunity) But in this movie as in its immediate precursor & Happy-Go-Lucky& Mr Leigh is also after a more elusive & troubling form of injustice one that is almost cosmically mysterious even as it penetrates & sometimes threatens to poison the relationships that make up everyday life Like & Happy-Go-Lucky& though on a somewhat larger scale & Another Year& is about the unequal distribution of happiness Why do some people
- like Tom & Gerri the post-&60s 60-something couple at the center of this episodic story
- seem to have an inexhaustible even superabundant supply while others seem unable to acquire even the smallest portion? Can happiness be borrowed stolen or inherited? Is it earned by meritorious works or granted by the obscure operations of grace? These may sound like silly abstract questions but they could hardly be more serious or more relevant Here in America after all the pursuit of happiness has the status of a foundational right coincident but not quite identical with material prosperity In Britain where dourness can seem Another Year (Untitled Mike Leigh Project )

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In 2014 Cape published Plumdog a year's worth of entries from Emma Chichester Clark's blog of the same name which records the daily life of Plum her dog in Plum's own words & Emma's delightful illustrations It was seized on by dog lovers everywhere & became the bestselling book written by a dog of that year indeed quite possibly since records began Another Year of Plumdog is exactly what it says another year of leaping catching balls diving into rivers puddles the North Sea & hanging out with friends ...

There is no other designer quite like Anouska Hempel & this volume is both a celebration of her achievement & an intimate insight into it Here is a designer whose vision & creative flair know no bounds whose interiors & landscapes are truly incomparable The book is divided into thirteen chapters each highlighting one of her many stunning achievements There is Beluga Hempels own opulent yacht masquerading as a black-sailed pirate ship; the luxurious interiors & perfectly manicured gardens of Cole Park the quintessential English country house; the clean lines of the Grosvenor House Apartments in Mayfair; & more With over 400 stunning colour photographs of interiors architecture & gardens this beautiful volume is itself a masterwork of art a joy for lovers of distinctive design & an essential reference for design professionals ...