This new title from Bradt tells the inspiring & emotional story of Ishbel Holmes, also known as World Bike Girl, a Scottish-Iranian woman who became a champion racing cyclist in spite of having been abandoned by her family, & who set off on the adventure of a lifetime despite her lack of experience, money or equipment. Ishbel Holmes was determined to cycle the world but her journey took a completely unexpected turn when, despite her initial instincts not to, she rescued a street dog in Turkey. Ishbel was lost & alone when she started on her epic trip, but in Lucy found a companionship never previously known. Between the two there formed a deep bond & their relationship was followed & supported by thousands of readers online, before becoming a media sensation overnight when Ishbel put out a plea for help to transport Lucy to an animal shelter three hundred miles away. This heart-rending tale is about more than just the relationship between a woman & her dog. It is a testimony to the human spirit, overcoming present-day challenges & churning up long-buried & painful memories from Ishbel s earlier life. It is also a tale of adventure, one person s determination to cross an unfamiliar country by bike & the unforgettable scenes that greet her on the Turkey-Syria border & into Syria itself. & it is a loving portrait of Lucy, the street dog that was determined not to let Ishbel go & whose dogged persistence helped to break down the barriers around her heart & in so doing change her life in ways she had never imagined. Ultimately, this is a tale of love & healing, a modern fable that touches the soul & reminds us all of the need to belong. ...

' Mad, bad & dangerous to know', Lord Byron was not just one of England's finest poets, he was also history's first true rock star, living a life of abundant extravagance & shocking scandal that led eventually to self-imposed exile in Europe. Through his travels, Byron carved out a new life, remaining true to himself to the end. So when journalist Julietta Jameson is compelled by emotional crisis to embark on her own period of personal exile, whose footsteps better to follow in than those of her beloved Byron? Her suitcase filled with his verse, Julietta traces the path of this luminary poet through the Alps, across Italy & over the Mediterranean, & in doing so, learns to live her life in truth, just as he did. Me, Myself & Lord Byron is a story of parallel journeys-that of the infamous Lord Byron, & of a woman on a heartfelt mission to reclaim her life. Julietta explores the flipside of Byron's celebrity-his insecurities, fears & regrets. & against the sumptuous backdrop of Switzerl&, Italy & Greece, she reminds us that it's never too late to rediscover yourself. ...

I tripped across the Charles Bridge just before first light, all alone apart from a sleepy pickpocket just clocking on for the morning shift, my heels clacking on the cobblestones, the early morning sky a beautiful deep blue. Armed only with a romantic soul & a pressing need to escape her overbearing family, Rachael Weiss heads for Prague in search of her Bohemian roots, with vague plans to write the next great Australian novel & perhaps, just perhaps, fall madly in love with an exotic Czech man with high cheekbones. They make it seem so easy, those other women who write of uprooting themselves from everything they know, crossing the world & forming effortless friendships with strangers, despite not understanding a word they say, while reinventing themselves in beautiful European cities. So it`s not surprising that Rachael is completely unprepared for the realities that confront her in her strange new world. Initially starry-eyed, she quickly has to grapple with perplexing plumbing, extraordinarily rude checkout chicks, & the near-incomprehensible Czech language. In this warm & witty tale of life in a foreign l&, Rachael, somewhat to her own surprise, finds herself gradually creating a second home in Prague, complete with an eccentric & unlikely tribe of extended family & friends; & realises along the way that while she`s been striving so hard to become someone else, she has inadvertently grown to rather like the person she has always been. Me, Myself & Prague is a sweet & surprising memoir of discovering hope, self, family & friendship, Czech-style. ...

This is a creative space for you to share with your friends or a loved one. Just flip to a random page & use the prompts to jot down whatever silly thoughts or sweet memories pop into your brain. Write fortune cookies to each other. Decide on your perfect theme song. Brainstorm ideas for your matching tattoos. You can fill out each page with a different friend, or complete the whole book with a special someone. & the best part? Not only will you have fun using your imaginations together, you`ll also end up with an amazing momento to look back on! ...

Meadowfield in 1897 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers a colliery area south-west of the Durham. Three collieries are shown, each with its coke ovens: Littleburn Colliery stands alongside the NER main line which runs down the eastern part of the map. A short spur leads to Brownhey Colliery. To the west the large Brandon Colliery, with A, B & C Pits, stands alongside the NER Bishop Auckland Branch. Part of the pit villages of Brandon Colliery & Littleburn are also shown (they continue north onto the Langley Moor map) & two small villages are shown complete: Meadowfield, on the main road with its St John`s church, & Browney Colliery village which had three chapels next to each other. On the reverse is the Brandon Parish entry from an 1894 directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

A collection of recipes to suit the relaxed nature of holidays interspersed with evocative stories of a life at a remote beach location away from the convenience of shops & markets. The recipes are pared down & adaptable, some with a seaside focus, such as those featuring several different ways to prepare crayfish, & they cover all seasons. The author outlines her beach food philosophy which

Includes:: improvising ingredients with whatever is to hand & simplifying recipes to work with less. A `waste not` approach to cooking is paramount where the nearest shops are an hour`s drive away. Combining nostalgia for the simple life with the skills of a trained Cordon Bleu chef this is a book to be savoured
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The course of the Meander is so famously indirect that the river`s name has come to signify digression
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A collection of Penelope Fitzgerald`s short stories. Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most highly-regarded writers on the English literary scene. Apart from Iris Murdoch, no other writer has been shortlisted so many times for the Booker. Her last novel, ` The Blue Flower`, was the book of its year, garnering extraordinary acclaim in Britain, America & Europe. This superb collection of stories, originally published in anthologies & newspapers, shows Penelope Fitzgerald at her very best. From the tale of a young boy in 17-century England who loses a precious keepsake & finds it frozen in a puddle of ice, to that of a group of buffoonish amateur Victorian painters on a trip to Brittany, these stories are characteristically wide ranging, enigmatic & very funny. They are each miniature studies of the endless absurdity of human behaviour. ...

Meanwhile don`t push & squeeze is an account of the year that writer spent teaching at a university in Hangzhou, China. Filled with puzzlement & discovery, it is enriched by the writings of Berold`s enthusiastic students & those of his articulate companion. Berold`s passion for literature soon takes him well beyond limits of his contract as a `foreign expert`. This is a wide-ranging & at times very funny title, filled with fresh, startling images of 21st Century China. Robert Berold spent a year teaching creative writing in China, & this is his poetic & delightful record of that year. ...

Meanwood & Far Headingley in 1906 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the Meanwood area on the north side of Leeds. The northern part of Headingley, around St Chad`s church, Otley Road & Moor Road, is in the bottom left corner & coverage extends north to Meanwood Hall, eastward to Carr Manor. The scattered communities across the map include Weetwood, Meanwood, Myrtle Square & Hill Top, Bentley. Features on what was still a semi-rural landscape include Holy Trinity church, Meanwood Tanneries, Weetwood Dye & Print Works, Bardon Hill, Bardon Grange, tramways terminating at Far Headingley & Bentley, Meanwood Quarry. Carr Manor & Meanwood Hall stand in extensive grounds. On the reverse is a good selection of street directory entries for the area. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...