From small timber-framed houses to sprawling manors, this comprehensive guide to west Suffolk presents an impressive range of buildings from across the centuries. At its center lies the town of Bury St. Edmunds, site of one of Norman England`s most powerful abbeys, whose monolithic gates remain as a local landmark. Other towns boast impressive architecture as well, including Newmarket, where the racetrack & other unique structures support its role as a historic & international center for horse breeding & racing. Also attesting to the remarkable variation of west Suffolk`s buildings are a number of impressively grand residences, such as the fine Elizabethan manors of Long Melford, Majarajah Duleep Singh`s palace at Elveden, & the extraordinary circular mansion of Ickworth. ...

This book tells the story of the campaign to get women the vote in Britain through 14 significant objects. From photos of key people in the campaign through ephemera such as force-feeding equipment, banners & medallions Sarah Ridley brings the story to life. Beginning by looking at the role of women in the 19th Century & ending with the continuing struggle for equal rights for women in all parts of society, this is an essential read for young people aged 10 plus to understand the history of the women`s movement on suffrage.2018 was a landmark year that marked the centenary of the Representation of the People Act. This finally gave the vote to some women for the first time (women over 30, who owned property) & also gave the vote to all men (up until then, only about two-thirds of men had the vote). The Houses of Parliament celebrated this centenary with their ` Vote 100` project. 2018 was also be the 90th anniversary of women gaining full voting equality with men in 1928. ...

In the late 1630s, Andrea Stuart`s earliest known maternal ancestor set sail from Engl&, lured by the promise of the New World, to settle in Barbados where he fell by chance into the lucrative life of a sugar plantation owner. With George Ashby`s first crop, the cane revolution was underway & would go on to transform the Caribbean into an archipelago of riches, establishing a thriving worldwide industry that bound together ambitious white entrepreneurs & enslaved black workers. As it grew, this sweet colonial trade fuelled the Enlightenment & financed the Industrial Revolution, but it also had more direct, less palatable consequences for the individuals caught up in it, consequences that still haunt the author`s past. In this unique personal history, Andrea Stuart follows the thread of her own family`s involvement with sugar through successive generations, telling a story of insatiable greed & forbidden love, of abuse & liberation. ...

In the summer of 1972, during a compulsory stint in the South African military, Stephen ` Sugar` Segerman heard the music that would forever change his life. A decade later, on yet another military base, Craig Bartholomew Strydom heard the same music. It would have a profound effect. Who was this folk singer who resonated with South Africa`s youth? No one could say. All that anyone knew was his name
- Rodriguez
- & the fact that he had killed himself on stage after reading his own epitaph. After many years of searching in a pre-internet age, Strydom with support from Segerman found the musician not dead but alive & living in seclusion in Detroit. Even more remarkable was the fact that Rodriguez, no longer working as a musician & struggling to eke out a blue-collar existence, had no idea that he had been famous for over 25 years in a remote part of the world...

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Martinique, 1765, & brothers Emile & Lucien are charged by their French master, Father Cleophas, with a mission. They must return to Grenada, the island they once called home, & smuggle back the 42 slaves claimed by English invaders at the hospital plantation in Fort Royal. While Lucien, barely in his teens, sees the trip as a great adventure, the older & worldlier Emile has no illusions about the dangers they will face. But with no choice other than to obey Cleophas
- & sensing the possibility, however remote, of finding his first love Celeste
- he sets out with his brother on this `reckless venture`. With great characters, a superb narrative set up, & language that is witty, bawdy & thrillingly alive, Sugar Money is a novel to treasure.

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” Sugar Street”, the climactic conclusion to Mafhouz`s masterpiece trilogy, is the captivating portrait of a family struggling to change with the rise of modern Egypt. As Cairo shrugs off the final vestiges of colonialism, Ahmad Al Jawad has lost his power & surveys the world from a latticed balcony. Unable to control his family`s destiny, he watches helplessly as his dynasty & the traditions he holds dear disintegrate before his eyes. But through Ahamd`s three grandsons we see modern how Egypt takes shape. One grandson is a communist activist, another a Muslim fundamentalist, both working for what they believe will be a better world. & Ridwan, the inheritor of his father`s charms, launches a political career aided by a homosexual affair with prominent politician. ...

Much like oil today, sugar was once the most powerful commodity on earth. It shaped world affairs, influencing the economic policies of nations, driving international trade & wreaking environmental havoc. The Western world`s addiction to sugar came at a terrible human cost: the near extinction of the New World indigenous peoples gave rise to a new form of slavery, as millions of captured Africans were crammed into ships to make the dangerous voyage to Caribbean cane plantations. What began as the extraordinarily expensive luxury of nobles & the very wealthy has become a staple in the modern world. Indeed, it played its own role in creating that world, fuelling the workers of the Industrial Revolution, & giving rise to the craze for fast food. ” Sugar: A Bittersweet History” tells the extraordinary, dramatic & thought-provoking story of this most commonplace of products from its very origins to the present day. Elizabeth Abbott examines how & in what quantities we still consume sugar; its role in the crisis of obesity & diabetes; how its cultivation continues to affect the environment; & how coerced labour continues in so many sugar-producing nations. Richly detailed, impeccably researched & thoroughly compelling, ” Sugar” is a comprehensive social history of a substance that has revolutionised the way we eat, & poignant testimony to the suffering endured in the name of satisfying the world`s sweet tooth. ...

When Sugarlump the rocking horse wishes to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn & sparkling blue eyes turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack & even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for & realises how much he misses the children he left behind. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant.. . The sixth title from this 1 bestselling, chart-busting team is bursting with Julia Donaldson`s rhythmic, lyrical verse & Lydia Monks`s bright, beautiful illustrations. There`s glitter on every page too! Praise for THE SINGING MERMAID: ”[A] tip-top adventurous ballad which will hold its readers captive.”
- Guardian ”[...] a delightful rhyming adventure.”
- Daily Mail

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When June met Delia, she was a lifeline. Their intense friendship gave her a sense of belonging, of security, that she`d never had before. She felt braver, smarter, funnier, more attractive when Delia was around. But then something went wrong, & Delia & June haven`t spoken for a year when an announcement is made at their school that Delia is dead. June barely has time to mourn before Delia`s ex-boyfriend convinces her that Delia didn`t kill herself but was in fact murdered, & June is fast swept into a tangle of lies & deceit
- & a conspiracy she can barely conceive of, never mind believe. Stylish, sexy & atmospheric, with so many twists it will leave you breathless.
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The Suilven area of Scottish Highlands at 1:25, 000 on a waterproof & tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services in their Superwalker series. Coverage extends from Loch Inver & Loch Assynt in the north southwards to Loch Lurgainn, Cam Loch & Ledmore Junction in the south, &

Includes:: Stac Pollaidh, Cùl Mòr & Ben More Assynt. Maps in Harvey’s Superwalker series have contours at 15m intervals, with additional graphics for various types of terrain (crags, large boulders, scattered rocks) & colouring for different kinds of land use or vegetation (pastures, bogs, forests or woodl&, etc). The maps show local hiking paths, indicating where appropriate long-distance routes, & boundaries of national parks or other protected areas. Scottish titles also indicate Munro, Corbett & Graham hills. Some maps in addition highlight local cycle routes. A range of symbols mark various facilities for walkers including youth or independent hostels, campsites & caravan sites, information points, etc. Each map has a 1-km British or Irish national grid. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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