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The Midwife's Here!: The
Enchanting True Story Of One
Of Britain's Longest Serving
Midwives

When 20-year-old Linda
Fairley had her first
taste of midwifery as St
Mary's Maternity
Hospital, Manchester,
it was a place from a
bygone era. Nurses in
full skirts and starched
caps hurried around
steaming laundries and
milk kitchens, Matron's
commands booming after
them. Outside the
hospital walls,
Manchester was in full
sixties swing; colour
filled the streets; the
moon landing dominated
the headlines and the
Beatles blasted from
every radio. Little did
Linda know then the
trials she would face. As
the years passed and
Greater Manchester
changed around her, she
dedicated herself to its
parents, often racing
along the cobbled streets
to the aid of women rich
and poor - most times
delivering a little
miracle, but others the
hardest of news. Forty
years and over 2000
babies later, Linda is
one of Britain's
longest-serving midwives.
Told with warmth and a
good dose of Mancunian
humour, this is the
story of babies and
parents, of a time long
gone, and of one truly
inspiring woman.

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The Negotiator: My Life At The
Heart Of The Hostage Trade

Ben Lopez spends his life
travelling the world,
bartering with people who
value money over life.
Working for governments,
law enforcement agencies,
multinational
corporations and private
clients, Ben is an
expert K&R (Kidnap and
Ransom) consultant,
supplying professional
kidnap-negotiation
services. He can be
called out to anywhere in
the world within 24 hours
notice to set up and
command the negotiator's
cell, bargaining with
religious fanatics,
hardened criminals, and
other desperate people in
order to save the lives
of their captives.
Alongside a shadowy team
of former spies and
special operatives, his
arsenal of psychological
techniques is just as
powerful as brute force.
He'll spend as long as is
necessary to get the job
done. And then he'll
disappear. This
extraordinary book reads
like a thriller - but for
those involved in the
stories within it, the
drama, and the tension,
is very real. This book
has 304 pages and is 19.7
x 12.6 x 2.1 cms

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Little Girl Left Behind

From the age of three
Sheena Harrison was
brought up by her
grandmother whilst her
own mother, Kathleen,
sought work in America.
Kathleen later returned
for her daughter, but
her mother refused to
hand her over, saying
Sheena had settled into
her new home. She left
once more for the States,
believing that Sheena
would be loved, cared
for and kept safe. What
she did not know was that
Granny Morag would go on
to allow, indeed
facilitate, the horrific
abuse of little Sheena.
From the age of four,
she was appallingly
abused by members of her
own family, being little
more than a plaything for
their perverted desires.
Her uncle and others saw
abuse as normal, and
they raped and assaulted
her with impunity. As she
entered her teenage
years, Sheena became
highly promiscuous and
also needed medical
attention for some of the
damage inflicted upon
her. In this book,
Sheena tells her full
story with heart-breaking
honesty. It is a story of
cruelty and horror, but
also one which shows the
remarkable resilience of
the human spirit.
Sheena's experiences are
almost unimaginable and
yet she has survived them
as a reflective, caring
woman who can both
forgive and look ahead.
It is a story which will
make you angry but will
also touch your heart.

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