A guide to maximising the use of the popular exercise equipment. It includes tips on getting started, a huge range of exercises for all abilities, stretches, improving postures and meditation exercises. It is suitable for those whose aim is to stay trim and toned.
Following on from the bestselling Call the Midwife and Shadows of the Workhouse, Jennifer continues her story. Post-war life could be a struggle - the devastating effects of TB, dangerous backstreet abortions, people driven to extremes by poverty - but there was also warmth and humour. Like Megan'mave - identical twins who share the same browbeaten husband; the eccentric Sister Monica Joan; and gauche debutante Chummy who wants to be a missionary. As the 1960s dawned, docklands, began to change beyond all recognition. Farewell to the East End chronicles the lives, culture and stories of a bygone era.
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) was born into a predominantly Italian family in London. She was sister to two members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and posed for some of their early paintings. While her lyrics and carols remain popular, she also wrote fantasy, mystical and religious poems as well as stories and verse for children.