Kate, as the whole world knows her, is living the dream of every little girl by winning the heart of a prince & becoming a Princess. But what is the reality behind our favourite fairy tale? In this compelling biography, bestselling author Sean Smith retraces the steps of Kate's journey from a rural childhood in Berkshire to her unhappy time as a victim of school bullies & to her transformation from a plain, gangly girl into a royal beauty. He reveals the true story of how she & William fell in love & what actually happened when their relationship hit the rocks. He also examines her emergence as a fashion icon & her relationship with her sister, Pippa Middleton. Bringing the story right up to date he reveals the ups & downs of her first royal year including her American triumph, Christmas at Sandringham & her future as a Queen in waiting. This is the most revealing & unmissable account of Kate's life to date. ...

Kate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her own little craft shop in the idyllic harbour town of St Felix.

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Alison Jackson presents a humorous folio of photographs to reveal all about the royal wedding between Kate & Wills, the most anticipated nuptials to come out of Britain since Charles & Diana, providing a glimpse into all the events we have imagined but never thought we would see. ...

Kate Bush has written some of the most memorable songs in pop music history. This work traces the story of Kate Bush's career, from her up-bringing in the Essex countryside through her first forays into music with a series of home recordings, to her number one debut album that propelled her to international stardom. ...

Dr Rodney Prince has never seen a girl look more out of place in the grime of the Fifteen Streets than Kate Hannigan. Her beauty & intelligence far outshine that of his hard, brittle, calculating wife, & he cannot fail to be drawn towards her. But as an unlikely romance blossoms, the union fuels vicious gossip amongst the denizens of the Fifteen Streets. For it is a love that opposes all the concepts of Edwardian society... Kate Hannigan was Catherine Cookson's first novel. It is the partly autobiographical, enthralling story of a controversial love affair, ...

Living in poverty in the Kentish marshes, young Kate dreams of a life of abundance & riches in the castle that towers over her village. So when the beautiful Lady Evelyn descends, requesting Kate to be her personal maidservant at the castle, it looks like the first stage of a dream come true. But there are blackhearted men to contend with, evil in thought & deed, & they have a sophistication well beyond that of anyone Kate has encountered before. & when her one true love, Tom the fisherman, returns from sailing the seven seas, it is to a very different Kate from the one he left behind. ...

Since Kate Middleton's royal romance propelled her into the public spotlight, the world's most famous girlfriend has blossomed from a fresh-faced student into fashion queen. Kate Style is a beautifully illustrated guide to the making of a modern princess, revealing Kate's fashion & beauty secrets in more than 100 sumptuous colour photographs. Featuring the sapphire engagement dress that caused a sensation, the legacy of Prince William's mother's ring, speculation about the dress & all the details on what promises to be a fairytale wedding, Kate Style is the essential guide to a royal style icon in the making. ...

On screen she played society girls, Spencer Tracy's sidekick, lionesses in winter. But the best character Katharine Hepburn ever created was Katherine Hepburn: a Connecticut Yankee, outspoken & elegant, bristling at Hollywood glitter. ' Kate' never seemed less than authentic. & yet how well did we know her really? Was there a more driven & vulnerable woman behind the image? ...

Born into the bleak industrial heartland of Tyneside in 1906, an illegitimate child with the courage to escape & discover her true self, denies her people, reaches rock bottom, & then writes her way back into their hearts as Catherine Cookson. Illustrated with 25 striking personal photographs, this is the REAL Jarrow Lass of Janet Mac Leod Trotter's bestselling trilogy, the ultimate rags-to-riches romance delivered hard-edged by folk who lived in the same street as Catherine as a child & knew first-hand the pain that hardship & alienation brings. ...

In little more than a year, Kate Middleton, aka Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has become one of the biggest British style icons. Her elegant look has created a huge boost in sales for the shops & designers whose clothes she favours. This guide to Kate's style celebrates her unique, ladylike, yet youthful fashion flair. ...