Katherine Synford was the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book highlights her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. She was the mother of the Beaufort, then the ancestress of the Yorkist kings, the Tudors, the Stuarts & every other sovereign since
- a prodigious legacy that has shaped the history of Britain.
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A naive young woman at the mercy of her ambitious family.

At just nineteen, Katheryn Howard is quick to trust & fall

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Kathmandu is the greatest city of the Himalaya; a place where unique cultural practices that died out in India a thousand years ago have survived. It is a carnival of sexual license & hypocrisy, a jewel of world art, a hotbed of communist revolution, a paradigm of failed democracy. ...

Can she hide the secret that could ruin her reputation? After becoming pregnant out of wedlock, Kathy feared for her future – until her mother agreed to raise the baby as her own. While Kathy causes consternation for her family, everything changes after she meets handsome RAF pilot, Alisdair. They grow close, but when their relationship is threatened, Kathy runs away from heartbreak by joining the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Kathy’s new life in Yorkshire is a world away from the Glasgow tenement she grew up in, but she finds friendship with women who know nothing of her past, & spends her evenings at dances with charming soldiers. But despite being surrounded by new faces, Kathy can’t get Alisdair, nor her secret child, out of her mind... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804364857 • Author: Carol Mac Lean • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.8cm ...

Katie Mc Ginty is finally big enough to have her own pet, & she's so excited!

But she doesn't want a cat, or a dog,

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Ireland's Katie Taylor blew into London 2012 like a summer wind to claim the first lightweight Olympic gold medal in women's boxing when she beat Russia's Sofya Ochigava in the final at the Ex Cel Arena in August. One of the original campaigners to have women included in the Olympic boxing schedule, Taylor, along with her father & coach, Pete, has won everything the sport has to offer. Her triumph was a historical first in her weight division & fittingly book-ended what has been a stellar career to date. In My Olympic Dream, she explains what it was that encouraged her to take up the sport in the first place & reveals her delight at finally being able to box in the world's biggest sporting occasion. ...

Hundreds of newspaper advertisements made him one of the notorious men of his time. Their outrageous claims included discovering a cure for influenza, launching the age of air travel, & even selling his soul to the devil. This work tells the story of his life & travels; his publicity & persona; &, his performances & lectures. ...

The first in Victoria Eveleigh's enchanting Katy's Exmoor Ponies series, perfect for fans of pony & animal stories, Pippa Funnell,

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The distant & unloved colony world of Russalka has no l&, only the raging sea. Beneath the waves, the people live in pressurised environments & take what they need from the boundless ocean. It is a hard life, but it is theirs & they fought a war a ...

Kauto Star & Denman, both superstars, have between them changed the landscape of jump racing forever. Stablemates side-by-side at the Somerset yard of their trainer Paul Nicholls, they are exactly the same age but hugely different personalities. Kauto Star, a handsome bay was born in France where he was dubbed 'L' Extraterrestre', has won the King George VI chase at Kempton Park on four consecutive occasions, matching Desert Orchid's record, & the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice. Some say he is the leading steeplechaser of all time. Denman an indomitable Irish Chestnut, ruthlessly efficient & blessed with great stamina, is known as ' The Tank'. In 2008 he knocked Kauto Star into second place in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, a result reversed the next year. As well as Cheltenham, he has won the Hennessy Gold Cup twice. Not since the days of Arkle has any horse attracted such attention from outside racing. The continuing rivalry between Kauto Star & Denman has captured the imagination of millions & has been compared to the classic sporting contests of Borg against Mc Enroe, Ali against Foreman & Coe against Ovett. This is the story of their life & times & the drama of their many victories
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