The Elizabethan golden age is over, replaced by James I's reign of terror, & William Shakespeare has been ordered out of his retirement to write one last play. He gathers together his devoted troupe & starts to compose but it will be such a searing attack on the monarchy that it can never be performed... Reading Winder is like watching a tightrope walker sling a wire between two far-distant skyscrapers & set off in the middle of a gale.. . an extraordinary performance' ...

This is the intimate & revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II & the niece of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Margaret was born into the Scottish aristocracy, into a now almost vanished world of privilege. Royalty often came to stay & her house was run in the style of Downton Abbey. In the Second World War years she 'lodged' at Buckingham Palace while she worked for MI5. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip. Three years later the King & Queen attended her own wedding; Princess Margaret was a bridesmaid. In 1990 she was appointed as a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen Mother, acting also as her companion, which she describes in touching detail. In the early months of 2002, she spent as much time as possible with her ailing aunt, & was at her bedside when she died at Easter that year. This is a fascinating account of a special life, with the author's family relationships to nobility & royalty, her long & special marriage, her children & grandchildren & a life lived to the full. ...

This is the intimate & revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II & the niece of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Margaret was born into the Scottish aristocracy, into a now almost vanished world of privilege. Royalty often came to stay & her house was run in the style of Downton Abbey. In the Second World War years she 'lodged' at Buckingham Palace while she worked for MI6. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip. Three years later the King & Queen attended her own wedding; Princess Margaret was a bridesmaid. In 1990 she was appointed as a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen Mother, acting also as her companion, which she describes in touching detail. In the early months of 2002, she spent as much time as possible with her ailing aunt, & was at her bedside when she died at Easter that year. The next morning she went to Queen Elizabeth's bedroom to pray, & in farewell dropped her a final curtsey. This is an enthralling account of a special life, & a unique insight into the intimate moments of the British Royal family. The Queen Mother regarded Margaret Rhodes as her third daughter, & she has been extremely close to her cousins the Queen & Princess Margaret throughout their lives. The book is full of charming anecdotes, fascinating characters, & personal photographs & is an unparalleled insight into the private life of the British monarchy. The size of this book is 19.7cm in height & 12.9cm wide with 198 pages. ...

Myron screwed up. His job was to protect someone. He fell in love with that someone & then she died. End of story.

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Details: From the author of Number One bestseller The Righteous Men. How are hundreds of unexplained deaths, spanning
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If you enter this world knowing you are loved & you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happened in between can be dealt with Michael Jackson In late December 2008, Ian Halperin told the world that Michael Jackson had only six months to live. His investigation into Jackson's failing health made headlines around the globe. Six months later, the King of Pop was dead. Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Friends & associates paint a tragic picture of the last years & days of his life as Jackson made desperate attempts to prepare for the planned concert series at London's 02 arena in July 2009.  These shows would have earned millions for the singer & his entourage, but he could never have completed them, not mentally, & not physically. Michael knew it & his advisers knew it. Anyone who caught even a fleeting glimpse of the frail old man hiding beneath the costumes & cosmetics would have understood that the London tour was madness. Why did it happen this way? After an intense five-year investigation, New York Times-bestselling author Ian Halperin uncovers the real story of Michael Jackson's final years, a suspenseful & surprising thriller. This investigation separates the bitter truth from the multilayered lies & media distortions of the life of the King of Pop. ...

Let Lauren & Rachel, the founders of Finch Bakery, show you the secrets to successful baking every time.

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An inspiring & practical guide to crafting the most realistic & artful crepe paper flowers for arrangements, decor, art, wearables & more, from a San Francisco-based botanical paper artist. Paper flowers continue to be a popular trend in the art & craft space. ...

Read by Hugh Laurie. In the sequel to Portuguese Irregular Verbs, our hero, Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, is the unlikely choice to address veterinarians in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas, is dogged by dachshunds, becomes embroiled with that notorious Coptic schismatic, the Duke of Johannesburg (and his victim the Patriarch of Alexandria), & finally ends up being mobbed as the star attraction on a Mediterranean cruise ship. ...

Summer, 1976. A plane crashes on a farm in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Out of the flames walks young Maggie Beck, clutching a baby in her arms.

Twenty-seven years later, investigative journalist Philip Dryden – visiting his wife, Laura in hospital – is witness to Maggie’s deathbed confession.

But some secrets are best kept secret, & what started out for Dryden as a small & curious story about the only survivor of an almost-forgotten plane crash soon escalates into a full-blown murder investigation.

And while Dryden is wondering what other secrets Maggie carried, his semi-conscious wife is trying to tell him something that might just save his life…

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780749025304
• Author: Jim Kelly
• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Dimensions: 13 x 2.5 x 19.7cm















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