They called it Black Friday in Parr Street when the factory closed. & whole families in the slums of Glasgow during the Depression felt the cruel sting of despair. Vicky Devine's father, George, was devastated. But young Ken Blacklaws had steel in his veins: 'I'm going to make something of my life, ' he would tell her with passion & a dangerous fire in his eyes. Maybe that's why Vicky loved him so much. Beautiful Vicky, her love gained strength & defiance in the midst of bleakness & hardship. As Ken ruthlessly fought his way out of poverty, his ambition knew no bounds. For in his lifetime, he would break the law & Vicky's heart
- but never her spirit...
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Can you keep a secret? Do you want to know what it's like to sleep in a royal palace?

Then you'll love reading Princess

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Fairy tales meet Freaky Friday in this enchanting new series, where there’s a magical mix-up for every princess! Twelve-year-old Ella dreams of adventure, but she's stuck with a stepfamily who treat her like a maid. So when she unexpectedly
- magically
- wakes up in a land far, far away, she's thrilled! That is, until she stumbles into the castle of a mysterious beast... Belle needs to save her family from ruin, so she's going to enter a royal competition to win a favour from the prince. But when she unexpectedly
- magically
- wakes up in a land far, far away, she's stuck with a mysterious pair of glass slippers, & a demanding stepfamily... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241745342 • Author: Kim Bussing • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Pages: 304 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 cm



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Discover the story of a princess like no other: the princess who had no fortune.

She doesnt have a cook or a gardener,

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Do you know what presents a princess gets on her birthday?

No, because it's a secret.

But in this very precious

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Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK’s most infamous prisons – first in young offenders’ institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs & finally at Europe’s largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield.

From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, & from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self-harm, she has witnessed it all.

In this eye-opening, inspirational memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients & the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780008311445
• Author: Dr Amanda Brown
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 263
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm











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Insights into the world of a Prison Doctor, this time taking us deeper into the walls of Bronzefield, the UK's biggest women's

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In The Prison Doctor: The Final Sentence, Dr Amanda Brown reveals stories of her time spent with foreign national prisoners.

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The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND & THE ANGEL'S GAME. THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books & the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel & Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son, Julian, & are living with Daniel's father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them & is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet, a beautiful & unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books, he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then, to Daniel's surprise, the man inscribes the book with the words ' To Fermin Romero de Torres, who came back from the dead & who holds the key to the future'. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment, betrayal & the return of a deadly rival. ...

The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND & THE ANGEL'S GAME. THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books & the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel & Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son, Julian, & are living with Daniel's father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them & is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet, a beautiful & unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books, he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then, to Daniel's surprise, the man inscribes the book with the words ' To Fermin Romero de Torres, who came back from the dead & who holds the key to the future'. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment, betrayal & the return of a deadly rival. ...