Books Historical Fiction Books Like half of all the young women living in the Scottish town Clydebank in early 1911, Ellen works at the sewing machine factory. So does her big sister, Bridget, Bridget's fiancé Malcolm, & her new friend Sadie, who has come to work at the factory after the death of her father... For Sadie, the factory is a way to make ends meet, but Ellen has sewing in her veins. She is even making Bridget's wedding dress on her beloved sewing machine. But after the excitement of the wedding dies down, everything changes. Ellen discovers that the work of the cabinet polishers
- her job
- is to be reorganised, & they will be doing more work for less pay. Ellen feels betrayed
- the sewing factory is her family & they've let her down. Sadie is more pragmatic. But the women aren't going to give in without a fight. They've been reading about strikes & they've got an idea
- much to the disgust of manager Malcolm. Meanwhile, Bridget, forced to choose betwee...



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This book will show you how you can get the most out of your sewing machine, simply by changing feet
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Born into service, sixteen-year-old Juliet Harper has always idolised her mother, Agnes.

But Agnes is haunted by what

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As an invaluable resource for sewers of all abilities, this guide offers practical help with all of the essential h&- & machine-sewing techniques, from stitches & fastenings to fabrics & seams. This comprehensive Stitch Dictionary features functional & decorative stitches created by h&, sewing machine & serger. Beginners will find instruction in basic skills, guided by clear photographs & diagrams. Advanced sewers will find new applications for their sewing skills. A Textile Dictionary provides information on working with over 70 fabrics, from delicate chiffon & lace to heavy-duty denim, & tips on suitable stitches & applications. This book has 256 pages & is 20.5cm x 17cm x 2.4cm. ...

Alec Baldwin stars as Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow, in this big screen adaptation of the popular 1930s radio series. Once a gangster himself, Cranston now uses his special powers of invisibility for the collective good, waging a war against his arch- ...

FOUR MYSTERIES… FOUR STORIES…ONE CONNECTION

It's a night just like any other in the Conister home
- but then Paul

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Lilith Benley & her mother, rumoured to be witches, were convicted of the brutal murder of two teenage girls. Eighteen years later Lilith is released from prison, & shortly after she returns to her old home, a young woman is found dead at a neighbouring farm where a celebrity reality TV show is being filmed. When DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate he has to deal with fragile egos & hidden truths, as well as the possibility that Lilith Benley has killed again. Meanwhile, archaeologist Neil Watson discovers a gruesome wax doll at a house that once belonged to a woman hanged for witchcraft in the seventeenth century. & when Neil has a near fatal accident, some suspect a supernatural connection. Even though Wesley has problems closer to home to solve, it is up to him to uncover terrible secrets, banish dark shadows collected in the past & bring a dangerous killer to justice
- a killer who will stop at nothing to dispense vengeance & death.
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A brutal foe, an ancient mystery... The explosive new Templar thriller.

Cambridge Archaeology Professor Alex Harker

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Sally Lockhart is twenty-two, & running her own financial consultancy
- a thoroughly modern woman in a world of pompous men
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