There was a lot that we kept from my mother. My dad would say to me as a teenager " Don't tell your mother". We couldn't face the disapproval. Sue Johnston always seemed to be disappointing her mother. As a girl she never stayed clean & tidy like her cousins. As she grew older, she spent all her piano lesson money on drinks for her mates down the pub, & when she discovered the Cavern she was never at home. The final straw was when Sue left her steady job at a St Helens factory to try her hand at that unsteadiest of jobs: acting. Yet when Sue was bringing up her own child alone, her mother was always there to help. & playing her much-loved characters Sheila Grant & Barbara Royle
- although her mum wouldn't say she was proud as such, she certainly seemed to approve. & in her mother's final months, it was Sue she needed by her side. The relationship with your mother is perhaps the most precious & fraught of any woman's life. When she began writing, Sue set out to record all the big things, & all the small things. Everything I wanted to tell my mother but felt I never could. The result is a warm, poignant & often very funny memoir by one of our favourite actresses.
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Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? & how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams & secrets she couldn't always voice. ...

Contains over 60 delicious recipes for what to put on your toast, from a breakfast feast of soft boiled eggs with chilli flakes, thyme & chorizo, to a substantial supper of griddled steaks with rocket, anchovy butter & roasted peppers on olive bread or chicken livers, sage & pancetta on toasted brioche. ...

This beautiful holiday-themed gift set contains four concept board books of all different sizes.

Children will love learning

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Introducing a brilliant range of lift-the-flap colouring books that really allow children to let their imaginations run wild!

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A sequence of stories about the Vietnam War, this book also has the unity of a novel, with recurring characters & interwoven strands of plot & theme. It aims to summarize America's involvement in Vietnam, & her coming to terms with that experience in the years that followed. ...

In 1940 war hits Everytown &, with its people unprepared, lasts thirty years. A new order, named ' Wings Over the World', emerges from the ruins, led by John Cabal (Raymond Massey). By 2036, Cabal's grandson Oswald continues his quest towards a society ruled by technology, but the artistic community stage a mass revolt. ...

Keep a note of all the important tasks you need to complete & when to complete them for in this handy Things to do today Planner.

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404 Fun Things To Draw This book is full of hundreds of different animals, funny people, pets & cartoon characters, follow the step by step guides & soon all of your friends & family will be amazed by your newfound artistic skills! How To Draw 404 Dinosaurs & Other Cool Stuff If you ever wanted to learn how to draw hundreds of different dinosaurs, monsters, superheroes & pirates then this is the perfect book for you. It's easy! All you have to do is follow the simple step by step drawings & soon enough you'll be amazed by your new found artistic skills. ...

Piece together the fairytale themed puzzle & find all of the hidden surprises within the image.

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