Women of Britain your country needs you! Bombers & Mash tells the story of the Second World War on the domestic front. It takes us from the kitchen to the nursery showing how women managed without almost everything from potato peelers cosmetics & prams to food fuel transport
- & men. These women coped with rationing evacuation separation from families long hours of work in factories hospitals & on the l&. Through it all they kept the nation fed on ingeniously nutritious & economical meals
- hundreds of the best & some of the worst are included here. In print for over thirty years Bombers & Mash is moving fascinating & full of posters & images from the Second World War. It is both an illustrated social history & a cookery book offering a remarkable picture of the deprivation & drama of the womens war.

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Andrea Hayes was one of the IRAs most deadly killers until a misplaced bomb ripped a group of passing kids apart & she left all that behind her. Now years later shes got a whole new life with a new family & her days of violence seem a distant memory. But then her daughter is kidnapped by persons unknown & she is blackmailed into building a huge explosive device for them
- target unknown...
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Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar & wants to be a rock god but keeps getting side-tracked by unforeseen circumstances. Fifty-four hours ago Sami was released from prison. Thirty-six hours ago he slept with the woman of his dreams at the Savoy. An hour ago his train blew up. Now he's carrying a rucksack through London's West End & has turned himself into the most wanted terrorist in the country. Fast funny hip & violent Bombproof is a non-stop adventure full of unforgettable characters & a heart-warming hero
- Sami Macbeth
- a man with the uncanny ability to turn a desperate situation into a hopeless one.

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Partly autobiographical this is the second title in Judith Kerrs internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany to London during the Blitz & her return to Berlin to discover the past... It is hard enough being a teenager in London during the Blitz finding yourself in love & wondering every night whether you will survive the bombs. But it is even harder for Anna who is still officially classified as an enemy alien". Those bombs are coming from Germany
- the country that was once her own. If Hitler invades can she & her beloved refugee family possibly survive? This was previously published as The Other Way Round."
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World War Two is finally over. Millions all over the country are starting to wonder if peacetime really is much of an improvement on the War. Food shortages endless queues power cuts rationing & freezing winters make it extremely difficult to make ends meet as husbands return from battlefields to families they hardly know. Yet some East Enders are living large...in a bombed out damp & squalid Hackney slum one family are leading a life of luxury a loadsamoney world funded by illegal betting where virtually everything is available thanks to a thriving black market. The Hyams family has a retinue of unofficial servants: a chauffeur a cleaner & an army of delivery men. They take seaside holidays in posh hotels & dine on the finest foods & delicacies money can buy...but at the core of their daily life an ever-growing nightmare lurks threatening to wreck their luxurious existence. In this honest & sincere memoir Jacky Hyams revisits the 'live for today' world of her childhood a world where money was no object growing up in a household underpinned by betting booze & bribes. ...

How much land is there altogether?' I asked. ' About thirteen acres ' said the estate agent. ' Whatever would you do with that much land? It's an awful lot to upkeep.' I grinned. No problem! 'I'd keep llamas & fly balloons!' A dilapidated rat-infested stone barn might not be many people's vision of a potential dream home. But for Richard & Al the cavernous oak-beamed building in a sleepy hamlet in the Limousin region of France is perfect. Tussles with French bureaucracy & fierce storms do little to dampen their resolve as they immerse themselves in this quiet corner of France. Told by a well-intentioned if often hapless do-it-yourselfer Richard's hilarious & heartwarming tale of a new life in France resounds to the Gallic refrain ' Bon courage!' ...

We are in crisis because we live a lie. We believe we flourish because we compete & fight
- personally as a nation & as the dominant
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Bond is the number one series for 11 plus practice with nearly 50 years of experience. Written by expert authors Bond 10 Minute Tests offer timed continuous support for all 11 plus subjects from ages 7
- 12. Tried & trusted Bond has helped millions of children achieve 11 plus success.
- Bite-sized practice of all key question types Timed practice for ideal for revision & consolidation of core topics.
- A puzzle section containing 5 puzzles Reinforce core Maths skills introducing an element on fun into practice.
- Answers & tips Handy pull-out section that can be removed easily.
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- Comprehensive parental advice Step-by-step support to help your child achieve 11 plus success. For 11 plus advice & other 11 plus practice resources visit www.bond 11plus.co.uk.





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Bond is the number one series for 11 plus practice with nearly 50 years of experience. Written by expert authors Bond 10 Minute Tests offer timed continuous support for all 11 plus subjects from ages 7
- 12. Tried & trusted Bond has helped millions of children achieve 11 plus success.
- Bite-sized practice of all key question types Timed practice for ideal for revision & consolidation of core topics.
- A puzzle section containing 5 puzzles Reinforce core Non-verbal Reasoning skills introducing an element on fun into practice.
- Answers & tips Handy pull-out section that can be removed easily.
- Motivating progress chart Monitor progress & raise scores completing the chart after every paper.
- Comprehensive parental advice Step-by-step support to help your child achieve 11 plus success. For 11 plus advice & other 11 plus practice resources visit www.bond 11plus.co.uk





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