When you fall in love with someone serving in the Armed Forces its hard to imagine the impact their career will have on your life. In Dont Say Goodbye Fiona Stanford tells the untold story of the people left behind when our soldiers go off to fight. She reveals the hidden side to modern conflict
- the story of the families but in particular the wives girlfriends mothers & children
- how it feels to live on a knife edge bombarded with 24-hour news & footage of the war & the constant terror that the next death you hear about on the television or the radio might be your loved one. Through tales of the Army lifestyle she explains the reply to the age old question: How do you cope? which is usually: You just get on with it Fionas husband handed over command of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards to Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe before they deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. During the tour seven of their men were killed including Rupert & many were wounded. Here she shares the rewards & challenges of Army life
- the desperate goodbyes with young children in tow the bittersweet sense of pride & the huge relief of homecoming. She also tells of other goodbyes; to friends when posted on to children when they go away to school & the ultimate goodbye revealing the heartache of families whose loved ones do not return. This is a story of love
- how love can survive & even grow when couples are separated by thousands of miles & days of anguish. Dont Say Goodbye sheds light on the unique camaraderie that develops amongst the women as they pull each other through the toughest of times. Poignant inspiring & deeply moving this book is a tribute to the women & families that support our heroes on the frontline.www.welshguardsappeal.com



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Sailors are a notoriously superstitious lot
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Jeremy Clarkson puts the pedal to the floor in Dont Stop Me Now"; a collection of his " Sunday Times" motoring journalism. Theres more to life than cars. Jeremy Clarkson knows this. There is after all a whole world out there just waiting to be discovered. So before he gets on to torque steer & active suspension he takes time out to consider: the madness of Galapagos tortoises; the similarities between Jeremy Paxman & AC/DCs bass guitarist; the problems & perils of being English; & Gods dumbest creation. Then there are the cars: whether its the poxiest little runabout or an exotic firebreathing supercar no one does cars like Clarkson. Unmoved by mechanics claims & unimpressed by press junkets he approaches anything on four wheels without fear or favour. What emerges from the ashes is rarely pretty. But always very very funny. Praise for Jeremy Clarkson: " Brilliant.. .laugh-out-loud". (" Daily Telegraph"). " Outrageously funny.. .will have you in stitches". (" Time Out"). Number-one bestseller Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars current affairs & anything else that annoys him in his sharp & funny collections. " Born To Be Riled" " Clarkson On Cars" " Dont Stop Me Now" " Driven To Distraction" " Round the Bend" " Motorworld" & "I Know You Got Soul" are also available as Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App i Clarkson: The Book of Cars can be downloaded on the App Store. Jeremy Clarkson because his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for the " Sun" & the " Sunday Times". Today he is the tallest person working in British television & is the presenter of the hugely popular " Top Gear"." ...

Disturbing & scary Karen Roses brilliant thriller proves that you never know what goes on behind closed doors. As a woman fakes her own death in order to escape her abusive husband what happens when he finds out what she did? Shhh... Hes coming for you. Desperate Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself & her child from her abusive husband was to stage their deaths. Now all that remains of her former life is at the bottom of a lake. As Caroline Stewart Mary Grace has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. Slowly she has learned to believe that her new life & new identity is here to stay. Then her husband uncovers her hidden trail. Step by step hes closing in on her & everyone she loves. Now Caroline must decide whether to flee again or whether the time has come to stay & fight... ...

This is a br&-new hardback edition of this popular title in the Cautionary Tales" series which help young children to understand & discuss key moral issues. Lucy just wont stop telling lies but soon she tells one lie too many & learns a lesson shell never forget. Repetitive phrases & rhythmic text encourage children to participate in the story. It is amusingly illustrated by Jan Mc Cafferty." ...

Donit Think of an Elephant! is the definitive handbook for understanding what happened in the 2004 US election & communicating effectively about key issues facing America today. Author George Lakoff has become a key advisor to the Democratic party helping them develop their message & frame the political debate. In this book Lakoff explains how conservatives think & how to counter their arguments. His years of research & work with environmental & political leaders have been distilled into this essential guide which shows progressives how to think in terms of values instead of programmes & why people vote for their values & identities often against their best interests. Donit Think of An Elephant! is the antidote to the last forty years of conservative strategizing & the right wingis stranglehold on political dialogue in the United States ...

When seventy-year-old Maura Murphy discovered she had cancer she left her husband of fifty years & started writing her memoirs. Born chronically ugly & as cross as a briar into a poor rural homestead in 1920s Ireland Maura lived much of her adult life in England where she raised nine children & fought to keep together a family ravaged by poverty & alcohol. The voice of a silent generation of an immigrant-Irish underclass Maura Murphys tough & remarkable life is a compellingly written account of struggle & survival like no other. With all the immediacy & impact of Frank Mc Courts prize-winning ANGELAS ASHES Mauras voice is feisty funny & fearless. & she needed to be all those things to survive an extraordinary series of privations & abuses. Her story is compelling & upbeat despite everything. ...

Mum is ill & Dad has to go to work so Lily will have to go to Melanies house for the day. Dad says shell have lots of fun but theres a problem: Lily doesnt want to go! Join Lily as she braves Melanies house & realises that doing new things neednt be scary after all... ...

Weve all been there. Some kids still are. Looking under the bed for the bogeyman experiencing the delights of odd socks or suffering from (our own & other peoples) bad breff" as Gez so charmingly puts it. Yet Gez isnt always so grounded in real life & the authentic language of the school playground & the top deck of the bus. Sometimes he goes off into the absurdest grossest of fantasies with Spike-Milligan-esque poems like Gnome Sweet Gnome & Steve & His Secret Agent Underpants. Not to mention Henry Meek who can make his bottom squeak & saves a climber lost in the mountains with this unusual talent." ...

This is a collection of wise & wacky words of advice from the bestselling & award-winning author of Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You". From the marvellous mind of Mitchell Symons comes such gems of wisdom as: You cant trust a dog to watch your food. Why buy shampoo when real poo is free? Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time as you wont have a leg to stand on. & if getting even doesnt work then just get odd." ...