Liverpool 1936 Miranda & her mother Arabella live comfortably in a nice area. But when her mother tells her she can no longer afford their present lifestyle they have a blazing row & Miranda goes to bed angry & upset. When she wakes the next morning however her mother has disappeared. She raises the alarm but everyone is baffled & when searches fail to discover Arabella's whereabouts Miranda is forced to live with her Aunt Vi & cousin Beth who resent her presence & treat her badly. Miranda is miserable but when she meets a neighbour Steve things begin to look up & Steve promises to help his new friend in her search & does so until war intervenes. ...

Liverpool 1936. Miranda & her mother Arabella live comfortably in a nice area. But when her mother tells her she can no longer afford their present lifestyle they have a blazing row & Miranda goes to bed angry & upset. When she wakes the next morning however her mother has disappeared. She raises the alarm but everyone is baffled & when searches fail to discover Arabella's whereabouts Miranda is forced to live with her Aunt Vi & cousin Beth who resent her presence & treat her badly. Miranda is miserable but when she meets a neighbour Steve things begin to look up & Steve promises to help his new friend in her search & does so until war intervenes. ...

Youre on an adventure About to start Youre going to learn Some poems by heart! In this new anthology Childrens Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman shares a br&-new collection of poems especially suitable for learning by heart & saying aloud. As Mary Ann says: When you learn a poem by heart it becomes a part of you. You know it in your mind in your mouth in your ears in your whole body. & best of all you know it forever." In addition to beloved poems by Mary Ann herself this collection also features poems by such notable poets as Carl Sandburg Karla Kuskin Jack Prelutsky Alice Schertle & William Carlos Williams as well as helpful tools that children parents & teachers can use for memorization & recitation. The poems are coupled with Michael Emberleys humorous & lively art offering a unique approachable & child-friendly collection. The wide variety of poems from short to long & from silly to solemn are sure to please every reader & inspire children of all ages to celebrate the joy of learning poetry by heart." ...

Many of the Ferrari single seaters & sports racers that won world championships were born of the imagination of Mauro Forghieri & designed by him. This was the case with the John Surtees 1964 158 F1 & the unbeatable Ts of the Lauda-Regazzoni era. The same can be said of the 250 P the 330 P3 & P4 as well naturally as the 312 'PB' the unquestioned protagonists among the sports racing cars of the 1960s & 1970s. ...

In this hugely ambitious history of Britain Eric Evans surveys every aspect of the period in which the country was transformed into the world s first industrial power. This was an era of revolutionary change unparalleled in Britain yet one in which transformation was achieved without political revolution. The unique combination of transition & revolution is a major theme in the book which ranges across the embryonic empire the Church education health finance & rural & urban life. Evans gives particular attention to the Great Reform Act of 1832. The Third Edition

Includes:: an entirely new introductory chapter & is illustrated for the first time.

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Polly Longden's china-doll looks belie a strong & fiery personality. When typhoid strikes her home city of Lincoln she needs every ounce of that strength in order to cope. With the death of her mother thirteen-year-old Polly has to give up her ambition of becoming a teacher to care for her family. When their father too falls victim to the typhoid his only hope is to go to hospital leaving Polly to cope alone. Thankfully she has the support of her neighbours: Bertha Halliday & her son Leo a young policeman. Through all the hardships that follow Polly is sustained by her dream of becoming Leo's wife. But her father's hot temper leads him to the wrong side of the law during the railway riots of 1911 forcing Leo to take drastic action that Polly will surely never be able to forgive & forget... ...

Lesley Pearse No.1 UK bestselling author of The Promise & Belle" is back with " Forgive Me" a compelling story of a daughter uncovering her mother's secret past. Cheltenham 1991 When Eva Patterson returns home from work one day a devastating scene awaits her. Her mother Flora lies dead in the bath. Beside her is a note saying only: ' Forgive Me'. Until then Eva always believed her family's life would be comfortable & secure
- but Flora's suicide changes everything. & when Eva discovers that in her will Flora left her an artist's studio in London she realises how little she knows about her mother's past. When Eva visits the now derelict studio she is shocked to find out that her mother was once a successful artist back in the 1960s. A chance encounter leads her to Phil who agrees to help her restore the studio as well as offering her the advice & friendship Eva so badly needs. In the studio attic she finds a collection of Flora's paintings & old diaries which Eva believes were purposely left for her to find. Searching for answers Eva encounters a psychic who mysteriously warns her to beware of a 'sleeping serpent' which she soon discovers refers to a shocking crime in Flora's past. Will discovering the truth destroy Eva's belief in everything she holds dear? & will Phil stand by Eva even when her journey leads her & those she loves into certain danger? From the author of international bestseller Stolen " Forgive Me" is an intense & gripping story of love & forgiveness. " Pearse will pull your heartstrings." (" Sun"). " Characters it is impossible not to care about." (" Daily Mail"). " An addictive tear-jerker with characters you'll adore laugh with & cry for." (" Bella"). " Full of love passion & heartbreak." (" Best"). " Glorious heartwarming." (" Woman & Home"). Lesley Pearse's novels have sold over five million copies worldwide. Her fifteen most recent books including " The Promise" " Belle" " Stolen" " Gypsy" " Faith" " Hope" "A Lesser Evil" " Secrets" " Remember Me" " Till We Meet Again" " Father Unknown" " Trust Me" " Never Look Back" " Charlie & Rosie" are huge bestsellers & available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol & has three daughters & two grandchildren."
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When a mermaid has her first kiss she bonds for life with the person she kisses. For Lily a mermaid princess living in secret on land this means she has ended up accidentally bonded to her obnoxious neighbour instead of to the boy of her dreams. So begins a tidal wave of relationship drama as Lily discovers that happily-ever-after never goes as smoothly as you plan it to. ...

For the sake of fun & friendship & a few days under a fiercer sun David & Jo Henniger accept the invitation to attend the annual bacchanal of old acquaintances at their home in the Moroccan desert. On the road darkness has descended directions are vague & the couple begin to argue. When two young fossil sellers suddenly appear from the side of the road hawking their wares David
- inebriated & irritable
- fails to stop the car as it collides with one of the young men. Meanwhile festivities at the house are in full flow. Under the watchful eyes of their Moroccan staff the extravagant hosts attend to the whims of their glittering insatiable guests as the party rages on into a new day. The stage is set for a weekend in which David & Jo must come to terms with their fateful act & its shattering consequences.

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When Lisa Martin & David Kirby were forced to part they never dreamed they might one day have a second chance. Many years later they meet again & it is clear that despite everything that's happened to them they are still the big love of each other's life. & nothing is going to keep them apart this time around. But then they are faced with a shocking truth. However David won't be defeated. In spite of knowing this is a battle they can't win he decides to fight anyway in the only way he knows how. When Lisa discovers what he intends she's so horrified. Yet through a chink in her fear she can see the logic of what he's suggesting. But can she bring herself to help him...? ...