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This is a tender lyrical tale inspired by the authors childhood in an idyllic English village with environmental & conservational themes. In this involving tale master storyteller Michael Morpurgo tells of a boyhood in an idyllic Suffolk village fifty years ago. The village is a stones throw from the sea with a gull on every chimney stack & is peopled by quirky characters such as the three Stebbing sisters the white moustachioed Colonel Burton & Bennie the village thug. But the heroine of this story is the serene Mrs. Pettigrew who lives in a railway carriage down in the marshes with her dogs donkey bees & hens
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Up on the North Yorkshire moors the Hartle family is about to have a life-changing year. Ann & Joe with more than thirty years of marriage & two sons between them are torn between giving up & pressing on with their struggling farm. Max their older son is set to inherit the farm & his wife Primrose has news to share but is he ready for these new responsibilities? Their younger son Bartholomew escaped to the south as soon as he could building a new life for himself with his girlfriend Ruby. But when tragedy strikes he is forced to return home
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The Sunday Times No. 1 paperback bestseller...because it's where the heart is Four women. Four lives. One place they call home. Eleanor Levine left Ireland years ago with just a suitcase & her mother's recipe book. & now a lifetime later she returns from New York for Dublin's beautiful Golden Square full of hard-won wisdom. As she watches life unfold from her window she is drawn into the lives of the women who live in the square... Beautful actress Megan Bouchier had fame & success in her grasp
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This work features four Maeve Binchy short stories exclusively written for BBC Radio 4. Maeve Binchy is one of Britain's most popular storytellers & these four tales demonstrate the warmth & compassion that have made her many novels bestsellers. In Homecoming" read by Sean Campion the Brennans run Quentin's restaurant in Dublin for the owner who lives abroad. But what will happen when he suddenly pays a visit? " Telling Stories" read by Joanna Myers sees Irene's fiance turning up the night before the wedding with a face as white as the dress that is to be worn the next day. Then trouble starts... In " Needy" read by Patricia Hodge Heather is painfully aware that Valentine's Day declarations of love should be viewed with suspicion even if the sender is the one she loves. And in " The Interview" read by Kate Binchy Bessie is deaf & needs a place in a special school. But will she pass the interview? Finely crafted & full of wit & charm these are stories that no fan of Maeve Binchy will want to be without." ...
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Add a touch of personality & creativity to your home with projects for Christmas Easter Halloween Valentines & birthdays. Complete with step-by-step instructions & beautiful photography learn to make extra special festive decorations
- such as a birthday pinata knitted angels fragrant rose petal stuffed hearts or an Easter tree. Shop-bought decorations just cant compare! 25 fun & simple projects to make perfect for beginners. Complete with patterns & knitting sewing & craft basics.

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a directory of suppliers & resources The content of this book is adapted from Homemade by Ros Badger & Elspeth Thompson first published by Collins in 2009.


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Following the success of The Homemade Home Sania Pell now turns her attention to a younger audience creating a stylish innovative contemporary & child-friendly collection of 50 projects for parents to make with & for their offspring. There are ideas for decorating the nursery & childrens bedrooms with great storage tricks display ideas & decorations ranging from a nautical-themed bed throw to a banner embellished with silk flowers. When its playtime choose from making planes from balsa wood sewing simple yet fun costumes or creating a fabulous play boat from a metal bath tub & a canvas sail. There are suggestions for the garden too including a waterproof picnic rug & a play tent which utilises the washing line rather than cumbersome tent poles. There are even quick ways to customise childrens highstreet clothing by adding collars applique & buttons. If you can thread a needle hold a paintbrush or wield a glue gun you will find this book packed with inspirational ideas. ...
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Get out your knitting needles crochet hooks & sewing machines & learn to make something truly original! Complete with step-by-step instructions & beautiful photography these projects
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- will add individuality to your home & wardrobe & also make perfect gifts. 25 fun & simple projects to make perfect for beginners. Complete with patterns & knitting sewing & crochet basics.

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a directory of suppliers & resources The content of this book is adapted from Homemade by Ros Badger & Elspeth Thompson first published by Collins in 2009.



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Prevention is always better than cure. This manual provides the information necessary for the treatment & prevention of common & uncommon diseases by homeopathy. The work is an outcome of the experience of the masters & the author himself on homeopathic prevention of infections surgical conditions & other acute complaints. It covers a wide range of diseases with their prophylactic homeopathic prescription. It is organised in alphabetical order for quick reference & lists over 200 illnesses & provides brief descriptions & suggested homeopathic treatment for each one. In todays time when medical bills are always a heavy toll in our pockets this book on prevention comes as a sigh of relief. It features alphabetical arrangement of the diseases with preventive homeopathic treatment. It illustrates the role of homeopathic medicines for each disease condition as preventive as well as curative. It implies remedies for each disease with dosage & potency. It suggests homeopathic medicines that can be used in place of vaccination. It

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Homeless In My Heart

Following in the footsteps of A Glass Half Full" "Lone Wolf" and "When Jack Sued Jill" "Homeless In My Heart" - Felix Dennis long-awaited new collection of verse - is the story of a fool whose life was saved by poetry. Felix Dennis life has been a long series of unlikely events: incarceration by the British government in 1971 following the longest conspiracy trial in British history; recording a chart single with John Lennon; co-authoring Muhammad Alis first biography; becoming one of the richest individuals in Britain; launching one of the most successful media brands in the world; falling into crack cocaine addiction; beginning the task of planting a huge native broad-leaf forest in the Heart of England; salvaging the wreckage of a life dedicated to
hedonism; and lastly and most surprisingly of all discovering that he could write the kind of poetry that people wanted to read and to hear.Now with the publication of "Homeless In My Heart" Felix Dennis extraordinary talents have come to fruition - from ironic tales of darkness and savagery to hymns of praise for the glories of nature. "Homeless In My Heart" fulfils the promise predicted by the author and critic Tom Wolfe who has called Dennis a 21st-century Kipling (whose poetry) rollicks and rolls with rhyme meter and melody."
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Following in the footsteps of A Glass Half Full" " Lone Wolf" & " When Jack Sued Jill" " Homeless In My Heart"
- Felix Dennis long-awaited new collection of verse
- is the story of a fool whose life was saved by poetry. Felix Dennis life has been a long series of unlikely events: incarceration by the British government in 1971 following the longest conspiracy trial in British history; recording a chart single with John Lennon; co-authoring Muhammad Alis first biography; becoming one of the richest individuals in Britain; launching one of the most successful media brands in the world; falling into crack cocaine addiction; beginning the task of planting a huge native broad-leaf forest in the Heart of England; salvaging the wreckage of a life dedicated to hedonism; & lastly & most surprisingly of all discovering that he could write the kind of poetry that people wanted to read & to hear. Now with the publication of " Homeless In My Heart" Felix Dennis extraordinary talents have come to fruition
- from ironic tales of darkness & savagery to hymns of praise for the glories of nature. " Homeless In My Heart" fulfils the promise predicted by the author & critic Tom Wolfe who has called Dennis a 21st-century Kipling (whose poetry) rollicks & rolls with rhyme meter & melody."

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Forest - A area with a high density of trees
Glass - A solid, typically transparent. Brittle and used in windows. The first patent granted in the UK was for Glass.
England - A country within the United Kingdom.
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Heart - An organ that pumps blood around the body. Usually related to love.
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