Janes aunt & cousin detest her. Life at Lowood School is cruel & dangerous. What inner strength can the young Jane find? Seeking adventure & independence Jane sets out alone. Is her new master Mr Rochester all that he seems? What secret does he keep locked in the third storey where strange laughter haunts the nights? In her search for affection Jane faces horror cruelty poverty & temptation. Is she strong enough to do what is right? Will she ever mean anything more to anybody than poor plain Jane Eyre? ...

Charlotte Bronte's first published novel Jane Eyre" was immediately recognized as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit & integrity. How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall meets & loves Mr Rochester & discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage are elements in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider & richer life than that traditionally accorded to her sex in Victorian society." ...

When an eager & curious Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall her sexual desires are instantly awakened. Who is the enigmatic Rochester whom she instantly feels attracted to what are the strange & yet captivating noises coming from the attic & why does the very air she breathes feel heavy with passion? Only one thing Is certain. Jane Eyre may have arrived at Thornfield an unfulfilled & tentative woman but she will leave a very different person... ...

'A reference bible...inspirational in the way that it opens up new possibilities for vegetables'
- Daily Mail". This is Jane Grigson's
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Live with flowers the Jane Packer way. Leading floral artist Jane Packer is renowned for her chic signature style of elegant flowers arranged with a fresh modern twist. In At Home with Flowers Jane picks the flowers she loves best & shows how they can bring colour variety & style to every corner of the home. She covers all the basics including buying conditioning & caring for flowers as well as choosing the right vases to display them in. Jane then takes us on a tour of every room in the house from the hallway to the bedroom taking in the kitchen living room & bathroom along the way. There are dramatic flowers for mantelpieces massed vases on console tables architectural blooms showcased on coffee tables luscious posies on dressing tables & desks & even cut flowers for outdoor entertaining as well as arrangements for guest rooms & bathrooms. There are no stiff bouquets or formal displays just pretty simple & achievable arrangements that youll yearn to recreate in your own home. ...

Gather together precious memories safely in one place with this beautiful Jane Packer Photo Album. The album is inspired by Janes bestselling book Jane Packers Guide to Flower Arranging & makes an gorgeous addition to her popular stationery range. ...

The gorgeous Jane Packer Lime & White stationery range is inspired by the bestselling Jane Packer's Flower Course (Ryland Peters & Small ISBN: 9781845977375). This season there are two elegant new additions to the range
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This book imparts the secrets of successful flower arranging to every reader novice & expert alike. In Jane Packers Flower Course" celebrated florist Jane Packer covers the same ground as the highly regarded four-week career course taught in her flower school putting her wealth of experience & her celebrated designs within the reach of every reader. This beautiful new book is divided into three sections. covering irresistible floral gifts gorgeous arrangements of all shapes & sizes & fabulous party & wedding flowers." ...

The first ever biography of Jane Seymour Henry VIII's third wife who died in childbirth giving the king what he craved most
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Jane was Henry VIIIs third Queen & she was described by him as his first true wife both his first two marriages having been annulled. She was twenty-seven when he married her & came of a solid gentry family with good court connections. She had served both Catherine of Aragon & Anne Boleyn as a Lady of the Privy Chamber & her failure to find a suitable marriage is something of a mystery. He was forty-four & desperate for the male heir who had so far eluded him but which Janes placid disposition & sexual availability seemed to promise. She was no great beauty but came of a good breeding stock & therein lay his hope. They married at the end of May 1536 & she became pregnant at about the end of the year a condition which advanced normally but which caused the King acute anxiety as the summer of 1537 advanced. Then in October 1537 Jane performed the great miracle & bore Henry a son who lived & flourished. Tragically she died of puerperal fever a few days later leaving the court in mourning & the king devastated. Her obsequies were elaborate & prolonged & Henry stayed in mourning for many weeks. The kings son Prince Edward was carefully nurtured & probably did not miss the mother he had never known. When the time came his education was overseen by Henrys sixth Queen Catherine Parr & he seems not to have had much of the Seymour in his make up. He was very much his fathers boy. ...