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Kate's Story
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' Dad it's the happiest day of my life ' Kate said. 'I wish time would stand still & it could be today forever.' It's June 1897 & Kate is celebrating her eleventh birthday on the day of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Kate's joy is short-lived as tragedy strikes threatening her family with the loss of all they hold dear. Before long they are evicted from their home in Ancoats Manchester & with no wages coming in & a mother unable to cope Kate has to grow up fast. Her deepest desire is to keep her brothers & sisters together. A journey of hope & heartache takes Kate from the hardships of the workhouse to the dubious comforts of a position in service to the rich; from the joys of marriage to a good man to the sorrows & losses suffered during the Great War. ...
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Kate's Style
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In little more than a year Kate Middleton aka Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge has become one of the biggest British style icons in living memory. Her elegant look has sparked copycat imitations the world over & created a huge boost in sales for the shops & designers whose clothes she favours. This essential fashion guide to Kate's style celebrates her unique ladylike yet youthful fashion flair
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Katerina's Secret
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Charming handsome Edward Somers has been recovering from his wartime injuries in a small hotel in the South of France where he is an extremely popular guest. One day he happens upon a nearby villa within which lives a mysterious & beautiful countess Katerina who does not appear to be allowed any visitors. Edward manages to break through to her & soon the pair develop a wonderful friendship. As each day passes the pair grow closer & closer but Edward soon finds there is more to Katerina than meets the eye. Why is she confined to the villa guarded by a man with a rifle? Who is observing her with a telescope? Why is she so reluctant to be photographed? Soon a sinister chain of events begins to unfold & several attempts on Katerina's life are made. Must Katerina always be on the run? Constantly forced into hiding will she ever find the love she craves so dearly? ...
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Katharine The Virgin
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The young Spanish widow Katharine of Aragon has become the pawn between two powerful monarchies. After less than a year as the wife of the frail Prince Arthur the question of whether the marriage was ever consummated will decide both her fate & Englands. But whilst England & Spain dispute her dowry in the wings awaits her unexpected escape from poverty: Henry Arthurs younger more handsome brother
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Katherine
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Katherine comes to the court of Edward III at the age of fifteen. The na?ve convent-educated orphan of a penniless knight is dazzled by the jousts & the entertainments of court. Nevertheless Katherine is beautiful & she turns the head of the King's favourite son John of Gaunt. But he is married & she is soon to be betrothed. A few years later their paths cross again & this time their passion for each other cannot be denied or suppressed. Katherine becomes the prince's mistress & discovers an extraordinary world of power pleasure & passion. ...
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Katherine Swynford
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Katherine Swynford was first the mistress & later the wife of John of Gaunt the Duke of Lancaster. Her charismatic lover was one of the most powerful princes of the fourteenth century & Katherine was renowned for her beauty & regarded as enigmatic intriguing & even dangerous by some of her contemporaries. In her impressive new book Alison Weir has triumphantly rescued Katherine from the footnotes of history highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. She was the mother of the Beaufort then the ancestress of the Yorkist kings the Tudors the Stuarts & every other sovereign since
- a prodigious legacy that has shaped the history of Britain.
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Katherine Swynford
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In her remarkable new book Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest & most remarkable love stories of medieval Engl&. It is the extraordinary tale of an exceptional woman Katherine Swynford who became first the mistress & later the wife of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster. But Katherine Swynford was much more than that. She was the mother of the Beauforts & through them the ancestress of the Yorkist Kings the Tudors the Stuarts & every other sovereign since
- a prodigious legacy which has shaped the history of Britain. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the authors work & as low as 30 per cent with characters & plotlines removed.
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Katie Batter Up!
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Katie's Cupcake Club friends all have other activities besides making cupcakes. Mia & Alexis are on the football team & Emma plays the flute. Katie sets out to find her extracurricular niche & soon she's dribbling passing & catching in an effort to find the right sport for her. Sure Katie can whip up a great cupcake but can she cook on the field too? When Katie tries out & makes the softball team it's batter up...but instead of swinging away she gets nervous during games. What if she makes a mistake? What if they lose? Is this the kind of batter Katie really wants to be dealing with? Katie starts to figure out that doing what you love always makes the batter sweeter. ...
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Katie And The Bathers
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Join Katie as five famous Pointillist paintings come alive for her! On a hot sunny day a painting of some bathers in a cool river proves too tempting for Katie & so she dives straight into the picture! But Katie doesn't just cause a splash
- she causes a flood! Paddling with new friends might be fun but how will Katie stop the water pouring into the gallery? A wonderful introduction & explanation of the Pointillist art style featuring five masterpieces from three famous artists: Bathers at Asnieres by Georges Seurat Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat Port of Honfleur by Georges Seurat Woman Hanging up the Washing by Camille Pissarro Portrait of Felix Feneon by Paul Signac
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Katie And The British
Artists
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Katie just cant decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery to see five famous paintings by world-renowned British artists might give her some ideas? & can she help the shepherd boy from Constables The Cornfield to round up all those pesky sheep? For over two decades the Katie series has been bringing art to life for young children. This ninth adventure focuses on much-loved paintings from Turner Gainsborough Constable & Stubbs. ...
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Katherine Howard

A riveting new biography of a much neglected Queen - the doomed child-bride of Henry VIII. Joanna Denny author of Anne Boleyn reveals another sensational episode in Tudor history - illuminating the true character of Katherine Howard the young girl caught up in a maelstrom of ambition and conspiracy which led to her execution for high treason while still only seventeen years old. Who was Katherine the beautiful young aristocrat who became a bait to catch a king? Was she simply nave and innocent a victim of her grasping familys scheming? Or was she brazen and abandoned recklessly indulging in dissolute games with lovers in contempt of her royal position? Joanna Dennys enthralling new book once again plunges the reader into the heart of the ruthless intrigues of the Tudor court - and gives a
sympathetic and poignant portrait of a girl tragically trapped and betrayed by her own family.
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A riveting new biography of a much neglected Queen
- the doomed child-bride of Henry VIII. Joanna Denny author of Anne Boleyn reveals another sensational episode in Tudor history
- illuminating the true character of Katherine Howard the young girl caught up in a maelstrom of ambition & conspiracy which led to her execution for high treason while still only seventeen years old. Who was Katherine the beautiful young aristocrat who became a bait to catch a king? Was she simply nave & innocent a victim of her grasping familys scheming? Or was she brazen & abandoned recklessly indulging in dissolute games with lovers in contempt of her royal position? Joanna Dennys enthralling new book once again plunges the reader into the heart of the ruthless intrigues of the Tudor court
- & gives a sympathetic & poignant portrait of a girl tragically trapped & betrayed by her own family.

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