Set in 1970s Manchester Once in a House on Fire tells the true story of three sisters & their mother a close-knit & loving family forced to battle with poverty abuse & the effects of depression. Beautifully written & deeply inspiring with a new afterword by Andrea Ashworth it is a book that will stay with its readers for ever. ' This is a brilliant book. Brilliantly written brilliantly thought brilliantly remembered.. . Ashworth has written an extraordinary memoir; the only pity is that she had to live it to make it' Scotsman ' Enchanting & thrilling.. . As a chronicle of northern working-class life in the seventies & eighties.. .it would be hard to better this book. It is extremely moving.. . It is also at time surprisingly & gratifyingly very funny' Tim Lott The Times ' Full of energy wit & a child's wide-open gaze.. . Andrea Ashworth escaped the fire to write a remarkable book' Blake Morrison Independent on Sunday ...

A queen of hearts.. .alone To the doctors the woman in the ambulance was just another casualty
- just more beautiful than most
...

Shes suffered the very worst of betrayals. & now Sarahs facing a divorce she never expected. With Christmas round the corner what better time to re-evaluate her life? As she reconsiders every choice shes made she starts to wonder if her life was so perfect after all. This winter lose yourself in Sarahs world of unmade decisions lost friends & old flames... ...

How des a tadpole grow from an egg in a blob of jelly into a leaping croaking frog? Its one of natures miracles! This book tells you the life story of a tadpole through the eyes of three nature-exploring children & their mum. There are notes for parents & teachers as well as suggestions for learning activities that will reinforce the information in the book. ...

Whats your number one Christmas wish? Bryonys daughter has put a dad on her Christmas list. That leaves Bryony with one month to find the perfect man so this year shes wishing for a miracle! While shes looking for love her best friend Helen is doing the opposite. Her Christmas wish is to forget all about the white dress hanging in her wardrobe
- & her faithless rat of a fiance. Helen & Bryonys festive cheer definitely needs a boost so its lucky that once upon a Christmas wishes really do come true...
...

Robbery was never a choice for Jimmy but a way of life. The characters & criminals he met along the way coloured his experience of a lifestyle many would condemn a lifestyle he strives to explain within these pages. His personal accounts of felonies including heists on banks jewellers & security vans give a unique insight into the workings of a criminal mind driven by desperation. Yet his crimes are only half the story as Jimmy also reveals the motivations that lay behind his chequered past. Failed relationships & questionable friendships abound but these are the aspects of life that pushed him slowly but surely back towards an honest path. Now Jimmy shares his tale of triumph over adveristy & enforces his opinion that it really is never too late to change. ...

From school girl to spy girl
- all this is in a days work for wannabe secret agent Jazmin Dawson! Jazmin Dawson would love to be
...

This is a fantastic fantasy world of doodles to complete & create
- packed with familiar characters from well-known fairy tales
...

The classic books on a timeless subject -- for a new generation." In 1975 Alona Frankel wrote & illustrated her first book especially for her son Michael on how to use the potty. Thirty-two years later Once Upon a Potty -- Boy & Once Upon a Potty -- Girl are the classic books on potty training & have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These children's books help parents everywhere deal successfully with an often vexing challenge for the whole family. Thanks to their timeless words & beloved images Once Upon a Potty -- Boy & Once Upon a Potty -- Girl are being discovered & used by a new generation of parents. These two books with their phenomenal staying power target & meet the needs of an obviously perpetual market." ...

The ideal popular guide to the key Spaghetti Westerns
- mainly the good but also the bad & the ugly
- this is an authoritative

...