As a former evacuee feisty Ruby is forced to fend for herself when she returns to her family in London. Set in the aftermath of WW2 this gripping saga is richly evocative of the period & shows the true grit of our heroine Ruby. Home is where the heart is... After having lived peacefully in Cambridgeshire as an evacuee 15-year-old Ruby Blakeley is bought back to reality when her bully of a brother Ray comes to take her home to East London. Far from being welcomed back with open arms Ruby finds herself being treated as a skivvy by her widowed mother & subject to a tirade of taunts from her two brothers. Things get worse when she becomes pregnant. Unable to tackle her family Ruby runs away & makes a new start for herself in Southend. But she soon finds she can't escape her past. A hard-hitting gritty drama that will appeal to fans of Katie Flynn & Dilly Court. ...

The Mac Lean family has more than their fair share of secrets. They live in a close-knit community on Glasgows High Street & the men work on the railways. Theyre hard-working ordinary respectable people but behind the facade they are a family in crisis. Ruby Mac Lean has to face a personal crisis just as the Second World War is about to start. Shes seventeen pregnant & forced to marry Gerry Reilly a railway worker whose main aim in life is drinking heavily whenever he can. As their daughter is born Gerry joins up & heads off to war leaving Ruby to cope alone with a new baby & a family falling apart at the seams. & when her mother dies & the family secrets start to unravel Ruby has to find the strength to build a new life for herself & her daughter. Many years later retired & living quietly by the sea Ruby discovers there were more secrets in her family than she could ever have imagined. As she discovers the final pieces in her family jigsaw & uncovers a tale of secrets & lies that the could never have suspected shes left reeling from shock. ...

Brand new picture book from much-loved author/illustrator Jane Hissey. Ruby Blue & Blanket are playing dressing up but Ruby doesn't know what to be; a cowboy a witch or a ghost in a sheet? 'I just can't decide!' she cries. Luckily Blanket's idea makes everyone happy but who will win the glittering prize? ...

To help you to be a smart buyer this book discusses in detail how colour shape cut clarity transparency treatments & geographic origin affect the value of rubies sapphires & emeralds. The guide also explains how to distinguish imitation & synthetic stones from those that are real & natural. Each concept is illustrated with either photographs or line drawings. Many tips are given on buying selecting documenting & caring for these rubies sapphires & emeralds. ...

Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel. Philip Pullman's ever-popular action-packed Victorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens in 2012. ...

In Ruby Winters world colour opens some doors & slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger & hatred simmer under the surface. Ruby cant resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love but whose presence brings hushed whispers & disapproving glances. She might not see race colour or creed
- but it seems everybody else does... This dazzling novel will entrance teenage & adult readers alike.
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This is a contemporary tale about two friends
- one of whom Asra is an asylum seeker from an unnamed Eastern European country.
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When Rachel & Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday they have no idea that such incredible adventures with the fairies await them! in this first book in the series Rachel & Kirsty meet Ruby the Red Fairy at the end of the rainbow... ...

Beautiful single anniversary card to celebrate 40 years of marriage decorated with ruby red flowers & sparkles with a message in gold text that reads ‘ Wishing you a very happy Ruby Wedding Anniversary’. This card is blank inside for your own message & comes with a ruby red envelope ready for posting

Approximate dimensions: 14 x 14cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.



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Ruby & Mai are camping out in the garden. As the night draws in all sorts of scary characters head towards their tent. Luckily Ruby has some magical objects in her rucksack but will they be enough to keep the girls safe? z About this title: Rhythmic rhyming text carries young readers through this night-time adventure. Camping theme makes this an inspiring way to prepare small children for sleeping out during the summer months. A companion to Barefoot Books Rubys School Walk. Recent praise for the artist: Latimers quirky energetic acrylic & collage art playfully tweaks perspective & scale.
- Publishers Weekly on The Princes Bedtime
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