In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE Jennifer Worth a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane who cleaned & generally helped out at Nonnatus House
- she was taken to the workhouse as a baby & was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy & Frank's parents both died within 6 months of each other & the children were left destitute. At the time there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton a missionary in Africa visits the Nonnatus nuns & Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. & Sister Monica Joan the eccentric ninety-year-old nun is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun's room. These stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience & spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties.
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In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE Jennifer Worth a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane who cleaned & generally helped out at Nonnatus House
- she was taken to the workhouse as a baby & was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy & Frank's parents both died within six months of one another & the children were left destitute. At the time there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton a missionary in Africa visits the Nonnatus nuns & Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. & Sister Monica Joan the eccentric ninety-year-old nun is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun's room. These stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience & spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties.
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'I'll find him. I will.' It's 1932 & 27-year-old Jessica is living London life to the full when her younger brother Tim an ancient Egyptian archaeology expert goes missing. Teaming up with Sir Montague Chamford
- who can resist neither a damsel in distress nor the chance of adventure
- Jessie vows to find her beloved brother. Following the clues Tim has left in his wake Jessie & Monty head to Egypt. In the relentless heat of the desert romance is kindled between them but danger also lurks in every shadow. & then Jessie starts to wonder how much Monty really knows about her brother's disappearance.. .A dramatic story of adventure excitement love & romance can all be found in the SHADOWS ON THE NILE

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This fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange & unexplained hauntings reported across Britains canal & waterways network: echoes in dark tunnels; stone steps stained red with blood spilled long ago; ghostly footsteps accompanying barges beneath a bridge
- Mixing long-established ghostly tales with first-hand accounts Allan Scott-Davies presents a grisly collection of supernatural stories. From the screaming ghost near Market Drayton to the Roman soldier in Chester guarding the canal the drowning man at Lapworth & the white lady of the Hatton flight all is revealed with a map of locations & for some of the more haunted sites a guided tour map. This illustrated book is sure to delight lovers of the waterways & paranormal alike.
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A compelling novel of complicated love from one of Ireland's greatest living writers. It is the Second World War & tragedy strikes many families in Irel&. But it is also a thrilling time in which to be a child & Polly spending months at her grandparents' house by the sea barely notices the adults' grief & their efforts to escape the tyranny of religion & family expectation. However in time Polly too will have a secret. No one else knows the location of her beloved uncle Sam barely older than Polly herself who is meant to be in Cambridge but is dreaming of Communist Cuba while his decimated family fears losing another son. & as Polly shyly approaches womanhood her love for Sam turns into something more explosive. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Albert Jacks Shaggy Dogs & Black Sheep" is a compulsively readable highly enlightening look at the phrases we use all the time but rarely consider. The English language is crammed with colourful phrases & sayings that we use without thinking every day. Its only when were asked who smart Alec or Holy Moly were where feeling in the pink or once in a blue moon come from or even what letting the cat out of the bag really means that we realize that theres far more to English than we might have thought. Luckily enough we now have Albert Jack. & rather than resting on his laurels after the enormous success of " Red Herrings & White Elephants" he has continued his search around the world exploring the origins of hundreds more phrases. The fascinating stories he has uncovered come from the rich traditions of the navy army & law to confidence tricksters & highwaymen from the practices of ancient civilizations to Music Hall & pubs. Determined to chase each shaggy dog story to the bitter end his discoveries are even stranger & more memorable this time round. From the skin of your teeth to the graveyard shift
- youll never speak (or even think) English in the same way again. Albert Jack has become something of a publishing phenomenon clocking up hundreds of thousands of sales with his series of bestselling adventures tracing the fantastic stories behind everyday phrases (" Red Herrings & White Elephants") the worlds great mysteries (" Loch Ness Monsters & Raining Frogs") & nursery rhymes (" Pop Goes the Weasel")."
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The ninth book to feature the classic crime-solving Detective Chief Inspector Wexford. Angela Hathall is found strangled in her bed but shockingly the murder of this meek & solitary woman sparks little emotion from her husb&. Called in to investigate Wexford's curiosity only deepens when he discovers that the Hathall household has been meticulously cleaned but for a single distinctive palm print. As the case develops Wexford is increasingly frustrated by the seemingly pointless nature of the murder. There is no motive no weapon & no suspect. Nothing except the unidentified print. But despite the sparse evidence Wexford is convinced Hathall is hiding something. So when Wexford is taken off the case he decides to take matters into his own hands... ...

From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare our greatest dramatist & poet. Examining centuries of myths half-truths & downright lies Bill Bryson makes sense of the man behind the masterpieces. As he leads us through the crowded streets of Elizabethan England he brings to life the places & characters that inspired Shakespeares work. Along the way he delights in the inventiveness of Shakespeares language which has given us so many of the indispensable words & phrases we use today & celebrates the Bards legacy to our literature culture & history. Drawing together information from a vast array of sources this is a masterful account of the life & works of William Shakespeare one of the most famous & most enigmatic people ever to have lived
- not to mention a classic piece of Bill Bryson.
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