The Suffragette Movement was one of the most important political lobbying organisations in British history. Their fight for the right of women to vote highlighted the deep divide between the sexes that had existed for generations. Women sacrificed their positions in society & some ultimately their lives for the cause. Theirs is a story of passion & personality from the famous figures of Emmeline Pankhurst Annie Kenney & Emily Wilding Davison to the behind-the-scenes activities at the Womens Social & Political Union their public propaganda work the brilliant set-piece demonstrations & the escalation of militancy from pestering the politicians to burning down buildings & attacking works of art. The moving & often shocking images that are central to this story are taken from the Suffragette Fellowship Collection. See for yourself how women changed political history & won themselves the right to vote. ...

A century ago Britain was caught up in one of the most extraordinary events in the countrys history
- the struggle of its women
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In TV star Lauren Conrads delicious entertaining novel about young Hollywood the lies are only as sweet as the people telling them. Jane Roberts is a bona fide celebrity -- she is treated like a queen has couture clothes & starlet looks. She also has the tabloid scandals fake friends & relentless paparazzi. Now that Jane has survived her first season on the air she has learned a few things. Most importantly: Hollywood is full of people trying to use you -- especially her former friend & current co-star Madison Parker. So Jane is trying to surround herself with the people she knows love her for her. Like Scarlett her best friend since childhood. & Caleb her high school boyfriend who happens to be back in Los Angeles for the next few months. Sure after a recent -- & very public -- love-life implosion Jane is on a break from boys. But that does not mean she cant spend time with Caleb. They are just friends. She & Braden are also now friends after they lived through a horrible photo scandal. Well maybe not but a little drama never hurt anyone! too badly. Full of the ripped-from-real-life plot twists that Laurens fans love SUGAR & SPICE is another great page-turner in this juicy teen series. ...

Frances Mc Naughton shows how to make cute & funny sugar animals for cake decorating using sugarpaste & a few simple tools & techniques. First we learn about the simple shapes that are the basis for all the animals & the few basic tools that are needed. Then it is staight on to making elephants monkeys pandas lizards dolphins kangaroos & much more. The constituent parts of the animals are shown with the step by step instructions & annotated for clarity then each finished animal is pictured in all its splendour. Animal lovers will be thrilled to see any of these appealing creatures on top of a celebratory cake. ...

For 200 years after 1650 the West Indies were the most fought-over colonies in the world as Europeans made & lost immense fortunes growing & trading in sugar
- a commodity so lucrative that it was known as white gold. Young men beset by death & disease an ocean away from the moral anchors of life in Britain created immense dynastic wealth but produced a society poisoned by war sickness cruelty & corruption. The Sugar Barons explores the lives & experiences of those whose fortunes rose & fell with the West Indian empire. From the ambitious & brilliant entrepreneurs to the grandees wielding power across the Atlantic to the inheritors often consumed by decadence disgrace & madness this is the compelling story of how a few small islands & a handful of families decisively shaped the British Empire.
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Two men. One woman. A choice that can make her or break her. A love story youll never forget. Liberty Jones fell in love with Hardy Cates when she was just fourteen-&-three-quarters. But at seventeen the ambitious Hardy craves a life bigger & better than their parochial hometown of Welcome Texas can offer. While hes fond of Liberty & feels a responsibility to protect her her crush is a complication he doesnt need. Yet something continues to draws Hardy & Liberty to each other especially when she blossoms into a proper beauty. So when he chooses to follow his head & leave town Liberty is left broken hearted. Finding herself alone as a teenager with a young sister to raise it seems inevitable that she will find comfort from another man. But just as shes settling into her new life & beginning to piece together forgotten family secrets she realises she cant let go of her own past as easily as she thought... ...

Frustrated with her stalled career as a broadcast journalist & uninspired by dating naive & needy guys her own age Helen Croydon joins a website to seek an older man. She expects it to be just a few fun dates in some fancy bars but finds herself propelled into a world of Prada shopping trips fine dining first-class travel & fascinating powerful men. Helens soul-searching dating adventures take her to New York Malaysia highbrow sex parties top ski resorts & Londons finest hotels. When one of her dates alludes to a monthly allowance she is shocked but how long will her resistance to the idea last? Sugar Daddy Diaries is a confessional true story that questions modern ideals about relationships examines the attraction of power & asks if money can ever be the currency of love. ...

Frances Mc Naughton shows how to make cute & beautiful sugar fairies for cake decorating using sugarpaste & a few simple tools & techniques. All the shapes needed to make each fairy are clearly shown along with step by step instructions on how to assemble them then each fairy is shown in all its splendour. Funny twists are given to familiar fairies such as the Tooth Fairy a Fairy Godmother & various flower fairies & there are plenty of new ideas such as a Fairy Bride a Dancing Fairy & a Baby Fairy. Lovers of fairies will be thrilled to see any of these appealing creatures on top of a celebratory cake. ...

Lifelike flowers & foliage are yours to make with this great book from Lisa Slatter. Twenty projects cover a variety of sugar flowers including incredibly lifelike roses lilies & orchids. Experienced cake decorator & author Lisa Slatter shows you how to make these wonderful flowers from first principles & simple shapes. This book will appeal to everyone from beginners to flower experts with a mix of fantastic & true-to-life flowers & foliage. ...

This stunning book shows you how to make beautifully realistic sugarcraft flowers for cake decorations. There are detailed ...