In April 2009 a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the You Tube video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent" touched the hearts of millions all over the world. From singing karaoke in local pubs to live performance with an eighty-piece orchestra in Japan's legendary Budokan arena & a record-breaking debut album Susan Boyle has become an international superstar. This astonishing transformation has not always been easy for Susan faced with all the trappings of celebrity but in the whirlwind of attention & expectation she has always found calm & clarity in music. Susan was born to sing. Now for the first time Susan tells the story of her life & the challenges she has struggled to overcome with faith fortitude & an unfailing sense of humour. ' When I strutted onto the stage for that audition I was a scared wee lassie still grieving for my mother not caring how I looked. I think I've grown up a lot in the last year become more of a lady & I'm not so frightened anymore. I'm telling my story to try & show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover that you shouldn't just look at the label
- you must look at the whole person emotionally physically mentally & spiritually. I hope that it will show that dreams are not impossible if you've got courage & a willingness to go on no matter what the circumstances.'"
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In April 2009 a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the You Tube video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent" touched the hearts of millions all over the world. From singing karaoke in local pubs to live performance with an eighty-piece orchestra in Japan's legendary Budokan arena & a record-breaking debut album Susan Boyle has become an international superstar. This astonishing transformation has not always been easy for Susan faced with all the trappings of celebrity but in the whirlwind of attention & expectation she has always found calm & clarity in music. Susan was born to sing. Now for the first time Susan tells the story of her life & the challenges she has struggled to overcome with faith fortitude & an unfailing sense of humour. ' When I strutted onto the stage for that audition I was a scared wee lassie still grieving for my mother not caring how I looked. I think I've grown up a lot in the last year become more of a lady & I'm not so frightened anymore. I'm telling my story to try & show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover that you shouldn't just look at the label
- you must look at the whole person emotionally physically mentally & spiritually. I hope that it will show that dreams are not impossible if you've got courage & a willingness to go on no matter what the circumstances.'"
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With a client list hotter than the scorching desert wedding planner Avery Scott shouldnt be surprised that her latest client is Crown Prince Malik of Zubran
- the man who once lit her body on fire...before steamrollering over her heart. Determined to ignore Maliks lethal charm Avery makes a very personal not to-do list: 1. Shes not Maliks intended so their relationship must remain 100% professional. 2. His arranged bride might have run away
- but for the Kings of Zubran duty always comes first. 3. However luxurious the Bedouin tent...and however smouldering the tension...pride dictates the touch she craves stays strictly forbidden. Sarah Morgan has the touch of a genius to capture the interest of the reader from the very first sentence.
- Arpita Retired Teacher Essex


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Arthur Kipps a junior solicitor is summoned to attend the funeral Mrs Alice Drablow the house's sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. The house stands at the end of a causeway wreathed in fog & mystery but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman dressed all in black at the funeral that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black
- & her terrible purpose.
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First published in 1983 The Woman in Black is Susan Hills best-loved novel & the basis for the UKs second longest ever running stage play & a major film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Arthur Kipps a young lawyer travels to a remote village to put the affairs of a recently deceased client Alice Drablow in order. As he works alone in her isolated house Kipps begins to uncover disturbing secrets
- & his unease grows when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed in black. The locals are strangely unwilling to talk about the unsettling occurrence & Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent...
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Stephen Malatratt Based on the novel by Susan Hill. Drama/ Thriller Characters: 2 male 1 extra Bare stage The framework of this spine tingler is unusual: a lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family & friends a story that has long troubled him concerning events that transpired when he attended the funeral of an elderly recluse. There he caught sight of the woman in black the mere mention of whom terrifies the locals for she is a specter who haunts the neighborhood where her illegitimate child was accidentally killed. Anyone who sees her dies! The lawyer has invited some friends to watch as he & the actor recreate the events of that dark & stormy night. A classic of the genre. A real theatrical spine chiller.... A truly nerve shredding experience."- The Daily Mail " Provides a pleasurable ripple of fear down ones spine & an uncomfortable lurch in the pit of ones stomach."-Time Out New York "A brilliantly effective spine chiller.... The narrative is gripping."- The Guardian. "A gripping tale grippingly told."- The Financial Times" ...

Part of a series which is intended for class use & for GCSE examination & coursework & also provides material for wider reading programmes. It aims to offer varied & stimulating material for reflecting male & female interests & a real awareness of our multicultural world. The literature is chosen for its accessibility to young readers & the pupils are encouraged to consider alternative ways of looking at the play or story & to express their own view using supporting evidence from the text. There are also suggestions for writing which give pupils a chance to respond to what they have read through imaginative writing & dramatic reconstructions as well as through tradtional critical essays. The Woman in Black" tells haunting testimony of a young solicitor Arther Kipps who records in detail the nightmarish events of his stay in a house on a marsh in northern England & the terrible events that were to alter his life forever. The author who is a writer playwright literary critic & broadcaster has also written "I'm the King of the Castle" amd " Strange Meeting"." ...

Someone has left a severed hand in the centre of Manchester & the only clue Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel has to go on is CCTV footage of a woman in a long black robe placing it carefully on the ground. With a lengthy missing persons list & frantic families wondering if the body part could belong to their absent loved ones the detective has plenty to deal with
- & thats before a detached finger arrives in the post. By the time a second hand is found & a local MPs wife goes missing Jessica is left struggling to find out who the appendages belong to how they are connected & just what the mysterious woman in black has to do with it all... This is the third book in the smash-hit Jessica Daniel series of novels which have sold over 300 000 copies in the UK.
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Someone has left a severed hand in the centre of Manchester & the only clue Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel has to go on is CCTV footage of a woman in a long black robe placing it carefully on the ground. With a lengthy missing persons list & frantic families wondering if the body part could belong to their absent loved ones she has plenty to deal with -- & thats before a detached finger arrives for her in the post. By the time a second hand is found & a local MPs wife goes missing Jessica is left struggling to find out who the appendages belong to how they are connected & just what the mysterious woman in black has to do with it all. ...

Marian & her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncles guardianship until Lauras marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets
- is one of them connected to the strange appearances of a young woman dressed all in white? & what does his charismatic friend Count Fosco with his pet white mice running in & out of his brightly coloured waistcoat have to do with it all? Marian & the girls drawing master Walter have to turn detective in order to work out what is going on & to protect Laura from a fatal plot...
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