Life has been cruel to Grace Collins. Orphaned as a child she is raised by her severely religious aunt Emily. Starved of love she falls for the first man who shows her affection Barry Swan. & when Grace falls pregnant Emily disowns her. Barry & Grace marry & for a while she knows happiness. Barry adores her & is a wonderful father but Grace feels that something is missing. When Barry indulges her passion for ballroom dancing the gap seems to be filled
- until she meets Philip Golding. He sweeps Grace off her feet showing her what she believes is a better way of life. But as he draws her into a web of deceit she discovers that all that glitters is not gold...
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Lucie de la Tour du Pin was the Pepys of her generation. She witnessed participated in & wrote diaries detailing one of the most tumultuous periods of history. From life in the Court of Versailles through the French Revolution to Napoleons rule Lucie survived extraordinary times with great spirit. She recorded people politics & intrigue alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food work illness children manners & clothes. Caroline Mooreheads richly novelistic biography sets Lucy & her dairies in their wider context illuminating a remarkable period of history. ...

Disney Club Penguin is the webs biggest online community for children aged 6 to 14. Dancing with Cadence" is the fifth in the bestselling " Club Penguin Pick Your Path" series
- the exciting series of books for children ages 6-14 & avid Club Penguin fans that allows the reader to choose what happens. Cadence is holding a dance-off at the Night Club. The winner gets to dance alongside her at a special performance on the Night Club rooftop! Youve got some pretty smooth moves so you decide to enter the competition. Do you have what it takes? The choice is yours! Disney Club Penguin is the webs biggest online community for children aged 6 to 14; children create their own Penguin play mini-games collect items & more! The series of accompanying Club Penguin books including " The Official Stage Playbook" " Stowaway! Adventures at Sea" " The Inventors Apprentice" " Star Reporter" " Game Mania" is the perfect way to enhance your Club Penguin experience."
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Christine Bryden was a top civil servant & single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia by campaigning for self-advocacy writing articles & speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of the author's experiences of living with dementia exploring the effects of memory problems loss of independence difficulties in communication & the exhaustion of coping with simple tasks. She describes how with the support of her husband Paul she continues to lead an active life nevertheless & explains how professionals & carers can help. Christine Bryden makes an outspoken attempt to change prevailing attitudes & misconceptions about the disease. Arguing for greater empowerment & respect for people with dementia as individuals she also reflects on the importance of spirituality in her life & how it has helped her better understand who she is & who she is becoming. ...

Dusty Springfield made her name in the 60s with a string of top ten hits. Her unique singing style & distinctive bouffant blonde look made her famous throughout the world. Despite a period in the wilderness during the 70s & 80s she was back at the top in the 90s until her death from cancer in March l 999. Born an Irish Catholic in l 939 her background set her almost schizophrenically at odds with herself as she realised her sexuality & moved further into the rock world. Both Penny Valentine & Vicki Wickham knew Dusty well as friend & manager for much of her career. As well as charting her gay relationships this book also looks candidly at the period of her greatest self-destruction while living in Los Angeles in the 80s. Covering every area of her career with honesty & affection Dusty is brought vividly to life. ...

Private Investigator Nikki James grew up on the tough streets of Lyndhurst & believes there is nothing left to surprise her. That changes the night she follows teenager Monica Trevgard & becomes a pawn caught in a war between two very different men. One fills her mind with his madness; the other pushes his way into her heart. Nikki knows how dangerous love can be but if she wants to survive she must place her trust in a man who could destroy her. For 300 years Michael Kelly has existed in the shadows learning to control the death cravings of a vampire. Nikki not only breaches his formidable barriers with her psychic abilities but makes Michael believe he may finally have found a woman strong enough to walk by his side & to ease the loneliness in his heart. ...

The second in the series set in the Derbyshire Peak District Dancing with the Virgins is a tense psychological follow-up to Stephen Booths acclaimed debut Black Dog. The body of the woman sprawled obscenely among the stones! She looked like a dead woman dancing. The ring of cairns known as the Nine Virgins has stood on the windswept moors of Derbyshire for centuries. Now as winter closes in a tenth figure is added -- a body -- & a modern tragedy is added to the dark legend that surrounds the stones. Theres no shortage of suspects each with their own guilty secret but what DS Fry & DC Cooper lack is any kind of motive. As they search separately for answers it seems the reasons for the strange behaviour of the moors inhabitants may lie somewhere in the past in a terrible crime yet to be discovered! ...

An endearing classic of childhood memories of an idyllic midwestern summer from the celebrated author of ' Farenheit 451'. He stood at the open window in the dark took a deep breath & exhaled. The street lights like candles on a black cake went out. He exhaled again & again & the stars began to vanish. Douglas smiled. He pointed a finger. There & there. Now over here & here... Yellow squares were cut in the dim morning earth as house lights winked slowly on. A sprinkle of windows came suddenly alight miles off in dawn country. ' Everyone yawn. Everyone up.'" In the backwaters of Illinois Douglas Spaulding's grandfather makes an intoxicating brew from harvested dandelions. ' Dandelion Wine' is a quirky breathtaking coming-of-age story from one of science fiction's greatest writers. Distilling his experiences into " Rites & Ceremonies" & " Discoveries & Revelations" the young Spaulding wistfully ponders over magical tennis shoes & machines for every purpose from time travel to happiness & silent travel. Based upon Bradbury's own experiences growing up in Waukegan in the 1920s ' Dandelion Wine' is a heady mixture of fond memory forgiveness magic the imagination & above all of summers that seemed to go on forever." ...

A beautiful Italian girl driving home in an open top sports car a little boy playing on a south Coast beach & the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club on his way to a press reception in Baltimore. One after the other they suffer the same nightmare ordeal
- kidnapping. But there is one thing connecting these particular cases. For the Italian girl is a jockey & the little boy an only son of a race horse owner. A picture of the person behind this interanational chain of crime starts to emerge
- a lover of Verdi a man with a cool & calculating brain & an aficionado of the racing world. Andrew Doublas brought in to advise & help the vicitms & their families proceeds with all his customary diplomacy & courage. Only to find himself playing a dangerous part: the role usually reserved for his clients... Dick Francis is on a winner all the way"
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Two children accompany their parents as they travel the world helping animals on the verge of extinction. As their parents work alongside international agencies the children have their own thrilling adventures. In Danger in the Dust Joe his sister Aesha & their parents go on a trip to Kenya where they hope to see the Big Five in the wild. It's the experience of a lifetime & it's all leading up to an exhilarating mission to release a magnificent black rhino back into the wild
- until their safari van gets stuck & they find themselves in desperate need of rescue.. . This exciting story is written with the assistance & guidance of London Zoo's conservation team. All information is accurate. Sally Grindley is the author of bestselling & award-winning fiction for young readers. Here she brings to life a story of how humans & wildlife can live side by side set in Kenya.
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