Dear Boy" is the dramatic & inventive debut by Emily Berry. These characterful intelligent & darkly witty poems explore lives lived strangely in unusual worlds through a series of deft & seductive soliloquies. In a collection with a taste for ventriloquy & wickedness & a flair for vocal cross-dressing the balance of power is always shifting in an unexpected direction
- an ingenue masquerades as a femme fatale a doctor appears more disturbed than his patient & parents seem more unruly than their children. Eccentric intimate arch anxious decadent & sometimes mournful the book's confiding conversational voices tell stories recognisable & refracted carried along by the undercurrent on which the collection ebbs & rides: the anguish & energy brought about by a long-distance love affair which propels & terrorises & ultimately unites the work. " Dear Boy" is an irresistible & enlivening collection by a new poet of startling & various gifts."
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Dear Dad" is the companion collection to its namesake " Dear Mom." Artfully combining poignant animal photographs with gentle humor & heartfelt words this homage to dads is treasured by fathers of all ages. Millions of people worldwide have shown Mom how much they love her by giving her the remarkable " New York Times" bestselling book " Dear Mom." Perfect for those who struggle to find the right words to tell Dad just how they feel " Dear Dad" is a masterful blend of poignant pictures & special thoughts that will convey to Dad how much he means. Bradley Trevor Greives witty & whimsical yet moving pairing of thoughts & images will effortlessly communicate your appreciation & love for all Dads efforts over the years. He points out that dads might sometimes be far from perfect but by embodying the fatherly paradox of strength through gentleness they are still & always the beloved anchor safely holding fast to all that "family" means today & in the future. With its infectious humor poetic insights carefully chosen words & charming animal photographs " Dear Dad" gets straight to the heart of the role fathers play in our lives. " Dear Dad" is proof that the most truthful meaningful things are best expressed simply & with a chuckle." ...

Have you ever wondered what your Father was like as a child? Intrigued to know about how your gr&-parents met? Do you wonder what school life was like for your Mum? These are questions that lead to precious answers. Now available in an alternative contemporary design award-winning 'from you to me' Journals of a Lifetime gift range is made up of beautifully designed hard back journals
- the perfect gift for every loved-one for every occasion. Available in Dear Dad Dear Mum Dear Grandma Dear Grandad Dear Son Dear Daughter Dear Sister Dear Brother Dear Friend. We all have our own story to tell. Each 'from you to me' gift journal contains around 60 fun & inspiring questions carefully designed to inspire your family to enjoy telling their story
- to help you to find out amazing things about them.

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Have you ever wondered what your Father was like as a child? Intrigued to know about how your gr&-parents met? Do you wonder what school life was like for your Mum? These are questions that lead to precious answers. Award-winning 'from you to me' Journals of a Lifetime gift range is made up of beautifully designed hard back journals
- the perfect gift for every loved-one for every occasion. Available in Dear Dad Dear Mum Dear Grandma Dear Grandad Dear Son Dear Daughter Dear Sister Dear Brother & Dear Friend. We all have our own story to tell. Each 'from you to me' gift journal contains around 60 fun & inspiring questions carefully designed to inspire your family to enjoy telling their story
- to help you to find out amazing things about them.

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When Nikki Maxwell discovers that her arch-nemesis Mackenzie has started writing a gossip column for the school newspaper she's worried that Mackenzie might be about to reveal some secret info about Nikki's crush Brandon that she knows he won't want the whole school to find out about. To keep an eye on what Mackenzie's up to Nikki decides to join the newspaper too & somehow ends up working as the advice columnist Miss Know-It-All. At first it's fun to answer all the letters from the kids at school but when Miss Know-It-All's inbox is suddenly overflowing with pleas for guidance Nikki feels in need of some help herself. Fortunately she has BFFs Chloe & Zoey on her side.. .and at her keyboard! ...

Deep in the enchanted forest the fairy tale creatures all have problems. Luckily they can call on the ultimate agony aunt
- Dear
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Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time with a career that has spanned nearly three decades. Loved for her irreverant humour Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries & challenge stereotypes. Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely but nevertheless genuine national treasure. Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group the Comic Strip marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Later came the all-female Girls On Top which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders Ruby Wax & Tracy Ullman & firmly established women in British comedy. As part of the wildly successful & much loved duo French & Saunders Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters parodying popular culture & impersonating everything from Madonna & Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial & topical issue & make it mainstream
- & very funny. From her early years as an RAF child & her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders to her outspoken views on sizism & her marriage to Lenny Henry Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary hilarious rise of a complex dynamic & unstoppable woman.
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Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time wtih a career that has spanned nearly three decades encompassing a vast & brilliant array of characters. Loved for her irreverant humour Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries & challenge stereotypes. Here in her autobiography she describes the twists & turns of the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely
- but nevertheless genuine national treasure. Dawn first appeared on the British entertainment scene as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group the Comic Strip marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Then later came the all-female Girls On Top which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders Ruby Wax & Tracy Ullman & firmly established women in British comedy. As part of the wildly successful & much loved duo French & Saunders Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed recurring characters parodying popular culture & impersonating everything from Madonna & Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawns more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley" again has showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial & topical issue & make it mainstream
- & funny. From her early years as an RAF child to her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders from her outspoken views on sizism to her marriage to Lenny Henry " Dear Fatty" will chronicle the extraordinary hilarious rise of a complex dynamic & unstoppable woman."

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He was a suspected cold war spy. She became the glamorous KGB double agent in a Bond movie. When a prisoner writes to a movie star the best he can hope for is a signed photo if that. But when Alex Alexandrowicz wrote to actress Fiona Fullerton he didnt expect it to lead to a friendship spanning over 30 years. Serving two discretionary life sentences Alex was a Category A prisoner in Parkhurst protesting his innocence when he wrote a fan letter to the actress. She replied beguiled by his humour & tender poetry. So began an extraordinary friendship of mutual support trust & tenderness. They never met. It is you alone who has given me strength while I have been in prison the strength to restore lost & dying hope into burning resolution." In this touching memoir Fiona Fullerton tells the story for the first time of her correspondence with the prisoner who was to serve 22 years for a crime he didnt commit. How he provided wise counsel on her marriage divorce & burgeoning career. Based on their original letters the narrative is one of startling contrast
- the darkness of a man incarcerated & a woman surrounded by the brightest lights of show business. " Have you ever heard of Nadejda Philaretovna von Meck? She & Tchaikovsky were corresponding for years they never met
- & yet he produced his finest work for her. My finest work shall be for you.""

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Have you ever wondered what your Father was like as a child? Intrigued to know about how your gr&-parents met? Do you wonder what school life was like for your Mum? These are questions that lead to precious answers. Award-winning 'from you to me' Journals of a Lifetime gift range is made up of beautifully designed hard back journals
- the perfect gift for every loved-one for every occasion. Available in Dear Dad Dear Mum Dear Grandma Dear Grandad Dear Son Dear Daughter Dear Sister Dear Brother & Dear Friend. We all have our own story to tell. Each 'from you to me' gift journal contains around 60 fun & inspiring questions carefully designed to inspire your family to enjoy telling their story
- to help you to find out amazing things about them.

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