Meet the Bird Family. All four children have an idyllic childhood: a picture-book cottage in a country village a warm cosy kitchen filled with love & laughter sun-drenched afternoons in a rambling garden. But one Easter weekend a tragedy strikes the Bird family that is so devastating that almost imperceptibly it begins to tear them apart. The years pass & the children become adults & begin to develop their own quite separate lives. Soon it's almost as though they've never been a family at all. Almost. But not quite. Because something has happened that will call them home back to the house they grew up in
- & to what really happened that Easter weekend all those years ago.
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The Housebuilders Bible" is unique
- the first book in its field to mix information & advice with detailed yardstick costings
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The Housebuilder's Bible" is unique
- the first book in its field to mix information & advice with detailed yardstick costings
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' People go north for a variety of reasons some stay for a lifetime while others can't wait to leave at the end of whatever term they have signed on for. The north tends to be either loved or hated with equal passion.' These are the words of Keith Billington who with his wife Muriel arrived in the Northwest Territories outpost of Fort Mc Pherson 1 700 miles north of Edmonton in mid-September 1964. They were among those who loved the North & stayed for six years. Keith a nurse & Muriel a midwife were barely into their twenties & fresh from England when they arrived eager to put their brand new skills to work. Their clients were the Gwich'in people who taught them how to snowshoe choose a dog team & live off the l&. These two young professionals were all the medical help available at the births of babies & the tragic deaths of other children they were the first to tend gun-shot victims & deal with illnesses made worse by the isolation. Their story also tells of caribou hunts fishing in summer lakes & travelling in winter by dog team of sun-returning parties & drum-dancing & New Year feasts. The book concludes with Keith leading a group who retrace the route of the tragic RCMP ' Lost Patrol.' This is a delightfully warm celebration of the north in the days just before skidoos & cell phones took the edge off the isolation. ...

Covering cleaning laundry energy saving recycling decorating maintenance gardening pet care cooking & the domestic arts of entertaining & organisation Household Hints" is the only guide you will need to take advantage of traditional wisdom in combination with modern knowledge to achieve cheaper safer & more environmentally friendly household management. Presented in a clear accessible style with bite-size tips from using an iron to removing candle wax from your carpet to keeping bugs off your plants with onion & garlic insecticide " Household Hints" is an invaluable companion in the home." ...

First published in 1916 A.L. Fowler's book of household tips is an indispensable guide to effortlessly becoming a domestic goddess. With long-forgotten tricks for tackling twenty-first-century tasks such as removing stains rescuing over-salted food & keeping a fridge odour-free A.L. Fowler is practical & to the point. This delightful volume also reveals the best way to rid yourself of annoying household pests including spiders ants & flies & provides tips on how to remove odours from your hands while advising on the use of natural products to clean floors windows & cooking utensils. Fowler also shows the early twentieth-century housewife how to perform miracles in the kitchen with classic tips on making pastry extra flaky the quickest way to peel carrots & how best to remove burnt bits from an overdone cake. ...

Duty & love collide on the arid plains of central South Africa. Previously released as Karoo Plainsong this is a fully revised debut novel. Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in 1919 to travel to South Africa & marry the fiance she has not seen for five years. Isolated & estranged in a harsh landscape she finds solace in her diary & the friendship of her housemaids daughter Ada. Cathleen recognises in her someone she can love & respond to in a way that she cannot with her own husband & daughter. Under Cathleens tutelage Ada grows into an accomplished pianist & a reader who cannot resist turning the pages of the diary discovering the secrets Cathleen sought to hide. When Ada is compromised & finds she is expecting a mixed-race child she flees her home determined to spare Cathleen the knowledge of her betrayal & the disgrace that would descend upon the family. Scorned within her own community Ada is forced to carve a life for herself her child & her music. But Cathleen still believes in Ada & risks the constraints of apartheid to search for her & persuade her to return with her daughter. Beyond the cruelty there is love hope
- & redemption.
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Duty & love collide on the arid plains of central South Africa. Previously released as ' Karoo Plainsong' this is a fully revised debut novel. Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in 1919 to travel to South Africa & marry the fiance she has not seen for five years. Isolated & estranged in a harsh landscape she finds solace in her diary & the friendship of her housemaid's daughter Ada. Cathleen recognises in her someone she can love & respond to in a way that she cannot with her own husband & daughter. Under Cathleen's tutelage Ada grows into an accomplished pianist & a reader who cannot resist turning the pages of the diary discovering the secrets Cathleen sought to hide. When Ada is compromised & finds she is expecting a mixed-race child she flees her home determined to spare Cathleen the knowledge of her betrayal & the disgrace that would descend upon the family. Scorned within her own community Ada is forced to carve a life for herself her child & her music. But Cathleen still believes in Ada & risks the constraints of apartheid to search for her & persuade her to return with her daughter. Beyond the cruelty there is love hope
- & redemption.
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Looking to bring some outside greenery indoors? Maybe you already have an indoor garden & are looking to create a botanical jungle. Whatever the case may be houseplants are an ideal inexpensive way to beautify your dwelling. Youll be rewarded with purer air & youre sure to enjoy watching your plant sprout climb & even flower. Of course before you start working on crafting a greenhouse you need to know what kinds of plants you can grown in your home & which plants are best suited to your taste & style. Houseplants For Dummies introduces dozens of different foliage plants flowering plants cacti & exotic varieties. Your green thumb is sure to get even greener once youve read about:* Houseplant basics* Identifying indoor microclimates* Indoor plant biographies"* Differentiating between direct indirect & low light* Watering needs* Rules of fertilizing* Temperature & growing cycles Houseplants For Dummies is packed with houseplant growing techniques tips tricks & even goes the extra mile with a chapter devoted to the various ways you can display houseplants if youre looking for some bragging rights! Whether youre new to the world of houseplant basics or youre a seasoned gardener youll get the "inside dirt" on topics such as:* Various potting soil mixes* Preparing plants for indoor life* Cleaning pruning & staking* Propagating houseplants* Dealing with pests & diseases* Building your own controlled climate* & much more The material is arranged into six clear & helpful sections: houseplant basics houseplant profiles growing essentials potted plant maintenance houseplant settings & valuable ideas
- each section helping you create your own indoor forest. Even if youre convinced you have a black thumb Houseplants For Dummies will have you living among the green in no time!"
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A fabulous flap book for older children showing the houses built by people around the world in different historical eras. stunning ...