I was to stand trial for my life. I was twenty-two years old. I had been married for ten weeks & a widow for six. In the summer of 1914 the Empress Alexandra a magnificent ocean liner suffers a mysterious explosion on its voyage from London to New York City. On board are Henry Winter a rich banker & his young new wife Grace. Somehow Henry manages to secure a place in a lifeboat for Grace. But the survivors quickly realize it is over capacity & could sink at any moment. For any to live some must die. As the castaways battle the elements & each other Grace watches & waits. She is a woman who has learned the value of patience
- her journey to a life of glittering privilege has been far from straightforward. Now she knows it is in jeopardy & her very survival is at stake. Over the course of three perilous weeks the passengers on the lifeboat plot scheme gossip & console one another while sitting inches apart. Their deepest beliefs about goodness humanity & God are tested to the limit as they begin to discover what they will do in order to survive. The Lifeboat is a page-turning story of moral dilemmas & also the moving & haunting story of Grace a woman as unforgettable & complicated as the story she recounts.
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I was to stand trial for my life. I was twenty-two years old. I had been married for ten weeks & a widow for six. It is 1914 & Europe is on the brink of war. When a magnificent ocean liner suffers a mysterious explosion en route to New York City Henry Winter manages to secure a place in a lifeboat for his new wife Grace. But the survivors quickly realize the boat is over capacity & could sink at any moment. For any to live some must die. Over the course of three perilous weeks the passengers on the lifeboat plot scheme gossip & console one another while sitting inches apart. Their deepest beliefs are tested to the limit as they begin to discover what they will do in order to survive. ...

The RNLI is one of the best known maritime rescue organisations in the world. It receives no financial support from the British government & is supported entirely by public donations. Edward Wake-Walker the RNLIs former director of public relations tells the story of the Institution from its beginnings during the reign of Queen Victoria to the hi-tech rescue maritime organisation it has become in the 21st Century. He describes how it all began; the early lifeboats
- pulling & sailing; early lifeboat heroes
- what it took to be a volunteer in the 19th century some famous coxswains; early rescues & disasters; motorised lifeboats; the arrival of speed
- inshore & all-weather craft; the modern fleet; the modern volunteer crewmember; new areas for the RNLI
- mudflats (hovercraft) rivers beaches prevention of accidents; partners in rescue
- Coast Guard Royal Navy RAF etc; & concludes with a survivors story.




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The perfect job. Working for an easy-going boss at his luxurious mansion by the sun-kissed beach watching beautiful women walk ...

A SERIES OF KILLINGS Three men sleeping rough on London's mean streets have been found brutally murdered
- each victim kicked to
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Kat Kavanagh is not in love. She has lots of friends an ordinary job & she never ever thinks about her past. This is Kats story. None of it is true. Milo Mc Intyre loves his mam the peanut-butter-&-banana muffins at the Funky Banana caf? & the lifesaving class he does after school. He never thinks about his future until the day it changes forever. This is Milos story. All of it is true. & then there is the other story. The one with a twist of fate which somehow brings together a boy from Brighton & a woman in Dublin & uncovers the truth once & for all. This is the story thats just about to begin.. . ...

This is a beautiful board book with over 60 flaps. It provides friendly charming answers to challenging questions that young children love to ask. Bold question word headings (Who? Why? Where? etc.) bring together an eclectic mix of subject areas making it the perfect book to dip into. The illustrations are both entertaining & informative & the text is written simply & clearly with an added touch of humour. ...

This is a stylish picture word book with flaps to lift to encourage word & picture association. Each themed page has plenty of flaps to lift with the word of an object or animal underneath. Smaller flaps at the bottom show the same word with an accompanying delicately illustrated picture. The themes include the park on the farm at the seaside noisy words & words at home. ...

This childrens pack explores the ancient ritual of mummification. The book looks at why mummification was the key to the afterlife in many ancient cultures mainly in ancient Egypt South America & China & asks how South Americans mummified their dead & how a 2000-year-old iceman was found intact. To help children understand the process & rituals involved they can make their own Egyptian mummy using the models in the pack which include a body removable organs cardboard amulets & bandage. After the embalming process children can assemble the canopic jars make up a cardboard cat mummy & add a golden mask to the model. ...

In this volume Ronald Byars provides an extensive historical & theological study of the development of eucharistic prayer in the Reformed tradition. He introduces early eucharistic prayer & its development in the Roman tradition then traces the changes made during the Reformation & in modern times. Byars concludes with a recap of recent ecumenical discussions about eucharistic prayer & discusses its current & future place in Reformed worship. A glossary of terms & extensive appendixes with the texts of historic eucharistic prayers make this a useful & welcome resource for scholars students & clergy. ...