Rebelling against the domineering man she believes to be her father Elin Jones runs away from her Welsh home to find a job on Merseyside as a maid in the wealthy Oxley household. Seduced & left pregnant by the son of the family she feels forced to marry the butler but finds herself condemned to a life of abuse & poverty. Only her love for her daughter Laura keeps Elin going. Laura grows up with her natural fathers intelligence & drive as well as his talent for business & when she seizes the chance to buy an ailing company it is the start of a meteoric career. But Lauras personal life is less of a success & it will take a twist of fate to enable Laura & her mother to find love & happiness. ...

Chely Wright singer songwriter & country music star writes in this moving telling memoir about her life & her career; about growing up in Americas heartland & about barely remembering a time when she didnt know she was different. The youngest of three children Wright would ascend the ladder to the top of the country-music world only to find herself trapped in a place she hadnt foreseen but had to face. From high-school homecoming queen to successful recording artist with her first hit single Shut Up & Drive " Wrights journey was dictated by keeping the truth of who she was closeted in a world in which country music stars had never been
- & could not be
- openly gay. Working with the biggest names in Nashville she navigated these treacherous waters until the charade took too great a toll. Ultimately as she reveals in this candid & outspoken work Wright found the courage to untangle herself from the image of the country music star shed become an image steeped in long-standing ideals & notions about who
- & what
- a country artist is & what fans expect that artist to be."



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Rachel Smedling is not like the other women in her isolated Pennine village: she is taller stronger & weaves cloth like a man. Without her the household would fall apart for her mother is ailing & her vicious drunkard father seems to hate her so much he would happily offer money to any man who would wed her. When her mother dies Rachel is at the mercy of her increasingly violent father. Her only escape is by marrying a kindly man with whom she finds happiness if not passion & her life begins to seem complete. Rachels growing prosperity infuriates her father & his cronies however & they will stop at nothing to see her destroyed. ...

A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts & stories Paulo Coelho the author of ' The Alchemist' offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery & music to elegance traveling & the nature of good & evil. An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil can show him the path to happiness...instructions on how to climb a mountain reveal the secret to making your dreams a reality...the story of Ghengis Khan & the Falcon that teaches about the folly of anger
- & the art of friendship...a pianist who performs an example in fulfilling your destiny...the author learns three important lessons when he goes to the rescue of a man in the street
- Paulo shows us how life has lessons for us in the greatest smallest & most unusual of experiences. ' Like the Flowing River'

Includes:: jewel-like fables packed with meaning & retold in Coelho's inimitable style. Sharing his thoughts on spirituality life & ethics Paulo touches you with his philosophy & invites you to go on an exciting journey of your own.



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There were few more controversial British politicians of the twentieth-century than Enoch Powell. There were few more brilliant & yet whilst being an MP for thirty-seven years his ministerial career lasted a mere fifteen months. His influence however was enormous not least as a harbinger of Thatcherism. There was much more to him though: he was a Professor of Greek at the age of twenty-five: a brigadier at the age of thirty-two: he was also a poet biblical scholar & devoted family man. The word definitive is hackneyed but in describing this biography it can be used legitimately. Not only was Simon Heffer able to interview Enoch Powell he was also given access to Powells massive private archive. In future anyone who want to study Enoch Powell will start here
- Bruce Anderson Spectator". First published in 1998 this biography has been out of print for a number of years. Demand for it however remains constant & Faber Finds is happy to meet that dem&."
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The number one bestseller in Mexico & America for almost two years & subsequently a bestseller around the world Like Water For Chocolate" is a romantic poignant tale touched with moments of magic graphic earthiness bittersweet wit
- & recipes. A sumptuous feast of a novel it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita the youngest daughter of the house has been forbidden to marry condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro & he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her. For the next twenty-two years Tita & Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies bad luck & fate finally reunite them against all the odds."
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Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the annals of military history. In the morning a modern British army was swept aside by the onset of a seemingly unstoppable host at Isandlwana. Nearby at a remote border outpost on the Buffalo River a single company of the 24th Regiment & a few dozen recuperating hospital patients were passing another hot monotonous day. News of the disaster across the river came like a bolt from the blue. Retreat was not an option. It seemed certain that the Rorkes Drift detachment would share the terrible fate of their comrades. Colonel Snook brings the insights of a military professional to bear in this strikingly original account. It is an extraordinary tale
- a victory largely achieved by the sheer bloody-mindedness in adversity of the British infantryman fighting at the remarkable odds of over thirty to one. The heroics of all eleven VC winners are recounted in detail & we are offered new insights into how the Zulu attack unfolded & how 150 men achieved their improbable victory. The author describes the remainder of the war from the recovery of the lost Queens Colour of the 24th to the climactic charge of the 17th Lancers at Ulundi. We return to Isandlwana to consider culpability & learn of the often tragic fates of many of the wars participants.
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Yes you do have to be liked by everyone! Real friends communicate with honesty listen closely & arent afraid to admit when theyre wrong. If you want to succeed in social media you have to behave the same way. Likeable Social Media provides 18 strategies for creating an authentic brand personality" through Facebook & other social media platform. Social-media marketing guru Dave Kerpen reveals the secrets to building a brands popularity by being authentic engaging & transparent on Facebook & other social media sites. Youll learn the same methods he has used to successfully redefine the brands of a number of large companies including 1-800-FLOWERS & Cumberland Farms. Complete with serious strategies communicated with wit & humor Likeable Social Media is the definitive source for using social media to win new customers gather valuable feedback & increase the bottom line." ...

Alexandra Cooper Manhattan's top sex crimes prosecutor is brought into what promises to be a messy case. Gemma Dogen was found in her own office in a New York hospital sexually assaulted soaked in her own blood & considered likely to die before she can be moved to the emergency room. Alex combs through her files for murders with similar modus operandi while Mike Chapman & the other detectives concentrate on possible motives amongst her friends & colleagues
- many of whom had found Gemma a professional thorn in their sides. Two facts rapidly become apparent: the hospital itself is far from secure; & someone believes that Alex has discovered something far too damaging for them to let her live...
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Still traumatised by her brush with a psychopath Detective Cassie Maddox transfers out of the Murder squad & starts a relationship with fellow detective Sam ONeill. When he calls her to the scene of his new case she is shocked to find that the murdered girl is her double. Whats more her ID shows she is Lexie Madison
- the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover detective. With no leads no suspects & no clues to Lexies real identity Cassies old boss spots the opportunity of a lifetime: send Cassie undercover in her place to tempt the killer out of hiding to finish the job.
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