Something terrible has happened. Eleven-year-old Aubrey is on her own. It was fun at first playing house. Nothing to think about but TV & cheese. A perfect world. Shes determined to hide away & take care of herself because facing the truth is too much to bear. I couldnt let anyone know that I was alone. I was staying right here. But with the love of her grandmother & the letters she writes can Aubrey begin to see that even though shes lost everything
- all is not lost?
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The model of the traditional family is breaking down children barely into their teens are experimenting with sex & half of all marriages in developed countries end in divorce. In LOVE FREEDOM & ALONENESS Osho explains why these phenomena are happening & how they can actually be viewed as a cause for celebration rather than worry. In a post-ideological world where all the old moralities are clearly out of date we have a golden opportunity to redefine & revitalize the very foundations of our lives. Literally starting fresh with ourselves & our relationships to others & defining fulfillment & success for the individual & for society means understanding the new realities of our basic condition. Until we learn to live by ourselves & with ourselves we will deny ourselves the possibility of finding love & happiness with someone else. This book is a provocation & a guide for that fresh start. ...

Lucie is the middle child in a family that has been devastated by the death of her mother. Struggling to cope without Mum to guide them Lucie her brother Hugo big sister Chloe & Dad are dealing with the emotional fallout of losing someone so close as well as the practical realities of death
- from clearing out a wardrobe to learning to cook. & as if things weren't tough enough Lucie is also trying to navigate the challenges of turning eleven: her first kiss is baffling & her big sister's a total nightmare. How will she cope without Mum there to guide her? A heartbreaking story of love & loss told through Lucie's own letters that are packed with emotion humour & ultimately hope.
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We do have biological LIVE & DIE mechanisms within us...the state of mind changes the state of the body by working through the central nervous system the endocrine system & the immune system. Exceptional patients manifest the will to live in its most potent form.. . writes Dr Bernie Siegel. Drawing on his clinical experience Dr Seigel show how by reaching out to others we can alleviate stress & release the bodys healing mechanism. In this extraordinary book he shows that when apparently terminal patients take control of their illness they can change enrich & often prolong their lives far beyond scientific & medical expectation. Through the healing power of love patients who have come under his care have learned that hope & joy can work miracles. ...

The departure point for this book is an antique saying: life is complete unless love poverty & war have been experienced. In Love Christopher Hitchens celebrates the work of Joyce Proust & Borges. Poverty

Includes:: a series of devastating assessments of Michael Moore & the cult of the Kennedys. The books final section War contains biting reportage from North Korea Pakistan & Iraq.

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The second hilarious story about Splat the Cat the irresistible character from Rob Scotton bestselling creator of Russell the Sheep Splat the cat is desperate to become friends with one of the girls at school! But hes much too shy to talk to her. However will he get her attention? Perhaps Valentines Day will provide the perfect opportunity? ...

Bill Hicks was arguably the most influential st&-up comedian of the last 30 years. He was funny out of hand impossible to ignore & genuinely disturbing. His work has inspired Michael Moore Mark Thomas & Robert Newman among others. The trade paperback published in February 2003 was the first collected work & included major st&-up routines diary notebook & letters extracts plus his final writings most previously unpublished. This smaller format paperback has extra material discovered subsequently. ...

Maddy Kiernan knows her situation is desperate. With her parents dead her brother Thomas is left as guardian to her & her sister Carmel & Thomas Maddy is all too aware only cares about himself. When his plans to marry the daughter of the Protestant canal agent backfire Thomas takes off to Liverpool leaving the girls to fend for themselves. Taking the momentous decision to follow their brother Maddy leaves for Liverpool. Within days the girls are destitute reduced to living in a cellar their money gone. Eventually Maddy finds work as a maid to an old lady becoming her unpaid companion & sole beneficiary of her will. But Maddy has to promise not to marry until the woman who has rescued her & her sister dies. When Maddy meets a young seaman she realises she may have to choose between love & that promise... ...

Harriet Swift thinks she has the perfect life
- a satisfying career her own flat & a new boyfriend who respects her need for her
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When love flies out the window married life can be hell. With an unplanned baby on the way a newly-wed daughter whose marriage is already in trouble a teenager who won't eat & doesn't think there's anything wrong with her & hiding secrets from each other Barry & Aimee are on a rocky road. When love flies in the window ex-wives can cause a lot of trouble. & Marianna is going to cause as much trouble as she possibly can to make sure that her former husband is not going to waltz down the aisle with his new love. Families in crisis passion tragedy & the healing powers of love
- Patricia Scanlan's brilliant & heart-warming new novel re-introduces us to the characters in Forgive & Forget" & " Happy Ever After" & brings their story to a triumphant conclusion."
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