Dr Christiane Northrup is one of todays most trusted & visionary experts on every aspect of being a woman. In Mother-Daughter Wisdom she introduces an entirely new map of female development including the five facets of feminine power that range from the basics of physical care to the discovery of passion & purpose in life. This blueprint allows any woman
- whether or not she has children
- to repair the gaps in her own upbringing & create a better adult relationship with her mother. It is also invaluable guidance for mothers of young daughters. Drawing on patient case histories & revealing personal history Dr Northrup discusses: Mother-daughter bonds; How this relationship affects our emotional & physical health; How to repair our relationships with our mothers; How to ensure a healthy future for our daughters & more.

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Once there was a mother goose who had three little goslings. Her playful young family could be a handful at times but luckily Mother Goose soon discovered that they loved listening to traditional nursery rhymes. Now all the goslings favourite playtime rhymes are collected in this book for you & your family to enjoy. With original short stories linking the traditional rhymes & glorious pictures by todays leading childrens book illustrator this is the perfect addition to any family bookshelf. ...

This beautiful baby record book features enchanting scenes & playful characters from MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY RHYMES by Axel Scheffler. Every page

Includes:: room for notes & pictures & there are even spaces to write your very own photo captions! At the back of the book is a large pocket for treasured items such as your baby's hospital bracelet & other mementoes. Simply fill in the book to create a treasured family keepsake which will be perfect for re-reading & sharing with your child as they grow.

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Join Mother Goose & her three little goslings Boo Lucy & Small as they enjoy 88 favourite traditional nursery rhymes. 30 original short stories about Mother Goose & her playful goslings link the rhymes & give them a fresh new context that is a real joy to share. With glorious pictures from today's leading illustrator this is a must for every family bookshelf. ...

An inspiring true story of a life devoted to helping Downs children. Alex Bell is a 53 year old woman who lives in Swinton on the outskirts of Manchester. She is feisty funny with a real firecracker of a personality. She has needed that strength of character for Alex is the adoptive mother of 8 children with Downs Syndrome or other disabilities children who some parts of society would perhaps prefer to forget. Age 28 & unmarried Alex adopted her first Downs child Matthew
- & became one of the first people in the UK to be approved for adoption as a single woman. Amazingly she went on to take eight more children under her wing Simon Adrian Nathan Andrew Chloe Tom Emily & Callum. Some had been through a frustratingly bureaucratic care system or moved from one foster parent to another. It sometimes seemed an impossible challenge but Alex was determined to give these children stability love & the best life possible. With her down-to-earth charm Alex also brings together the families often torn apart by Downs. She encourages the birth families to get together
- some of whom have sadly turned their backs on their son or daughter but others have now long been happily involved in their childrens lives. The nine children each have unique sometimes heartbreaking stories but they are also the most joyful compelling & fascinating children youre ever likely to meet: * Happy-to-lucky Matthew 24 who takes people on tours of Man. Utd
- the only Downs child to be given such a privileged position & testament to Alexs care * Adrian the family timekeeper & numbers wiz as if born with a clock inside his brain * Chloe the lovable mischievous scamp known as Little Miss Dynamite Prepare to be amazed moved & entranced by this powerful true story that will change the way we all look at disabilities. Alex believes special needs children are gifts & spending any time with her it becomes obvious that she also has a very special gift of her own.


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Are there Old Testemant roots of the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary? Margaret Barker traces the roots of the devotion to Mary as Mother of the Lord back to the Old Testament & the first temple in Jerusalem. The evidence is consistent over more than a millennium: there had been a female deity in Israel the Mother figure in the Royal cult who had been abandoned about 600BCE. She was almost written out of the Hebrew text almost excluded from the canon. This first of two volumes traces the history of the Lady in the Temple & looks forward to the second volume in which Barker will show how the Lady of the Temple is reclaimed in the advent of Christianity & becomes the Lady in the Church. The result is breathtaking & like all Barkers work is impossible to put down. ...

' More than 300 million people in the world speak English & the rest it sometimes seems try to...' Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining. With his boundless enthusiasm & restless eye for the absurd this is his astonishing tour of English. From its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling & pronunciation Bryson covers all this as well as the many curious eccentricities that make it as maddening to learn as it is flexible to use. Bill Bryson's classic Mother Tongue" is a highly readable & hilarious tale of how English came to be the world's language." ...

This title features two timeless stories from New York Times" bestseller Debbie Macomber! " The Matchmakers": Dori Robertsons little son wants a new father. Hes already chosen the guy
- his sporting hero Gavin Parker. & Gavins daughter wants her dad to marry again too. Gavin suggests he & Dori start dating just to keep the kids happy. But their children have some more tricks up their sleeves! " The Courtship of Carol Sommars": Peter Sommars is fifteen & he needs a little more independence. Which is why hed like his mum Carol to start dating. He even knows the perfect man-Alex Preston his best friends dad. Alex is interested but Carols doing everything she can to sidestep his pursuit. Which only makes Alex & the boys more determined."
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Along a blacked-out wartime street a girl is scurrying a basket on one arm. As the sirens begin & the bombs crash down she is filled with panic & with a heavy heart abandons her burden in a sheltered doorway meaning to return later. Even as she disappears in the resulting chaos the bundle in the basket begins to wail. Years later two young unfortunates meet on a miserable November day. Martin has been desperately trying to hitch a lift along the lonely windswept road & when he sees a weeping girl in front of him he hurries to catch her up. Rose & Martin become unlikely companions until they go their separate ways not expecting to meet again. However fate decrees otherwise. ...

Destitute. Quinta Haig is struggling to make ends meet at Top Field with her ailing mother Laura. Their small Yorkshire farm is run-down & isolated & when the only way to take their goods to market is lost Quinta is prepared to sacrifice almost anything for both of them to survive. Desired. Noah Bilton a wealthy neighbour has designs on Top Field as well as ideas for the future of Laura & her daughter. He offers an uneasy solution to keep them out of the workhouse but Laura Haig will have nothing to do with it or him. When strangers appear at Top Field looking for shelter Quintas hopes are renewed
- but Noah is resolved to take what he wants by fair means or foul. Deserted. Quinta finds love against all odds but is deserted at her most vulnerable. The hardships that follow give her a steely determination to seek retribution from the man who has wronged her
- but can revenge ever bring back her happiness?

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