When Hetty Huggins made a promise to her dying mother that she would look after her younger sister & brothers little did she know how difficult this would be. But despite the threat of being turned out onto the streets by the unscrupulous tallyman & the never-ending struggle just to exist Hetty is determined her family will never starve or want for a roof over their heads. Longing for something better out of life than the daily grind of making matchboxes for a pittance she dreams of setting up her own business. With the help of friends she sells hot potatoes on the streets & things begin to look up for them all. But when the tallyman comes calling they are faced once more with a future full of hardship & despair.. . ...

You can't choose your family! When Sally & her family have to move back to Candle Lane to look after her grandmother the cracks in their family soon begin to show. Another compelling family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lost Angel & Nobody's Girl. CRUEL When her beloved Gran has a stroke Sally & her family move back home in order to look after her. But Sadie's illness has made the wise woman they once knew bigoted & bad-tempered. Sadie is testing everyone's patience including Sally's mum Ruth & her husband Arthur. CALLOUS Their problems are nothing compared with Tommy the little ruffian next door. With an absentee father & an alcoholic mother Tommy has a hard life. However Ruth sees the good in him & takes him under her wing but his unpredictable & violent mother has other ideas. CRISIS Meanwhile the stress of living cheek-by-jowl with Sally's family is starting to push Arthur away. As cracks in their marriage begin to appear both Sally & Arthur must work out where their priorities lie before it's too late! Another compelling family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lost Angel & Nobody's Girl. ...

When seventeen-year-old Belinda Phillips falls in love with a handsome Anglo-Indian officer she knows that he is a man she can never hope to marry. When he is reported missing believed killed in action Belinda discovers that she is pregnant. Facing disgrace & ruin she has no option other than to accept an arranged marriage with a middle-aged widower knowing she must keep the secret of her child's birth for ever. Reluctantly she sends her beloved daughter to a foster mother in Cripplegate little realising she has entrusted Cassy's care to Biddy Henchard a woman who runs a notorious baby farm in an area full of poverty & disease. Despite her terrible upbringing Cassy survives the old woman's cruel neglect. All the while she dreams of a mother she has never known hoping she will come & save her from her dreadful fate. But when Biddy dies suddenly ten-year-old Cassy finds herself destitute & with little hope of ever finding the mother she so longs for... ...

Phoebe Giamatti lives with her boisterous Italian family in the heart of London's East End. Phoebe's father was killed in gang warfare & she & her family share a deep hatred for the Paxman brothers
- whose lawless ways strike terror into the whole community. Despite her English mother's feckless ways Phoebe is fiercely protective of Annie. Then just as the family are about to go to Italy for the winter Phoebe discovers Annie is in trouble
- & the Paxmans are involved. Phoebe is determined not to betray her mother's trust & giving up her own chance of happiness she stays behind to care for her. But when Phoebe & Annie are forced to leave London & Annie falls dangerously ill Phoebe has little choice but to turn to the man she holds responsible for all her family's troubles...

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Yvonne Collinson Heath will never forget the telephone call that changed her life for ever. On 23 March 2002 her eldest son James
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Finding a soul-mate for a mother who deserves to be loved! Meg's teenage daughter Lindsey had the nerve to place a personal ad on her behalf
- ' Wanted: Perfect Partner. I'm dating-shy divorced & seeking a man with marriage in mind.' Worse Steve Conlan who answered the ad was perfect according to Lindsey. Did a teenage matchmaker get it right? Robin Masterton's young son Jeff thinks he needs a dog more than anything in the world. & there just happens to be one next door! But the friendly black Lab belongs to Cole Camden the unfriendliest man in the neighbourhood. Still Jeff persists
- & ropes his mum in as the persuader. Perhaps there's a chance he'll have a dog & a dad in time for Father's Day... Make time for friends. Make time for Debbie Macomber.

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One of a selection of classic fine art cards featuring well loved paintings decorative patterns & unique illustrations from the archives of museums & galleries throughout the UK & beyond. This card features Pansies in a Glass by Sheila Fairman. There is a message on the front which reads ‘ On Mothering Sunday’ whilst the message inside reads ‘with love’.

The card measures Approx. 15 x 15 cm.

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' You come from a long line of mistakes ' Guy Caulder tells his daughter Alice. ' My mother married the wrong man. Her mother did the same.' At the end of a love affair Alice journeys to Normandy to meet Guy's mother the grandmother she has never known. She tells her that there was one true love story in the family. In the summer of 1942 Kitty is an ATS driver stationed in Sussex. She meets Ed a Royal Marine commando & Larry a liaison officer with Combined Ops. She falls instantly in love with Ed who falls in love with her. So does Larry. Mountbatten mounts a raid on the beaches at Dieppe. One of the worst disasters of the war it sealed the fates of both Larry & Ed & its repercussions will echo through the generations to come. ...

A classically styled card featuring artwork by Yoko Shima of 4 pink rosebuds & foliage against a pale pink background. There is a message on the front which reads ‘ On Mothers Day’ whilst the message inside reads ‘with love’.

The card measures Approx. 15 x 15 cm.

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Is your son driving you crazy? Are you constantly accused of nagging? Ever wondered why boys make so much mess? This new book by bestselling author & clinical psychologist Nigel Latta is the essential guide for stressed-out mums with sons. With refreshingly down-to-earth advice & new parenting ideas this book shows how to bring up boys of all ages from tantrum-prone toddlers to troublesome teens. Tackling common concerns such as behaviour communication & learning you'll learn simple methods for raising happy healthy & confident sons. ...