The second novel & first quick read title from Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. My Dad's a Policeman is a dramatic & engaging story of a young boy with an alcoholic mother. Lonely bullied & desperate for a life of happiness & security he tells everyone he meets his dad's a policeman. Fast-paced & compelling this short story from Cathy Glass follows the experiences of a Ryan a small & lonely 12-year-old boy who struggles to fit in. In an attempt to make friends & discourage the school bullies from picking on him Ryan tells his peers that his dad is a policeman. When the police actually turn up on Ryan's doorstep to take him away from his alcoholic mother & put him in care his life crumbles. It's not long before Ryan has run away taking a long bus ride back across the city desperate to get back to the inner-city life he knows. Keeping a low profile & sneaking in to his best friend's house late a night for shelter he soon discovers that he's not the only one who appears to be stretching the truth about the happiness of his home life. ...

' It's that alligator.. . Dad should never have brought it into the house. Crunchbag has escaped & he's eaten Granny!' Some dads bring home rabbits. Or dogs. Or parrots. Not Nicholas' dad. The latest member of their family is Crunchbag
- the Alligator! Soon he's running riot in the bathroom & on the roof & even in the park! But he wouldn't eat poor defenceless Granny.. .would he?
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My dad's the coolest because..." Is it his braveness his strength...or his tickling? Whether big or small feathered or furry dads always know how to make us laugh. Whatever it is that makes a dad the best this simple classic picture book has it all
- & features a cast of hilarious animal characters too!"
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There are so many dads in the world & they are all different. From Kangaroo Dad who is great at bouncing to Tiger Dad who has the scariest roar every dad is brilliant. But whose daddy is the best? A fun & playful celebration of all dads everywhere. ...

An alternative title for this book might have been My Daddy Cooks
- How to cook delicious & easy family meals in the tiniest kitchen
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The formidable rugged Rohan Kilburn Duke of Warrington is a top assassin for the Order. Known for his superstitious streak he has made a point of keeping his heart immune to love despite his many conquests. But on one cold winter's night when he returns to his broody seaside castle he finds that his errant tenants have provided him with a beautiful young woman as a bed-warmer. But Kate Madsen is no harlot. She is the innocent victim of a kidnapping plot shy but independent with intelligent beguiling eyes. As Rohan & Kate work together to unravel the truth surrounding an ancient curse that could destroy them both their budding attraction begins to ignite. But when the unthinkable happens it's up to Kate to shatter the curse that could prevent her Dangerous Duke from becoming her ideal husb&. ...

In 1984 two young mothers meet at a toddler group in Birmingham. As their friendship grows they share with each other the difficulties & secrets in their lives: Joanne a sweet shy girl is increasingly afraid of her husb&. The lively promising man she married has become hostile & violent & she is too ashamed to tell anyone. When her mother Margaret is suddenly rushed into hospital the bewildered family find that there are things about their mother of which they had no idea. Margaret was evacuated from Birmingham as a child & has spent years avoiding the pain of her childhood -- but finds that you cant run from the past forever. Sooky kind & good-natured has already been through one disastrous marriage & is back at home living with her parents. But being disgraced is not easy. Her mother Meena refuses to speak to Sooky. At first her silence seems like a punishment but Sooky gradually realizes it contains emotions which are far more complicated & that her mother may need her help. Meena has spent 20 years trying to fit in with life in Birmingham & to deal with the conflicts within her between east & west old ways & new. This is the story of two young women discovering the heartbreak of their mothers lives & of how mothers create daughters -- & learn from them. ...

This book is designed to allow bridesmaids to record everything that happens before & during the big day. Each section has a special place to keep a photograph or picture & there is an envelope at the end of the book in which to save the invitation service sheet or even a piece of the cake! ...

These inspired meditations reveal the true heart of Gods love for us & will help us understand some of the deeper mysteries of his nature. Says Colin Urquhart: The Lord wanted to open his heart to me about himself revealing several aspects of his nature
- not only about love grace & mercy but also about wrath justice & judgement. I now have a greater understanding of who God is & the nature of his love for each of his children. Through this book I believe many will experience God speaking to their hearts concerning issues which are of deep & immediate concern to them.
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A letter two lovers a terrible lie. In war truth is only the first casualty. ' Inspires the kind of devotion among its readers not seen since David Nicholls' One Day' The Times While Riley Purefoy & Peter Locke fight for their country their survival & their sanity in the trenches of Flanders Nadine Waveney Julia Locke & Rose Locke do what they can at home. Beautiful obsessive Julia & gentle eccentric Peter are married: each day Julia goes through rituals to prepare for her beloved husband's return. Nadine & Riley only eighteen when the war starts & with problems of their own already want above all to make promises
- but how can they when the future is not in their hands? & Rose? Well what did happen to the traditionally brought-up women who lost all hope of marriage because all the young men were dead? Moving between Ypres London & Paris My Dear I Wanted to Tell You is a deeply affecting moving & brilliant novel of love & war & how they affect those left behind as well as those who fight.
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