A tale of Catherine Cookson-esque tragedy & Northern grit Pauline Prescott's life story will shock & amaze. A mother & a faithful friend Pauline is not your typical politician's wife. She is immensely proud of her role as a housewife & over the near-forty years she has been in the public eye she has remained discreet dignified & deeply loyal. The daughter of a bricklayer who died when she was young Pauline came from humble backgrounds. At 15 she found herself pregnant by a married US serviceman. Resisting all attempts to give her son up for adoption she struggled on for three years until she was finally persuaded it was for his own good. She never expected to see him again. She trained as a hairdresser & got a good job at a salon in Chester. Soon afterwards she met John a dashing waiter who whisked her off her feet & married her. John's dreams of becoming a union activist meant that he spent the next eight years in university. It was Pauline's wages that paid for everything. She never complained. John quickly rose through the ranks & suddenly it seemed he was the Deputy Prime Minister. Pauline went almost overnight from a Hull hairdresser to a key participant at political events. Always immaculate she quickly became known for her fashion style & stunning hats. But Pauline's world was turned upside down when more than forty years after she put her son up for adoption John received a call to say the press had tracked him down. The decision to give up her son had been heart-rending. All these years later Pauline was overjoyed to be reunited with the child she had pined for for so long finally getting the happy ending she had dreamed of for years. Throughout John's career Pauline has had to cope with the lack of privacy his position has afforded their family. Through it all she has emerged a figure of admiration. Loyal sharp good humoured & articulate Pauline has entranced the nation. Now tells us her story in her own words. Warm moving & at times painfully sad Pauline's autobiography is an honest account of a fascinating life. ...

This 3 pocket pencil case is bound to make you smile! Featuring a sketched design of the Smiley face character the 3 pockets make it easy to keep your stationery organised. Express yourself with the Smiley World! With black inner lining material & zip. ...

Smiley Shark may be the biggest fish in the ocean but hes also the friendliest & the funniest
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In these three masterly novels John le Carre brings to thrilling life the shadowy battlegrounds of the Cold War
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The murdered man had been an agent
- once long ago. But George Smiley's superiors at the Secret Service want to see the crime buried
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You don't need to be a chef you don't need special ingredients you don't even need a big kitchen. There is a half-galley kitchen in New York with just a single counter a tiny stove pans stacked high in the corner
- yet it has conjured up stews & slaws salsas & pestos tatins & cheesecakes. All to-die-for. This is Deb Perelman's kitchen. Deb is an ordinary home cook who believes food should be a pleasure & deliciousness a guarantee. So she founded www.smittenkitchen.com her award-winning blog where she concocts tweaks & obsessively tests the best imaginable recipes for the everyday cook. These are recipes you'll bookmark share & make your own whether it is Courgette Ribbons with Almond Pesto for a summer lunch Everyday Margherita Pizza for the family Seared Halibut with Gazpacho Salsa for a weekend dinner or Tiny But Intense Chocolate Cake for a special treat. 'I'm a longtime fan of the blog & this is a wonderful cookbook' Rachel Khoo Little Paris Kitchen.
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Britains most celebrated living railway artist John Austin has resisted numerous requests to compile a book about his life & work
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This definitive collection of Neil Gaiman's short fiction will haunt your imagination & move you to the very depths of your soul. An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A stray cat fights & refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unwary adoptive family from unimaginable evil. A young couple receives a wedding gift that reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. These tales & much more await in this extraordinary book revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.

Includes:: extra material exclusive to this Headline Review edition.

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In the 1950s the Romani people lived on the brink of great change. In their bright wooden wagons they journeyed between horse-fairs & traditional stopping places
- stoic humorous & wild often poverty-stricken but protective of their freedom
- on the fringes of a society that was soon to close around them. Dominic Reeve describes his life among the Gypsies: the feuds & fairs the joyful muddy squalor of an outdoor existence. He evokes an unforgettable cast of fireside characters
- bold children fierce matriarchs & dandyish villains in snap-brimmed hats
- & tells of sharp deals done & rings run round country policemen of love affairs dances & open-air feasting. Smoke in the Lanes is the vivid memorable & unsparing record of a disappeared world.



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Sister Fidelma & her companion Brother Eadulf are on their way to visit the new Archbishop of Canterbury when their ship is blown off course & they land on the coast of the Welsh kingdom of Dyfed. They are given hospitality by King Gwlyddien & Abbot Tryffin of the Abbey of Dewi Sant & are asked if they would help to solve the mystery of how the entire monastic community of the Abbey including the King's eldest son could vanish into thin air. It's not long before the trail leads to deaths & treachery in high places & Fidelma & Eadulf are faced with a sinister & baffling puzzle. ...