Raised in the slums of Edwardian Tyneside spirited & out-spoken Maggie Beaton joins the ranks of the suffragettes determined to prove herself to her more wealthy comrades in particular Alice Pearson haughty daughter of the powerful local shipbuilder. But the consequences are devastating & Maggie is soon a fugitive spurned by family & friends. Only militant trade unionist & passionate man George Gordon stands by her & for a blissful time his love is enough. But war is looming & Maggies courage & endurance will be tested to the limit in this heartbreakingly moving novel of one womans fight for personal freedom. ...

Its 1909. Dollie is swept up in the thrill of the campaign for Votes for Women. Against her guardians wishes she marches against Parliament with Emmeline Pankhurst & fellow suffragettes. Things turn violent women are imprisoned & endanger their lives with hunger strikes. Dollie must decide how far she will go for Deeds not words... ...

On Wednesday 4 June 1913 fledgling newsreel cameras captured just over two-&-a-half minutes of never-to-be-forgotten British social & sporting history. The 250 000 people thronging Epsom Downs carried with them a quartet of combustible elements: a fanatical publicity-hungry suffragette; a scapegoat for the Titanic disaster & the pillar of the Establishment who bore him a personal grudge; a pair of feuding jockeys at odds over money & glory; & finally at the heart of the action two thoroughbred horses
- one a vicious savage & one the consummate equine athlete. Taken together this was a recipe for the most notorious horse race in British history. One hundred years on this particular Derby Day is remembered for two reasons: the fatal intervention of Emily Davison a militant suffragette who brought down the King's runner & the controversial disqualification of Bower Ismay's horse Craganour on the grounds of rough riding
- the first & only time a Derby-winner has forfeited its title for this reason. The sensation of Davison's questionable interference in the name of suffrage has overshadowed the outrage of Craganour's disqualification & the intricate reasons behind it. Now with a view to allowing this scandal the attention it deserves Michael Tanner replays the most dramatic day in Turf history
- & finally uncovers the truth of the Suffragette Derby.


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When Florrie Maltby defies her father by refusing to marry Gervase Richards she sets off a chain of events that will alter her life. Instead she goes to London & becomes involved with the suffragette movement. She's imprisoned for her militant actions & goes on hunger strike. With her health deteriorating there is one person who can save her Gervase. After a brief stay in the countryside to recuperate Florrie returns to London to continue her fight for women's rights. Only the outbreak of the Great War puts a halt to her activities. It is when James her younger brother is shamed by their father into volunteering that Florrie enlists as a nurse & is sent to the Front. Amidst the fear & horror of the hospital close to the trenches she finds love. But when her beloved brother is accused of desertion help comes from a very unexpected source. ...

The Suffragette Movement was one of the most important political lobbying organisations in British history. Their fight for the right of women to vote highlighted the deep divide between the sexes that had existed for generations. Women sacrificed their positions in society & some ultimately their lives for the cause. Theirs is a story of passion & personality from the famous figures of Emmeline Pankhurst Annie Kenney & Emily Wilding Davison to the behind-the-scenes activities at the Womens Social & Political Union their public propaganda work the brilliant set-piece demonstrations & the escalation of militancy from pestering the politicians to burning down buildings & attacking works of art. The moving & often shocking images that are central to this story are taken from the Suffragette Fellowship Collection. See for yourself how women changed political history & won themselves the right to vote. ...

In TV star Lauren Conrads delicious entertaining novel about young Hollywood the lies are only as sweet as the people telling them. Jane Roberts is a bona fide celebrity -- she is treated like a queen has couture clothes & starlet looks. She also has the tabloid scandals fake friends & relentless paparazzi. Now that Jane has survived her first season on the air she has learned a few things. Most importantly: Hollywood is full of people trying to use you -- especially her former friend & current co-star Madison Parker. So Jane is trying to surround herself with the people she knows love her for her. Like Scarlett her best friend since childhood. & Caleb her high school boyfriend who happens to be back in Los Angeles for the next few months. Sure after a recent -- & very public -- love-life implosion Jane is on a break from boys. But that does not mean she cant spend time with Caleb. They are just friends. She & Braden are also now friends after they lived through a horrible photo scandal. Well maybe not but a little drama never hurt anyone! too badly. Full of the ripped-from-real-life plot twists that Laurens fans love SUGAR & SPICE is another great page-turner in this juicy teen series. ...

Frances Mc Naughton shows how to make cute & funny sugar animals for cake decorating using sugarpaste & a few simple tools & techniques. First we learn about the simple shapes that are the basis for all the animals & the few basic tools that are needed. Then it is staight on to making elephants monkeys pandas lizards dolphins kangaroos & much more. The constituent parts of the animals are shown with the step by step instructions & annotated for clarity then each finished animal is pictured in all its splendour. Animal lovers will be thrilled to see any of these appealing creatures on top of a celebratory cake. ...

For 200 years after 1650 the West Indies were the most fought-over colonies in the world as Europeans made & lost immense fortunes growing & trading in sugar
- a commodity so lucrative that it was known as white gold. Young men beset by death & disease an ocean away from the moral anchors of life in Britain created immense dynastic wealth but produced a society poisoned by war sickness cruelty & corruption. The Sugar Barons explores the lives & experiences of those whose fortunes rose & fell with the West Indian empire. From the ambitious & brilliant entrepreneurs to the grandees wielding power across the Atlantic to the inheritors often consumed by decadence disgrace & madness this is the compelling story of how a few small islands & a handful of families decisively shaped the British Empire.
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Frances Mc Naughton shows how to make both cute & realistic sugar birds for cake decorating using sugarpaste & a few simple tools & techniques. First we are introduced to the art of making sugarcraft birds & then the few basic tools & materials that are required are explained. Then it is straight on to making Macaws Puffins Pelicans Robins Mallards Owls & much more. The constituent parts of the birds are shown with the step-by-step instructions & annotated for clarity then each finished bird is pictured in all its splendour. Bird lovers will be thrilled to see any of these appealing characters on top of a celebratory cake. The designs will also appeal to makers of polymer clay models. ...

Two men. One woman. A choice that can make her or break her. A love story youll never forget. Liberty Jones fell in love with Hardy Cates when she was just fourteen-&-three-quarters. But at seventeen the ambitious Hardy craves a life bigger & better than their parochial hometown of Welcome Texas can offer. While hes fond of Liberty & feels a responsibility to protect her her crush is a complication he doesnt need. Yet something continues to draws Hardy & Liberty to each other especially when she blossoms into a proper beauty. So when he chooses to follow his head & leave town Liberty is left broken hearted. Finding herself alone as a teenager with a young sister to raise it seems inevitable that she will find comfort from another man. But just as shes settling into her new life & beginning to piece together forgotten family secrets she realises she cant let go of her own past as easily as she thought... ...