A cantankerous elegant old woman sits in her beautiful Somerset house while her family secretly plots to evict her. In the garden is Lady Pamelas last loyal retainer out at grass is her one remaining racehorse & in London is the man she should have married
- still her dearest friend. Maeve Delaney streetwise & outrageous & sole applicant for the job of companion to Lady Pamela bursts into the old house like a firework. As open warfare settles into an wary truce between the two women Maeve sets her heart on bringing the great racehorse Irish Dancer out of retirement & everything changes.
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How to turn forty: 1. Set yourself a personal challenge. 2. Clear wardrobe of all age-inappropriate clothing. 3. Relax. How not to turn forty: 1. Have a complete meltdown.. . High-flier Matt Beckford's sole ambition is to turn forty with his life sorted. With a Porsche on the drive & a job that requires him to spend more time in BA's club lounge than his own lounge it looks like things are going in the right direction. But when Matt's wife unexpectedly calls time on their marriage a chain of events is set in motion that very quickly sees him facing forty broke homeless & completely alone. But all is not lost because Matt has a plan.. . ...

A guide to the art of turning delicate bowls & goblets from freshly felled unseasoned wood. Using green" timber enables you to choose & cut your own wood. The author explains how to harvest & store timber & how to make the best use of the grain patterns & other properties. Six projects are described & illustrated: a cross-grain translucent bowl; a cross-grain natural-edge bowl; an end-grain bowl; a natural-edge end-grain bowl; a natural-edge end-grain goblet; & a part-turned bowl." ...

A gripping novel of passion intrigue & ambition set against the backdrop of 1950s Britain in the popular tradition of Kate Morton. Cambridge 1952. When Ellen Kingsley embarks upon an exciting career in scientific research she soon finds herself caught in a bitter world of rivalry & ambition. Resisting the advances of charismatic Mark Pharaoh who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of success she moves to London & falls in love with dashing Alec Hunter. Then a chance encounter introduces Pharaoh to Ellens old school friend the captivating India Mayhew & they embark upon a passionate love affair that leaves destruction in its wake. & amid a web of deceit & desire long-held secrets will be revealed with far-reaching consequences... ...

A gripping novel of passion intrigue & ambition set against the backdrop of 1950s Britain in the popular tradition of Kate Morton. Cambridge 1952. When Ellen Kingsley embarks upon an exciting career in scientific research she soon finds herself caught in a bitter world of rivalry & ambition. Resisting the advances of charismatic Mark Pharaoh who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of success she moves to London & falls in love with dashing Alec Hunter. Then a chance encounter introduces Pharaoh to Ellen's old school friend the captivating India Mayhew & they embark upon a passionate love affair that leaves destruction in its wake. & amid a web of deceit & desire long-held secrets will be revealed with far-reaching consequences... ...

When George Washington first President of the United States laid the foundation stone of the Capitol Building of the city that was to bear his name he did so wearing full Masonic regalia. Turning The Solomon Key" is a riveting quest to discover the Masonic influences George Washington brought to bear on the layout of Washington DC. History records that the builders of Washington DC knew a great Masonic secret about the human condition & that their plans for the city were laid out on a Masonic grid rich in symbolism hidden meaning & designed to express this secret power. Robert Lomas an expert in the history of Freemasonry goes in search of the truth behind this claim. Using Masonic rituals & Washingtons diaries Lomas uncovers the symbolic meaning behind the siting of the White House & the Capitol
- & their connection to a secret passed down from one of the first Grand Masters of the Freemasons King Solomon. " Turning the Solomon Key" delves into the true history behind many of the symbols & mysteries that feature in Dan Browns latest international bestseller " The Lost Symbol" & will be essential reading for all who want to discover the real significance to the masonic secrets of Washington DC."
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Unlike most people Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. After struggling through most of his twenties he thinks his career finances & love life are finally sorted. But when he splits up with his girlfriend he realises that life has different plans for him. Unable to cope with his future falling apart Matt temporarily moves back to his parents. During his enforced exodus only his old school mates can keep him sane. Friends he hasn't seen since he was nineteen. Back together after a decade apart. But things will never be the same for any of them because when you're turning thirty nothing's as simple as it used to be. ...

Turnpike trusts formed an important part of English life for over 150 years from about 1690 to 1840 during which time they made a significant contribution to economic development before & during the industrial revolution. Locally & privately funded & usually operated on a relatively small scale they represented an administrative innovation which recognised & tried to meet the need for an enhanced road transport infrastructure. For the first time road users paid for repairs & improvements to roads & parishioners hitherto responsible were relieved of an often burdensome charge on local finances. Over 20 000 miles (32 000km) of roads were turnpiked & most of these eighteenth- & nineteenth-century roads are still used today. Apart from the roads themselves the most obvious survivals of turnpike trusts are the scores of neat little tollhouses & hundreds of roadside milestones. This book outlines the origins development success & decline of the turnpike trusts & some of the features associated with them. ...

Portsmouth is a city on the ropes a poor dirty but spirited city with a soaring crime rate. & it is home for DI Joe Faraday. Now Emma Maloneys dad has gone missing. Faraday thinks he may have been murdered. But these days a hunch is not enough. Faradays squad of detectives are battling with an ever-growing caseload of a city torn by violence poverty drug-dealing & petty crime. Who can spare the time & resources for an investigation unsupported by hard evidence? Joe Faraday is struggling with his own demons & finding Stuart Maloney dead or alive develops into a battle not simply for justice but for sanity. ...

When teenager Keith Rosen runs away from his Florida home
- inexplicably taking along a motherless baby
- his divorced mother

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