First & second parts of Helen Forresters poignant autobiography. Twopence was the price of the ferry-boat between Liverpool & Birkenhead. A tiny sum but an impassable barrier for the poor of Liverpool
- desperate to escape the city's grinding poverty. When Helen Forrester's father went bankrupt in 1930 she & her six siblings were forced from their comfortable middle-class life into utmost destitution in Depression-ridden Liverpool. The running of the household & the care of her younger siblings all fell to twelve-year old Helen. In slum surroundings & with little food or support from her feckless parents Helen was forced on her own resources. Told with compassion humour & a remarkable lack of self-pity this is a fascinating picture of life in Britain before the Welfare State & the moving story one young girl's courage.
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The poignant account of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool during the 1930s & the brilliant first volume of autobiography. A bestseller ever since it was published in February 1993. One of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read. Anyone who has enjoyed the Frank Mc Court books is going to be equally moved by this magnificent testimony to a little girls courage. When Helen Forresters father went bankrupt in 1930 she & her six siblings were forced from comfortable middle-class life in southern England to utmost poverty in the Depression-ridden North. The running of the household in slum surroundings & with little food & the care of the younger children all fell on twelve-year-old Helen. She writes about her experiences without self-pity but rather with a rich sense of humour which makes her account of these grim days heartwarmingly funny as well as shockingly moving. ...

In 1863 the authorities send Irish orphans Ismay & Mara to Australia against their will. Worse on arrival theyre separated from one another. While Ismay is forced to take a job as a maid miles away in the country Mara must stay in the care of the catholic mission. Desperate to be reunited they both run away but Ismay soon runs into danger out in the bush. She is saved by Malachi Firth but although hes attracted to her he doesnt want to be encumbered with a wife. Meanwhile their elder sister Keara has not forgotten them. However she has had her own struggles to face & by the time she reaches Melbourne she finds that the trail is cold. Danger continues to threaten all three sisters. Will they ever find one another again? ...

This is the story of Efren a young ratling born into the Court of Tasting in the kingdom of rats below the city streets. The kingdom is in turmoil after the death of the old king assassinated by a human scientist Dr Henry Ross-Gibbon. Obsessed by an ambition to exterminate all rats the doctor is assisted by Dogboy an abandoned thirteen-year-old with a gift for understanding animals. Soon a war to the death rages between the rat kingdom & its mortal enemy: humankind. Hurt & alone Efren finds shelter with Dogboy & his friend Caz a runaway eleven-year-old girl. & between these unlikely allies a spark is ignited
- first of communication then of hope. This tumultuous story of creatures caught up in a pitiless war transcends the barriers between animals & humans. What Watership Down did for rabbits THE TWYNING will do for the kingdom of rats.
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During its 600 year history 50 000 sould were executed on the gallows at Tyburn somewhere near where Oxford Street meets the Edgware Road. Many thousands of victims remain buried nearby in anonymous graves. Many of the condemned made their final journey from Newgate Prison three miles distant. The condemned travelled in a cart seated on his or her coffin stopping frequently for refreshments. Sometimes the condemned survived hanging. What was it like to be hanged? This book examines contemporary accounts. Most of those executed at Tyburn were from London's underclass. An exception was Earl Ferrers on 5 May 1760 who wore the same white suit with silver trimmings that he had worn at his wedding. He travelled from the Tower to Tyburn in his own carriage but the crowds were so thick that the journey took nearly three hours. In addition to Tyburn this book identifies a number of london's lesser known places of execution such as Shepherds Bush Green Cricklewood Hampstead Heath & the City of London. ...

Great poetry finds its way to the hearts of many not just the minds of the few & this delightful collection is the ideal way to browse remember & enjoy some of poetrys greatest hits. Following in the bestselling footsteps of I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" the first poetry anthology from Ana Sampson " Tyger Tyger Burning Bright" contains verses from more than eighty of the worlds favourite poets from the thirteenth century to the present day. It

Includes:: such leading lyricists as Burns Keats Tennyson T.S. Eliot Philip Larkin & Seamus Heaney
- taking in the work of W.H. Auden Dylan Thomas Wilfred Owen & many others along the way. Perfect to dip into on the readers whim the chapters cover childhood & youth nature love & romance home & travel elegies & more
- each poem set in context with a lively introduction & entertaining notes on the poets themselves. This book is a lovely reminder of the nations finest poems & the perfect addition to any poetry lovers collection."



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Mati looks different with his golden eyes large ears & russet coat. He also acts differently
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Miss Read heard about the sale of Tyler's Row from the always well-informed Mrs Pringle
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Know the tools to manage Type 2 Diabetes in this clear question & answer book. It provides information on how simple lifestyle changes can vastly improve health & how to monitor & treat diabetes with medication. This definitive guide will inform & reassure you that by choosing a healthy eating & exercise plan you can possibly avoid medication helping you to handle diabetes in your everyday life. ...

Diagnosed with type-2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes in 1996 Gretchen Becker educated herself on every aspect of this chronic condition by reading medical books talking with doctors listening to her own body & using the Internet to communicate daily with other people with diabetes. Now as a patient-expert she guides all those newly diagnosed through everything they need to learn & do in the crucial first year after diagnosis. This indispensable guide simplifies but never patronises & offers a wider approach than any so far adhered to by doctors. It answers all the questions that assail the newly diagnosed: How to cope with daily maintenance? How to make sense of the terminology about measurement of blood-glucose levels? How to build self-knowledge & confidence? How overall best to adjust to life with diabetes. ...