When Cricket Was Cricket
- The Ashes takes you back to the heyday of great Ashes Test series of the past. Here are the epic contests
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She finally thought she was safe... Toni Maguire author of Number One Bestseller ' Don't Tell Mummy' takes up the story of her tragic childhood where she left off revealing the awful truth about what happened when her father sent to jail for abusing her was released & came home... Toni Maguire's father abused her from the age of six & was only found out when she fell pregnant losing the child from a botched abortion. Jailed for his crimes with the help of her testimony Antoinette believed she was finally safe but it was not to last... Being despatched to collect her father from the station by herself marked a new low for young Antoinette. Realising that she was no longer safe at home she was forced to leave. Her mother did nothing to protect her or prevent her going. Traumatised & alone Antoinette was unable to cope & was admitted to a psychiatric hospital sinking deeper into despair every day. Finally transferred to the dead-end ward with no hope of recovery Antoinette slowly began to improve by the sheer force of her indomitable will. ...

Maddy & Martin Brennan have a good marriage & two healthy children Jess & Patrick. When Martins lost at sea though Maddys in for a shock: it transpires that her home is mortgaged & the familys finances are in a perilous state. Beaten down by a bitter feud with her brother & by her son Patricks troublesome behaviour Maddy carelessly steps in the path of a runaway horse & loses her life. Its left to young Jess to make something of the future. From near destitution she launches a business of her own earning back the prosperity & respect her mother had in the end lost. But heartache lies ahead & when love is on offer is the man who wants Jesss heart worthy of it? ...

Do you know when Big Ben first bonged
- or even who Ben was? Why the River Thames is so-called? Which top Nazi was locked up in
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From the acclaimed master of action & suspense. The all time classic Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea. Investigations by the British Secret Service & a sixth sense have bought Philip Calvert to a bleak lonely bay in the Western Highlands. But the sleepy atmosphere of Torbay is deceptive. The place is the focal point of many mysterious disappearances. Even the unimaginative Highland Police Sergeant seems to be acting a part. But why? This story is Alistair Mac Lean at his enthralling best. It has all the edge-of-the-seat suspense & dry humour that millions of readers have devoured for years. ...

Children bereaved by the death of one parent at the hands of the other almost always the father in effect lose both parents & are often forgotten in the midst of such dramatic situations. Reflecting the increased interest in child protection & child law systems this second edition of When Father Kills Mother" brings to public knowledge in amplified form information about the effects of psychological trauma & bereavement on children. By combining knowledge about bereavement with that of post-traumatic stress disorder the book remains informative & essential reading for all those involved in the field both professionally & personally." ...

This title features the pre 1960s & the first GBP100 a week footballer (Johnny Haynes
- now there's a coincidence!). Football was
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Using photographic & written archives of the Daily Mirror" (including rare & unseen material) " When Football Was Football
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Aston Villa has been one of the most successful & popular names in football in the near 140 years since the club was founded under a gas lamp in 1874 by a group of cricketers who decided to create a football club as a means of playing sport through the winter. From those romantic but humble origins Villa went on to become the most successful club in the first 50 years of the Football League & the Villa updated those successes for modern times when in 1982 they again made history by becoming one of the elite band of five British clubs to have won the European Cup. This wonderfully illustrated book provides a vivid & evocative celebration of the captivating powers of Aston Villa. Drawing on the vast photographic archive of the Daily Mirror it features evocative exciting & rare images that show why the Villa mean so much to so many people. Here are the famous players who proudly wore their club's colours with distinction producing some of football's finest moments in a more innocent age before commercialism took hold of the sport. The Villa greats are here pictured in their prime & often in intriguingly unusual behind-the-scenes situations: including such wonderful names as Billy Walker Paul Mc Grath Peter Mc Parland Tony Morley Charlie Aitken Gordon Cowans Dennis Mortimer Brian Little Andy Gray & many more. They light up these pages along with the great managers & the classic matches in which Villa have been involved. When Football Was Football: Aston Villa is not just about the showcase events & icons of yesteryear: it reveals the inner life of the club capturing the vibrancy of the fans & the vitality of the players on & off the field plus the colourful & still intriguing lesser-known stories that have made Villa so special. Revelling in the club's most glorious years this is a must-have photographic tribute for any follower of Villa in particular & the British game as a whole. ...

Keep Right on to the End of the Road is the anthem sung by Birmingham City's fans
- & few football clubs can have kept going through
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