This is an utterly charming story about twelve families & their tightly knit street in 1950s Maryhill. Following the end of the war the close rebuilds its ties & the strong sense of community & friendly neighbourhood bonds are soon back in place. There is young love for Rhea & Robert; a surprising new start for James; a change of direction for George; & all overseen by the matriarch of the street
- Granny Thomson. & of course all buoyed up by a big helping of Scottish humour & strength of spirit. Yet it is all not perfect in their world: the families have to deal with poverty religious bigotry racism heartbreak lies violence & death. But the powerful friendships cannot ultimately be broken. In Robert Douglas's first novel he recreates a time & place particular to Glasgow but to which everyone will relate.
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Preschool children will love guessing who the different spots belong to in this bright sturdy lift-the-flap book from Ladybird. Read the rhyming text together & talk about what you can see in the pictures then lift the giant flaps to reveal the animal each time. ...

Preschool children will love guessing who the different noses belong to in this bright sturdy lift-the-flap book from Ladybird. Read the rhyming text together & talk about what you can see in the pictures then lift the giant flaps to reveal the animal each time. ...

Bumper colouring case with 7 different artist materials for colouring & decorating arts & crafts all in a handy plastic case in the shape of a small briefcase. This set contains; 18 Colouring pens 12 Mini colouring pencils 10 Brush Pens 5 Colour changing markers with magic colour-change pen 5 Double ended colour changing stamper markers 4 Glitter Glues & 4 Scented Markers. ...

26 Tubes of Watercolour Paint. Contains the following tube colours: 2 Chinese White 2 Ivory Black Lemon Yellow Medium Yellow Deep Yellow Vermilion Brilliant Red Rose Madder violet Prussian Blue Cerulean Blue Hue Phthalo Blue Ultramarine Cobalt Blue Hue Light Green Sap Green Viridian Green Hue Olive Green Yellow Ochre Red Ochre Burnt Sienna Raw Umber Burnt Umber Payne's Grey. Also Contains: 4 Paintbrushes 2 Sketch Pencils Mixing Palette Putty Eraser Sharpener Hints & Tips Leaflet. ...

22 Tubes of Acrylic Paint Contains the following tube colours: 2 Titanium White Mars Black Lemon Yellow Medium Yellow Deep Yellow Orange Vermilion Brilliant Red Crimson violet Cerulean Blue Hue Phthalo Blue Ultramarine Phthalo Green Light Green Viridian Hue Yellow Ochre Burnt Sienna Raw Umber Burnt Umber Payne's Grey Also Contains: Painting Knife 2 Long-handled Paintbrushes Sketch Pencil Small Putty Eraser Wooden Palette Hints & Tips Leaflet. ...

This Modern & stylish photo frame is designed to hold an 8x 6 photo inside a 1 inch ivory mount. The mount can be removed to display a 10x 12" photo if required. The frame its self is 2 inches thick with 2 distinctive patterns finished off with a brushed gold border. You can hang or stand this frame in both portrait & landscape forms. The total size of the frame is 35x 29cm (Hx W) " ...

This Modern & stylish photo frame is designed to hold an 8x 10 photo inside a 1 inch ivory mount. The mount can be removed to display a 12x 10" photo if required. The frame its self is 2 inches thick with 2 distinctive patterns finished off with a brushed gold border. You can hang or stand this frame in both portrait & landscape forms. The total size of the frame is 39x 34cm (Hx W) " ...

This Modern & stylish photo frame is designed to hold an 7x 5 photo inside a 1 inch ivory mount. The mount can be removed to display a 9x 7" photo if required. The frame its self is 2 inches thick with 2 distinctive patterns finished off with a brushed gold border. You can hang or stand this frame in both portrait & landscape forms. The total size of the frame is 31x 27cm (Hx W) " ...

This Modern & stylish photo frame is designed to hold an 8x 6 photo inside a 1 inch ivory mount. The mount can be removed to display a 10x 8" photo if required. The frame its self is 2 inches thick with 2 distinctive patterns finished off with a brushed silver border. You can hang or stand this frame in both portrait & landscape forms. The total size of the frame is 34x 29cm (Hx W) " ...