On September 11th 2006 – exactly five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers – 40 year old Doug Beattie played his part in the War on Terror. As a guard of Rudolph Hess in Spandau prison, as a junior soldier in Northern Ireland, an NCO in Bosnia and a Regimental Sergeant Major to…
The Cooks Encyclopedia of Curries The definitive guide to mouth watering, authentic curries from all corners of the Indian subcontinent, and from Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines. In-depth reference focuses on the cultures of India and Southeast Asia, and demystifies curryies with a guide to using and preparing…
London, 1940. Winnie Berry is at the heart of the community in her pub, the Battersea Tavern. Her door is always open to those in need of a cup of tea and sympathy. Winnie’s abusive husband has left and she finds herself foolishly falling in love with black market trader, Have it Harry Hampton. But…
After the war is over Liverpool 1945. Three women – the closest of friends – return home from the war, trying to fit back into their old lives. Thrown together by conflict, they have shared the good and the bad times and now their lives seem dull in comparison. But not for long… Maggie and…
There are some things which even the closest friendship cannot survive… Neighbours Edie Kelsey and Lil Horton have been friends for over twenty years, sharing the joys and sorrows of their tough lives as the wives of fishermen in Grimsby. So it came as no surprise that their children were close and that Edie’s son,…
The second world war is over… Birmingham is welcoming home its menfolk, and a new chapter is beginning in Rachel Booker’s life. Her family is reunited and life settles into a routine – but Rachel yearns for more. Melly, Rachel’s eldest daughter, is a child of the war. She grew up in the bombed-out streets…
Christmas 1941 and the nurses are facing their toughest winter yet With every News Bulletin announcing more defeats and losses the British people are weary and demoralised and the Nightingale Hospital is suffering too. Millie is recently widowed and dealing with the demands of her family’s estate. It’s not not long before her old world…
The Descent of Woman The Classic Study of Evolution Paperback Book by Elaine Morgan This pioneering work, first published in 1972 and revised in 1985, was the first to argue, intelligently and irrefutably, the equal role of women in human evolution. It created a worldwide furore and became a rallying point for women everywhere. The…
Young Maryann Nelson is devastated by the loss of her beloved father. But more heartache is to come when her mother marries Norman Griffin, the local undertaker, in an attempt to better herself and her family. Though on the surface a caring family man, Norman is not at all what he seems – as Maryann…
All his life, Jack has been crippled by nightmares he does not understand. Jack’s relationship with his girlfriend Molly is being torn apart by the bad dreams that haunt him, drawing him back to a place where it is always midnight. Realising that Jack is being driven close to the edge, Molly urges him to…