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Paperback. Condition: New. This psychological thriller seeps out of the bones of a fictional family saga. Whisking you, over many decades, to the darkest sides of nature where malevolent forces hide.Back street abortions, dubious adoptions and the wrath of the Nazis are all silhouetted against the atrocities of the Japanese internment camps. The central characters are Berenice and William, daughter and father. All of the characters' frequently unstable emotional states often dissolve their sense of reality. At differing times, they will all be placed at great risk. In fleeing these risks, what the reader finds inside these characters' heads, will be layered according to what is inside theirs.…

Paperback. Condition: New. A paperback picture book to support telling young children that a parent has a tumour or has cancer. The poem is aimed at children aged approximately 4-8 years and can be read together as a supportive way to open discussions, with beautiful illustrations to help children understand. The book includes a description for adults of the author's own experiences of a brain tumour diagnosis and treatment and how she told her family.…

Paperback. Condition: New. This story is a work of historical fiction  based on real people and events. It describes a troubled royal marriage during the course of one year in AD 675.Mercia and Northumbria have long been at war. There is an unexpected romance. King Aethelred of Mercia and Osryth of Northumbria decide to marry. Aethelred gives Osryth a wedding gift of valuable treasure gleaned from the battlefields of the past. She decides in secret to take the treasure along with the remains of her long-dead uncle to a shrine in Bardney in Lincolnshire.Osryth faces many challenges and setbacks on her long journeys to places such as Whitby, Lincoln and later York. The loss of the gold, silver and jewels causes a rift in her marriage. The mystery looks unlikely to be solved. Will the treasure ever be found and will the couple ever be reconciled.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Acester (known as Ayster) is one of England's oldest cathedrals. It is also home to a startling assortment of ghosts. They include a bishop's skeleton, a mischievous imp, a Jacobean actor, an eighteenth-century murderer, a woman in a mirror, a legless and an eyeless ghost, a mysterious chorister, and an ugly spider.Meanwhile, alongside the ghosts, the busy life of a modern cathedral goes on, spiced by the sparrings between a rather vague Dean and a very acerbic Canon. This is a book for all who love stories of ghosts and clergy life in the Church of England. …

Paperback. Condition: New. Acester (known as Ayster) is one of England's oldest cathedrals. It is also home to a startling assortment of ghosts. They include a bishop's skeleton, a mischievous imp, a Jacobean actor, an eighteenth-century murderer, a woman in a mirror, a legless and an eyeless ghost, a mysterious chorister, and an ugly spider.Meanwhile, alongside the ghosts, the busy life of a modern cathedral goes on, spiced by the sparrings between a rather vague Dean and a very acerbic Canon. This is a book for all who love stories of ghosts and clergy life in the Church of England. …

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Paperback. Condition: New. This story is a work of historical fiction  based on real people and events. It describes a troubled royal marriage during the course of one year in AD 675.Mercia and Northumbria have long been at war. There is an unexpected romance. King Aethelred of Mercia and Osryth of Northumbria decide to marry. Aethelred gives Osryth a wedding gift of valuable treasure gleaned from the battlefields of the past. She decides in secret to take the treasure along with the remains of her long-dead uncle to a shrine in Bardney in Lincolnshire.Osryth faces many challenges and setbacks on her long journeys to places such as Whitby, Lincoln and later York. The loss of the gold, silver and jewels causes a rift in her marriage. The mystery looks unlikely to be solved. Will the treasure ever be found and will the couple ever be reconciled.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. William and Sam are West Highland Terriers who love living at home with their family. When the whole family visit Molly and Fred's farm for Lewis's twelfth birthday, William and Sam are told to be on their best behaviour.William's sense of adventure lands the dogs in constant trouble with Jimmy, the intimidating farm dog. All William wants to do is to show Jimmy that he will be a fantastic farm dog, but will William leave the farm unscathed? Or will he meet his match with the most terrifying farm animal of them all.…

Paperback. Condition: New. The year is 1913 and after celebrating her 18th birthday, Annie-Violet (now known as Avie) goes to a Finishing School in Switzerland, to improve her French and social skills.She enjoys her time there and after a lucky break decides to train as a Norland Nanny. But her first posting ends abruptly after an incident in Paris. She returns to England and is happy with her new family. But then war breaks out and Avie prays for the safe return of her French friend, William.She engages in war effort work, but then meets Charles and is torn in her loyalties.New Horizons continues the stories following Annie-Violet.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. A young teenager enlisted into the Polish Army in 1938. Deported to the Soviet Union and imprisoned in a Siberian prison camp, this audacious soldier became reunited with his compatriots in Scotland where he trained as a paratrooper and took part in the fated WW2 Operation Market Garden, Arnhem in 1944.Fifty years later, then a patient in hospital, the soldier recounted his life's experience to my father in the next bed, who had the forethought to record their conversation onto a Dictaphone machine. My father's empathetic nature and harrowing childhood experiences of seeing HMS Foylebank destroyed by German bomber planes on his way to school in 1940 led to a unique and unlikely friendship.The discovery of these recordings in 2020 inspired The Polish Voice, a fully researched historical record of both men's lives, a tribute to them, reminding us of the importance to listen to one another and the legacy of a recorded voice.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. A young teenager enlisted into the Polish Army in 1938. Deported to the Soviet Union and imprisoned in a Siberian prison camp, this audacious soldier became reunited with his compatriots in Scotland where he trained as a paratrooper and took part in the fated WW2 Operation Market Garden, Arnhem in 1944.Fifty years later, then a patient in hospital, the soldier recounted his life's experience to my father in the next bed, who had the forethought to record their conversation onto a Dictaphone machine. My father's empathetic nature and harrowing childhood experiences of seeing HMS Foylebank destroyed by German bomber planes on his way to school in 1940 led to a unique and unlikely friendship.The discovery of these recordings in 2020 inspired The Polish Voice, a fully researched historical record of both men's lives, a tribute to them, reminding us of the importance to listen to one another and the legacy of a recorded voice.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. This book will take the reader on a unique journey across the globe: from the open spaces of rural Kenya to Nairobi's high-tech sporting grounds; from a stadium in LA to the green pastures of New Zealand; from old Europe with its sleepy palaces to the buzzing streets of Beijing. Fasten your reading seat-belts and be ready to be surprised by the incredible stories of the fast-running Kenyan pilot Mwangaza, the free-spirited Ming-Ming, the brave doctor Jasmina, the mysterious Lady X and many more.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Things Still Fall Apart shows that Africa is a neglected and exploited continent. Since it was invaded c.1500 by Europeans, it has accumulated only 1 per cent of the world's wealth, despite containing 16 per cent of the world's population and immense natural and human resources.This collection of memories by a Brazilian economist, from his 20 years working on the continent, explains that this relative stationary situation is caused mostly by political decisions. Political decisions made on behalf of domestic rulers and rich countries; meanwhile, the poor have no voice or power.The book challenges many historical narratives of the continent and unveils issues such as negative primitive accumulation and the politics of sexuality. The findings of this book reflect the reality of the poor and may be considered alarming and challenging - they need special attention and funding. If not, further stagnation, civil conflicts and migratory waves will persist. As a result, suffering for poor and future costs for rich countries will increase.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. This book presents a series of complex and thought-provoking medical cases designed to challenge and refine clinical decision-making skills. Readers will navigate real-world scenarios that test diagnostic reasoning, patient management, and problem-solving techniques, with an emphasis on critical thinking and the development of accurate differential diagnoses.It is an ideal resource for medical students, junior doctors, primary care physicians, and advanced nurse practitioners, seeking to improve their clinical acumen and strengthen their understanding of practical, everyday clinical medicine.…

Paperback. Condition: New. This book presents a series of complex and thought-provoking medical cases designed to challenge and refine clinical decision-making skills. Readers will navigate real-world scenarios that test diagnostic reasoning, patient management, and problem-solving techniques, with an emphasis on critical thinking and the development of accurate differential diagnoses.It is an ideal resource for medical students, junior doctors, primary care physicians, and advanced nurse practitioners, seeking to improve their clinical acumen and strengthen their understanding of practical, everyday clinical medicine.…

Paperback. Condition: New. This book is from the reminiscences of Reddy Red Squirrel who hoped and dreamed of having a sibling. Reddy describes her own story:"This is a story about when I really wanted a sibling, wanted somebody to play with so much!  And one day I got my wish!  My own adoptive parents brought home a newer, younger sibling."Soon after Little Grey Squirrel came to live with us, I felt disappointed. It seemed that having a little brother was not exactly what I had hoped."My parents noticed I was feeling disappointed, frustrated, and angry.  They recognized that I really felt very jealous.  They kindly asked me about my feelings.  They helped name my jealousy.  Jealous of the attention and the seeming importance of the new little brother."In this primary caregiver (parent)-child therapeutic story the parent uses DDP-PACE to stay connected with the child's feelings. Reddy's parents noticed and named her feelings of disappointment as her hopes and dreams for a sibling were not as she expected. Through the story they offer Reddy acceptance, curiosity and empathy.Together they explored her feelings of jealousy when her new sibling joined their family. The book walks parents and children back and forth through, the feelings of jealousy. Reddy, the already-adopted child initially had no words for her feelings. The parents saw that the behaviours at home were their child's best effort to ask for help with new confused feelings. Acting younger, she returned to earlier developmental stages trying to re-establish inner stability and security. Reddy showed her feelings in anger, sadness and worry. Through connection and co-regulation her parents helped her make sense of her jealousy and understood how she needed them by her side.The book features full colour illustrations throughout. Sinclair, Lauren (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Pete is a chipmunk who has moved to a new family and has no words for his feelings. Pete keeps on pooping, his parents keep on being there and helping him, confused and sad that all their love, support and help does not seem to help him to poop in the toilet. They wonder about his early life story and begin to understand what the poop is showing them. With help they coregulate Pete and he begins to trust and accept their help. O'Connor, Madeleine (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New. ***** Five stars!   A wonderful introduction to the world of mystical Mister Mishkins and his apothecary of supportive cats, weaving magical spells of hope and positive emotions to dispel uncertainty and help address negativity.""Everyone should read this book!" Adi Pal, age 8Mister Mishkins is a magical cat who owns an Apothecary on Mosaic Street - a place that appears mysteriously in town overnight and is only visible to those in need. Whenever anyone enters the Apothecary, Mister Mishkins listens as they share their troubles and fears, before turning to the rows of wooden drawers where, hidden within, is an eclectic mix of cats. These cats take whoever needs them on a journey of transformation, replacing negative emotions with hope, optimism, and a small sprinkling of magic. Author Samantha Mattocks has created a beautiful world filled with cats, rainbows and butterflies, that take away the worries and fears common to so many of us. This fully illustrated first book in the Magical Mister Mishkins series is sure to become a family favourite. …

Paperback. Condition: New. The Brave Shall Inherit the Earth is the motto of the Rajputana Rifles, the oldest rifle regiment in the pre-World-War-Two Indian Army. It is a fitting epitaph to this remarkable young officer who commanded the mortar platoon in 3/6th Rajputana Rifles during the 14th Army's invasion of Burma in 1944. Denis O'Leary came from a family of soldiers; his father was also RajRif.  Just out of officer training, a practicing Catholic, handsome, athletic, twenty years old, Denis joined 3/6th Rajputana Rifles on the eve of Field Marshal Slim's invasion of Burma in 1944. This book is the story of his Regiment in that Homeric engagement.  It is also about the close friendships formed in war between a British officer and his Rajput and Punjabi 'Mussalman' soldiers. The Regiment 'had been fortunate in our introduction to war. It had been a gradual process.' Luckily Denis learnt quickly and by the time he came to his Kurukshetra - a decisive battle to hold Pear Hill against suicidal Japanese attacks during the Irrawaddy crossings - his mettle had been tested and forged.  During this battle, in which he won his first Military Cross, he was badly wounded by shrapnel and evacuated back to India for the rest of the war, only re-joining his beloved battalion in pre-Independence Burma, which this account also covers. Denis O'Leary was a life-long soldier, he is a modest historian, he writes simply but eloquently.  There are few books so hauntingly beautiful about something so savage as war.…