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Georgina and the Mouse
Maisie loves life, as each new day brings interesting challenges, great excitement and time to improve her agility. But lurking in the shadows and ever watching is a cat. But not just any cat, for in the shadows hungrily awaits Georgina the Cat. Will Maisie be able to prove her bravery and continue her fitness spree?
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Didn't Expect That Did You
“It’s cancer.”
Until somebody says those words to you personally, you have no idea how it will affect you, both at that point and in the future.
This is the story of my journey with breast cancer, from diagnosis to surgery, through the sad, the bad, and the funny times. If you are reading this because you or a family member/friend is going through their own experience with cancer, I hope my story is able to help you.
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Fleeting Shadows of the Night
Laurie Corbett, as a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen 1975-79, conducted research on wildcats (Felis silvestris grampia) and feral cats (Felis catus) in Aberdeenshire, the Outer Hebrides and the Monach Isles. This study, based on radio-tagged individuals and direct observations of tagged and untagged cats, indicated that ‘pure’ wildcats were numerous and that their increase in population numbers at that time was likely due to the increase in forest habitat, a relaxation of pressure from game-keepers, and the advent of myxomatosis that enabled rabbits to be more easily caught. He also indicated that hybridisation with domestic cats may be a threat to the future survival of wildcats as a distinct species, as concluded by recent reviews from 2021-2014 by eminent authorities. This illustrated narrative presents a summary of his cat research in the 1970s and the reviews, some 40 years later, on the dismal future of the ‘critically endangered’ wildcat in Scotland.
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A World Away
This narrative invites adult readers to reimagine themselves as an 11-year-old child in 19th-century County Somerset, England. You have a younger brother… both sons of a once-proud apple cider artisan who left for London one morning, never to return. His last words to you: “While away, take care of your brother and help Mother, son.”
Already in ill health, your mother dies within the year. Now orphans, your only means of survival is stealing food and clothing from villagers. After being caught twice and released with warnings, a new English law against child felons forces your constabulary to send you to the Old Bailey for sentencing. (Children had recently been hanged there for lesser crimes.) You escape execution but are sentenced to transportation… from England to Port Arthur Penal Settlement in Van Diemen’s Land… first imprisoned on a derelict hulk in the Thames, surrounded by adult male convicts: unhygienic, cruel, and predatory.
You survive… both the hulk and the voyage to the Great South Land… but nothing prepares you for Point Puer. Many friends, already frail and undernourished, are forced into adult labour gangs with matching expectations. Homesickness, illness, and constant vigilance to avoid convict violence leave you in perpetual terror. So traumatised are some boys that they vanish into the infirmary, never to return.
This faction-genre narrative blends fact with fiction. Such boys existed. Such conditions existed. Such harrowing treatment of children served economic ends. While historians recount their fates, few authors explore the minds of these children… undoubtedly filled with fear, horror, and trauma.
A reminder: This story of fiction woven with fact is for adult readers only.
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Pegasus for Hire
What is a writer willing to do to create a bestseller?
How to saddle a rebellious Pegasus?
How to deceive Death itself? Can a flea become a beloved pet?
Perhaps we underestimate our dogs?
Can cars be more humane than humans?
In front of you—a collection of short stories, each one like a reflection in a distorted mirror: familiar, but warped, a bit stranger, a bit more truthful than one would like.
The Ukrainian author observes the world with irony and an eye for detail—those very little things behind which the real meaning hides.
These are stories about us—just seen from an unusual angle.
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Emissary Femme Fatale
She responded with alacrity when her country was invaded in 1941. The fear of punishment was pushed aside owing to the strength of the diverse motivations she faced, which drove her on once she had made that commitment.
While many people suffered the shortage of food and obeyed the prohibitions imposed by the invaders, she cycled to buy and barter for food in country districts. She encountered personal awakening experiences that had been prevented by her schooling and upbringing.
Her determination and intelligence caught the eye of a distinguished operator who had evaded capture by the invaders. He commissioned her to travel to London, by unorthodox means, under the supervision of MI6 to plead the cause of nationalism with the newly established Serbian government in exile.
With her supervisor, they negotiated the fickle and turbulent course of the exiled government, finding ways of discharging her purposes frustrating and difficult.
From being astute enough to save herself from being pushed under a train but guilty of assassination and turning the table on a suitor, she nevertheless pursued her purposes.
Throughout she found her grasp of strategic issues impressed her colleagues, the women finding her allure irresistible, the men respectful of her record in practice, both genders welcoming her winning, fiery, but calculating mind.
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The Horses of Saddlers Ranch: Golden Haze
“I can’t believe you’re boarding Tammy’s palomino for a whole month!” Lexie Howard exclaimed to her friend, rather breathlessly.
“Neither can I,” Coral Johnson laughed in response to her eager enthusiasm. “But my cousin is going away for a while, and unfortunately, she couldn’t take Golden Haze with her on holiday.”
“Unfortunate for who?” Lexie grinned. “I thought you’d be delighted to have such a pretty horse staying at your ranch…”
“I am!” Coral playfully shoved her friend on the arm, amused by her good-natured teasing. “But I’m still surprised that my dad said yes when Tammy called to ask.”
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Eagles, Doves and Vultures
Retrenched lawyer Garfield sets up a new business offering stressed-out high achievers a four-day program to help them get their lives back on track. He does this through a wellness retreat at a resort hotel in Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. An idyllic setting with a dark history. He guides six participants as their issues are identified and discussed in group and individual sessions. They are encouraged to be open and honest in all their deliberations and to collaboratively seek solutions. In contrast, Garfield is deceiving his wife and the participants with his secret lover Claudia, a psychiatrist, who joins him at the resort and furtively watches the participants.
Marcus, a retired judge; Callum, a physiotherapist; Bryony, a professor of philosophy; Felicity, a family lawyer; Carlo, a former managing partner in big law; and Larry, a MAGA-loving MP, come together. Passions are aroused and secrets exposed as personal and wider issues are discussed. Tensions boil over at the final debrief.
Who are the eagles, who are the doves, and who are the vultures? You decide!
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Releasing Emotions
Taking the leap of faith in expression is necessary in releasing the trauma that is stored in the body-mind. I knew it was time for me to release those emotions that were suppressed and create a whole new world of freedom and self-love.
Creating authenticity was foreign to me, as I felt I had to conform in every relationship, ultimately leading to formality. A friend I always sought in others through people-pleasing I discovered in myself. Over time I became comfortable in my own skin, especially as I reflected on the inner darkness and lightness within me.
To declare how you truly and deeply feel is not always welcomed in society, but for me it was key so I could truly and finally be me without wearing a mask. My writing pours out from a deep place for all the hearts and souls to resonate with to explore wondrous liberty.
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Nannie's Wish
Have you ever wondered if wishes are real? Or wanted something so bad that only the biggest, brightest wish will help you get it?
Some people say that a wish from the heart will always come true. But unless you make one, how will you ever know?
Well, Nannie has that kind of wish, deep, deep in her heart, and she is determined to make her wish come true no matter what the obstacles are.
Will she get to make it? Will it come true? What will happen if she can’t make it?
Follow Nannies turbulant journey to make her wish; you may meet some mischievous cats and a very friendly tortoise along the way. But are they helpful, or do they make the journey even harder?
A beautiful, whimsical story about hope, love and never giving up on your dreams.
We all need a wish sometimes, and who knows? Maybe if you follow Nannies plan you too could make your wish come true.
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Dinosaur Cookbook
Roar into the kitchen with this Dinosaur Cookbook, where your little chef can join Dino for a prehistoric cooking adventure!Created by the founder of the Chelsea Cake Company, one of London’s top bespoke cake makers, this imaginative cookbook is designed for little hands to explore with a grown-up’s help. More than just a cookbook, it’s a time-travelling feast! Where veggies are as cool as a T-Rex, proteins as strong as a Triceratops, and healthy fats as mighty as a Brachiosaurus.With over 20 easy recipes, get ready to make, bake and discover, creating unforgettable family memories along the way.
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