Recommended Reads
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Melodrama
Imagine trying to find the words you’ve been trying to say, but nothing seems to come. Those memories you once shared with your first love, your first heartbreak and trying to reinvent yourself. A new beginning. Everything came with time. If it’s meant to be, it will be. Everyone heals from pain and we build scars.
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Memories of the Way We Were
I stood in front of the headstone which read ‘Rita Rocca Nee Tomlin (15/6/1942 - 21/10/2020)’ and thought, ‘Is this all there is? Her name on a headstone with mine to follow.’I remembered a warm May Day in 1948, when we both kneeled at the same altar waiting for a priest to give us our first taste of Jesus.She, in her white dress, was wondering if the day would yield enough for a new doll and pram, while I wondered if mine would yield enough for roller skates and maybe a new football.I recalled the honeymoon in Jersey in 1963, Miss World at the Royal Albert Hall in 1980, and the ball that followed at the Savoy Hotel.I said, “Sorry girl, I can’t give you a Taj Mahal, but I will write a book, which will hopefully make us more than just names on a tombstone.”
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Mik and Milly
Mik and Milly follows the story of Mik, the coolest kid at Gumnut International Boarding and Day College, who finds himself facing a daunting challenge after his best friend Milly receives devastating news from her parents on the other side of the world. As mid-year school holidays approach, Mik decides to take Milly on a road trip of a lifetime to the Australian outback. However, an unexpected event at an abandoned mine on his mate’s sheep farm alters their journey forever.As they return to school, Mik and Milly look forward to their annual International Food Festival. The student planning committee decides the festival’s entertainment, and they choose to pit the teachers against the students for the first time ever. But as they prepare for the festival, Mik and Milly begin to wonder if their beef stroganoff secret recipe may be too much for the intimidating Principal Povlov to handle.Will Mik and Milly’s friendship withstand the challenges they face throughout the year, or will their experiences change the way they feel about each other forever? Mik and Milly is a heartwarming and engaging tale that takes readers on a journey through the highs and lows of adolescence, friendship, and growing up.
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Moorland Forensics - Bound by Polaris
Murder is afoot in the Southwest, again.Muriel Jennings, elderly mother and owner of the successful Jennings Clay Company, has met a premature end—survived only by her children and business partners, Stella and Mark. James, Katie and Fiona Sinclair, at Moorland Forensic Consultants, have been tasked with assisting the investigation.After attending a meeting at Muriel’s book club in Bovey, Katie learns the last book to be read: The Sinner’s Daughter by Lillian Webster—the story of Ted Cartwright who murdered five women in his remote home on Dartmoor, a little over fifteen years ago.The more she uncovers about the lives of those close to Muriel, her family, her business associates and her book club, convinces Katie of parallels between the Jennings and the Cartwright cases.Could the two be linked—fact or fiction?Julie D. Jones delivers a murder-mystery, set in Devon in which the landscape is as alive as the characters breathing in her prose. Moorland Forensics - Bound by Polaris, is an intelligent piece of fiction that will have you guessing until the death.
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Mr Cabbage and Family
Mr Cabbage and Family is a historical and culinary walk through the crucifer family. Gerald and Usanna Stribling uncover surprisingly interesting information about the cabbage family and its development over the ages. They describe its botanical structure and nutritional value, with details of its cultivation and storage, as well as various preserving methods, health values and other uses. Within these pages, readers will find mouth-watering recipes to try out from all over the world, from delicious soups from the American South, to sumptuous curries from India, to Italian and French feasts, along with much more. This comprehensive history of the cabbage family and its usage today will appeal to all food lovers, especially those with a taste for this particularly diverse and delectable vegetable.
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Murder Can Kill
When Kirsty Morgan dropped five thousand dollars on Private Investigator Paul West's desk, with the promise of five thousand more if he found her father, he had no idea he was on the cusp of being thrust into a cauldron of lies, deceit and manipulation, orchestrated by the most unlikely of characters... a charismatic televangelist. He gave new meaning to Machiavellian as he orchestrated and manipulated the lives of those who trusted him. It took an acerbic newspaper columnist to trigger the climatic ending which engulfed widows who were coerced into signing away their estates through codicils, all in the name of God. Murder Can Kill is a page turner. It will keep the reader guessing to the very end.
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Murder Secret
A serial killer is on the loose. Cabarita Beach residents want an arrest. But with no clues, no budget and an inexperienced investigating team, Detective Jack Creed has his back to the wall.The killings started a decade ago. However with five murders in the past eighteen months, the town's residents are petrified. The killings are identical - all black, drug using, female prostitutes.Except for the latest victim. He's different.Jo Boston-Wright joins Creed's team. She comes from a pedigree police family but with no murder experience, female and a double-barrelled surname, she'll need to prove herself fast on this male chauvinistic team. She unearths a vital clue that links a quiet, retired ex-Military police officer to the killings.The media is hungry for an arrest. If she's right, she'll stamp her place on the team. But if she's wrong, not only will it end her career but destroy Detective Jack Creed's as well.'This has everything....great story line, wonderful characters, tension and just the right amount of twists and turns. C T Mitchell's best work.'
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My Life Photographing Royalty and the Famous
A fascinating insight into the real lives of royal figures, state leaders and Hollywood stars, through the eyes of photographer Reginald Davis - awarded an MBE in 2008 for his work. Reginald shares both his photographs and the experiences he had with his many subjects around the globe. The text reflects on the kindness of Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Philip's sense of humour, the exotic Imperial world he was plunged into when photographing the Shah of Iran, his most difficult project with Princess Grace of Monaco, the beauty of Princess Paola of Belgium, the glamour of diamond-clad Sophia Loren, and much more. Reginald's work has graced the pages of most big media outlets, in this country and around the world. Now 92, he continues to release his pictures for publication worldwide from the precious library he started in the 1950s.
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My Teacher's a Spy!
It always creates a bit of a stir when a new teacher starts school, especially when that teacher is young and handsome, like Mr Gunning. But why does he have an expensive car? And is he really who he seems? Chloe, Jessica, Kelly and Andrew think not and when Andrew claims he is sure Mr Gunning is a spy the gang just have to find out if that is the case.In a crime thriller for young readers Phil Barnes creates in My Teacher's a Spy! four children who start out simply trying to find out if their suspicions are true but who rapidly discover that the murky waters of intrigue are deeper than they thought. And when Andrew goes missing the girls must pull together, fight their tears and continue their detective course as one by one they, too, succumb to the criminal ... whoever he or she is.
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Mysterious Ways: The Life That He Lived
When we read the stories about Jesus in the Bible, we hear about what Jesus did to help the people he met. He befriended them, he taught them, he healed them and he saved them from embarrassment. They are wonderful stories but what about the people themselves? Where were they coming from? What did they do with the rest of their lives? For example, what happened to the woman caught in adultery who, in the biblical account, we leave sitting alone with no money, no home, no family and no friends. Did Jesus really leave her in this position, which would have been a sort of living death?Looking at what Jesus did from the perspective of the people he met gives a different idea of what it was like to meet him. It showed more clearly his love and care for those he met and the way in which he shared the poverty of the people he met. More often than not, it was a life-changing experience.The stories are mostly told in the first-person so that the characters can say what they really felt. The stories have been used in the author’s own church for bible study and as dramatic readings. They have been used in schools and colleges as study material. They have also been used just as good reading material.
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Nana's Stories
Sharing precious moments together.Step back in time into the world of childhood.A collection of children's short stories, seen through children’s eyes and imagination.The joys of sharing, kindness and curiosity leap from the pages and cannot help but make you smile. Twelve heart-warming stories for young children. How a scribble can change into a thoughtful gift withRusty Pickles Making friends and sharing withTwo Red Apples and a Green Pencil How a day at the beach brings unexpected surprises for Terry Tomkins with The Shell Jarand many more to delight. Enjoy.
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Napoleon: Uprising
Amidst the turmoil of chaos and revolution, a young Napoleon Bonaparte leaves the safety of his Corsican homeland to be thrust into the corruption of the French aristocracy as he pursues a career in the artillery. Facing riot and rebellion throughout France, Napoleon must fight to protect a society that sees him as an outsider. As the world threatens to crumble around him, Napoleon must prove himself in order to protect his family from those who would destroy all he loves. This outsider, shunned and despised, may well prove to be France’s only hope.
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