15 Ergebnisse.

My experience of World War II was in the Far East - South East Asia Command (SEAC), but these are not 'war poems' in the ordinary sense. They are thoughts and memories of the periphery rather than the centre of action, and reflections afterwards in subsequent years, some pertaining to other wars, bearing the stamp of futility, cynicism, sadness and a flicker of hope. I was a medical student when the war began in 1939, larking about with my fri...

This is the first book in a series of self-help fiction titles. By reading about the lives of fictional characters, the reader learns much about how to unravel present day problems. The understanding of stresses that began in childhood years casts light on why the characters are struggling with the difficulties that they are having now. Newly unemployed, Miranda is feeling directionless and dejected. Then she encounters Kate, a former work col...

Victimised by the new office manager and worried about her mother's health, Lynne feels at a very low ebb. When she decides to be more open with her mother about her concerns, she is surprised to find that they both benefit.

This book takes place in a primary school in Scotland. It is suitable for all readers aged 8 and upwards. It is the last week of the summer term. The teacher of the primary 6 class has flu, and a supply teacher stands in for her. She turns out to be a wonderful teacher, and also she has some great ideas for the summer holidays. The 24 pupils in the class start to make plans for interesting projects.

The author documents her experience of the diagnosis and treatment by plastic surgery of the lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) which was in, above, and to the side of her left eyebrow. She also describes the first appearance and the development of brown markings which were the precursors of the LMM. The book directs the reader to www.lentigomalignamelanoma.info where there is a series of photographs with dates and descriptive captions. These imag...

Deep in the Cheshire countryside, Philip Thornton has created 'Field Fare' - a hotel with a special reputation for its game dishes. The building contains a secret, known only to Philip. Feeling lonely while her husband, Grant, is away, Teresa dines at 'Field Fare', and Philip entices her to sample a unique cordial. When Teresa confides about her experience to Carrie, her young hairdresser, she learns that Carrie has had a similar encounter. Co...

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Soon after Nicholas' thirteenth birthday, his great-uncle John reveals to him a secret - handed down through hundreds of years to the 'chosen one' in every second generation. John is very old. His house has long since fallen into disrepair, and as Nicholas begins to learn about the fifth key and the pledge, John falls ill. Facing these new challenges and helping to repair John's house, Nicholas begins to discover his maturing strengths. The un...

Orphaned by the age of ten, Emily lives with her Aunt Jane. While preparing to move house, they come across an old diary of Jane's, and she shows Emily some intriguing spiral patterns that appeared in it just before she, Emily, was born. Clearly no passing curiosity, these patterns begin to affect Emily in ways that no one can understand, and as time passes, something momentous begins to form in their lives.While studying at university, Emily ...

Spiral patterns in a book, a strange tape of music from Russia, and an oddly carved walking stick all have a profound effect on a group of friends in England. Ellen is thirty-something and alone, until a chance meeting with a young widower, Adam Thomas, starts a chain of uncanny events which enthrall and endanger them both. Choice and contingency, happenstance and coincidence all blend to bring the two together, and lift the pall of loss cover...

Spiral patterns in a book, a strange tape of music from Russia and an oddly carved walking stick all have a profound effect on a group of friends in England. Ellen is thirty-something and alone, until a chance meeting with a young widower, Adam Thomas, starts a chain of uncanny events which enthrall and endanger them both. Choice and contingency, happenstance and coincidence all blend to bring the two together, and lift the pall of loss cover...

A parent's ability to be able to see and understand things through the eyes of their child is fundamental. The child will come to feel truly known by the parent, and the parent helps him to make sense of what surrounds him. And where can true comfort be found? True comfort arises from the knowledge of relationship that is based on trust. And what about the needs of the child of the past that dwells inside each 'adult' state. This book opens up...

Jasmine has finished her studies. She secures a temporary job, but her father's unforeseen redundancy means that her family will have to move away. Jasmine is determined to become fully independent. Encouraged by friends, she begins to set up a business of her own and looks for somewhere to live. Leaving her family involves practical difficulties and emotional challenges. Mutual confiding with friends and flatmates leads to helpful outcomes fo...

Presents a collection of essays, short stories and reflections to help readers to see more clearly what is happening in daily life in his or her immediate surroundings. The subjects are drawn from a range of human experience, and they touch the daily lives of most of us, whether or not this is apparent.

About sexual abuse of children, with its long-term consequences and therapeutic aspects. This book is in two parts: the first is presented as fiction, and the second is a number of relevant submissions and essays.