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Shifting Sands is a reminder that there's no such thing as a happy ending - just happy moments, which will be followed by other moments: happy, sad, stressful... life goes on, and the sands never stop shifting beneath our feet.

Louisa Morgan is coming home. Back to Cornwall after forty years in London, a high-flying career, a daughter who to all intents and purposes appears to have no father, and a failed love affair. Like all good mums, Elise thinks she knows what's going on, but like all good daughters, Louisa has been somewhat economical with the truth. Shame and embarrassment are not words she would normally apply to herself, but times have changed, she's ge...

A beautifully illustrated survey of Yellowstone's breathtaking birdlife, written by a team of renowned ornithologists and wildlife biologists. Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the oldest and arguably the most famous national park in North America, attracting millions of visitors each year. While many come to the park for its natural wonders and recreational activities, the wildlife of Yellowstone is just as alluring. This book...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This w...

Cornwall is warming up for the summer and, this year more than ever, it promises to be a season packed with celebrations. Alice is in for an emotional time, with son Ben's fourth birthday, stepmum Karen's hen do and wedding, and the end of stepdaughter Sophie's school days, just as Ben's are about to begin. David and Martin are returning from the States, and in the slow emergence from covid restrictions, everybody is eager for life to return t...

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Christmas is coming, and the goose is not the only thing feeling a little heavier than it used to be. Alongside the countdown to the festivities, and one of the busiest times of the year, Alice is now well into her second pregnancy, and ticking off the days until she can finally stop work for a little while, and prepare to welcome her baby into the world.While two-year-old Ben is dreaming of a white Christmas, Alice is floored by the news from...

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With their wedding on hold and rented house sold to new owners, Sam and Alice are all at sea - moving in with Julie and Luke, along with toddler Ben and new dog Meg, until they find a place of their own.Sam struggles to adjust to the changes - particularly as teenage daughter Sophie has moved away - and compensates by throwing himself into his work and lifeboat training. Alice finds herself missing him, even when he's at home, he is clearly no...

Looking after a baby must be easy. They can't move, they can't talk, or shout, or argue with you. Make sure they're fed, clean, and have plenty of naps. Oh, and make sure you sleep when they do. What could be more simple?For Alice, motherhood marks the beginning of a new part of her life, bringing changes she could never have foreseen.While she and Sam adjust to the effect of a baby on their relationship, although the focus is initially on the...

The scene is set for the perfect summer. Business is booming. The weather couldn't be better. Best of all, Sam is coming back to Cornwall. For good.A storm is brewing, however. It seems that somebody, somewhere, has it in for Alice, although it is not clear who, or why. As Julie tries to help her friend, she finds her own thoughts turning progressively towards motherhood. Sam, meanwhile, has the pressure of a new job, as well as a stressed-out...

The collapse of the Soviet Union forced Russia to engage in a process of nation building. This involved a reassessment of the past, both historical and cultural, and how it should be remembered. The publication of previously barely known underground and émigré literary works presented an opportunity to reappraise «official» Soviet literature and re-evaluate twentieth-century Russian literature as a whole.This book explores changes to the poetr...

The Harlem Renaissance, the period associated with the flowering of the arts in Harlem, inaugurated a tradition of African American children`s literature, for the movement`s central writers made youth both their subject and audience. W.E.B. Du Bois, Carter G. Woodson, Langston Hughes, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, and other Harlem Renaissance figures took an impassioned interest in the literary models offered to children, believing that the "New Negro"...

An anthology of amazing adventures for young readers.Take the path through a forest of imagination into mysterious journeys filled with mayhem and a kaleidoscope of magical creatures.From the authors of "Shock! Horror! Gasp!" and "Fan-Tas-Tic-Al Tales", "Mystery, Mayhem & Magic" is the new anthology written by the Ten Penners...Come and explore!

I LOVE this book. It flowed perfectly from beginning to end. I couldn't put it down."All is set to change for Alice and Sam as they expect their first child together. Just how they are going to fit themselves, their baby and Sam's daughter Sophie into their little two-bed cottage is a mystery, but Alice is determined not to get stressed out.Her focus is on best friend Julie, who is trying unsuccessfully for a baby, and on Sophie, who is torn b...

Two years into her new life in Cornwall, and while Alice Griffiths' own romantic hopes have been dashed, it appears that whichever way she looks, her friends are getting hitched. A handsome stranger at Bea's wedding could well change Alice's fortunes but she may be better off ploughing her energies into her working life.While each season brings a new wedding, the months leading up to Christmas, and David and Martin's big day, become about taki...

Is it possible to relive the best time of your life? As they approach their thirties, Alice and Julie are determined to find out.Still recovering from a toxic relationship, Alice realises she has allowed life to become too predictable, while Julie has just ended things with the man she was due to marry. The two friends decide to throw caution to the wind, coming back to Cornwall, where they spent a long, happy summer ten years before. As they ...