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From poignant to humorous - twenty true stories and five poems embodying the rich tapestry of struggles, emotions and triumphs that define our lives and the cathartic, healing power of speaking your truth.¿The Memory Keepers, a group of eleven seasoned women, share intimate stories from the perspective of time, distance and hard-earned wisdom.These writers touch on uniquely personal yet emotionally relatable themes - love, the joy and loss of deep friendship; coping with dementia; toxic relationships; menopause and late-life dating exploits.Some venture into more off-beat territory - surviving three months in a US jail; exploitation in a spiritual cult; corruption and rural life in West Africa and the hedonistic 1980s London drug scene.Others untangle intricate webs of family dynamics; physical, sexual and psychological abuse; grief for the death of a daughter; teenage pregnancy; working with terminally ill children and the loss of newborn grandchildren.A must-read for anyone who has ever longed to be heard and understood, Back The Way We Came will inspire you to dig deep, unveil your stories and shine your light.

The collective mind of all humanity conjures one final war to examine acts of the void and the sunlight. Unbeknownst to the great hive mind, it has been infected by a cosmic parasite. With the intention to consume reality itself, both man and the muse of mankind are used as vehicles to reach the creator.

Three lads and two girls book an all inclusive holiday in Tenerife, staying in the same hotel, the two girls end up having sex with two of the lads during their stay whilst the other lad finds his own entertainment in another hotel!That week a young girl died in suspicious circumstances! The three lads get questioned before they return to England! After the holiday Kerry and Dan go back to the army, Kelly and Jane go back to their mundane lives in England, the other man returns back to the south coast of England somewhere?It wasn't long before the girls became bored trying out dating sites, Kelly being the first to get a date that didn't go well. Kelly reports her ordeal to the police who are investigating the death of a young girl in suspicious circumstances in England and release a photofit of someone they would like to see! One of the lads looked similar to the photo fit, bringing the five people on that holiday together again for many different reasons!Is it for the last time or just coincidence that all their paths cross again? Is someone going to die or just maybe there might be a happy ending.

Midwife Margory loved her work; if she could have a baby of her own, that would be Heaven. The difficulty was, she hadn't seen her social climbing husband for four years and her religious duty stood between her and the man who was stealing her heart. Now her penurious husband had returned, with dreadful demands.16th century England had undulated between the old faith and Protestantism, between Henry VIII and his daughter, Elizabeth. Added to this challenging mix was the first person to be executed for witchcraft in England, herself a relative of Margory's. This complex cauldron included the arrival of Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth's cousin, who regarded herself as a prisoner.Would Margory's friendship with Bess of Hardwick pave the way to a happier life?

Being a volunteer listener in a primary school is a very straightforward description and an accurate one, but the author insight discovered that there was a lot more to it than he expected. Although it could be treated very straightforwardly, simply listening to one child after another reading from his or her given book and correcting their mistakes and so on, he decided very early on that his place was not to teach or assess. And indeed although he had read two or three excellent books on the subject, he had no intention of getting into the technicalities such as phonics, split digraphs and so on, not least because it may have conflicted with what and how the children had been taught.Another discovery that, as one chapter describes, there is much more to be observed during the bird's eye view of seeing a child increasing his or her reading proficiency and indeed how they are at the beginning of finding their way in the world.This book provides a clear insight into why reading standards for a large percentage of children are not satisfactory. Good reading skills are absolutely essential for a child's intellectual growth and parents may not realise the impact on their children's whole life if their reading skills are compromised.Helping children with their reading is useful, rewarding, sometimes amusing, always fascinating and in the author's experience an ongoing pleasure.

Consequences Beyond Belief is a first-hand account of shame, guilt, drugs, hope, love and mental health from a child of an addict. Nothing is out of bounds, and it is not dramatised or stripped back. There are a lot of references to research conducted in terms of mental health and addiction from various sources.Social norms teach us what a heroin addict may look like. Common perceptions by the media and popular films such as Trainspotting show themes of desperate addicts who may be homeless, lacking work or even resorting to prostitution. Even popular music culture like Ed Sheeran's The A Team, shows the dark side of drug addiction.In fact, ¿ of homeless people cite drug and alcohol abuse as a reason for becoming homeless. But my story breaks statistics and challenges what we think we know. Introducing my mother.Let's start a conversation and help those who are suffering in silence. I felt so alone as a teenager, as though I was the only one combating this. If I had a guide like this, it would have changed my outlook. I wouldn't have blamed myself or felt so isolated.

Drink-driving deferrals and reckless driving brought me here to write this tread through realities - including the effects on the mental health of both parties.My disability and continued rehabilitation has taught me much about social interactions and impositions. What people are saying about this book..."When governments understand how to alter societal ructions, they will send this book all across the world.""Put my teenager off drink and drugs.""Brought our family closer.""Changed my parenting style, which has been a plus in all areas. I think you're here to teach."

If the boys of Elderberry Lane in the 1940s are living in a world of deprivation, they are unaware of it. Nor do they realise the degree of freedom they have in this world without computers or television, or even pop music. Grown-ups are remote figures who leave them mostly to their own devices. Free to think for themselves, they are able to investigate the important facts of life in their own way.Inside the Globe follows the progress of a boy in this world, from pre-school to near-adolescence. Most of the thinking and investigating is done by his older brother, Pete, who is always one step ahead of the crowd., while his best friend Johnny disputes the claims that Pete hands down to the younger kids. The title derives from the boy's own attempt to reconcile Pete's insistence that the world is round with the evidence of his own eyes.By turns quirky, gripping and poignant, with much going on to entertain and amuse readers of all ages, the books goes far beyond the mere evocation of the social conditions of a bygone age.

Of all the species living on planets throughout the universe, none are more powerful than the Spell Masters. Inhabitants of the Planet Misalonia, they hold great magical powers but have become increasingly concerned about another planet, Tamaron, travelling at great speed and on a collision course with Misalonia. The Spell Masters must avoid this planet crashing into theirs at all costs but first, they must embark on a rescue mission, to remove every living thing from Tamaron before it is destroyed. They travel in an advanced craft called a planet hopper but are hit by a fragment of a meteor as they head to their destination. The craft is now damaged and has lost fuel which is needed for the return journey to Misalonia.It's a race against time to save the innocent, and not-so-innocent occupants of the doomed planet of Tamaron, not to mention get them all safely onto Misalonia. But can they convince everyone to leave their homes and fly to a planet they've never heard of? Can they repair their damaged craft before Tamaron is smashed to smithereens? The Spell Masters embark on an epic journey to find fuel and meet all that live there, good, bad, funny and evil. They cross the mysterious Plaines of Time battling venomous creatures and unfathomable legends. The Spell Masters had expected to complete their challenge within a matter of days but that looks like an increasingly distant dream. A great adventure in the far reaches of space, where time means nothing and everything, you don't know who your enemies are until they have you in their deathly grip!

My beautiful Saluki (Persian Greyhound), Rana Roo died when she was just two years old.She was not just a Saluki dog to me. Rana Roo was my best friend.Her death hit me really hard and still does. So, I decided to get some of my poetry together and write a little more too.Hence this book was born... and dedicated to Rana Roo.

A sea battle in 1683 between a Spanish galleon and a smaller French corsair results in the galleon being sunk, its treasure stolen and the Spanish captain and two ladies taken prisoner for ransom. Later a storm howls for three days and pushes the corsair into a large cave where a landslide removes all trace of it from the world outside.Three hundred and thirty-five years later the Franks twins, on holiday from their home in Norfolk to their aunt and uncle's on the south coast of Cornwall, find a gold coin and a gold cross with an engraving on the back. The two turn detective to see how their discoveries made their way to Cornwall and find themselves in the middle of a centuries-old mystery of the fate of the Sea Hound.

Follow The Pea and the Pansie on their transition from preschool to primary school and their feelings throughout the experience. You will get a glimpse of what preschool is like and the questions which may arise when starting big school.For parents and guardians; you will enjoy reading this book to your child who is due to begin their transition to primary school. The story is written to provide comfort and calm any nerves or fears.The context of this book was adapted from real experiences during the transition phase in a preschool setting.Watch this space for more adventures of The Pea and the Pansie...

Not all is what it seems in the village. Something sinister walks amongst the locals, unnoticed and undetected until 4 commuters make a rare discovery, the train they travel on every day can talk! Not only talk but communicate with them and them alone. So, 7-year-old Johnny, teenagers Moody Mary and Alexander, with dear old Alvin hear the secrets that will launch them as the most unlikely group of detectives faced with the darkest of crimes. When the train they all know as Determinate is abducted off the face of the earth and transported to another world with Alexander on board, the race is on to save both of them.Unfortunately, Alexander must prove to the people that he is the saviour this other world has waited for, or his time is up. Meanwhile, back in the village, something stirs. A thriller on the tracks that will keep you on the edge of your seat. After meeting Determinate, you will never look at trains the same way again.

Teenager Alexander and his friend Determinate, the amazing train that talks and feels are stranded in the Mother world, a far-advanced planet than ours, ruled by lethal Creatures. Alexander is taken in by families and Elders living in hiding in the mountains, but even that is not safe unless he can prove he is the saviour they have been waiting for. Meanwhile, back in his home village, the unlikely detectives of Alexander's girlfriend Moody Mary, 7-year-old Johnny, dear old terrified Alvin and his ex-military friend, Garcia are on the track of a lethal Creature, living secretly amongst them in our little world. As soon as they expose his identity, the evil in both worlds collides.Cue Determinate the train and his newly developed superpowers, with a little help from a gang of very elderly ladies, known as Ladyunruly, for good reason. But can they defeat an army of fearsome Creatures who have the talent of becoming invisible and can slice a being in 2 in seconds? Everything is in the air, nothing and no one is safe, until the discovery of the mysterious magic Book. Will this save both Worlds? Read on!

A lonely single-parent boy drawn into a web of evil by a murderous sociopath.Fourteen-year-old Karl Parker has already seen too much of life. After the death of his father, his grieving mother turned to heroin, leaving Karl to fend for himself and try to look after her.A boy with too many troubles already, he finds himself the target of the bully at his new school. Then, just when he thinks things couldn't be any worse, he notices his neighbour behaving strangely - so strangely that Karl begins to suspect him of something bad...Something very, very bad indeed

Arun specialized in Law, did bar exams, and joined a famous law practice for five years. He was to open his private law firm with a small office in St. John's Wood close to his house. He did a specialist course on mediating and counselling, as these were pertinent to family law cases. In the case of divorces, separations, children custody cases, he intended to offer the first three hours or part thereof consultation as FREE.Prema: I am 24 years old and the only daughter of my nearly blind father of 65 years and my mother of 55 years. Her parents worked as housekeepers, cooks, etc., for a wealthy businessman from India. He asked my dad to help in the factory for no extra income. Their payment was below the minimum wage. Due to fumes in the factory, my father could not see.Prema: I have so far had a sheltered life, without any boyfriend or even a close girlfriend. I avoided male acquaintances due to dating, kissing, etc. What if I had soft feelings for you. If you are not interested, I would not raise this matter but do the job to your satisfaction.Arun: Tony, are your parents involved with the child in the last four years?Tony: I quarrelled with my parents when I was in my teens, and they left for Oz about 15 years ago. They did not come to my marriage or send birthday cards for the grandson. They did not return to the UK so far. I am their only son.

The festivities that accompanied Christmas 2015 and the New Year celebrations brought romance and excitement to Rebecca and having a new home designed and built for her in Esher, Surrey.The following months were the most exciting and rewarding for both her and her husband, David Rogan. Then out of the blue, a blackmailer reared his ugly head, at first threatening Rebecca's health more than her wealth.The blackmail related to Rebecca who had run away from home in Moss Side, Manchester at the age of 15 to avoid her father's hunger for abusing her sexually, with her mother not believing her cries for help. She ended up in Cornwall where she became the lead singer in a jazz group known as A Paler Shade of Blue - which was also the name of their signature tune.Promises of love from musicians twice her age and more were replaced by rape, by nearly every member of the band, she was fed H, uppers, downers and participated in drunken orgies, until, at the age of 19, she escaped for the second time taking refuge in a rehab centre in Blackpool to dry out.Following the blackmailer's threats, murder, greed and betrayal combined in fuelling her tortured and fragile mind, David is left to chase down the people that had chosen to relieve Rebecca of the wealth she had accrued in her new life.

Yorkie Boys told of the adventures of children growing up in the 1950s in the Yorkshire Dales. Now meet Yorkie Boys and Girls, which follows the kids as they start to grow up and learn about the realities of life.Meet once again with Norma Greensit, who terrorises the boys with her stories of a fabled land. Meet Graham, the school naughty boy who uses forbidden words. Then there are the dreaded Erkies, the neighbours from hell.A new school brings Janferie a modern free spirit, and Stan a new best friend, as well as a host of unforgettable characters, among them the formidable Miss 'Torture' Wrack.The Yorkie Boys begin to hear about something called sex. There is Claudette, the school beauty and object of a Yorkie Boy's desire. There are older women - Mrs Caizzone, the mother who smells of flowers, and Wendy, the Sunday School teacher, who causes a religious ferment in our Yorkie Boys.Above it all looms the dark cloud of the 11+ exam, when friendships will be tested and broken and lives will be changed for ever.Yorkie Boys and Girls will bring back memories to those old enough to remember those golden days, and for the young, will give a glimpse of what their parents and grandparents went through in tough times.

YORKIE BOYS GO FISHING is set in the wonderful Yorkshire Dales and in Ireland of the 1950s. It follows the adventures of the boys and girls you met in YORKIE BOYS and in YORKIE BOYS AND GIRLS.These amusing stories tell of the childhood of a lifelong fisherman, of early and failed attempts to catch wily Swale trout, of unforgettable days in an Ireland long gone, of the father who almost drowned someone else's dog, of fishing with a homemade bomb and nearly sending the priest to his maker.Later, in teenage years, the Yorkie Boys narrowly avoid death by drowning, become expert poachers, meet a fishing legend, experiment with beer and girls and learn that there is a lot more to fishing than catching fish.For those old enough to remember the 50s and 60s, this book will re-kindle happy memories of their childhood.For those too young to remember, it will re-create a world of innocent enjoyment enjoyed by their parents - a world lost for ever.

He went to rehab to quit the booze, he left with a sultry seductress whose mobster family used a network of social media trolls and hackers to control an international drug empire and to spread state-sponsored misinformation and propaganda.Someone had to stop him and his manipulative temptress. Someone had to try. But could anyone fight a sadistic beauty, a lust-crazed addict, a house-breaking hitman and their UK bomb maker?Max and his team have to face abduction, violence, sex traps and hi-tech criminals. Will their 'trojan mare' reveal the digital villains, can they survive a final confrontation, and can they stay alive long enough to foil a massive bomb attackFrom England to Moldova and USA, the battle against online evil and obsessed twisted criminals can only end in a lethal, explosive showdown.

The story is set in the early days of the Second World War and tells of a young Jewish boy, Alfie, from the East End of London who is evacuated to a farm in Gloucestershire.The experiences there are very new to him, and he meets a young Gypsy girl. Esmeralda, and together they forge a friendship that grows stronger as they experience adventures together.Their adventures cross boundaries of time and countries and give them a close insight into important episodes in American history.They meet many diverse characters from a historical period of great upheaval whilst still retaining a foothold in the traumas of wartime England.In the end however old or young we are, love can grow from friendship, but friendship is the most important ingredient.

An experienced fire safety/investigation officer Bob Kennedy is called to the scene of a fatal fire by his close friend who reveals a crime being hidden, it seems by both the police and fire service. Bob decides to call on the help of a seasoned MET detective to help him unravel his concerns.Both men are led to a dark organisation with a man using his cyber systems and experts to manipulate his greed and an ex South African special forces man as his hammer, with their target a specific part of the stock exchange as the prize.With corrupt officers from the police and the fire service bought and an MP unwittingly being controlled, both men must work together to solve the puzzle.Their path will lead them across London, at times just ahead of trouble before they finally clash head on as the organisation is cleaning out and looking to run with an unexpected twist of fate in store for someone.