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This book is for all the mamas out there who want to leave a life of burnout and find one of balance, who want to find their Mama Groove, and get their energy back. It will show you how to start enjoying life and sharing more fun, love, and laughter with your partner and kids. It may seem like a big journey, but it's broken down into simple, doable steps for the busiest moms. It takes you through the five steps of The Family Balance Method, which has been developed by conscious family coach and mother, Joanna Hunt.

Struggling with long-buried family secrets and her own recent heartbreak, artist and pet portraitist Susie Mahl hopes her brief sojourn as an art tutor at a Scottish country house will prove a distraction. But Susie soon realises she has bigger problems than teaching her eclectic mix of students to draw a Highland cow. Beneath the beautiful landscapes of the Scottish Highlands and the grandeur of the Auchen Laggan Tosh estate lie hidden secrets. Can Susie work out what exactly is going on before it’s too late? And can anyone be trusted?

Laboring in emergency rooms all around the country is a group of dedicated doctors and nurses who just want to make a difference. Some swear, some drink, and some laugh in order to manage their emotions while providing high-quality care in the most unimaginable, shocking, and difficult cases. Among this group of highly skilled medical professionals is Goldie Fisher, a nurse who is completing her first week of orientation at a level one trauma center.

A woman who is always happy feels like something is missing from her life. Now she just has to determine what that is. When the woman sees a balloon, she decides to try stripes. When that doesn’t work and she sees checkers on the floor, she goes shopping again. But when that effort fails, the woman suddenly stumbles upon a box with puppies. Now all she has to do is decide if a tiny furry creature full of unconditional love is exactly what has been missing from her life all along.

On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer’s favorite place for long walks and it’s on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, “DIG HERE.”

Welcome to Shoe Town - and meet Ruby and Bear Foot. They are running out of time to rescue their inventor dad from his hideous boss, Wendy Wedge. She'll do anything to win the glitzy Golden Shoe Award and knows that entering flying shoes is her hot ticket to the trophy. Flying shoes that Ruby and Bear just happen to be hiding. Get ready for a gadget-packed, wedge-of-your-feet adventure like no other!

Pregnancy and birth can stretch our bodies to their limit and beyond. Incontinence, birth injuries and birth traumas have been a taboo topic for far too long, and, until now, this has prevented women from fully regaining their strength. Stronger is the must-listen guide to the bodily changes encountered by all women following pregnancy, with explanations, exercises and friendly, accessible advice to protect, stabilise and rehabilitate.

Catherine Donohue's life was set on a an unexpected course when she accepted a job at Radium Dial. The pay was great, and her co-workers became her best friends. But a secret was lurking in the greenish-grey paint that magically made things glow in the dark. When Catherine and her friends started becoming sick, this shy Catholic girl stood up to the might of the radium industry, the legal and medical communities, and townspeople who told her to be quiet. Would she be too late? Catherine's quest for social justice in the era between World Wars is emotive and inspiring.

Gilly is heel tevreden met haar leven: ze runt een succesvolle bed and breakfast in haar eigen huis en geen haar op haar hoofd die eraan denkt die prachtige plek op te geven. Maar dan ontmoet ze makelaar Leo, die niet alleen vriendelijk en behulpzaam is, maar ook nog eens verwarrend aantrekkelijk. Langzaam begint ze zich af te vragen of het wel zo erg zou zijn het roer van haar leven radicaal om te gooien. Gilly's volwassen dochter Helena heeft haar eigen beslommeringen. Haar bedrijfje als weefster komt goed van de grond nu haar prachtige stoffen steeds populairder worden.

Joanna Lumley reads "The Snow Queen". One day, a diabolical troll builds a mirror that shows everything that is beautiful as ugly and all that is good as evil. Delighted, the trolls decided to carry this mirror to heaven and mock the angels, but on their way the mirror breaks and shatters into hundreds of pieces that spread across the world. Some bigger pieces are turned into windows and others are made into spectacles, but some of tiniest bits get stuck into people’s eyes or in their heart, changing their life for ever.

The lost and nearly forgotten years of 1950s childhood can be experienced as the author cleverly immerses you into their world. This is a real treat for any listener, young or old, who fancies a bit of time travel back to when kids could literally be kids. Laura McBean lives in the middle cottage of three with her brother Johnny and her mum, on the edge of Stokey's Woods. Laura was quite a mischievous girl when she was growing up, and that is how she got the nickname of Laura McNaughty.

I want every child to know how special they are. This story shows children and their family members celebrating the child’s unique features. This book will teach children about family members while they learn to appreciate their individual uniqueness.

Joanne Fedler, a beloved writing teacher and mentor, has written Your Story to help all people, even those who don't necessarily identify as 'writers', value their life stories and write them in such a way that they transcend the personal and speak into a universal story. She shows how to write from your life, but for the benefit of others.

A sparkling celebration of our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II including special writings and illuminating insights around key moments in her 70-year reign, introduced and edited by Joanna Lumley. In 2022 Queen Elizabeth II celebrated seventy years as Queen and Head of the Commonwealth. She was Britain's longest reigning monarch and the very first to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. A Queen For All Seasons, edited and introduced by Joanna Lumley, is a perceptive, touching and engaging tribute to this unique woman.

Darfur, Sudan. 2009. Two doctors employed by NGOs stumble across a strange metallic cylinder, which has been embedded for perhaps millions of years in desert rock. Mystified by the object, they gather four of the world’s leading experts in science and technology a computer scientist, a physicist, a biochemist, and a genetic researcher and head to London to study it thoroughly. The six have barely begun running tests on the cylinder, when they suddenly disappear telling family members not to go looking for them.

At school, Funny Jimmy is always happy that he is funny and can make his friends laugh. Then, Funny Jimmy thinks that he could be a great clown. Does he make it in the circus? Let’s find out as we get ready to jump into Funny Jimmy’s world and have some fun!

Five years ago, Laurel Lovejoy had it all. The high-powered city job, the loving husband, the perfect daughter. Now, she is 40 and alone, and working for a courier service. But she has discovered that being a delivery driver comes with a superpower: it makes her invisible. People accept her presence without question. They go about their lives, unaware of just how much she sees - how much she knows.

Dot Watson has lost her way. Twelve years ago, her life veered off course and the guilt over what happened still haunts her. Before then she was living in Paris, forging an exciting career, now her time is spent visiting her mother's care home, fielding interfering calls from her sister and working at the London Transport Lost Property office, diligently cataloguing items as misplaced as herself. But when elderly Mr Appleby arrives in search of his late wife's purse, his grief stirs something in Dot. Determined to help, she sets off on a mission.

Alyra is a thief desperately trying to survive in the slums of Lower Kryston. Every day is a constant struggle for survival, but no one will trust her because of her Thief Mark. After she ends up in prison, Alyra meets a mysterious stranger who soon changes her life. Makai protects her and together, they pull off a few scams that earn them a bit of money.

Laura's brother, Johnny, and his pals have great fun clearing the local tidal pool of some unwelcome visitors; and Laura gets to grips with some strange "goings-on" while camping with her friends on an Island just a few miles off the coast from her favourite beach. Could the unexplained events on the island be linked to the arrival of two mysterious birdwatchers in Stokey's Woods? Strangers in the Woods is the second book in the Laura McNaughty Adventures series for kids, teenagers and grown-ups alike.