'Shocking and slightly heart-breaking though it is to me, you have all reached marriageable age and it occurs to me that unless I speak up now I should forever hold my peace. I couldn't forgive myself if any of you hitched yourselves to a pig when I could, with a single pertinent observation, have put you off.' Following on from Barbara Toner's ...
Of appeal to mothers and daughters of all ages, this manual provides wit and wisdom on the eternal dilemmas of life. The author covers areas from psychic flashes, childbirth and seduction to beauty tips, time management, hitting people and getting a mortgage. Homecraft doesn't get much respect, but what it means to be a mother does.
Kitty Page is a 17-year-old platinum blonde with a sensational body. She is irresistable. This humorous tale of revenge, manipulation and social ambition - set in Sydney in the late 1950s - illustrates the awful consequences of imagining that all you need to know is how to be beautiful.
Honey Hawksworth is a beautiful orphan from the end of the Piccadilly line, seduced by the dreams in country music which haunt her life. Tragedy, love, despair and hope - what's missing is triumph. She's twenty and so far her talent for singing and songwriting is appreciated only by her best friend Stella Maria but everything's about to change. ...
Flora Buckingham has turned "The Retreat", a Hampshire stately home, into a haven to which performing artists and sensitive celebrities flee in times of stress, defeat, humiliation, rejection and suffocating boredom. But Flora's own life is a mess, and now she must confront the demons of her past.
Since its foundation in 1980, the Bristol Cancer Help Centre has revolutionized cancer care. This book tells of its pioneering work, explaining the theory behind Bristol's approach and the unique therapies - including the famous diet - all designed to bring patients a better quality of life.
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