4 Ergebnisse.

One day, with the help of a cat, a young girl called Laura discovers that she has a very special talent. As she grows up, she nurtures it - but always in secret. She is right in thinking that she might be in danger, should anyone find out about her unusual mental ability and seek to exploit it. The day comes when she realises she can do something even more amazing than she'd ever dreamed. And now she finds herself in a very unique, very danger...

Life rushes on for us all, our days filled with the mundane, the trivial, the routine. Until sometimes, for some of us, something big and horrible and unexpected happens - like a bereavement. The author of 'A Widow's Words' has just lost her husband of nearly thirty years. Partly as therapy, she spills out to us everything that has happened, and how it has made her feel. She is driven to describe and capture as much as possible of her late-hu...

This book was inspired by 'Mayhew's Characters' by Henry Mayhew. Mayhew's book is a collection of observations on various idiosyncratic people the author encountered or interviewed during his life, and is an important social commentary from the 19th century. It prompted me to compile my own collection of vignettes based on real people I have come across, who for different reasons have made me want to describe them or comment on them in some w...

For years the overweight have been labelled greedy and morally weak, but thankfully there is more of an understanding these days of the emotional, psychological and behavioural aspects of overeating. This simple book identifies various ÔtriggersÕ which can stimulate overeating, putting into words some of the associated sentiments which readers may well recognise. It then suggests a range of ÔstrategiesÕ or solutions which can be effective in c...