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Actress Caroline Quentin (Men Behaving Badly, Jonathan Creek) shares the joys and rewards of gardening in her first book, Drawn to the Garden.
Presents a two-layered story. On one level it is an extraordinary story of British scientific achievement. It is also Julie's and her family's story of immense personal courage and humour culminating in medical history. Julie Hill recounts the tale of how she stood on her own two feet once more.
For decades, British stage musicals struggled to compete against the dazzling Broadway productions that came roaring in from across the pond. But that tide was turned at last in 1978, when Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of Evita brought the West End back into contention with Broadway. It was just the first of several blockbuster productionsthat helped Britain dominate musical theater all over the world. In this revealing behind-the-scenes narrative, journalist and author Robert Sellers gives a definitive account of how Evita, Cats, Starlight Express, Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Chess, and Miss Saigon changed the business of musical theater in the 1980s. These mega...
Caroline Chisolm's hard work and determination changed the history of female migration to Australia and ensured better conditions for families on migrant ships and offered them paid work.Eliza Hawkins was a trailblazer, surviving a dangerous journey as the first European woman to cross the Blue Mountains to Bathurst, travelling by horse and cart.Mary Gaunt from Ballarat dared to lead her own expeditions in West Africa and China, travelling from Peking to the edge of the Gobi desert in a mule cart and became a very popular travel writer and novelist.Hilda Rix Nicholas fought for women painters to be taken seriously and held successful exhibitions in France and Britain, before returning to Aus...
A community on the brink. An abandoned chapel burns. In this part of Manchester, destruction is not unusual. But this time, the body of a man lies inside. And it's down to Scott and Bailey to save them all... Detective Constable Rachel Bailey is struggling to come to terms with huge change, just as her partner, DC Janet Scott grapples with a horrifying tragedy. But they must put aside their own troubles if they are to solve this murder investigation. Especially when a second building goes up in flames...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 76. Chapters: Adele Anderson, Amanda Abbington, Angela Barnes, Anna Crilly, Bethany Black, Caroline Aherne, Caroline Quentin, Carol Cleveland, Catherine Tate, Daisy Harcourt, Daisy Wood, Dawn French, Dionne 'London' Hughes, Donna McPhail, Doon Mackichan, Ellie Taylor, Emma Thompson, Fiona Allen, Gina Yashere, Hattie Hayridge, Helen Atkinson-Wood, Hylda Baker, Ingrid Oliver, Isabel Fay, Jackie Clune, Jennifer Saunders, Jenny Eclair, Jen Brister, Josie Lawrence, Josie Long, Jo Brand, Jo Caulfield, Jo Kendall, Judy Carne, Karen Taylor (comedian), Katherine Benne...
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The lofty Countess of Marshwood's son Nigel brings home a Hollywood starlet in this satire of the British post-war classes.