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Liverpool, May 1941. An extraordinary story of three brave women, each trying in her own way to deal with the brutal tide of destruction brought on by the air raids of the Second World War. There is Ellen—whose home is destroyed by bombs; Gwen, whose family absorbs all her time and energy and Emmie, whose only fears are for the safety of her merchant seaman fiancé, far away in the South Atlantic. None of them were prepared for what would follow, when the air raid siren sounded for the first time on 1 May, 1941.

In this captivating memoir, journalist Karen A. Frenkel unravels her parents’ and sole surviving grandparent’s secret, riveting stories of survival during World War II. How do you shatter the silence that muffles family stories when those who knew what happened are gone? In Family Treasures Lost and Found, journalist and daughter of Holocaust survivors, Karen A. Frenkel, investigates her parents’ unspoken WWII stories. Listeners accompany Frenkel on her quest and discovery of how her resourceful parents survived on the run from the Nazis.

Fixing other people's love lives? Easy. Fixing her own? Not so much. When Molly Cooper's sweet but serially dumped brother comes crying over yet another heartbreak, she decides it's time for a sibling intervention. With a little dating advice (okay, a full-on makeover), Sam soon lands his dream girl—and Molly lands an idea. Enter The Bad Boyfriends Bootcamp: a no-nonsense crash course for clueless men in texting, style, and basic emotional intelligence. Business is booming. But as Molly and her friends fix everyone else's love life, theirs start to get messy. Because when it comes to romance?

Eva, Meara and their friends have the perfect plan to catch the sneakiest leprechaun in the land—Lucky O’Clover! With glittering gold, clever traps, and a whole lot of imagination, they set the stage for the ultimate St. Patrick’s Day adventure. But Lucky is no ordinary leprechaun—he’s fast, mischievous, and always one step ahead!

Do you eat too much? Do you binge on all the wrong sorts of food and end up hating yourself and the way you look? Do you want to stop it and lose weight now? Many people struggle with their weight, and obesity levels are at an all-time high as fast food outlets thrive and prosper on our love of bad choices. For many, binge eating can have serious health implications, but you can start to change your habits with Done with Binge. This book will help you to kickstart a weight-loss program that will ensure you lose those excess pounds, look and feel healthier, and enjoy life more.

Find your voice and own the room, even when your legs are shaking! Do you sometimes feel awkward about speaking in class or meeting new people? Lots of us feel like this sometimes-even people whose job it is to talk! In this audiobook, professional cartoon voice artist Lizzie Waterworth tells...

A wannabe author. A narcissistic musician. A serial killer. An average girl. Someone tells the story. Someone is the story. Someone steals the story. Someone won't make it out of the story.

Southern Australia, 1983. While Middle-aged stalwart Miriam rolls into town in her broken down car, Frankie—a deer hunter—is up in the forested hinterland with her gun.

Navigating adolescence just got a whole lot trickier... After finishing her first year of middle school, Teresa feels stuck in childhood, with messy hair and scraped knees. At her family's summer residence, she discovers that even there she is destined to feel out of place: her friends are suddenly into nail polish and boys and even her best friend seems different. Everyone's growing up except for her. Where's the confident, grown-up Teresa she's been waiting to become? Just when she expects the worst summer ever, she meets Agata.

'My curse...to be the greatest painter who ever lived! And yet to never be able to see them for myself!' The year is 1893, and struggling artist Charles Delaware Tate works alone in a garret in New York City. Frustrated by his lack of artistic genius, he seems doomed to a life of misery and failure. And then he meets Eloise Verinder...and his whole world changes.

If you want to overcome social anxiety disorder without having to take medication, then listen to our how-to guide by a real-life counselor with experience in this field. How to Overcome Social Anxiety Without Medication manifests an empathic understanding of what it is like to feel the pangs of social anxiety in a world that underestimates the power of anxiety, fear, and shyness.

Exiled to Earth by her mysterious superiors, Iris has been amusing herself and Panda by working for MIAOW, the Ministry for Incursions and Other Wonders. When a certain Professor Ramsbottom and his lovely assistant Audrey unearth a weird vehicle under a London railway station, Ms Wildthyme and her art critic chum are on the scene pretty sharpish. Among anachronistic skulls and crockery they discover the still-living forms of utterly perplexing, alien creatures.

This suspenseful novel goes back to Chicago after the social and political upheavals of the Summer of Love, when three unassuming sleuths began working on a startling new case.

Find out how Elvis the donkey helps a trapped sea turtle, meet all the extraordinary animals of Wick Court through J's letters and watch as a special friendship turns Lucky into the very best sheepdog. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm.

Welcome to Bluebell Hall. Pull up a wonky chair, grab a cream bun and settle into a story about a little village, a determined caretaker – and plenty of bunting.At twenty-nine, Connie’s life isn’t exactly going to plan. So when her beloved gran dies, she returns to her childhood village to take over gran’s old role of caretaker at Bluebell Hall, the heart of the Hazelhurst community. But when developers threaten to shut it down, Connie refuses to let it go without a fight. Armed with a needle, thread, and a wildly ambitious plan, she rallies the village to prove Bluebell Hall is worth saving.

Cassandra, grandniece to Woodson and Ivy Lisle, is a college student caught up in the highly charged atmosphere of the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. When the granddaughter of Woodson and Ivy's friends goes missing, Cassandra is sucked into a dangerous mystery that threatens to expose long-buried secrets and jeopardize the life of anyone who asks too many questions.

Life in a Liverpool tenement block is a grim struggle for Martha Connelly and her poverty-stricken family, as every day renews the threat of homelessness, hunger and disease. Family warmth remains constant however, despite the misery and disquiet of the slum surroundings, and the indomitable neighbourhood puts up a relentless fight for survival. Helen Forrester’s poignant novel relays bleakness and hardships, but celebrates also the spirit of unified hope and the restorative values of the close-knit community.

Are you a loving parent seeking to establish a healthy co-parenting relationship with a toxic ex? Would you like to learn how to prevent parental alienation syndrome, and develop a nourishing relationship with your children? Do you want to get your hands on an informative guide that will enable you to protect your children, maintain healthy boundaries with your ex, and ultimately enjoy the process? Great news, this is the only audiobook that will show you how!

When Gina Bianchi returns to the beautiful Italian resort of Portofino to attend her father’s funeral, she is beset by vivid memories of World War 2, when she joined the Resistance, alongside her identical twin sister, Adele. In her childhood bedroom, Gina reads Adele’s diary, left behind during the war. As Gina learns the shocking truth about her sister, she’s compelled to face the harsh realities of her own past.

It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone. All the things that made Christmas special are gone. Instead, Christmas is run by robots, while 3D holograms of Santa Claus called Santavatars check if you’ve been naughty or nice—and on Christmas Eve, all of the presents are delivered by ZoneDrones instead of Santa’s reindeer! But when they stumble on a curious clue, eleven-year-old Etta and her friend Monty find themselves thrown into a fight to bring back Christmas.