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After the horrors of the First World War, Oxford looked like an Arcadia - a dreamworld - from which pain could be shut out. Soldiers arrived with pictures of the university fully formed in their heads and women finally won the right to earn degrees. Freedom meant reading beneath the spires and punting down the river with champagne picnics. But all was not quite as it seemed. Boys fresh from school settled into lecture rooms alongside men who had returned from the trenches with the beginnings of shellshock.

What happened after the Queen married her handsome prince? Did they live happily ever after, or did their marriage, like so many royal marriages past and present, fizzle into a loveless bond of duty? Victoria and Albert were the royal couple that broke the mould - it may have been an arranged match, yet their union was a passionate, tempestuous relationship between two extremely strong-willed individuals.

Take the guesswork out of harnessing the power of the Cricut machine to create awe-inspiring artwork and crafts with the ultimate guide to Cricut for Beginners! If you want to get started making stunning art and beautiful crafts such as scrapbooks, but don't know how to get started or you just can't figure out how to use the Cricut Design Space, then this guide is just what you need.

Start your week off on a positive note with us as we share insights and strategies that can make a difference. Each week one of us will share something we have watched, listened to or read that we found inspiring, motivational, interesting, or thought-provoking with each other and you. Our hope is that some of these ideas will inspire you to give them a try in your own lives or incorporate into your mindset to boost your mood and wellbeing - maybe even to change your life!

Young Romantics tells the story of the interlinked lives of the young English Romantic poets from an entirely fresh perspective - celebrating their extreme youth and outsize yearning for friendship as well as their individuality and political radicalism. The book focuses on the network of writers and readers who gathered around Percy Bysshe Shelley and the campaigning journalist Leigh Hunt.

Emily Blackmore, the oldest daughter of the Earl of Blackmore, fell in love with Philip Sinclair when she was 14. After he went to war, they continued their acquaintance through letters. When Philip finally returns to England, he finds Emily betrothed to another.

50 Risks to Take with Your Kids is an easy-to-use framework of challenges for children aged up to 10. You’ll find risks that build physical skills, social confidence and character development, plus some all-important parenting risks that will encourage you to think a little differently about raising children. This book is not about developmental KPIs, and it’s certainly not about judgement. It’s about teaching kids to recognise and assess risk before they enter those ‘risky’ teenage years and about readying them to take on life and all that it brings.

Autumn 1941, and as female conscription looms, three women arrive at the Bell Works Factory in Hucknall to work on the Spitfire production line. Lily soon realises her real dream is to pilot the planes; Edna longs to be reunited with her evacuee daughter, but soon discovers she has a much bigger problem; and Jeannie fears the worst after weeks of no news from her fiancé. Despite all the heartache, with a bit of festive cheer and 'can do' attitude, The Engine Girls will pull together and do all they can to ensure Britain's safe for the New Year.

In this taboo bundle / box set, a spoiled rotten princess makes this older man in her life really work for it. He's not your typical alpha male, but he's strong and patient. And in the end, everyone wins. Contains all 3 books in the Cruel Princess series: Getting Her Way Hardening Him Up Locking it Down **For readers over the age of 18 years only.

Jackson Barrington, the future Earl of Norwich, is enjoying a pleasant sojourn at Sunningdale Manor. He has just completed his studies and is planning to see the world before joining the peerage.

Penelope Gillingham knew it was her duty to marry. But she never could understand her father's insistence on a hasty match with the first eligible, titled gentleman he could foist upon her. When she meets a duke who shares her views on the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, marital bliss suddenly becomes an enjoyable prospect. But, alas, things are never as simple as they seem.

For centuries, men have been writing histories of antiquity filled with warlords, emperors and kings. But when it comes to incorporating women aside from Cleopatra and Boudica, writers have been more comfortable describing mythical heroines than real ones. While Penelope and Helen of Troy live on in the imagination, their real-life counterparts have been relegated to the margins. In The Missing Thread, Daisy Dunn inverts this tradition and puts the women of history at the centre of the narrative.

Frances is a graduate student spending a summer volunteering in rural France, in the hope that tending vegetables and harvesting honey will distract her from a scandal that drove her out of Paris, her research unfinished and her sense of self unmoored. At the eco-farm Noa Noa, named for his adventures in Tahiti, she comes under the influence of its charismatic and domineering owner, Paul. As his hold over her tightens and her plans come unstuck, she finds herself entangled in a strange, uneven relationship.

It’s Ellie Featherbill’s birthday, and she’s having a party at her houseboat home on Willowtree River. But Grizelda has a wicked plan to poison the river, and orders the Boggits to steal the Featherbills’ barge – with Ellie still on board! Can Lily and Jess save the little duckling and stop the Boggits?

When Rachel and Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday, they have no idea that such magical adventures with the fairies await them! In this exciting story, the girls need to find Sky before the naughty goblins track her down....

Best friends Jess and Lily love all animals. But when they follow a mysterious golden cat into Friendship Forest – a place where animals live in tiny cottages and sip dandelion tea at the Toadstool Cafe – their summer holidays suddenly become much more magical! Goldie has invited Lily, Jess and kitten Bella Tabbypaw for a sleepover! The girls can’t wait to spend a night in Friendship Forest, but brave little Bella decides to go exploring on her own – with the Boggits! Lily and Jess must head into the tunnels underneath the forest to find her, but will Grizelda the witch get there first?

A fallen gives up her heavenly duties as a virtue for her beloved immortal that has waited for her rebirth on Earth for centuries. While Heaven hopes that with time Desiree will forget about her one true love. A bigger plan is unraveling behind the scenes, a child is to come from a dominate demon who wants Desiree for his collection Secret plans, heavenly lies, angels following the wrong side. Desiree is misguided and led to believe her one true LOVE will enter the heavenly realm. Hundreds of years later she learns what her Love has become to await the re-birth of his one true love. Without...

An ASMR Podcast Seeking to Add a Little Brightness to the World One Whisper at a Time! News, Interviews, Tingles & More, Coming Soon ♡

This magical treasury includes Sophie Flufftail's Brave Plan, Emily Prickleback's Clever Idea, Ruby Fuzzybrush's Star Dance, Rosie Gigglepip's Lucky Escape and Amelia Sparklepaw's Party Problem.

It's 1941 and Britain is at war. For the aristocratic Walsingham family this means their grand home being taken over by the armed forces. But for newcomers Ava, Maudie and Bella, this is a chance for something more. Each is ready to do their part for the war effort and soon become firm friends. But Lord Edward Walsingham seems like he is hiding something. And although he may be clever, he might have met his match in Maudie and the girls....