As South Africa grew into democracy, so too did the author grow into wholeness and authenticity.The challenges she met in the 60s are still those faced by gay people today… how to tell their folks, when to 'confess' to their friends, what to tell their employers, and more.Should you be lucky enough to have a friend, a child, a brother, an aunt or a colleague who is gay the book answers many questions you might never dare ask.And if you are already out and perfectly hap...

Two women, centuries apart. Linked in a place haunted by its history . . .Separated by more than six hundred years of history, two women are drawn together by Sleeper’s Castle, a house steeped in memory and magic. This is an epic tale of forbidden love, cruel revenge and a war that time can’t forget.Grieving and lost, Miranda has moved to Hay to escape, and slowly she feels herself coming to life in the solitude of the mountains. But her vivid dreams at Sle...

Arthur Smith takes a trip down memory lane with celebrities including Miriam Margolyes, Tony Benn and Jack Vettriano'Charming' The TimesComedian and broadcaster Arthur Smith plays tour guide to fifteen well-known personalities, as they visit places that are meaningful to them and remember pivotal moments in their lives. Through genial chat, humorous banter and gentle probing, he discovers just what made these locations so special a...

For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island�officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman�s Island�for storing used military goods purchased from the government. A native of Scotland, Bannerman ...

Ein Balanceakt auf der Grenze zwischen Hass und Leidenschaft …Marokko, 1899: Atalya konnte dem Raubüberfall, der ihren Vater das Leben kostete, nur knapp entkommen. Vollkommen mittellos muss sie sich allein durchschlagen – bis sie einen lukrativen Auftrag annimmt: Sie soll die Tochter der französischen Comtesse de Soisson nach England begleiten und mit ihrem entfremdeten Vater, dem Earl of Rothwell, vereinen. Doch als Atalya nach einer schweren Reise mit der jungen...

Two women, centuries apart. One endless nightmare tearing Wales apart – and only they can stop it.Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Erskine returns to Hay in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of her sensational debut bestseller, Lady of Hay.Hay-On-Wye, 1400 – War is brewing in the Welsh borders, Catrin is on the brink of womanhood and falling in love for the first time. Her father is a soothsayer, playing a dangerous game playing on the mixed loyalties and furi...

Eine Reise an die stürmische Küste Cornwalls: Der Familiengeheimnisroman »Das Geheimnis von Tregella Castle« von Barbara Michaels als eBook bei dotbooks. Das wilde Lied der aufgewühlten See, ein altes Schloss über den Klippen - und ein düsteres Geheimnis ... Ausgerechnet sie soll die Erbin von Tregella Castle an der Küste Cornwalls sein? Die junge Carla kann ihr Glück kaum fassen und reist voll freudiger Erwartungen dorthin. Doch je mehr sie in die Vergangenheit des Schlosses und ihrer Fam...

A novelette of 15,000 words. It is April of 1924. Colossus Films (of the novel Bride of the Rat-God) is shooting in Reno, because their male star, Tor Westlake, is getting his fifth divorce in order to marry Chrysanda (Christine) Flamande, the studio's #1 starlet. They are filming at the supposedly-haunted castle on the outskirts of town, built by a Gold Rush millionaire, and sharing the sets with a black film company from Chicago, whose female star is also getting a divorce from her abusi...

Schottland, 1850: Nach dem tragischen Tod ihrer Eltern bleibt die schöne Leona Grenville allein und brotlos in der Welt zurück. Eine Reise nach Schottland zu einem alten Freund ihrer Mutter, dem Herzog von Ardness, soll sie zurück ins Leben holen – und tatsächlich ist sie von der wilden Schönheit der Highlands überwältigt. Doch dann gerät ihre Kutsche in ein schweres Unwetter – in der stürmischen Dunkelheit kommt ihr niemand anderes als Lord Strathcairn zur Hilfe, der ihr Zuflucht in seine...

Diversity plays an important role in how people experience illness and healthcare as patients. Listening carefully to stories of how race, class, age, gender, sexuality, and disability can affect patient experience can be revealing and provide much needed change to health communication in the patienthood narrative. This book is a collection of vibrant and engaging essays by scholars of narrative methods in health communication. Each chapter takes readers into the fascinating world of patie...

Schlagfertige Ladies & mysteriöse Gentlemen …DIE KLEINEN LÜGEN EINER LADY: 1887: Um ihre Freundin Jane vor den Avancen des schauerlichen Laord Magor zu schützen, tritt die junge Pfarrerstochter Lara an ihrer Stelle als Gouvernante für die Nichte des Marquis' von Keyston an. Doch Lara verfolgt einen eigenen Plan: Sie will die Skandale der High Society für ihr geheimes Buch enthüllen. Als der charmante Hausherr des Landsitzes sie nach und nach in seinen Bann zieht, w...

Nightmares become real when a woman trying to rebuild her life enters the Hotel of Dreams in this exhilarating Harmony novel by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Castle.Alice Radstone should have known not to return. Her life before the Hotel of Dreams had been one of a perfectly cloistered teacher at the Ballantine Academy. When the death of her mentor forced her out, she was left to reinvent herself in the big city...