***Shared Gardens***brings the Garden Trilogy full circle. Claire's journey in search of her birth-mother is chronicled in this intense fictionaliztion of the authors own story of abandonment and adoption.Alice's story of The Swan Garden and that of her daughters in Garden of Nails, are brought together from Finn's perspective, the child deprived of family by antiquated views of morality.It is heart-breaking. It is maddeni...

The Swan Garden tells the story of a young woman who survives a brutal assault and rape, gives birth in a mother-baby home, and the abuse she receives in a Magdalene Laundry. After finding a way to escape, she attempts to create a life for herself, but never forgets who was taken from her and why. As the years pass, she learns truths once denied her.

Contract Bridge is one of the most popular card games in the world. But getting started can be daunting for beginners. Bridge for Beginners is the perfect book to have beside you during the early days of your playing career. Get started on becoming a Master with Bridge for Beginners beside you on your Smart phone or Ebook reader.Covers such subjects as Learning the Value of your Hand, Scoring, Opening Bids, Responding to Opening Bids, Overcalls, Strong 2C Openings, Blackwood and Ger...

Dive into the enchanting tapestry of A Dreamweaver's Collection, where dreams intertwine with nightmares, and every mask hides a story waiting to be revealed. Curated by a talented group of writers, who dare to blur the lines between reality and the imagination, this collection of nine spellbinding short stories offers a captivating escape into diverse worlds filled with spine-chilling ghosts, heart-pounding horrors, and unforgettable journeys of love and courage.Prepare t...

Finding Joy in All CircumstancesIn a world chasing happiness, how does one find true joy? In a faith that promises joy as one of its benefits (Galatians 5:22), Christians should have the market cornered on joy, but do we? What is the original meaning of joy and what is the use of it? In this issue, contributors share examples of joy, some hard won and at the end of a trial. We hope these pieces will help you find the definition of joy in your own life.

An exclusive edition of the perennially popular BBC Radio 4 series for gardeners everywhere. Gardening can be both a challenge and a joy. Get it right, and it can provide boundless pleasure; get it wrong, and it is a source of infinite frustration. Help is at hand, however, in this specially recorded 'Gardeners' Question Time' compilation, in which the regular team offers all-year round advice on everything from plants and planting to pests, diseases, design and seasonally topical tips.Cha...

The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman ushers readers into a profound literary dialog that transcends mere correspondence, revealing an intimate exploration of two remarkable minds in the throes of the 19th-century literary landscape. Through the contrasting landscapes of Gilchrist's educated English sensibility and Whitman's unbridled American expressionism, the collection weaves a tapestry of ideas that flourish in their diversity. Their letters grapple with timeless themes of in...

Ireland holds the keys ... to love and to life.A late-night phone call, pulls her back to Dublin. A fall in the park; lost memories … a mother’s long buried fears.Catherine is going home.Things become complicated, as she re-discovers family dynamics overlooked as a teen. The middle of three sisters, she navigates between control and jealousy; an abusive husband, and the chance meeting of a past love.Dublin also holds secrets, long hidden, that can heal or de...