Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert advertise for a boy to help on their farm. Due to a misunderstanding Anne Shirley arrives instead. To stay at Green Gables would be a dream come true for Anne, but she just keeps getting into scrapes. She dyes her hair green, accidentally gets her best friend drunk and smashes her slate over the head of the handsomest boy in school...Impetuous, rebellious and gloriously red-headed, Anne is one of literature's most appealing heroines, brought faithfully a...

**NOW WITH A NEW PROLOGUEThe essential companion for every mother embarking on maternity leave**'In one important sense maternity leave is poorly named, as it involves no actual leave. You are constantly on, even when your offspring is having a nap. There is nothing restful about it. In another sense maternity leave is aptly named, because it’s a period of leave from all you know: taking leave of one’s mind, body, job, and relationships'When Emma Barnett be...

**Brought to you by Penguin.The essential companion for every mother embarking on maternity leave**'In one important sense maternity leave is poorly named, as it involves no actual leave. You are constantly on, even when your offspring is having a nap. There is nothing restful about it. In another sense maternity leave is aptly named, because it’s a period of leave from all you know: taking leave of one’s mind, body, job, and relationships'When Emma Barnett...

Leaving your husband and getting divorced is a big deal, even when it's your idea. But how do you know if you're making the right decision for you, and if you are, what's the first thing you need to do?How to be a Lady Who Leaves answers all these questions and more. From understanding the divorce legal process in England and Wales, to getting to grips with your finances, this book shows you how. Worrying how your children will cope with your divorce and how to manage your own emoti...

Just as Emma and her husband, Peter, began settling in to what should have been the golden years of their retirement, everything fell apart. Peter decided to suddenly leave their marriage of forty-one years, turning Emma’s world upside-down.Hurt and confused, Emma found herself living alone for the first time in her life, at sixty-five years of age. She abruptly had significant choices to make, new skills to learn, and countless tears to shed. In a relatively short time she and Pe...

There are moments when nothing makes sense, yet life still waits for an answer. This book approaches suffering through the private questions people rarely say aloud. What happens when plans collapse? When guilt becomes a room you keep entering? When silence feels heavier than pain? With warmth and restraint, it explores self worth, inner strength, emotional healing, loss, and personal growth as experiences shaped by responsibility rather than perfection. The focus is not on becoming fearle...

Leaving your husband and getting divorced is a big deal, even when it's your idea. But how do you know if you're making the right decision for you, and if you are, what's the first thing you need to do?How to be a Lady Who Leaves answers all these questions and more. From understanding the divorce legal process in England and Wales, to getting to grips with your finances, this book shows you how. Worrying how your children will cope with your divorce and how to manage your...

'A twisty and tension-packed thriller' - CARA HUNTER, no.1 bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOMEThe gripping, twisty psychological thriller for fans of Cara Hunter, Angela Marsons, Heidi Perks, Lisa Jewell and Laura Marshall.*****************MY NAME IS KATE.I volunteer at a missing persons helpline - young people who have run away from home call me and I pass on messages to their love...

Very few people get the opportunity to stay here.And some don't get to leave ...Zoey doesn't remember anything about last night. But she knows something went badly wrong. For she is no longer in New York. She's woken up in the desert, in a white building she doesn't recognise, and she's alone.When she discovers she's been admitted to The Sanctuary, a discreet, mysterious, isolated refuge from normal life, to avoid jail, she is stunne...

'I am gonna say it Willow Ridge is on the same level as Chestnut Springs!' Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Escape to Willow Ridge with a deliciously addictive, grumpy cowboy, steamy romance!Crossing off her bucket list was easy — until she fell for him.Cherry Hensley is determined to make her last summer in Willow Ridge count. With a bucket list full of wild ideas Cherry is ready for anything…Except Duke Bennett.The town’s h...

What do Pablo Picasso, Prince and Martin Luther King Jr have in common? All have been described as having been highly sensitive boys and all grew up to be outstanding, sensitive men.Too often, adults think of sensitive boys as shy, anxious and inhibited. They are measured against society's ideas about 'manliness' -- that all boys are sociable, resilient and have endless supplies of energy. This highly readable guide is for any adult wanting to know how to understand and celebrate s...

· How does complex trauma differ from trauma?· What is dissociation?· How does it affect children?· How can you help?These questions and more are answered in this guide to understanding the nature of complex trauma and dissociation, making these seemingly complicated topics accessible to all.Complex trauma and dissociation is a subject around which there is much confusion and misunderstanding. This can lead to children lacking the support they really ne...