Important medical discoveries were made during Queen Victoria' s reign but in this study Jane Pearson is not so much concerned with medical progress as with the question of how the profession of medicine developed. The book shows how doctors working in Colchester during the Victorian period developed professionally and also investigates the extent to which they effected medical and social change in the town. Prior to the Medical Act of 1858 most doctors worked as individual businessmen, bu...

This practical guide to Expressive Therapies tools – a multi-modal, emotion-focused application of creative arts therapies – explains how expressive, creative and collaborative counselling methods can be offered to young people who experience emotional, behavioural, cognitive or existential difficulties.The authors share insights, principles and practical activities that they have developed, applied clinically and subsequently researched and taught for over 35 years. Chapters detai...

“A brilliant fantasy with a boldly beating heart. Mary E. Pearson is a fearless storyteller—I’m still trying to catch my breath from this book.” —Stephanie Garber, New York Times–bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary"The slow-burning, seductive romance never overwhelms the intricate plot, which is built with layers upon layers of twists, reveals, and double-crosses." —Booklist"This novel has it all—romance, conflict, danger, and hum...

A heartbreaking, life-affirming BRAND NEW story from the No.1 bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont. Perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman, Colleen Hoover, and Jojo Moyes.What would you do, if you met your double?Debbie Jones thinks life is an adventure. Even having lost her husband a year ago, she’s ready for whatever the world might throw her way. Being in her sixties doesn’t mean it’s all over for her yet, and she loves her new j...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A heartbreaking read of loss and hope from Laura PearsonThe list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first…Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you: today, tomorrow, always’.But now Arthur is gone. He died: softly, gently, not making a fuss. But he’s still left her a list. This one has just one item o...

How do you know when you’ve met your soulmate?It’s the first day of term, and the lives of three new university students are about to collide. They’re going to introduce each other to more friends too. People who will be in their lives forever.They’re young when the weddings start. Tash and Adam seem destined for each other, only 22 but with a baby already on the way. Even when a chance remark from Adam’s best man about their other friend, Hayden, puts ever...

Daniela Crispo looks forward to the arrival of Meara Wolfe from New Ravensglen, a research station in a secret remote location.She is unaware that New Ravensglen exists in a future dimension. A dimension occupied by rival regions, Territories of the Dúns and Kingdom of the Great Lakes.Meara and her travelling companions are on a scouting mission to persuade Daniela and other occupants of Briarfeldy Manor to return with them to New Ravensglen. Should persuasion be insufficient...

The No.1 bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont is back with a BRAND NEW story, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Jojo Moyes and The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. The most unmissable ‘what if?’ love story of the year!Suddenly Maddy is right there… in her own future. And it’s all wrong, yet again.It happens to her every time. When the kisses lead to the bedroom, just when she thinks she might have found the one… Ju...

A runaway princess. A prince. An assassin.'I will find you . . . In the farthest corner, I will find you'The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition, but there are some traditions Lia won't obey. When she's forced into an arranged marriage with a man she's never met to secure a political alliance, her only choice is to run away.Lia escapes to a distant village on the morning of her wedding, she settles in at a quaint inn working as a...

200 Crystals to Aid Your Scrying, Dowsing, Lithomancy, and Other Divination TechniquesDevin Hunter and Nicholas Pearson present a detailed, hands-on guide to divination with crystals. This beautiful book features color illustrations and photos as well as dozens of hands-on exercises, complementing the authors' step-by-step methodology. Learn the properties and divinatory meanings of 200 crystals, making it easy to understand and incorporate new gems into your perso...

'Mary E. Pearson is a fearless storyteller' STEPHANIE GARBER'Deeply satisfying' ROBIN LAFEVERS A reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits in a battle that may cost them their lives, and their hearts, in a new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Remnant Chronicles ️When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength ...

All magic demands a sacrifice. This time, it may cost her the person she loves most.Cali’s newly won magic is unraveling her from the inside, its twisted power fighting for control of her body and will. Born from the murdered souls of two princesses, the magic is steeped in death—and though the princesses are gone, their power refuses to rest. Every spell pulls Cali further from herself.This was never part of the bargain.All Cali wants is a future w...