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Nelson's Daughter
In a farmhouse near Calais, a lonely English girl pieces together the life of the legendary Admiral Nelson - the loving godparent she learnt was in fact her father only after his death. What no one tells Horatia is that the woman she has followed into exile, Nelson`s mistress Emma Hamilton, is also her mother. In this absorbing, superbly inagined novel, an intimate light is cast on the most celebrated couple of their age. But while Nelson and Emma`s story of extraordinary success and grand passion ends in heartbreak, the tale of their secret daughter becomes one of spirited survival.
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The Art Of Happiness At Work
Once again, Dr Cutler brings forward seminal studies and asks the Dalai Lama to respond, probing his wisdom by posing these significant questions: How does the relationship between our personal values and those of our employers affect happiness? What are the main sources of dissatisfaction, and how can we cope with them? How does the lack of freedom affect our levels of happiness? How do we deal with conflicts with co-workers and bosses? Overly demanding or taxing situations? Job change and unemployment? 'The Art of Happiness at Work' is an invaluable source of strength and peace for anyone who earns a living.
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For The Love Of My Son
story of an ordinary woman whose grief--and love--for her only son compelled her to do something extraordinary. When Margaret Davis's beloved son Steven was murdered by his own wife, a Philippino former prostitute, she travelled across continents to track down her son's killers and bring them to justice, and to rescue her grandchildren. Based on Margaret's own diaries, notes, and emails, this tells not only the awful but utterly compelling story of her perilous journey, but also of how she has dealt with her crippling grief, and how she has striven to save and protect two small children caught up in the violent crossfire of their parents' failing marriage. It is a tale of two cultures that clashed, with terrible results. And it is a tale of how one mother, faced with her worst nightmare, has fought for justice for her son and some kind of healing for herself and the others left behind after his appalling death.
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Do The Right Thing
For Shyam and Chita, the lovers in this third novel by talented young Sri Lankan writer Shyama Perera, it is love at first click; after several passionate e-mails via Inderdates, they arrange to meet at Chita's home. The reality more than matches up to expectation - Chita is beautiful, Shyam handsome, and so begins a marriage made in Heaven. Or does it? Utterly besotted with each other, the newly-weds set themselves up as models of fidelity. This is a modern novel, so Chita and Shyam both have fulfilling careers, but in the early days of their wedded bliss, there are few problems combining the demands of home and work. With a charming naivety, they believe their love will endure simply because they want it to. Chita's colleagues find her allegiance to traditional domestic values strangely at odds with her high-profile business persona, but it is not until the flamboyant Sam Raven erupts into her life that Chita realizes what a battle she has on her hands. Sam is bewitched by her and determined to woo her from Shyam, using whatever devious tricks he can devise. Chita, however, knows what is right, and is adamant she will do the right thing for the sake of her marriage and because she adores Shyam. But as the snow falls on Aspen and she finds herself trapped with Sam at the mercy of the elements, will her resolve hold fast? Perera has dexterously reworked the traditional Indian epic of Rama and Sita, with Chita and Shyam in the starring roles. The extent to which she has interwoven the original poem with her modern version is only apparent at the end, and readers cannot help but admire the deftness of her touch. This may seem to be a light romantic novel, but the underlying sense of tragedy, as Chita tries vainly to cling on to everything she holds dear, results in a work of great poignancy and charm.
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Water Elephants
When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.
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We Are Eternal
For over 20 years, internationally renowned medium Robert Brown has helped thousands of people around the world, including Princess Diana, communicate with the other side. Now, for the first time, he reveals exactly what we need to know from those who have crossed over and shares the inspiring stories of clients who have contacted departed loved ones. WE ARE ETERNAL reveals the astonishing story of the world beyond the physical, including what happens when our physical body dies, and what spirits really want us to know about capital punishment, suicides, evil spirits, and man's inhumanity to man. What Robert Brown has learned and is ready to share could change people's views on life and death forever.
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The Buddha And The Sahibs
Today there are many Buddhists in the West, but for 2000 years the Buddha's teachings were unknown outside Asia. It was not until the late 18th century, when Sir William Oriental Jones, a British judge in India, broke through the Brahmin's prohibition on learning their sacred language. Sanskrit, that clues about the origins of a religion quite distinct from Hinduism began to be deciphered from inscriptions on pillars and rocks. This study tells the story of the search that followed, as evidence mounted that countries as diverse as Ceylon, Japan and Tibet shared a religion which had its origins in India yet was unknown there. British rule brought to India, Burma and Ceylon a whole band of enthusiastic Orientalist amateurs - soldiers, administrators and adventurers - intent on investigating the subcontinent's lost past. Unwittingly, these men helped lay the foundations for the revival of Buddhism in Asia during the 19th century and its spread to the West in the 20th. Charles Allen's book is a mixture of detective work and story-telling, as this acknowledged master of British Indian history pieces together early Buddhist history to bring a handful of extraoridinary characters to life.
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Where We Have Hope
Where We Have Hope is the gripping memoir of a young American journalist. In 1980, Andrew Meldrum arrived in a Zimbabwe flush with new independence, and he fell in love with the country and its optimism. But over the twenty years he lived there, Meldrum watched as President Robert Mugabe consolidated power and the government evolved into despotism. In May 2003, Meldrum, the last foreign journalist still working in the dangerous and chaotic nation, was illegally forced to leave his adopted home. His unflinching work describes the terror and intimidation Mugabe’s government exercised on both the press and citizens, and the resiliency of Zimbabweans determined to overturn Mugabe and demand the free society they were promised.
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An Open Heart
IT IS MY HOPE that the reader of this small book will take away a basic understanding of Buddhism and some of the key methods by which Buddhist practitioners have cultivated compassion and wisdom in their lives. The methods discussed have been taken from three sacred texts of Buddhism. I would like to stress at the outset, however, that one doesn`t have to be a Buddhist to make use of these meditation techniques. Meditation is merely the process whereby we gain control over the mind and guide it in a more virtuous direction.
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A Family Of His Own
Picking blackberries in a derelict garden with her little girl had the most unexpected outcome for Kay Lovell: first Kay was kissed by a tall, dark and brooding stranger, and then he hired her as his gardener! Kay did her best with the garden
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The Norman's Heart
Sir Roger de Montmorency demanded obedience. And the last person he expected to defy him was his very own wife! But the rebellious Mina challenged his authority as surely and swiftly as she fired his Norman blood. Lady Mina Chilcott knew she wasn't the most beautiful of women, but she demanded respect...especially from her husband. And she would have it before he claimed his husbandly rights. Though her vow soon seemed impossible to keep, as the handsome Roger had laid siege to her maidenly heart.
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Dr. Marco's Bride
Dr Marco Dallori has come to England for six months to work at his brother's GP practice. Marco isn't looking for love - he's got a young son to consider now, as well as his own bruised heart. . . Dr Kelly Anders can't help being attracted to Marco - his Latin looks are irresistible. But she knows that in six months' time he'll return to Italy with his son, and a temporary affair is all she can hope for. . . Unless she can convince this Italian doctor that he's in need of a bride. . .
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The PlayBoy's Proposal
Joel Kendrick is the sexiest man Kathryn has ever met