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The Stepmother

A totally gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won’t see coming

by Sheila Bugler ...

'Had more twists than a corkscrew there was always another twist or piece of action that kept my attention. A truly fantastic book!... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, holding my breath until the nail-biting finale. A must read for psychological thriller fans!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Talk about a whirlwind of a plot! It's fast-paced and most definitely thrilling... A twisty, twisty tale that ... Read more

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'Had more twists than a corkscrew there was always another twist or piece of action that kept my attention. A truly fantastic book!... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, holding my breath until the nail-biting finale. A must read for psychological thriller fans!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Talk about a whirlwind of a plot! It's fast-paced and most definitely thrilling... A twisty, twisty tale that
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Conversations on Love

The Sunday Times bestseller exploring relationships, friendship, parenthood and grief, featuring Dolly Alderton, Alain de Botton and more

by Natasha Lunn ...

The inspiring, Sunday Times bestseller celebrating love in all its forms - from romantic relationships and dating to friendship, parenthood, sexuality, heartbreak, grief, and everything in between.FEATURING CONVERSATIONS WITH DOLLY ALDERTON, ALAIN DE BOTTON, PHILIPPA PERRY, ESTHER PEREL, AND MANY MORE.**'I underlined passages on almost every page of this wide-ranging, tender-hearted book' The ... Read more

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The inspiring, Sunday Times bestseller celebrating love in all its forms - from romantic relationships and dating to friendship, parenthood, sexuality, heartbreak, grief, and everything in between.FEATURING CONVERSATIONS WITH DOLLY ALDERTON, ALAIN DE BOTTON, PHILIPPA PERRY, ESTHER PEREL, AND MANY MORE.**'I underlined passages on almost every page of this wide-ranging, tender-hearted book' The
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Glass Half Full: Our Australian Adventure

Sarah Jane's Travel Memoirs Series, #1

by Sarah Jane Butfield ...

Series Book 1 - Sarah Jane's Travel Memoirs Series
Find out what it takes to keep the Glass Half Full, as challenging life events including grief, loss, PTSD and devastating floods, test this expat step-family to their limits.After enduring divorce and numerous child custody battles, Sarah Jane knew that a fresh start in Australia was their only chance of future happiness and that as a family they were making the right decisions. Living the ... Read more

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Find out what it takes to keep the Glass Half Full, as challenging life events including grief, loss, PTSD and devastating floods, test this expat step-family to their limits.After enduring divorce and numerous child custody battles, Sarah Jane knew that a fresh start in Australia was their only chance of future happiness and that as a family they were making the right decisions. Living the
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Giving up the Ghost

A memoir

by Hilary Mantel ...

‘Like Lorna Sage's Bad Blood … A masterpiece’ RACHEL CUSKAt no. 58 the top of my head comes to the outermost curve of my great-aunt, Annie Connor. Her shape is like the full moon, her smile is beaming; the outer rim of her is covered by her pinny, woven with tiny flowers. It is soft from washing; her hands are hard and chapped; it is barely ten o'clock and she is getting the cabbage on. 'Hello, ... Read more

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‘Like Lorna Sage's Bad Blood … A masterpiece’ RACHEL CUSKAt no. 58 the top of my head comes to the outermost curve of my great-aunt, Annie Connor. Her shape is like the full moon, her smile is beaming; the outer rim of her is covered by her pinny, woven with tiny flowers. It is soft from washing; her hands are hard and chapped; it is barely ten o'clock and she is getting the cabbage on. 'Hello,
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Two Dogs and a Suitcase: Clueless in Charente

Sarah Jane's Travel Memoirs Series, #2

by Sarah Jane Butfield ...

Series Book 2 - Sarah Jane's Travel Memoirs Series
Now with photographs added 28/10/15The title says it all: what we have and where we are. This book, the sequel to Glass Half Full: Our Australian Adventure, follows our French exploits as we endeavour to rebuild our lives in another new country, after spending four and half years in Australia. Our goal, or hope for the immediate future, is to focus positively on the present, so that we can start a ... Read more

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Now with photographs added 28/10/15The title says it all: what we have and where we are. This book, the sequel to Glass Half Full: Our Australian Adventure, follows our French exploits as we endeavour to rebuild our lives in another new country, after spending four and half years in Australia. Our goal, or hope for the immediate future, is to focus positively on the present, so that we can start a
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Fathers and Daughters

Helping girls and their dads build unbreakable bonds - from the bestselling author of Being 14

by Madonna King ...

What do our girls think about their fathers? And what are fathers struggling with when it comes to their relationship with their daughters? The bestselling author of BEING 14 now tackles the complicated father/daughter relationship.Award-winning journalist, author and commentator Madonna King has interviewed over five-hundred girls and many fathers, as well as leading psychologists, school ... Read more

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What do our girls think about their fathers? And what are fathers struggling with when it comes to their relationship with their daughters? The bestselling author of BEING 14 now tackles the complicated father/daughter relationship.Award-winning journalist, author and commentator Madonna King has interviewed over five-hundred girls and many fathers, as well as leading psychologists, school
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What to Expect for First-Time Moms: The Ultimate Beginners Guide While Expecting, Everything You Need to Know for a Healthy Pregnancy, Labor, Childbirth, and Newborn - A New Mom’s Survival Handbook

by Heidi Oster ...

Pregnancy is an amazing time of life. As a new first-time mother, you may be anxious and confused about what to expect. This guidebook is going to provide you with the information you need to know for every step of your pregnancy.Inside this guidebook, we are going to explore everything that you need to know, week-by-week, for your first pregnancy. Some of the topics that we will look at in this ... Read more

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Pregnancy is an amazing time of life. As a new first-time mother, you may be anxious and confused about what to expect. This guidebook is going to provide you with the information you need to know for every step of your pregnancy.Inside this guidebook, we are going to explore everything that you need to know, week-by-week, for your first pregnancy. Some of the topics that we will look at in this
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Part-Time Working Mummy

From The Sunday Times Bestselling Author of The Power in You

by Rachaele Hambleton ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWant to know the truth about what life is like as a mum and step-mum with a chaotic patchwork family?This book is everything I've been through that's made me who I am, plus the lessons I've learned from many mistakes. I hope that it will make you laugh as well as give you strength to keep going when times get tough. After all, we are all in this together...Rachaele, aka ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWant to know the truth about what life is like as a mum and step-mum with a chaotic patchwork family?This book is everything I've been through that's made me who I am, plus the lessons I've learned from many mistakes. I hope that it will make you laugh as well as give you strength to keep going when times get tough. After all, we are all in this together...Rachaele, aka
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Be a Great Step-Parent

A practical guide to parenting in a blended family

by Suzie Hayman ...

Written by the UK's number one parenting counsellor, Be a Great Step Parent: Teach Yourself is a practical guide to coping with the many issues faced by the blended family and deriving a positive relationship with your family members. It is full of straightforward and easy-to-follow advice that anyone can act on, with plenty of emotional support for you in times of need. It covers not just all the ... Read more

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Written by the UK's number one parenting counsellor, Be a Great Step Parent: Teach Yourself is a practical guide to coping with the many issues faced by the blended family and deriving a positive relationship with your family members. It is full of straightforward and easy-to-follow advice that anyone can act on, with plenty of emotional support for you in times of need. It covers not just all the
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Building Love Together in Blended Families

The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart

by Gary Chapman, Ron Deal ...

Create a Loving and Safe Environment for Your Blended FamilyBlended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages.That’s why Gary Chapman, the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages® andnational expert on ... Read more

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Create a Loving and Safe Environment for Your Blended FamilyBlended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages.That’s why Gary Chapman, the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages® andnational expert on
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The Complete Anne of Green Gables Collection

by L.M. Montgomery ...

This book contains several HTML tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Here you will find the Anne of Green ... Read more

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This book contains several HTML tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Here you will find the Anne of Green
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Living in a Step-Family Without Getting Stepped on

Helping Your Children Survive The Birth Order Blender

by Kevin Leman ...

"When two families unite, they don't blend, they collide," says Dr. Kevin Leman, bestselling author of The New Birth Order Book. But he also believes, "You can blend a family without breaking it. The principles in this book will help you wage the battle of blending your family-and come up not only a survivor but a winner!"By understanding the impact that birth order has on each family member, ... Read more

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"When two families unite, they don't blend, they collide," says Dr. Kevin Leman, bestselling author of The New Birth Order Book. But he also believes, "You can blend a family without breaking it. The principles in this book will help you wage the battle of blending your family-and come up not only a survivor but a winner!"By understanding the impact that birth order has on each family member,
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Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships

What Works and What Doesn't

by Patricia L. Papernow ...

Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety of clinical modalities, and thirty years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe the special challenges stepfamilies face. The book presents the concept of "stepfamily architecture" and the five challenges it creates, and delineates three different levels of strategies—psychoeducation, ... Read more

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Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety of clinical modalities, and thirty years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe the special challenges stepfamilies face. The book presents the concept of "stepfamily architecture" and the five challenges it creates, and delineates three different levels of strategies—psychoeducation,
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How to Entertain, Distract, and Unplug Your Kids

Tricks, Tools, and Spontaneous Screen-Free Activities

by Matthew Jervis ...

A fun and practical guide to keeping kids engaged and off your phone.Face it. Your kids don’t want you around ALL the time! As much as you’d like to build that go-cart or that amazing tree house for them, you also need a little time for yourself!Sure, we’d all like to hand our kids the phone when things get tough, but down deep we know that screen time will not build world leaders. So how does a ... Read more

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A fun and practical guide to keeping kids engaged and off your phone.Face it. Your kids don’t want you around ALL the time! As much as you’d like to build that go-cart or that amazing tree house for them, you also need a little time for yourself!Sure, we’d all like to hand our kids the phone when things get tough, but down deep we know that screen time will not build world leaders. So how does a
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Remarried with Children

Ten Secrets for Successfully Blending and Extending Your Family

by Barbara LeBey ...

It's the most daunting task many parents will ever face: bringing two growing families together into one brand new marriage. But even though statistics show that most remarriages are at high risk--especially when there are kids involved--more and more people are learning how to make them work and more and more kids are coming out of them with their psyches and souls intact. This honest and hopeful ... Read more

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It's the most daunting task many parents will ever face: bringing two growing families together into one brand new marriage. But even though statistics show that most remarriages are at high risk--especially when there are kids involved--more and more people are learning how to make them work and more and more kids are coming out of them with their psyches and souls intact. This honest and hopeful
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Remaining You While Raising Them

The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood

by Alli Worthington ...

A guilt-free guide that strips away the myths you've believed about motherhood and offers you a new way to think--about your kids, yourself, and being the mom you've always wanted to be.A recent Barna study stated that 80 percent of mothers are stressed out, 70 percent are tired, and 56 percent are overcommitted. This book is for them: every mom who feels overwhelmed, worried, stressed, ... Read more

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A guilt-free guide that strips away the myths you've believed about motherhood and offers you a new way to think--about your kids, yourself, and being the mom you've always wanted to be.A recent Barna study stated that 80 percent of mothers are stressed out, 70 percent are tired, and 56 percent are overcommitted. This book is for them: every mom who feels overwhelmed, worried, stressed,
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Stepparenting: The Expert Advice You Need to Succeed

by Ashley Miller ...

No one is born knowing how to be a successful and effective stepparent. Becoming a stepparent can be one of the most anxiety-provoking, frustrating, and yet rewarding challenges you'll ever face.In her debut self-help manual, "Stepparenting: The Expert Advice You Need to Succeed," licensed social worker and parenting expert Ashley Miller, MSW tackles the most common obstacles faced by both new and ... Read more

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No one is born knowing how to be a successful and effective stepparent. Becoming a stepparent can be one of the most anxiety-provoking, frustrating, and yet rewarding challenges you'll ever face.In her debut self-help manual, "Stepparenting: The Expert Advice You Need to Succeed," licensed social worker and parenting expert Ashley Miller, MSW tackles the most common obstacles faced by both new and
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21st Century Girls

How Female Minds Develop, How to Raise Bright, Balanced Girls

by Sue Palmer ...

An absolute must-have parenting guide to raising girls in the 21st century.'An excellent book' Vanessa Feltz'Required reading for all parents, teachers and grandparents' DAILY MAIL'There can be no keener revelation of a country's soul than the way it treats its children.' Nelson MandelaChildhood, as a stage in human development, has been steadily eroded. Children today are introduced to 21st ... Read more

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An absolute must-have parenting guide to raising girls in the 21st century.'An excellent book' Vanessa Feltz'Required reading for all parents, teachers and grandparents' DAILY MAIL'There can be no keener revelation of a country's soul than the way it treats its children.' Nelson MandelaChildhood, as a stage in human development, has been steadily eroded. Children today are introduced to 21st
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The Best, Most Awful Job

Twenty Writers Talk Honestly About Motherhood

Edited by Katherine May ...

‘Poignant, funny, sensitive, but most importantly, heart-stoppingly true. This is an outstanding collection of essays, from some of the finest writers, which gets right to the dark heart of what it really means to be a mother.’ - Clover Stroud, author of My Wild and Sleepless Nights-------------------------Motherhood is life-changing. Joyful. Disorientating. Overwhelming. Intense on every level. ... Read more

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‘Poignant, funny, sensitive, but most importantly, heart-stoppingly true. This is an outstanding collection of essays, from some of the finest writers, which gets right to the dark heart of what it really means to be a mother.’ - Clover Stroud, author of My Wild and Sleepless Nights-------------------------Motherhood is life-changing. Joyful. Disorientating. Overwhelming. Intense on every level.
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The Missing Roots

by Osazee Williams Omoregie ...

You can carry a planted tree pot from place to place, but you cant carry a planted tree that is strongly rooted to the ground around as you please because it is rooted and have grown into a strong big tree with a strong foundation. The kids that are well rooted to the ground with a strong foundation of family values and positive life values will become productive as an adult, and also will be able ... Read more

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You can carry a planted tree pot from place to place, but you cant carry a planted tree that is strongly rooted to the ground around as you please because it is rooted and have grown into a strong big tree with a strong foundation. The kids that are well rooted to the ground with a strong foundation of family values and positive life values will become productive as an adult, and also will be able
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Beyond the Thunder

by Kay Berger ...

Beyond the Thunder by Kay Berger This is a story of one of my patients. I have a P.H.D. in Psychology, and this young woman came to me when she knew she needed some help to sort things out in her life. She was thirty-three years old, a married woman and a mother of four. She had made it that far in her life, without any drastic events, without any horrible mistakes that might have gotten her ... Read more

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Beyond the Thunder by Kay Berger This is a story of one of my patients. I have a P.H.D. in Psychology, and this young woman came to me when she knew she needed some help to sort things out in her life. She was thirty-three years old, a married woman and a mother of four. She had made it that far in her life, without any drastic events, without any horrible mistakes that might have gotten her
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How Many Kids Do You Have?

by Jamie Murray ...

Nothing is easy in a blended family, and now more than ever, the world needs our blended families to succeed.The modern blended family is rapidly evolving. While more and more families are being created from the ashes of first marriages, they are often regulated to the shadows, regarded as second rate or "less than." But blended families are a critical component to the overall health and well ... Read more

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Nothing is easy in a blended family, and now more than ever, the world needs our blended families to succeed.The modern blended family is rapidly evolving. While more and more families are being created from the ashes of first marriages, they are often regulated to the shadows, regarded as second rate or "less than." But blended families are a critical component to the overall health and well
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Love Him, Love His Kids

The Stepmother's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in a Blended Family

by Stan Wenck, Connie J. Hansen ...

He loves her. She loves him. But his kids hate her. Or bait her. Or ignore her altogether.She's the stepmother, and sometimes she feels as if she's never played a more thankless role. It doesn't have to be that way. With this book, the stepmother will find the advice she needs to win over even the most resistant children. This honest, practical guide written by a therapist and stepmother who's ... Read more

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He loves her. She loves him. But his kids hate her. Or bait her. Or ignore her altogether.She's the stepmother, and sometimes she feels as if she's never played a more thankless role. It doesn't have to be that way. With this book, the stepmother will find the advice she needs to win over even the most resistant children. This honest, practical guide written by a therapist and stepmother who's
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Lo que une a un niño con su madre, nunca se rompe

by Aa. Vv. ...

Página tras página, déjese guiar por la inspiración de los escritores célebres. He aquí una selección de las citas más bellas que evidencian ese lazo único e imperceptible que une a una madre con su hijo. Esa madre que está siempre presente, en cada etapa de nuestra vida. ... Read more

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Página tras página, déjese guiar por la inspiración de los escritores célebres. He aquí una selección de las citas más bellas que evidencian ese lazo único e imperceptible que une a una madre con su hijo. Esa madre que está siempre presente, en cada etapa de nuestra vida.
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