Arriving in Los Angeles intent on donating her kidney to an unwell friend, She contemplates the powerful magnetism of California. Like the gold-diggers, the health-seekers and the movie moguls before her, She had come to the state as a young woman to seek her fortune in 'the industry', but her dreams were not fulfilled.What had become of the men who did not strike gold, those who could not be cured of their ailments, the ones who did not find fame? Where are the failures? Where are...

Eli shares his birthday with April Fool's Day and he hopes he won't get fooled again this year!

Henry's sister is good at everything, particularly netball and Henry wants to find the sport he is good at.Henry is not built for Aussie Rules footy. He scores for the wrong team in basketball and is left floundering like a fish at the swimming carnival. He declares himself officially hopeless at everything. Grandma Lulu confuses him with her never-ending sayings and suggests Henry look outside the square whatever that means! When he takes her advice, he soon discovers what he is really good...

What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It includes individual case studies and draws extensively on the views of foster children themselves. The authors examine:Why children remain fostered or move to different settings (adoption, residential care, their own families or independent living)How the children fare in these different settings and whyWhat the children f...

Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well.This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions. It addresses the challenges of measuring effectiveness in child welfare and explains the policy context for child welfare service delivery. Leading international cont...

This book examines discourses around infertility and views of childlessness in medieval and early modern Europe. Whereas in our own time reproductive behaviour is regulated by demographic policy in the interest of upholding the intergenerational contract, premodern rulers strove to secure the succession to their thrones and preserve family heritage. Regardless of status, infertility could have drastic consequences, above all for women, and lead to social discrimination, expulsion, and divo...

Already an international sensation, this darkly funny and provocatively visceral novel introduces one of contemporary fiction's most unforgettable heroines: a gifted butcher whose greatest longing is to become a mother.To Esther, meat is beautiful. It is how she understands the world. Raised in a small industrial town built around a sprawling meat factory, she grows up in her parents’ butcher shop. As a child, she loved plunging her hand into freshly ground meat an...

On a peat and heather island off the west coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother Nora take refuge in the large mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories.Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie.Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, the land of cakes and William Wallace, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom ge...

Adolescents are often resistant, hostile, moody, and difficult, but they can also be fascinating, creative, spontaneous, and passionate. How do mental health professionals get past the facade? Play Therapy with Adolescents is the first book to offer a complete variety of play therapy approaches specifically geared toward adolescents. The chapters, written by experts in the field, offer readers entry into the world of adolescents, showing how to make connections and alliances.

A cookbook dedicated to easy, delicious, everyday recipes for the many sufferers of IBS and other digestive disorders, by a New York Times bestselling author and former Bon Appét contributing editorDo you suffer from IBS or a chronically sensitive stomach? The culprit may be your diet: many everyday foods contain FODMAPs -- a group of carbohydrates that can wreak havoc on your digestive system. Digestive health specialist Kate Scarlata and expert ...

Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama.This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes:ISLAND DOCTOR TO ROYAL BRIDE?by Scarlet WilsonPrivacy-loving Dr. Arissa Cotter accepts tourist Dr. Philippe Aronaz’s help at her small Malaysian-island clinic, little knowing he’s also a prince!HEART SURGEON, PR...

Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama.This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes:FLING WITH HER HOT-SHOT CONSULTANTChanging Shiftsby Kate HardyPediatrician Georgie knows how she’s going to deal with her late husband’s betrayal—move to Edinburgh and share stolen kisses with gorgeous consultant...