In her debut memoir Narrow Margins Marie Browne saved her family from financial ruin by moving her long-suffering husband, three children and a dog on to a houseboat called Happy Go Lucky in search of a less stressful, alternative way of life.Now in Narrow Minds the family find themselves sucked back into normality, they're pretty much back where they started, horrible house, no boat and the kids are beginning to threaten mutiny.Facing perky postmen, ice skating cows, psych...

Narrow Margins – a laugh-out-loud book which proves that lean times can sometimes be a very positive thing.Faced with the loss of everything following the collapse of the Rover Group, Marie Browne moved her long-suffering husband Geoff, chaotic children and smelly, narcoleptic dog on to a houseboat in search of a less stressful, healthier, alternative way of life.Strapped for cash, the family buy a decrepit 70ft barge called Happy Go lucky which had been run as a floating h...

"Oh, you live on a boat? That must be really cold in the winter. . ." Or, "Oh, you live on a boat? It must be great being so close to nature . . ." Or, "Oh, you live on a boat? It must be fantastic to be able to go wherever you like, whenever you like . . ."Narrow Escape sets out to dispel these commonly held public myths.From how to avoid assassination by ninja stealth ducklings, through definitive proof that kittens are aliens and the best way to sleep at forty-five degre...

Heading off to her first year of college, Destiny is ready to take on the world. On the college dance team with her best friend, Amy, all Destiny wants is to have fun, enjoy her college years, and spend time with her older brother, David. Troy is captain of the football team, sexy, sweet and her brother's best friend. Practically a member of the family, Troy has always been off limits...until now. One night together changes everything... A childhood c...

Peace and tranquillity. For once nothing terrible is happening. After years of dodgy moorings, ankle-deep mud, exploding toilets and all the other normalities of live-aboard life, the Brownes now seem to have found the perfect spot in which to park Minerva, their aging narrowboat. Marie and family finally find the time to work on the outside of the boat and even take a holiday or two. It looks as though life has finally taken a turn toward 'normal'.Not a chance.From the bal...

Danielle McNally was like any other teenage girl- dating, hanging out with friends, and getting ready for college that is until the pregnancy test came back positive.

Step back in time to the enchanting landscapes of early 19th-century France with "The Diary of a Girl in France in 1821." This captivating memoir invites readers to experience the world through the eyes of a young girl, offering a unique perspective on the culture, society, and adventures of that era.As Mary Browne shares her journey, a thought-provoking question arises: What would it be like to witness history unfold from the innocence and curiosity of you...

Overcome lifes struggles and give all your problems to God and let him handle them

The Diary of a Girl in France in 1821' by Mary Browne is a collection of diary notes written and accompanied by beautiful illustrations by a young girl in France. The work do not consists any classic matured style of writing, but helps put across what a common girl child at that time in France was perceiving from the world around her.

Learning Is Fun is a Creative Study Guide that will motivate young children to learn. It focuses on improving children's Study Skills, Study Attitude and Study Habits. The poems and jingles are fun and easy to learn. Children soon realize that Learning Can Be Fun!

Expat life in Saudi Arabia sparkles with seduction. For the families living in the Middle East kingdom many miles from home, there are well-paid jobs, luxury lifestyles, private education and domestic help, not to mention wall-to-wall sunshine.But there's a dark underbelly too. Overworked husbands are tempted by their young and pretty PAs, while bored housewives who are forbidden to work distract themselves with shopping and idle gossip. But sometimes that gossip is more than petty...

Mary Brown's engaging book describes the 'lifeline' work of the prison chaplaincy. Written by a Quaker chaplain, it shows how important to prisoners this contact is and how it blends into the ever-pressing world of prison regimes.