During the Blitz, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was a community, a calling, a place of love and support and an uproarious, tribal part of East London. This is Ethel’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls.‘On an autumn day in 1944, Ethel Alleyne walked the short distance from her house to Tate & Lyle’s refinery on the shining curve of the Thames. Looking up at the gian...

This is Gladys’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was a community, a calling, a place of love and support and an uproarious, tribal part of East London.‘Gladys changed into her new uniform. The dungarees hung loosely on her boyish frame, the crotch resting somewhere down by her knees and t...

This is Lilian’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was a community, a calling, a place of love and support and an uproarious, tribal part of East London.‘When Lilian Tull came to Tate & Lyle shortly after the end of the war, she was older than most new arrivals. A lanky, fairhaired woman of...

Whether you are early in your career, stepping into management, building executive presence, or looking for your next level of leadership, Chief Executive OfficeHER gives you the strategies, stories, and encouragement to connect your ambition to your achievement. This book is for women who are ready to lead with intention, who may be seeking career advice or personal development, or just looking for practical self-help in building their careers.This book is for women who want to:

Observations on the Operation and Use of Mercury in the Venereal Disease is a seminal medical treatise authored by John Hunter, one of the most influential surgeons and medical thinkers of the 18th century. First published in 1786, this work offers a comprehensive and detailed examination of the use of mercury as a treatment for venereal diseases, particularly syphilis, which was a widespread and devastating affliction in Europe at the time. Drawing on his extensive clinical experience and...

The Big Mistake is a story about the dangers of playing with matches and not heeding sound advice. One animal finds a cigarette and a match; convinces three others to join him; and, carelessly starts a forest fire that could possibly destroy an entire town. Due to quick thinking and fast action, Freddie Frog saves the city and the forest, becoming an unsung hero!

The Missing Bone is a story about a new dog who is adopted by an old lady who already has a dog and three little mischievous kittens who bully, torment and steal the new dog's bone, causing him to have sleepless days and nights until the older dog in the family helps him solve this problem by turning the tables on the kittens; thus, teaching them a valuable lesson.

'The best book on Roman Britain I've read in ages' - TOM HOLLAND'A masterly evocation of the bloodiest year in British history' - ALICE ROBERTSAlmost 2000 years ago, Boudica led the greatest rebellion Britain has ever seen. Within the space of a single blood-soaked year, she united the tribes to deliver blow after devastating blow to the Roman regime, culminating in a brutal, decisive battle.Archaeo...

Mulled wine, mince pies...and murder.Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame.Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst the assortment of guests.Midnight strikes and the party-goers discover that it's not just presents nestling under th...

With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan DFC and he's been involved in some of the most daring and dangerous missions undertaken by the Chinook force in Afghanistan. In this book he recounts his experiences of life under fire in the dust, heat and bullets of an a...

Two hundred miles south of the Devon coastline, Palestinian freedom fighter Abed Abu Omar and twenty men prepare for their most daring mission yet - the hijack of a supertanker, a five-storey superstructure laden with oil. Meanwhile, in an Elizabethan country house, SBS operative Stratton has been seconded to bodyguard work and is bored by the lack of challenge. Not for long.With the helter-skelter pace that defined Duncan Falconer's brilliant debut THE HOSTAGE, Stratton has been w...

The start of a BRAND NEW series detailing the epic adventures of Harald Hardrada - Prince. Mercenary. Exile.The lost throne of Norway must be won in foreign lands.1030 ADSome men are gifted a crown. Others have to fight to claim it.Exiled from Norway, Harald Sigurdsson, brother to murdered King Olaf, must battle mercilessly for survival in the lands of the Kievan Rus.His brother’s legacy gifts him a warband of hard...