Molly Peel feels trapped by her family: her ex-husband Craig cannot seem to abandon his controlling ways despite abandoning her for a younger woman, her lazy son Brian has long been taking advantage of her generosity, and her selfish daughter Rachel is embarrassed by her. When she is blamed for ruining Rachel?s wedding in circumstances beyond her control, Molly decides enough is enough and makes a clean break to Wiltshire to begin a new life. However,...

Steer your life by the stars - and make all your relationships sparkle! What?s the best way to deal with a Taurus boss? Or an Aries roommate? Or a Virgo mother? The Astrology of You and Me is a valuable guide to understanding every relationship in your life - from your parents and siblings to friends, lovers, spouses, children, co-workers and more. With chapters organised by sign, this easy-to-navigate reference offers practical and specific advice...

Everybody's biased. The truth is, we all harbor unconscious assumptions that can get in the way of our good intentions and keep us from building authentic relationships with people different from ourselves. Tiffany Jana and Matthew Freeman use vivid stories and fun (yes, fun!) exercises and activities to help us reflect on our personal experiences and uncover how our hidden biases are formed. By becoming more self-aware, we can control knee-jerk reactions,...

Somewhere on the French Riviera, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and Cannes' red carpets, lies the pretty town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer. Sheltered from the glittering melee, it is home to many an expat - including an enterprising team who plan to open a new restaurant. Snapping up a local property and throwing themselves into preparations, Theresa, Carol, William and Benjamin's plans are proceeding unnervingly well. But when Theresa encounters a mysterious...

With an abandoned degree behind her and a thirtieth birthday approaching, amateur writer Bonnie Falls moves out of her parents' home into a nearby flat. Her landlady, Sylvia Slythe, takes an interest in Bonnie, encouraging her to finish one of her stories, in which a young woman moves to the seaside, where she comes under strange influences. As summer approaches, Sylvia suggests to Bonnie that, as neither of them has anyone else to go on holiday with,...

A multi-generational family story revolving around brothers and sisters, 'And the Mountains Echoed' explores the ways in which they love, wound, betray, honour and sacrifice for each other.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront ͡Orphan Jane falls in love with the enigmatic Rochester, but he is concealing a dark secret. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bront ͡On the bleak Yorkshire moors, Heathcliff and Cathy?s elemental passion runs wild - but their obsession has devastating consequences. Agnes Grey by Anne Bront ͡Determined to make her way in the world, penniless young Agnes Grey becomes a governess. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bront ͡Gentleman...

This is a guide to the business skill of dealing with difficult people. It demonstrates how to assess your skills, oversee your own improvement, and maintain it for the future. The exercise based programme includes self-testing tables.

On one life-changing summer 16-year-old Charlie meets Fran. This is a hymn to the tragicomedy of ordinary lives, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, blinding explosion of first love that perhaps can only be looked at directly once it has burned out.

Whatever size and shape your family is - mother and father, single parent mum or dad, step family - this short book contains things that have the potential to make your family stronger and perhaps even save it from break-up.