Denied A Mummy

Author : Maggie Hartley
Publisher : Trapeze
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781409177104

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Denied a Mummy by Maggie Hartley Pdf

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, it is clear that Sean, Dougie and their big sister Mary have been through unspeakable traumas in their short?lives. Violent and malnourished,?the siblings have been left to fend for themselves by their drug-addicted parents. Maggie must use all of her skills and experience as a foster carer to help these damaged siblings to learn to be children again. With much love, care and patience, their behaviour gradually starts to improve and social services start looking for a forever family for them. But alarm bells start to ring when Maggie meets the couple who have been matched to adopt the siblings. It is clear that they're looking for the perfect, ready-made family, and they're not going to get it with these vulnerable brothers and sister. Despite raising her concerns with social services, Maggie is powerless to prevent the adoption from going ahead and she must put aside her own fears to help the siblings settle in with their new parents. But she can't shake the feeling of dread as she waves them goodbye. A few months later, Maggie's worst nightmares come true when she learns that the children have been handed back to the care of social services following the breakdown of the adoption. Maggie must fight to get the children returned to her, but is it too late to undo the damage that has been done?

Author : MAGGIE. HARTLEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1409177084

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DENIED A MUMMY. by MAGGIE. HARTLEY Pdf

Author : Maggie Hartley
Publisher : Trapeze
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781409165408

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The Little Ghost Girl by Maggie Hartley Pdf

Abused, starved and neglected. Ruth was a little ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. As soon as Ruth arrived on her doorstep, it was clear to foster carer Maggie Hartley that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to. Pale, frail and withdrawn, Ruth had been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Raised by a cruel stepmother and father, Ruth had been abused, underfed and ignored, while her half-siblings lived a life of luxury. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries? With no one left in the world to love Ruth, it's up to Maggie to help her find her voice; to be a ghost no more, and bring those who've harmed her to justice. An uplifting and ultimately redemptive read, perfect for fans of Cathy Glass, Casey Watson, Angela Hart and Rosie Lewis. Discover why readers have fallen in love with Maggie Hartley "I absolutely loved this book. It is up there with one of the best. I have laughed and I have cried. I would give it ten stars if I could." - Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars "If you haven't read Maggie's books they are a must read." - Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars "Such a heart-breaking story you just can't put this book down. I have read many books of this genre and this is one of the best. Hard hitting and real... don't miss this one!" - Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars

Author : Maggie Hartley
Publisher : Seven Dials
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Abused children
ISBN : 1409195805

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Is It My Fault Mummy? by Maggie Hartley Pdf

Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used to receiving placements at short notice, but the arrival of seven-year-old Paris sees her handling one of her most heart-breaking cases yet. Paris arrives at Maggie's house with the police, after the traumatised little girl is found wandering the streets alone, sobbing that she can't wake up her baby brother. When the police eventually discover where Paris lives, they make a shocking discovery: her mum and stepdad are in a heroin-induced coma, and it's too late to save five-month-old baby Joel. Paris is convinced it's all her fault but slowly, through love and care, she begins to open up to Maggie and reveals the horrendous neglect and abuse she and her brother endured. Maggie is stunned to discover that Paris knows exactly how to make a bottle and change a nappy, and it soon becomes clear that this little girl was forced to shoulder the responsibility of looking after her baby brother singlehandedly. With both parents on remand in prison and charged with neglect, Maggie must slowly try to break down the wall of guilt surrounding this damaged little girl and help her heal from the trauma of her brother's death.

Author : Joseph A. Dane
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0802087752

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The Myth of Print Culture by Joseph A. Dane Pdf

The Myth of Print Culture is a critique of bibliographical and editorial method, focusing on the disparity between levels of material evidence (unique and singular) and levels of text (abstract and reproducible). It demonstrates how the particulars of evidence are manipulated in standard scholarly arguments by the higher levels of textuality they are intended to support. The individual studies in the book focus on a range of problems: basic definitions of what a book is; statistical assumptions; and editorial methods used to define and collate the presumably basic unit of 'variant.' This work differs from other recent studies in print culture in its emphasis on fifteenth-century books and its insistence that the problems encountered in that historical milieu (problems as basic as cataloguing errors) are the same as problems encountered in other areas of literary criticism. The difficulties in the simplest of cataloguing decisions, argues Joseph Dane, tend to repeat themselves at all levels of bibliographical, editorial, and literary history.

Author : David Brian Plummer
Publisher : COCH Y BONDDU BOOKS
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10
Category : Hunting
ISBN : 0953364860

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Adventures of an Artisan Hunter by David Brian Plummer Pdf

Account of Plummer's development as a hunter, from boyhood exploits with lurcher and terrier to adulthood, with many interesting digressions. Includes chapters on cock-fighting and bird-catching, cooking and eating badgers, foxes and rats, hawks and hawking. Although Plummer often comes across as bonkers, many of his apparently eccentric actions, such as badger eating or covering himself with a concoction of badger grease and herbs, were experiments to establish the plausibility of claims made by other writers. Being perpetually surrounded by people incapable of sharing this pioneering spirit of enquiry seems the source of his restlessness and the driving force behind the hundreds of books he wrote in his lifetime. This is not to say that Plummer did not have deep problems, as he himself describes in Hancock's My Life with Lurchers.

Author : Kim Baillieul
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1092271465

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Mommy Beeps by Kim Baillieul Pdf

"... Perhaps never before has type 1 diabetes been presented to children as endearingly and accessibly as by Kim Baillieul in the recently-published Mommy Beeps." -Maria Muccioli, PhD - writer for www.diabetesdaily.com Where does insulin go? In the butter compartment of the fridge, of course. Mommy Beeps is a story for children who have a parent, sibling, teacher, or other loved one who has diabetes. Explore the day in the life of a type 1 diabetic and her child as they go on adventures - dealing with high and low sugars, waiting on hold for lab results, and visiting the endocrinologist. Check out the book "highly recommended" by DiabetesDaily.com - with detailed illustrations of diabetic supplies & machines that beep (whether a meter or pump), Mommy Beeps provides opportunities to discuss the varying ways diabetes can be managed and how it impacts those around them. This book is sure to be an essential for any child who is close with anyone who has type 1 diabetes (or type 2!) - but is not diabetic themselves. Author Kim Baillieul and Illustrator Elisena Bonadio make their debut with Mommy Beeps, a passion project - independently published through their label Bonus Spoon Books, which aims to help people with chronic illnesses educate and advocate the little ones in their lives.

Author : Christine Quigley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476613734

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Modern Mummies by Christine Quigley Pdf

For many, a mummy is an Egyptian pharaoh, wrapped in cloth, found thousands of years later in a pyramid by archaeologists. But mummies need not be ancient. Modern-day mummies can be found under glass in special tombs built in their honor, in private collections where they have come to rest after decades on the carnival circuit, in dissecting rooms of medical schools, and in the basements of funeral homes waiting for decades to be claimed by the next of kin. Stories about the famous (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Ho Chi Minh, Eva Peron) and the not-so-famous (Leslie Hansell wanted her body mummified to bask in the sun rather than being buried in the cold ground) mummies are told here in great detail, along with a broader look at the history and process of mummification. The book includes a comprehensive study of the successful prolonged preservation of the human body, and delves into the law and science of modern mummification.

Author : William Carruthers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135014575

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Histories of Egyptology by William Carruthers Pdf

Histories of Egyptology are increasingly of interest: to Egyptologists, archaeologists, historians, and others. Yet, particularly as Egypt undergoes a contested process of political redefinition, how do we write these histories, and what (or who) are they for? This volume addresses a variety of important themes, the historical involvement of Egyptology with the political sphere, the manner in which the discipline stakes out its professional territory, the ways in which practitioners represent Egyptological knowledge, and the relationship of this knowledge to the public sphere. Histories of Egyptology provides the basis to understand how Egyptologists constructed their discipline. Yet the volume also demonstrates how they construct ancient Egypt, and how that construction interacts with much wider concerns: of society, and of the making of the modern world.

Author : Jill Mansell
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781402227127

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An Offer You Can't Refuse by Jill Mansell Pdf

What's a girl to do with...An offer you can't refuse? A new bestseller from one of the UK's biggest authors! Nothing could tear Lola and Dougie apart, except his mother... Seventeen-year-old Lola has no intention of accepting when her boyfriend's snobbish mother offers her a huge bribe to break up with him. Then Lola discovers a secret that makes her think again, and the only way she can help one of the people she loves most in the world is to take the money and break Dougie's heart. Ten years later, when Lola meets Dougie again, her feelings for him are as strong as ever. She'll do almost anything to get him back, but she can never tell him the truth. Can she overcome his bitterness and win his heart? She's attractive, persuasive, and endlessly optimistic, but even Lola's got her work cut out for her this time. PRAISE FOR AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE "Pick this up at your peril: you won't get a thing done till it's finished!" "You won't be disappointed in this gem."— Hot Stars Magazine "Pick this up at your peril: you won't get a thing done till it's finished."— Heat magazine "Witty and charming, this easygoing tale is full of twists that make it hard to put down."— Woman "Classy chick-lit that appeals to women of all ages. She [Jill Mansell] has a fantastic ability to keep a number of storylines running at the same time without losing the reader in a labyrinth."—Daily Express "Warm and funny."—Heat magazine "A romantic romp full of larger-than-life characters."—Express "Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it."—Company "A light-hearted and likeable tale."—Prima "A jaunty summer read."—Daily Mail "A great, comical read."—Birmingham Post

Author : Nick Yetto
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781684421466

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Sommelier of Deformity by Nick Yetto Pdf

"I'm a connoisseur of the unwanted; a sommelier of deformity; a coveter of the unloved. I am forever chased by the shadow of my ugliness. In darkness, no shadow remains, and it's all diamonds." Buddy Hayes is an ugly, defiant little man, a would-be Don Juan trapped in Quasimodo's body. He lives with his mother and ailing grandfather in a decaying, post-industrial city. The mother is Emily Post with a color changing and a mood-indicating scar. The grandfather is a one-eyed double amputee, who spends his days happily dangling in a hydraulic patient lift. Their life is a working-class hallucination of blueblood extravagance. They luxuriate over gourmet meals and perform dramatic readings. At night, Buddy slips away for covert liaisons with women he meets on the internet. Buddy is at war with his neighbor over a stolen book. There are frequent outrageous acts of casual sex. There's a love interest, a librarian, who tempts Buddy with desires for the "normal" kind of love he knows he cannot have. So it goes, until a new nurse arrives to care for Buddy’s grandfather. Enter Terrance: a tall, impossibly handsome black man, a lapsed Broadway performer, virtuoso singer, and banjo player. Buddy and Terrance strike up an unlikely friendship that drives Yetto's surreal, tawdry, and poignant debut novel.

Author : Mark A. Fabrizi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781538166055

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Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature by Mark A. Fabrizi Pdf

Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 400 cross-referenced entries covering authors, subgenres, tropes, awards, organizations, and important terms related to horror.,

Author : Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0448437007

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The Mummy Case by Franklin W. Dixon Pdf

Called in to investigate the theft of some statuettes stolen from the Egyptian Museum in New York, the Hardy brothers become involved in a deepening mystery which includes the possible overthrow of another country's government.

Author : Vicki Mackenzie
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834840713

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The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi by Vicki Mackenzie Pdf

A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an English woman who broke all the rules of gender, race, and religious background to become both a revolutionary in the fight for Indian independence and then a Buddhist icon. She was the first Western woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun—but that pioneering ordination was really just one in a life full of revolutionary acts. Freda Bedi (1911–1977) broke the rules of gender, race, and religion—in many cases before it was thought that the rules were ready to be challenged. She was at various times a force in the struggle for Indian independence, spiritual seeker, scholar, professor, journalist, author, social worker, wife, and mother of four children. She counted among her friends, colleagues, and teachers Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and many others. She was a woman of spiritual focus and compassion who was also not without contradictions. Vicki Mackenzie gives a nuanced view of Bedi and of the forces that shaped and motivated this complex and compelling figure.

Author : Jane C. Loudon
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066395582

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The Mummy (Sci-Fi Novel) by Jane C. Loudon Pdf

"The Mummy!" is a novel written by Jane C. Loudon which was published anonymously in 1827. It concerns the Egyptian mummy of Cheops, who is brought back to life in the year 2126. The novel describes a future filled with advanced technology, and was the first English-language story to feature a reanimated mummy. Unlike many early science fiction works, Loudon did not portray the future as her own day with only political changes. She filled her world with foreseeable changes in technology, society, and even fashion. Her social attitudes have resulted in the book being ranked among proto-feminist novels.