The Breadmakers Saga

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845025601

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The Breadmakers Saga by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

The Breadmaker's Saga follows the story of a Glasgow working class community living through the dark days of the Depression and the Second World War. Clydend, McNair's Bakery and the surrounding tenements, are all vividly and absorbingly depicted, as are the lives and loves of people like Catriona, a young woman trying to cope with an overbearing husband; the foreman baker Baldy Fowler and his tragic wife, Sarah; Alec Jackson, the philandering insurance salesman; and a host of other colourful characters, who face up to the ordinary challenges of life and the extraordinary challenges of war with honesty, optimism and hope. 'All human life is there, laughter and tears together.' The Scotsman 'Mrs Davis catches the time with honest-to-goodness certainty.' The Guardian 'Simply written with an exceptional quality of understatement, it wins instant sympathy.' Glasgow Evening Citizen 'A Glaswegian equivalent of Coronation Street.' Daily Express

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845026554

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The New Breadmakers by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

The New Breadmakers is the long-awaited sequel to Margaret Thomson Davis' bestselling saga The Breadmakers - her classic trilogy chronicling the life and times of a Glasgow working-class community during the 1930s and '40s. Having survived everything that the Depression and the Second World War has thrown at them, the people of McNair's bakery and the surrounding tenements are now facing an uncertain future. With the Coronation of 1953, a new age is beginning, and all is by no means well in the lives of the breadmakers. Catriona McNair's husband is making her life a misery and she decides to take drastic action; her friends Julie and Sammy have become involved in a search for a long-lost daughter; Alec Jackson, the happy-go-lucky reformed philanderer, finds himself caught up in one of Glasgow's worst tragedies; and the youngsters are challenging convention in the name of romance. The New Breadmakers is the wonderfully evocative story of these and a host of other colourful Glasgow characters, as they live through the extraordinary changes of the 1950s and '60s.

Author : Margaret Thompson Davis
Publisher : Not Applicable
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Bakeries
ISBN : 0805281517

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The Breadmakers by Margaret Thompson Davis Pdf

In the Govan Street section of 1930s Glasgow, Catriona Munro, seventeen, impetuously agrees to marry Melvin MacNair, despite her parents' objections

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781845026424

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Write From the Heart by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

Write from the Heart is the inspirational story of how, against all odds, Margaret Thomson Davis became a successful writer. From an early age, Margaret's father would tell her and her younger brother frightening bedtime stories like Maria Marten and the Murder in the Red Barn and Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber. And, when her brother then had nightmares, young Margaret would make up a 'nice' story to calm him down and get him off to sleep. At school, her natural storytelling instincts came to the fore and she would make sure that there was always a cliffhanger to the story she was telling just as the bell rang for class. And she also found it was a skill that kept the school bullies at bay. But it was a long way from telling playground stories to becoming a successful writer. Write from the Heart recounts Margaret's personal struggles through an unhappy childhood, the premature death of her younger brother and her difficult relationship with her mother. Often, her mother would leave her father with no warning and move out of the family home, taking her son with her but leaving Margaret at home alone. But these difficult childhood experiences, coupled with an unhappy marriage of her own, gave Margaret Thomson Davis the building blocks for her career as a writer and, after the success of The Breadmakers in 1972, she has never looked back. Write from the Heart is a personal story where the truth is often stranger than fiction and where Margaret Thomson Davis's love of Glasgow and its people shines through. A moving and hugely entertaining autobiography.

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:219993774

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Breadmakers by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000-06-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845028053

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Light & Dark by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

Set in Edinburgh and West Lothian at the end of the Victorian era, Light & Dark is the powerful story of the Blackwood family - Lorianna, a beautiful young woman, married at sixteen to a considerably older man; Gavin, her austere and sanctimonious husband; and Clementina, their wild and wayward daughter who grows up rebelling against everything her parents stand for. In their imposing mansion in the West Lothian countryside, the Blackwoods appear to live an affluent and normal family life. But beneath this veneer of respectability, things are not quite what they seem: Gavin Blackwood is a cruel man, driven by violent animal passions, who makes his wife and daughter's life a misery; Lorianna is secretly involved with another man; and the whole family is about to be engulfed in a dreadful tragedy that will overshadow the rest of their lives.

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845028084

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Burning Ambition by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

The author captures the intrigue and danger of the royal court during the time of Mary, Queen of Scots, through the eyes of a young woman, Marie Hepburn. Marie''s mo ther schemes and the outcome of her plans is murder and Mary ''s exile in France. '

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845028039

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Clydesiders at War by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

In the summer of 1939, as the storm clouds of war gather over Glasgow, the Gourlays and the Cartwrights are preparing themselves for the challenges of an uncertain future. The hard working Gourlays in their modest tenement, and the prosperous Cartwrights in their luxurious West End home, are about to face the consequences of a shattering revelation. As the secrets and lies of the past are uncovered, these two very different families discover that they have far more in common than any of them ever suspected. But private conflicts and personal traumas are soon overshadowed by the tragedy of total war. Like thousands of others, the Gourlays and the Cartwrights experienced the full horror of the First World War. Now they must face that horror again - Richard Cartwright as a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain; the Gourlay girls' husbands, Joe, Pete and Malcy, as ordinary soldiers caught up in the chaos of Dunkirk; and Virginia Cartwright as a Red Cross Nurse on the Home Front in Glasgow. Clydesiders At War is the final part of Margaret Thomson Davies' epic Clydesiders trilogy - a tale of two Glasgow families that began amid the dying embers of the Edwardian era and reaches its conclusion at the end of the Second World War.

Author : Annalise G. Roberts
Publisher : Agate Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781572846548

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Gluten-Free Baking Classics for the Bread Machine by Annalise G. Roberts Pdf

“From sandwich slices to artisan multi-grain loaves, Roberts gives you guidelines and recipes for creating wheatless wonders with your bread machine.” —Gluten Free & More Bread may be the staff of life, but if it contains gluten it can trigger an allergic reaction, and even provoke serious digestive disorders like celiac disease. Consumers who love bread but must avoid gluten have long been at the mercy of mediocre products and high prices. With this timely cookbook, they can have their bread and eat it, too. Acclaimed author Analise Roberts developed these simple, foolproof recipes for the Zojirushi bread machine. Roberts’ outstanding recipes range from simple and satisfying Basic Sandwich Bread to complex and scrumptious Golden Italian Bread with Raisins and Fennel. She also offers ethnic breads like Challah and Babka and seasonal delights such as the irresistible Holiday Breakfast Bread. Included are loaves, like Sundried Tomato Roasted Garlic Bread, that contain no eggs or dairy products. Praise for Annalise G. Roberts and Gluten-Free Baking Classics “[Roberts’s] kitchen tested recipes make her baked goods lighter and fluffier than the rest.” —Calgary Herald “This remarkable cookbook contains mouthwatering recipes, the directions are easy to follow, and the hints are a welcome extra bonus.” —Elaine Monarch, executive director, Celiac Disease Foundation “We were captivated by these perfect chocolate chip cookies, [with their] crisp yet yielding texture, and we dare anyone to detect they weren’t made with traditional wheat flour . . . [the] rich but light . . . cake loses nothing from the absence of white flour.” —Gourmet

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845028060

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The Dark Side of Pleasure by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

This novel tells of Alfred Cameron and his family who all enjoy a life of luxury. But their family firm is in danger from the encroaching railways and Luther Gunnet, who will do anything to raise his family up from the slums.

Author : K. A. Arnside
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781803810782

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The Glasgow Gigs by K. A. Arnside Pdf

If rock 'n' roll royalty comes to your city, you have to see them. Right? You have to meet them. Right? But when football gets in the way, and The Apollo bouncers throw a spanner in the works, your plans may just go slightly pear-shaped. The Glasgow Gigs veers recklessly across four decades, visiting legendary venues like The Glasgow Apollo, The Barrowland and The Dinner Hall of Garthamlock Secondary School. It soaks up the festival atmospheres of Mayfest and Celtic Connections and criss-crosses the city's streets, all in search of a bloody good night out! Did the starry-eyed schoolboy who saw Slade in the 70s, really become a refined and sophisticated concert hall goer in the noughties? Yeah, right. Did one night with The Clash in the 80s inspire him into a life of protest and activism? Hmmm... Did The Humpff Family really go out of their way to avoid him? There's only one way to find out. The Glasgow Gigs does exactly what it says on the... er, cover. But we mustn't remain slaves to the dreaded Boundary Charge. Wouldn't it be nice to stretch out, to breathe in the fresh air of the countryside and the not-so-fresh air of the capital? Fancy a trip to The Bonny Banks, or the rugged beauty of Perthshire? Jump in, the engine's running, and so is the meter.

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845026486

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Double Danger by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

Margaret Thomson Davis's new novel is a gripping saga with plenty of twists. Double Danger tells the story of Jessica McKay, who moves to Saudi Arabia to be with her new husband, Brian. At first it seems like paradise, but after the birth of their two children, she feels threatened by terrorist attacks on the luxurious compound where they live and decides she must return home with the twins, settling in an estate that Brian has inherited in the Campsie Hills near Glasgow. It is agreed that Brian will only spend his leave from his highly paid job in Saudi with his family until he retires. Patrick, a live-in Irish gardner, is employed to clear the wild overgrown land of the estate. He is charming to Jessica but soon the children find out what he is really like. And the danger begins. Patrick's charming manner conceals sinister schemes and when a terrible accident befalls their father on his way home to see the family the children fear the worst. Double Danger is vintage Margaret Thomson Davis - a story of suspense, betrayal and murder.

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845026615

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A Deadly Deception by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

When pensioner Mabel Smith needs some extra cash she decides to try working for an adult chat line. It seems a perfect solution to all her money worries and no one need ever find out. Just when it all seems to be going so well, her best client, John, starts to insist that they meet. But Mabel has given him a description of her neighbour who is a beautiful, young, blonde and Johnis increasingly desperate to meet her. And when he finally discovers where Mabel lives a terrible sequence of events begins to unfold. Set in Glasgow, A Deadly Deception is a tense, compelling, fast-moving thriller with a breathtaking conclusion.

Author : Margaret T. David,Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0860098184

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The Breadmakers by Margaret T. David,Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

Author : Margaret Thomson Davis
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845026714

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A Darkening of the Heart by Margaret Thomson Davis Pdf

In 18th-century Scotland, Alexander, a doctor and poet, and his snobbish sister Susanna are desperate to advance their social standing. And while Susanna unwittingly gets herself involved in some truly terrifying situations as a result, Alexander concentrates on his ambition to be a famous poet. And he is surprised and delighted when he meets Robert Burns who is not only a great companion but also a poet like himself. They soon become close friends and Alexander loves him like a brother. But when the genius of Burns begins to completely overshadow Alexander's own poetry, their close friendship changes and there is a darkening of Alexander's heart. As well as a fast-paced and compelling narrative, Margaret Thomson Davis has seamlessly interwoven original songs, poems and letters by the bard into the story to produce a gripping tale of love, rivalry and ambition.