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...911742X|title=In the Company of Cheerful Ladies}} (also known as The Night-Time Dancer) 2009 {{amazonurl|isbn=034911997X|title=Tea Time for the Traditionally Built}}

|title=Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion : A New Case for Precious Ramotswe ...AMS' children's stories about his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency character, Precious Ramotswe, when she is a child. So I was looking forward to this one about

|title=Precious and the Zebra Necklace ...recious is asked to look after her and make sure she settles into school. Precious, already a budding detective at such a young age, soon sniffs out that ther

...A charming debut picture book in which a small rabbit learns about sharing precious possessions. ...definitely not for sharing. This ball belongs to Blieka and no-one else! Time passes and the lovely red ball is not quite so lovely anymore. Blieka needs

|title=Precious and Grace ...e cup of tea after a stressful morning at work, starting a new story about Precious and Grace is relaxing and heartwarming, leaving you feeling better than whe

...stival, and I read pretty much everything he writes as he writes it! This time it’s a children’s book, with three stories in one volume all about a b ...McCall Smith|Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion : A New Case for Precious Ramotswe]]. We think you'll also enjoy [[The Sands of Shark Island by Ale

...s that are entertaining and provide insight into the authentic mood of the time. ...and well-written story, convincing and sympathetic characters, and – most precious of all - it gives readers an utterly convincing immersion in a world long g

...older sister learning to share everything, from favourite blankets to tea-time food with her baby brother. ...an to feel uncomfortable, since every time the older girl shared something precious to her it ended up wrecked, which didn't seem to be sending a very positive

...iph's vizier realises that it has magical qualities that make it even more precious than it appears and isn't too well pleased. He gives Dabir a chance to red ...of my favourite books as a child and now Howard takes us back there. This time we aren't following the exploits of its central character, the Caliph Harun

...the innocence and charm of a newborn, evoking nostalgia and emotion every time it's viewed. ...ical and much-appreciated gift. It not only helps the family during a busy time but also shows your willingness to lend a hand.

...nd I always look forward to seeing what is happening in their lives. This time around the story is about holidays, amongst other things, and the tricky pl ...ey appear to be no trouble whatsoever! Indeed, she manages to have a full time job with no worries about after school childcare or the making of packed lu

|summary=Short but sweet time-slip story that deals both with the grief at losing a parent and the terrib ...thy - and Kate collapses. She wakes, still at the mill, but in a long-past time. Here, Kate must learn to weave the dark threads of her life into its overa

|summary= This is a fast-paced thriller by the author of ''Precious Blood''. Tension and action go hand-in-hand on almost every page. I haven't read Jonathan Hayes' bestseller 'Precious Blood' so I was a fresh reader, so to speak. His writing biography on the i

|title=Wild and Precious Life |sort=Wild and Precious Life

|title=Blood Precious I can't remember the last time a book made me chortle quite so often. Lady Cunningham Smythe is a cantanke

|title=Reviews, Time and Filthy Lucre ...o we just cannot afford to get caught up on side issues like this. Time is precious.

|title=Precious Babies: Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting after Infertility ...s always the very helpful sense that it's different for every woman, every time, and there are no invalid feelings to have, and having had children herself

...o the saccharine though and adults may find the central character a little precious. ...great deal of freedom and often left to her own devices, Ida B spends her time with Rufus the dog and Lulu the cat. She talks to the trees and they talk r

...le woman - "Hey fat lady, what are you doing sitting beneath that tree?" - Precious Ramotswe has much experience in life, a keen intelligence and an irrepressi ...a fair amount of meandering along the way. I imagine this was deliberate; Precious Ramotswe is not a woman in a hurry, just as Africa, in McCall's vision, sho

...found in bags or pockets; items that may or may not be valuable, or may be precious to someone. Then there were the people. I noticed that some customers came ...chool, leaving only a cryptic note telling Nina and Dad not to worry. Then precious belongings of Mum's start to turn up in the charity shop run by Nina' great

...hings she has ever known. Enter Special Agent Pierce Quincy, Rainie's one time lover and constant guiding light, he is a man deeply haunted by his elder d ...can to protect the life of his precious remaining daughter yet at the same time knowingly placing Rainie directly in the path of the killer. Quincy is tor

...or living an even worse Mad Max existence in the ruined cities. There are precious few people in Lia's social circle and it seems as though most of them are r ...doesn't improve a great deal through much of the book. It takes her a good time and quite a few punches before she even begins to see the error of her ways

...ld get my things back again eventually. You really feel for Ren, spending time in a B&B with nothing at all, not even her own clothes, whilst her parents

...see sick and injured animals suffering from the effects of pollution. Over time, more and more animals come to Barbapapa for help. He decides that the only ...ll delight young readers and hopefully teach them to love and care for our precious planet.

...ient in survival skills. They are breaking their cover to share their most precious secrets with us; valuable insider knowledge on the best ways to survive and ...ed and blank pages for making notes. I'd chose content over quantity every time.

...ip would one day out manoeuvre the enemy and return home to us bearing its precious cargo. Then we returned to London under the bombs and as the war was endin ...n but contributed much to my Schubertian passions for romantic longing. My time at UCL was both Rabelaisian and restrained by romantic love.

...merican financial sector to write science fiction and lecture from time to time. He's therefore surprised when, out of the blue, Mr F's daughter tracks hi ...one looking back and allowing the thoughts that he couldn't indulge at the time.

...ill stand up to a lot of rough handling - this isn't a book you need to be precious about. The book is shaped - elephant-shaped, if that makes sense - and thi ...ye-catching - and just this side of eye-watering but this probably isn't a time in a child's life when subtlety matters. We move from one elephant smiling

...belle about how sometimes it rains in Paris. He's being kind. Every single time I have been there it rains, and so I know, like Isabelle now knows, that sh ''Babar's Guide To Paris'' is a precious book to read alone or to read together. It is a lovely, gentle introduction

|title=This One Wild and Precious Life: the path back to connection in a fractured world ...''This! Precisely this.'' I'm lucky enough to be living my one wild and precious life the way I want to. Sarah Wilson is equally lucky. In her book that t

...good as his other stories? Will I love the characters just as much? This time he has reinvented the boarding school story, because who doesn't love a goo ...ientific research or staying on land with their auntie. Now, however, the time has come for them to join the pupils of the school ship Tobermory. They ar

Then Cess finds a precious locket in the hen coop. It's as though someone placed it there specifically ...rt of thing my son has been using as a complementary resource. At the same time, the plot is tense, the mystery well worked out, and the central character

...umental concept, Brooks has woven an absolutely stunning saga, both of the precious book, the people who made it, and those who guarded it with their lives. Beginning during World War II the novel goes backwards in time, documenting its journey. Each of the sections covers a specific period in

|title=The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening |sort=First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening

Every author daydreams about how their precious story will finally look on the shelf, the number of finishes it’ll have, I spent far too much time thinking about it, at the expense of writing whatever came next. I knew exa

...to create her list, each item evokes powerful memories, opening windows in time and enabling Gina to see the need for closure on past relationships and eve ...each scene. I imagine that the greyhound rescue charities will have a hard time keeping up with demand once this book hits the shelves!

...her collection of the recipes which she used, or which were current at the time. But it's more than that. Think of it as being rather like a visit to a g It is though, of its time. Bear in mind that these were recipes which originated in the twenties and

...l have sink estates, rich boys still have too much time on their hands and precious little meaning in their lives. ...promised to someone else, and Pwyll suddenly finds some purpose - and, in time, a son. But then the son goes missing and his wife is blamed and everything

...d her only belongings are crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is one precious photograph of the family she has left behind in Germany. Lonely and homesic ...credibly evocative read – transporting the reader back to a rather hellish time in our history.

...a mountain tribe in the Philippine jungle meeting Americans for the first time. Candy Gourlay never lets us down and this is a fine piece of gripping hist ...from other tribes, from the Americans, and perhaps even from the march of time itself...

...ng friendship, but more importantly they trust each other. And trust is a precious commodity in this weird and wonderful place called Evesden. And as a body ...''Centuries, it feels like ... Civilizations have risen and fallen in the time I've been dry ...''

...alone.'' And indeed time is not important in this novel. We have all the time in the world would probably be the motto of the medical staff - if they had ...of both. As if her body has suddenly 'crashed' like a computer. All the precious information has not been saved. Most of it has been deleted.

...l returned to her first love - writing. Since then she's made up for lost time, having been prolific in the fields of novels and film scripts in between m ...rbs, it's a spoiler for practically the entire novella. Instead, waste no time; dive straight into the first chapter.

...e, James Kelman's latest is another dramatic monologue, although the first time he has placed a female as his main character. Helen is a single mother, wor ...re are precious few times when all three are in the same place at the same time. In particular, I'd loved to have seen more about the relationship between

...he common link to both Earth and New Earth being destroyed? Perhaps it is time someone did something about these pesky humans who ruin everything. ...r, these are the unofficial couriers of New Earth, their job is to deliver precious packages across the three miles or so of the space station without being ki

...t it soon becomes clear that only one very special house can earn the most precious title: HOME. ...struggles with the two options before her: to leave her home for the last time and spend her final days in a hospice, or die peacefully at home, changing

...ter. But she loves being accepted as part of a loving family for the first time in her life. But she can't forget the danger she is in. Or her feelings for ...n't sure of the murderer's identity right up until the reveal. But by that time I was so fed up with the lack of originality and the useless Tess that I re

I loved Zelah first time around and I loved her again in this second story about her. Curtis has a t ...s fragility and Dad's flakiness. And Fran's snobby mother doesn't want her precious daughter associating with a "weirdo". Ultimately, it's down to vulnerable Z

...tory of love and loss. Some things you just can't hold onto, no matter how precious they are. And sometimes life brings you pain so sharp that you don't think ...[[:Category:Nina Bawden|Nina Bawden]], which also approaches grief - this time for an animal.

...carriages over the years and she is desperate to have a healthy birth this time. But the signs are not good ... She starts out on a long journey of lies ...s a pity because she's going to be the subject of wagging tongues for some time - and it's all of her own making. When her longed-for daughter Joy is born

...overbearing step mum, a little sister and another baby on the way. There's precious little room for Birdy any more and the only place she really feels happy an ...tigability of the central character. I won't forget Birdy Jones for a long time.

...te and its treasures are catalogued and renovations are underway, there is time for Julie and her family to spend the summer making their goodbyes - to hom ...her on the head. The McEwans found her and brought her to hospital but got precious little thanks for it. And the hospital staff are unkind to Julie because th

Time passes, and the adult Siobhán sees her mother smiling back at her in the b ...ny beautiful touches in these pictures – the kitten showing the passing of time by appearing as a grown cat, the tiny illustrations of children and their m

...d postage costs are high. For this reason, we make a small charge to cover time and costs when we take on a self-published book for review. We know that pu

...Raffy's jealousy won't leave him and it's threatening to ruin the couple's precious, new-found peace. Back in the City, Lucas is finding that switching off the Ooh! How ''exciting''! I can't remember the last time the second book in a series I was reading went off in such an unexpected di

...going to own up? Nope. Bloody feet and pain are a by-product of precious time with his father. So straight away, I'm getting the gist of the book and th ...or all four Dubus children because their mother is absent for a lot of the time. She has very little choice in the matter. She needs to go to work (often

...West End are given several outings in the guise of wasted police time and precious man hours dealing with trifling minor crimes. The frustration of the polic As so many characters are introduced in and around the same time, It could be a little confusing at times and now and again at the beginning

...script full of multi-syllable words – they might not be spending too much time with this book to make you worry about wear and tear. As the first film was such a key part of my youth, I do feel a little precious about its legacy being diluted. While I know moaning about a book like thi

...equally clear and not too precious about the materials you'll use. By the time that you get to the projects you'll have the sense that you ''can'' do this ...more than others, I do confess) and which require more of an investment of time and skill. There's a delightful silk slipper bag with a cross stitch inser

...he Occitan, on the borders of modern-day France and Spain. It's an unhappy time of civil unrest. Catholics pit themselves against Cathars and the country i ...e blue flame, and Parsifal must decide to which side he should entrust his precious burden.

...3pm on Chrismas Eve, ''A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'' provides a precious moment of tranquility amongst the bustle of the festive season. Here author ...istmas carols normally extends to perhaps one carol service near Christmas time, and the annual appointment with Carols from King's on Christmas Eve.

...to decorate with a box of ornaments and a nativity scene (sometimes quite precious, so it's Not To Be Played With) which is set up Somewhere Safe. Where's th ...h a cover price of £7.99: it's going to ''engage'' children for hours at a time and they'll create something of which ''everybody'' can be proud. I'd like

...rate chief known as 'Black Cloud' in hot pursuit. Jim has stolen something precious that belongs to the chief, and he wants it back. Along the way, the friends ...ping off at various points in their journey for months and even years at a time. The tale lost its air of suspense and tension and became a leisurely amble

...lly contributing to their likely death. In some circumstances life is not precious. Mary Smith brings this country to life – and sometimes you feel the nee ...n some considerable skill to deliver a story which moves back and forth in time and between Scotland and Afghanistan without the reader ever losing the thr

...emann explains that the demand for timber for pit props had reached an all-time high. This, combined with an increased need for agricultural land for food ...l read for anyone with an interest in the natural world and a love for our precious native trees. Many thanks to the publisher for my review copy.

...wants to be surprised and delighted by her book as she's invested a lot of time to read it, and for some reason that I know will do me no favours to admit ...upon it. Everyone – and I mean everyone - who happened to be on it at the time were told they were not allowed to leave, no matter what their circumstance

...endless 'how-to' manuals? My first impression is of no-nonsense, time is precious but also a little in-your-face, American style er, presentation of the book ...ading and also to dip into if time is short. Davies acknowledges time and time again of the business of our daily lives. Readers who prefer a gentler, pe

...ch people living in a post peak-oil and devasted Earth spend most of their time. But before he died, Jason Delacroix's memories had been uploaded to the Me After destroying one of the Metasphere's four precious server farms and creating a bridge to the rival Changsphere, Jonah and the

...mosphere of that ever-changing area between the sea and the land, time and time again. Let me give you an example:

...books which I review - I simply don't have the space for any but the most precious. ''Bee-&-Me'' is already one of them and I'd like to thank the publishers

...ll as in the Gordon Riots just over a century later, and closer to his own time, the destruction of a priceless law library at Strasbourg, ravaged by the s ...y''. Librarians, we learn, are just as guilty as anybody else, mutilating precious volumes with embossing or rubber stamps, writing class marks with white ink

|summary= Time ticks ever forward as a young man prepares for his electrocution by electri ...inously, a truck travels along the dusty road toward the town delivering a precious cargo in its trailer: an innocuous-looking chair with leather straps around

...re to live when she meets Bawn, her minutes-older twin, for the very first time. ...otion. It's about love and grief and justice and sacrifice. It's about how precious life is. And it is beautiful. And lyrical. I read it three times in success

...ve and Bear is excited. Badger, though, is not feeling it. It's a waste of time. Santa doesn't know about them. No point getting things ready just for them This is a precious book about belief, friendship, teamwork and a little bit of magic. The illu

...could not put it down. The character is pathetic and admirable at the same time, one has to love her for her suffering, however pointless it is. ...ooled, just to experience the glimpse of love - however short-lived, it is precious nevertheless.

...that could threaten the world below. Sunstones are this dark world's most precious commodity and, as in any world where particular resources are stretched, a ...back in the castle of the Chosen and part of another uneasy alliance, this time with the rebel Underfolk, led by the unpredictable Crow. Can they unite for

At one time, he seemed to be heading for a musical career. However a stint with progre ...From the perspective of middle age, he makes the observation that by the time we reach the age of our parents, we are more likely to see things their way

...enture'' the book tells us ''there's no telling who she'll be!'' That's a precious gift to give to a child. Imagination should be encouraged. ...hich is going to be read again and again as you'll spot something new each time you read. I've had great fun spotting objects which appeared on the moon t

...ly awaits his father's return, when he can for a few months spend precious time with him before he leaves again. Marco's father Tullio is a migrant worker ...imple style but still full of elegance and meaning. Set in an undetermined time but probably the 60's or 70's, the story is a touching portrait of family l

And so Elizabeth was a crucial player in English history. Yet precious little about her is well known in today's public consciousness. What was sh ...ir personalities and the non-political details of their lives. At the same time, she doesn't pretend that her subjects were more in control of their lives

The story is set during a turbulent time in India's history, thirteen years after independence was granted. One of t ...sense of time but Glen Peters' real success is in the overall evocation of time and place that only comes with personal experience. The murder mystery elem

...and-Boon, but followed that with one of my all-time favourites, ''Precious Time''. Three or four more of her novels since then have also been moving, thoug ...er, designed only to further whatever subplot they were involved in at the time.

...town, who - despite the different religions - was in the habit of spending time at Ballyglass House. His horse was stabled there. ...maid at the pub where he's staying. He broke up with his girlfriend some time ago - or rather, she broke it off when she threw a glass of wine at him. B

...blin-based private investigation agency. It's what she's wanted for a long time, but the reality is more frightening than she expected. The investigation i ...l Smith's [[The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency]], or Sara Banerji's [[Blood Precious]]. If you're looking for women's fiction set in Ireland we can recommend Ma

...t the world around her and her search for identity is much compelling this time around. She is supported by a truly three-dimensional cast of characters, m ...mystery that needs solving, but it's not too rushed and there's plenty of time for Lia to find a love interest and tentatively take some steps towards int

...f. Auntie Lin-Chen is a city girl and high-powered deal maker, but Auntie Precious is a lot more relaxed, but that might be because she's the same age as our ...vet, but she's kind and gentle and has been known to shed a tear when it's time to say goodbye. Auntie Sakiya is into fashion and has her own beauty shop,

...eventually have eight of them as age caught up with her, slimmed down the time which was available for engagements and finally the order of having childre ...ut children and over the age of 35. She had to revise her plans one final time.

...f he can, ''and'' the all-important connections between them. At the same time I both wanted them to be fully developed individual stories, and I wanted t And that link, therefore that thrust, took some time coming. The problems can be evident – namely, that however hard Garnier

...? Is it any wonder that for some it is more than slightly, more than for a time? ...he families of her friends. A depiction of a harsh world in which there is precious little love, scarcely more friendship and no loyalty whatsoever.

|summary= The discovery of a precious freshwater pearl called 'Queenie' changes the lives of a young Scottish boy ...ls. Could this highly-skilled job be her key to a better life? At the same time, many miles away in Scotland, Jem Baillie and his father can't contain thei

..., Prince Alano, is busily preparing for the day when he must rule, and the time for him to find a wife is fast approaching. Ruby, a vivid, read-headed beau ...of humour. This is a real escapist world and it's a pleasure to spend some time in it. Loftus writes in precise and elegant prose and chooses her vocabular

...needed in my life at that precise moment in time. Having had a difficult time with a sick child it was, for me, pure and perfect escapism. I met with a ...s. I felt safe, and happy, deep down inside after finishing, and that's a precious gift to bestow on a reader with your story. I can't wait for the next one.

...istinguish between ''aloneness'' and ''loneliness''. The former is a soul-precious gift that we should all indulge in at times, the latter is a state that has ...cessary activity. The resource is nothing more than empty space and empty time, and this book is an extended look at why we should husband it well. Not h

...Cistercians, one of the richest and most powerful groups in Europe at the time, and sets out to found a small convent near her childhood home. Chance lead ...m and why, and partly because her abbess wants her to secretly transport a precious relic there, one which would confer great authority on whichever ruling fac

...appreciate that books, for her, are not just something to do in your spare time. Five pages in and I had lost my heart. ...y differing ways. Similarly, although there are mixed reviews about [[The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger]], I found it simply captivating. If

...point, Laila and her boyfriend take a trip to see the Buddhas of Bamiyan, precious monuments now destroyed as idolatrous by the Taleban. ...melodramatic, over-theatrical, unshaded, and just plain schmaltzy half the time. It's not that it's bad, it's just that it's a holiday read, not a weighty

.... And for the young Manzoor, it seemed there was an awful lot of work, but precious little money was spreading his way. In comparison with some of his white pe ...in other people's lives, generally carry on in our own sweet ways, and let time take care of blurring the boundaries. Books like this are little steps alon

...le halt, plot-wise, in her more recent efforts. After all, reading time is precious! In fact, I missed my stop on the Tube last night because I was so immersed ...riends, friends' parents and neighbours leaves Nina coming up blank and as time ticks past, Nina realises that Charlie could not - would not - have simply

.... Art is the priest and who is at the centre of the storm. We go back in time and discover a rather pious woman who has had a hard start to married life. ...With plenty of that precious commodity - hindsight. She spends a lot of time telling us all about their childhood days. She clearly looked up to Art bu

...ypical ten year old. When her eccentric neighbour, Dee Dee Derota, has her precious jewel, The Pearl of the Orient, stolen the clues lead Violet to think that ...d Co series by Sally Gardner is also about a young detective although this time with a dash of magic added. The first of the series is [[Operation Bunny -

...o helping Hartah and others wreck the Frances Ormund, a navy ship carrying precious cargo back to the Queendom. ...acters and dialogue, which unfortunately isn’t up to scratch. A lot of the time I was confused about what was going on. The only character that stands out

...o complete strangers hear the dreaded shrill of Death-Cast calling – their time is up. Mateo Torrez, preserved in the safety of his room, has never truly l ...eo and makes it his mission to help him truly live, for the first and last time.

...ary=A Dutch classic from 1947 appears in English translation for the first time. Twenty-three-year-old Frits van Egters lives with his parents, works at an ''The Evenings'' was voted the best Dutch novel of all time by the Society of Dutch Literature, and its author, Gerard Reve (1923–200

...are always there, hovering in the background, but there's precious little time for kissing in the action-packed narrative. I'm glad it wasn't shoehorned i

...g to be moved to buy this book will be fascinated by facts about the first time the pronoun ''she'' appeared in writing (in the 9th Century AD Peterborough ...tify which facts or stories are really interesting and pause to spend more time on them. In fact, he doesn’t seem to have any faith in his primary materi

...on one page, sometimes four; sometimes with a point – Goldfrapp are a bit precious – others, such as when Johnny Cash goes I cannot say where, without rhyme ...the star concerned – and much craft in focussing on genitalia at the same time.

...rrived on my doorstep, I whisked it away, cackling like Gollum over my new precious and was no use to anyone until I’d finished it. Then sat and thought abou ...the fullest and mightiest justice the Metropolitan Police can manage. This time, all signs point to Skygarden – the notorious tower block and original si

...he first sign of danger. And yet, once the evil-doers have been locked up, precious objects returned to their owners and all injuries bandaged, she still insis ...t that is not the most exciting event of the season: Amelia has barely had time to step off the train and into a relaxing hot bath at the famous Shepheard'

...nthusiasts with considerable experience, tailoring a serious expedition to time, budget and ability. The book's suggestions fall within these parameters.

Cosmo's family is in crisis. Mom and Dad argue all the time. Emmaline doesn't quite understand it because she's too little but she feel ...hildhood pets and we all had relationships with them as children that were precious and special. Just as Max with Cosmo, I shared my secrets with a trusted cat

...t down the chocolate biscuits, and Lucy rails against all the ‘fakers’ and time-wasters she has to deal with on a daily basis, none of whom show any real i The thing about Lucy is that she’s such an unlikeable narrator – there’s precious little to like about her, which is fair enough, and ultimately she’s just

|summary=Projects which you can complete in a short time but which still have the WOW! factor. The book gives you a real feeling of ...pply a lot of the material which you'll need. The projects are not of the precious type which need a specific fabric or thread. Fiona Groble begins by giving

...tnight, but between men, machines and mutts, she’s got her hands full this time. ...of the swimming pool, ironing manuscripts after unfortunate accidents with precious pages, and repairing destroyed paintings after fluke misfortunes. Each day

...od shopping was done in a hurry and always in a supermarket. I didn't have time for anything else. I didn't have a great deal of interest in food: it all s I started to take more interest in what we were eating. I had time to prepare proper meals and an interest in getting the best for our money.

...eps us hanging by dropping juicy morsels of information and just the right time to keep us hungry for more. There are plenty of secrets to be revealed and ...cended. The village finally belonged to the villagers once more for a few, precious months. I appreciated the map at the beginning of the book which shows the

...ip. The intention is to mend relationships after what has been a turbulent time. Amy has had a meltdown, messing up her A levels, partied too much and gone ...h it's incredibly theme-rich, the message I took away was one that life is precious, and we must live it to its full, as best we can and as much we can. Always

...sily, or have sharp edges, or have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out, ...oups and nurseries but they often use up their first independent love on a precious toy. They imbue that toy with all kinds of anthropomorphisms and to them th

...was after that big punch. He would have would have let it slide''. At the time, it caused me to abruptly stop a reading session mid chapter (almost unhear ...The Road to Wanting by Wendy Law-Yone]]. You might also be impressed by [[Precious by Sapphire]].

...cident and its aftermath, but it's more than just that. It's a look at the precious role friends and family play in our lives, and how innocent actions or word ...along with the characters who too are learning these things for the first time, the key question that remains is whether people are willing and able to fo

...led to them taking their eye off the ball in Afghanistan and they diverted precious resources. The promised 'restructuring' of Afghanistan dwindled away into n ...9-89 by Rodric Braithwaite]]. For more from a war correspondent about his time in Afghanistan and elsewhere you might try [[War Stories by Jeremy Bowen]].

...the young woman becomes Queen of France and is determined to safeguard her precious lands from all who want to take them – even if it leads to conflict with ...ok but be warned it's not one to pick up without having a decent amount of time on your hands – my Sunday vanished completely as I wasn't able to tear my

...as such a soft way of words: a gentleness that gathers you up like a story-time school teacher asking if you're sitting comfortably. ...t...school was in the air. Every child felt it. She was aware of precious time running out.''

...can understand. Aaron would also admit to an emotional break down in this time which he attempted to use to explore some of the darker places of his consc ...great friend and reminds Aaron often of the richness of the heart and the precious gift of kindness and love that comes from the innocence of youth. Something

...pply grand master's teaching and control his impetuous nature, or will the precious scrolls be lost to the renegade Ying forever? ..., not philosophy'' or or or. It's like fingernails on a blackboard. By the time I'd reached the end of the book, I was weeping with irritation. It's a sham

...that much. Now he’s wishing he’d told them every second of every day, how precious they were to him. ...the gunman is simply the one common denominator. Many characters use their time in the spotlight to recount stories from the past that have little relevanc

...l girl in one of the most exclusive brothels in Trinidad, Colorado. At the time, the town was the only place in the West where prostitution was legal and i ...theme in ''Honeyville'' – the meeting between the two women is shown as a precious, fragile occurrence. Love, or lust, on the other hand, is depicted as an ov

...ng to keep the promise she made to Anne Boleyn, that she would protect her precious daughter at all cost. ...is intelligent and well-educated and is one of the few individuals at the time to work her way up through merit and quite a bit of luck. She does her best

...e I have to say ([[Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers]] gets me every single time!) but there was something moving about this book. ...d straight for [[Chick by Ed Vere]], and if you're trying to reassure your precious darling that you'll still love them even after the arrival of a new sibling

...lfenbach, the ruthless dictator who controls most of the continent. By the time the day was through, the university had been reduced to a pile of rubble an

...Ireland, rival 'hard-man' criminals come face to face. After far too much precious blood has been spilled, someone called O'Kane is out for revenge but he kno ...he front cover screams action and high-octane thriller. But Neville takes time to draw a picture of his main characters for the readers' benefit. So ther

...her everything she needs to move past his tragic death. Her search for his precious journal takes her deep into this life over there, a life which, she is comi ...''P.S. I Love You'' are impossible to ignore, but the story is at the same time quite different (and, in my opinion, much better). I think it’s quite dar

...rs was wearing full make-up and another Queen Mary's clothes. At the same time he offers his reasons for the breakdown of Princess Margaret's marriage, an ...s only 10, there's little about him, precious little introspection. Every time he is on the verge of telling us something about himself, along comes a rec

...es out. And the friendship she develops with wild girl Megan is a rare and precious thing. Your bleeding heart stops bleeding and starts swelling as you see th An equally lovely story of a family dealing with (this time terminal) illness is [[Us Minus Mum by Heather Butler]]. We also have a re

...cally still holding on to their belongings. A frozen moment in historical time. Each and every one of the stories told is tragic, a life lost but two in ...myself included, get the impression that the local Pompeii people had only precious nano-seconds in which to react, try to save themselves. Wrong, according t

...ath, Rich, the insufferable Sukey – are making an appearance for the first time. The focus of this story is completely different so there’s no need to re [[Precious Babies: Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting after Infertility by Kate Brian]] do

...tionship and posits that her brother's earlier suicide was what for a long time blocked her from processing her mother's untimely death. Though capably wri ...c considering she could do nothing later on to save some of the lives most precious to her. After her mother's death Edelstein and her husband and children wou

...ced, from an extremely unhappy marriage, and working for Anthony becomes a precious escape for her, away from her difficult memories into this gentle, peaceful ...here is also another story, that of Eunice and Bomber, set further back in time. I particularly enjoyed this strand of the story, though I felt the two ch

...idaymakers return to the hotel for a much-needed nights sleep. With barely time to wonder why it is his father keeps insisting so strongly that he must spe ...e through a groundroots pacifist organisation but it's taking a long, long time to break down the barriers. They fear for their own safety but more than th

...eally the only slightly questionable part of the book: why would four such precious assets, who are clearly at risk of discovery, be left alone in a place wher ...bts, his growing affection for one of the trafficked girls and at the same time his jealousy at the relationship between Nico and Ketty. He is a very belie

Will almost wishes he could ''be'' a duck. He has precious little to smile about. Sitting watching those ducks go about their business ...truth of it doesn't really appear until about halfway through and by that time the tension was almost unbearable - I truly felt inside Will's skin as he s

...better for everyday! The book finishes with some savouries. Pearce isn't precious about using shop-bought puff pastry (which is a relief!) and uses it to mak ...s beautiful, a pleasure to handle and it will stand quite a bit of kitchen time.

...acts, despite a sea of camera phones which together obscure the view every time a new act comes on to start their set. He also talks to the man responsibl ...gles and albums that sold in their thousands during the decade earned them precious little after the record industry middlemen had all taken their cut, and rec

...human spirit, then ''The Pesthouse'' will stay in your thoughts for a long time.

...t to explain your specifics, just put a glossary at the back and give it a precious title such as "Aristo's Scroll". Bah. ...thing new in this. Adult fans of genre fiction buy identical books all the time. Enid Blyton made a career out of writing identical books for children. How

...ky blue and rowan berries red as Hamish's hair and Sconsie and Lugg (for a time content) lying at their master's feet. There's precious little police procedure – indeed in any modern force most of Beaton's cop

...rbial ducks, but then never get beyond a head-up breast-stroke most of the time (and frankly don't care a jot, so long as we're still allowed in), the auth ...ut in this volume she keeps coming back to the joy of swimming. She's not precious about wild swimming v. pools – although she must be the (un)official amba

...ed and the advice is sensible. Do what you're comfortable with and in the time you have available. If the idea appeals to you then you might like to look ...rful (and completely free) food to be had. The fact that you get to spend time in the fresh air is just a wonderful bonus.

...atching the tennis? It was so exciting this year Bookbag almost ran out of time for reading. But Andymonium is over for this year at any rate, and so, tenn ...itain. It combines a slightly dystopian future existence with a story of a precious relationship. For middle readers, Sue was blown away by [[Barnaby Grimes: R

...ears previous to the baby's death which is supposed to represent a happier time, but even then the adult characters are prone to self-obsessive traits and ...e faced with introspection and the effect can be quite draining. There are precious few changes of pace or levity although the moment when Biscuit gets 'dunked

...ns. Anybody reading this who is aware of what he was going through at the time will be as reassured as I am that he has bounced back, in his own words, '' ...correspondent reporting from Iraq, Haiti, Angola and Rwanda, and also done time as a guest of Her Majesty.

Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's finest (and only) female detective is just a little bi ...n Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Each time I read one I enjoy it to a certain extent but think that I probably won't b

...at I've kept for myself for over twenty years and for a large part of that time it lived by the side of the bed. So what is it and why is it so special? ...d a number of other books followed over the next twenty years. At the same time she wrote for a number of magazines and this book, published in 1984 is a c

...ew parts of my body which doesn't seem to have succumbed to the ravages of time but I nodded in agreement as she described a meeting with a group of her gi ...ora Ephron's maintenance schedule but I have a greater appreciation of the time that I save each day by not being that bothered about the result.

...) live in dreadful slums while the rich (the Citizens) spend most of their time plugged into the net, experiencing life as a fantasy. Civil unrest is sprin ...nic Bibber, the town our heroes live in, and so often he has failed. This time, however, he is well prepared. He has a secret hideout (the clue was in th

...ne's and the promise of Harold's visit bring her back to life for her last precious months. ...nt and Harold was her driver. One key element we learn about for the first time here is Queenie's friendship with Harold's teenage son, David. They met by

...ut he also knows that he was convicted on a lie and he's known it for some time. Prairie has now been released on licence and when he was convicted he swo

...y locations and situations off the page in so few words. Was it arduous? Time consuming? Did you visit the countries we visited in the book?''' ...ic about it. Though there's always a danger of re-visiting a book you hold precious in your head, I doubt I'd be disappointed. More power to her elbow I say.

And, if this book and the hearsay of the time are to be believed, why then Hitler gave Eva Braun just what Dubya has also ...he present given out of spite, of course, with the sacred beasts being too precious and costly to maintain.

...bedroom door. Hints are all we get about what went on behind it. There's precious little romance of that kind in this 'romance' and what there is dutifully c ...ivering the work and it was completed by her daughter. So maybe with more time, things might have been different.

...s, fight the good fight, and above all, be true to themselves. And all the time they hope to see Aslan the lion, lord of Narnia.

...over the proposed housing estate. She circulates a petition to protect her precious cottage view, making herself unpopular in many circles – until a stroke d

...a quartet of critical mini-biographies of four major personalities of our time - Rupert Mudroch, the Prince of Wales, Margaret Thatcher and Mick Jagger ...is Land Rover to treat her like garbage, ‘run off and have lunch with your precious Mummy’. We see the contradictions inherent in a man who parades a cheery

...hildhood – feel stolen, almost illicit, like the reader is being let in on precious secrets.

...’s owner, knows all the children she has placed and spends a great deal of time with the prospective parents before they come anywhere near their potential ...mothers there is no closure, no way of ever knowing what has become of the precious packages they so reluctantly relinquished control of.

...a coachpainter by trade, and at Christmas time he brings home shavings of precious gold leaf so that the children can make beautiful cards to send. All is wel ...conflicts. And they know they're not being told the full story all of the time. Bawden creates an emotional landscape that children can recognise whether

...ached when the mysterious healer Timothy Richardson came to stay. It was a time that promised so much but one for which Netty now needs to make amends, eve ...Honor has a fall, breaks her hip, and is forced to move in with Jo for a time as she has no one else who can help her. She too is hiding a secret from t

...with them and find an understanding that, for him, is lacking most of the time: ...the old lady lobotomised by the Real World, and set free from her pain by precious relics from the past, thinking of Hackenschmidt, the worlds greatest wrestl

...able to me, someone who is not even a big fan of the things. They are very precious possessions to Amy though, and a lot of her life seems to resolve around lu ...clearly scarred Justin for life, or the momentary love interest during her time in the States, and I would have liked to know more about them. That said, t

...fun and makes friends with the other animals. Fern spends long periods of time watching Wilbur daily and discovers that she understands what the animals a ...go alone, without Charlotte who must stay in the barn and take care of her precious egg sac. Just in case you've not read it I won't tell you what happens but

...ain, with his stumpy metal walking sticks. He is also on the trail of the precious stone, and is prepared to ignore the risk, the curse upon it, and the real ...f the family tree's shenanigans is given, but so little detail at the same time the younger reader will gloss over such occurrences with blissful ignorance

...is a ''genteel form of shoplifting''. Do you agree? We think bookshops are precious so we are inclined to concur. Having said that, there's nothing wrong with ...f mental illness from the inside. A true Modernist, Woolf was ahead of her time as much as she was defined by it. For the depth of its literary reference a

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...action. We also have a chance to explore a bit more of Midcyru world this time, as characters travel chasing each other and magical artefacts, and this wo ...ully over-explained and the language stilted and anachronistic at the same time. I am probably showing my age here, but I have never even heard anybody utt

...d for all. Well, those hours-long speeches of his were kind of taking his time away. Our narrator's family weren't in the happiest of places here, an unc |title=This One Wild and Precious Life: the path back to connection in a fractured world

...e in conflict with their world, with themselves are very engaging to spend time with. The whole idea of 'sympathetic' characters is a bit strange to me. We ...journeys are good - and nap times. I try not to waste any little pocket of time. My husband would never dream of doing anything less than half of the house

...nteresting ''Helbling's Story'', a bank clerk finds that he is feckless in time keeping and prefers the self-forgetfulness of dancing. His pursuit of his l ...emerged vast and soft, and the country road shone sky-blue, and white and precious gold''. Written in 1917, it also reveals his impressions of noisy cars pass

...had one of the most fun afternoons in the kitchen that I've had in a long time. Despite the fact that I've been cooking for well over four decades I've on ...al pleasure it is to use a knife that ''is'' really sharp. Hertzmann isn't precious about how it's done. He recommends a steel but says that if the V-shaped de

Manju spent considerable time in India researching the food cooked and eaten by Indians in their own home ...people and it gave two good helpings and sufficient for me to have a lunch-time snack the next day.

...today and the holocausts of the past). As Adeyemi explains, ''We live in a time where men, women, and children of colour are being dehumanized and oppresse ...sly collide. Amari witnesses an event that makes her flee in terror with a precious treasure. The defiant Zelie seeks respite from a gruelling tax sanctioned b

...ce the series has faded from the memory but this one has stood the test of time better than most. ...ways, therefore, are not necessarily those of the trained cook. He's less precious than most about doing things "the right way" and generally sees the end as

...you encounter, you will survive and you can make a difference. I've got no time for books that dish out gloom. Imagine if Mr Tom had gone all way to London ..., but yes, we see what you mean. There's always room for optimism and it's precious. Was Trash more difficult to write than Ribblestrop?'''

...eautiful moments discussing the serious issues teenagers face. Special and precious hours. Two of the grandchildren have read the book now, and they have a que ...the catwalks of the big fashion houses or the glossy magazine spreads any time soon. As Penelope Atkinson-Baker says in the novel: ''Nobody wants to see r

.... The Profile..'' (a major innovation at the time) and the second was ''Time...spending weeks or even months with his subjects, watching and listening'' ...e to distinguish between the reportage and the story. At this distance in time that might as well be because the factual tales have a touch of unreality t

...'. He proved to be an extraordinarily interesting person, described at the time as a man of engaging manners, amiable disposition, considerable ability, in ...but which would also have to take into account the known facts at the same time. I've never had any formal training in creative writing, nor any previous e

...re children we – if we were lucky – had stories read to us. It is the most precious gift to hear a story: there is love in the telling, I feel. And, as Hugh Lu ...takes too long, much as I love it). And every day, although the amount of time varies depending on whether I'm imagining or editing.

We had a lovely time searching for stuff on the interweb on the 11th of this month. Google celeb ...ren Russell story, you discover it and, once discovered, you recognise how precious it is and love it.

A long time ago, in 1916, a little boy was born to Norwegian parents living in South Wa ...of feeling an indivisible part of that whole. Stories are amongst the most precious of all the things we have, and often the true ones are the most important o

...er ask the kids what stuff means or to translate for me… it would kill the precious words, and I’m scared they’d ask for royalties. ...nfortunately not very much. I’ve been a teacher in South London for a long time so I know what’s what and I’ve filled out enough child protection forms

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...are dead, Baba. When we are forced to fight or die. Then surely it must be time to leave.'' ...nsible for his younger brother Aylan who clings to him and is particularly precious as he was born disabled due to trauma amidst prolonged bombing:

...inking woman’s love story with a 47-year old heroine (the age I was at the time) and a gorgeous younger hero, set on the bleak but beautiful Hebridean isla ...ctually a wide range of books: there’s 1 chick lit, 4 with a historical or time-slip setting (one of them written by an academic) and there’s STAR GAZING

...afternoons in front of the fire' variety. The projects are divided by the time they'll take to complete - less than five hours, five to ten hours, ten to ...they hold. No expense appears to be spared and the experts spend as much time and effort as is required to achieve the desired result. Regular viewers k

There was a time, not that long ago, when it was thought that sugary food was better for you ...end of November, particularly in Central Scotland was perhaps not the best time to start, in a world where the normal sores had been exacerbated by climate

I lay for some time, my head resting on his naked chest, and fought back tears that were unseem How many minutes or even hours passed, I had no idea, but it was sufficient time that I had been able to work past my own considerable sense of loss to the