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Janet Wood
"A 'one-stop' guide to safely mounting and handling historic costume for display, including how to analyse, understand and interpret garments from different eras"--
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Janet Woods
Meggie Elliot is a young woman of above average intelligence, and on the brink of adulthood. Living with her aunt and uncle in London at the outbreak of World War…
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Having fallen on hard times, Grace Ellis serves as a lady’s companion. But on Lady Florence’s death, Grace discovers she’s been left an unexpected legacy by her former mistress. There’s…
To please her father, a now-bankrupt toy manufacturer, Julia Howard marries wealthy businessman Latham Miller, who proves possessive and controlling. Julia is soon reacquainted with war hero Martin Lee-Trafford, and…
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Fiery Kenna Mackenzie is determined not to comply with her guardian’s wish that she marry Rory Challoner. She does not love Challoner, and she suspects Robert, her guardian’s, motives. He…
Julia Howard is a perfect daughter to her father, a now-bankrupt toy manufacturer who created a paper doll in her image. Julia longs for freedom, but marries wealthy businessman Latham…
Western Australia, 1890. Fourteen-year-old orphan Sarette Maitland is rescued by a wealthy adventurer, John Kern. Years later, Kern sends Sarette back to his family home in England, where she meets…
On receiving an unexpected inheritance, strong-willed Vivienne Fox vows to keep her new-found wealth secret, lest she be courted for her purse rather than her heart. To save his family…
Twenty-year-old Geneva Tibbetson’s association with the Earl of Ashby goes back to her childhood, when he gave her a pendant with a blue stone, and told her that if she…
Fiery Kenna Mackenzie is determined not to comply with her guardian’s wish that she marry Rory Challoner, an impoverished Scottish laird. She does not love Challoner, and she suspects Robert…
The death of Charlie Parker in a car accident exposes a web of deceit and changes the lives of three women. Lauren discovers that her marriage was not what it…
1890, Western Australia. 14-year-old Sarette Maitland is orphaned when her father dies of a snake-bite on the goldfields. Rescued by a wealthy adventurer, John Kern, she takes the place in…
Charlotte Honeyman jilts her long-time swain, and on the spur of the moment marries a stranger. His pride damaged and his matrimonial plans upturned, sea captain Nick Thornton threatens to…
Woods delivers the stand-alone sequel to Salting the Wound. Eighteen years after her disappearance, Serafina Finn’s father hires detective Adam Chapman to discover the truth.
The Patterson sisters have lived in the Earl of Longmore’s house since they were orphaned as children. When the old Earl dies, the estate passes to one Kynan Trent, a…
Jilly Turner’s wartime childhood in rural Dorset is far from idyllic, but her one consolation through the difficult times is Alec, an evacuee from London with whom she strikes up…
The death of Charlie Parker exposes a web of deceit. Wife Lauren finds herself providing for Charlie’s newly discovered teenage daughter and her mother-in-law. They rent an isolated cottage in…
Raised in the slums of 1850’s London, Celia Laws is a rarity: an educated young woman whose creative skills have attracted notice. But with family to care for, circumstances have…
Miranda Jarvis would do anything to protect her sister - so when Lucy comes down with a fever, she thinks nothing of stealing a loaf of bread from a landowner…
Raised in the slums in 1850s London, Celia Laws is a rarity, an educated young woman whose creative skills have attracted notice. But with family to care for, circumstances have…
Dorset, 1840. Miranda Jarvis and her sister have nothing and no one to help them, so when Miranda steals a loaf of bread, the shock of being caught is nothing…
The stand-alone sequel to Salting the Wound. After her mother’s death during childbirth, Serafina Finn is abandoned to an orphanage. Eighteen years later, her sea-captain father dispatches detective Adam Chapman…
This book explains in detail how nuclear power works, its costs, benefits as part of the electricity supply system and examines its record. This book covers the nuclear power debate.
As the sixth of Mary Ingram’s surviving children, Calandra - known as Callie - determines from an early age that she will not follow in her beloved mother’s footsteps. Married…
December 1816. Ryder never got over Adele, the woman who abandoned him at the altar. Believing Ryder to be dead, Adele has returned, a widow. She never stopped loving Ryder…
Clementine Morris, despite her youth and inexperience, is hired by Zachariah Fleet to care for his recently orphaned niece and nephew. But Zachariah has a secret, and there are troubles…
Seemingly respectable businessman Sir James Fenmore has taken a keen interest in impoverished sisters Miranda and Lucy Jarvis, establishing them in his household. But Sir James has quarrelled with his…
An enthralling C19th saga set in rural Dorset: the heartwarming sequel to A DORSET GIRL
Against all odds, Janet began life with Arthrogyposis. Do you know what? Janet still has Arthrogryposis, a congenital birth defect. The joy of it all is that the kindness of…
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Looking for a travel guide that dares to be honest? Unlike the cruise booklet that most Tour Operators send out with your booking, our Cruise Guide book tells you how…
Janet M Woods
Following an almost fatal car crash, George, a sixty-nine-year-old psychiatrist, is convalescing at his son’s home in the English countryside. Being very much a ‘city boy’ at heart, George is…
A collection of verses - long and short, nonsensical or thought-provoking, quirky or chilling - containing something for readers of all tastes and ages. If you enjoy stories - if…
Janet Sims-Wood
A history of the life and career of Dorothy Porter Wesley and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University –
Janet Bolton
Age range 0 to 3 In this first title on woodland animals, her artwork forms the basis of the pages. Her images are whimsical and full of detail. The simple…
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Proceedings of the 158th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held at Keele, United Kingdom, June 26-30, 1995
Janet Doolaege
Jaki, a young graduate, believes that her future is all mapped out.
Janet Lewis
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Dr Margarete Kirchner-Bockholt
Eurythmy is the art of body movement as initiated by philosopher Rudolf Steiner. A form of dance, eurythmy is described as ‘speech and music made visible’ and can be used…
Lenwood Davis,Janet Sims,Janet L.Sims- Wood
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Janet Ahlberg,Allan Ahlberg
Jeremiah lives in the Dark Woods with his grandma, who is brave enough to fight off crocodiles with her bare hands and her handbag. But her legs aren’t so good…
Janet Wolanin Alexander
Young Janet dreamed of owning a horse. Growing up her attempts were frustrated. About to give up, an unexpected message reopened her heart and her dream came true. These essays…
Janet is born with a big dream no one she knows has accomplished. She pursues it off and on as she grows up, until frustrated and mad at God, she…
