The Queen & Us: The Second Elizabethan Age

NIGEL NICOLSON

History

Acorn Independent Press

On Charlotte's Shoulders

Julie Monahan

As a child, Gaynor had many roles to play - parent to her baby brother, rescuer to her beaten mother and, most of all, keeper of the family secrets. She witnessed and experienced things that no child should and, aged 13, she took her first sip of whisky and thought she’d found sanctuary. She grew up fast and was soon bunking off school and spending all her time in pubs, being bought drinks by unsavoury men.  Gaynor’s story illustrates how easy it is to find yourself out of control. Small, slippery steps gradually got her into a horrific situation involving abusive men, drink, drugs, prostitution, self-harm and serious mental illness which stripped her of the ability to love herself or even her daughter.  Having endured more than humanly possible and been a victim of her own destructive behaviour for so long, Gaynor finally managed to take steps to beat her demons for good. One Little Speck is the remarkable story of her journey from hopeless rock-bottom to recovery.  Gaynor is now a qualified counsellor who hopes to help others overcome their addictions. She lives in Essex with her partner and is a proud mum to her law-graduate daughter.

One Little Speck: The Remarkable Story of One Woman's Journey From Rock Bottom to Recovery

Biographies & Memoirs

Goodchild, Gaynor

Memoirs

Like False Money

Penny Grubb

Crash Dive

John Townsend

Pegasus to Paradise

Literature & Fiction

Michael Tappenden

Genre Fiction

South America Through Rose-Tinted Spectacles

Travel

Sandy Rose

Reference

Moods, Memories and Other Manoeuvres

Julia Kneale

How to Be Averagely Successful at Comedy

Dave Cohen

1914. At 17, Norman Woodcock is called up and leaves the warmth and comfort of the family bakery in Leeds with little more than the uniform on his back. 1919. He returns having witnessed unspeakable horrors, survived stormy seas, blistering deserts and days of shell fire. Often, his only solace was his horse - Timbuc. Like most men who returned, he was reluctant to talk about the war. It was not until later life that he began to tell his story. This book is a moving report of what actually happened to him and the men he served alongside during the First World War. In it he describes the landings on Gallipoli, his time with Lawrence of Arabia, the battles leading to the capture of Jerusalem and being on the Western Front when the Armistice was declared. His words are raw, powerful and brutally honest. This is how it was. Setting this book apart from other memoirs, Norman's granddaughter, Susan Burnett, has interspersed his words with historical commentary to give context to his harrowing experiences.

On That Day I Left My Boyhood Behind

Woodcock, Norman

Norman, Woodcock

Susan, Burnett

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