Winner of the Muslim Writers Awards 'Unpublished Novel' 2009. The award-winning Broken Paths is a powerful, tender and elegiac story that charts the dysfunctional relationship between a Bengali single mother and her son, living in England. It peels away layers of family history in both countries to reveal the painful secrets that each keeps from the other, the estrangement this causes over time, and the clash of cultural, religious and moral values. Samir, raised in London and sick of his mother's traditional lifestyle and suffocating love, moves out of home to find his own way beyond his dead end job and druggy friends. Amina is left lonely and desperate: her life's work in her adopted country has been to turn her son into a successful Muslim family man. A Bengali neighbour persuades Amina that an arranged marriage will get her son back, but this path leads to a fateful confrontation between mother and son. The tragic fallout tests the true strength of filial love.

Broken Paths

Literature & Fiction

Ahmed, Suhel

Genre Fiction

Rethink Press Limited

If you've ever wanted to try your hand at fiction, started a novel or short story, or completed a manuscript - but think it lacks a certain something, this is the book for you. 'How To Write Fiction Without The Fuss' takes you through all aspects of the craft of fiction writing and gives you a clear understanding of the fundamentals, along with tools and tips to enhance your writing skills. This easy-to-read handbook for creative writers will teach you how to: * Structure a classic plotline to keep your readers gripped * Create believable characters with original voices * Use settings and themes to give your story depth * Understand your genre and integrate your research * Write like a professional and lose the amateurish gaffes * Edit and format your manuscript to attract agents and publishers

How To Write Fiction Without The Fuss

Reference

McCarraher, Lucy

Words, Language & Grammar

“As a GP I was an expert at half-reading books, but Ruth’s story gripped me from start to finish. She writes truthfully with witty honesty about her unusual life journey from UK to USA and back again. With her gift of great compassion, without self-pity, she made many lifelong friends at every stage. She does not hide the emotional trauma and pain she suffered along the way. I am not an emotional person but I confess to crying at times while reading it. Hers is also a spiritual journey. In everyday language she describes an awareness of God and her own reactions to Him. Varying from rebellion against stifling convention found in aspects of her childhood; passing through a happy hippie phase with joys and tears, her humour often had me belly laughing. She turned her back on God at times, but describes tentative, risky steps towards Him, enjoying the reality of seeking, finding and following Him. I warmly recommend this book.” Dr R G Rowland BM BCh, MRCGP “Often in life things happen to us that can shape how we see the world and how we respond. From the very start Ruth lets us read about the most extraordinary experiences that have taken place in her life and how her faith has been shaped, and has shaped her life. Her words are an inspiration on how to face life and how having a faith can help and hinder but ultimately inspire us.” Revd Canon Peter Wells, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust At only 20, Ruth Magdala left England for a year’s adventure which stretched into nearly a quarter of a century. She lived in America during the 60s, 70s and 80s, experiencing cultural, social and moral turbulence. Returning to her native land she worked in nursing and pastoral care, interspersed with a few more adventures, before settling into contented retirement – content except for missing her children and grandchildren who all live in the States. She has written her small story in tribute to the One who has written His story on the heart of humanity.

Renewing: a story of wrong put right

Biographies & Memoirs

Magdala, Ruth

Leaders & Notable People

Forget the traditional model of selling which says that you should focus first on the transaction or the sale. It's outdated thinking and there is another way. A way to develop stronger, more powerful relationships by adopting an approach which is more authentic; which strips away the unnecessary layers, then focuses on how to add greater significance to others. That way is to GO NAKED. This book will help you discover how to build stronger, more effective relationships with people, so that whether you are selling yourself, a product or a service, you can step away from the majority and increase your chances of long-term success.

Go Naked: Revealing The Secrets of Successful Selling

Business & Money

SMITH, MICHAEL

Management & Leadership

With all signs pointing to a continued exponential growth of online video content, there is huge potential for businesses to engage creatively with new audiences. If your business has top-quality, unique and inspiring videos on its website and social media, it will stand out from the crowd. Creating an effective video requires skill, resources and good planning. Whether your business decides to produce its own content or hire a production company, video enables businesses to compete in a space once dominated by larger corporations. Now, video provides an opportunity for smaller businesses to create their own 'adverts' that can be broadcast freely across the globe, and shared easily by the click of a button. The Video Effect explains why it is imperative that your business makes full use of the potential of video; it shows you how to create quality content and what pitfalls to avoid. With professional advice on production techniques, equipment, storyboarding and content sharing, The Video Effect will help set your business on a course to improved sales and a unique brand identity.

The Video Effect: Market Your Business With Effective Online Video

Arts & Photography

Camp, Nigel

Photography & Video

More frightening than spiders, death and clowns, speaking in public is an essential life skill. Whether you're planning your first presentation to a client, speaking at a family occasion, or about to deliver your five hundredth speech at a conference, this book reveals the answers to fifty of the biggest questions that real people ask about public speaking of all kinds. Practical and powerful advice from two experts, Insider Secrets of Public Speaking will tell you how to express yourself with confidence and authenticity, without sacrificing your individuality, whatever the occasion and whoever you are. Insider Secrets of Public Speaking: 
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<li>Reveals the pitfalls in public speaking and how to avoid them</li>
<li>Explains the three principles of Authenticity, Authority and Audience</li>
<li>Will make you more confident, professional and engaging as a speaker</li>
<li>Helps you find your own style to deliver a compelling message</li>
</ul> Nadine Dereza is an experienced international presenter, award winning journalist and conference host. She has presented for BBC, Sky TV, SABC, CNN, Simply Money and Summit TV. Ian Hawkins is an award winning speaker, writer, and presenter. He has written for and appeared on radio and TV, on both sides of the Atlantic. Through PS Programmes, Nadine and Ian deliver Presentation Skills, TV &amp; Radio Media Training, and Crisis Media Management programmes. Based on their solid experience, these programmes allow them to pass on the skills, tips and techniques that they have observed and put into practice over years. They have coached politicians, Olympians and CEOs on the craft of public speaking. 'Goes direct to the questions that trouble experienced as well as new speakers. Good, clear, straight advice, exceptionally well-written.' Matthew Parris, Journalist, Author &amp; Broadcaster 'Should be universally used by speakers to ensure complete preparation for any event.' Nick Gold, MD, Speakers Corner 'Good common sense but from the standpoint of real hands on experience.' Rt Hon David Blunkett, MP

Insider Secrets of Public Speaking: answers to the 50 biggest questions on how to deliver brilliant speeches and presentations

Hawkins, Ian

Dereza, Nadine

May 1940. Ghosts haunt the woods and fields of Norfolk, as Europe descends into full-blown warfare. William Abrehart, a strange, nature-loving boy who hasn't spoken since the mysterious death of his father, struggles to keep the promise he made to look after his withdrawn mother and older sisters. Rachel, the eldest, is waiting for news from France of her soldier sweetheart, while Kate has designs on an airman stationed nearby. Over the course of a momentous weekend, a complex family web of lies and self-deception will unravel, as the past and present dramatically collide. Drawing on the Gothic traditions of Walter de la Mare's poem of the same name, Edward Parnell's 'The Listeners' is a dark, elegiac tale about grief, love and loss, and how we try to make sense of existence through stories and memories.

The Listeners

Parnell, Edward

Literary

FULLY REVISED EDITION with over 10,000 words of new content. Every industry revolves around Key People of Influence. Their names come up in conversation. They attract opportunities. They earn more money. Many people think it takes decades of hard work, academic qualifications and a generous measure of good luck to become a Key Person of Influence. This book shows you that there is a five-step strategy for fast-tracking your way to the inner circle of the industry you love. Your ability to succeed depends on your ability to influence. Start now by reading this book.

Key Person of Influence (Revised Edition): The Five-Step Method to Become One of the Most Highly Valued and Highly Paid People in Your Industry

Priestley, Daniel

Marketing & Sales

You are having what could be diagnosed as an insane experience, but you know, deep down, that it's actually more real than the façade you are trying to maintain to 'fit in' with what society suggests is normal. Are you really the only one, and can you continue to live a lie? When Katie Mottram, a mental health practitioner whose mother suffered from severe depression, found herself having a breakdown, she suddenly realised that the system in which she worked was getting it all wrong. Nobody could have envisioned the miraculous destination to which her distress would lead her. When you've read Katie's story and her amazing insights, you will: • Understand the messages contained in your emotions • Find out what lies beneath your fears • Discover how you have access to everything your soul desires • Realise that your dream life is not out of reach • Gain the confidence to live as your authentic self. As a consequence of her own spiritual crisis, Katie is now a development group member of the UK Spiritual Crisis Network, and is working to gain recognition for this very natural phenomenon within mainstream psychiatry. She is also involved with an innovative mental health pilot study aiming to 'normalise' mental distress and transform policy within the UK and beyond. Katie is based in Norfolk, England, and can be contacted at: twitter.com/SynchronizeYou

Mend The Gap: A transformative journey from deep despair to spiritual awakening

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mottram, Katie

Mental Health

ONLINE BUSINESS STARTUP isn't just a how-to guide in online marketing or SEO... it contains everything an experienced entrepreneur wished he had known when he started in business. We are flooded with so much information in the digital world that it distracts us from the fundamentals of starting up and running a lean business. This book is ultimately an answer to the question "How can we quickly implement proven strategies for my online business, and avoid all the noise?" ONLINE BUSINESS STARTUP will teach you:  Everything you need to start an online business without the wasted time, money and effort; How to find a trustworthy, reliable digital agency and guarantee a return on your investment;  The 7 best tools for auditing and improving your website;  How to plan and implement a successful social media strategy.   From the Foreword: “I will be recommending this book to every one of my clients, and I highly recommend it to you. It’s an easy read for the online novice, and will stop you from wasting thousands of pounds and having sleepless nights like I used to.”

Online Business Startup: The entrepreneur's guide to launching a fast, lean and profitable online venture

Waite, Robin

Investing

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