Author: Solihull Action through Advocacy
Publisher: Solihull Action through Advocacy
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Until recently, many people with learning disabilities spent most of their lives in long-stay hospitals and residential homes. They often had little contact with the wider community. Thanks to National Lottery players and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, over 18 months Solihull Action through Advocacy has been able to explore and record the experiences of the people who lived through one of the biggest changes in adult social care in the 20th Century. This book tells some of their stories. It aims to ensure that Solihull’s “Hidden Lives” are not forgotten.
Author: Dolores Cannon
Publisher: Ozark Mountain Publishing
ISBN: 1886940649
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 229
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THE BEGINNING What do you do when you discover information that is before its time? What do you do when your curiosity takes you on an adventure that is so bizarre that there is nothing "normal" to relate to? This is what happened to Dolores Cannon in 1968, long before she began her career as a past-life hypnotherapist and regressionist. Travel back with us to that time when the words "reincarnation, past-lives, regression, walk-ins, New Age" were unknown to the general population. This is the story of two normal people, who accidentally stumbled across past-lives while working with a doctor to help a patient relax. It began so innocently, yet it crossed the boundaries of the imagination to open up an entirely new way of thinking at a time when such a thing was unheard of. It went totally against the belief systems of the time. It was so startling that they should have stopped, but their curiosity demanded that they continue to explore the unorthodox. The experiment changed the participants and everyone involved, and their beliefs would never be the same. Dolores Cannon is now a world-renowned hypnotherapist who has explored thousands of cases in the forty years since 1968, and has written fifteen books about her discoveries. Her books are translated into more than 20 languages. She is teaching her unique form of hypnosis all over the world. When she lectures people ask, "How did you get started on all of this?" This is the story of her beginnings. The book was written in 1980, her very first book. It has laid dormant, gathering dust, until now, waiting. Now is the time for it to come forth. Enjoy the adventure!
Author: Simon Garfield
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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'We Are At War' continues Garfield's successful formula of interweaving five ordinary lives from the Mass-Observation archive begun with 'Our Hidden Lives'. Beginning in the weeks before the war, and ending a year later with the Battle of Britain, the book tells the story of the war on the home front.
Author: Caroline de Costa
Publisher: Boolarong Press
ISBN: 192587785X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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It seems a perfect beach in tropical north Queensland, yet a sign marks the site where fifteen Aboriginal people were massacred more than a century before. Then on a sunny morning in 2002 the body of a young Aboriginal woman washes up on the sand. Accident … or murder? Close by lives Cairns forensic pathologist Leah Rookwood, on the island handed down through four generations of Rookwoods. As Leah’s colleague Detective Leslie Fernando investigates the modern- day death, Leah discovers some dubious history in her own family. Are the distant events and the current tragedy linked?
Author: Emily Hemelrijk
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190251891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 649
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Roman cities have rarely been studied from the perspective of women, and studies of Roman women mainly focus on the city of Rome. Studying the civic participation of women in the towns of Italy outside Rome and in the numerous cities of the Latin-speaking provinces of the Roman Empire, this books offers a new view on Roman women and urban society in the Roman Principate. Drawing on epigraphy and archaeology, and to a lesser extent on legal and literary texts, women's civic roles as priestesses, benefactresses and patronesses or 'mothers' of cities and associations (collegia and the Augustales) are brought to the fore. In contrast to the city of Rome, which was dominated by the imperial family, wealthy women in the local Italian and provincial towns had ample opportunity to leave their mark on the city. Their motives to spend their money, time and energy for the benefit of their cities and the rewards their contributions earned them take centre stage. Assessing the meaning and significance of their contributions for themselves and their families and for the cities that enjoyed them, the book presents a new and detailed view of the role of women and gender in Roman urban life.
Author: Diane Chamberlain
Publisher: Diane Chamberlain
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
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Actress Eden Riley's decision to make a film about the mother she barely knew plunges her into a shattering confrontation with her own past. Through her mother's journal, Eden discovers a life of hardship, madness and secrets. Shifting gracefully between Eden's world and that of her mother, Secret Lives seduces with the power of its images and the lyricism of its prose.
Author: Judith Lennox
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472223985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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HIDDEN LIVES is the latest mesmerising tale of drama and intrigue from Judith Lennox, sure to appeal to readers of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore. Praise for Judith Lennox: 'A beautifully turned, compassionate novel' Daily Mail A surprise inheritance reveals the hidden lives of two sisters, torn apart by tragedy... Following her grandmother's death, Rose Martineau inherits The Egg, an extraordinary house nestling in the Sussex countryside. She discovers that the mysterious house originally belonged to her grandmother's younger sister, Sadie, who Rose never knew existed. In her search to uncover why the sisters grew apart, Rose is drawn back into the glamorous and decadent world of the 1930s. Meanwhile, Rose's own life as a dutiful wife and mother is turned upside down by a sordid scandal that threatens to destroy her marriage. It is only once she has unravelled the secrets of Sadie's past that she is able to look to her own future... An epic tale of secrets, scandal, jealousy and passion spanning the twentieth century.
Author: Onesimus Malatji
Publisher: Onesimus Malatji
ISBN: 1776473035
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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In this pivotal chapter, the narrative explores the depths of Mark and Selina's concealed lives. On the surface, both characters appear to lead contented lives with their respective spouses. However, beneath this façade lies a turbulent past that shapes their present. Mark, raised by a gangster, has always strived to distance himself from the criminal world of his father. He presents himself as a successful, law-abiding citizen, yet he constantly battles with the fear that his true heritage might surface and disrupt his carefully constructed life. Similarly, Selina, born to a notorious drug lord, has spent her life masking her origins. She lives in luxury, a stark contrast to her father's illicit activities. Her marriage, like Mark's, is built on partial truths and omissions. As the chapter progresses, the narrative delves into the psychological impact of living such dual lives. Mark and Selina, unbeknownst to each other, grapple with feelings of guilt and fear. They question their own identities, wondering if they can ever truly escape the shadows of their families. The tension escalates when Mark and Selina, during a chance encounter, sense a deep, unspoken understanding between them. This moment marks the beginning of their complex relationship, as they find solace in each other's shared experiences. "Secret Lives, Hidden Truths" sets the stage for the unfolding drama, highlighting the internal conflicts of the protagonists. It questions the extent to which one's past can dictate the future and explores the intricate dance between the truth and deception in the lives of those bound by family legacies they never chose.
Author: Yvonne Battle-Felton
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 198262714X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
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It is 1910 and Philadelphia is burning. The last place Spring wants to be is in the run-down, colored section of a hospital surrounded by the groans of sick people and the ghost of her dead sister. But as her son Edward lays dying, she has no other choice. There are whispers that Edward drove a streetcar into a shop window. Some people think it was an accident, others claim that it was his fault, the police are certain that he was part of a darker agenda. Is he guilty? Can they find the truth? All Spring knows is that time is running out. She has to tell him the story of how he came to be. With the help of her dead sister, newspaper clippings, and reconstructed memories, she must find a way to get through to him. To shatter the silences that governed her life, she will do everything she can to lead Edward home.
Author: Miep Gies
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439127476
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here at last is Miep Geis’s own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep Gies and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives each day to bring food, news, and emotional support to the victims. She found the diary and brought the world a message of love and hope. It seems as if we are never far from Miep’s thoughts...Yours, Anne. From her own remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the moment she places a small, red-orange, checkered diary—Anne’s legacy—in Otto Frank’s hands, Miep Gies remembers her days with simple honesty and shattering clarity. Each page rings with courage and heartbreaking beauty.
