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  Sigrid is unique. Mom always  says that she is not like everyone else. Sigrid cannot help but wonder what it is that makes h er unique. Is it the fact that she likes to play on her own?  Because she can get really, really mad? or is it her detailed drawings?  Or the fact that she likes it quiet? Come  along, join Sigrid  when she explores what it really is that makes her unique.  RRP  £6.50  Buy from Amazon  Note, this is an affiliate link and a small portion of what you pay, at no extra cost to you,   may go to Bridge House Publishing.     Buy from Barnes and Nobel (US)   Buy from us (1-4 books)      Buy from us (5 books)     A hugely positive book that brilliantly combines subtle humour alongside the everyday realities of living with Autism. The illustrations, which are brilliant btw, bring Sigrid to further life in a way that helps us to relate with her dai...

  Your passport to an Irish boyhood in a less frantic, more adventurous age, reliving a time of skinned knees and home-made go-karts, clean dirt, Saturday night baths, and the kind of sweets that’d nearly cost you your teeth. Back when it always seemed to snow at Christmas, the summers were long and golden, and the friendships were forever. Eamon O’Leary gives us a glimpse of uncomplicated childhood in I’m a Big Boy Now . RRP £8.00 Buy on Amazon (including Kindle)  Note, this is an affiliate link and a small portion of what you pay, at no extra cost to you,   may go to Bridge House Publishing.   Buy from Barnes and Nobel  (US)  Buy from us (1-4 books)       Buy from us 5+ books   

  Imaginative, witty, topical stories with unexpected twists and turns. The book portrays snippets of everyday life which contain a deeper meaning than is immediately apparent. There are stories about women who try to prove they are not invisible, people escaping from a cult, coincidental encounters with long lost friends, historical characters who reassert themselves into the present, scenarios which foreshadow what is to come, the danger of relying on other people’s philosophy rather than one’s own, alongside suggestions on how best to survive Christmas or deal with unwanted intruders. In Butterflies and other stories , Jenny Palmer writes from the vantage point of her home in rural Lancashire. She reflects on the turbulent times in which we live, on how people cope in their everyday lives, whether it be living through lockdown, escaping from a cult, dealing with the ‘hostile environment,’ having a pre-payment meter installed, or preparing for an uncertain future. ...

  Visit the hidden Whitehall world of the unelected special advisers. Encounter their hopes, dreams, rivalries and compromises as they face the challenge of doing the right thing in a role full of tensions. See how they struggle with the civil service, accusations of being the source of leaking, politicians who need to up their game, negotiating with No 10, finding time with the PM, and worrying about physical attacks on their Secretary of State. All this as they try to keep some semblance of family life intact. Dan Corry entertains and informs us well in Tales of the Unelected . --- “There are so many tensions and emotional conflicts in being a special adviser and Dan Corry takes you into that world through this fascinating collection of stories.” Ed Balls (former special adviser, minister and Shadow Chancellor) “It’s an honour to be a special adviser, as I was, but most of what has been written about them is of the sensational type. Here, in all its everyday glory,...