Rachel Smith

"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark GatissA good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it.Including letters written by:John CageAudre Lorde Benjamin BrittenLorraine Hansberry Walt WhitmanVita Sackville-WestRadclyffe HallAllen Ginsberg

Speak The F*ck Up is a soul-searching excavation, an incredibly uncomfortable reckoning, and the start of a journey. It's an intensely vulnerable and all-too-personal account of all the times the author failed to speak the f*ck up and what you can learn from that.

The painter, Romi Behrens, lived in West Cornwall for nearly seventy years, voraciously painting the subjects around her every day. Her artistic career was as long as it was broad and spanned many genres, including still life, portraiture and landscape painting. This is the first monograph to pay homage to the extent of her career, providing a selected but characteristically-diverse range of visual and written material from the artist’s oeuvre and archives, starting with Romi's earliest paintings of her family, friends and the streets of Penzance and extending to religious themes done later in her life. Rachel Rose Smith gives chronological shape to the span of Romi’s work, analysing the varying relationships throughout between the person and her work, as it reflected the many identities she held, including painter, woman, wife and mother. The author also explores rich connections embedded within her ways of seeing to formative examples from the history of painting, including Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Matisse, Cezanne and Picasso, with whom she arguably worked in dialogue. Romi’s works, however, are very much her own throughout, with those forms of expression and attention learnt from precedents mingling with her own humour, flair and surrounding life. Romi’s Christian faith and the loving focus she gave to her many subjects, whether friends or inanimate objects, are similarly explored, revealing a body of work which is both tender and vibrant, as well as persistent and constantly on the move.

"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark GatissA good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it.Including letters written by:John CageAudre Lorde Benjamin BrittenLorraine Hansberry Walt WhitmanVita Sackville-WestRadclyffe HallAllen Ginsberg

An enchanting children's detective book featuring superhero Rocco the Rock Star, a real life rescue dog who once again teams up with his gang of doggy misfits, this time to keep the beautiful town of Chipping Dogbury safe. In this latest book in the Rocco the Rock Star children's book series an opportunist thief is on the loose, but have no fear Rocco and Jasper turn doggy detectives and tap in to their sleuthing skills to discover the identity of the culprit. However as with all mysteries nothing is at it seems. It turns out the thief is actually struggling with an ethical dilemma! The Rocco the Rock Star children's books series has been lovingly developed to tell great stories with beautiful core messages of kindness, patience and courage in a way that children are able to read and enjoy by themselves as they use easy vocabulary and engaging illustrations. Having said that, many adults may well enjoy reading these heart-warming dog adventure stories with their young children as they are great fun and who doesn't love a dog adventure story. Suitable for ages 3 to 12 and dog lovers of any age.

An enchanting Christmas tale featuring Rocco the Rock Star, the now famous ex-street dog and is unique gang of fury friends Their adventures begin with the arrival of some magical creatures from Lapland who soon become part of the gang. But life in the Cotswolds is never boring and before you know it they are all involved in a prickly rescue. Following a moonlight visit from a legendary character their kind deed is rewarded by a fabulous festive surprise!

A collection of poetry, inspired by a Love too large for words.

Includes A Variety of Delicious And Healthy Diabetic Friendly Dessert Recipes Get This Diabetic Diet Cookbook For A Special Discount (40% off) The dessert recipes in this cookbook have a focus on avoiding sugars, excessive amounts of fat, and calories which is important for anyone with diabetes. Since most dessert recipes are loaded with sugar, fat and calories it can be very hard finding decent baking recipes for diabetics. Below are a few helpful tips for making healthy diabetic friendly dessert and baking recipes. Diabetic Diet Baking Tips: - Reduce the sugar in your baking as much as possible, and replace sugar with sugar substitute if necessary. - Use low fat dairy products in your baking, for a diabetic friendly diet it is important to limit your fat intake. - Use whole wheat flour instead of white for baking, whole wheat flour includes more fiber and has a lower glycemic impact. - Include more fruits in your baking and desserts for sweetening. The recipes in this cookbook are my favorite diabetic friendly recipes from my collection. We hope you enjoy these diabetic baking and dessert recipes, good luck

I'm wild. I'm reckless. I'm Kat Willis - the ultimate party girl. My goal in life? To have a good time, a feat I seem to accomplish with ease. I've lived a privileged life in picturesque Crystal Lake. On the outside, I have it all. Money, good looks, and any guy I want. Until he came along... Jaxson McAllister. Insanely sexy with a killer smile, I never stood a chance. He saw a part of me I'd kept hidden behind the fa ade of a good time. I wasn't prepared for him to turn my world upside down, but when he did, all the broken pieces of my life fell into place. Everything I'd told myself I never wanted, suddenly became exactly what I needed. A home. A family. Love.

I have dropped the price of the book hoping a movie producer will see the story and turn it into a movie. dont let this stop you it is a story that will drive you to your greatest goals. This is a true-life miraculous story that will provoke your mind and ultimately lift your spirit. Despite overwhelming and almost impossible odds she managed to walk a path towards becoming healthy and successful. The story is set in the context of a journalist's deadline to find a biography that would save her career. From opposite sides of the universe, the journalist and the victim come together and share common ground in the 7 lessons of life. The Journalist delves into the powerful and emotional details of a young woman's inspirational journey to become more than what the odds predicted. This is a story of trial's and triumph's. You will be convinced that no obstacle is too big and no goal is too far. You will be on the edge of your seat because it is captivating, mysterious Part 2 is comming. [email protected]