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Courage
an anthology of short stories by: Judith Arnopp, Anna Belfrage, Derek Birks, Cathie Dunn, Patricia Furstenberg, Jean Gill, Kathy Hollick-Bater, Helen Hollick, Carolyn Hughes, Amy Maroney, Alison Morton, Elizabeth St.John, Marian L Thorpe, Antoine Vanner, Annie Whitehead. and an introduction Lorna Fergusson The lion has long been a symbol of courage, loyalty, and hope. A creature of power and, in some traditions, of the divine. We imagine it unflinching, unafraid. Yet the truest bravery is not found in the open, but within, where the lion lies hidden, waiting to be called upon. In moments of uncertainty or grief, courage is not the absence of fear, it is the decision to face it. It is the moment when we would rather flee, but instead, find a strength we did not know we possessed. These fifteen powerful and often emotional stories follow men, women, and children as they face profound adversity, discover the resilience to endure, cling to hope for the future, and muster the courage to change their lives forever. Join these ordinary people as they uncover extraordinary strength and emerge, in their own way, lion-hearted.
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A Matter of Time - Henry VIII, the Dying of the Light
With youth now far behind him, King Henry VIII has only produced one infant son and two bastard daughters. More sons are essential to secure the Tudor line and with his third wife, Jane Seymour dead, Henry hunts for a suitable replacement.After the break from Rome, trouble is brewing with France and Scotland. Thomas Cromwell arranges a diplomatic marriage with the sister of the Duke of Cleves but when it comes to women, Henry is fastidious, and the new bride does not please him. The increasingly unpredictable king sets his sights instead upon Katherine Howard and instructs Cromwell to free him from the match with Cleves.Failure to rid the king of his unloved wife could cost Cromwell his head.Henry, now ailing and ageing, is invigorated by his flighty new bride but despite the favours he heaps upon her, he cannot win Katherine's heart. A little over a year later, broken by her infidelity, she becomes the second of his wives to die on the scaffold, leaving Henry friendless and alone.But his stout heart will not surrender and leaving his sixth wife, Katheryn Parr, installed as regent over England, Henry embarks on a final war to win back territories lost to the French more than a century before. Hungry for glory, the king is determined that the name Henry VIII will shine brighter and longer than that of his hero, Henry V.Told from the king's perspective, A Matter of Time: Henry VIII: the Dying of the Light shines a torch into the heart and mind of England's most tyrannical king.
€ 17,50