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1. Lucy , Beckett

Remember the Children

Clare Wilson, a widow in her eighties, lost her husband long ago, her beloved son to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, and in the last few years, to old age, two dear friends, one of most of her life, the second only recently encountered. She has written about all this in her earlier books, In the Grieving of her Days and A Late Finding. Now, appalled though she is by the horrifying wars in Ukraine and the Holy Land, and the rampaging return of President Trump, she is still sustained by her Catholic faith, while the younger people she loves, cast into her life and into her familiar Kensington flat from the cruel chances of war, with problems and suffering but also joy for her to share, need her understanding and care as never before.Remember the Children is the last of three novels set in London and Yorkshire in the present day. The first two books of the trilogy have been much acclaimed:In the Grieving of her Days is a contemporaneous 'state of the nation' novel, and also a particularly accomplished work . . . The passages describing the central character at Mass and at prayer, and her thoughts about her faith, are beautifully written and most moving. Piers Paul ReadA Late Finding: Beckett's anatomy of human relationships is masterly. Lost and found, old and new, habitual and heady, dignified, vulnerable and intimate, they fill the pages with emotional life. Clare is beautifully drawn and the interaction between her interior and exterior life is compelling. Teresa Morgan, The TabletLucy Beckett is a novelist, historian and literary critic. Her novels include The Time Before You Die, set in the English Reformation, A Postcard from the Volcano, set in Weimar Germany, The Leaves are Falling, set in the borderlands of Poland and Russia during World War II, and The Year of Thamar's Book, a powerful evocation of La France profonde in counterpoint to the horrors of the Algerian War for independence.

1. Connie L. , Beckett

Unfinished Business

1. Lyra , Beckett

The Explorers and Their Maze Mastery

1. Lou , Beckett

Lessons from a Default Parent

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Funny, reflective and honest. Reading this book is like sitting down with your bestie for a proper mumlife debrief' - Giovanna Fletcher 'More demanding than 'hell', this is parenting purgatory for authentic women who've put their lives on hold to be mummy' - Katherine Ryan'A brilliant, comforting and funny read for any default parent' - Ellie Taylor___What nobody tells you about parenthood, from one of the 'silent partners' behind the Parenting Hell podcast.School-run coordinator, party planner, clubs organiser, laundry sorter... and maybe even a 'real' job on top! Sound exhaustingly familiar? From assumptions surrounding who is going to stay at home with the kids to the never-ending list of school admin, being 'the default parent' rears its head in a plethora of ways.This book is for all the defaults out there - bored out of their eyeballs or so overwhelmed they could scream expletives into the wind for a solid hour - to know their invisible labour is seen and valued.With heartfelt and hilarious advice, Lou Beckett provides much-needed comfort and community for the one who is depended on the most (and often feels appreciated the least), and maybe - just maybe - how we can begin to rebalance the parenting scales and muddle through a little better, together.

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3. Ruth Leeds Beckett University , Dowson

The Cultural Risk Assessment in Events

Introduces an innovative element of the events process, this book encapsulates practical and theoretical aspects for identifying and assessing the cultural risks that impact events and event spaces. Utilising their 'pracademic' expertise, the authors incorporate their decades of experience in events practice.

1. Connie L. , Beckett

Hidden Rooms, Secret Spaces

After the much-anticipated Y2K disaster doesn't happen, freelance writer Kat Addison searches for a story to write.Visiting an abandoned Prohibition speakeasy beneath Prescott, Arizona, she discovers the body of a long-dead woman in a secret cabinet. Intrigued, she decides to write about her efforts to identify the woman, find out who killed her, and why she was murdered.Soon after, Kat gets targeted by a stalker and realizes that there must have been secrets that died with the dead woman...secrets that somebody wants to keep buried no matter the cost.This is the large print edition of Hidden Rooms, Secret Spaces, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.