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Sweet Ruin
A swoon-worthy and angst-filled forbidden romance about star-crossed lovers at an elite boarding school, perfect for fans of Maxton Hall and Eden Falls. From the author of YA sports romance sensation Rival Darling Passion. Anger. Fire. All these feelings are burning inside me. Noah Hastings has taken our families’ feud too far, and the divide between us is now so firmly cemented there’s no going back. I’m trying to move on, but it seems Noah has only just begun toying with me and my heart. He still has more secrets, and he’s not the only person hiding something from me. But as I dig deeper, and the truth is finally revealed, I’m torn between the boy I thought was in my past and the one I believed was my future. I’m facing heartbreak once again, but there’s an even bigger threat on the horizon that I could never see coming — one that could ruin us all. Sweet Ruin is the third book in the Weybridge Academy series and the final part of Isobel's story, which comes to a complete and dramatic conclusion. Also in the Weybridge Academy series: Sweet Heartbreak, Sweet Ruin The Weybridge Academy series is perfect for readers looking for: Passionate kisses and swoon-worthy romanceRelatable characters and fun friendshipsTeen angst and emotionBillionaire teensDrama, secrets and twists Don’t miss Alexandra Moody’s heartstopping sports romance series, Darling Devils Rival Darling Grumpy Darling Wild Darling
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Queen Alexandra
Before Princess Diana captured hearts worldwide, there was Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom (1844-1925), the original "people's princess." Born in Denmark, partially deaf, and lovingly known as Princess Alix, Alexandra became a royal icon as the beloved wife of the philandering King Edward VII. Her influence on fashion was so significant that women began to emulate her distinctive limp, caused by an illness. Despite personal challenges, Alexandra captivated hearts, reshaping the crown and public alike with her ability to transform tradition, using photography to add a personal touch to motherhood, and earning profound admiration for her charitable works. In a story full of love and loss, triumph and heartbreak, Georgina Battiscombe explores the remarkable history of this forgotten queen whose legacy continues to echo through the ages and truly deserves recognition. Includes dozens of full-color photographs.
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Alexandra Burke
A soul-singing sensation and inspiring testimony to the rewards of perseverance, Alexandra Burke is the most exciting musical star to emerge in the United Kingdom for many years. This revealing biography chronicles how she rose from a childhood sharing her bed with her sister in a cramped north London flat to winning The X Factor and romping to the top of the charts. Alexandra faced countless obstacles including the wrath of jealous classmates and the heartache of her parents' separation when she was just six. She overcame everything and by the time she was a teenager she had sung on-stage to live audiences, to primetime BBC1 viewers and down the telephone to an impressed Stevie Wonder. Then came her X Factor journey that saw her reach the final seven of her category in the 2005 series before being sent home by Louis Walsh. Three years later she entered the show again and sailed to the final where she was crowned the winner. As her fame grew a former lover come out of the woodwork to haunt Alexandra. She also had to save her mother's life when she collapsed in front of her.
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Dagboek van Keizerin Alexandra
De dagboeken van tsarina Alexandra Fjodorovna zijn niet van het soort dat de lezer een beeld van de tijd of schrijver geeft door de beschreven dagelijks beslommeringen. De tsarina heeft vele bladzijden volgeschreven met korte spreuken, liedteksten, gedichten en korte beschouwingen die ze tegenkwam in het werk van J.R. Miller, Thomas à Kempis, La Rochefoucauld, Wordsworth, Longfellow en anderen.Woorden als plicht, ootmoed, volharding, zelfverloochening, nederigheid en toewijding zijn hier sleutelbegrippen. Op papier zijn het woorden, maar het waren richtingwijzers in het leven van een vrouw die een eenzame positie bekleedde aan het Russische hof. Als dochter van de Duitse groothertog Lodewijk IV en de Engelse prinses Alice was Alix, de Duitse naam van Alexandra Fjodorovna, daar een buitenstaander en niet geliefd. Alexandra trad toe tot de Russisch-orthodoxe kerk om te kunnen trouwen met haar grote liefde, tsaar Nicolaas II. Ondanks het gemis van haar geboortestreek Hessen-Darmstadt was zij gelukkig en wijdde zich vol overgave aan haar gezin.Met de gekozen fragment gunt ze ons een blik in haar ziel en openbaart de bron waaruit zij kracht putte. Haar bekering tot het Russisch-orthodoxe geloof blijkt geen uiterlijke vertoning te zijn om het huwelijk te kunnen sluiten dat ze wilde: haar dagboeken getuigen van een diep doorleefd geloof. De drie verschillende delen, "Het huwelijk en gezinsleve" (1899-1904), "Wijze woorden" (1908-1913) en "De tuin van het hart" (1917) bieden veel wijsheid en houden de tijdgeest van 2014 een spiegel voor.
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Alexandra Kollontai
Alexandra Kollontai was a key leader of the Russian Socialist movement, the only woman in the early Soviet government, and one of the most famous women in Russian history. She worked tirelessly all her life, as a speaker, writer, and organizer for women's emancipation. This compelling biography recounts her life for an emerging generation of fighters for women's liberation.
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Watchman's Daughter
How much would you be willing to sacrifice for those you love?A moving saga of true love, set against the backdrop of the Second World War - perfect for fans of Josephine Cox, Rita Bradshaw and Catherine Cookson.Growing up in Preston's poorest area, Kat Shaw knows just how harsh life can be. But her family is a loving one, and she's particularly close to her younger brother. The arrival of a new baby in 1930 should be a joyous occasion - but instead the birth heralds a downturn in the family's fortunes.With her father unfit to do his night watchman rounds, Kat does all she can to help her family survive. But when Andrew Pitt comes into her life, everything changes. Kat's soon happily in love, and she and Andrew make plans to marry.Then tragedy strikes and Kat takes the only course she can to protect those who depend on her. Soon the nickname 'The Watchman's Daughter' becomes infamous in the north-west. But Kat is determined to find a way out. A way to escape - and to get back to the man she loves.What readers say about The Watchman's Daughter:'Loved every page of this book. Alexandra Connor knows how to make her characters come to life' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Kat was a heroine, a great character who has been through the mill. One of the best books I've read. Try it, you won't be disappointed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A great story and it felt so realistic like it was happening around you. Every emotion is written in this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A cannot-put-down book . . . It shows what someone will do to protect and provide for the family' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Alexandra has done it again. Fantastic read, spellbound from beginning to end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Last Diary of Tsaritsa Alexandra
The last Tsaritsa of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna, was murdered with her family on the night of 16-17 July 1918 by agents acting on behalf of the revolutionary Bolshevik government. The dramatic story of the demise of the Romanov dynasty has been recounted many times and has captivated the imagination of generations of readers throughout the world.The recently declassified 1918 diary of Alexandra--published here for the first time in its entirety--provides something no other account could do: a glimpse of the Tsaritsa's thoughts and activities from 1 January 1918 until the night of her death. As the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Alexandra wrote in English, though her native language was German and she became fluent in Russian after her marriage to Nicholas. The 1918 Diary takes us into her private world, revealing the care she lavished on her children during this period of revolutionary turmoil, how she felt toward her husband, Tsar Nicholas, and what she imagined about the profound struggle-between past and present, old and new worlds, the sacred and the profane-then occurring over the destiny of Russia. The diary reveals that even in her most intimate reflections, she remained the representative of a great system of belief that had prevailed for hundreds of years in Russia and that she and Nicholas hoped to perpetuate. We see in painful detail the tragic daily confrontation between this system of belief and the reality of the modern world that had, in every sense, broken free of her and Nicholas's control.The Tsaritsa's diary is accompanied by an introduction by Robert Massie. A rich biographical portrait of Alexandra, the introduction places her in the historical context of the Revolution, her marriage to Nicholas, and the tragic events that encompassed her, her family, and her nation.Annals of Communism seriesFirst Serial, Yale University Press
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Book About Nothing
Boy meets girl. Boy is single. Girl gets pregnant. Boy is married. Alex had always been an optimistic, hopeless romantic but one day her belief would be tested. She knew she would conquer the battle. The question was...How?
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Queen Alexandra
By kind permission of Her Majesty The Queen, this book has been based on extensive research over many years in the Royal Archives and elsewhere. The author was the first official Curator of the Royal Photograph Collection.Queen Alexandra was a private person who destroyed or left instructions to destroy, much of her archive, but nevertheless enough remains in the form of original documents, such as engagement diaries and letters and informal information, to chart her life more completely than ever before and to attempt to rectify the negative or dismissive attitude towards her which has gained credence in some previous works. This method, rather than drawing mainly from over-salted and peppered memoirs written much later, aims to show her character, enables readers to get to know her and to appreciate what an enormous amount a senior member of the royal family has to accomplish, while still remaining the loving daughter, sister, wife and mother, and keen supporter of the arts, welfare and education, that Alexandra was. During her life she met many famous, notable and intriguing people, while her own journey - from the young, modest Danish Princess who married the Prince of Wales in 1863, to the popular Queen Consort of King Edward VII, and the beloved Queen Mother - saw her personal development and courageous struggle against disability, especially deafness. She was a generous, thoughtful and caring woman, who maintained her sense of humour and interest in all kinds of things and under sometimes challenging circumstances. She could be a lively correspondent and her letters will help readers to understand her far better than has hitherto been possible. This book is long and detailed and readers may like to dip in and out of it, finding stories in all parts, rather than reading it straight through, but it might claim a place among the variety of entertainments which are comforting us in these difficult times.
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Selected Writings of Alexandra Kollontai
Alexandra Kollontai—the only woman member of the Bolshevik central committee and the USSR’s first Minister of Social Welfare—is known today as a historic contributor to the international women’s movement, and as one of the first Bolshevik leaders to oppose the growth of the bureaucracy in the young socialist state. Her Selected Writings discuss the social democratic movement before the First World War, the history of the Russian women’s movement, and the debate between “feminist” and “socialist” women; the effects of the war on European socialism; the revolutions; the part played by women in the revolutionary events; the early manifestations of bureaucracy and Kollontai’s role as spokeswoman for the “workers’ opposition”; and morality, sexual politics, the family, and prostitution. It also includes writings from her later life as a Soviet official. Each section is introduced by a commentary in which Alix Holt explains the background and critically sets Kollontai’s unique lifework in its historical and biographical contexts, demonstrating both its necessary limitations and its extraordinary range.
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