DescriptionMany people wrestle with their significance. If you're one of them, Jim Graff understands. And in his life-changing new book, he offers incredible insight and inspiration that can change the course of your life. A Significant Life will help you u…
DescriptionDaisy grows up in a Geordie family of Irish descent, which has just one interest: her older sister, a precociously talented singer. Daisy learns early on how to cope with disappointment and rejection, but she also develops a rare resilience and determination. This stands her in good stead when a despicable act of violence gives her no choice but to leave home. The WAAF wants recruits, and Daisy signs up, full of trepidation but hope too. Now she can be the person she's always wanted to be, but who exactly is that?
DescriptionWritten when she was 26, Agnes Grey is Anne Bronte's first novel. It tells the story of a rector's daughter who has to earn her living as a governess. Drawing directly from her own experiences, Anne Bronte set out to describe the immense pressures that the governess' life involved: the frustration, the isolation, and the insensitive and cruel treatment on the part of employers and their families. Too often, Anne Bronte has been portrayed as a saintly, self-effacing shadow of her elder sisters. But clearly she possessed resources of courage and determination equal to theirs, together with a sweetness that was all her own.
