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Series
Issues volume 296
Publisher
Independence
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Domestic abuse affects over 350,000 people in England and Wales alone, but many myths still surround the issue. Some people do not realize that abuse does not mean only physical violence but can be verbal and emotional as well. This book looks at the impact of hidden domestic abuse on individuals and society.
4) Lola Rose
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When life with Jayni's violent-tempered father becomes too frightening to cope with, Jayni, her mum and her little brother Kenny are forced to escape in the middle of the night. Slipping out of the house unseen, travelling up to London by train and checking into a hotel - it's almost like playing an elaborate game. They even make up false identities to protect their secret, and Jayni becomes the glamorous-sounding Lola Rose. But when money runs out...
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
In this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks tackles the thorny issue of violence committed in the name of God - and draws on arguments from science, philosophy, and many other disciplines to show how religion, rightly understood, is hardwired to be part of the solution, not just the problem.
Author
Publisher
BBC Digital Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English
Description
From climate change, fake news and vaccine hesitancy to mental health, addiction and domestic violence, there are no shortage of societal problems facing the UK right now. But while we are aware these challenges exist, without personal experience it is hard for us to understand what it is like to struggle with them, and harder still to envision potential solutions. These compelling documentaries, first broadcast on radio under the title 'My Name Is...',...
Author
Publisher
HarperElement
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
It's February 2019 and experienced foster carer Rosie Lewis has joined Mockingbird, a new fostering scheme designed to help families stay together. After her first week in post, the foster carer takes a call from a social worker in the Child Protection Team - Bonnie, mother of four children, has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Her mother, Debbie, volunteers to care for her grandchildren, but social workers insist on providing outside support....
Author
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In 'The Beekeeper of Sinjar', the acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail tells the harrowing stories of women from across Iraq who have managed to escape the clutches of ISIS. Since 2014, ISIS has been persecuting the Yazidi people, killing or enslaving those who won't convert to Islam. These women have lost their families and loved ones, along with everything they've ever known. Dunya Mikhail weaves together the women's tales of endurance and...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In January 1959, ten experienced young skiers set out to travel to a mountain named Mount Otorten in the far north of Russia. The name Otorten translates as 'Don't go there' in the Mansi language. One of the skiers fell ill and returned. The remaining nine lost their way and ended up on another mountain slope known as Kholat Syakhl (translated as 'Mountain of the Dead'). Here, something or someone caused the skiers to flee their tent in terror and...
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
From the award-winning war reporter and co-author of 'I am Malala', this searing, angry book looks behind the bombs and the guns to offere a woman's view of warfare, the use of rape as a weapon of war and the many women victims of recent times.
19) It ends with us
Author
Series
It Ends with Us volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lily has come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up. She graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant and has a total soft spot for Lily. Lily can't get him out of her...
20) Eye for an eye
Author
Publisher
Orion
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Only nine criminals in the UK have been granted lifelong anonymity. Their crimes so heinous that their identities are permanently changed for their own safety. Upon release, they're given a second chance: new identities and new homes with new neighbours who have no idea. Because, by law, they cannot be named as who they are - or were. But what if someone started systematically exposing their true identities? Not to the press, or the public, but to...
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