Modern Women

Considering herself unsuitable for any other contribution to the war effort, Monica Dickens opts for nursing, imagining herself gliding through the wards, serene in a pure white halo cap. On enrolment, however, she is promptly stripped of all illusions. Intelligent and headstrong, Monica struggles to submit to the iron rule of the Matron and toils over the mountains of menial work that are a trainee's lot. But there are friends among the staff and patients, night-time escapades to dances with dashing army men and her secret writing project to keep her going.

After years of chasing success in the fast-paced world of New York City, Bella York is burnt out and in desperate need of a break. When her big event is unexpectedly canceled, she reluctantly returns to her small hometown of Pine Ridge, Tennessee, for the holidays. She plans to rest, recharge, and get back to city life as quickly as possible—until she runs into her old flame, Hugh Blake. Now a firefighter and beloved member of the tight-knit community, Hugh never forgot Bella or the future they could have had together. As they work side by side to save the town’s Christmas Eve festival,...

Find the answers to your money questions. Whether you want to learn more about general financial planning principles or delve into issues that disproportionately affect women, The Feminist Financial Handbook has stories and advice from women who have been there, worked through the struggle, and achieved personal success.

Die neue Prinzessin der Herzen: Mit ihrem natürlichen Charme verzaubert Meghan Markle nicht nur Prinz Harry, sondern die Menschen weltweit. Die Amerikanerin, bekannt aus der TV-Serie "Suits", lebt ein echtes Märchen: Im Mai heiratet sie Prinz Harry und wird damit offizielles Mitglied des britischen Königshauses. In der Biografie erzählt Bestseller-Autor Andrew Morton, einzigartiger Kenner der Royals, umfassend über ihre Kindheit, ihren Mut und ihre Courage und zeigt mit viel Insiderwissen, was von Meghan in ihrer neuen Rolle zu erwarten ist.

The two boys never fitted in. Seventeen, the worst age, nothing to do but smoke weed; at least they have each other. The day they speed off on a moped with a stolen mobile, they're ready to celebrate their luck at last. Until their victim comes looking for what's his - and ready to kill for it. On the other side of Kent's wealth divide, DS Alexandra Cupidi faces the strangest murder investigation of her career. A severed limb, hidden inside a modern sculpture in Margate's Turner Contemporary. No one takes it seriously - not even the artwork's owners.

Nineteen-year-old Kim is finishing her first season of work around the beautiful lake. A dead body is found on the ferry, and the police are totally baffled and can make no further progress on the intractably difficult case. With immense reluctance, they call in the very unlikely assistance of a consulting detective, who single-handedly cracks open the puzzle and goes on to solve the case.

The story of modern dance is known to be one of subversion. But it's less widely acknowledged how often its schisms concerned social attitudes towards women and feminist politics. From the late 1800s to the late 1950s, a diverse group of trailblazing women changed the face of dance, and in the process, contributed to shifting attitudes about women's bodies and rights. In Wild Grace, Sara Veale focuses predominantly on nine women, each of whom were instructive in the development of modern dance.

If you want to wander the whole beautiful universe then wander in the warm fierce veins of her heart, you will be slaved there forever. Perfect thought for the Alchemist 'She' She wanted to change the hypocritic thinking of the people. She wanted to shift the scenario of the whole society. She wanted to end the agony in her soul. She wanted to censure the discriminated thoughts of the entire world. From the Author S- She H- Heals E- Everything Faith is the substantial base of the relationship. A relationship never exists without trust; to continue the relationship without trust is just a ...

Sheffield. 2019. Evie and her husband wait in a shopping centre coffee shop for a woman they have only ever spoken with online. When she arrives, they go to a motorway hotel together and have sex with the casual promise afterwards to meet again sometime. When they took their marriage vows, they had meant every word. So how had they drifted so far from the life they had imagined?

The Modern Man's Dating Guide is a book dedicated to helping men everywhere talk to, attract, and seduce the woman of their dreams. Rest assured, there are essential skills involved that must be learned and must be developed. But any man is capable of doing this, and once you know what these skills are, your chances of getting women you previously thought were out of your league will be exponentially increased.

Jenna Livingston thought she had it all figured out—a promising career in New York City and a life filled with ambition. But when she returns to her charming hometown in Florida for the holidays, she finds herself reconnecting with the warmth of family, faith, and the memories of a love she left behind. As Jenna navigates the joyful chaos of Christmas preparations, she unexpectedly reunites with her high school sweetheart, Alvin Bean. Now a dedicated member of the local church, Alvin invites her to join him in a community outreach program that opens Jenna's heart to the true spirit of the...

La historia tiene una memoria muy corta. Todo se nos queda antiguo demasiado rápido. O rescatamos hoy a las mujeres pioneras del periodismo español o las perdemos para siempre. Rosario de Acuña, librepensadora decimonónica y azote de todas las esclavitudes; Carmen de Burgos, la primera corresponsal de guerra y feroz luchadora por la conquista del derecho al divorcio y al sufragio femenino; Sofía Casanova, poeta, cronista de la Primera Guerra Mundial, y franquista tardía.

Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and displaced from her homeland after the fall of Troy; the unfaithful and murderous Clytemnestra; and Tecmessa, a war captive who witnesses her partner's breakdown and suicide in the aftermath of battle.

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Flex is a creative, rebellious, badass way to live. It’s about looking at routines (like the nine to five) and social norms (like women bearing the brunt of the ‘emotional load’ at home) and bending and reshaping them. Flex is looking within and understanding yourself, your body and the patterns of your relationships and working out how to live, earn money and be happy in a way that is perfect for you and your unique talents. Flex is knowing that the world is changing fast. The jobs we were trained for in school won’t exist in a decade.

In the picturesque town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, big city advertising executive Ashley Sampson returns home for the holidays, carrying the weight of a broken heart. As she navigates the familiar streets of her childhood, old memories and new feelings collide when she reconnects with her childhood friend, Myles Hickman—a talented carpenter with dreams of his own. With a community project to renovate a local park bringing them closer, Ashley and Myles rediscover the laughter and love they once shared. But as Ashley faces pressure from her career and her family’s expectations, she finds...

This is a raw and sincere play-by-play account of life as a teenager in war-torn Bosnia from 1992-1996. It is based on a child's diary. The beginning gives you snippets of a typical innocent childhood in pre-war Sarajevo. The book then progresses to years of her family's fight to survive and endure, all the while providing us with the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of a typical teenage girl caught in the middle of it all.

Wedding coordinator Renee Grothen isn’t meant for marriage. Those who can, do. Those who can’t, plan. But she never could have planned on gorgeous, talented thriller writer Jasper Dembenski proposing - a fling, that is. Fun without a future. And the attraction between them is too strong for Renee to resist. Now she can have her no-wedding cake...and eat it, too. After years in the military, Jasper is convinced he’s too damaged for relationships. So a flirtation -and more - with fiery, determined Renee is way too good to pass up...until his flame becomes his muse.

The one night you can pretend to be someone else... Kennedy Grymes loves Halloween, even more so after a tragic accident when she was a kid changed her life forever. Now she loves dressing up and pretending to be someone else, at least for one night. Until she meets him. Ian Lauder. Her boss. The tech genius and workaholic who took the city by storm. She knows that he would never be into her. Until they meet at the company Halloween party and for the first time in forever, it feels like someone sees the real her. When the holiday is over, will Ian still want to be with his sexy witch? *...

Lydia Bellafemine's life is a masterclass in organized chaos – a mother-of-four who artfully balances her life as a homemaker with a part-time job at a local college. Then, a fateful date night with her husband changes everything. Exposed to a mysterious creature, Lydia finds herself with extraordinary powers and an unexpected fate: becoming the world's first superhero! Now, instead of saving cats from trees, she has to grapple with a grizzled Air Force General bent on using her powers to do the government's dirty work. Add to that her increasingly needy children, the perpetual ...