Showing results by narrator "Florence A." in All Categories

Min works at the BBC as an audio engineer, where she is struggling to replicate the sound of a heartbeat. At home, other matters of the heart are making a mockery of life as Min knows it. Min has found herself the object of her lodger's affection. An internationally renowned opera singer she's nicknamed 'The Bloater', Min is disgusted and attracted to him in equal measure. But with a husband so invisible that she accidentally turns the lights off on him even when he's still in the room, Min can't quite bring herself to silence The Bloater's overtures.

Pippa Vosper tragically lost her son Axel in 2017, when she was five months pregnant, and has since written about baby loss online and in a series of pieces for Vogue. Beyond Grief: Navigating the Journey of Pregnancy and Baby Loss is the book she wishes had been available when her son died. It covers every aspect of pregnancy and baby loss at any stage, from the practical to the emotional, with advice from experts and stories from women who have experienced losses of their own.

Maybe your friend just bought a new house and you're still cramped in your shoebox of a rental. Or you just celebrated year five at the job you were only going to work at for a few months. Or your privacy-disrespecting "roommates" are the same people who gave birth to you. Maybe you are finally ready to escape the deep, dark well of dissatisfaction your life has become.

Struggling with depression and feeling lost after the birth of her daughter, Florence St. George began experimenting with a small lump of clay on her kitchen table. Pot by pot, bowl by bowl, she discovered that as her hands became busier, her mind grew calmer. In just a few years, Florence went from complete beginner to contestant on The Great Pottery Throwdown, discovering some important lessons along the way: that pottery is the perfect antidote to internet overload, that creativity doesn't have to be expensive, and that the hands-on process can ground you like nothing else.

As more and more of our planet is urbanised, we humans still feel that primal pull to connect with our wilder roots. This gorgeously lyrical book invites us to celebrate the natural world, while also offering a clear-eyed glimpse into the challenges faced by urban plants and animals as cities grow and sprawl. Wild City proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us.

Deutschlands bekannteste Zukunftsforscherin nimmt Ängste und schärft den Blick nach vorn. "Der Mensch ist das Wesen, das die Fähigkeit hat, sich die Zukunft so detailliert vorzustellen, dass es sie erschaffen kann", schreibt Florence Gaub, und das ist in diesen Monaten eine Nachricht voll Hoffnung. Denn selten war die Zukunft mit so vielen und großen Unsicherheiten behaftet wie heute: Krieg, Klima, Inflation.

Are you ready to begin this all-important adventure, and reach a place of confidence and admiration for your vagina, vulva and incredible body? By the end of this book, you will be ready to talk about the vulva without shame or embarrassment. You will learn how vulvas have been admired in art and culture throughout history. You will discover how powerful your period really is. And you will find out how to smash stigma, label your labia, fight for your vulva's rights and find your Big V Energy!

Tartar Treachery builds upon investigative journalist Susan Bradford's previous book, Royal Blood Lies, to explore the relationships between the powerful merchants of Venice and the Hanseatic League and the Vatican, to reveal how the relationships they forged in Central Asia put the world on a trajectory for Communist China to lead the New World Order.

Youth by Kevin Curran dives into the lives of four teenagers in Ireland's most diverse town, Balbriggan. Angel is about to finish school and discover if Drill music and his YouTube fame can deliver on their promises. Princess is battling to escape her claustrophobic surroundings and go to university. Dean is ready to come out from under his famous father's shadow. Tanya, struggling with the spotlight of internet infamy, is still posting her dream life for all of her faithful followers.

In seiner Biografie schildert Homayoon Pardis, dass es möglich ist, eine neue Heimat in Deutschland zu finden, ohne die eigene Herkunft zu vergessen. Denn Ankommen bedeutet viel mehr als das Finden einer Wohnung, eines Jobs und einer Kita für die Kinder. Es geht um Hoffnung, das Gefühl der Zugehörigkeit und den Glauben daran, einen Neustart erfolgreich meistern zu können. Homayoon Pardis macht deutlich, dass es nicht dem Zufall oder dem Glück überlassen ist, ob Integration in Deutschland gelingt.

Eine verschollene Braut. Mysteriöse Todesfälle. Und eine neugierige, schwarze Klosterkatze. Herbst 1267: Ein Auftrag seines Lehnsherrn führt den Söldner Yon Moreno nach Verona – eine Stadt, die er nie mehr betreten wollte. Er soll einen wichtigen Geldgeber für Herzog Konradins geplanten Feldzug abholen. Doch der Mann stirbt vor seinen Augen. Wider Willen wird Yon in die Aufklärung des rätselhaften Todesfalles hineingezogen, obwohl ihm nichts weniger behagt, als unerwünschte Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu ziehen. Er hütet ein Geheimnis, das ihn an den Galgen bringen kann.

In this easy-to-follow self-help manual sprinkled with relatable stories, Florence Ann Romano introduces the six roles commonly found in villages and provides a road map to help the listener build their own support systems.

Retrouve 5 histoires de Mini-Loup : "Une petite sœur pour Mini-Loup", "Mini-Loup et la dent de lait", "Mini-Loup est amoureux", "Mini-Loup à l'hôpital" et "Mini-Loup et le lapin de Pâques".

Retrouve 10 histoires de Mini-Loup : "Mini-Loup en classe de neige", "L'anniversaire de Mini-Loup", "Mini-Loup au poney-club", "Mini-Loup dans l'espace", "Mini-Loup en vacances", "Une petite sœur pour Mini-Loup", "Mini-Loup et la dent de lait, Mini-Loup est amoureux", "Mini-Loup à l'hôpital", "Mini-Loup et le lapin de Pâques".

Mini-Loup part en vacances avec Mini-Pic et Anicet. Malheureusement, Raphaëlle, la petite soeur de Mini-Pic, est aussi de la partie : quelle barbe pour les 3 amis ! Heureusement, Raphaëlle a quelques talents cachés pour se faire accepter.

Aujourd'hui c'est mercredi, il n'y a pas école ! Mais Mini-Loup ne trouve personne qui veuille jouer avec lui : papa et maman sont très occupés et ses amis sont introuvables. En fin d'après-midi, il rentre le coeur gros à la maison où tout le monde l'attend pour lui offrir une superbe fête d'anniversaire !

La famille Loup dîne tranquillement quand... 'Au secours ! hurle Mini-Loup. Je perds mes dents !' 'C'est normal, lui explique sa maman, tu es en train de devenir un grand.' Mais comment vont réagir les copains ? Mini-Loup met une grosse écharpe pour aller à l'école et n'ose plus ouvrir la bouche. Ce qu'il ne sait pas encore c'est que tous ses amis ne vont pas tarder à perdre leurs dents de lait, eux aussi !

Mini-Loup a très mal au ventre, il a l'appendicite. Une ambulance vient le chercher pour l'emmener à l'hôpital où il sera opéré. Mini-Loup se rendra rapidement compte que l'opération n'est pas si terrible et que l'on peut se faire plein d'amis à l'hôpital.

Un beau jour les parents de Mini-Loup lui annonce une grande nouvelle : Maman Loup va avoir un bébé. Mini-Loup réagit d'abord mal : il ne sera plus le petit préféré, et en plus si c'est une fille ? quelle horreur ! Mais quand maman revient de la maternité avec la petite Dilou, Mini-Loup change d'avis du tout au tout !

Retrouve 5 Histoires dans lesquelles Mini-Loup s'amuse comme un petit fou : "Mini-Loup en classe de neige", "L'anniversaire de Mini-Loup", "Mini-Loup au poney club", "Mini-Loup dans l'espace" et "Mini-Loup en vacances".