During a routine doctor's visit, Diana Richards Golden, learned she had borderline diabetes and hypoglycemia. It was likely she would develop full-blown diabetes if she didn't change her diet. Golden was not a skinny girl, and sugar was a vice. She loved baking and making sweets, which developed into bad eating habits. She was always attracted to unhealthy foods. After suffering multiple strokes her health took another bad turn. Dietary changes due to her prescribed medications caused cramps and stomach aches at every meal. She became increasingly frustrated and knew something needed to change. Her husband, family and friends were there to help Diana discover a healthier lifestyle. By adopting a low-carbohydrate diet she became free from any diabetic factors in just nine months. In this book she shares her recipes, including smoothies, marinades, blackberry salmon, avocado chocolate mousse, broccoli salad and sweet treats. Whether you suffer from diabetes, want to drop a few pounds, or crave a healthier way of life, let From Fudge to Freedom be your guide and inspiration to make positive changes.
In between her fairy-tale wedding and her premature death, there lived the most beloved royal presence of our century, surely as multifaceted as any celebrity of our time. The radical twists and turns in her brief life drew the fascination of millions. Yet the most photographed woman in the world was also the least quoted--her actual words were seldom heard, and never gathered, until now. This unique book is the result of a scrupulous worldwide search for every one of Diana's significant quotes. Upon reading this collection, one will find that behind her shy veneer dwelled a woman of extraordinary resourcefulness, stamina, and, perhaps above all, vulnerability. In fact, her open frankness about the events and people around her is both disarming and startling. The reader will discover the sharp clarity, endless warmth, and ready wit that she brought to her legendary life in this intimate self-portrait. This is the closest we will ever get to an autobiography from the People's Princess.
Lady Diana Cooper was a star of the early twentieth stage, screen and social scene. This first instalment of her sparkling autobiography tells of her upbringing, her beautiful artistic mother and aristocratic father, her debut into high society and the glittering parties - 'dancing and extravagance and lashing of wine, and charades and moonlit balconies and kisses' - which were interrupted with the outbreak of the First World War. This volume ends with Diana's marriage to the 'love of her life', diplomat and politician Duff Cooper.
Lady Diana Cooper had been famous from her earliest youth, the subject of gossip and adoration as the queen of the 'Coterie', an exclusive high society set. Her marriage to Duff Cooper, a rising political star, and her career on the stage and in early silent films only increased her notoriety. Her second volume of autobiography chronicles these years in the run-up to the Second World War, and her adventures as an unconventional hostess, actress, wife and mother are told in typically fast-paced, witty and brilliant style.
Chanity was the beloved daughter of the Chieftain and Lady of Holdenworth. She enjoyed a happy childhood until the day raiders attacked. Vorik the merciless slew her father and enslaved her mother, Serina. After Serina's death, Chanity was alone and in Vorik's care. Who would protect her from him? She had nowhere to run, and no one to run to. Chanity was older now, and did not believe in a fairytale Knight in shining armor, but perhaps she should. Derek was a skilled warrior, born the second son of an Earl in Normandy. At the age of ten and six years, he and his two best friends set out to join William, the Duke of Normandy. Derek proved himself on the field of battle, and was quickly Knighted. After nine years of service to William, he was given permission to raid Holdenworth, and seize it from Vorik. At long last, he could avenge his family and claim the land and title he had fought for all these years. It came as no surprise to Sir Derek that the people of Holdenworth saw his arrival as a godsend. What did come as a surprise was finding Chanity, a truly enchanting beauty. But would enchantment be enough when he wanted a true love that would last a lifetime?
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