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LADY GRISELL BAILLIE – MISTRESS OF MELLERSTAIN

By: Lesley Abernethy

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LADY GRISELL BAILLIE – MISTRESS OF MELLERSTAIN

By: Lesley Abernethy

With the first factually accurate biography of a great lady’s entire life, Lesley Abernethy introduces Lady Grisell Baillie - the Mistress of Mellerstain. Lady Grisell Baillie’s lifetime encompassed Scotland’s covenanting ‘killing times’ when her heroic youthful efforts ensured her father Sir Patrick Hume’s safety before the entire family fled into exile in Holland. After their return in the ‘glorious revolution’ of 1688, she refused a post of maid of honour to Queen Mary, preferring instead to marry George Baillie. Following her marriage in 1691 she became mistress of George Baillie’s restored estates of Jerviswood in Lanarkshire and Mellerstain in Berwickshire and shortly afterwards began her meticulous accounts. Through the book, we see how her life was directly affected by the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745, and by the financial disasters of the Darien Scheme and the South Sea Bubble. But though strife was a common aspect of her life, she still found great joy. Lady Grisell’s marriage was a lifetime love affair, and her devotion to both close and extended family was exemplary, including organising a journey through mainland Europe to Naples in the hope of saving the life of her son-in-law Lord Binning, suffering from TB. A patron of poets and musicians, she had commissioned portraits from all the outstanding painters of the day, as well as work by eminent silversmiths, furniture makers and architects, including William Adam, chosen as architect for the new house at Mellerstain. Her copious letters and numerous account books reveal life in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Scotland and England in intimate and sometimes surprising detail, but above all reveal the warm personality of a remarkable, energetic and courageous woman.

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1838593675

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Dementia: The Basics

By: Anthea Innes,Lesley Calvert,Gail Bowker

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Dementia: The Basics

By: Anthea Innes,Lesley Calvert,Gail Bowker

Dementia: The Basics provides the reader with a clear and compassionate introduction to dementia and an accessible guide to dealing with different parts of the dementia journey, from pre-diagnosis and diagnosis to post-diagnostic support, increasing care needs and end of life care. Co-authored by an academic, a person living with dementia and a family carer, the book endeavours to raise awareness of dementia, challenge stereotypical and negative ideas about what it means to have dementia and champion a society where people living with dementia can be active as they wish for as long as possible. The authors present an overview of current research at each step of the dementia journey as well as including knowledge from lived experience, enhancing understanding and challenging thinking about what it might be like to live with a diagnosis or to care for a loved one. As a whole, the book emphasises the importance of prioritising the person living with dementia, as well as considering the impact of what any initiative or action might mean for them, their families and their care supporters. Offering both an accessible introduction to dementia and practical tools, this book will be ideal for health and social care professionals, students of social care, health care and nursing, people with dementia, carers and anyone wanting to understand more about the condition.

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1317484622

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Frommer's Florida from $70 a Day

By: Bill Goodwin,Lesley Abravanel,Jim Tunstall,Cynthia Tunstall

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Frommer's Florida from $70 a Day

By: Bill Goodwin,Lesley Abravanel,Jim Tunstall,Cynthia Tunstall

Frommer's is the name you can trust for great travel bargains. Our acclaimed $-a-Day series is not for backpackers who want to rough it, but for travelers with taste, who've outgrown their student lifestyle and demand comfortable accommodations and good, authentic meals at a reasonable price. Each guide is loaded with detailed listings for mom-and-pop motels, B&Bs, comfortable guesthouses, good-value bistros, and ethnic restaurants. You'll find a bargain-hunter's shopping guide, affordable fun after dark, and complete sightseeing coverage, including the best things to do for free (or almost). Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. Every Frommer's $-a-Day Guide is up-to-date, with dozens of color maps and exact prices for every single expense, so you can accurately plan each day's budget. Frommer's knows that affordable travel doesn't have to mean making sacrifices. It's about having fun and getting a great deal! A vacation in the Sunshine State doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg when you travel with Frommer's Florida from $60 a Day. Our authors have uncovered hundreds of wonderful mom-and-pop motels, charming B&Bs, great-value condo rentals, cute cottages, and more. We'll show you how to save money on airfares, car rentals, and package deals. You'll even learn how to enjoy Walt Disney World without breaking the bank or spending your whole trip standing on line! We'll also help you find great dining at unbelievably low prices, from $8 seafood platters to all-you-can-eat stone crab feasts, and point you to the best beach bars and other affordable after-dark fun. We've got all the details on Florida's fabulous beaches and natural wonders, plus the best budget golf, affordable water sports, and other outdoor adventures. And we've even thrown in a color fold-out map! More upscale guides include Frommer's Florida and Frommer's Miami & the Keys. For indepth coverage of Florida's top theme parks, with selections in all price ranges, check out Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando.

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0764566636

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LADY GRISELL BAILLIE – MISTRESS OF MELLERSTAIN

By: Lesley Abernethy

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By: Lesley Abernethy

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