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The Gates of Heaven

By: Penelope Squibb

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The Gates of Heaven begins the day after war has been declared. With war fever raging, Giles Blakeney sets about forming the Vale of Eden Yeomanry. Daniel Bloom and his friends enlist in a Pals Battalion. Teddie and Clemmie begin nursing and Lady Mae turns Edenhall into a convalescent home. Will is in France looking for runaway, Sidonie. She does not wish to be found but finds salvation in an unusual way. Teddie loves Sigi but with anti-German feelings high, all must be hidden. Hugo is in France with the BEF, followed by the Blakeney boys and Daniel Bloom. The German cousins, Sigi and Hansie, already soldiers are in France too. Teddie and Clemmie go to France to nurse as battles take their toll. Sidonie's problems seem insoluble and, she alienates those who try to help her.The war ends and the survivors gather at Edenhall. Can Edenhall work its magic? Teddie wants only to turn the clock back to the summer of 1914 before the gates of heaven opened wide for the stream of humanity passing through.

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The Eye of Heaven

By: Penelope Squibb

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The Eye of Heaven

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In the early years of the century the Blakeney children live in conditions of benign neglect at Edenhall in Somerset. Joined by the German and American branches of the family and the young Blooms from the village, they roam the hills and valleys of the Quantocks, free of supervision. Their magic circle is broken by tragedy until they discover a holy well in the woods, the eye of heaven. The boys are finally sent away to school, leaving Teddie to her painting and her sister Sidonie's disruptive presence. Sidonie is sent away in disgrace time and again and finds herself stranded in Germany in 1914. Throughout the long, hot summer of 1914, loving one man and loved by another, Teddie plays a dangerous game. The German cousins are professional soldiers. The American cousins are at Edenhall as the clouds of war gather. The Blakeney sons are keen to do their bit. Will the magic circle and precious family ties be fractured by the coming war? Can love survive the conflict?

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1409201880

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9781409201885

Africare

Black American Philanthropy in Africa

By: Penelope Campbell

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Africare

Black American Philanthropy in Africa

By: Penelope Campbell

Africare is a US-based non-profit organization specializing in development aid for Africa. It is also the oldest and largest African-American led organization in the development field. Since its founding in 1970, Africare has delivered more than $710 million in assistance through over 2,500 projects to thirty-six African countries. The organization employs over 1,000 people, largely indigenous to the countries affected. This is a study in leadership and competing African and American black interests. Africare has sought to become the leading voice speaking on Africa within the US, a goal more difficult to attain than becoming the premier NGO in Africa. Sources of opinion and channels of expression about American policy in Africa are fragmented. They do not have name recognition or influential sponsors. There is poor coverage of African affairs in the US, except for key, often tragic, events. Africare has a heritage and has filled a niche in American society. Penelope Campbell argues that unless the organization reclaims these unique assets, it may lose the distinctiveness enabling its survival. The challenge for Africare is spreading its story and message. The author raises disturbing fundamental issues. Has foreign aid become such an industry that the patient is not allowed to get well? As the military cannot afford peace, it seems the world cannot afford the cessation of poverty. Campbell argues that success in Africa has been elusive not because of the failures of development organizations, but the magnitude of the issues involved. The author presents a convincing case for aid to Africa, the pitfalls involved, and for Africare's potential as a leader in meeting the continent's needs.

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1412852544

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9781412852548

Power and the Professions in Britain 1700-1850

By: Penelope J Corfield,Penelope J. Corfield

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Power and the Professions in Britain 1700-1850

By: Penelope J Corfield,Penelope J. Corfield

The modern professions have a long history that predates the development of formal institutions and examinations in the nineteenth century. Long before the Victorian era the emergent professions wielded power through their specialist knowledge and set up informal mechanisms of control and self-regulation. Penelope Corfield devotes a chapter each to lawyers, clerics and doctors and makes reference to many other professionals - teachers, apothecaries, governesses, army officers and others. She shows how as the professions gained in power and influence, so they were challenged increasingly by satire and ridicule. Corfield's analysis of the rise of the professions during this period centres on a discussion of the philosophical questions arising from the complex relationship between power and knowledge.

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1134596375

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The Gates of Heaven

By: Penelope Squibb

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