DescriptionVicky didn't intend to write a book but it all came about when shortly after the birth of her son Harvey she suffered with severe post-natal depression. Desperate for any kind of release from all the feelings that were going round in my head Vicky decided to write an account of the ups and downs of day to day life. At worst she felt suicidal and totally alone and at best she felt barely able to deal with easy everyday chores and to function as a normal person. When things gradually began to get back to normal Vicky suffered again but this time with ante-natal Depression whilst pregnant with my daughter Grace.Throughout this awful journey, which is by no means over, Vicky says she has found little help from the so called experts and has had to find it wherever I could. Vicky hopes that by sharing her experiences with others that have been through something similar she will help people to reason that there is light at the end of even the longest and darkest tunnels.About the AuthorVictoria Jones was born 23rd of April 1980, the youngest of two girls, she enjoyed a happy upbringing in Hertfordshire. After a whirlwind romance Vicky married Daniel in The Dominican Republic, the couple are now blessed with two beautiful children, Harvey and Grace.After her first pregnancy Vicky developed post-natal depression and during her second pregnancy Vicky suffered from both ante and post-natal depression. Despite these problems Vicky was at surprised at how easily she took to being a mother.These days Vicky spends her time looking after a house, husband and two young children and keeping up with the ins and outs of my closest friends and families lives. Vicky has a passion for exercise and keeping fit which she manages to fit into her busy life.Vicky says she has learnt from her illnesses and now understands that you only live once and on days when you are wishing you had this and that, it doesn't matter because your health is the most important thing. Her goal is to help as much as many people as she can who are suffering from depression. She wants to do this as she feels there is so much more to do to improve mental health research and information.
More than 65 delicious, nutritious recipes for beans, lentils, and other legumes that are as wholesome as they are tasty. A staple in plant-based dishes and beyond, pulses are not only satisfying to eat but they are also cheap, sustainable and readily available. Taking her inspiration from all around the globe, Vicky Jones showcases all the best uses of beans, peas and lentils in these deliciously healthy recipes. Over half of the recipes are vegetarian, while the rest make creative use of modest amounts of fish, poultry or meat. Highlights include Armenian Lentil Soup, or an Indian Lentil & Rice Dosas with Mint Raita. Also included are stunning salads, including Black Bean Salad with Avocado & Lime. Rediscover classic dishes like Cassoulet or try more unusual dishes such as Valencian Paella. Desserts will also surprise you with heavenly creations like Black Bean Brownies. Complete with information on the history and botany of pulses, advice on buying, storing, soaking and cooking them and a summary of their nutritional benefits, this is the go-to cookbook for anyone who is ready to embrace these protein-rich and diverse ingredients.
How far would you go to protect your family? New town. New life. Old enemies. California, 1958. Shona and Chloe arrive at their beautiful new beach house with every intention of living a peaceful existence after a harrowing and heart-breaking few months in Alabama. Now, with a garage to call her own and her dream home beside the Pacific Ocean, Shona is finally secure in her environment and feeling content for the first time in her turbulent life. But when Chloe returns from the doctor's office with news that will forever change the course of their carefully-made plans, Shona is left reeling. Contemplating this new, unexpected turn of events, both Shona and Chloe are left to question how they will cope. Especially when ghosts from their pasts arrive in town. With the past and present colliding and threatening their future together, can Shona protect her new life and the lives of those closest to her? The Beach House is the epic, beautifully written final part of an all-consuming historical fiction trilogy. If you like gripping finales, truly unforgettable characters and tales of love overcoming all the odds, then you'll be captivated by Vicky Jones and Claire Hackney's compelling and life-affirming story of unbreakable bonds in the face of adversity. For fans of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, The Color Purple and The Help-read The Beach House now and complete your journey. Buy NOW! The Complete Trilogy Book 1: Shona Book 2: Meet Me At 10 Book 3: The Beach House
Shona Jackson is new in town. Everywhere she goes, she feels people staring at her. Everyone has a secret. Hers could get her killed... Mississippi, 1956. Shona Jackson knows two things-how to repair car engines and that her dark childhood secret must stay buried. On the run from Louisiana, she finds shelter from an unjust world in the home of a kindly old lady and a job as a mechanic. But a woman working a man's job can't avoid notice in a small town. And attention is dangerous, especially when it comes from one woman in particular... Can Shona outrun the perils that threaten her, and finally settle down? Or will her new, unexpected friendship attract a different kind of danger? Captivating from the first page, Shona is the first unforgettable novel in a mesmerizing, heart-wrenching historical fiction trilogy. For fans of women's fiction and small-town romance stories set in the 1950s Deep South of America.
Would you have the courage to risk your life for what is right? Shona, Cuban, Elbie and Chloe. Four lives inextricably linked. Will tragic events part them forever? It's 1958 and Shona Jackson is on the run for her life again, she was forced to flee Mississippi and the town she'd called home. Arriving in Alabama, she hopes to save up enough money to continue her journey to safety, and convinces Jeffrey Ellis, the wealthy co-owner of a machinery plant, to give her a job. There she strikes up a bond with the equally courageous Cuban. Cuban is on a similar path to Shona. Relentlessly abused because of the color of his skin, his sole ambition is to earn enough to escape to New York, but Ellis's brutal and callous business partner, Larry Bruce, and his racist workforce are hell-bent on making Cuban's life unbearable. As events unfold, Shona also finds herself in Larry Bruce's murderous and bloodthirsty sights. Their only hope is Elbie, the elderly tool room supervisor, who has been covertly keeping a diary to one day expose all the horrific and disturbing acts perpetrated over the last five years by Bruce and his associates. But when Chloe Bruce, Larry's beautiful daughter, returns from college and is introduced to the workforce, there are devastating and irreversible consequences for all those involved. Will Elbie's diary end up in the wrong hands? Will Cuban achieve his dream of making it to New York? And will Shona's past finally catch up with her? Meet Me at 10 is the second enthralling novel in an epic historical fiction trilogy about a story of secrets too dangerous to confess in a time of cruel, unforgiving and relentless intolerance to difference. Buy NOW The Complete Trilogy Book 1: Shona Book 2: Meet Me At 10 Book 3: The Beach House
What do you do when you can't remember something your hometown can't forget? The Killer in Kynance Cove mystery has been solved, but haunted by the aftermath, DI Rachel Morrison is in need of a change of scene. After accepting a secondment from Cornwall to a brand new Task Force in Liverpool, she gets stuck in immediately clearing the Missing Person's cases that have been cluttering up the Reactive Crime Unit's archives. One day, a new, mysterious case is brought to her attention by Katie Spencer, a distraught young woman with a harrowing childhood secret. Twenty-seven-year-old Katie and her sister Jenny were separated twenty years ago by a father who couldn't cope raising both of them after their mother died. Katie and Jenny now live at opposite ends of the country - and the distance between them is more than geographical. At their aunt's funeral, Katie and Jenny are reunited, albeit briefly. But why is Jenny so cold towards her? And why won't she allow Katie to spend any time with Charlotte, Jenny's five-year-old daughter? And just who exactly is Mollie? Mystified by her past, Katie drives up to Liverpool from her home in Brighton to seek answers from Jenny, but a familiar face tells her a story that completely destroys Katie's world and throws into question everything she thought she knew. Together with DI Morrison, Katie pieces together the fragments of her memory. But is knowing the truth a blessing or a curse? We Don't Speak About Mollie is the second gripping, must-read novel in a tense, edge-of-your-seat thriller fiction series. If you like Carol Wyer, Caroline Mitchell and Angela Marsons, you'll love Vicky Jones and Claire Hackney's latest nail-biting and addictive page-turner.
Curated by Royal Court artistic director, Vicky Featherstone, the monologues for Snatches were commissioned to mark the centenary of women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. They were broadcast on BBC Four in 2018, directed by Vanessa Caswill, Vicky Featherstone and Rachna Suri, ..."--Page [4] of cover.
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