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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Eleanor Stewart had always had a difficult relationship with her mother, but when her mother's persistent ill-health, caused by Parkinson's Disease, meant she needed a new home, Eleanor offered her one. 'It will only be for six months' she assured her husband - but it wasn't. It was for ten years. And, initially, those years were hard. Her mother, Mary, had very little interest in Eleanor's life, or even in her two grandchildren. So if a bridge was to be built between the two women, Eleanor would have to build it - and find the necessary solid ground to do so. She found it by exploring her mother's past with her. Mary had had a fascinating life, which included being torpedoed during the Second World War, and having a passionate affair in South America. As Mary Stewart reveals more and more of her past, Eleanor discovers a woman she has never really known, and the two forge a strong relationship that was not possible before. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Many people today have lost their enthusiasm for petitionary prayer because, to their minds, it has failed to live up to its promise. This current disillusionment is unfortunate, being the result of superficial and selective approaches to Scripture. This book takes the reader beyond wishful thinking and proof-texting to the heart of what the Bible actually teaches about prayer. By placing profound theological truth back into the hands of the non-theologian, it helps the reader to examine their own ideas about who God is and how he relates to the world. This results in increasing confidence as expectations about prayer are re-shaped to more accurately reflect God's priorities and promises.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - To honour a promise to her dying father, Jane takes her ageing incontinent mother to Italy. What could possibly go wrong Jane Christmas had always had a difficult relationship with her mother, but thought that a mother and daughter trip to Italy could be the start of a whole new friendship. In this hilarious but poignant memoir, she discovers that it will not be that easy. Describing her mother as a cross between 'Queen Victoria and Hyacinth Bucket', Jane struggles to build bridges to a woman she has always found a puzzle, while also trying to cope with her mother's failing health and physical needs.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Edoardo Albert's book is brilliant: hugely enjoyable, a galloping plot with characters I care about - exactly the sort of thing I love to read. This was a joy to read from start to finish.' Conn Iggulden, author of the Conqueror and Emperor series.Oswald's head is on a spike. Can Oswiu avoid the same fate The great pagan king Penda set a trap, and when the brothers Oswiu and Oswald walked in, only one came back alive.Rumours abound that the place where Oswald's body is strung up has become sacred ground a site of healing for those who seek it. Oswald's mother believes he will protect those he loves, even beyond the grave. So she asks the impossible of Oswiu: to journey to the heart of Penda's kingdom and rescue the body that was stolen from them.Oswiu: King of Kings is the masterful conclusion to The Northumbrian Thrones trilogy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An in-depth investigation into the meaning and purpose of Jesus' death by one of the world's leading biblical theologians. Now in paperback.