A truly original story of life in and after care. The author’s own account of being left behind by her mother as a one year old and her life in foster homes and institutions. When eventually traced, ‘Call Me Auntie’ was the best her mother could offer, but this was just the start of a bizarre sequence of events. Call Me Auntie is a telling account of abandonment, ‘Heartbreak House’ care homes, family history and survival. It is also one of resilience and personal achievement as the author discovered she also had a brother left behind in the same way, forged a professional career, searched for her long lost relatives in Barbados and eventually came to understand that she ‘may be a princess after all’. Call Me Auntie is a story of survival, resilience and changing attitudes to racism and ethnicity as the author forged a successful career beginning as a Woolworth’s shop girl before joining the police, then moving into social work. Reviews ‘Anne’s story is a compelling account, not just of her search for her birth mother but of her extraordinary journey from being a child in care, then qualifying as a social worker and finally becoming a magistrate… I read it at a sitting and could not put it down. Her account of life in a children’s home in the 1960s and 1970s deserves to find a place on every social work training course’— Retired Judge Robert Zara. ‘This is an excellent read for anyone who has compassion. The author had a really tough childhood brought up by the care system. She raises really important questions. A must-read for anyone who wants to make a difference for children and their lives. Make it compulsory for all social work students’— John Bolton, Visiting Professor, Institute of Public Care, Oxford Brookes University, and a former Director of Social Services. Extract ‘Our new house-parents were Harold and Dora… He was a big guy who always looked angry. She was a little mousy figure but with a steel will underneath… Overnight, the household regime changed. As controlled as our lives might have been in the [previous houseparents’] time, the changes were shocking. Chores had to be performed to much higher standards, and there were new ones… There were new rules, routines, and responsibilities. But this was not all. With the new chores and new rules, our fear set in.’ Author Anne Harrison was brought up in care. She was a shop assistant before she joined the Warwickshire Police. From there she became a residential social worker and social care manager for local authorities in the West Midlands and Warwickshire. She lives with her husband in Coventry. Follow Anne on Instagram: @anne.e.harrison.

A book for nephews, young and old, dedicated to all the AUNTIES! - Auntie is single, has no children, has no ex-husband. At most she is involved in what Facebook would call "A complicated relationship". She usually has a dog or two cats. -

The first in a delicious, brand-new mystery series set at the Lazy Mermaid Lobster Shack in fictional Mystic Bay, Connecticut, where the fish is always fresh, the folks are ever-friendly, and murder is on a roll. Original.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Grandpa tells his granddaughter many stories while he was a missionary in many places of the world.

Author Rosalie Bott remembers her Aunt Lillian dispensing important advice: "Don't forget you are a Bott, and the Bott's always laugh!" Rosalie has focused on that comment throughout her years, smiling as she faced an array of medical challenges and diagnoses. In Aunt Lillian Told Me to Keep Laughing, Rosalie shares her life story in two parts. The first section provides a host of tips, advice, and practical information for those experiencing medical issues, with a focus on cancer and lymphedema. Based on her own interactions with the medical community, Rosalie strives to help other patients survive their ordeal and navigate their own health issues. The second part of this memoir shares a real accounting of Rosalie's medical, environmental, and personal life and their effects on her from childhood through adulthood. These stories form the backdrop of her decisions and attitude giving her the ability to recover and cope through illnesses. A true testament to the power of laughter and a positive attitude, Aunt Lillian Told Me to Keep Laughing provides inspiration for others who face similar challenges in their lives.