Liverpool was once one of the greatest cities in the British empire but it no longer feels like it is in England, if it ever did. It had retreated as a significant port after the Second World War and by 1979, it was already on the brink. What it needed was support but instead, a Conservative Party with aggressive new ideas allowed it to slide. Thirty-years after the Toxteth Riots, classified government papers revealed that the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, was urged to abandon the city and embark on a programme of 'managed decline'. Why did Liverpool's fortunes change so dramatically? Why did it fight back when other cities did not? This is the untold story of what it was like for Liverpool's people and how the period defines who they are.

Examines the exchanges within and through feminist film culture to expand critical horizons in film scholarship. Following in the footsteps of the filmmakers whose work it features--including Miranda July, Janie Geiser, Tracey Moffatt, Sally Potter, Cindy Sherman, Samira Makhmalbaf, Sadie Benning, Agnès Varda, Kim Longinotto, and Michelle Citron--There She Goes: Feminist Filmmaking and Beyond seeks to make trouble not only in the archives but also at the boundaries between artistic, industrial, political, critical, and disciplinary practices. Editors Corinn Columpar and Sophie Mayer have assembled scholarship that responds to women's work in the interstices between different branches of the film industry, modes of filmmaking, national or transnational contexts, exhibition media, and varieties of visual representation in order to assess the exchanges such work enables. Essays in the first three sections of There She Goes explore connections at the level of curation and exhibition, while the subsequent four consider local connections such as those between the film and the audience or between works within an oeuvre, down to those occurring on the surface of the film. Contributors reach beyond traditional screen cinema to interact with a larger field of artistic production, including still photography, music videos, installation art, digital media, performance art, and dance. Essays also pay particular attention to a variety of contextual factors that have shaped women's filmmaking, from the conditions of production and circulation to engagement with various social movements and critical traditions, including, but not limited to, feminism. By foregrounding fluidity, There She Goes presents a an exciting new appraisal of feminist film culture, as well as the intellectual and affective potential it holds for filmmakers and filmgoers alike. Scholars of film and television studies and gender studies will appreciate the fresh outlook of There She Goes.

Will they ever share more than a stage kiss? 'A delightful romantic read set amidst the drama, hopes and dreams of aspiring stage stars - a must for theatre lovers!' GRACE LOWRIE, author of Before We Fall Escape with this charming romance, perfect for fans of Sue Moorcroft and Miranda Dickinson. When aspiring actress Julie Farrell meets actor Zac Diaz, she is instantly attracted to him, but he shows no interest in her. Julie, who has yet to land her first professional acting role, can't help wishing that her life was more like a musical, and that she could meet a handsome man who'd sweep her into his arms and tap-dance her along the street... After early success on the stage, Zac has spent the last three years in Hollywood, but has failed to forge a film career. Now back in London, he is determined to re-establish himself as a theatre actor. Focused solely on his work, he has no time for distractions, and certainly no intention of getting entangled in a committed relationship... Auditioning for a new West End show, Julie and Zac act out a love scene, but will they ever share more than a stage kiss? ________ Readers LOVE Lynne's swoon-worthy romances: 'A fantastic author and brilliant read! Highly recommend this to everyone. A page turner from start to end. My favourite new author in recent years!' Amazon reviewer 'Engaging and entertaining, thoroughly enjoyable. Lynne clearly knows her subject and creates likeable and believable characters' Amazon reviewer 'The story is just wonderful... the way the author creates the world her characters inhabit is just sensational, and so very real' Amazon reviewer 'Really lovely escapist fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed the easy pace, it's perfect for a summer holiday read or a commute' Amazon reviewer 'I loved the characters and the twists and turns of this story. An engaging, well-written and fun read. Highly recommended' Amazon reviewer 'I haven't been able to put this one down! It's a great read with gorgeous characters... Definitely a perfect read!' NetGalley reviewer for The Summer of Taking Chances

There She Goes Again interrogates the representation of ostensibly powerful women in transmedia franchises, examining how presumed feminine traits—love, empathy, altruism, diplomacy—are alternately lauded and repudiated as possibilities for effecting long-lasting social change. By questioning how these franchises reimagine their protagonists over time, the book reflects on the role that gendered exceptionalism plays in social and political action, as well as what forms of knowledge and power are presumed distinctly feminine. The franchises explored in this book illustrate the ambivalent (post)feminist representation of women protagonists as uniquely gifted in ways both gendered and seemingly ungendered, and yet inherently bound to expressions of their femininity. At heart,There She Goes Again asks under what terms and in what contexts women protagonists are imagined, envisioned, embodied, and replicated in media. Especially now, in a period of gradually increasing representation, women protagonists demonstrate the importance of considering how we should define—and whether we need—feminine forms of knowledge and power.

A Summer Bride Series, Book 2 of a 2 Book Series Within Manhattan’s oldest families, where money marries money, rebellious children are reeled in with arranged marriages under threat of disinheritance. Luna Forsythe is beautiful, funny, smart and comes from one of the most prestigious families in New York. Her parents want to arrange her to Max Butler, a billionaire's son who could save them from bankruptcy, but Luna is not the kind of girl who takes orders from anyone. And although she pretends to hate Max, she's been having a secret affair with him for two years, running away every time things grow too serious. But Max has had enough. Maxwell Butler is madly in love with Luna, but he can’t get her to commit to marrying him. Tired of waiting, he negotiates an arrangement with her parents that threatens to leave her destitute if she doesn’t comply. Pressured to marry before she’s ready, Luna must confront her crippling fear of love and learn to let her guard down before she forever loses the love of her life. This is a steamy love story with no cheating and a guaranteed happy ending. Technically a standalone, this will make FAR more sense if you read Agreeably Arranged, Summer Bride Series Book 1, first! Thanks!