She will be taking over as Honorary Director of the Parkfields Trust, a local charity for mentally disturbed children. ‘It has long been a cause close to my heart and I am grateful for the chance to be more actively involved,’ said Ms Fox.
Windfall for local school
Children at Prendergast Primary School will be a lot more adventurous thanks to a legacy from a former pupil. Australian newspaper proprietor Philip Tasker, who died recently aged 80, was a pupil at Prendergast before the war. He has left the school £100,000 on condition that it is used for trips to broaden the children’s horizons.
Mr Tasker started his career on The News before moving to Fleet Street and then to Australia where he owned a number of newspapers.
His son David said, ‘My father had many happy memories of his childhood in England and wanted to give something back to the school, which had given him such a good start in life.’
WHICH DECADE SUITS YOU BEST?
Rosie Harford found herself stuck in the 1950s, where she discovered how hard it was for a Noughties girl to live in an earlier world.
But which decade suits you best? Take our fun quiz and find out!
QUESTIONS
1. Where’s your favourite place to spend a Friday night with the girls?
2. What’s your favourite kind of film?
3. Which outfit in your wardrobe always makes you look great?
4. What kind of food gets your mouth watering?
5. What’s your favourite make-up look?
Q1
A) You love a night at your local disco, dancing round your handbag to Wham and Mel and Kim
B) You can often be found enjoying a night of strike action at your bowling alley
C) Friday nights find you at the local indie club, dancing with floppy-fringed boys wearing eyeliner.
Q2
A) You love a night in with a selection of John Hughes’ finest, such as The Breakfast Club or Pretty in Pink – or maybe even Weird Science!
B) Your perfect evening is snuggling up with a bowl of popcorn to watch the classics such as Singing in the Rain or Some like it Hot – as far as you’re concerned they just don’t make them like they used to …
C) You can often be found at the local multiplex marvelling at the amazing special effects in Lords of the Rings or Pirates of the Caribbean.
Q3
A) White stilettos, peachy pink power suit with shoulder pads, and lots of ruffles
B) A strapless boned top, teamed with your best circle skirt (with petticoat underneath), worn with kitten heels and red lipstick … and a vertiginous beehive!
C) You rock knee-length boots tucked into designer skinny jeans, teamed with a strappy top and a HUGE handbag tucked under your arm …
Q4
A) Your perfect dinner party consists of a cheese fondue followed by a strawberry pavlova
B) You love comfort food like shepherd’s pie, followed by a delicious jam roly-poly
C) You’re always at the organic market, stocking up on tofu and free-range chickens before using the latest Jamie Oliver cookbook to create a tasty dish.
Q5
A) Bright blue eyeshadow and Rimmel frosted pink lippy teamed with lots of tawny blusher and a splash of Charlie
B) Flicked cat-like eyeliner (from a solid block), lots of black mascara and a pale foundation, set off with vampy red lipstick
C) You always carry your St Tropez bronzer, Juicy Tubes lipgloss and your trusty Touche Eclat concealer for the under-eye bags.
MOSTLY A’S – YOU HEART THE EIGHTIES!
Your decade of choice is the 1980s and you feel vindicated at the fact that neon, ra-ra skirts and shoulder pads are now appearing again on the fashion catwalk. Celebrate your Eighties-ness with some cheese and pineapple on a stick – but remember, lunch is for wimps …
MOSTLY B’S – FIFTIES GLAMOUR
You are a true 1950s glamour puss and probably greet your boyfriend wearing a floral pinny, high heels and pearls, with the smell of tasty cooking coming from the oven. Even if it just a ready meal from Marks and Spencers …
MOSTLY C’S – TOTALLY NOUGHTIES
A modern girl through and through, you love the fact that the 21st century offers you the best of all worlds, from twenties flapper fashion to readily available sushi on every high street … and the fact you can have music wherever you go, courtesy of your trusty iPod.
Reunion
Therese Fowler
A heartbreaking new novel about lost loves and past regrets.
Media celebrity Blue Reynolds has the world at her feet. Her super successful daytime chat show and the attendant wealth make her the envy of people all over the globe. But little do her fans know that behind the glitz and glamour, she is tormented by a tragic event in her past.
Whilst on a work trip to Florida, Blue finds herself caught in a love triangle between two men. A situation made even more problematic by the fact that the two men are father and son …
Blue’s troubles are heightened when the press discover that she gave up a child for adoption as a troubled teen – a child that she has desperately tried to find in the years that followed.
With the press getting ever closer to Blue’s secret, she must face her demons and overcome her fears as well as follow her heart.
Old conflicts, long-held secrets, and thwarted expectations provoke the question of what makes love last a lifetime.
Praise for Souvenir:
‘An incredible debut … don’t miss it.’ Heat
‘An emotional roller coaster of a novel.’ Closer
ISBN: 978-1-84756-024-7
Out now.
Strictly Love
Julia Williams
Guilty feet have got plenty of rhythm …
Lawyer Emily promised her late father that she’d devote her life to good causes. So how come she spends her days defending Z-listers, desperate to prolong their 15 minutes of fame?
Katie is obsessed with being the perfect wife and mother – unlike her own one. In which case, why is husband Charlie permanently AWOL these days?
Dentist Mark is licking his wounds after his wife walked out on him and desperately missing his kids. Can he cope with becoming a singleton again – on top of a devastating legal case against him?
Meanwhile, happy-go-lucky Jack the Lad Rob is hiding a secret tragedy …
Isabella’s Dance Classes gives the four the perfect opportunity to forget their troubles and re-invent themselves. They can be whoever they want to be – they’ll just let their feet do the talking.
Over the weeks, as they foxtrot, tango, waltz and cha-cha-cha their way into each other’s lives, they discover the truth about each other – and themselves. But will they like what they learn?
Kick off your shoes and snuggle up with this warm and witty new novel from the author of the bestselling Pastures New. Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Annie Sanders and Harriet Evans.
ISBN: 978-1-84756-016-2
Out in September 2008.
Pandora’s Box
Giselle Green
Enduring lies. Impossible choices. A secret that will test an entire family …
According to legend, when Pandora’s box is opened it unleashes dark secrets and terrible consequences …
Rachel Wetherby’s life has been on hold since the diagnosis of her daughter Shelley with a debilitating – and fatal – illness.
So when Rachel’s mother offloads a box of her old possessions, including a diary, Rachel feels compelled to escape into a past which – on the surface – was carefree. But opening up the box unearths secrets and memories best left uncovered.
Shelley, meanwhile, is juggling a secret romance with planning her own death. Convincing Rachel that she’d like to spend her 15th birthday in Cornwall where she spent so many idyllic childhood summers, she devises a dignified exit.
But nothing is as it seems and heartache and surprises lie in store for both mother and daughter …
Highly charged and mora
lly complex, this mesmerising story told from alternate perspectives will captivate fans of Jodi Picoult and The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.
‘This novel is a heartwarming, emotional take on a mother/ daughter relationship. I couldn’t put it down.’ Closer
ISBN: 978-1-84756-067-4
Out now.
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