Kathy Sharp
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Kathy Sharp delights us in her first of her quirky tales centred around the plants found in and around the Jurassic coast, and Dorset woodlands. Some very odd people begin to gather at the Hartstongue Inn, deep in the forest. But who are they? Why are they there? And what secrets do they have to hide? The Herbarium reveals its unique mysteries one by one ...
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The young Reverend Pontius is engaged to be married to a suitable young woman and he has been promised his own chapel with a decent congregation. Everything is in place for a successful and respectable future. So why does he throw it all away and flounce off in search of a non-existent island? Is it real, or an elaborate practical joke? Call of the Merry Isle chronicles the adventures and mishaps Pontius meets along the way as he tries to disentangle...
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While one in five of us will need significant assistance with the activities of daily living or long-term care for more than five years, costing as much as $10,000 per year, about 50% of women ages 55 to 66 have no personal retirement savings. Aging Into Poverty spotlights the looming crisis for American women, their families, and communities.
Author Kathy Sharp details the history and public policy decisions that have consigned so many senior women...
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When the mysterious Mr. Sallow and his companion Crowfoot the Ape arrive at the neglected Dropwort Hall, they soon cure the old place of its ills, from smoky chimneys to the moping sickness in the sheep flock. Everything is running like clockwork until a series of unexplained deaths strikes the household. Is the ancient Curse of Dropwort Hall responsible, or is it murder? The ever-efficient Mr Sallow sets out to discover the truth. But is he being...