Product Description: This program includes an interview with the author, Daisy Goodwin, who is the writer and creator of Victoria, the Masterpiece Presentation on PBS. Anna Wilson-Jones, who plays Lady Portman on the show, narrates. "The research is impeccable, the attention to details -- from protocol to petticoats -- perfect, and it brings the formidable figure of Victoria to sparkling life...read more

Empress Elizabeth of Austria, known as Sisi, is the Princess Diana of nineteenth-century Europe. Famously beautiful, as captured in a portrait with diamond stars in her hair, she is unfulfilled in her marriage to the older Emperor Franz Joseph. Sisi has spent years evading the stifling formality of royal life on her private train or yacht or, whenever she can, on the back of a horse.Captain Bay Middleton is dashing, young, and the finest horseman in England. He is also impoverished, with no hope of buying the horse needed to win the Grand National―until he meets Charlotte Baird. A clever, plainspoken heiress whose money gives her a choice among suitors, Charlotte falls in love with Bay, the first man to really notice her, for his vulnerability as well as his glamour. When Sisi joins the legendary hunt organized by Earl Spencer in England, Bay is asked to guide her on the treacherous course. Their shared passion for riding leads to an infatuation that jeopardizes the growing bond between Bay and Charlotte, and threatens all of their futures.The Fortune Hunter, a brilliant new novel by Daisy Goodwin, is a lush, irresistible story of the public lives and private longings of grand historical figures.

A collection of uplifting poems is organized under such sections as 'Stepping on the Scale' and 'Looking in the Mirror,' and is designed to help readers find encouragement in the face of everyday challenges, from handling office politics to caring for a family. 35,000 first printing.

An anthology of love poetry includes works by such writers as Maya Angelou, Shakespeare, and John Keats and traces the course of a romantic relationship, from the exciting early days through the healing of a broken heart, in a collection complemented by humorous and practical advice.

A collection of humorous, compassionate, and illuminating poems, from such contributors as Dorothy Dukes, Lord Byron, Ogden Nash, William Blake, and Thomas Gunn, helps readers overcome the trials and tribulations of everyday life.

Product Description: In a unique take on the London anthology, 33 East and 33 West feature 1 brand new short story for each of London's 33 boroughs. From Havering to Hillingdon, Bexley to Brent. These are stories of movement and change that capture the individuality of each borough and the diversity of London better than any camera...read more

From Dr Spock to Gina Ford, every generation has had its childcare expert eager to pass on their advice about how best to bring up baby. Should we leave them to cry in a cot or sleep three in a bed? Should we feed on demand or only according to a strict routine? This book is all about what new parents really want.

What makes a woman leave her children? Sometimes you have to go back 150 years to find out!

Britain's anthologiser of poetry turns her discerning eye on the nation's infants, with a wonderful collection of poems, together with typically acute commentary, for reading aloud to younger children or for older ones to browse through.