GIL MCNEIL

Didn''t anyone tell you that divas don''t knit? Knit-one Jo Mackenzie needs a new start and jumps at the chance to take over her grandmother''s wool shop in a small seaside town. Purl-one But it''s not going to be easy with two young sons to cope with, an A-list actress moving into the local mansion and a knitting group addicted to cake. Stitch and Bitch! Gil McNeil''s funny and uplifting novel turns prejudices and assumptions upside down, telling it how it really is in the world of knit-one, purl-one.

Slip one A year after her husband''s death, Jo Mackenzie is finally starting to get the hang of being a single parent. Knit two together The boys are thriving in their new seaside home, the wool shop is starting to do well and despite two weddings, an in-school knitting project and Trevor the Wonder Dog coming to stay, she''s just about keeping her head above water. Cast off But boys, babies and best friends certainly make life a lot more interesting. Can Jo cope when things get really complicated? Because if knitting truly does keep you sane when your life starts to unravel then it looks like Jo is going to need much bigger needles.

Put some more magic in your life! A fantastic new collection of short stories and much more, by some of the best writers today With brand-new stories from twenty-five of Britain''s favourite authors including Joanna Trollope, Jilly Cooper, John O''Farrell, Penny Vincenzi, Kathy Lette, Marika Cobbold, Marina Warner and Toby Young. TOTALLY MAGIC will raise funds for the charity PiggyBankKids, which supports fundraising efforts for a wide range of British charities who create opportunities for children and young people. TOTALLY MAGIC is a PiggyBankKids project to raise funds for the National Council for One Parent Families. GBP1 to go straight to charity for every copy sold.

Is it better to forgive and forget, or should you just get even? Is it possible to live in the country and not lose your mind completely? Do chickens really make good pets? And what exactly is a hardy perennial? Alice Mayhew, part-time architect and full-time mother to Alfie, is to gardening what Alan Titchmarsh is to deep-sea fishing. So finding she''s been volunteered to design a new garden for the village comes as a bit of a shock, because apart from anything else she''s far too busy trying to convince Alfie that wearing green trousers doesn''t make you Peter Pan, and that flying is best left to the experts. Molly O''Brien is finding it hard enough coping with Lily (aged four and likes washing up) and Matt (aged thirty two and doesn''t) before she discovers she''s pregnant. And then there''s Lola Barker, who causes havoc wherever she goes, and brings a whole new meaning to the word high-maintenance. Toddlers, jelly, bad behaviour, romance and gardening tips all loom large in Gil McNeil''s hilarious and heartbreaking new novel. Stand By Your Man turns prejudices and assumptions upside down with humour and passion, telling it like it really is. Sometimes it''s hard to be a woman

Prendre enfin un nouveau départ : c’est le rêve de Jo McKenzie dont le mari vient de décéder. Seule avec deux jeunes enfants et des finances dans le rouge, elle doit changer de vie. Elle déménage dan

Un an après la disparition de son mari, Jo Mackenzie commence enfin à accepter le fait dêtre mère célibataire. Ses deux garçons sont heureux et la petite boutique de tricot que Jo a reprise se porte

They may be your inspiration or your best friend, kind protectors or big on homework and manners, there for the first nappy change or always down the pub - but there is no one else quite like Dad.In Dads, Britains finest and funniest share their anecdotes and personal recollections about both what it is like to be a dad - from the shock of looking after a new born to the mixed blessings that are teenagers - and their changing relationships with their own fathers.The phenomenal list of high-profile contributors includes Sir Richard Branson, Bill Bryson, Andrew Collins, Jilly Cooper, Richard Curtis, Sir Alex Ferguson, Anna Ford, Joanne Harris, Charlie Higson, Kathy Lette, Davina McCall, Fiona Millar, David Miliband, Anthony Minghella, John OFarrell, David Puttnam, Ian Rankin, David Tennant, Alan Titchmarsh and Fay WeldonHugely entertaining and thought-provoking in turns, this celebration of fatherhood explores just what it is to be a dad.

Newly divorced and struggling to find a way to support her three boys, Molly Taylor is stunned when she inherits Harrington Hall, her late aunts beloved yet dilapidated bed and breakfast. But does she really want to take over a three-hundred-year-old manor house on the Devon coast where the only thing that doesnt need urgent attention is the beautiful rose garden?Once she gets over the initial shock, Molly is ready dive right in, but the universe has other plans: she must first overcome the needs of her eccentric uncle (and his pet parrot), the ambitions of her conniving brother, and the disquiet of her three sons. Not to mention an unexpected chance at new love. Nothing is going according to plan - and then Harrington begins to work its magic and the roses start to bloom . . . Charming, uplifting and highly entertaining, A Good Year for the Roses is a story for anyone who has ever dreamed of starting over. Wonderfully warm and witty, it will have you smiling until you turn the very last page.