Mollie McQueen Is NOT Ruining Christmas

Mollie McQueen Is NOT Ruining Christmas
Author: Lacey London
Publisher: SSO Publishing
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2019-12-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

“Be naughty and save Santa a trip. It’s better for the planet…” There was little over a week to go until Christmas Day, but Mollie McQueen hadn’t sent a single card. She hadn’t purchased one gift, and she hadn’t decked the halls with anything other than mountains of wet laundry. Usually, come the first of December, the McQueen house resembled Santa’s grotto. Stockings would hang from the fireplace, his and hers advent calendars would be propped up on the mantlepiece, and the two sparkly polar bears bought by Mollie’s mother would stand proudly on the windowsill. This year, all was quiet on the Christmas front. The door was missing its usual wreath, the sprig of mistletoe was absent from the hallway, and the alcove in the living room was minus the retro tree that Mollie normally insisted on rolling out on the first day of December. When Mollie first announced her plans to strip Christmas back to basics, she received nothing but negative feedback. Max accused her of trying to ruin Christmas, Margot advised her to chuck back a daily vitamin D pill in a bid to rediscover her Christmas spirit, and Mrs Heckles had taken to singing Christmas carols through Mollie’s letterbox. Despite their grumbling, Mollie was determined to prove to everyone that you could enjoy Christmas without falling victim to the endless marketing campaigns that emotionally blackmailed you into purchasing unnecessary gifts for people who would rather have a pack of socks and a slice of Yule log. With her no-Christmas Christmas amassing quite the guestlist, Mollie had an almighty task on her hands. Can she convince her nearest and dearest that the true meaning of Christmas had nothing to do with expensive gifts and garish decorations? One thing’s for sure, Mollie McQueen is NOT Ruining Christmas. The Mollie McQueen Series Mollie McQueen is NOT Getting Divorced Mollie McQueen is NOT Having a Baby Mollie McQueen is NOT Having Botox Mollie McQueen is NOT Ruining Christmas Mollie McQueen is NOT Crashing the Wedding

Mollie McQueen Is Not Getting Divorced

Mollie McQueen Is Not Getting Divorced
Author: Lacey London
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-11-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781790426782

From the best-selling author of the ANXIETY GIRL and CLARA ANDREWS series!If marriage means you fell in love, does divorce mean you climbed out?When Mollie McQueen turned thirty, she awoke with a determination to live her best life.Her marriage to Max was the first thing to come under scrutiny, and on one sexless night in May, Mollie decided that their relationship was over.However, when a grouchy divorce lawyer convinces Mollie there's a chance she could bow out of this life being eaten alive by a pack of cats, she starts to search for an alternative.Opening the can of worms that is her marriage makes Mollie realise she might not be as blameless as she initially thought...Will Mollie be able to rescue her marriage or has the lure of a life without wet towels on the bed turned her head?One thing is for sure... Mollie McQueen is NOT getting divorced.Praise for LACEY LONDON..."One of my favourite books of the year!""An eye-opening, thoroughly enjoyable and very relatable read.""I honestly couldn't put this book down!""Entertaining, sometimes desperately sad, very often uplifting and hugely life-affirming.""Another magnificent achievement for Lacey's remarkable pen. I'll never forget it.""A highly addictive roller coaster ride!"

Hunted Down

Hunted Down
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Xist Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2016-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1681956705

Catchy detective tales. “A very little key will open a very heavy door.” - Hunted Down, Charles Dickens A fascinating selection of Dickens' detective stories about the law officers and the circumstances in which they work. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

Meet Clara Andrews

Meet Clara Andrews
Author: Lacey London
Publisher:
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2017-04-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781521082669

Meet Clara Andrews... Your new best friend! With a love of cocktails and wine, a fantastic job in the fashion industry and the world's greatest best friends, Clara Andrews thought she had it all. That is until a chance meeting introduces her to Oliver, a devastatingly handsome American designer. Trying to keep the focus on her work, Clara finds her heart stolen by lavish restaurants and luxury hotels. As things get flirty, Clara reminds herself that inter-office relationships are against the rules, so when a sudden recollection of a work's night out leads her to a gorgeous barman, she decides to see where it goes. Clara soon finds out that dating two men isn't as easy as it seems... Will she be able to play the field without getting played herself? Join Clara, as she finds herself landing in and out of trouble, re-affirming friendships, discovering truths and uncovering secrets.

Anxiety Girl

Anxiety Girl
Author: Lacey London
Publisher:
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2017-03-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781520887111

From the bestselling author of the CLARA ANDREWS series! Sadie Valentine is just like you and I, or so she was... Set in the glitzy and glamorous Cheshire village of Alderley Edge, Anxiety Girl is a story surrounding the struggles of a beautiful young lady who thought she had it all. Once a normal-ish woman, mental illness wasn't something that Sadie really thought about, but when the three evils, anxiety, panic and depression creep into her life, Sadie wonders if she will ever see the light again. With her best friend, Aldo, by her side, can Sadie crawl out of the impossibly dark hole and take back control of her life? Once you have hit rock bottom, there's only one way to go... One in four people will be affected by mental health issues at some point in their lives, but it couldn't happen to you, could it? Lacey London has spoken publicly about her own struggles with anxiety and hopes that Sadie will help other sufferers realise that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The characters in this novel might be fictitious, but the feelings and emotions experienced are very real.

Clara at Christmas

Clara at Christmas
Author: Lacey London
Publisher: SSO Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-10-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Snowflakes are falling and fairy lights are twinkling brightly in this fabulously festive addition to the Clara saga! With just twenty-five days to go until the big day, Clara finds herself dealing with more than just the usual festive stresses. Her plans to host the perfect Christmas Day for her American in-laws are ambushed by her BFF’s clichéd meltdown at turning thirty. With a best friend on the verge of a midlife crisis, putting Christmas dinner on the table isn’t the only thing Clara has got to worry about this year. Taking on the role of Best Friend/Therapist, Head Chef and Party Planner is much harder than Clara had anticipated. With the clock ticking, can Clara pull things together - or will Christmas Day turn out to be the December disaster that she is so desperate to avoid? Join Clara and the gang in this festive instalment and discover what life-changing gifts are waiting for them under the tree this year... PRAISE FOR THE CLARA SERIES – ‘Couldn’t put it down...’ ‘Must read... would recommend to anyone... loved it!’ ‘The perfect festive read to get you in the mood for Christmas.’ ‘Loved the love story and the realness of Clara.’ ‘This series is the epitome of binge-worthy!’

Searching for Sarah Rector

Searching for Sarah Rector
Author: Tonya Bolden
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1613125313

The incredible and little-known story of Sarah Rector, once the wealthiest Black woman in America, from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya Bolden Searching for Sarah Rector brings to light the intriguing mystery of Sarah Rector, who was born into an impoverished family in 1902 in Indian Territory and later was famously hailed by the Chicago Defender as “the wealthiest colored girl in the world.” Author Tonya Bolden sets Rector’s rags-to-riches tale against the backdrop of American history, including the creation of Indian Territory; the making of Oklahoma, with its Black towns and boomtowns; and the wild behavior of many greedy and corrupt adults. At the age of eleven, Sarah was a very rich young girl. Even so, she was powerless . . . helpless in the whirlwind of drama—and danger—that swirled around her. Then one day word came that she had disappeared. This is her story, and the story of other children like her, filled with ups and downs, bizarre goings-on, and a heap of crimes. Out of a trove of primary documents, including court and census records, as well as interviews with family members, Bolden painstakingly pieces together the events of Sarah’s life.

The Chaos Circus

The Chaos Circus
Author: Renee Dugan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9781733925532

All Tessa LaRoche wants is to be the most ordinary person on Barrow Island. After a stint in a mental asylum, she's had quite enough of being anything else, thank you very much. But when a commission at her new reporting job forces her into the path of a not-quite-human murder suspect, Tessa finds that the unordinary is not through with her yet. Spirited away by a devilishly charming Nicolai to the Mirror Lands-- a parallel reality manipulated by the immortal Deathless-- Tessa loses one of the most precious tethers to her sanity. In order to reclaim it, she must risk entering The Chaos Circus: a citywide fair where mortals trade years for prizes in vicious attractions from which the Deathless draw their power. But there's a catch: if Tessa can't defeat the Deathless at their own freakish carnival games, she will lose her mind...and Nicolai will lose his life. Forced to rely on one another despite the secrets that come between them, Tessa and Nicolai embark on a dangerous adventure through the deceptively beautiful life of the Circus, where little is as it seems--even the games, their pasts, and the strange whirlwind of memories that Tessa can no longer recall.

The Great Escape

The Great Escape
Author: Angus Deaton
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2024-05-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691259259

A Nobel Prize–winning economist tells the remarkable story of how the world has grown healthier, wealthier, but also more unequal over the past two and half centuries The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Nobel Prize–winning economist Angus Deaton—one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty—tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some parts of the world experienced sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's disproportionately unequal world. Deaton takes an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and addresses what needs to be done to help those left behind. Deaton describes vast innovations and wrenching setbacks: the successes of antibiotics, pest control, vaccinations, and clean water on the one hand, and disastrous famines and the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the other. He examines the United States, a nation that has prospered but is today experiencing slower growth and increasing inequality. He also considers how economic growth in India and China has improved the lives of more than a billion people. Deaton argues that international aid has been ineffective and even harmful. He suggests alternative efforts—including reforming incentives to drug companies and lifting trade restrictions—that will allow the developing world to bring about its own Great Escape. Demonstrating how changes in health and living standards have transformed our lives, The Great Escape is a powerful guide to addressing the well-being of all nations.