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Margaret Thornton

    Margaret Thornton crafts compelling sagas rooted in her lifelong connection to Blackpool. Her narratives are distinguished by a profound sense of place and characters that resonate with authenticity. Thornton masterfully captures the passage of time and societal shifts within her stories. She imbues her writing with warmth and empathy, earning significant reader appreciation.

    Pastures New
    Love and Marriage
    Cast the First Stone
    Families and Friendships
    One Week in August
    The Sound of Her Laughter
    • 2023

      Classroom Detracking in the US

      Examples for School Leadership

      • 164 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Focusing on the concept of detracking, this book presents a thorough analysis of how school leaders can implement inclusive classroom practices that group students together regardless of prior achievement. Highlighting four successful detracking programs across diverse US schools, it serves as a practical guide for educators aiming to foster equity in education. Amid ongoing challenges from the pandemic and current debates on educational equity, the book emphasizes the necessity of adopting these practices to promote a fair learning environment for all students.

      Classroom Detracking in the US
    • 2021

      Families and Friendships

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Happily married to the Reverend Simon Norwood, with a small daughter and another baby on the way, Fiona Norwood's happiness should be complete. But Fiona has a secret in her past, and a part of her can never forget the baby girl she gave birth to when she was seventeen years old, the child she held for only a few moments before being forced to give her up for adoption.

      Families and Friendships
    • 2021

      During WWII, Maisie Bragg was evacuated to the small market town of Middlebeck. It is now 1945, and Maisie is 15. She has been writing to the squire's son, Bruce Tremaine, while he has been fighting in Europe. Maisie has fallen in love with him, and indeed, him with her. But when he returns on VE Day, he is not alone.

      Old Friends, New Friends
    • 2021

      1960. Having been firm friends ever since they met in a Blackpool boarding house five years before, Val, Cissie and Janice are all now happily married, preoccupied with their growing families. But the new decade will bring change for all three families.Val and Sam's son's behaviour is causing concern, and Val finds it hard at times to love him as she should. Running a thriving cafe in Harrogate, Janice and her husband Phil decide to expand into the restaurant have they bitten off more than they can chew? Meanwhile Cissie's life is thrown into jeopardy when she encounters an old flame...

      Pastures New
    • 2021

      Three friends discover that married life doesn't always run smoothly in this absorbing family saga. 1957. Newly-wed Val Walker is looking forward to starting a family. Her best friend, the previously flighty Cissie, is expecting her second child, content to settle down to full-time motherhood. Their mutual friend Janice, having just got engaged to boyfriend Paul, is looking forward to wedded bliss. But life doesn't always turn out as one would expect. Val doesn't find it as easy as she'd expected to fall pregnant with her longed-for first baby. When Cissie's husband Walter starts taking an interest in a new female colleague, jealousy rears its ugly head. Janice is consumed with guilt at leaving her widowed father and young brother behind in Blackpool to start a new life in Yorkshire. Are the three friends' marriages strong enough to survive these unexpected obstacles?

      Love and Marriage
    • 2021

      From one of the genre s best-loved names, a charming tale of friendship and romance, happiness and heartbreak. August, 1955. Janice Butler is working as a waitress at her mother s Blackpool boarding house before she heads off to university. When Val and Cissie, both from Walker s woollen mill in Halifax, come to stay for a week, the three young women form an instant friendship. When they attend a local dance at the Winter Gardens, the events of that evening will change all their lives, both for better and for worse. Romance beckons for all three girls but can a holiday fling ever lead to something deeper? As autumn approaches, the three friends discover that life doesn t always turn out as one would expect and the course of true love never did run smooth "

      One Week in August
    • 2021

      From one of the genre’s best-loved names, a heart-warming saga set in the Yorkshire Dales in the early sixties. With her natural good looks, fashionable clothes and lavish use of make-up, Fiona Norwood, the rector’s new wife, has caused quite a stir amongst the close-knit parish community of Aberthwaite. But Fiona is hiding a secret in her past, and with the gossip and rumour rife it can only be a matter of time before Fiona’s secret is out – and the revelations and heartache that ensue will have unforeseen consequences for more than one member of the parish.

      Cast the First Stone
    • 2020

      A Wing and a Prayer

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.1(18)Add rating

      When her beloved Great Aunt Alice dies of a sudden heart attack, Helen Burnside is surprised to find that she has inherited Alice's Yorkshire cottage. As Helen moves in and starts to piece together the truth about her enigmatic aunty's life, she begins a journey that leads to heartbreak and finally happiness in this absorbing family saga.

      A Wing and a Prayer
    • 2010

      Written to cover the AQA GCSE Mathematics A modular specification (Unit 1, Foundation), our student book targets the skills and knowledge required for the exam. Functional mathematics is integrated throughout providing an emphasis on applying mathematics in a real-life context.

      New AQA GCSE Mathematics Unit 1 Foundation
    • 2008

      1907. William Moon's heart swells with pride at the achievements of his daughter, Maddy. When at eleven, she won the talent contest held by the Pierrots on Scarborough beach, William knew it would not be long before she asked to join their touring company. His talented daughter has grown into a beautiful woman and with a voice so pure it would make angels weep. And William isn't the only man to notice. As Maddy travels with Morgan's Melody Makers, she makes new friends and she is eager to take her first steps along the road to love. But as she discovers the course of true love never did run smooth and her heart is taken on a bumpy ride as she experiences the highs and lows, the rapture and the heartache, of falling in love for the first time. Will her dreams of romance and happy ever after come true?

      Remember Me