The Wintertons Unmuzzled
The Wintertons Unmuzzled

Author: Sarah Winterton

Publisher: Biteback Publishing

Published: 2017-01-24

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1785902075

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With two MPs for parents, Sarah Winterton was one of the proudest women in the country. She felt as though her family was at the centre of events, and her parents, Nicholas and Ann Winterton - respective Members for Macclesfield and Congleton - were truly making a difference at the heart of British politics. But when the Wintertons became caught up in the parliamentary expenses scandal in 2009, Sarah was forced to question some of her longest-held assumptions about politics, family and the media. Was the life of a backbench MP worth the candle? Why slog away for hours on behalf of your constituents, if your only reward was to be vilified by Fleet Street? In this affectionate, defiant memoir, Sarah Winterton celebrates a pair of MPs renowned for their bloody-minded independence, who remain the longest-serving couple in the history of the House of Commons. She warmly and unashamedly defends not just her outspoken parents, but an entire political class in a time of great upheaval. With her rare perspective on 21st-century British politics, Sarah reveals a lost political world through insightful anecdotes, and asks challenging questions about the character of modern MPs and the functioning of Britain's parliamentary democracy.

Winterton Blue
Winterton Blue

Author: Trezza Azzopardi

Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Published: 2008-01-28

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1555845959

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Two damaged souls find a chance at love on the English coast in this “darkly charming” novel by the author of Man Booker Prize finalist, The Hiding Place (Kirkus Reviews). For twenty years Lewis has been haunted by his twin brother’s death. Try as he might to escape this tragedy, the ghost of Wayne confronts him at every turn. Anna is also haunted—by her loud and carefree mother, Rita, who just so happens to be very much alive. When Lewis meets Anna, he is pulled into a world of carousing, music hall turns, and cocktails as he searches for the person he believes responsible for Wayne’s death. Against the backdrop of the Norfolk coast, with its massive skies and relentless seas, Anna and Lewis slowly learn to trust each other and accept that an uncertain future can be as wild and alluring as the landscape they have grown to love. In this deeply affecting novel, “Beryl Bainbridge, Muriel Spark and Graham Greene all come to mind, but Azzopardi’s style is all her own” (Chicago Tribune). A New York Times Editors’ Choice

The Winterton Deception 1: Final Word
The Winterton Deception 1: Final Word

Author: Janet Sumner Johnson

Publisher: Holiday House

Published: 2023-10-31

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1645951960

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In this twisty middle grade mystery for fans of Knives Out, The Inheritance Game, and The Westing Game, thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their family from financial ruin, only to find themselves in a cut-throat competition to uncover a fortune and dark secrets about the wealthy relations they’ve never known. Hope Smith can’t stand rich people—the dictionary magnate family the Wintertons most of all. Not since she and her twin brother, Gordon, learned that their dad was one. So when Gordon enters the family into the Winterton’s charity spelling bee, Hope wants nothing to do with it. But with their mom losing her job and the family facing eviction from the motel where they live, they desperately need the money, and it looks like Hope doesn’t have much of a choice. After winning the preliminary round, the Smiths are whisked to Winterton Chalet to compete in the official Winterton Bee against their long-lost relatives. Hope wants to get in and out, beat the snobbish family at their own game, and never see them again. But deceased matriarch Jane Winterton had other plans for this final family showdown. Before her death, she set up a clue hunt throughout the manor—an alternate way for Hope and Gordon to get the money that could change their lives. Still, others are on the trail, too. With tensions at an all-time high, a fortune at stake, and long-simmering family secrets about to boil to the surface, anything could happen. A tense, clever clue hunt unafraid to tackle the challenges and secrets often kept behind closed doors, Final Word is a gripping series starter sure to satisfy even the most voracious armchair detectives. A Kirkus Reviews' Best Middle Grade Book of the Year A Whitney Award Finalist

Norfolk Folk Tales
Norfolk Folk Tales

Author: Hugh Lupton

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0752492713

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Norfolk is steeped in story. Whether we are treading fields, fens, beaches or streets, the landscape is pregnant with secret histories. The collective imagination of countless generations has populated the county with ghosts, saints, witches, pharisees, giants and supernatural beasts. Stories have evolved around historical characters, with Horatio Nelson, Oliver Cromwell, Anne Boleyn, Tom Paine and King Edmund becoming larger than life in folk-memory. This book is a celebration of the deep connection between a place and its people.

Whistler's Gold
Whistler's Gold

Author: Wayne Winterton

Publisher:

Published: 2005-12-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1599267519

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In 1934, the owner of a trading post murdered a Navajo man. Four customers witnessed the act and chased the killer to the cliffs behind the trading post where he seemingly disappeared before their eyes. When the witnesses went back to cover the body, it had disappeared as well, and neither the killer nor his victim were ever found. Differences of opinion abound in the community as to why the murder happened and how killer and victim could both disappear within minutes of the deed. In accordance with Navajo tradition, the violent act caused evil spirits to take up residency in the trading post and it was abandoned and left to decay in the harsh New Mexican desert. So it was for forty years. Surfacing during those forty years is a strange story about the existence of a treasure hidden somewhere on the vast reservation, a cache of gold coins from a pair of fugitive conquistadors who became hopelessly lost in 1598 after deserting Don Juan de Onate´s colonization army. In the 1970s, Kee Notah and Grace Garretson marry and raise a daughter. Grace, a courier service driver is robbed of artifacts belonging to the Museum of New Mexico, artifacts that represent a piece of the treasure´s puzzle already held by a pair of unscrupulous treasure hunters. As the thieves close in on the treasure, an unexpected series of events not only thwarts their efforts, but the mystery of the forty-year-old trading post murder is solved, and with it, a revelation destined to change the personal lives of the Notah family forever.

Story's End
Story's End

Author: Marissa Burt

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0062203029

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Enter the magical land of Story in this sequel to Storybound, perfect for fans of Inkheart, The School for Good and Evil, and classic fantasy tales like Ella Enchanted and The NeverEnding Story. Kids who love fairy tales, dragons, and magic will be enchanted by Una Fairchild's unforgettable adventure in Story's End. Story is a land of dashing Heroes, dastardly Villains, and epic quests—and once upon a time, a noble King. But the King vanished so long ago that even the memory of him is lost. Now a cruel Enemy plots to rewrite Story's future, and an ordinary girl named Una Fairchild may be the only one who can stop him. As Una and her friends Peter and Indy race to defeat the Enemy, their quest will take them deep into the secrets of Story's past . . . and Una's own mysterious ties to this fairy-tale kingdom and its long-forgotten King. Discover the richly imagined world, spirited cast of storybook characters, and timeless appeal of Story's End, which closes the book on Una's adventure "with an all-out bang" (ALA Booklist).

The History of Winterton and the Adjoining Villages ... - Primary Source Edition
The History of Winterton and the Adjoining Villages ... - Primary Source Edition

Author: William Andrew

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2013-11-11

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781295289929

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Sexing the Soldier
Sexing the Soldier

Author: Rachel Woodward

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-08-07

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1134163622

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Sexing the Soldier takes a critical look at how gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - is understood within the contemporary British Army, and the political and practical consequences of this. Drawing on original research, this informaive volume looks at: the history and structure of the British Army as a masculine institution personnel policies which deal with gender issues the construction of ideas about military masculinities and femininities within the Army media representations of the figure of the soldier. Using case studies ranging from the exclusion of women from direct combat posts, to the issues surrounding bullying, this book argues that we need a fuller, more nuanced assessment of gender issues in the military that moves beyond the simplistic ideas about women's and men's 'natural' capacities for soldiering.