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		<title>This is not about you</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rosemary Mac Cabe was always a serial monogamist - never happier than when she was in a relationship or, at the very least, on the way to being in one. But in her desperate search for 'the one' - from first love to first lust, through a series of disappointments and the searing sting of heartbreak - she learned that finding love might mean losing herself along the way.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>For once, these men are the objects; I am the subject. Me, me, me.</strong></p>
<p>Rosemary Mac Cabe was always a serial monogamist &#8211; never happier than when she was in a relationship or, at the very least, on the way to being in one. But in her desperate search for &#8216;the one&#8217; &#8211; from first love to first lust, through a series of disappointments and the searing sting of heartbreak &#8211; she learned that finding love might mean losing herself along the way.</p>
<p><em>This Is Not About You</em>  is a life story in a series of love stories. About Henry, with the big nose and the lovely mum, with whom sex was like having a verruca frozen off in the doctor&#8217;s surgery: &#8216;uncomfortable, but I had entered into this willingly&#8217;. About Dan, with the goatee. About Luke, who gave her a split condom. About Frank, who was married?</p>
<p>But mostly, it&#8217;s about Rosemary, figuring out just how much she was willing to sacrifice for her happy ending.</p>
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		<title>A trans man walks into a gay bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This unflinchingly honest memoir shines new light on the complex intersections of gender identity, sexuality, sex and queerness. Join Harry on his personal journey amongst the fraught and contradictory worlds of contemporary gay culture and re-examine the unique patterns of your own queerness along the way]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>&#8216;</b><i>On the bookshelves, there was plenty of stuff on being gay, and much needed, joyous accounts of what it is to be trans, but nothing really that encapsulates what is it to be both &#8211; to exist in the hazy terrain between</i><b>.&#8217;</b></p>
<p>After his relationship with his girlfriend of 5 years ended, Harry realised he was a single adult for the first time &#8211; not only that, but a single, transmasculine and newly out gay man.</p>
<p>Despite knowing it was the right decision, the reality of his new situation was terrifying. How could he be a gay man, when he was still learning what it was to be a man? Would the gay community embrace him or reject him? What would gay sex be like? And most importantly, would finding love again be possible?</p>
<p>In this raw, intimate and unflinchingly honest book, we follow Harry as he navigates the sometimes fraught and contradictory worlds of contemporary gay culture as a trans gay man, from Grindr, dating and gay bars, to saunas, sex and ultimately, falling in love. Harry&#8217;s brave and uplifting journey will show you there is joy in finding who you are.</p>
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		<title>Menopausing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<h2>Winner of The British Book Awards 2023 Overall Book of the Year</h2><h2>'We can't wait for this.' <em>Red</em></h2><h2><em><strong>Menopausing</strong> is more than just a book, it's a movement. An <strong>uprising.</strong></em></h2>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Winner of The British Book Awards 2023 Overall Book of the Year</h2>
<h2>&#8216;We can&#8217;t wait for this.&#8217; <em>Red</em></h2>
<h2><em><strong>Menopausing</strong> is more than just a book, it&#8217;s a movement. An <strong>uprising.</strong></em></h2>
<p><em>Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or silence. </em></p>
<p><em>Why is no one talking about this? Who has the correct information? And how can we get it?</em></p>
<p><em>That&#8217;s how this book has come about. We are going to tell you the truth, so you can make an <strong>informed</strong> decision about <strong>your</strong> life and <strong>your</strong> body ? mic drop.&#8217;</em></p>
<p>For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause &#8211; its onset, its symptoms, its treatments &#8211; and what it means for us. <em>Menopausing</em> will build an empowered, supportive community to break this terrible silence once and for all. By exploring and explaining the science, debunking damaging myths, and smashing the taboos around the perimenopause and menopause, this book will equip women to make the most informed decisions about their health? and their lives.</p>
<p><em>Menopausing </em>will also celebrate the sharing of stories, enabling women to feel less alone and more understood, and talk openly and positively about menopause.</p>
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<li><strong>No more scaremongering:</strong> just evidence-based info</li>
<li><strong>No shame: </strong>real women, real menopause stories, real empathy, real community</li>
<li><strong>Honest, no-holds-barred advice:</strong> Dry vagina? Zero sex drive? Hair loss? We&#8217;ve got it covered</li>
<li><strong>The start of a movement:</strong> to get everyone talking about the menopause in every home, GP surgery and workspace</li>
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<p>Davina McCall was a number 1 <em>Sunday Times</em> Hardback Non Fiction bestseller in the w/e September 25th 2022</p>
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		<title>My Broken Vagina</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During award-winning writer and performer Fran Bushe's journey towards building a better relationship with her genitals, doctors advised her to have a glass of wine to loosen up, and male friends suggested she simply hadn't 'tried' the right penis yet. Unsurprisingly, neither worked. After a visit to Sex Camp and many attempts to fix her 'broken' vagina, Fran decided to share her own hilarious, excruciating, and sometimes upsetting experiences. With the help of her 16 year old self's diary, expert advice, candid and enlightening interviews with others about sex, and some self-care exercises, Fran sets about trying to make herself, and other people, feel like they're not being gaslit by their own vaginas.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This book is one woman&#8217;s funny, moving, and sometimes awkward quest to fix her sex life, but it&#8217;s the story of millions of women everywhere &#8211; half of all women have felt pain during sex.</p>
<p> During award-winning writer and performer Fran Bushe&#8217;s journey towards building a better relationship with her genitals, doctors advised her to have a glass of wine to loosen up, and male friends suggested she simply hadn&#8217;t &#8216;tried&#8217; the right penis yet. Unsurprisingly, neither worked.</p>
<p>After a visit to Sex Camp and many attempts to fix her &#8216;broken&#8217; vagina, Fran decided to share her own hilarious, excruciating, and sometimes upsetting experiences. With the help of her 16 year old self&#8217;s diary, expert advice,  candid and enlightening interviews with others about sex,  and some self-care exercises, Fran sets about trying to make herself, and other people, feel like they&#8217;re not being gaslit by their own vaginas.</p>
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		<title>The Natural Menopause Method</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>The Natural Menopause Method</em>Â is a complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, covering everything from recognising symptoms to managing relationships and understanding which treatments really work. Author Karen NewbyÂ takes a wholistic approach to Midlife and the biological and social challenges it throws at us.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The Natural Menopause Method</em>  is a complete one-stop guide to the perimenopause and menopause, covering everything from recognising symptoms to managing relationships and understanding which treatments really work. Author Karen Newby  takes a wholistic approach to Midlife and the biological and social challenges it throws at us.</p>
<p><strong>Everything you need to know about achieving nutritional balance to support flagging vitality and celebrate the potential of your midlife. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Are you tired all the time? Suffer with mood swings? Do you have stubborn weight gain especially around the middle? Are you dealing with brain fog? Is disturbed sleep making you feel exhausted? </strong></p>
<p><em>The Natural Menopause Method</em> is a nutritional guide to address these and many other common menopause symptoms; helping readers to navigate the biological and social challenges of midlife through the healing lens of food. Exploring topics from HRT to tackling hot flushes as well as self-help and lifestyle tips, this book provides practical advice on recognising and troubleshooting symptoms in order to understand what foods and supplements can really work for us.</p>
<p>Registered Nutritionist and lifestyle coach Karen Newby has over 10 years&#8217; experience coaching women through the midlife, empowering clients to embrace life&#8217;s natural changes and feel reinvigorated, stronger, happier and healthier. Karen is a huge believer in the transformative effect that food can have on alleviating the symptoms of the menopause and her realistic, easily-integrated guidance on sleep, stress, energy, hormone balance (and even a 14-day cleanse) accompanied by her fresh and friendly approach will be your companion through the years before, during and after the menopause.</p>
<p><strong>Topics include:</strong> What is going on in my body?; How to get rid of that stubborn weight gain; How to sleep better (and deal with night sweats); How to balance mood and curb sugar cravings; How to combat a foggy head; What to eat: food essentials for your perimenopausal store cupboard; A 14 Day Cleanse.</p>
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		<title>Guilty Women</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>THE SENSATIONAL NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER</strong></p><p><strong>'If you only read one book this year, <em>Guilty Women</em> won't disappoint. It will leave you breathless' The Express </strong></p><p><strong>'<em>Guilty Women</em>'s stamped it's razor sharp, blood-stained stiletto heel firmly in the lead to be 2022's book of the year' The Daily Mirror</strong></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>THE SENSATIONAL NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER</strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8216;If you only read one book this year, <em>Guilty Women</em> won&#8217;t disappoint. It will leave you breathless&#8217; The Express </strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8216;<em>Guilty Women</em>&#8216;s stamped it&#8217;s razor sharp, blood-stained stiletto heel firmly in the lead to be 2022&#8217;s book of the year&#8217; The Daily Mirror</strong></p>
<p><strong>Can they get away with murder?</strong></p>
<p>On a beautiful island off the English coast, four TV actresses gather.<br />Their fifth member is missing &#8211; and only they know why she was killed.<br />As the secret between them threatens to come out, tensions on set run high.<br />The women are determined that the show must go on &#8211; no matter what it costs.<br />But one of them is on the edge of telling the truth &#8211; and no show in the world could survive <em>this </em>scandal?</p>
<p><strong>All of the women have something to hide &#8211; but the question is, are they all guilty?</strong></p>
<p><strong>The cast of RUTHLESS WOMEN is back &#8211; but this time they&#8217;re in trouble? </strong></p>
<p><strong>PRAISE FOR GUILTY WOMEN:</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ll laugh, cry, be shocked and left wanting more? Guilty Women is<strong> an unmissable read</strong>. Pure escapism. 5 stars!&#8221;<br /><strong>Ok! Magazine </strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Revenge, murder, sex and greed? Guilty Women has it all. <strong>Blake&#8217;s latest novel proves she&#8217;s here to stay as the new queen of the blockbuster novel</strong>. Jackie Collins would have loved it&#8221;<br /><strong>Bella Magazine</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Not for the faint hearted! An<strong> unputdownable, revenge and lust filled romp of a read</strong> that you won&#8217;t want to end!&#8221;<br /><strong>Heat Magazine</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;The <strong>perfect killer thriller </strong>with sexy scenes that&#8217;ll keep you reading late into the night&#8221;<br /><strong>Notebook Magazine</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;If you only read one book this year, then <strong>Guilty Women won&#8217;t disappoint</strong>. It will leave you breathless&#8221;<br /><strong>The Express</strong></p>
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		<title>Between the Covers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wonderfully warm and astonishingly acerbic, Jilly's observations from her days as a much-loved newspaper columnist cover everything on sex, socialising and survival - from marriage and friendship; the minutiae of family life and the tedium of going to visit people for the weekend; to the stress of hosting dinner parties and the descent of middle age. Entertaining and full of heart, join Jilly to explore the very highs and lows of everyday life.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;No one else can make me laugh and cry quite like Jilly Cooper.&#8217; <b>Gill Sims</b><br />&#8216;Jilly Cooper&#8217;s non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels.&#8217; <b>Pandora Sykes</b><br /><b>____________________</b><br /><b><br />&#8216;<i>One truth I have learnt, as middle age enmeshes me like Virginia creeper, is that I shall never change-because my capacity for self-improvement is absolutely nil</i>.&#8217;</b></p>
<p>Jilly Cooper&#8217;s observations from her days as a much-loved newspaper columnist cover everything to do with sex, socialising and survival &#8211; from marriage, friendship and the minutiae of family life, to the tedium of going to visit people for the weekend, the stress of hosting dinner parties and the descent of middle age. </p>
<p>Entertaining and full of heart, this classic collection of journalism from the legendary author explores the highs and lows of everyday life with wit, wisdom and warmth.</p>
<p><b>Praise for Jilly Cooper:</b><br />&#8216;Joyful and mischievous&#8217; <b>Jojo Moyes</b><br />&#8216;Fun, sexy and unputdownable&#8217; <b>Marian Keyes</b><br />&#8216;Flawlessly entertaining&#8217; <b>Helen Fielding</b></p>
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		<title>Between the Covers: Jilly Cooper On Sex, Socialising and Survival</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wonderfully warm and astonishingly acerbic, Jilly's observations from her days as a much-loved newspaper columnist cover everything on sex, socialising and survival - from marriage and friendship; the minutiae of family life and the tedium of going to visit people for the weekend; to the stress of hosting dinner parties and the descent of middle age. Entertaining and full of heart, join Jilly to explore the very highs and lows of everyday life.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;No one else can make me laugh and cry quite like Jilly Cooper.&#8217; <b>Gill Sims</b><br />&#8216;Jilly Cooper&#8217;s non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels.&#8217; <b>Pandora Sykes</b><br /><b>____________________</b><br /><b><br />&#8216;<i>One truth I have learnt, as middle age enmeshes me like Virginia creeper, is that I shall never change-because my capacity for self-improvement is absolutely nil</i>.&#8217;</b></p>
<p>Jilly Cooper&#8217;s observations from her days as a much-loved newspaper columnist cover everything to do with sex, socialising and survival &#8211; from marriage, friendship and the minutiae of family life, to the tedium of going to visit people for the weekend, the stress of hosting dinner parties and the descent of middle age. </p>
<p>Entertaining and full of heart, this classic collection of journalism from the legendary author explores the highs and lows of everyday life with wit, wisdom and warmth.</p>
<p><b>Praise for Jilly Cooper:</b><br />&#8216;Joyful and mischievous&#8217; <b>Jojo Moyes</b><br />&#8216;Fun, sexy and unputdownable&#8217; <b>Marian Keyes</b><br />&#8216;Flawlessly entertaining&#8217; <b>Helen Fielding</b></p>
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		<title>Round Heeled Woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA['Round-heeled' is an old-fashioned term for a promiscuous woman of easy virtue. It is a surprising way for a respectable English teacher of a certain age, with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope, to describe herself, but then that's just the first of many surprises in this funny, poignant memoir.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;Round-heeled&#8217; is an old-fashioned term for a promiscuous woman of easy virtue. It&#8217;s a surprising way for a respectable English teacher of a certain age, with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope, to describe herself, but then that&#8217;s just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, unique memoir. Inspired by Eric Rohmer&#8217;s film Autumn Tale, Jane Juska, a smart, energetic divorcee, decided she&#8217;d been celibate too long, and placed a personal ad in her favourite newspaper,<i>The New York Review of Books</i>. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who replied. And since her ad made it clear that she wasn&#8217;t expecting just hand-holding, her dates zipped from first base to the full monty in record time. Juska is a totally engaging, perceptive writer, funny and frank about her exploits. It&#8217;s high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juska&#8217;s brave, honest memoir will probably raise eyebrows and blood pressure, but it will undoubtedly appeal to the very large audience of grown-up readers who will be fascinated and inspired by her daring adventure.</p>
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