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The internet is flooded with tips about how to look younger, but what women of a certain age really need is an expert's guide to healthy aging—and that is just what Toronto family doctor Dr. Vivien Brown offers in this concise guide. A Woman's Guide to Healthy Aging is the first book written by a medical authority to tackle the key challenges women face as they grow older, including brain health and heart disease. As a noted expert on many aspects of women's health, Dr. Brown deals with these issues head on every day. Practical and informative, this guide covers the top seven issues she believes are most important: nutrition, exercise and sleep, brain health, immunization and disease prevention, menopause, cardiac health, and osteoporosis. Sweeping aside the myths and sales tricks that plague women every day, Dr. Brown offers sensible advice based on the latest scientific evidence.

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One family torn apart by secrets and betrayals. Perfect for fans of Sue Fortin. Over twenty years ago, Kate’s dream came true. After years of struggling, she was finally pregnant after pioneering IVF. But the dream came at a cost. Neither Kate nor her husband, Dan, could have known the price that they would have to pay to fulfil their cherished wish of having their own family. Now, years later, their daughter Natalie is getting married and she’s fulfilling her own dream of marrying her childhood sweetheart. Natalie knows she won’t be like most brides in her wheelchair, but it’s the fact her father won’t be there to walk her down the aisle that breaks her heart. Her siblings, Ollie, Beth and Jenny, gather around Natalie, but it isn’t just their father who is missing from their lives… as the secrets that have fractured the family rise to the surface, can they learn to forgive each other before it’s too late?

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The internet is flooded with tips about how to look younger, but what women of a certain age really need is an expert's guide to healthy aging — and that is just what Toronto family doctor Dr. Vivien Brown offers in this concise guide. A Woman's Guide to Healthy Aging is the first book written by a medical authority to tackle the key challenges women face as they grow older, including brain health and heart disease. As a noted expert on many aspects of women's health, Dr. Brown deals with these issues head on every day. Practical and informative, this guide covers the top seven issues she believes are most important: nutrition, exercise and sleep, brain health, immunization and disease prevention, menopause, cardiac health, and osteoporosis. Sweeping aside the myths and sales tricks that plague women every day, Dr. Brown offers sensible advice based on the latest scientific evidence.

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What sort of mother would leave her all alone… a gripping and heart-wrenching domestic drama that won’t let you go. Lily, who is almost three years old, wakes up alone at home with only her cuddly toy for company. She is afraid of the dark, can’t use the phone, and has been told never to open the door to strangers. But why is Lily alone and isn’t there anyone who can help her? What about the lonely old woman in the flat upstairs who wonders at the cries from the floor below? Or the grandmother who no longer sees Lily since her parents split up? All the while a young woman lies in a coma in hospital – no one knows her name or who she is, but in her silent dreams, a little girl is crying for her mummy… And for Lily, time is running out…

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‘A story about friendship and family, and coming to terms with life and the challenges it throws at you while finding the courage and resilience to move on’ My Weekly Her life isn’t as perfect as you think… Former actress Madi needs to escape from her lonely London life. She’s started to forget things and has the strongest sense she is being watched… Prue feels suffocated by her claustrophobic village life, especially when she is humiliated in the most public way. Now Prue is desperate for anonymity –whatever the cost. Two strangers. Two very different lives. A chance to escape…or is it? Readers are enjoying Be Careful What You Wish For: ‘Well written with intriguing characters I wanted to learn more about… a surprise twist I didn’t expect’ Meredith ‘Twist caught me by surprise…Enjoyable book well worth picking up’ Diane ‘I was savoring the book and not wanting it to end despite the unknown’ Cara ‘A more gentle thriller than many in this genre…I found myself racing towards the end’ Susan ‘Good holiday read’ Denise ‘Surprisingly edgy’ Aine ‘A cozy mystery … The twist at the end of the story was well executed and makes for an entertaining read’ Diana ‘Not as fast paced as other thrillers but that’s what I enjoyed most’ Cally ‘A few twists and turns that were unexpected’ Nicola

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