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Fists upon a Star

A Memoir of Love, Theatre, and Escape from McCarthyism

by Florence Bean James, Jean Freeman ...

Fists Upon a Star is the hard-hitting memoir of Florence James, a pioneering American theatre director, whose devastating experience with McCarthyism led her to flee to Canada.The memoir is as epic as America itself. Born in 1892 in the frontier society of Idaho, she became a suffragette in New York City, was the first to put Jimmy Cagney on stage, and along with her husband, Burton, founded the ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Fists Upon a Star is the hard-hitting memoir of Florence James, a pioneering American theatre director, whose devastating experience with McCarthyism led her to flee to Canada.The memoir is as epic as America itself. Born in 1892 in the frontier society of Idaho, she became a suffragette in New York City, was the first to put Jimmy Cagney on stage, and along with her husband, Burton, founded the
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Florence of America

A Feminist in the Age of McCarthyism

by Jean Freeman, Florence Bean James ...

Series series The Regina Collection
Born on the Idaho frontier, Florence James was a New York City suffragette. The first to put Jimmy Cagney on stage, she founded both the Negro Repertory Theatre and the Seattle Repertory Playhouse. She worked with Francis Farmer, Paul Robson, and Helen Hayes, but her views on art and politics and her choice of plays led to a clash with the Un-American Activities Committee. In the wake of two ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Born on the Idaho frontier, Florence James was a New York City suffragette. The first to put Jimmy Cagney on stage, she founded both the Negro Repertory Theatre and the Seattle Repertory Playhouse. She worked with Francis Farmer, Paul Robson, and Helen Hayes, but her views on art and politics and her choice of plays led to a clash with the Un-American Activities Committee. In the wake of two
... Read more
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Dictionary of the Undoing

by John Freeman ...

Narrated by John Freeman, Jean Ann Douglass ...

Unabridged

4 hours

This program is read by the author.For John Freeman—literary critic, essayist, editor, poet, “one of the preeminent book people of our time” (Dave Eggers)—it is the rare moment when words are not enough. But in the wake of the election of 2016, words felt useless, even indulgent. Action was the only reasonable response. He took to the streets in protest, and the sense of community and collective ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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This program is read by the author.For John Freeman—literary critic, essayist, editor, poet, “one of the preeminent book people of our time” (Dave Eggers)—it is the rare moment when words are not enough. But in the wake of the election of 2016, words felt useless, even indulgent. Action was the only reasonable response. He took to the streets in protest, and the sense of community and collective
... Read more

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Call Nurse Millie

by Jean Fullerton ...

Narrated by Penelope Freeman ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Nurse Millie and Connie
Unabridged

14 hours 50 min

It's 1945 and, as the troops begin to return home, the inhabitants of London attempt to put their lives back together. For 25-year-old Millie, a qualified nurse and midwife, the jubilation at the end of the war is short-lived as she tends to the needs of the East End community around her. But while Millie witnesses tragedy and brutality in her job, she also finds strength and kindness. And when ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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It's 1945 and, as the troops begin to return home, the inhabitants of London attempt to put their lives back together. For 25-year-old Millie, a qualified nurse and midwife, the jubilation at the end of the war is short-lived as she tends to the needs of the East End community around her. But while Millie witnesses tragedy and brutality in her job, she also finds strength and kindness. And when
... Read more

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All Change for Nurse Millie

by Jean Fullerton ...

Narrated by Penelope Freeman ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Nurse Millie and Connie
Unabridged

12 hours 10 min

Nurse Millie Sullivan is now Nurse Millie Smith, having married aspiring MP Jim Smith. The war has ended and the NHS has just come into action, so the nurses are busier than ever as the community realise that they no longer have to pay for the services. Minor ailments need attention, babies need to be helped into the world and some of the larger-than-life characters need keeping in line so Millie ... Read more

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Nurse Millie Sullivan is now Nurse Millie Smith, having married aspiring MP Jim Smith. The war has ended and the NHS has just come into action, so the nurses are busier than ever as the community realise that they no longer have to pay for the services. Minor ailments need attention, babies need to be helped into the world and some of the larger-than-life characters need keeping in line so Millie
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Active Minds Kids Ask About Butterflies

by Darlene Freeman ...

Narrated by Patrick Jean-Jacques ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Active Minds: Kids Ask About Series
Unabridged

8 min

Ever wondered how butterflies get their colors? Or which butterflies avoid predators by tasting bad? Or which body part butterflies use to taste? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked. ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ever wondered how butterflies get their colors? Or which butterflies avoid predators by tasting bad? Or which body part butterflies use to taste? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked.
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Fetch Nurse Connie

by Jean Fullerton ...

Narrated by Julie Maisey ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Nurse Millie and Connie
Unabridged

12 hours 45 min

Connie Byrne, a nurse in London's East End working alongside Millie Sullivan from Call Nurse Millie, is planning her wedding to Charlie Ross, set to take place as soon as he returns from the war. But when she meets him off the train at London Bridge, she finds that his homecoming isn't going to go according to plan.Connie's busy professional life, and the larger-than-life patients in the district, ... Read more

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Connie Byrne, a nurse in London's East End working alongside Millie Sullivan from Call Nurse Millie, is planning her wedding to Charlie Ross, set to take place as soon as he returns from the war. But when she meets him off the train at London Bridge, she finds that his homecoming isn't going to go according to plan.Connie's busy professional life, and the larger-than-life patients in the district,
... Read more

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Wedding Bells for Nurse Connie

by Jean Fullerton ...

Narrated by Julie Maisey ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Nurse Millie and Connie
Unabridged

13 hours 42 min

Nurse Connie Byrne has lived and worked through the Second World War, has celebrated its ending with friends and patients in the East End of London and is now enjoying a fresh new chapter in her life and looking forward to her wedding. But, as many a young bride-to-be has proved, the path of true love never runs smooth . . .Connie's busy professional life and the 'characters' who are her patients, ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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Nurse Connie Byrne has lived and worked through the Second World War, has celebrated its ending with friends and patients in the East End of London and is now enjoying a fresh new chapter in her life and looking forward to her wedding. But, as many a young bride-to-be has proved, the path of true love never runs smooth . . .Connie's busy professional life and the 'characters' who are her patients,
... Read more

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Where the Heart Lies

by Ellie Dean ...

Narrated by Annie Aldington ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Cliffehaven Series
Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

February 1941. Julie Harris is working in London’s East End as a midwife when a bombing raid destroys her family and the house she grew up in. All she has left is her motherless baby nephew William.Determined to uphold her promise to her sister to keep William safe until his father, Bill, returns from the war, she accepts a post as a midwife in Cliffehaven on the south-coast of England. Here they ... Read more

$20.29 CAD

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February 1941. Julie Harris is working in London’s East End as a midwife when a bombing raid destroys her family and the house she grew up in. All she has left is her motherless baby nephew William.Determined to uphold her promise to her sister to keep William safe until his father, Bill, returns from the war, she accepts a post as a midwife in Cliffehaven on the south-coast of England. Here they
... Read more

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The Nurses of Steeple Street

by Donna Douglas ...

Narrated by Penelope Freeman ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Steeple Street
Unabridged

12 hours 10 min

Welcome to the district nurses' home on Steeple Street, where everyone has a secret…Ambitious young nurse Agnes Sheridan had a promising future ahead of her until a tragic mistake cost her the love and respect of everyone around her. Now she has come to Leeds for a fresh start as a trainee district nurse. But Agnes finds herself facing unexpected challenges as she is assigned to Quarry Hill, one ... Read more

$62.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Welcome to the district nurses' home on Steeple Street, where everyone has a secret…Ambitious young nurse Agnes Sheridan had a promising future ahead of her until a tragic mistake cost her the love and respect of everyone around her. Now she has come to Leeds for a fresh start as a trainee district nurse. But Agnes finds herself facing unexpected challenges as she is assigned to Quarry Hill, one
... Read more

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Always in my Heart

by Ellie Dean ...

Narrated by Julie Maisey ...

Series Audiobook 5 - The Cliffehaven Series
Unabridged

11 hours 53 min

As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore, Sarah Fuller is forced to leave her parents and fiancé, Philip, behind. The long journey to England is fraught with danger, and Sarah and her sister Jane don’t even know if their great-aunt is alive, let alone waiting for them.They arrive in Cliffehaven, on the south coast of England, and here Sarah must find work to support them both. When the ... Read more

$20.29 CAD

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As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore, Sarah Fuller is forced to leave her parents and fiancé, Philip, behind. The long journey to England is fraught with danger, and Sarah and her sister Jane don’t even know if their great-aunt is alive, let alone waiting for them.They arrive in Cliffehaven, on the south coast of England, and here Sarah must find work to support them both. When the
... Read more

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While We're Apart

by Ellie Dean ...

Narrated by Penelope Freeman ...

Series Audiobook 8 - The Cliffehaven Series
Unabridged

9 hours 54 min

The compelling new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Some Lucky Day.It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her eighteenth birthday and said goodbye to her childhood sweetheart Jack, when she learns that her house has taken a direct hit during a tip and run raid.With both her parents dead and her home destroyed, a distraught Mary moves ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

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The compelling new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Some Lucky Day.It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her eighteenth birthday and said goodbye to her childhood sweetheart Jack, when she learns that her house has taken a direct hit during a tip and run raid.With both her parents dead and her home destroyed, a distraught Mary moves
... Read more

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