Sarah Beeny

Advantages: Practical advice, well laid out
Disadvantages: none

...Profit from Property gives a practical guide to all noivce property developers on what to do and more importantly what not to do when developing a property for profit. Author, Sarah Beeny has had huge success from the Channel 4 show Property Ladder where she follows would-be property developers from the initial purchase of their property right through to the end of the renovation. Profit from property mixes case studies from the show, with Sarah's lengthy experience of property developing to create a step by step guide to developing property for profit. I myself follow the show religiously so when I saw that Sarah was bringing out this book it was a must have. I have always been very keen to go into property developing and felt that this book would be a grea starting point for real and practical advice. The book is split... Read review

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Advantages: Good Plot with exciting twists
Disadvantages: Slow at the start but picks up rapidly

...I absolutely love Sarah Waters. Some how she seems to strike a balance between Lesbian interest and a damn good story. Sarah Waters is an author who works lesbian love into a natural story line, without the filthy sex and scandal. It's nice to buy a book which doesnt sit under the 'gay interest' sections, because others regard her to simply be a great story teller. This means that although Water's main readers are interested in the Lesbian plot lines, these are interwovern into strong stories which would appeal to people interested in historically set fiction. The story is set in Victorian London, and tells the story of two orphan girls, living apart, but who's pasts and futures are linked by a mother and her gentleman thief. 'Sue Trinder' grows up with her 'mother' Mrs Sucksby, and 'Maud Lilly' grows up alone taken from... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: well wriiten book, very informative
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...I have recently read the book A Mother`s story by Sara Payne. I am sure there is not a single person who would not recognise a photograph of the author, or indeed her daughter who was so cruelly abducted and murdered by known sex offender Roy Whiting. As the subject matter was quite harrowing I was unsure whether I really wanted to read this book, as the book was obviously going to be quite upsetting in places However I was intrigued to learn more about Sara Payne , as I believe she is a woman to be greatly admired for her great strength and convictions. The book begins when Sara was 16 years old and met her childhood sweetheart Mike who was to be the father of her four children with Sarah being the youngest. It then gives an insight into their happy ,although sometimes not perfect life. It soon becomes obvious... Read review

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