Claimant Commitment: Part Five - Food for Thought (Social Insecurity Book 10) by Sarah Honeysett (7 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

'It's hardly worth fixing my heart if they're going to starve me to death!' Recovering from major surgery, Terry Walker faces a financially bleak future - his Disability Living Allowance is being reassessed, his year of Employment and Support Allowance is running out and if his latest appeal isn't decided in his favour, soon he and his disabled wife Lyn will lose more than half of their weekly income. Lyn and Terry aren't alone - as the team at the Solent Welfare Rights Project try to help their clients cope with tough times, they know there is worse to come. From the 'Bedroom Tax' to the 'Benefit Cap', the end of the Social Fund and sanctions, everything is changing and not for the better. As Hilary Carrington and her colleagues adapt to the changing times, can they hold on to their principles and independence, and what will happen to their most vulnerable clients as 'Welfare Reform' gains pace? This is the fifth and final part of a serial, which follows 'Severe ...

Genre: Family Life

The McTavish Girls by Simon Alisby (Alisby Publishing) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

In the summer of 2001, Annie McTavish, a student in London, returns to her home in the Scottish Highlands, accompanied for the first time by her boyfriend Paul, a struggling artist. Her mother runs an inn overlooking a secluded loch where successive generations of feisty, redheaded McTavish women have served as landlady and head warden. Paul will soon discover that Annie's community has long-established secrets that none of the locals wish to reveal to the outside world. Over the course of a few short weeks, he will learn much about his girlfriend and the lengths her family go to, past and present, to preserve what is best left hidden. When a serious threat presents itself, will they have what it takes to deal with it or has time at last run out for all they hold dear? The McTavish Girls is the first in a series of books about a Highland community and the mystery behind its desire and ability to remain isolated. How past threats have been faced and overcome are told in a series ...

Genre: Family Life

A Blissful Bond: A Novelette - A boy, a girl, and a bookhouse. Oh! And the friendship. by Karthik Padmanaban (6 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Sarva, 20 and Anandhi, 18, unknown to each other, are frequenters to a big library in the city. One strange morning connects them in a bond of friendship. It's about the joy, the moments, the love, the support and the connection that they share. 'A friendship between a boy and a girl is always special.' Theirs too is special. What all do they experience in their friendship? How their individual lives affect their friendship? Are they connected in this blissful bond to eternity? It's a story of a wonderful journey into their beautiful friendship!

Genre: Family Life

Claimant Commitment: Part Two - Hard-working Families by Sarah Honeysett (5 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

'It's hardly worth fixing my heart if they're going to starve me to death!' Recovering from major surgery, Terry Walker faces a financially bleak future - his Disability Living Allowance is being reassessed, his year of Employment and Support Allowance is running out and another appeal isn't decided in his favour, soon he and his disabled wife Lyn will lose more than half of their weekly income. Lyn and Terry aren't alone. As the team at the Solent Welfare Rights Project help their clients cope with tough times, they know there is worse to come. From the 'Bedroom Tax' to the 'Benefit Cap', the end of the Social Fund and the toughening of sanctions, everything is changing and not for the better. As Hilary Carrington and her colleagues adapt to the changing times, can they hold on to their principles and independence, and what will happen to their most vulnerable clients as 'Welfare Reform' gains pace? This is the second part of a new serial, which follows 'Severe Discomfort', ...

Genre: Family Life