Margery: 168 books

First published in 1956, We Made a Garden is the story of how Margery Fish, the leading gardener of the 1960s, and her husband Walter transformed an acre of wilderness into a stunning cottage garden, still open to the public at East Lambrook Manor, Somerset, England. This is now one of the most important...

This personal essay about beauty and self-image was called an"unflinching examination of modern standards of beauty and the author’s own insecurities." Framed during the events of a family wedding, author Margery Bayne explores her complicated relationship with her looks, built upon her experiences as an childhood "ugly duckling" and exploration of modern beauty culture.

Margery Fish was the voice of gardening in the 1960s and her advice and enthusiasm for horticulture has stood the test of time. In her imaginative adaption of the traditional cottage garden style that she saw disappearing around her, she brought together old-fashioned plants and contemporary plants...

"Love Hopes" is an old-fashioned love story about a sweet country girl who's just discovered love for the first time. Lucy has met Bert at the country dance – and she is so excited about this feeling of being in love that she can scarcely think straight,  But then love delivers...

«Tra le regine del crimine inglesi, Margery Allingham è la mia preferita in assoluto». J.K. Rowling «Alligham brilla come una stella». Agatha Christie «Non cominciate neppure a leggere questi gialli se non siete sicuri di saper gestire la dipendenza». The Indipendent Albert...

An original short story by Margery Bayne.“Y’know, they’re trying to pass this law to ban smoking in restaurants and bars?” Blake -- smoking addict and floundering journalist -- shares drinks, cigarettes, and a debate about smoking ban legislation with Kristen -- an old flame and now a successful Californian businesswoman -- when she’s back in town. He regrets it.

An original short story by Margery Bayne.In less than 500 words, a nameless protagonist goes through a meditation of grief sitting at the very edge of the swimming pool where her brother drown.

It’s one of the coldest winters on record in Iowa City, Iowa, with snow still on the ground. The dean of one of the colleges is missing after Thanksgiving break, but even worse, two vans full of returning students are involved in a fiery crash. Soon the media and parents are frantically calling...

Six fabulous spanking stories by some of Xcite's favourite writers. Corrections by C. Margery Kempe Simon had worked for Dr. Kettering for six months and he still couldn’t quite figure her out. It wasn't that she was cold or withdrawn; quite the opposite, in fact. She was also gorgeous,...

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Still grieving his wife's death, Sam Jenkins needs a mother for his children. He can't build his ranch and care for three precocious youngsters alone. Emma Witherspoon has accepted the fact that she'll never have a husband and family of her own, but that doesn't ease the ache in her heart. When Emma...

Margery Williams’s magical nursery tale of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real Christmas morning, the room filled with the hustle and bustle of preparation, a rabbit stitched of velveteen sits perched on top of the little boy’s stocking. Those first two hours are the best of the...

“Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance.” —Agatha Christie Timothy Kinnit is rich, handsome, and successful, but his past is a mystery to him. When he learns, on the eve of his elopement, that...

With gentleman sleuth Albert Campion on the case and plenty of European intrigue, “Sweet Danger is for the connoisseur of detective fiction” (Sunday Times). Nestled along the Adriatic coastline, the kingdom of Averna has suddenly—and suspiciously—become the hottest property in Europe,...