Bøker av Jean Smith

Settlers at the end of empire traces the development of racialised migration regimes in South Africa, Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) and the United Kingdom from the Second World War to the end of apartheid in 1994. While South Africa and Rhodesia, like other settler colonies, had a long history of restricting the entry of migrants of colour, in the 1960s under existential threat and after abandoning formal ties with the Commonwealth they began to actively recruit white migrants, the majority of whom were British. At the same time, with the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act, the British government began to implement restrictions aimed at slowing the migration of British subjects of colour. In all three nations, these policies were aimed at the preservation of nations imagined as white, revealing the persistence of the racial ideologies of empire across the era of decolonisation.

On a beautiful sunny morning, Annie's mum asks her to show Colin and Johnny around the campsite while they are there on holiday with their parents and are new to the area. The Peaceful Haven caravan site is on the outskirts of Newcastle County Down, overlooked by the beautiful mountains of Mourne. Johnny and Colin are both delighted to meet this beautiful girl and try to win her affections. They stroll along through the meadow when, suddenly, they are caught in a storm. They shelter under a big oak tree, but as the wind increases, the tree uproots itself, and they find themselves falling through a dark hole.They come face-to-face with King Anthus and the little people. They are angry at strangers entering their village and for interrupting the festivities. The king tells them that he cannot send them back until the two moons become one, so he invites them into his home.The king's brother, Luxbrithe, insists on finding their birth deeds as proof, since he believes he is the firstborn, so he demands the king to search the villages where their father had hidden them.Long ago, when Queen Elliana finds out that her handmaid is also having a baby, she decides to help the handmaid since she isn't married. Sissy agrees to hand over her baby to the queen and tells the king that she has given birth to twin boys. The doctor and Sissy are both sworn to secrecy, and Sissy is delighted that she can be near her son, but when they turned three, the queen tells Sissy that she has to find different employment since the Queen didn't want the boys to be dependent on Sissy. The queen's son is named Anthus, and Sissie's son is named Luxbrithe. The queen is told that she is dying, and she reveals the truth to the king. In order to protect the crown and Luxbrithe from ever finding out the truth, he hides the deeds in three villages.After the death of the queen, the king asks Sissy to come back to the house to rear her son as her own, but she feels the guilt of changing his life, so she decides not to tell him, and she moves away.In the present time, King Anthus goes in search of the deeds, and Annie, who is an expert in karate, offers her help, along with Johnny, a qualified doctor, and Colin, a student at the university. In their search, they fight the Zorries-half-breed of hogs and wild dogs-and the Witches, who are all helping Lizard, Luxbrithe's son, to try and stop the king's army from finding the deeds first.Sissy gets to meet her son when Antana brings Luxbrithe to her home. He knows that she helped rear him when he was small, and he feels a close connection. Only when Antana comes back does she tell him her story, and he is sworn to secrecy. When he hears that Sissy is close to death, he brings Luxbrithe, and he holds her hand as she passes through the world. He has no idea the woman he has feelings for is his own mother.

Where do we turn when we are confronted with adversity and pain? Who can help us when life is overwhelming and we find ourselves alone? Many of us know that in these darkest moments, God is always there for us. But when you are not exposed to faith or Christianity, it can be hard to trust someone with whom you are unfamiliar.In Here, Jesus ... Catch!, author Jean Smith shares her heartfelt personal journey to find her faith and God's way amid both a childhood and an adult life of alcoholism, abuse, tragedy, and loss. Jean grew up in a dysfunctional home, and yet even as she left one life of adversity, she faced it again as her high school sweetheart and husband suddenly died, leaving her with a two-month-old baby. Running to fight the pain, enduring one hardship after another, and managing a new marriage with a blended family afflicted by drugs, alcohol, and so much more, she learned how there was no way possible that she could do it on her own.Only through Christ has Jean been able to overcome the adversity, the pain, and the trauma of life, and she continues this fight to this very day. While Jean found the love of Jesus at a very young age, she hopes that anyone experiencing similar circumstances will have hope in Jesus Christ. He will not give up on you-and he sure didn't give up on her.

Drawn from all of Zen Buddhism's major schools and teachers, this selection illuminates Zen's major themes, including "zazen", "koans", detachment, "karma", emptiness and enlightenment. There is a glossary of Buddhist terms and a directory of Zen centres.

In an age of swiping left and right, and hiding behind online profiles, this book shows you how to replace connectivity with connection. Flirtology debunks the myths that surround flirting in order to help you find love.

Parts of the village of Northfield have changed considerably over the past fifty years. The book will not only be a valuable record of days gone by, but will also provide all those who know and love Northfield with a permanent memento of how the area looked at the start of the new millennium.