Simon Cox

Susan Davies

The mystery and history of Ancient Egypt has intrigued explorers, travellers and armchair enthusiasts for millennia. Now, in this concise and easy-to-read guide, bestselling author Simon Cox will answer questions and put the record straight in a compact and attractive volume, the first in his new A to Z series. * Who was Osiris and what are the legends surrounding him? * What did all the gods and goddesses symbolise and what were their roles? * How was Ancient Egypt divided up and what jobs did the population undertake? * When were the pyramids built and what are all the latest theories about their construction and meaning? * Is there a hidden Hall of Records waiting to be discovered beneath the Egyptian sands? With the travelling Tutankhamun exhibition set to bring Egyptomania to the United States and Europe over the coming year, this easily accessible reference aid will be an essential guide to all things Egyptian.

An A to Z of Ancient Egypt

Presents guidelines and inspirational tips on recording an individual history to be read after one's death, including family history, childhood memories, final wishes, and words of love.

Thoughts, Wishes, Memories, and Secrets to Share with Those I Love

After I'm Gone

Emmie Chester died on ... 2005. For the previous eighty-seven years, she had lived a quiet life in Shropshire, looking after her ... and her great-niece Susan Davies, but once, long ago she had lived a very different life. It was something she didn't talk about very much. During World War One, she had served in France in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and was wooed by a handsome Australian entertainer. She might have moved with him to Australia. On Emmie's death, Susan found a battered old suitcase in the attic, which contained a jumble of her aunt's letters, photographs, documents and souvenirs from that time. The suitcase revealed a life of comradeship, austerity, romance and also of sadness and it gave an insight into the changing role of women in society during the early twentieth century. This is the story of Emmie Chester's life in France told in words and pictures, as it emerged from the contents of a battered old suitcase.

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