Jean-Paul Sartre

Sarah Richmond

Being and Nothingness

Born into privilege and wealth, Julia Ballard joins the suffrage movement to gain the vote for women. Society is against the suffragists, claiming the cause undermines social order and its proponents are most unladylike.Julia rebuffs George Russell, a member of parliament when he rescues her from an angry mob during a demonstration. Julia regrets her temper when she realizes George is sympathetic to her cause and he could bring their bill for women's suffrage before the Commons. George, a widower with two small children, fancies himself a slayer of dragons. He's aware Julia's abundant charms are bestowed on him only because she wants him to read a list of suffragist demands at the Commons.Meanwhile, George's mother, who lives with him and his children, meets the famous Egyptologist, Sir Reginald Whitaker. After a whirlwind courtship, Sir Reginald asks Mrs. Russell to marry him and join him in Thebes. She can't leave her son and grandchildren to fend for themselves. Mindful of George's political future, she introduces him to several promising candidates for marriage: Ladies who will be good hostesses and whose social position will help promote his career. She pressures George to pick one.George fails to bring Julia's bill before the Commons, but he devises a scheme to grant her wish. Will she go along? Will they end up slaying dragons together?

Only a Lady Will Do

Their attraction to each other was undeniable.Tilda Ferguson, a rich American widow on holiday in London, forms an attachment to the son of a distinguished English family only to find the family has fallen on hard times and is after her money.Matthew Broadstreet can save his family from financial ruin if only he will marry her. His feelings for her are upended when he finds out she's neither an American nor a widow. She is, in fact, Tillie Partridge, the family's former scullery maid.Believing she is a thief, Matthew is ready to expose her scheme, which leaves Tillie with no choice but to reveal the reason for her expulsion from England almost a decade earlier: Matthew's father paid her five hundred pounds to keep a secret. She invested wisely and with extraordinary luck amassed a fortune.Matthew refuses to believe a member of his family could be involved in anything sordid but his inquiries convince him something happened that must be explained. They work together to unravel the secret, but will the past prove to be too big an obstacle for true happiness?

A Lady Never Tells

Always so sensible, Constance Wynchcomb, companion to Lady Caddick-Boyle, has lost her heart to the most gallant of gentlemen. At least, that's how Evan Galsworthy presents himself. When Evan asks to court Constance, his background is called into question. His mother died in childbirth and the whereabouts of his father is unknown. Her ladyship won't allow a man of dubious pedigree in her house. In hot pursuit of his parentage, Evan discovers a family secret that makes him unworthy of Constance's love. He breaks off their courtship before she learns the painful truth of his past. Her heart broken, Constance is bereft by Evan's sudden dismissal of her affections. When she's told Evan has gone missing, she does what no sensible woman would do. She goes looking for him to demand an explanation. Is she prepared for what she will find? Will love be enough to heal their wounds?

Do be Sensible, Miss Wynchcomb

Edmund Caruthers, London barrister and gentleman, defies his father and his class to represent the poor. With few paying customers, he struggles financially. He's frustrated his betrothed won't set a date to marry him. Dolly Wycliffe dreams of becoming a famous milliner. She loves Edmund, but the life of a society matron isn't for her. Edmund's family and friends remind her that a girl who makes hats can't become the wife of a distinguished barrister. When a woman is found murdered in fashionable Mayfair, their two worlds collide. The victim is a shop girl and Dolly enlists Edmund's help to find the killer. Edmund keeps a friend's involvement a secret and Dolly realizes the toffs have rules they're unwilling to break. Is their love enough to overcome the obstacles ahead? Will marrying be a decision they'll both come to regret?

A Secret Engagement

Edmund Caruthers, London barrister and gentleman, defies his father and his class to represent the poor. With few paying customers, he struggles financially. He’s frustrated his betrothed won’t set a date to marry him. Dolly Wycliffe dreams of becoming a famous milliner. She loves Edmund, but the life of a society matron isn’t for her. Edmund’s family and friends remind her that a girl who makes hats can’t become the wife of a distinguished barrister. When a woman is found murdered in fashionable Mayfair, their two worlds collide. The victim is a shop girl and Dolly enlists Edmund’s help to find the killer. Edmund keeps a friend’s involvement a secret and Dolly realizes the toffs have rules they’re unwilling to break. Is their love enough to overcome the obstacles ahead? Will marrying be a decision they’ll both come to regret?

Geraint Rees

Sarah J. L. Edwards

Neuroscience raises many questions for bioethics of which one relates to our ideas of privacy. There seems nothing more private than one's thoughts, some of which we might choose to share with others, and some not. Whilst there is considerable interest in 'neuroethics', little has been published on the particular issue of privacy in relation to 'brain' or 'mind' reading. I know what you're thinking provides an account of the neuroscientific evidence on'mind reading', as well as a thorough analysis of both legal and moral accounts of privacy. It brings together leading academics from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and law. The bookconsiders the relevance of consent when considering violations of privacy. It also looks at the ever increasing use of brain imaging in medicine, and its application within the criminal justice system. It ends with a discussion of the various uses to which we might want to put brain images in psychiatry, law, and moral philosophy, and of the implications for the imaged subject.Providing a ground breaking exploration of how brain imaging technologies can throw light on our mentalcapacities, states, and acts, this is an important new book for psychologists, neuroscientists, bioethicists, philosophers, and lawyers.

Sarah Richmond

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