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Kate Harrison trained as a journalist, working for a news agency before moving to the BBC where she was a reporter in regional news in Bristol and Birmingham, a producer on Newsround, and then worked on Panorama and other investigative/consumer shows and documentaries. Kate is the author of eight novels, all of which are published by Orion, including the Secret Shopper series, and, most recently, The Boot Camp. In 2011, Orion Children's Books published the first of her young adult trilogy, Soul Beach. Kate has written for national newspapers and magazines including the Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Red and Cosmopolitan.
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THE 5:2 GOOD KITCHEN includes 75 new recipes with a wide selection of vegetarian, vegan and demi-veg friendly meals, plus dishes free from dairy, gluten and sugar. Like Kate's previous books, every ingredient is calorie counted and the focus is on fresh, full-flavoured meals that can be easily adapted to suit anyone - with variations for fast and no-fast days. It also includes: * 5:2 Food Heroes: forget over-priced supplements, Kate profiles the natural, inexpensive star ingredients that make you invincible on fast days; * Inspiring case studies from people who are transforming their lives through intermittent fasting, with amazing changes to their weight, health and confidence; * Practical advice on making sense of food scares and myths, from the truth about breakfast to the fat vs. carb debate; * Seasonal meal plans for summer days and winter warmers. THE 5:2 GOOD KITCHEN offers fresh, balanced meals that put healthy food at the heart of your life.
January 2013 Book of the Month. A week of exercise, fresh air and lovely food is what this group of women believe they need to sort out the problems in their lives… Well that was the aim. Author of the brilliant Secret Shopper series turns her witty pen on to the reality below the gloss of boot camp spas – a great romantic comedy for your holiday. Kate Harrison has prepared a list of her Top 10 tips for a stress-free Summer. Click here to read them.
A week of exercise, fresh air and lovely food is what this group of women believe they need to sort out the problems in their lives… Well that was the aim. Author of the brilliant Secret Shopper series turns her witty pen on to the reality below the gloss of boot camp spas – a great romantic comedy for your holiday. Kate Harrison has prepared a list of her Top 10 tips for a stress-free Summer. Click here to read them.
When Alice Forster receives an email from her dead sister she assumes it must be a sick practical joke. Then an invitation arrives to the virtual world of Soul Beach, an idyllic online paradise of sun, sea and sand where Alice can finally talk to her sister again - and discover a new world of friendships, secrets and maybe even love ...But why is Soul Beach only inhabited by the young, the beautiful and the dead? Who really murdered Megan Forster? And could Alice be next? The first book in an intriguing and compelling trilogy centred around the mystery of Megan Forster's death.
October 2011 Book of the Month. The third in the ‘Secret Shopper’ series finds the three friends, Sandie, Emily and Grazia supporting each other through first pregnancies, failing department stores, erotic embroidery and needy partners… Warm, witty and entertaining as ever. The Secret Shopper series: 1. The Secret Shopper's Revenge2. The Secret Shopper Unwrapped3. The Secret Shopper Affair
Best mates Sandie, Emily and Grazia have been through so much together: widowhood, divorce and redundancy for starters. They thought they'd be friends forever, but they reckoned without the dividing effects of men and money...Shopping guru Sandie is on a roll, with a baby on the way and Toby, her posh totty partner, proposing every five minutes. But when she realises the legendary Garnett's Department Store is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, she knows she's the only one to save it, even though Toby's mother seems determined to scupper the rescue bid. For Emily, Sandie's apparently perfect life is a bitter pill to swallow, especially as Emily's been banned from having a second child by her boyfriend, Will, who is more interested in saving the planet than her. As the rifts grow, will she learn to stand on her own two feet, or give in to a new temptation? Glamorous Grazia tries to play peace-maker but she's facing her own big decision: whether to develop her new career as an erotic embroidery artist...or give up on her talent for the sake of her new, needy lover? Can the magic of retail bring the secret shoppers back together, or is it time to shut up shop for good?
November 2010 Book of the Month. Do you know what a secret shopper is? It’s someone who plays customer to spy on staff, to see how pleasant they are, that they are doing their job correctly etc. This is the second in this delicious ‘spy’ series. It continues the lives of the three girls from the first, The Secret Shopper’s Revenge and although it does stand on its own, it is much enhanced by knowledge of the first. The third comes next spring. Comparison: Sophie Kinsella, Chris Manby, Kate Muir.
Covering a massive range of emotional issues in an easy-read, fun, heart-warming tale, this is a pure delight. We start with the death of Brown Owl, Judith, and follow the story of her daughter Lucy and the other Pixies from her Brownies through life-changing experiences and self-discovery. Dealing with sex, alcohol, affairs, weight, suicidal thoughts, babies and ambitions, all life is observed. Each chapter begins with a Brownie saying or just a sentence about how a person should conduct themselves which, as an ex-Brownie, brought the whole experience flooding back, very thought provoking, very nostalgic. I laughed out loud at times and was brought up short with surprise at others, and all in all I loved it hugely. Comparisons: Kate Long, Isla Dewar, Claire Calman.
Covering a massive range of emotional issues in an easy-read, fun, heart-warming tale, this is a pure delight. We start with the death of Brown Owl, Judith, and follow the story of her daughter Lucy and the other Pixies from her Brownies through life-changing experiences and self-discovery. Dealing with sex, alcohol, affairs, weight, suicidal thoughts, babies and ambitions, all life is observed. Each chapter begins with a Brownie saying or just a sentence about how a person should conduct themselves which, as an ex-Brownie, brought the whole experience flooding back, very thought provoking, very nostalgic. I laughed out loud at times and was brought up short with surprise at others, and all in all I loved it hugely.Comparisons: Kate Long, Isla Dewar, Claire Calman.
Starter marriage is the new buzz-word for a first marriage that lasts only a short time and ends in a quick divorce. No kids, no complications, just trying it out, learning from the mistakes and if you need help, then there is always The Divorce Survival Classes. It’s a lovely concept, bittersweet but handled with light humour and so astute. You’ll love it.Comparison: Carmen Reid, Lisa Jewell, Chris Manby.Similar this month: Freya North, Eva Rice.
***Lose up to 14lbs in just 28 days WHILST eating cheese and drinking wine!*** From Kate Harrison, the bestselling author behind the 5:2 Diet Book series, comes the brand new 4-week plan that will have you losing weight for good - without cutting out the foods you love. The Dirty Diet combines the revolutionary successes of fasting with the latest scientific findings about gut health. What does this mean? Results! Eat 600-700 calories two or three days a week and 1800 calories for the rest - using Kate's delicious recipes and meal plans - and you'll not only be losing weight but be feeling rejuvenated and healthier too. With recipes including 'Fuss-free Eggs Royale', 'Fast Flatbread Pizza' and 'Chicken Pasta Bake', you'll also discover: - how certain foods help you absorb nutrients without the calories; - how to look after your gut health so your digestion is improved; - how to harness the secrets of cultures where people live to ripe old ages; - and how you can drink wine and eat cheese without ruining your weight-loss plan. In short, discover a plan that is not only sustainable and achievable but celebrates food in all its glory. So whether you're sick of the limiting 'clean-eating' diets, or you just love food, if you're after a sustainable plan that will deliver the results you need - the Dirty Diet is for you.
The 5:2 diet changes lives, by making weight loss simple and sustainable. Now vegetarians, vegans - and anyone wanting to increase their intake of fresh, healthy produce - can see fantastic results with 5:2 Veggie and Vegan, the new plan from bestselling author Kate Harrison. Eating more veggie food is great news for our bodies, our wellbeing and the planet, and this book includes more than 80 simple and delicious fasting day recipes that make cutting down on meat and animal products a pleasure. Kate - a veggie for nearly three decades - offers advice on a healthy, balanced diet, along with inspiring stories from 5:2 dieters, and great meal plans, with dishes from all around the world. This complete guide includes: * How to start and maintain the 5:2 plan and achieve your weight loss and health goals. * Delicious and quick calorie-counted vegetarian and vegan recipes: from satisfying brunches, flavour-filled soups, and fresh salads, to lunchbox specials and dinners you'll want to share. * Easy to follow meal plans to make fast days stress-free. sustainable and exciting. Fuss-free, enjoyable, and packed full of the good stuff, these recipes make it easy to lose weight - for good.
Die spannende Fantasy-Trilogie in einem eBundle! Das eBook enthalt die Bande "e;Frostiges Paradies"e;, "e;Schwarzer Sand"e; und "e;Salziger Tod"e;. Das Jenseits ist ein Strand und soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook gibt es auch fr Tote. Kate Harrison erzhlt eine Geschichte von Tod und Erlsung und macht daraus einen brandaktuellen Mystery-Thriller. Als Alice eine E-Mail von ihrer toten Schwester erhlt, glaubt sie zunchst an einen schlechten Scherz. Dann folgt sie jedoch einer Einladung in die virtuelle Welt von Soul Beach, einem idyllischen Strandparadies, wo ihre Schwester Megan seit ihrer Ermordung festsitzt. Hier entdeckt Alice eine vllig neue Welt abseits der Realitt, die sie mehr und mehr in ihren Bann zieht. Doch wer steckt hinter Soul Beach und wer hat Megan umgebracht? Alice macht sich auf die Suche nach dem Mrder ihrer Schwester und gefhrdet damit bald ihr eigenes Leben.
Kate Harrison's bestselling 5:2 diet books, including THE 5:2 DIET BOOK, THE ULTIMATE 5:2 DIET RECIPE BOOK, 5:2 YOUR LIFE and THE 5:2 GOOD FOOD KITCHEN, have helped thousands of readers lose weight and build their confidence.Now, for summer, Kate has hand-picked 15 of her favourite summer recipes, hints and tips from all four of those books, to help you get beach-ready (or swimsuit or swimming trunk ready!) without having to live on shakes or cabbage soup. There is also brand new material, including Top 10 Beach Boost Ideas, new ways to stay on track, a free-to-download podcast to go with the e-book, and lots more.Join Kate and the 5:2 diet revolution to get bikini-ready this summer - and stay healthy all year around!
Could the Pudding Lake Bakery reveal the recipe for true love? From the author of the 5:2 Diet, a delicious romance previous published as The Bride Hunter.Is there a recipe for true love? Becca Orchard believes the ingredients are science, psychology and faultless date planning. It's a formula that's made her one of the most successful match-makers in London. Craft baker Adam Hill is more interested in recipes for bread than love: at his Pudding Lane Bakery in the heart of the City, he mixes old and new to create irresistible food, from Elizabethan Maids of Honour to flowerpot rolls.But then Becca the Bride Hunter sets Adam up with one of her most awkward clients - and in the chaos that follows, she begins to wonder if she knows anything about finding the perfect match. From the author of the 5:2 Diet Book, A Batch Made in Heaven is a delicious romance celebrating love, loaves and London - previously published as The Bride Hunter.
THE 5:2 GOOD KITCHEN includes 75 new recipes with a wide selection of vegetarian, vegan and demi-veg friendly meals, plus dishes free from dairy, gluten and sugar. Like Kate's previous books, every ingredient is calorie counted and the focus is on fresh, full-flavoured meals that can be easily adapted to suit anyone - with variations for fast and no-fast days. It also includes: * 5:2 Food Heroes: forget over-priced supplements, Kate profiles the natural, inexpensive star ingredients that make you invincible on fast days; * Inspiring case studies from people who are transforming their lives through intermittent fasting, with amazing changes to their weight, health and confidence; * Practical advice on making sense of food scares and myths, from the truth about breakfast to the fat vs. carb debate; * Seasonal meal plans for summer days and winter warmers. THE 5:2 GOOD KITCHEN offers fresh, balanced meals that put healthy food at the heart of your life.
Alice Forster wird verfolgt und sie furchtet, dass der Morder ihrer Schwester Meggie nun auch hinter ihr her ist. Nur am Soul Beach - dem Strandparadies, an dem sie ihre toten Freunde treffen kann - fuhlt sich Alice noch sicher. Aber Soul Beach existiert nur als Website im Internet. Er ist nichts anderes als ein virtueller Wartesaal fur die Ewigkeit. Und Alice muss unbedingt herausfinden, wer Meggie umgebracht hat, damit ihre Schwester den Strand endlich verlassen kann. Dann gibt es pltzlich rger im Paradies. Dunkle Wolken ziehen auf, ein Sturm braut sich zusammen. Wird ein Tsunami Soul Beach zerstren?Das Jenseits ist ein Strand und soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook gibt es auch fr Tote. Kate Harrison erzhlt eine Geschichte von Tod und Erlsung und macht daraus einen brandaktuellen Mystery-Thriller. "e;Salziger Tod"e; ist der letzte Band der Soul Beach-Trilogie.
Get Happy, Get Healthy, Get Slim. 5:2 Your Life demonstrates how the 5:2 diet can be more than just a weight loss programme, it is a way of life. The small weekly change can make a huge difference. And that's what 5:2 is all about - taking simple steps, on just two days per week, which will have a powerful ripple effect on your whole life. Now Kate Harrison, best-selling author of The 5:2 Diet Book and The Ultimate 5:2 Recipe Book, has taken her knowledge and experience to turn the diet into 5:2 Your Life: Get Happy, Get Healthy, Get Slim. An inspiring six-week plan will help you to take control of the things that matter most to you, from your relationships and your work, to your health, your leisure time and the dreams you've been neglecting. There's even a brand new eating plan to help you lose weight too - with exciting recipes and guidelines on eating the 5:2 way for the rest of your life. What are you waiting for? It's time to 5:2 Your Life.
Meine Schwester ist tot. Doch sie lebt weiter am Soul Beach. Um sie von dort zu befreien, muss ich ihren Mrder finden. Aber je nher ich ihm komme,desto nher kommt er mir. Triti konnte das virtuelle Strandparadies von Soul Beach mit Alice Hilfe verlassen, aber Alice Schwester Megan sitzt noch immer hier fest. Und dann schlgt ihr Mrder erneut zu: Ein weiterer Gast erscheint am Strand. Und Alice kennt ihn nur allzu gut. Als eine Reise nach Spanien die Rettung fr einen weiteren ihrer Freunde am Soul Beach bedeuten knnte, setzt Alice sich ins Flugzeug. Doch der Mrder reist mit Schwarzer Sand"e; ist der zweite Band der Soul Beach-Trilogie. Der Titel des ersten Bandes lautet "e;Frostiges Paradies"e;. Das Jenseits ist ein Strand und soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook gibt es auch fr Tote. Kate Harrison erzhlt eine Geschichte von Tod und Erlsung und macht daraus einen brandaktuellen Mystery-Thriller.
Alice Forster regularly talks with her dead sister, Meggie, in the virtual world of Soul Beach - an online paradise where dead teenagers are held in limbo. Alice has learned that if she can solve the mystery of someone's death in the real world, then that person is released from the Beach. Meggie needs Alice to solve her murder so she can be free, but as Alice is getting closer to discovering the murderer, the murderer is getting closer to Alice! The second thriller in this utterly gripping trilogy for teens that explores social networking in a whole new way - Facebook for the dead!
Meine Schwester ist tot. Seit vier Monaten und fnf Tagen. Ermordet. Heute habe ich eine E-Mail erhalten. Von ihr. Als Alice eine E-Mail von ihrer toten Schwester bekommt, hlt sie das zunchst fr einen schlechten Scherz. Dann folgt jedoch eine Einladung in die virtuelle Welt von Soul Beach, einem idyllischen Strandparadies, wo ihre Schwester Megan seit ihrer Ermordung festsitzt. Unter www.soulbeach.org entdeckt Alice eine vllig neue Welt abseits der Realitt, die sie mehr und mehr in ihren Bann zieht. Doch wer steckt hinter Soul Beach und warum herrschen hier solch strenge Regeln?Warum wird der Strand nur von Jungen und Schnen bewohnt?Und warum sind sie alle tot?Wer hat Megan umgebracht?Und knnte Alice das nchste Opfer sein?"e;Frostiges Paradies"e; ist der erste Band der Soul Beach-Trilogie. Das Jenseits ist ein Strand und soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook gibt es auch fr Tote. Kate Harrison erzhlt eine Geschichte von Tod und Erlsung und macht daraus einen brandaktuellen Mystery-Thriller.
The 5:2 Diet is transforming lives worldwide. Thousands are losing weight, improving their health and saving money. Now, The Ultimate 5:2 Diet Recipe Book makes this lifestyle easier than ever, with recipes that make food on your Fast Days a pleasure. It's packed with easy, delicious dishes, from Great Start Breakfasts to International Favourites, Comfort Food, Super Soups, and even Sweet Treats. This down-to-earth guide by The 5:2 Diet Book author Kate Harrison mixes great recipes with all the humour, money-saving tips and practical advice that made the first book a bestseller. It also explains the science and incredible health benefits of this simple, inspiring approach. This cookbook focuses on fresh, delicious and fast home cooking, with meals that taste nothing like 'diet' food. It includes: * More than 85 recipes, all calorie counted, with dozens more ideas for adapting them to suit your life and budget; * 5:2 Lives: inspirational stories and honest food diaries from real dieters, who share the secrets of their success; * 5:2 Know-How: tips on everything from store cupboard suppers, time-saving gadgets and fitting 5:2 around family life and holidays; * How to 5:2: an updated, easy-to-follow guide to how, and why, you can begin this life-changing plan right now. The Ultimate 5:2 Diet Recipe Book is the only cookbook you'll ever need to help you lose weight, boost your brain and change your attitude to food forever.
The 5:2 Diet will transform your body, your mind and your health. It's the revolutionary part-time weight loss diet with lifelong health and anti-ageing results. This is the simplest, most flexible and most health enhancing weight loss programme you'll ever follow - and with this book to guide you, you can start today. You'll still get to eat all the foods you love but enjoy incredible health benefits, with positive effects on cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's and more. Intermittent fasting is revolutionising the weight loss world. Simply by eating significantly less for one or two days a week you can trigger incredible physical and mental changes that protect your body and brain from damage and help it repair itself. And THE 5:2 DIET BOOK - packed with tips, science, recipes, inspiration and case studies from over thirty dieters - will help you join the revolution to lose weight, boost your brain and transform your body. And it'll even save you money, with no specialist diet foods or supplements required. No wonder it's as popular with men as it is with women - and with first-time dieters as with weight loss veterans. Journalist and former yo-yo dieter Kate Harrison has finally won the battle with her weight - now she shares the secrets that are helping thousands of men and women transform their bodies. THE 5:2 DIET BOOK is your comprehensive guide to the wonderful world of intermittent fasting. It includes: All you need to trigger the 'healing' mode that happens when you restrict your diet for as little as one day a week The incredible effects on your brain cells The transformation in the way you view hunger and food The cost savings you can make - saving pounds from your food bill as you lose them from your body! 5:2 your way - how to personalise the diet to your exact requirements and preferences Detailed meal plans, and simple but healthy recipes... Or ready-made suggestions for when you don't feel like cooking Hundreds of real-life tips and success stories from men and women like you This is more than another diet craze - it's anything but crazy and it's a lifestyle you'll want to adopt for the rest of your life.
January 2013 Book of the Month. A week of exercise, fresh air and lovely food is what this group of women believe they need to sort out the problems in their lives… Well that was the aim. Author of the brilliant Secret Shopper series turns her witty pen on to the reality below the gloss of boot camp spas – a great romantic comedy for your holiday. Kate Harrison has prepared a list of her Top 10 tips for a stress-free Summer. Click here to read them.
Have you ever set out on a train journey not knowing where on earth you'll end up?Hope is overworked - and so over relationships - when she embarks on a mystery tour arranged by her sister Faith, who has promised her a mini break guaranteed free of romantic four-posters, red roses or dinners for two.Hope's trying to travel light - yet as she leaves London Euston, her emotional baggage begins to catch up with her. Will the journey finish her off . . . or will it be the start of something new?This exclusive short story was written by bestselling novelist Kate Harrison as she travelled as Virgin Trains Writer in Residence from London Euston to Penrith for the Romantic Novelists' Association Conference in July 2012. Included are Kate's top tips for writing on a train (or a boat, or a plane)... who knows, your next bus ride could be the beginning of your first novel.Also includes an extract from Kate's brand new novel, THE BOOT CAMP.
When Alice Forster receives an email from her dead sister she assumes it must be a sick practical joke. Then an invitation arrives to the virtual world of Soul Beach, an idyllic online paradise of sun, sea and sand where Alice can finally talk to her sister again - and discover a new world of friendships, secrets and maybe even love ...But why is Soul Beach only inhabited by the young, the beautiful and the dead? Who really murdered Megan Forster? And could Alice be next? The first book in an intriguing and compelling trilogy centred around the mystery of Megan Forster's death.
October 2011 Book of the Month. The third in the ‘Secret Shopper’ series finds the three friends, Sandie, Emily and Grazia supporting each other through first pregnancies, failing department stores, erotic embroidery and needy partners… Warm, witty and entertaining as ever. The Secret Shopper series: 1. The Secret Shopper's Revenge2. The Secret Shopper Unwrapped3. The Secret Shopper Affair
November 2010 Book of the Month. Do you know what a secret shopper is? It’s someone who plays customer to spy on staff, to see how pleasant they are, that they are doing their job correctly etc. This is the second in this delicious ‘spy’ series. It continues the lives of the three girls from the first, The Secret Shopper’s Revenge and although it does stand on its own, it is much enhanced by knowledge of the first. The third comes next spring. Comparison: Sophie Kinsella, Chris Manby, Kate Muir.
Friends and enemies reunited! A brilliantly entertaining novel from the author of THE SECRET SHOPPER'S REVENGE.Your school days are supposed to be the best days of your life - and Tracey Mortimer has no argument with that. Sixteen years ago she was the most popular girl in school, ruled her own gang, and dated the cutest boy in her year. Now it's all rather different: she's 33, stuck in a dull marriage that's only tolerable because her husband is rarely at home. And although she dearly loves her two children, a life of kids TV and alphabetti spaghetti is hardly exciting...Then Tracey spots an advert from a TV company wanting to make a reality-style show on a perfect school reunion - giving Tracey the chance to re-live the good old days. But not all her old school classmates remember their school days quite as Tracey does. Tracey made Suzanne Sharp's life hell - so what better way to get her own back than revenge, live on national television...
Covering a massive range of emotional issues in an easy-read, fun, heart-warming tale, this is a pure delight. We start with the death of Brown Owl, Judith, and follow the story of her daughter Lucy and the other Pixies from her Brownies through life-changing experiences and self-discovery. Dealing with sex, alcohol, affairs, weight, suicidal thoughts, babies and ambitions, all life is observed. Each chapter begins with a Brownie saying or just a sentence about how a person should conduct themselves which, as an ex-Brownie, brought the whole experience flooding back, very thought provoking, very nostalgic. I laughed out loud at times and was brought up short with surprise at others, and all in all I loved it hugely. Comparisons: Kate Long, Isla Dewar, Claire Calman.
Starter marriage is the new buzz-word for a first marriage that lasts only a short time and ends in a quick divorce. No kids, no complications, just trying it out, learning from the mistakes and if you need help, then there is always The Divorce Survival Classes. It’s a lovely concept, bittersweet but handled with light humour and so astute. You’ll love it.Comparison: Carmen Reid, Lisa Jewell, Chris Manby.Similar this month: Freya North, Eva Rice.