There is no one quite like Brian Blessed. He's an actor, film star, trained undertaker, unlikely diplomat, secret romantic, martial artist, and mountaineer. He's also a brilliant storyteller who will - and you must brace yourself - simply leap out of the pages at you. Ready? Then open this book and you'll be taken on a riotous journey from his childhood, growing up the son of a miner in Goldthorpe, to finding fame in Z-Cars. You'll see Brian falling...

The mother of Christ has taken various forms throughout the centuries, among them the Blessed Virgin, the Queen of Heaven, the Madonna and the spiritual mother of the faithful. Yet Geoffrey Ashe finds that, deeper than these, Mary has her origins in pre-Christian religions and earth-goddesses.

This picture book tells the story of Mary, mother of Jesus, in a series of vivid scenes framed with gold. We see the story of Mary's parents, her birth and childhood, her marriage to Joseph and the visit by the angel Gabriel.