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Still haunted by the death of her only brother, James, in the Great War, Evelyn Gifford is completely unprepared when a young nurse and her six-year-old son appear on the Giffords’ doorstep one night. The child, the nurse claims, is James’, conceived in a battlefield hospital. The grief-stricken Giffords take them both in; but Evelyn, a struggling attorney, must now support her entire family-at a time when work for women lawyers is almost nonexistent. Suddenly a new case falls in Evelyn’s lap: Seemingly hopeless, it’s been abandoned by her male coworkers. The accused-a veteran charged with murdering his young wife- is almost certain to die on the gallows. And yet, Evelyn believes he is truly innocent, just as she suspects there may be more to the story of her “nephew” than meets the eye. My thoughts – The Crimson Rooms is an exciting and thought provoking story of a woman struggling to change both herself and society, and all the while attempt to solve a gruesome murder my

The hardy Japanese banana is often the jewel in an exotic garden. So if an unexpected cold spell is forecast that could damage your prized specimen you will need to provide adequate cold protection and fast! So here on the south coast of England winters are generally mild, but on occasion significantly cold temperatures a can arrive which will need managing. In this video, English horticulturist Simon explains the quickest and easiest way to save the day and hopefully your banana pseudostems for a more established exotic garden in the spring. Just make sure you have the required paraphernalia to hand! Remember that this is at the lower end of winter protection and the colder the region you live in the more cold protection will need to be put in place! If you would like to see more content like this check out our other videos on out Youtube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. Consider subscribing and if you would like to be notified of future videos click onto the bell icon.