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Has it all changed, or does it linger in the corridors of power? Marcia was a pioneering woman who defied the expectations of her era by sheer force of her personality. Toggle navigation 0 items. How do you remember Marcia being portrayed in the press at the time? Marcia arrived at 10 Downing Street inwhich was when the world was beginning to change for women, but on arrival she immediately faced many world-class enemies: Firstly, civil servants who were all men and all devoted to preserving the status quo and stopping women from taking any part in running the government.

Secondly, the male politicians and press officers who worked with Harold Wilson. They all believed that Marcia was out to build a cage around the Prime Minister and prevent them having any access to him. What is your connection to Marcia? Why was Marcia such a remarkable force in 10 Downing Street? We can ship to virtually any address in the world.

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Adding to basket… The item has been added. Williams's mother, also a writer, had a passion for books, and when the two were together she would often read her daughter excerpts from classics and mythology. I think this is why I enjoy making classic tales accessible to young children. Moving from school to school did not make Williams exactly fall in love with reading.

Also, there were very few picture books available, so most classics were read from adult versions, not for pleasure but as preparation for a test. It was only when I had my own children that I came to realize the joy of books. So I think I create books now to make up for all those lost years of pleasure, and to give books to others like Alice and myself who can't see the point of books 'without pictures and conversation.

While she had always enjoyed writing and illustrating stories and cards for friends, Williams never received formal art training; she viewed her creative outlet as a hobby rather than as a potential career. That would all change after the birth of her second child in the late s. Maybe he never realized! Published inWilliams's interpretation of The First Christmas follows the traditional story while also adding images of the way the holiday is celebrated in different parts of the world.

Called an "energetic and appealing book" by a School Library Journal reviewer, The First Christmas was the first of several books its author has created featuring Biblical themes. Her The Amazing Story of Noah's Ark closely follows the story from the Book of Genesis and is chock-full of animals and activity, with William's colorful drawings augmented by "text … ingeniously distributed over the illustrations," according to a Junior Bookshelf critic.

Calling the book an "exuberant folk-art treatment," School Library Journal contributor Patricia Dooley praised William's adaptation of Joseph and His Magnificent Coat of Many Colors for a preschool audience responsive to bright colors, animals, and a sense of magic. As Wendy Lukehart noted in School Library Journal, Williams's retellings of these tales are "humorous, succinct, and rooted in traditional elements.