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Olivia returns home for her grandmother Sarah's funeral in 1984. Sarah was a loving matriarch in the village of Lindara. So why would someone spit at her coffin?In 1910 Sarah marries Theo, a widower deeply involved in the anti-home rule movement. She promises to keep her personal views private.One night in 1914 Sarah and her stepson Samuel are unintentionally drawn into gunrunning, which compromises her principles.Theo slides into dementia but pesters Sarah constantly about something called the settlement. She is mystified until one morning in 1919, when she opens a letter and gets the biggest shock of her life.As the truth unfolds events occur to change her life forever, and she is torn between protecting Samuel and her unborn child.After the funeral Olivia finds a red leather notebook to discover that Sarah has taken the secret of that fateful night in 1919 to her grave.
Fast-paced thriller set in a world where freedom has been forgotten. Two young rebels cross war-torn Europe seeking sanctuary. Futuristic dystopian thriller; Set in England, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey and Israel; Tender romance; For adult and young adult readers; End times; Strong Christian themes.
Monty and Cookie are back in a brand-new adventure.While out in the woods Monty and Cookie stumble upon a strange machine, untouched for years.What follows is a monstrous adventure that will take them back to a time long long ago.Hold on tight because the excitement has just begun. We're off to a world undiscovered for thousands of years…Welcome to the Land of the Dinodogs!
The events portrayed in The Diary of a Gatekeeper are based on true life experiences. Experiences that may appear to some almost unreal. But the question we should really ask ourselves is what do we consider real and unreal?The vulnerable yet indomitable Anya is attacked from all angles by a veritable range of dark forces that she can barely comprehend. Struggling to cope and, in a near state of despair, she stumbles across someone who could help. Of course, Anya did not find Mark by chance. In the grand scheme of the Universe nothing happens by chance.Mark and Anya are sent an indeterminable level of dark entities and forces to challenge them. Mark Ash, a powerful, but as yet unproven Gatekeeper, becomes the equilibrium and force for good against the rising tide of evil. This is his story. What unfolds is his learning. The Universe must be in balance. All must be equal; light and dark, dark and light. The ebb and flow never ceases; the story never ends.
Nine-year-old Samantha has some questions. When is an Exmoor Pony not an Exmoor Pony? What will her twelve-year old sister, Emily, do now she's grown too tall for her pony? Can she deal with taunts and lies from Mia whose pony is on the same Yard? Gemma, Samantha's friend, would love her own pony, but how can her Mum ever afford one? Samantha finds the answers - if she can only get the adults to agree. But one plan leaves Emily just three weeks to prove she can cope with Sunny, the lively young Almost Exmoor. Then there's another question - can the family prove Sunny is a proper Exmoor pony? But if they do will her owner insist on taking her back? It's a tough time for Emily!
Joseph Ruebins is a natural-born fighter, a champion of his sport, yet no training could have prepared him for the events that were to follow at Madison Square Garden on the night of his ultimate fight. Ruebins had planned his retirement with precision and it wasn't supposed to be like this. Struck down by a sudden and debilitating stroke, Joseph finds himself in hospital; paralysed, fearful, and at the mercy of this cruel condition. Worse still, it quickly transpires that the sanctuary of the hospital is only temporary. A killer is stalking these barren passageways. And, in a moment of brutality, Joseph's roommate is murdered in a vicious attack. Now an unwitting witness to this terrifying event, Joseph finds himself in mortal danger. Barely able to move or even communicate, he must summon every ounce of his strength in an attempt to outwit this cold-bloodied killer. Can this ex-champion of the world find a way, not only to survive, but also to protect his family - his life - his very existence..?
'They've made a grand job of Shap Wells. Is the car outside?' Of itself, not a startling or unusual comment but when it's said by your husband four days into a Mediterranean cruise, it comes as a shock.After a long career devoted to working on their Cumbrian farm, Eddie and Jackie Huck are determined to make the most of their retirement. When dementia strikes and progresses at great speed, their dreams are destroyed.As Eddie rapidly loses his grasp on reality, Jackie is determined to care for her husband. But, as this cruel illness shatters the man she loves, she is forced into situations that she could never have envisaged.This is a true story. It's also an important one because these events could happen to anyone. With extraordinary honesty, Jackie Huck explores two traumatic years in the lives of a devoted couple whose lives are devastated by a disease that is still little understood or supported.As she discovers, there are many paths to tread but no map for this uncharted journey with dementia.'Our main strength is love. Love keeps us going when courage fails; love is there in the middle of the night when the long hours of darkness stretch ahead. Love holds us together when hope is gone, and it is love that carries us through to the end.'
Olivia thought that her adventuring days in the extraordinary, mystical world of Theia were over. However, despite the best efforts of Hector, the History Keeper, five of the History Sphere's discs are damaged. Hector has no choice but to ask for Olivia's help again - but the warlock Gillespie is determined to defeat the Earth girl's efforts.From Shakespeare's Globe theatre to the Paris of Louis Braille, from Alexander Fleming's London to Nazi-occupied Warsaw and the Deep South of Rosa Parks, Olivia travels through time and space to prevent historical disasters.Accompanied by her otherworldly friends and her two loyal terriers, she encounters terrifying adventures and life threatening magic. Will she succeed in her mission and prevent Gillespie altering the course of history?
Further hilarious adventures from the 'Quit While...' series of books, packed with more laugh-out-loud moments of terrifying Teesside-teacher tales.Together with his pupils, Bryan ventures into the great outdoors to prove that life can be just as challenging and chaotic outside the school gates. And there is an interlude on a narrow boat, for which school and pupils cannot beheld accountable - unless the blame can fall on school holidays.
London 1974 - and Peter Greenberg is riding high. Thanks to his magic touch, every play he puts on in Theatreland is a hit and the money is rolling in. The young man's empire feels secure - but then everything changes. One evening, he calls in to see a rival's musical and falls head over heels in love.The beautiful Paris-born dancer who catches his eye is Nadine - a major star in the making. Like Greenberg, the young dancer too is in love - but with someone else. The eternal triangle is complicated by the birth of a child, and by tragic secrets that go back before World War Two; slowly, those secrets reveal themselves in a drama that out-performs anything on the West End stage or Broadway.Nadine is a poignant story of unrequited love, a love that will one day be returned - and in a most unexpected way…
Dancing with the Devil is a collection of five short stories linked by the theme of desire, its manifestations and outcomes. Ranging in time from the late 1930s to the present day, the locations vary between England, France and the Russo-Polish border. In these diverse settings the stories explore the nature of personal relationships and how they are tested and exploited. And, as events unfold, the characters are not always what they seem. Propelled by the infinite complexity of human emotions, they are drawn inexorably into a web of desire, obsession, duplicity and revenge.
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