Books published by Troubador Publishing

After writing his first book, 'An Ordinary Life...?', the author decided to type out the full account of his very first circle experience from his notes. As 'rescue work' was part of that, he decided to include all other similar incidents and publish these in one volume.

Continuing the successful McDragon series set on the beautiful Isle of Harris. McDragon (ISBN: 9781788032643) has had an excellent response on the Isle. Raises the issue: what turns a young boy into a bully? For children of 7 and upwards.

Young journalist Simon Peckham is seeing the New Year in at a London nightclub when he first notices Soraya, the daughter of an Iraqi refugee. His evening isn't going to plan, so he steps out to get some air and watches as paramedics attend to an old rough sleeper, Tom, in an alley close by.

With charming illustrations drawn by Jo Blakely, Pickles' Purrfect Plan helps children aged 5-7 years to read with repetitive rhyme and also teaches a moral message of friendship and helping others. There is also an addition of a blue spider to find on every page which makes the story even more entertaining for younger readers.

In 2005, Patricia Neate inherited a dusty Regency desk that had once belonged to her husband's great grandfather, George Augustus Macirone. Sagging under the weight of papers, it sat in the spare room, shedding rosewood veneer. Something had to be done.

Acute Akbar Versus The Spirited Nur Jahan is a gripping account of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The narrative brings the Mughal court to life even as it describes Akbar's relationship with his son Jehangir and the other members of his extended family.

Why do two young Britons become terrorists?Shalima is a young muslim woman; Yusuf was born Ryan but converts to Islam. Both are radicalised and fly to Yemen to join Al Qaeda. Here they are trained and indoctrinated.

The very first full biography of The Association, one of the most successful bands to come out of the mid-1960s US folk-rock boom, with some of the most distinctive harmony sounds of the era, but one that is largely overlooked today.

Fragments is the supposed work of the narrator, Clive Bates, a retired law teacher, who looks back more than four decades from late 2010, as government austerity begins, to his first post-university teaching post taken up in the autumn of 1968.

A poetry book written in the form of notes to the author's son, reflecting on her emotions and experiences of becoming a mum. The ups and downs, tears and laughter. Jo hopes that others will seek comfort in relating to what she writes.

A collection of stories drawn from the author's long and eventful life (born in 1920). Many are based on the author's personal experience of life in Central Europe after the First World War. The writing has a sense of mystery and fantasy, but always laced with a wry sense of humour.

A Bad Lot is a collection of twenty-four engrossing tales of human life, each with a twist in the tail. A collection of bite-sized novellas to enjoy in a busy life of commitments. Entertaining short fiction with an after-taste of surprise and disquiet.

The book has five movements:Conflagrations: The tongue is a fire, both for love and destruction. Habitations: How can we feel at home if our things don't speak to us or we fail to inhabit our moments?

A highly imaginative fantasy book for children and young adults. Written in the authors' unmistakable style, the book transports readers to a different world. The narrative surrounds the theme of time and follows people who live inside a clock.

Loving is a collection of poems about the many different facets of love. The poems span many decades of life which gives them a certain multi-generational relevance.

'Based on a true story... It just hasn't happened yet.' Imagine the ultimate app: a futuristic quantum supercomputer that secretly connects you to an alien Internet!

The riveting true story of the 13 year battle for the village of Kokkina in Northern Cyprus. The first book in English to detail this story. Written by someone who not only lived through but also participated in these events.

Krista Bourne has always been surrounded by the strength, love and wealth of her family and their homes in New York City and Martha's Vineyard. She has never had to think for herself. Living with boyfriend Michael and her elderly grandfather, she can also summon up the comforting ghosts of her beloved father and grandmother.

Acquiring Lily, a Dutch barge, Alison and her husband, Roger, head for the calmness of the inland waterways. Boating with Buster, they learn plenty about boisterous Beagles and bothersome boats! Redundancy triggers a move to Ireland where the characters are larger-than-life, and the lakes so huge they are known as inland seas.

Easter 1963. The end of the school holidays are approaching, but instead of returning to school, Billy "Scratch" Hitchen ran away to sea - he was just fourteen years old. Before the age of nineteen, he had sailed around the world five times.