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In this sequel to Roses and Red Herrings, William Stamford is still working for the Admiralty's deception planners, but now without the help of Lucy, his assistant and fiancée. He has no idea of her whereabouts, except that she is somewhere in the USA and involved highly secret work.As if being parted from Lucy is not enough, William falls foul of a senior allied naval officer, who is resentful at being hoodwinked by one of his stories. An additional threat is the return of his old adversary Commander Bonnington. With those impediments, William must apply himself to the greatest deception of the war. The success of the invasion of Europe depends on the enemy being convinced that the landings will take place somewhere other than in Normandy. Agents on both sides play a deadly guessing game, culminating in a desperate bid to prevent the enemy from learning the truth.
In the four years since his wife's death, Adam Watkinson has concentrated his efforts on helping his children cope with their loss. Now, he realises the time has come for him to find a new direction.He buys a house in Netherdale, which has become his family's refuge, and moves there with his 18-year-old daughter Leanne. With occasional visits from his son Jimbo, a free-spirited music student, they settle into their new home.Adam becomes involved in local matters, beginning with frequent visits to a care home to read to the grandmother of newfound friend and neighbour Jennie Thorpe, and then taking over as conductor of a dwindling and disheartened choral society.Encouraged by early success, he suggests revitalising the Dale after the devastation of foot-and-mouth disease, by creating a choir festival that he hopes will attract visitors and revive local businesses.It seems Adam has found his new direction. All that remains for him is to fill the void left by his late wife, and that is no easy task.
In this final part of the Dales trilogy, Leah Hinchcliffe is now 24 years old. With her dreams of a dancing career hopelessly dashed, Leah is now teaching dance at the failing Nidderdale College of Performance Arts.
While recovering from injuries sustained in the war, William Stamford, a natural storyteller, learns that he is to join a Naval Intelligence team whose sole purpose is to deceive the enemy.
It is January 1944. Pilot Cliff Stephens and linguist Laura Pembury meet for the first time on a rain-swept night in Hampshire and are immediately attracted to each other. They meet again three times and their relationship blossoms. The future looks inviting until Cliff is posted missing over the English Channel.
The events that shape one's heritage extend far into the past. For Colm, awareness of his people's history is especially vivid. Their struggles form a pattern for his own, with inherent strengths to be drawn on and old vexations to be dealt with. He rises above his stationbut then must face unfamiliar threats in his new milieu.
In this sequel to An Act of Kindness, Freddy and Sylvia are now married and living in Wensleydale, Yorkshire.
The ten stories in this collection concern people from a variety of backgrounds, and sometimes from past or future eras. As they struggle with challenges they meet, they often encounter conflicting values, requiring them to fashion standards for their actions.
This collection contains the early poetry by David A. Folds, written between 1963 and 1971. The new publication contains the developmental writing that preceded and led to "Sights, Sounds, and Spirit - Collected Poems 1990-2015", printed in 2016.
Tobias, a lonely stray who has been discarded like trash for most of his life, teams up with an illusive angel on a journey of great danger - all to prove he is worthy of love.
As Johanna's story unfolds, we learn the turmoil that ensued, and how she is transformed by a situation beyond her control or understanding.
Recovering from a disabling injury, ninety-five-year-old Kate Whitehead can take no part in the VE Day seventieth anniversary celebrations, but a meeting with hospital visitor Rachel sends her on her own journey of recollection.
The SONS OF TOBIAS, Book III of the Tobias trilogy, is a story of inspiration and courage as four orphaned coyote pups willingly risk their lives on an incredible 200 mile journey to find their only sister and bring her back to her desert home.
Six months ago John Talik discovered that fairies were real, joined a secret government agency, and single-handedly stopped an evil entity from destroying the city. And now, he's bored.
A writer and self-taught artist, David Sheskin has created a voluminous body of work over the past 40 years. Among his other publications are Scientists, Sages and Sundry Other Sinners: The Collected Short Fiction of David J. Sheskin (2002), Magician with a Pen (2007), and The Art of David Sheskin (2011). Many of David Sheskin's acrylic paintings, collages and digital images have been published within the format of calendars, note cards, jigsaw puzzles, children's game and digital prints.
Iranian-born physicist Dr. Ross Shaheen is lured into lecturing before an elite group of scientists in his home country. Amir Meshkin, head of Iran's secret nuclear weapons program, takes him and tries to force Shaheen to provide him with the access needed to advance the Iranian nuclear agenda.
Susan Mayall's memoir, "All the Pennies in the World", recalls the WW II Blitz in small-town England, and how it was for her family both before and during those times.
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