#1 UK Bestseller. "A thoughtful, funny, companionable novel . . . executed with verve" from the bestselling author of Their Finest and Crooked Heart ( The London Times).1928. Riffling through a cupboard, Matilda Simpkin comes across a small wooden club—an old possession that she hasn't seen for more than a decade. Immediately, memories come flooding back to Mattie—memories of a thrilling past, which only further serve to remind her of her ...

From the acclaimed author of Crooked Heart comes another "smart, funny, ingenious, revealing tale of London life during the Second World War" ( The Independent).It is 1940. France has fallen, and only a narrow strip of sea lies between Great Britain and invasion. Now is the time when everyone must do their part. Young copywriter Catrin Cole is drafted into the Ministry of Information to help "write women" into propaganda films—something that the me...

The secrets of a woman and her adopted son struggling to survive the London Blitz are about to be exposed in this "darkly comic" ( Booklist ) novel.It's late 1944. Hitler's rockets are raining down on London with vicious regularity and it's the coldest winter in living memory. The Allies are gaining ground, but victory is certainly dragging its feet.In a large house next to Hampstead Heath, Vee Sedge is barely scra...

The acidly heartwarming tale of the relationship between a WW2 orphan evacuee and his foster mother, set against the backdrop of the BlitzWhen ten-year-old orphan Noel Bostock is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he ends up living in St. Albans with Vera Sedge, who at thirty-six is drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it.Noel's mourning his godmother, Mattie, a former suffragette. Broug...

The acidly heartwarming tale of the relationship between a WW2 orphan evacuee and his foster mother, set against the backdrop of the BlitzWhen ten-year-old orphan Noel Bostock is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he ends up living in St. Albans with Vera Sedge, who at thirty-six is drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it.Noel's mourning his godmother, Mattie, a former suffragette. Broug...

A hilarious and poignant "down the rabbit hole" adventure from acclaimed author Lissa Evans, perfect for fans of Chris Grabenstein and Lemony Snicket!Your name is Fidge and you're nearly eleven. You've been hurled into a strange world.You have three companions: two are unbelievably weird and the third is your awful cousin, Graham. You have to solve a series of nearly impossible clues.You need to deal with a cruel stuffed animal dictator and three thousand Wimbley Woos (yes, you rea...

INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS'I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny' NINA STIBBE'Wherever her eye falls, it finds the exact, significant detail, and her ear for dialogue is unerring' OBSERVER'Monica's naked curiosity and general bolshiness are easy to identify with' LISSA EVANSPoppy, newly recruited cub reporter at th...

INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS'I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny' NINA STIBBE' Humorous, moving and fascinating' CLARE MACKINTOSHConsidering herself unsuitable for any other contribution to the war effort, Monica Dickens opts for nursing, imagining herself gliding through the wards, serene in a pure white halo cap. On enrolment, however, she is pro...

A perfectly timed opportunity to pray together for the highest and best of all, this book is a Living Prayer that engages readers to uplift themselves, others and our world. Prayer IS transformational. Affirmative prayer has transformed my life, and, as a member of the Prayer Team at Spiritual Center of the Desert, I witness how prayer helps others transform their lives. An unanticipated bonus is that when we pray for others, we receive The Gift of Amazing Grace for ourselves. Grace comes ...

Enter a wonderful world filled with real magic, mystery … and danger.As if being small for his age and also having S. Horten as his name isnt bad enough, now 10-year-old Stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends.But on his very first day in his new home, Stuarts swept up in an extraordinary adventure: the quest to find his great-uncle Tony--a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth--and Tonys marvelous, long-lost workshop. A...

This magical follow-up to Hortens Miraculous Mechanisms continues Stuarts amazing adventures--with more enchantment, more surprises, and more thrills. When we last left 10-year-old Stuart, he had just recovered his great-uncle Tonys long-lost magic workshop. Now all the priceless tricks are on display in the Beeton Museum--and Stuart is junior curator of the exhibit! But another mystery awaits Stuart: Where did the great magician hide his will? Only by entering the magic world of ...

Stuart Horten – ten years old and small for his age – moves to the dreary town of Beeton, far away from all his friends. And then he meets his new next-door neighbours, the unbearable Kingley triplets, and things get even worse. But in Beeton begins the strangest adventure of Stuart's life as he is swept up in quest to find his great-uncle's lost workshop – a workshop stuffed with trickery and magic. There are clues to follow and puzzles to solve, but what starts as fun ends up as danger, ...