Historical Fiction from an Award Winning Author'Touching, exciting, romantic and tender, this novel shines in the deft hands of its author.' Compulsion ReadsWhat if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary?Edwardian Brighton. A wide-eyed girl enters Mr Parker's photographic studio and receives her first lesson about the new medium that will shape her life: "Can you think of a really...

A schoolyard stabbing sends wingbeats echoing from the past. One shocking event. Two teachers risk their careers to help a boy who has nothing. Three worlds intersect and collide.The best way to avoid trouble, thinks Ayisha Emmanuelle, is to avoid confrontation. As an inner-city schoolteacher, she does a whole lot of avoidance.14-year-old Shamayal Thomas trusts no one. Not the family, not the gang. And at school, trusting people is forbidden.Jim Stevens teaches hist...

'A compelling portrayal of the bohemian life of an activist poet, the men she loves, and the issues she fights for.' Eleanor SteeleA rose garden. A woman with white hair. An embossed envelope from the palace.Lucy Forrester, for services to literature, you are n**ominated for a New Year's Honour.Her hands shake. But it's not excitement. It's rage.For five decades, she's performed angry poems, attacked government policy on ev...

'Davis has a light touch. She writes with subtlety and nuance. And she does something many writers of literary fiction fail to do: she tells a good story.' ~ Put It In Writing Book Blog.My Counterfeit SelfFrom the award-winning author of Half-truths and White Lies and An Unknown Woman, comes an emotional story of hidden identities, complicated passions and tangled truths.'Completely gripping, excellently written and so skilfully put tog...

It has taken conviction to right the wrongs. It will take courage to learn how to live again.'An all-round triumph.' John HudspithWinner of 'The Selfies' Best Independent Fiction Author Award at London Book Fair 2019For the families of the victims of the St Botolph and Old Billingsgate disaster, the undoing of a miscarriage of justice should be a cause for rejoicing. For more than thirteen years, the search for truth has eaten up e...

Fire destroyed her present. Secrets destroyed her past.Look in the mirror and ask yourself a question. Who are you? Do you know the answer?At the age of forty-six, Anita Hall knows exactly who she is. She has lived with partner Ed for fifteen years and is proud of the life they've built. They go out into the world separately: Ed with one eye on the future in the world of finance; Anita with one foot in the past, a curator at Hampton Court Palace. This is the life she has ch...

Revitalize classic embroidery stitches for a contemporary look simply by adding beads to your needlework.Learn how to embroider with beads on anything from bags and boxes to pillows and purses with Bead Embroidery: The Complete Guide. Through thorough research, her own personal experience and a visual smorgasbord of 525 photographs and 265 how-to illustrations, best selling author Jane Davis teaches you 215 embroidery stitches - from the common to the uniq...

With more than 50 projects to choose from, this is a great idea book for the beginning to advanced wirework enthusiast.Readers will find fresh, creative ideas for using wire, as well as clear instructions for basic elements in wire design. Author Jane Davis begins with simple projects, such as an open spiral bracelet, and then progresses to more advanced variations by adding beads and construction details for more elaborate projects, like a hinged box with ornate decorative element...

"Smash all the Windows" won the inaugural Selfies Book Award in 2019.It has taken conviction to right the wrongs. It will take courage to learn how to live again.London, 22 August 2003. A day that began like any other would end in tragedy. Fifty-eight people set off for work, only to never return.For more than thirteen years, the search for truth has eaten up everything: marriages, families, health, careers and finances. A flawed justice system failed the victims' k...

What if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary?A disgraced politician, Sir James Hastings is living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He is unmoved by his centenarian mother's death - a woman he emotionally buried upon her abandonment.Raised by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing driver, the young James, torn between self-blame and longing, eventually dismissed her.But when he inherits her life'...

Beaded elegance at its bestBeads can go everywhere, from intricate home decor accents to dazzling jewelry. Learn how to create unique, beaded works of art yourself in this complete guide of beading techniques. Even if you have never worked with beads before, you'll quickly learn how to bead like the pros. After introducing basic terms and tools, Jane Davis guides you through more than a dozen techniques, and you will complete samples to reinforce the skills learned...

A schoolyard stabbing sends wingbeats echoing from the past. One shocking event. Two teachers risk their careers to help a boy who has nothing. Three worlds intersect and collide.The best way to avoid trouble, thinks Ayisha Emmanuelle, is to avoid confrontation. As an inner-city schoolteacher, she does a whole lot of avoidance.14-year-old Shamayal Thomas trusts no one. Not the family, not the gang. And at school, trusting people is forbidden.Jim Stevens teaches hist...