How much has marriage changed since the mid-20th century? These fascinating interviews of women (and some men) of over 75, many of whom were married in World War 2, cover both heartening stories of long marriages with ups and downs and horror stories as well. One woman stood up in court and admitted adultery but it was her husband who had gone off with someone else. She wanted to protect his career in the army.Divorce was very difficult for a woman - she could lose her children and...

STEP INTO THE BRILLIANTLY IMAGINATIVE AND FIERCELY BOLD NEW WORLD FROM VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED AUTHOR, FRANCES WHITE. ' I was fascinated and utterly gripped by Frances’ storytelling' Costanza Casati, bestselling author of Clytemnestra' 'The Bone Door is an epic horror-fable that smiles as it puts a blade in your heart.' - Hannah Kraner, Sunday...

"France's conversion is deeply touching . . . This is religious discovery for a postmodern generation." —Philip Zaleski, Los Angeles TimesThe tiny, arid Greek island of Patmos is one of the most sacred places in the Christian world—a place of bewitching power, where people come for a brief summer visit and end up returning, year after year, for the rest of their lives. They respond to an unexplainable force that they can find nowhere else. Perhaps it is th...

Finalist for the 2023 Indigenous Voices Award for Published Prose in English and Winner of the 2018 Toronto Fringe Best New Play ContestIn eighteen hundred and something something, somewhere upon the banks of a Reddish River in Treaty One Territory, three very different women with a preference for twenty-first century slang sit in a fort sharing their views on life, love, and the hot nerd Louis Riel.Marie-Angelique, a Metis Taurus, is determined to woo Louis (a Met...

Perfect for Mother's Day, Grandparents Day, and any day when you want to celebrate a child's love for their grandma, this warm Step 1 early reader celebrates a girl's special relationship with her grandma!Aren't grandmas the best? The star of I Love Pink! and I Love My Tutu! has so much fun with her grandma! Together, they bike and play games, they read and have tea parties . . . and dance parties! And, guess what? Her grandma even had a grandma o...

She always knew they were there, hiding under her bed or in the closet, peering out from the shadows…always there…always lurking. They never spoke and she never saw them, but she always felt their presence. There are things which can only be seen and heard by those willing to look and listen. Lucy Burke was one of those people with this rare gift. But was it really a gift or a dangerous liability? With her parent's marriage breaking down, fifteen year old Lucy Burke is sent to Ireland to s...

A girl shares her love for all things PINK—pink clothes, pink pillows, pink pets?—in this imaginative early reader. Fans of Pinkalicious will relate!A little girl wishes everything in her world could be pink . . . including her dog, her cat, and her hamster. Wait! How will she ever find her pink pets in her all-pink bedroom? This simple story perfectly—and humorously—illustrates the old adage “Be careful what you wish for!”Step 1 ...

Paddy is a normal everyday kid, but what happens to him is anything but ordinary - welcome to the surprising, always entertaining world of Paddy T.Seven stories to make your heart race and head spin:A trampoline portal into the futureA magic pencil that can write stories all by itselfA trip down a hill that ends up being a holiday of a lifetime.For Paddy, being a kid means expecting the unexpected, whether it's in his backyard, at hi...

'Fascinating, hugely entertaining, instructive in the best sense. I always thought that writing could not be taught, only reading, but this book made me reconsider. I read it in one sitting' Alberto Manguel'Both extremely funny and deeply sad, The Writing School examines how and why we tell our own stories. It's beautifully written and structured, compelling, wise and fabulously readable' Lissa Evans'The Writing School

The definitive and authorised biography of the artist Vanessa Bell.Even through the lens of the twenty-first century, the story of Vanessa Bell's life is unorthodox. A powerful magnetic figure, Bell lived at the heart of the Bloomsbury Group and was often the core figure around which the disparate individuals of the movement revolved.Her art and designs – so often overshadowed by her sister Virginia Woolf's writings and fame and by the interest in her own u...

"Little Sister Snow" is a work of fiction that likely tells the story of its central character, "Little Sister Snow." The narrative may explore her experiences, relationships, and personal growth. The title suggests a character-driven story with themes of identity and self-discovery.Frances Little's novels often delved into themes related to personal relationships and the dynamics of human interactions, making her a popular author in her time.If you enjoy classic literature that explores c...

Chief Inspector Cam Fergus hated the return of autumn. Walking up Church Street from his home overlooking the River Wye towards the police station, Cam pondered why it seemed that autumn always put him in such a foul mood. He thought about the gardens growing barren, the leaves falling from the trees leaving their bare limbs stretching like skeletons into the grey sky, To him, autumn signified in a word…death. When a 999 call, reporting remains found at an archeological dig at Goodrich Cas...