Suzanne Evans, eine ehemalige Scheidungsanwältin und Reporterin, bringt eine tiefgründige historische Perspektive in ihr Schreiben ein, gestützt auf eine Promotion in Geschichte. Ihre Arbeiten, die in führenden nationalen Publikationen erschienen sind, untersuchen oft die Schnittstelle von Geschichte, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Durch ihren beliebten Blog bemüht sich Evans, Geschichte zugänglich und fesselnd zu gestalten, indem sie ihre Expertise mit einer Leidenschaft für das Erzählen von Geschichten verbindet. Ihr einzigartiger Hintergrund, geprägt von juristischer Praxis und Journalismus, verleiht ihren literarischen Bemühungen eine besondere Tiefe und Breite.
Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore's infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate
Lucas likes to visit his great gran. She's almost ninety and in a care home. Her mind has gone. She thinks she's still a little five-year-old girl. Lucas's girlfriend, Kay, has no time for the old woman. Until she and Lucas go looking for a long-lost doll that has been locked away in a wardrobe these past eighty years. How could they know the horror their search would unleash Papercuts is an eerie and haunting series written to appeal to students aged 13+ who are intimidated by full-length novels. These sinister titles have a reading age of 8-9 and an accessible word count of 5,000-6,000. Written by respected and accomplished authors, they are packed with horror and elements of the supernatural. But be warned, they're not for the faint-hearted!
Nick Gray is a thief - not a killer. That is, until he steals a painting. Then things become ugly... very ugly.
To encourage and engage reluctant readers, the language level has been carefully controlled so struggling readers can get to grips with the language while still getting involved in the stories.
A series of short, affordable and accessible guides designed to give the general reader the perfect preparation for casting their vote in the 2015 year's General Election.
To encourage and engage reluctant readers, the language level of this series has been carefully controlled so struggling readers can get to grips with the language while still getting involved in the stories.