Lee Hall ist ein englischer Dramatiker und Drehbuchautor, dessen Werke sich durch ein tiefes Verständnis menschlicher Natur und sozialer Schichten auszeichnen. Sein Schreiben erforscht oft Themen wie Hoffnung, Widerstandsfähigkeit und die Suche nach dem eigenen Platz in der Welt, angesiedelt vor realistischen, oft rauen Kulissen. Durch fesselnde Charaktere und Dialoge fängt Hall die Essenz des einfachen Lebens ein und erhebt sie zu universellen Erzählungen. Sein unverwechselbarer Stil verleiht der Literatur Authentizität und eine starke emotionale Resonanz.
Containing all four plays from the Radio 4 series IN GOD'S COUNTRY, which deal with life's fundamental issues from a child's point of view. Issues dealt with, by the children in the plays, include questioning the existence of God, faith, coping with death, parental relationships and divorce.
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Der 12jährige Billy, Sohn einer Bergarbeiterfamilie, boxt sich durch: Er hängt die Boxhandschuhe an den Nagel, um seiner Leidenschaft fürs Tanzen nachzugehen, und wird ein begnadeter Balletttänzer. - Der Roman zum Kultfilm.
A wonderfully witty British cosy mystery for fans of Richard OsmanRetired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma are giving up their coffee morning for a brand-new mystery. The perfect cosy crime story for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard OsmanRetired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are happiest whiling away their hours over coffee, cake and chat at the Thirsk Garden Centre café.But when their good friend Marguerite claims to have uncovered a mysterious charity shop that has since vanished, they simply can’t resist investigating.Before long, our trio of unlikely sleuths find themselves embroiled in a race against the clock to get to the bottom of this mystery – but who has a secret to hide and how far will they go to keep it concealed?Only time will tell . . .
Retired schoolteachers Liz, Pat and Thelma are back at their usual table at the Thirsk Garden Centre cafe with a brand-new mystery to solve...
"Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their 'coffee o'clock' sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre cafe. But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy. By the next Thursday, Topsy's dead. The last thing Liz, Thelma and Pat imagined was that they would become involved in a murder. But they know there's more to Topsy's death than meets the eye - and it's down to them to prove it..."--Publisher
Love, murder, and cyberterrorism in Northern California. When bodies start to drop, no one is safe. Jane Anders is a middle-aged professional woman reevaluating her life after a long marriage to Cecil Anders, a hardware engineer, and architect, with his own firm. Cecil is trying to finish a huge technical center that he has helped design, and build when everything goes wrong. He suspects his designs are not being followed, and his partners in the firm are not all they seem to be. Suddenly, a suspicious death takes place and the FBI becomes involved. Meanwhile, the technical center is completed and begins to cultivate workers who will do
"Let not the actions of others define how it is you feel, remind yourself of your good qualities and allow yourself to heal..."Celebrate friendship and join Spiky Mikey on his first adventure with a newfound prickly pal as he teaches self-empowerment and compassion through cute and easy to remember rhyming sayings you and your child can repeat!
Biotechnology and medical inventions are exciting these days.Glenda Sands has a position as a patent attorney for a biotech corporation, where she is instrumental in getting these advancements produced.She is proud of her part in evaluating new treatments and potential cures to be approved and developed for the worlds population. But what if some of the scientists involved with her company are creating various forms of WMD to be sold as military weapons and disaster control using both organic and chemical compounds? Does the president of the company know this? The destruction she witnesses puts her family and friends in danger.Some may
