Recommended Reads
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Good Grief
There are no universal rules or guidelines to help us deal with the death of those we love, just as there are no guarantees that we will live a long and fruitful life ourselves. Death comes when it will, and those of us left behind cope as best we can. Allan Drummond describes himself as a mess when Jude, his wife of forty-three years, died. Tired of rattling around in an empty house, Allan decided to set out on a long drive through parts of Australia, meeting people, yarning with them, discovering that many of them had experienced their own share of grieving. He watched others shed tears, and continued to do the same.
Not everyone can set out on adventure like Allan’s, but reading this account of his physical and mental journey, will surely provide the rest of us with a good dose of optimism and a sense of gratitude for lives lived and those which we are still living.
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The Mystery of Hilary Manor
The Mystery of Hilary Manor
When a school group visits Hilary Manor for a week-long adventure trip, culminating in a Halloween party, things quickly turn into a nightmare. The children and their leaders find themselves caught in what feels like a real-life game of Cluedo.
Why does the caretaker seem so obsessed with the manor, and why is he acting so strangely? Is there more to this game than meets the eye?
Follow the group on their thrilling adventure to uncover the secrets of a house with a dark past.
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Leo Richter: Sport Student
Leo Richter was just a working-class boy from Regensburg with a talent for gymnastics when he was selected to participate in the Berlin Olympics. He had no idea just how much his life would change after accepting to represent Germany as both an Olympian and an Aryan.
There was one thing Leo knew, his future would be amazing, after all, he lived in the New German Reich, the greatest country on the planet. His fatherland was a modern forward-thinking nation, rich in culture, with a strong devoted folk, unlike most other countries in the world.
So, what if his friends were all joining the SS, or that one of his brothers had become a Fascist nutjob, or that Leo had to suppress his sexuality out of fear of persecution?
Unimportant, they were just the price of living in a modern Utopia…
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The Conman's Puppets
In The Conman’s Puppets, mother and daughter Jennifer and Elle are thrust into a fierce and emotionally charged battle when they discover that their grandmother’s will has been deceitfully altered by the powerful and influential Blackwell family.
Determined to protect their family’s legacy and honour their grandmother’s memory, they embark on a journey that uncovers not just the depths of the Blackwells’ greed and manipulation but also the shocking extent of their control over the justice system. The Blackwells, with their vast wealth and deep-rooted connections, have corrupted judges and officials, making it nearly impossible for Jennifer and Elle to fight back through legal means.
As they struggle against a system rigged in favour of their enemies, they must navigate a treacherous world of lies, betrayal, and judicial corruption. This gripping true story reveals the dark reality of power, influence, and the lengths a family will go to protect their home and heritage.
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Who Profaned the Georgetti Mansion?
Two children—one, Daniel, burdened with paralyzing emotional wounds, and the other, Aaron Antonio, bound by physical limitations—forge an unbreakable bond during their stay at the Georgetti Mansion, the most luxurious edifice in 1923 Puerto Rico.
Designed by the Czechoslovakian architect Antonin Nechodoma and guided by the visionary stained-glass artist Levana Fleischmann, they embark on an ambitious quest to create the most magnificent house ever built in Puerto Rico. Fleischmann’s esoteric knowledge of the world we cannot see and Nechodoma’s mastery of medieval architecture infuse the structure with the healing power of light and art—laying the foundation for future constructions across the island.
Within these walls, Daniel and Aaron Antonio begin their liberating process toward physical and emotional liberation. Their salvation lies in the Vitruvian Pool, a mystical artifact crafted by Aaron Antonio’s grandfather before the Nazi occupation of Germany.
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Silenced No More
In Silenced No More: Unveiling the Taboo of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Rebuilding Trust, author Susie Barber explores the urgent need to address childhood sexual abuse. Approximately 90 million children alive today have experienced sexual violence. This book reveals the painful truth about children’s silence and how deeply it affects their lives.
This must stop. Children cannot feel safe when adults are still violently abusing them behind closed doors. Withholding this information makes you guilty.
We must look after our little children so their lives can be safe and hopeful.
Susie Barber understands that it takes moments to break trust and a lifetime to rebuild it, if it can be rebuilt.
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Tempus Cross
Tempus Cross, a Somerset town unable to shake free from its past, where folklore, gossip and hearsay allow fables and legends to thrive.
In January 1944, beneath the imposing shadow of the ancient Monte Cassino monastery in southern Italy, British soldier Bertie Harris accepts the hand of friendship from German conscript Kurt Zeigler. Detached from their units, the two men form an unlikely bond, both fearing the charge of desertion if caught wandering the Italian countryside. As night falls, they fill the passing hours by opening up about their pre-war lives, sharing revelations, laughter, regrets and melancholy. In his broad West Country accent, Bertie entrances young Kurt with far-fetched yarns from his beloved hometown: Tempus Cross. In return, Kurt confesses his yearning for the girl he fell in love with and then left behind in German-occupied Guernsey.
Tragically, only one of these opposing soldiers will survive their unusual encounter.
As peace returns to Europe, the story moves to Tempus Cross, the inhabitants embracing post-war normality, whatever ‘normal’ is. Here, a mixture of outlandish characters walk us through the decades towards the 21st century, their lives intertwined and threaded together by the events that will shape the future of the town.
Watching it all unfold was a young woman, Jean Renouf. Having brought shame upon her family back in her Channel Island home, the disgraced lover of a German soldier flees persecution, seeking to immerse herself into the closed community of… Tempus Cross.
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Finding You
Finding You is a story written about Blue Bear, who has lost his home. He needs to overcome a number of challenges, in the pursuit of finding his forever home.
This is a heartwarming, captivating and emotive story which follows Blue Bear’s journey. It is a story of hope, courage, strength and resilience.
This story can be enjoyed by everyone. It is a beautiful keepsake picture book, lovingly written and illustrated.
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Big Hand, Little Hand
No one likes bullies, whether at school or in the street.
Big Hand was a nasty individual, always itching for fresh prey, and would stop at nothing to get what he wanted. Bullies are often lonely people who, in reality, long to be accepted but don’t know how to go about it.
Big Hand believed no one could stop him (or could they?), stop his stealing, lying, and bullying of people he knew were frightened of him. He had to be stopped, but how, and by whom?
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The Green Hat in Paris
The Green Hat in Paris follows Lydia’s visit to Paris and her green hat that blows from page to page, unfolding a different scene and French word on each page. The book gives young children an introduction to daily life in France. An optional word key on the last page gives the reader an opportunity to sound out the ten French words.
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The Way We Once Were
17-year-old Maggie is on the cusp of graduating high school. Faced with an unknown future, she’s desperate for one thing: the perfect final year. And she won’t let anything, even her crippling anxiety, stand in her way.
She’s determined to make the most of the time she has left and to do it with her group – a mismatched bunch who Maggie loves fiercely. At first, things seem to be going well. That is, until Maggie discovers her dad has been lying to her, and a spark with her best friend Piper turns into an all-consuming desire.
As Maggie’s anxiety spirals out of control, she struggles to keep her mind—and her friends—from completely falling apart.
Long drives, longer nights, parties, the formal, final exams – as time ticks down for Maggie, she begins to wonder what the ‘perfect year’ actually means. Will she and her friends find their place in the great, unknown world? Can they decide who they’re going to be? Who they should be?
Told through a series of intimate diary entries, The Way We Once Were is a story of love, loss, and how we find each other, even in our darkest moments.
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Shadows of a Destiny: The True Story of My Life
The story of a seven-year-old girl who wants to understand the truth: she was deprived of her father’s caresses, and she is a child who could not understand through the lens of her limited senses when looking at the chaotic world of her family why she should not live in peace.
Story of a young girl who gets married at the age of nineteen to achieve sweet dreams.
Will her dreams come true?
Read the story of a girl who doesn’t know where her fate will reach or what her future will be. She survived and fought not to perish; she lived, but how? How was she able to save herself from the mire?
She moved away from the place of her youth to shape her personality.
Hope and choice are like two wings that can reach the heights of your dreams in the journey of life.
£10.99
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