Recommended Reads
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Pains from the Past
At the close of the last millennium, Grace Moran is living in a care home, suffering with dementia, and having time to look back on her life.
Grace was born in 1917, in the Suffolk village of Hartley Halt, where her grandfather was the rector at the village church. Her father, Gerald Whittingham, had been invalided out of the army, having been blown up and gassed and was suffering from severe mental issues.
The Second World War was underway and Grace, now a young woman, no longer wanted to stay in this stifled community; she moved to London, where she shared a flat with Mary. Having secured a clerical position working in Churchill’s War Rooms, she returned home one morning, after a night shift, to discover the house had been blown up and so had Mary.
Through the next five years, Grace experienced the horrors, the loves and losses of war, finally meeting Charles Moran on VE Day, 1945. They married two years later, having two children. Married life, for Grace, was not always an easy ride and she was afflicted with many emotional and difficult decisions. And now living in a care home, she has the time to reflect on the past, as well as worrying about her daughter, Robyn, in the present.
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One Good Love
Greg Caine is a radio journalist on a week-long working holiday at a beach resort. Radio Sam is an experiment by a private broadcaster to provide music and information for three weeks over the Christmas-New Year holiday period.
Jackie is the eldest of three, spending summer with her family at the resort. Her curiosity leads to her meeting Greg, and soon they’re inseparable. But not everyone is happy with their relationship.
Jackie’s mum, Beth, is concerned about the age gap between her daughter and the newsreader and does her best to discourage the relationship because her own marriage is on the rocks.
Is it jealousy or self-preservation? Or is it because Beth could be losing everything?
Despite this, the love between Greg and Jackie only grows stronger.
But when Greg is forced to head to Australia, another woman decides to seek him out and sets out to destroy his relationship with Jackie for her own self-interests.
Greg is caught unaware amongst a web of lies and struggles with the truth.
Will his love for Jackie prevail? Or will he make a decision he could regret?
Or will there be a happy ever after for Greg and Jackie?
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All in the Same Boat
When I reached 78 I began to write about how it feels getting older and how I am trying to cope. I shared my rhymes and they were well received and so I was encouraged to keep writing and I did!
I’ve had so much fun writing them and sharing them with groups of pensioners locally. I’ve met so many lovely people and we always have plenty of laughter and chat because they feel just the same!
I hope that you enjoy them too!
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Ziggy Meets Pippa
Ziggy had it all: games of fetch, nightly cuddles, and the full attention of his parents. Suddenly, Pippa arrived: tiny, noisy, and completely unfamiliar.
As routines shifted and baby things took over, Ziggy’s world felt different… and so did he.
Ziggy Meets Pippa is a gentle, heartfelt story about what happens when a family grows. It’s a celebration of change, belonging, and the quiet strength of love as it deepens.
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Birth of a Spy
After a rugby incident, Chris realised he has the ability to read people’s minds that are in his direct line of sight. He is plucked from a life of normalcy and recruited into a resurrected government agency, MI9. A new identity is given to prepare Ash for a dangerous career path. His meticulous training to prepare him in the art of spycraft includes weapons training and Krav Maga, a specialist martial art, in addition to an intense driving course that equips Ash with personal skills to combat international threats. His first mission uncovers a plot to destroy the fabric of the British government.
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Loves on The Way to School
There was no general opportunity for adolescent boys and girls to get to know each other in our closed and traditional society in the years between 1959 and 1963, when these events were in process.
Families were not expected to be all open-minded and give their sons and daughters the freedom to choose their own love. They tried to marry off their daughter as soon as possible to a boy from their family, such as a cousin, or to the son of their business partner, to prevent her from spoiling and fooling around. Beautiful girls were courted and taken away at a very young age. Most of the time, the partner had to be approved by the parents in the first place. The girl’s decision came second. At the same time, in Europe, in order for young people to get to know each other, classical and modern dance classes and competitions, weekend gatherings, and group picnics were arranged. Then, the opening of various discotheques followed.
One of these possibilities for boys and girls to get to know each other, outside of family restrictions, was on the way to school, which is the main topic of this book.
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Butlins to Bedlam
Welcome to the nightmare that any mother would not wish to go through. This story concerns my life and circumstances that nearly ended my life. The details in this story may upset certain people just as it upset me. The dramatic true events that I have expressed in this story are traumas that were reported on television and in tabloid newspapers in the late eighties.
It has taken me over thirty years to build up the courage to express my feelings and get over the trauma of the horrific turmoil that I was put through in the prime of my life due to the negligence of people out of my control. Writing this book has eventually helped me get some relief after the pain and suffering I and my family were put through at the time and has also helped me to close this chapter in my life. I think anyone who reads this book would identify with my long-term sorrow.
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The Reluctant Banker
Born into a banking family, Martin spent most of his adult life resisting the ambition of his father that he take his place in the family bank in the footsteps of his grandfather and father.
While trying to avoid this fate, he worked in a hotel, lost most of his money to a blackmailer, connived to conceal the operation of a brothel, brokered a solution to a dispute as to the ownership of a substantial French property, and supervised the construction of a dam in the Moroccan desert.
He eventually stopped fighting his father’s ambition for him, but there was a final unexpected twist in the tale.
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Minnietoe's Sleepy Reader
Lay back and enjoy the surprises in twelve unique and inspirational tales of a cloud looking for heaven, a lovestruck seagull, a boy given the gift of flight, a stray cat looking for family, a dog with a secret friend, a boy and his pal Opa, one hot mess of a house cat, a tree that wasn’t, a girl’s search for a lost princess, Lyla’s way back home, a family’s recovery from a tornado, and an angel assigned a Christmas mission, each clearing the hurdles of pride, materialism, loyalty, and sacrifice…but sometimes not on their first run.
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The Heavenly Visit
“A Journey of Struggles, Faith, and Divine Intervention” is a deeply personal and powerful account of one woman’s transformation through sorrow, faith, and an extraordinary encounter with the divine. In this inspiring autobiography, Krishna Kanta Dass opens her heart to share her journey from Hinduism to Christianity, revealing the trials, grief, and unshakeable faith that led her to accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour.After 22 years of reflection, Krishna shares the life-changing moment that altered her destiny—a heavenly visitation that brought with it a divine message and a mission she could no longer ignore. Through vivid recollections, she recounts the angelic encounter that filled her room with blinding light and the scent of gardenias and the voice that called her to share God’s message with the world.This book is not just a testimony—it is a call to faith, obedience, and spiritual awakening. With unwavering honesty and a heart full of gratitude, Krishna invites readers to walk with her through pain, healing, and divine purpose. A Journey of Struggles, Faith, and Divine Intervention will stir your spirit and inspire you to reflect on your own path, reminding you that no matter how dark life gets, God’s light can find you.
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The Flying Heifer
‘Imagine’, said Madge, ‘if we could bring this village back to life, hear the sound of children playing again.’
‘I have all the keys to the holiday lets,’ muses George. ‘What if we rent them out when nobody is looking?’
‘Social recycling!’ says Nigel. ‘What could possibly go wrong?’
So the conspirators, fortified by the bravado of Briardale Brew and with the help of Snow Plough Dave, hatch a plan to rejuvenate a small Derbyshire hamlet.
‘And one day’, says Tommy, ‘maybe even the Flying Heifer will be a proper pub again too!’
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Elysande
Elysande has disappeared. Both lodges, with Jabiri and Balthazar leading, have sent out their best trackers, yet there is no sign of her. No forest was missed, no cave un-searched and no matter where they look, there is no sign of Elysande.
Jabiri is convinced she will be found if not by him, then by someone. Someone somewhere must know where she is. Disappearing without a trace, not even a footprint, concerned Jabiri greatly, as for this to happen there must be magic afoot.
Jabiri has no idea how right he is and no idea how they are going to get Elysande back where she belongs. Will she be found? Not without magical help, but where can they find that?
£8.99
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