Recommended Reads
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The Final Demand
Join these two highly respected, honest businessmen, who have spent almost twenty-five years building from small beginnings an award-winning, prestigious house-building company. Then the dreaded 2008 so-called credit crunch reared its ugly head. The bank they had been loyal to from day one was treating them like “Lepers”. Final demands and physical threats were coming in thick and fast! At this point one of the main characters, Jack Redman was determined not to let the bastards have the last laugh.
Jack the Lad was known for his cheeky but at the same time lovable nature. He had hatched a plot to rob a bank. Using, would you believe, a narrow boat as their 4mph getaway vehicle. His partner, straight-laced Frank Harrison, can’t believe his ears when Jack maps out the incredibly detailed plan to rob a London bank. After much persuasion from Jack and the stress of the business inevitably going down the drain, fantasy starts to turn into reality. Join these two unlikely, endearing, and risk-taking characters on their crazy “Robin Hood”-style adventure as it unfolds. Lots of risks, laughter, and danger, not to mention a few tears, lie ahead.
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Gee Gee & Polly Pigeon
Join Isabella and Oscar as they learn the importance of kindness, love and family, with some help from a friendly pigeon named Polly. A story for everyone, Gee Gee and Polly Pigeon is endearing, heartfelt and will resonate with readers young and old who are coping with loss.
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A Lawyer at Sea
In 1969, the author, a trainee lawyer just out of law school, wondered what to do before he studied for his final exams. His father, a judge at the Old Bailey, suggested he should go on a boat in the Merchant. Dumbfounded, he agreed and thought no more about it. A year later he got his degree and the matter came up again. He met the managing director of the shipping company, had an expensive lunch with him and in July 1969, he said goodbye to his girlfriend, who gave him a book with blank pages in it and told him to write a diary of the trip. Now read on.
This is an account of a trainee lawyer who spent time with the roughest seamen from July to November 1969. July to November 1969
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Life With Keith
She lived a normal and ordinary life, working, going dancing at the Mecca and watching Preston North End play football and of course she was well loved by her mum and dad and big sister. One fateful night she met a young man called Keith. She had no idea her life was about to change. They got married eleven months later. Her mum wasn‘t too sure about the marriage, saying, “I’ll give it six months.” The trials and tribulations started after two months of happy marriage. Unfortunately, they never stopped. Even now, 54 years later, things just happen to them. But they are still together and very happy. If you see one of them, the other is not far behind.
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Through The Fog Fantastic
This was no ordinary school day, for a fog had changed everything in a magical way.
And so, begins a journey that’s filled with delight as a child’s breath creates pictures and her imagination takes flight.
But when the child sees something behind the ghostly trees, it’s the fog that helps her face the horrid things she believes.
For the fog is her blanket under which she can hide, and she feels safe to look with her eyes open wide. Only then will the things she has been too frightened to see be revealed in their entirety.
Through the Fog Fantastic is a story that is bound to captivate its reader with its delightful imagery and its poignant message about assumptions we sometimes make when we see something we don’t like. It creatively shows the reader that there are often different things to discover when we feel brave enough to take a moment to stand still and take another look.
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Marion
Marion is a grown woman who has a serious lack of confidence. With immense courage, she was able to get her bus driver’s license. Unfortunately, she is working under a manager and with several other employees who believe a woman should only drive a car when taking children to school or running to the shops at the request of their husbands.
She makes mistakes, and now, given the punishment route of night shift, she increases her fear of again losing her way. But it is along the unscheduled run she meets unusual people, giving her belief in a better life.
Marion’s brother appears after many years, who also gives her a good reason to build her character.
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A Patchwork of Love
Bronwen Carter uncovers a mystery that she is determined to resolve after the death of her mother, Mari Ellis. The secret that Mari had taken to her grave was to intrigue Bron and her family for the months to come. A chance meeting with Ross Winters, a professor/historian, Bron discovers a connection that she would never have conceived as possible. With his invaluable help and expertise, she is able to delve deeper into her mother’s previously untold story.
Research, mystery stalkers, and callers, as well as intruders, beset Bronwen in her quest for the information she needs from the Second World War. What are they looking for, and what was the secret Mari had taken to her grave? Can Bronwen unravel the mystery and, most importantly of all, keep her family safe from harm in the process?
Can there be a successful resolution to a mystery that has spanned seventy years? A web of mystery, lies, greed and heartbreak unravel in “A Patchwork of Love”.
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Son Parfum Persiste, Mate! (Her Fragrance Lingers, Mate!)
My days after Christmas were meant to be an uncomplicated holiday on the east coast of Australia, escaping the European winter in a camper van with the gorgeous Madame Charlottenburg. It wasn’t meant to be the beginning of a puzzle, the unravelling of which would begin to emerge weeks later on a Mediterranean island.
I am Dougay Roberre, and in Australia I had youthful reminiscences to relive, waves to catch, beers to drink, and Madame Charlottenburg’s lips to kiss.
Once home in Nice, France, questions emerged which needed answering.
Who wishes to establish a protection racket over the local cafes?
Why did I foolishly offend the reputation of gangster Eddie Contant’s mother?
And how can numerals written on a two-year-old’s birthday card lead to a successful outcome for my Australian puzzle?
Someday I should ignore questions, keep my mouth shut, and stay well away from trouble. Someday I should – though that day wasn’t today.
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The Cormorant
The Cormorant
The Return of the Big Wind
As long as there have been people on this beautiful planet, stories have been told and over the years some of these stories have become legend and some have just remained a myth.
A reporter for the Liverpool Echo stumbles across a story from a fisherman in the North Atlantic Ocean that may have connections with the city of Liverpool.
With each passing day the story deepens and what was thought on as a light news item that may keep the people of Merseyside entertained suddenly has dark undertones that our journalist Ava is about to find out.
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Beyond the Silence
In a world filled with noise, 9-year-old Luna feels all alone. Being deaf makes school a challenge; nobody really talks to her, as they don’t know how to and she often watches from the sidelines as others laugh and play. Just when she thinks this year will be just like the last, a new girl named Emily shows up. With her bright smile and friendly nature, Emily is different from everyone else. She doesn’t shy away from Luna; instead, she wants to be her friend.
As they become friends, Emily discovers the magic of sign language, and Luna finally feels seen. Together, they create their own special way of communicating, filled with laughter and adventure.
Join Luna on a heartwarming journey of friendship, courage, and self-discovery. This story shows that being different is a superpower and that true friends can light up even the darkest days in a world that often overlooks those who are different.
The moral of the story is that being different is acceptable, and true friendship can illuminate someone even in their darkest moments. It encourages readers to embrace diversity and to reach out to those who may feel alone.
It is a heartwarming tale that resonates with both children and adults.
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Windy B – The Magical Moonbeams
There is always something exciting going on in Windy B, and not only during the day. After midnight, when magical moonbeams shine their way through bedroom windows, strange things seem to happen to the good people of Bumble Bay, especially in their dreams. One moonlit night, Fred Roll, Windy B’s favourite baker, is pushed to the very limit as he tries to help his friends and finds himself up against a cunning and mysterious robber dressed in black.
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Curious Bobby and the White Envelope
Bobby loves to sit and watch the world go by from his favourite viewing place, that of Mrs Mason’s church bench. Gifted with an eidetic memory and an overcurious mind, there is not much that passes his eye. When, one ordinary Saturday morning, a blonde-haired lady trips over on the street cobbles and causes somewhat of a stir amongst the shoppers, Bobby takes in all the details. He sees the precise actions of the gentleman, who rushes to her assistance, the grateful response of the fallen blonde and the covert and purposeful placing of a white envelope into the stand-alone carrier bag, a bag that belongs to the helpful gentleman. Aside from Bobby, no one else notices.
Intrigued by what he has witnessed, Bobby decides to follow the carrier bag owner, who, oblivious to the fact that he now has a mysterious white envelope in his possession, makes his way through the town to the local Antiques and Assortments store. After much pondering and waiting, Bobby too enters the store, where he soon finds himself immersed in a world of seemingly every conceivable knick-knack but also a secret world of strange war memorabilia, striking images and personal testimonies. He has inadvertently entered the fascinating world of the eccentric Mr Nathan Katz.
Guided by his overpowering curiosity, Bobby chooses to delve further into his surroundings, and thus the adventure begins.
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