Diosas / Goddesses

In 2005, a mosaic artist embarked on a project to exalt the beauty and strength of women through twenty vibrant mosaics inspired by the lush landscapes of Puerto Rico. But during the three years of intensive work, a chilling realization emerged: the rising tide of violence against women.

By September 2007, as the mosaics neared completion, the number of women tragically killed by their partners in Puerto Rico almost equaled the number of artworks. The artist’s exhibition, ‘Virgins,’ became a haunting tribute to the twenty women whose lives were lost that year, their names etched into the pages of this book.

This powerful collection serves as a powerful homage to all victims of gender violence past, present, and future, and a desperate plea to end this devastating epidemic. Each mosaic is a testament to the lives stolen, their beauty and spirit forever immortalized in vibrant tile.

The Wanda Beach Killer

The brutal rape and murder of two fifteen-year-old friends in the Wanda Beach sand dunes in 1965 is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most famous cold cases. For many years now, there have been three prime suspects in the murders of Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt. These are:

Alan Raymond Bassett – convicted in 1966 for the murder of Carolyn Orphin

Derek Ernest Percy – one of Australia’s most notorious child killers and

Christopher Bernard Wilder – aka America’s ‘Beauty Queen Killer’

The Wanda Beach Killer meticulously presents and examines the evidence against each of these suspects, leaving little, if any, doubt as to the murderer’s identity.

The Evil that Came to Denham

Denham has been known to house some notable residents such as the late Cilla Black, Sir John Mills, Paul Daniels, Shane Richie and a fair few more to mention. However, the tiny village sadly has more of a tale to tell than that of housing celebrities, and it is a tale told and known by many people far and wide.

The Evil that Came to Denham is based on the true and gruesome tale of the Denham Massacre which took place in 1870 in Denham Village. The story is told from the point of view of the author's own father which adds credibility and believability to an incredible narrative. The macabre subject matter is sensitively treated and the tale is retold with empathy and feeling for the characters involved.

With suspense, intrigue and mystery, in addition to real life matters of family and work, The Evil that Came to Denham really does have something for everyone.

The Concentration Camp: The True Story of a Belgian Teenager

Pierre grows up in a family still scarred by the Great War. When the Second World War breaks out, the Germans invade Belgium. Pierre’s yearning for freedom and justice drives him to join the Resistance to fight the occupying enemy. On 30 December 1942, the German Gestapo apprehend him at home and the teenage boy ends up in a German concentration camp, where he is subjected on a daily basis to the horrors taking place. He never loses heart, because American and British airplanes regularly appear in the skies overhead.