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The story of Brian Moses'' childhood, Keeping Clear of Paradise Street is an affectionate portrait of a bygone era. Brian was born into a world of ration books, gas lanterns, and bombsites for playgrounds, but by the time he was a teenager, the sixties were in full swing.

In 1836, Harriet''s papa, a ship''s officer on HMS Beagle, returns from a long journey at sea. On his arrival home, Harriet becomes involved in a dangerous secret with tragic consequences. Almost two centuries later, Flora''s best friend, Archie, experiences a ghostly encounter at her dad''s reclamation and salvage yard...

Lethbridge-Stewart was supposed to be in the mountains of the east, but things didn''t quite go according to plan. On the eve of war, something appeared in the sky; a presence that blotted out the moon. Plagued by nightmares of being trapped in a past that never happened, Lethbridge-Stewart must unravel the mystery of a man ten years out of his...

Where do you even begin to search for your lost pigeon? Of course you put up LOST posters, pinning them to as many tree trunks as possible and handing them out to people in the street, but it''s not like you can actually look for a pigeon... or can you? Tir na n-Og Award Winner 2016.

Tommy Parker is a normal twelve-year-old boy whose life changes dramatically when he inherits a magical pen from his grandfather. The pen not only allows him to travel within his own memories but also enables him to alter the past!

A familiar face at royal events, Colin Edwards, has collated his vast collection of photographs of the Royal Family to create a new book. Featuring never before seen images of HM the Queen, the Queen Mother and Diana at public events, the author also provides emotive, personal accounts of his meetings with the Royals.

The Second World War is dominated by heroic tales of men defending their country against a formidable enemy but what about the women who also played their part in fighting for freedom? Eileen Younghusband BEM (92) was just 18 when she joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). She quickly demonstrated her keen intellect and mathematical skills, playing a crucial role in Fighter Command's underground Filter Room. Working gruelling shifts under enormous pressure she and her companions worked tirelessly, tracking the swarms of enemy aircraft that sought to break the British resolve. She even had the dubious honour of detecting the first of Hitler's devastating V2 rockets as it fell on an unsuspecting London. This book gives a vivid insight into the life of a young woman facing the grim reality of war.One Woman's War won The People's Book Prize 2012/2013 for non-fiction.