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Mairead Kelly, only seventeen, barefoot, starving and alone, flees the unimaginable horror of the Irish Famine, only to find disease and desperate squalor in nineteenth century industrial Liverpool. Against all odds she rises triumphantly above the destitution - but what is the tragic secret she is harbouring?

The British Isles including Ireland are a unique tapestry of islands off the Continental shelf of NW Europe. Though there are thousands of islands making up this archipelago, a modest 221 (excluding Great Britain and Ireland) are permanently inhabited, mostly in the Gaelic, Irish and Welsh or Celtic west.

A unique, untold, true story of a middle-aged housewife recruited by the British Intelligence Services during World War Two.

It is December 2021 and Lizzie Ferguson has signed up for a silent retreat in an attempt to banish the disturbing ghosts uncovered by lockdown.

In 1952, Teresa Pyott's father received an inheritance, including a London house, from a woman to whom he was not related.

The Stamp of Innocence is a heart-rendering tale of an ordinary Welsh family whose lives were ripped apart by false imprisonment and an epic 16-year battle to restore the family honour.Noel Thomas, who was a respected village sub-postmaster and councillor was sent to prison accused of stealing money from the post office he ran on Ynys Mon, Wales. A charge based on computerized evidence which later turned out to be totally false. Noel tells the story in his own words as we follow his heroic journey with all its twists and turns over the years to clear his name.Fighting not only two huge corporate institutions in the form of computer giants Fujitsu and the Post Office with all their power, influence, and money. But also taking on successive UK Governments as well- the sole shareholder of POL (Post Office Limited).The book also features the voice of his daughter, Sian Thomas, who has devoted years of her life researching and networking widely to help her father clear his name.The Stamp of Innocence is a story about an unbreakable bond between a father and daughter, building up to their eventual redemption in the Court of Appeal in April 2021, and their continuing campaign to be fully compensated for the cruel injustice perpetrated against them.It's also a story about their beloved island community and the support provided by that community to sustain the family through all their trials and tribulations.It's a tale to shock and horrify, but it's also an uplifting tale about the resilience of the human spirit.

A unique recollection of social life and changes in the Highlands of Scotland in the early twentieth century. It documents not only a personal struggle to succeed in the construction industry from straitened circumstances in Inverness before and during the First World War, but also a search for advancement through work in the British Empire.

Dawn Lewis has settled.A once renowned, international fashion designer, she has now retired to a small village in the south of Leicestershire where she spends her days rambling with other retirees or completing jigsaws alone whilst watching old movies on Netflix. A long way away from the Gucci and Champers jet setting lifestyle she once lived for.Her ex-husband has remarried, her son has lost his way, and her daughter insists on setting her up with boring men, who she has no interest in. So, when she reconnects with her son, she decides to share a piece of her history with him; a piece that rocked her world...Paris 2001. A contest designed for reality tv. Thrown together with a retiring model, and a smooth-talking journalist, Dawn Lewis witnesses just how much conflict and chaos are created for tv, where exchanging integrity is the norm. When she escapes the madness and is ready to make a change for the better, she is hit with a life-altering tragedy.Will opening twenty-year-old wounds help? Or will it allow the past into her future?

Read how the Carryer Family moved from Lincoln in 1700, to Leicester, Staffordshire and across the world.

Isabelle Lucardie is a beautiful and smart young woman, who doesnâEUR(TM)t believe in love. SheâEUR(TM)s spent most of her life partying, taking men for their money and manipulating them. But her life is turned upside when she meets Nicholas Walters and falls in loveâEUR¿

This book will take you on a journey through our physical universe, based on current, established science. The journey starts with the simplest fundamental particles, such as quarks and electrons, and ends with the most complex of all material objects ‿ our human brains.

In 1973, after answering an ad in the Construction News, Colin Bird finds himself flying to the sub-tropical island of Bermuda on a two-year work contract, excited but unsure of what he will find.

How far would a young boy go to protect his mother from heartbreak? When her husband drowns in the Thames, Joss returns to her Cornish roots with 12-year-old Ollie, hoping change will heal them both. But Joss has a blind spot: her son. Unknown to Joss, he secretly acts to neutralise any perceived threats to her well-being âEUR" whatever the cost.

Bubbles is a dragon who is a little different. Bubbles is a gentle rhyming story about believing in yourself and being happy with who you are. Follow Bubbles as he teaches other dragons about kindness and strength, whilst readers, about empathy and self-confidence - empowering readers who may feel they are different from their friends.

Camel-ong Cowboy is a quirky Christmas song with a catchy tune and easy-to-read lyrics. It features a âEURoepoor, lonesome cowboyâEUR?, who sings to his unlikely steed, a camel, while driving his cattle across the prairies.

Alice and Paul continue on their adventure, picking up a young woman along the way, who Alice befriends, and takes under her wing. Paul becomes entangled in the darker side of life, thus becoming estranged from Alice and her newfound friend.

When the National Medical Advisor to the Security Services is on the point of retrieving an injured patient from a hijacked 747 at Heathrow, the authorities pull the plug on a protracted negotiation, with resultant loss of life. Primum non nocere. First do no harm. At the inquiry, Dr Alastair Cameron-Strange is scapegoated and hung out to dry. Why?

Finding herself single in her forties after making the move to New York, or more accurately, Suburban New York, Lilith feels trapped. This wasnâEUR(TM)t the life sheâEUR(TM)d envisaged for herself.

Tell Me About It is an autobiographical narrative from birth, through infancy during World War Two, post-war schooldays, play and advancement to manhood, in 1960.

Marie and her family are safe inside their little home, but outside on the wild moor stands Jarvis, watching their bothy. He is bare foot and unkempt. What does he want of the people he is watching? Why is he there? Why is it that he seems so often to be close to places where there is trouble? Is Marie right to fear this strange man?

Sixties teenager, Rose Fuller dreams of leaving her derelict basement flat and abusive father. When she finally escapes, she is thrown into the dark underbelly of Notting Hill's gang wars.

The Power of being Perfectly Imperfect is a wellbeing book that allows you to take control of your life despite the surrounding circumstances and situations you may be facing.

A comprehensive exploration of education through the ages, Warlow asks the question - what can modern schools learn from the past?

Kay's mother never loved her. This was a strange ambience for a growing child and one she'd puzzled over during her childhood and later in her early adult life. As a lonely little girl, she created an imaginary friend, who returns as an adult, making Kay question her sense of reality.

The 'scramble for Africa' is underway. British colonists control territory between the Zambezi and Cape Colony. Only Zululand remains independent. The threat of invasion is ever present, and thirty thousand Zulu warriors stand ready to defend Cetshwayo, their king.

Gracie, a young schoolgirl living in England, and Tommy a young boy from Scotland adore their beloved cuddly toy dogs. They take their 'best friends' with them everywhere they go, especially when they take part in their daily after school activities.

Goodbye White Rose is the heart-breaking story of Harisun Abdulwahab, written by her daughter Gina Azizah.