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One Flew Under the Cuckoo's Nest by |
If you ever wondered about mental illness; if you thought you’d like to know how a mental health patient feels being ill, let Ami Amara open the doors to their life. This is not a fun book. This is not a sex book. This is a book that makes us think while we get into the fascinating account of one of the least understood (yes, even in the 21st century) types of human suffering. |
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Drift and Badger and the search for Uncle Mo by |
A story for older children and adults, it tells the tale of Drift, a red deer fawn who is tragically orphaned. He meets up with a crazy short-sighted badger called Daisy who agrees to show Drift the ways of the woodland. They set out on the long and eventful journey to locate the herds and find Drift's missing Uncle Mo, but will they find him, and can they survive the hazards and dangers of the wild forest? Follow the exciting adventures of Drift and Badger and lose yourself in another world. |
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Paradise Misplaced by |
What tale of obsession and lies can bored Inspector Stone unearth from the death of Oliver Marchant in his Heligan-type garden towards the end of WW1? More than just a simple "whodunnit", it explores complex human relationships in a world on the brink of change. The story unfolds against a kaleidoscope of events from a lost past - the trial of Oscar Wilde, the rise of the Suffragettes, Art Nouveau and the "Glasgow Rose", the conchie's choice, blackmail, inheritance, convention and duty. |
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Rosemary Whyte:
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A man's body, killed by a single bullet through the head, is found in a locked sealed room with the key turned in the lock on the inside. The police conclude he committed suicide, but neither his wife nor Rosie believe it. But how did the murderer do it? |
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Rosemary Whyte: by |
Rosie starts 'uni and has a great time at discos, dinners and the drama club. Brian wants to get steamy but Rosie's not so sure. In her Department, staff are holding an election to select a new head and the politicking gets down-and-dirty. |
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Rosemary Whyte: by |
Clutching her 3rd class BA degree in English, Rosie wonders what to do with her life. Help comes from a moody poet, her ex-Sunday School teacher, a mute biker and a swarmi from India. |
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Rosemary Whyte: by |
There's a famine and thousands of children are starving in Africa. Rosie's father runs an African charity and money is needed to build a water pipeline from the mountains. Rosie enters a dance competition to win a large cash prize, but so do the cheats. |
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All for Anna by |
Her parents lose their lives in a car crash which almost kills her and Rosie, after an out-of-body experience, convalesces in Spain. She's looking after toddler, Anna, when the child falls and injures her back. She'll never walk again. In desperation, Rosie turns to Faith Healing. |
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The Journey into Heaven or Hell...? by |
Rosie, in depression over the death of her parents, prays to see them again. A ghost tells her she must go on a journey. But is it a journey into Heaven . . . or Hell? |
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Hide and Drink by |
The IRA successfully mortar bomb 10, Downing Street and no one is arrested. Under pressure MI5 launch a computer-based compaign to detect IRA cells. Rosie, now an alcoholic, gets caught up when her Irish boy friend is targetted. She battles both MI5 and the Devil's temptation. |
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Loretta's Parrot by |
An escaped parrot changes lives on the streets of Glasgow, an art historian finds a young lover too much to handle, a big-game hunter meets an unexpected nemesis - and that's just the first three stories. |
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Misfit Mirror by |
Fish for eternity with Maxine Linnell or step between russet folds with Margaret Eddershaw. See your face fragmented in Sarah James' mirror or drink warm champagne in St James' Park with Mariyln Francis. Poetry, micro-fiction and a final, reflective tale by Anne Ayres make up this sparkling, eclectic collection. |
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Jung's People by |
With characters based on Jung's archetypes, as well as being a good read in themselves, these stories are recipes for fantasy writers. |
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Private Lives by |
Plagued by flashbacks to lives fighting Napoleon’s armies in Spain and Goering’s Luftwaffe in the skies over 1940 Britain, New York industrialist Charlie Parker is a man with problems. Then suspected al-Qaeda terrorists abduct his youngest daughter weeks before the family Trust Company is holding its Centenary Celebrations at Carnegie Hall. Security services are convinced this has to be the target but no one can see where his daughter fits in the equation. |
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Another Kind of Loving by |
This is the first book of a trilogy on the effects of war on the children and grandchildren of participants. Jasminka, a girl f rom war-torn Sarajevo, is fostered by an English couple. This is the story of how she adapts to life in Daerley Green, a village in middle England and how she affects the lives of her foster parents, Mike and Sara. The scene alternates between Daerley Green and besieged Sarajevo. |
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Beyond the Broken Gate by |
In the second book of the trilogy it is post 9/11, The bond between Jasminka and Mike gradually strengthens. But this is also the story of Australian Rowena whose grandfather was killed by friendly fire in World War Two and whose great grandfather fought in Gallipoli in World War One; and of Luke whose grandfather was profoundly affected by his experiences in the same war on the Somme. The third book of the trilogy will be published in spring 2010 |
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Long Shadows by |
In this third book, Mike Hennessey has to face his true feelings for his foster daughter, now an attractive young woman and single mum, as dark shadows from his youth in the Sixties begin to threaten. And Jasminka must face her true feelings for Mike as she is drawn back to Sarajevo to try and build reconciliation in the wounded city of her birth. |
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Brown Jade by |
Life in 1950’s Malaya for 13-year-old Lau Li Jen was unkind – hardship and poverty was all she knew. With her ailing mother close to death, and three younger siblings to look out for, responsibility weighed heavily on Jen’s shoulders. Would she have to sacrifice her education to support her family? Spirited and intelligent, Jen boldly faces unknown challenges and the pains of growing up. But when a stranger enters the family’s broken world, life is destined to be different… |
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Touch My heart by |
Jen’s life so far, to Western eyes at any rate, has been one of work, hardship and a heavy burden of responsibility. Now, for the first time, it appears that her life is her own. As she recovers from the shock of the mother’s death, futures open out before her – college, a job, the attractions of young men and the bright lights of the capital city…. It seems that all she needs to do is learn to be young. This is author Yong Pease’s second novel set in Malaysia, the country of her birth and once again, she leads the reader on an irresistible, magical journey full of love, tenderness, humour and danger. |
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Ticket to Ride by |
During the mid sixties, at the peak of the English group scene in Germany, dozens of groups made the short journey across the English Channel to northern Europe in search of fame and fortune. This novel follows the exploits of a naïve under aged five-piece group from the south west of England as they made their futile search for success in Germany. |