A timeless middle-grade story of football, friendship and determination from acclaimed author Rebecca Stevens. Lily has a job at the munitions factory and a goalkeeper's spot with a new women's football team, the Rockets. When the war ends, the girls lose their jobs and their football. But Lily refuses to give up her dream ...
When fifteen-year-old Rose visits Belgium, she can feel the deep scars left there by the Great War. But when she hears the sound of marching late at night, she does not expect to see the ghosts of the past from her window . and one boy in particular.
Rose follows her old and muddled Great-Aunt Cosy into the London Underground and finds herself travelling back in time to war-torn London. Here, she witnesses the impact of the impending Blitz on Cosy's life. Tragedy will follow - unless Rose can figure out how to protect the future ...
An alcoholic close to death, Emma, a once beautiful woman with the promise of a bright future, lives the last few years of her life in a squalid basement room. In an attempt to banish loneliness, she takes comfort in recalling happier moments shared with loved ones, but is also forced to relive a series of disastrous relationships. This gripping family saga traces her story from childhood, life as a young woman in war-ravaged London, and a period of affluence and happiness filled with the desire of creating a family of her own. Her hopes are thwarted, and her marriage starts to fail. During this time, she forges a bond with a Scottish couple who bear the scars of a tragic past. Unable to cope with her disappointments, broken dreams, and a devastating revelation, inexorably she embarks on a spiral of self-destruction. Even the unwavering presence of the man who gave up everything for her cannot release her from the prison of her own making.
Emma loves nothing more than interfering in the love lives of her friends. But can she save her friendship from her own matchmaking?TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 711. Its much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.
A perfect retelling of Austen's satire of Gothic novels - the captivating story of Catherine and her dreams of a more exciting life... TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 7-11. Its much- loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.