Suzanne Evans, een voormalig echtscheidingsadvocaat en verslaggever, brengt een diepgaand historisch perspectief in haar schrijven, ondersteund door een doctoraat in geschiedenis. Haar werk, dat in vooraanstaande nationale publicaties is verschenen, verkent vaak de kruispunten van geschiedenis, cultuur en maatschappij. Via haar populaire blog streeft Evans ernaar geschiedenis toegankelijk en boeiend te maken, waarbij ze haar expertise combineert met een passie voor verhalen vertellen. Haar unieke achtergrond, gevormd door zowel juridische praktijk als journalistiek, verleent haar literaire inspanningen een bijzondere diepte en breedte.
Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore's infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate
Lucas likes to visit his great gran. She's almost ninety and in a care home. Her mind has gone. She thinks she's still a little five-year-old girl. Lucas's girlfriend, Kay, has no time for the old woman. Until she and Lucas go looking for a long-lost doll that has been locked away in a wardrobe these past eighty years. How could they know the horror their search would unleash Papercuts is an eerie and haunting series written to appeal to students aged 13+ who are intimidated by full-length novels. These sinister titles have a reading age of 8-9 and an accessible word count of 5,000-6,000. Written by respected and accomplished authors, they are packed with horror and elements of the supernatural. But be warned, they're not for the faint-hearted!
Nick Gray is a thief - not a killer. That is, until he steals a painting. Then things become ugly... very ugly.
To encourage and engage reluctant readers, the language level has been carefully controlled so struggling readers can get to grips with the language while still getting involved in the stories.
A series of short, affordable and accessible guides designed to give the general reader the perfect preparation for casting their vote in the 2015 year's General Election.
To encourage and engage reluctant readers, the language level of this series has been carefully controlled so struggling readers can get to grips with the language while still getting involved in the stories.