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Stolen Moments
A missing boy, a gypsy family and heartbroken parents form the main elements of this short historical novel set in England and Romania.Joseph Fuller, an eight year old boy, wanders away from his home. His dog, Patki, follows him into the woods. Deep in Epping Forest, Joseph loses track of time. Becoming tired he falls asleep. Several hours later he wakes to find two unkempt children, standing over him. They speak in a strange language, asking his name and where he lives, but Joseph doesn't remember anythingAt home in Theydon Bois, Mr and Mrs Fuller are at their wits-end, worrying where their only son and his dog has got to. The police are informed and begin a search, but no trace of the boy ...
Annie Logan
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All about Advent & Christmas: Sharing the Seasons of Hope & Wonder with Children
All about Advent & Christmas: Sharing the Seasons of Hope & Wonder with Children is a resource unlike any other. Explore the rich traditions surrounding Christ’s birth as you journey through Scripture to understand the story of salvation and discover the meaning behind many of our celebrations during Advent and Christmas. Highlighting treasured customs from throughout Church history, All about Advent & Christmas features the stories of saints we celebrate throughout December and explains numerous other aspects of Catholic liturgy and teaching. With detailed illustrations to make the liturgical seasons come alive, All about Advent & Christmas will guide readers of all ages closer to the Savior whose birth we look to with joy.
Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children
For two-thousand years, Christians around the world have sought the Blessed Virgin Mary as a guide to growing closer to her Son, Jesus. Through Scripture, Catholic teaching, devotions, and countless works of art, we come to see Mary as our Mother, too. Through the Year with Mary by Katherine Bogner brings together the Church’s traditions in one place and provides a year-long plan for coming to know and love the Mother of God through Weekly passages from Scripture, saints, and scholars Reflections to nurture your understanding of Marian teaching and devotion Sacred art from around the world Marian prayers to teach you to grow closer to Jesus through Mary This comprehensive resource will help adults and children alike to entrust themselves to the most loving Mother of Jesus. Through the Year with Mary has received the nihil obstat and imprimatur. Nihil obstat: Msgr. Philip D. Halfacre, V.G. Censor Librorum Imprimatur: Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C. Bishop of Peoria September 15, 2021
The Quest of Miss Postlethwaite
Golborne, Lancashire, 1889, is a mining town divided between working men struggling to feed their families and the gentry living on Westleigh Hill. Abandoned by her father and after the death of her mother, Arabella is taken in by her widowed Aunt Elizabeth, who educates her; transforming Arabella into a lady, despite her humble beginnings. In 1907, on the journey to find her father, Arabella travels south. She innocently puts her trust in a man, not realising perfidy and hurt will befall her.
The Mystery of the Old Bones
A young girl goes missing in the mid-eighteen hundreds. Many years later in 1894, Lady Grace Darlington, a widow takes her usual morning walk in Baluain Forest in Perthshire, close to where she lives at Baytree Manor. She stumbles across some old bones that her dog is frantically digging up. She calls the local Sheriff, who cordons off the area. After three months, Sheriff Angus Jameson cannot solve the mystery of the old bones and the case is closed. Some thirty-six years on, a young couple, Thomas and Rosie Anderson go for a picnic on a beautiful summer's day and take a walk in the woods with their two sons, Michael and Samuel. Rosie sits on some old bones and wonders if they are animal or human. Thomas speaks to James Patterson, County Sheriff for Perth and Kinross. He instructs his deputy, Ross Sinclair to arrange for the bones to be sent to the forensic lab, where they eventually discover a connection to other bones that were found in a similar place in 1894. The case that Angus Jameson closed is now re-opened and a new inquiry is launched, which reveals some vital information that both shocks and scandalises the local community.
An Australian Dream
When two sisters from Blackburn Lancashire lose their parents, the eldest girl sells the family bakers and sets off on an adventure to the other side of the world, leaving her bereft sister behind. On the journey to Australia, Marjorie Rawlinson encounters a young woman, who isn't all she seems. Lily Palmer tells Marjorie her reasons for emigrating, but has no intention of following her plans through. When Lily's forgotten secret re-immerses; it changes the course of her life forever.Saul Goldstein and Thomas King are friends travelling together; they meet Marjorie and Lily aboard the ship and the four become close, but Marjorie unlike her friend, is not interested in becoming involved in a romantic relationship.Beatrice left behind in Blackburn marries Charles Wainwright. When their first child is born, she feels dispirited, wondering if her daughter will ever meet her Aunt Marjorie.Some heart breaking news from England sets Marjorie on a different course.Will the sisters ever see each other again?An historical, adventurous, romantic, novel set in England and Australia between 1893 and 1912.
Closeburn
CLOSEBURN The Mill Owners Trilogy- Part OneA semi-biographical saga set in Victorian Scotland.In the first part of this trilogy, we meet the Mill owner, Alexander Hamilton, his family and workforce.In early Victorian Scotland, three friends who work under dangerous conditions at the Closeburn grain mills have untimely incidents, which change the course of their lives.Seth, Arthur, and Louis live with their families in cramped conditions in the tiny run-down cottages in Closeburn close.When Seth Bartholomew a political up-start upsets his employer, Lord Hamilton, he finds himself out of work and without a home. His wife Lily and their children are forced to find alternative accommodation. Arthur Donaldson meets with an accident at the Mill that will change the families' lives forever.Louis Murdoch is promoted to overseer making his wife Molly proud of him, but with the advancement, comes a price to pay. Lady Hamilton and Lady Docking, are heavily involved with work for the poor. They both employ two unlikely women to help with their important duties.An intriguing family saga with many twists and turns throughout
Laurburn
The final part of this trilogy unfolds the destinies of the families, with some unforeseen happenings hidden within the pages of this absorbing family saga.We move forward to 1901...When invalided Rosanna Keating reveals her desire to become a nurse; Clara her mother is reluctant, but Tom Harrison, who is besotted with Rosanna encourages her to follow her dreams.William Patterson becomes too tired to work and his wife Janet becomes concerned about her errant son, David. However, when he meets a French d�butante, his mother prays she will have a steadying influence on him.Joey and Rosie Donaldson escape the possibility of being evicted from their home, when they inherit another property.Suffering a further breakdown, Kaitlin Bartholomew is forced to consult the doctor. Seth doesn't know which way to turn.As War breaks out in Europe, most of the able bodied men, join up to fight for King and Country. Some never return home; others are left badly injured. Many brokenhearted women, are left to cope alone.
Kids, Creatures and Curios
A delightful mix of real and imaginary animal stories and poetry combined; This illustrated selection for young children under the age of six years, can be enjoyed by being speech read aloud. Alternatively, children who have recently learned to read, will savour them. The author entices and encourages the child to use their imagination; the images throughout help to paint a picture.
