Nita, the narrator, is a young volunteer who has been recalled from her teaching post in central Africa after a military coup. At a small airstrip she joins a group of local citizens and foreigners who have all missed a flight that may be the last one out.
Throughout history, selling and entertainment have gone hand in hand - from the medieval pedlar and the medicine show, to generations... Læs mere
If you met Arun Persaba in the Willow when he first came to Kandra, and told him that one day he’d find himself sitting beside a pool telling the story of his life, he probably wouldn’t believe... Læs mere
It is the 830s; a time of warring Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, declining monastic standards and outbursts of fear of divine retribution. Elmstow Minster – a community of nuns in the Kingdom of the East Angles – has been recently established to atone for the execution of a young prince.
Passengers cancelling their tickets for Titanic’s maiden voyage out of apprehension; a famous social reformer who died on Titanic, warned in 1911 that he would be in... Læs mere
A walking guide describing 50 walks along the Essex coast, the longest coastline of any English county.
Echoes of a Life is a novel about love, infidelity and tragedies, and how the events of a lifetime can shape the difficult decisions of old age, especially when the options include a medically assisted death.
Bob Trebor joined the police in the seventies. After showing a natural talent for catching the bad guys, when a vacancy rose in the CID, he jumped at it. At the age of twenty-nine, he is the... Læs mere
Philip Hart, a fortysomething Norfolk school teacher, has sought solace in drink as he sees his personal and professional life start to unravel. He suspects, with good reason, he... Læs mere
Breaking wallsMolly’s childhood is a world of secrets and hiding. Her life is spent escaping from danger with her mother. This time they leave London at night with a supposed offer of a house in Devon.
Floating and Sinking on the Sea of Officialdom is the second volume of the trilogy of a modern Chinese historical - love fiction, following volume I, Sailing Across the Red Storm. It is a compelling historical novel with a moving love story.
Award winning author Marion Molteno takes us on a magical journey of discovery into the life of a writer and her readers.