Published By: Elliott & ThompsonPages: 272Released On: 12/10/2023 As the evenings draw in – a time of reckoning, rest and restoration – immerse yourself in this new seasonal anthology. Nature Tales for Winter Nights puts winter – rural, wild and urban – under the microscope and reveals its wonder. From the late days of autumn, through deepestContinue reading “Nature Tales for Winter Nights – Nancy Campbell”
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Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year – Joanna Nell
Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 336Released On: 02/11/2023 Heather Winterbottom has worked side by side with her husband as GPs in their idyllic rural practice for over forty years. But as the time comes to hang up their stethoscopes, the Winterbottoms discover that they have rather different visions of retirement . . .Heather dreams of exploringContinue reading “Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year – Joanna Nell”
The Christmas Love Letters – Sue Moorcroft
Published By: AvonPages: 384Released On; 26/10/2023 The love letters were only the start of the story… Tucked into a crook of the Norfolk coast lies Nelson’s Bar – an idyllic village where time seems to stand still. Maddy Austen has called this beautiful spot home all her life, as had her husband Adey – untilContinue reading “The Christmas Love Letters – Sue Moorcroft”
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz – Robin Stevens
Published By: PuffinPages: 464Released On: 12/10/2023Reading Age: 8-13 March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies – because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: courageous, smart, and the Ministry’s newest recruits.May’s big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quietContinue reading “The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz – Robin Stevens”
The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King’s Christmas Shenanigans – Alex T. Smith
Published By: Macmillan Children’s BooksPages: 176Released On: 05/10/2023Reading Age: 5-9 Years The Mouse King is up to some very sneaky shenanigans.The night before Christmas, he steals the key to the Kingdom of Sweets and sets out to cause as much festive mayhem as he can!Clara and Fritz Strudel, and their new friend the Nutcracker, are the onlyContinue reading “The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King’s Christmas Shenanigans – Alex T. Smith”
The Winter Spirits – Various Authors
Published By: SpherePages: 464Released On: 19/10/2023 Featuring new and original stories from:Bridget Collins, author of The BindingImogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs HancockKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The MerciesAndrew Michael Hurley, author of The LoneyJess Kidd, author of Things in JarsNatasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree StreetElizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll FactoryLaura Purcell, author of The Silent CompanionsSusan StokesContinue reading “The Winter Spirits – Various Authors”
Starting Over at Halesmere House – Suzanne Snow
Published By: CaneloPages: 320Released On: 19/10/2023 Taking over the Flower Shed studio at Halesmere, Alice is looking to mend her heart through horticulture after the end of her ten-year marriage. She isn’t looking for romance, especially not with brash young tree surgeon, Zac. Zac has his own past he’s trying to move on from, andContinue reading “Starting Over at Halesmere House – Suzanne Snow”
Winter’s Wishfall – Ceri Houlbrook
Published By: Black & White PublishingPages: 400Released On: 12/10/2023 You’re never too old to believe . . .After losing her job, boyfriend and flat just a few weeks before Christmas, Ellie Lancaster makes some resolutions:1. Exact revenge on ex.2. Be unboring.3. Find a job. With 1 complete, Ellie manages to tick off 2 and 3Continue reading “Winter’s Wishfall – Ceri Houlbrook”
Sisters Under the Rising Sun – Heather Morris
Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 28/09/2023 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian nurse Nesta James joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the HMS VynerContinue reading “Sisters Under the Rising Sun – Heather Morris”
Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop – David Litchfield
Published By: Frances Lincoln Children’s BooksPages: 40Released On: 05/10/2023Reading Age: 4-7 This charming tale tells the story of little Nicky Claus, who wanted to make every child happy, if only just for one day.Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in the Claus Brothers Toy Emporium. Uncle Hanz makes the toys, Uncle Louis checks them andContinue reading “Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop – David Litchfield”
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