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A man goes through trials and hardship.Come with him on a quest to find his true selfas he goes on a journey for a leprechaun for a pot of gold.
Reggie Oliver is a stage actor and playwright. His biography of Stella Gibbons was praised as "a triumph" by Hilary Spurling in the Daily Telegraph, his play Winner Takes All, was described as "the funniest evening in London", by Michael Billington in The Guardian, and his adaptation of Hennequin and Delacour's Once Bitten opened at the Orange Tree Theatre in London in December 2010. MRS. MIDNIGHT: What's the worst thing about being a celebrity? The intrusive press coverage? Forget it! I do. No. It's being roped into these charity projects, because nowadays you've got to be hands on, or they mark you down as a complete toe-rag.Mostra libro
The first in a BRAND NEW delightfully cosy, romantic Cotswold-set series with a magical twist, for fans of Heidi Swain, Debbie Johnson and the hit BBC series Ghosts. 👻❤️✨⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Wonderfully warm and romantic' Bestseller Jessica Redland Every book in the Ghosts of Rowan Vale series can be read as a standalone. Can Callie give some needy ghosts their happy-ever-afterlife, while making Rowan Vale her own forever home? When single mum Callie visits Rowan Vale with her daughter, she is enchanted. The beautiful Cotswold village is run as a living museum, allowing tourists to see history in action. But there's more to the place than meets the eye... To the residents' surprise, Callie is observed talking to several villagers she simply shouldn’t be able to see - as they’re ghosts. The elderly owner of the village, Sir Lawrence Davenport, then makes an astonishing offer: to sell Callie the whole estate for a tiny sum, if she agrees to protect the village’s present tenants and its headstrong spirits. With a spectral lord of the manor and his imperious wife, a naughty 1940s schoolgirl and William Shakespeare's former tutor among them, it seems Callie’s role as owner wouldn’t be easy. And that’s without the added complication of Sir Lawrence’s disinherited grandson, the gorgeous Brodie. Rowan Vale and Callie may need each other. But is this a match made in heaven or hell? Fans of the BBC's Ghosts, or books by Lucy Jane Wood, Debbie Johnson, Jessica Redland and Heidi Swain will love this heart-warming novel. Praise for Sharon Booth: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Loved it & couldn't put it down from the first page I read.' 5-Star Reader Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'I loved this book it was fabulous! Could not put it down' 5-Star Reader Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A wonderful feel-good story. There was mystery, romance and a sense of wellbeing within the small community' 5-Star Reader Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Escapism at its best, couldn't put this down.' 5-Star Reader Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Fantastic start to a new paranormal romance series' 5-Star Reader ReviewMostra libro
Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’. The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn’t display much literary interest until, in 1874, he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed, largely entertained by the library books his father regularly brought him. Through these Wells found he could escape the boredom and misery of his bed and convalescence by exploring the new worlds he encountered in these books. From these humble beginnings began a career that was, after several delays, to be seen as one of the most brilliant of modern English writers. Able to write comfortably in a number of genres he was especially applauded for his science fiction works such as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds but his forays into the social conditions of the times, with classics such as Kipps, were almost as commercially successful. His short stories are miniature masterpieces many of which bring new and incredible ideas of science fiction to the edge of present day science fact. Wells also received four nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature Despite a strong and lasting second marriage his affairs with other women also brought the complications of fathering other children. His writings and work against fascism, as well as the promotion of socialism, brought him into increasing doubts with and opposition to religion. His writings on what the world could be in works, such as A Modern Utopia, are thought provoking as well as being plausible, especially when viewed from the distressing times they were written in. His diabetic condition pushed him to create what is now the largest Diabetes charity in the United Kingdom. Wells even found the time to run twice for Parliament. It was a long, distinguished and powerfully successful career by the time he died, aged 79, on August 13th, 1946.Mostra libro
March 1945: After a career of commanding destroyers in the Pacific theater of WWII, Captain Wolfe Bowen is based in Washington, DC, working for the chief of naval operations. Bowen receives an urgent call from the commander of the naval shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire: a German U-boat has been captured and brought to port. But what grabs Bowen's attention is the presence of two Japanese civilians on board, along with the massive size of the U-boat itself. What these civilians know about the cargo of the U-boat, as well as its destination, begins a race against time that will change the course of history. When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies, Harry Truman ascends to office with no prior knowledge of the Manhattan Project. Bowen is assigned a dangerous mission: discover whether Japan has the technology to produce an atomic weapon, and find out how close the desperate enemy is to deploying it. Working with a small team, Bowen must report back to President Truman with the information that will transform the war—and the world. Brilliantly imagined and deeply informed by P. T. Deutermann's long history as a navy captain, as well as his family's service in the Pacific theater, The Second Sun is a compelling novel timed for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.Mostra libro
Making new friends in the traveler’s paradise of Antigua happens quickly, but how well can you know people you’ve just met? When one of Kira McKnight’s new expat friends ends up in a coma, after drinking a cocktail meant for Kira, she realizes she is in danger and needs to be very careful who she trusts. Was she just being paranoid, or was there a darker reason she’d been accepted for the language program and sent that plane ticket? It gradually dawns on her that her new expat friends, her anonymous benefactor, and the author of a warning note might have something in common. They might have discovered the real reason she was there, and might have been doing their best to make sure Kira didn’t get out of Antigua alive.Mostra libro
As the longtime mayor of quaint little Redwood Ridge, Oregon, what Marie Sedgwick is most proud of is how she and her two sisters have been able to help patrons find their perfect match. Sure, townsfolk call them The Battleaxes, and yeah, she and her sisters do tend to meddle. Yet, nothing is more important than true love. It's something that slipped between her fingers once, and she's regretted it ever since. Except, that so-called regret just showed up after twenty years, looking like a sexy fox, and knocking her world off its axis. And though she's been trying to avoid him, it suddenly seems this holiday season, she's the one with a Cupid target on her back.After all his adventures, Preston Masterson has finally returned to the place he always thought of as home with two goals. One, to transform the old Freemont Mansion into a charming Inn by Christmas. And two, to win back the heart of the woman he was stupid enough to let get away in his misspent youth. But nothing is going as planned. Remodeling has hit one snag after another, and Marie is more stubborn than he remembered. Yet, 'tis the season, and with the help of some Redwood Ridge residents-turned-angels, perhaps he won't need mistletoe magic to pull off a miracle. Still, it wouldn't hurt . . . Contains mature themes.Mostra libro
