1916 LIVERPOOL

Following the death of her father, Ruby Swift, & husband Archie finally move back into Ashland Hall.



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1913.
Seventeen-year-old Evie Murphy has chosen to leave behind her native Ireland for the city of Liverpool.

She


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When Evie Kilgaren takes over the running of the back office at Skinner & Son's haulage yard, she has no idea she is walking

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Spring 1913 & 17 year old Evie Murphy is leaving Ireland behind for the city of Liverpool with her baby daughter Linnet but has to leave behind Linnet's frail twin, Lucy behind. While Lucy grows up in the beautiful Irish countryside as Evie experiences mixed fortunes, Linnet is often forced to throw herself on the mercy of the enormous, impoverished Sullivan family. Living in the slum courts during the 30s is tough
- but when tragedy strikes, it becomes her only option. Destitute, she disappears into the Liverpool slums like a teardrop in an ocean. Lucy, on the other h&, needs her sister by her side but is ill prepared as she sets off to look for Linnet & their reunion will change their lives forever.
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1910 Liverpool Docks.

Ruby Swift is a hard-working, straight-talking woman of substance who does not suffer fools

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On the coast of Maine sits The Three Captains Inn, a haven for tourists & locals alike.

When Lolly, the owner, summons

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London, 1883. The controversial practice of mesmerism, with its genuine practitioners & its fraudulent chancers, has hypnotised the city. Miss Cordelia Preston, a beautiful, ageing out-of-work actress terrified of returning to the poverty of her childhood, suddenly emerges as a Lady Phreno-Mesmerist. In her candle-lit Bloomsbury basement she learns to harness her talent - in completely unexpected ways. But success is fragile when you have a past filled with secrets. On a wintry, moonlit night a body is found in Bloomsbury Square, & what began as an audacious subterfuge erupts into a scandal. Cordelia's past is revealed, bringing not only heartache but terror - & the mystery of a cloaked figure who waits for her in the shadowy London streets. ...

Cat has made a mess & she won’t tidy it up
- no matter how many times Dog asks her. 

Can Dog convince Cat, a giraffe

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Details: This is a unique & entertaining reference to the British weather presented in a series of colourful maps showing
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An epic adventure of daring, legend & legacy begins below the floorboards of Camelot. Below the carpets & flagstones of Camelot lies a secret world much like Arthur's royal court. Lord Yvers Christopher leads the castle creatures with a steady paw, upholds a tenuous truce with the animals of the Darkling Woods & guards the world's greatest treasure: the Holy Grail. Unknown to the knights above, the mice of the round table strive to ensure the safety of all who live within the castle walls, human & otherwise. So when Yvers is assassinated, the whole of Camelot is at risk. His grandson Calib Christopher must follow in his pawsteps but does the young mouse have the strength & power to lead his people & unite with the Darklings against the evil that threatens them all? A rich, fun fantastical new series from new talent Julie Leung. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781848125131 •†Author:   Julie Leung  •†Publisher:   Bonnier Books Ltd •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 352 •†Dimens... ...