Publisher: Krill Press
Alfred Elwes was a nineteenth-century British author of children's literature, academic, philologist, and occasional translator of French, Italian and Portuguese literature into English.
The Prequel to a time-travel historical fantasy series powered by a mysterious 18th century cello that bridges the divide of time between two passionate women who live for their music and find their lives and loves forever intertwined. A kingdom is lost. A song is born. When the Union with England is accepted by the Scottish Parliament on 16 January 1707, many swear they will never accept the loss of their fiercely independent nation. The ones who seek to preserve a lost kingdom divide families and destroys the lives of many. The consequences ripple through time until a generation later Katharine is lost for words to complete her symphonic masterpiece in 1745. The Jacobite rebellion is sweeping across Scotland, pitting her two brothers against each other. Meanwhile in 2003, Adeena a rebellious teenage cellist and composer living in Canada is tortured by haunted dreams of her visiting grandmother from Scotland. The dreams connect Adeena to Katharine’s untitled uncompleted song from the 18th century. In the Prequel to the highly acclaimed ‘Song for a Lost Kingdom’ series, the origins of the story and the characters unfold in dramatic fashion. Get swept away by this time slip adventure powered by music. Voice actors Tom McLean and Bethany Mason combine their talents to lift the story off the page and into your heart. Original music by Paul van Geldrop.Show book
1944. Emily Dean is sent to stay with relatives in rural Victoria. With grandmother determined to keep up standards despite the effects of the war; Della, the bible-quoting cook, and her young and fearless aunt Lydia who refuses to befriend her, Emily just wants to go home. But things start looking up when she encounters Claudio, the Italian prisoner of war employed as a farm labourer. And then Lydia’s brother, William, unexpectedly returns from the war. Wounded and bitter - he’s rude, traumatised, and mostly drunk, yet a passion for literature soon draws them together.Show book
n this fast-paced thriller Auguste Duchene finds himself in post-war Berlin, involved in the hunt for a Nazi war criminal and relying on his wits to survive the beginnings of the Cold War. July, 1945. The war in Europe is finallyover. But Auguste Duchene, who survived occupied Paris at great personal cost,cannot escape his past. He finds himself helping the Allies to pursue a Gestapowar criminal through the ravaged and dangerous streets of Berlin. Duchene soonlearns, however, that, although one global conflict may have ended, another isbeginning, and he is in a deadly race against the Russians as they hunt thesame man. And, once again, at the heart of all he does, are his extraordinarywife Sabine and his beloved daughter Marienne. With its vivid evocation of the post-war hardship and desperation of Germany's capital, The Berlin Traitor pits a man of principle, who hates war and all it stands for, against relentless nationalism and self-interest. Tense, terrifying and compelling, full of twists and turns, this riveting page-turner is a worthy successor to The Paris Collaborator.Show book
The Fifth Queen is a historical novel. It tells the story of Katharine Howard's arrival at the Court of Henry VIII, her eventual marriage to the king, and her death. Katharine Howard is presented in the first book as a genuine Roman Catholic, penniless, young noblewoman escorted by her fiery cousin Thomas Culpeper. By accident, she comes to the attention of the king, in a minor way at first, is helped to a position as a lady in waiting for the then bastard Lady Mary, Henry's eldest daughter, by her old Latin tutor Nicholas Udal, a spy for Thomas Cromwell. As Katharine becomes involved with the many scheming, competing, and spying members of Henry VIII's Court, she steadily rises, almost against her will, in Court.Show book
Germany, 1932 Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses, finds her world shattered by the rise of the Nazi regime. When Sara and her sisters are transferred to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, their talent becomes a lifeline. Their survival hinges on sewing beautiful dresses for the wives of SS officers and Nazi dignitaries. Amidst the horrors and suffering, Sara's determination, her sisters' unwavering courage, unyielding defiance, and the unexpected friendship with a member of the Sonderkommando become beacons of hope. From displaced persons camps to the distant shores of Palestine, Sara's heartrending journey continues as she searches relentlessly for the man who had once saved her life. Fans of Heather Morris (Three Sisters and The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Kristin Harmel (The Book of Lost Names and The Forest of Vanishing Stars), and Roberta Kagan (The Pact) will enjoy this gripping tale of survival, sacrifice, sisterhood, and unbreakable love inspired by actual events.Show book
The Fledglings examines the maturation of three young men in the crucible of the terrifying and bloody World War 1. Of course, their loss of innocence is not unique to war alone, but such an arena accelerates the process and is a much harsher compass. The time period is one of revolutionary change throughout the world, but nowhere is the transformation in the early Twentieth Century more pronounced than in warfare – killing has become a highly refined process and now even moved into the air. In the telling of the story, there is a great deal of aerial combat, many details of the techniques employed and specifies about the planes of that era.Show book
