Elizabeth Hawksley
Gladiator — Fight for Freedom
61 BC, Greece. When 10-year-old Marcus’ father is killed, Marcus and his mother are sold into slavery. Marcus is determined…
The Grasshopper’s Run
Editors' choice
(1) 1944, Assam. World War II is raging, and the Japanese have swept through Burma towards India. The psychopathic Japanese…
Spirit of the Titanic
1912. The Titanic is on her maiden voyage to New York. Travelling with her is the ghost of 15-year-old Sam…
A Tangle of Magicks
Bath, 1803. Twelve-year-old Kat Stephenson has inherited a talent for magic from her mother. It’s dangerous stuff and, several…
Treason
1539, England. When William Montague’s elder brother is accidentally drowned, his life changes. His distraught father leaves, and his…
Bright Young Things
1929 New York. Prohibition and the Jazz Age are in full swing, and three young girls meet. Eighteen-year-old Cordelia longs…
Cat’s Cradle
1792. Cat Royal, of the Theatre Royal, London, embarks on her seventh adventure. A mysterious letter has arrived from a…
The Rabbit Girl
World War II. London is being blitzed nightly. Ten-year-old Tony, a timid, reclusive child, has already moved to London from…
Death in Florence
This book, subtitled The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City, examines a period which…
Across the Divide
Dublin, 1913. Liam and Nora come from the opposite sides of the social divide. Liam’s father is a mechanic and…
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