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Author: Frederick W Holroyd

Release Date: 25th April 2013

Format: 181x1116mm  Paperback

ISBN: 978-1-908098- 81-8

 

Two Little Boys is a heartfelt autobiographical account of Frederick and Christopher, two friends, caught up in the turmoil of WW2. Five-year-old Christopher was evacuated from the Channel Islands, along with his mother and siblings, and through a fraught few days, was transported to Burnley, Lancashire, where he met a kindred spirit, four-year-old Frederick, the pair becoming fast friends almost instantly.

Interspersed with tense accounts of the invasion, and subsequent liberation of the Channel Islands, we have the innocent and mischievous antics of Frederick, Christopher, and their ‘Black Hand Gang’. Follow their antics as they develop various ill-considered, and sometimes illegal businesses, and the subsequent, sometimes humorously skewed results. Frederick W Holroyd writes innocently and with feeling, about his close friendship with Christopher, and his own family, during and after WW2. In Conclusions, he also tells us of his subsequent search for his friend in recent times, and most poignantly, he gives an account of his Father, who may or may not have survived his service in the RAF during the war.

A childhood Memoir of friends, family, and love during WW2.

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Maggi’s online book opens new chapter in style advice

Last updated at 13:34, Friday, 22 March 2013

A Cockermouth stylist and author is on a mission to make women embrace their body shape and feel good about themselves.

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Title:  Be Remarkable – Love your Figure Type

Author: Maggi Toner-Edgar

Format: Kindle

Link: Amazon Kindle Purchase page

The ‘Be Remarkable’ series takes away the morning task of what to wear and instils the idea that what you wear to look your best can come naturally to you, if you base it on a simple code. You can take the first step on the route to being remarkable simply by being yourself, or the best version of yourself that you can possibly be.
Love your Figure Type is a style book with as difference, it gives you well understood style tips to suit your figure type, like a recipe to follow and links to websites to offer ideas for the new you. Although this first book in the series is aimed at women there is an important message that everyone needs to hear. It acts as a catalyst for change and aims to help you reframe the way you view yourself and your body, in and out of your clothes. It also makes a thoughtful gift to a female friend who is fabulous and does not yet know it – as it acts to confirm their personal choices, which always gives self-confidence.

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Author: Frank English

Release Date: 31st January 2013

Format: Printed Papercase Slip Boxed Set – with three paperback titles

ISBN: 978-1-908098-79-5

 

Dip into and out of the fabled land of Omni, if you dare. Follow and be part of the journeys of Jimmy Scoggins, intrepid nine year old adventurer, as he tries to deliver his magic uncle Reuben’s parcel, in a land of sorcery where good and evil struggle to be master. Find out how he gets there, how he falls into the clutches of the evil Lord of Seth, and is transported to the lands of Oompah the Toad kind. How does he handle he encounter with the Faceless Rider and how can he escape the onslaught of the whispering people in the foggy land of Four? You might be able to return, if Omni lets you. When it needs you, that world will bring you back. Beware!

Magic Parcel: The Awakening is the first step in a mind-blowing fantasy adventure which transports a bright, inquisitive little boy into a world where giants roam, where necromancers rule and where ordinary people do extraordinary things – are you one of those? Your second step can be taken in Magic Parcel: The Gathering Storm which takes adventure o a new level, preparing you for the trilogy’s jaw-dropping climax in Magic Parcel: A New Dawn.

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Author: Frank English

Release Date: 31st January 2013

Format: 184x145mm  Printed Papercase (Hardback)

ISBN: 978-1-908098- 80-1

 

In this the follow-up to 18 Mulberry Road, Furtive and Fearless’s adventures continue, taking them to more exciting and dangerous places, which allow them to meet many more exotic creatures in unexpected situations.

We meet David again, the little boy who lived at 18 Mulberry Road, and who named and fed the family of sparrows called Twitcherly. He makes a special friend called Billy, who lives close to David’s new home, and with whom he enjoys out-of-this-world adventures that no other six year old could possibly experience. A magical owl called… Owl, a grey parrot called Gerald, and a toucan named Teddy are some of the characters you can’t afford to miss in this delightful follow-on to 18 Mulberry Road. All the characters can’t wait to meet you inside, so why not click open the front cover and start your adventures with them now? For children aged 6+

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Book Review – Learning to Tie a Bow

February 4, 2013

  The following book review by Steve Matthews of Bookends was recently featured on the Books Cumbria Website “No one would be allowed to come within a mile of the farm. The smell of disinfectant replaced the magical smells of spring. Every crow, starling, blackbird, thrush, robin, curlew or skylark looking for a place to [...]

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Up The Country – Peter Jackson

January 10, 2013

  Author: Peter Jackson Release Date: 14th December 2012 Format: 216 x 140mm Paperback ISBN: 978-1-908098- 83-2   Facing redundancy and an uncertain future, Peter Jackson did what many other people have done in similar situations – he ran away. Well, nearly. He walked from Land’s End to John o’Groats and decided to take in [...]

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Stories of Fred Dibnah fire up young imaginations – The Bolton News

November 19, 2012

LEGENDARY steeplejack Fred Dibnah is set to live on in the imagination of young readers thanks to a children’s author. The Bolton steam enthusiast inspired writer and family friend Tilly Walker to create a character called Steeplejack Fred. And Tilly, whose family started the Last Drop Village and owned a tannery in Bolton, visited Waterstones [...]

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*Latest News* – Paul Ferguson appearance at Slough Jets Ice hockey game

November 14, 2012

*PRESS RELEASE* 2QT Author Paul Ferguson who also happens to have been a former Slough Jets Coach, has his first thriller novel in publication right now, Killing The Dead, and will be at the Hangar selling and signing books when the Jets take on Guildford Flames on Saturday 17th November. Paul was born in England [...]

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A Ripple of Lies – Rick Lee

November 3, 2012

  Author: Rick Lee Release Date: 24th November 2012 Format: 198 x 129mm Paperback ISBN: 978-1-908098-77-1   June 1981. A young girl is on the run after assaulting a teacher. An Italian ‘businessman’ and his bodyguards are killed in a violent shoot-out. Meanwhile DI Mick Fletcher is surprised to be invited to a society wedding [...]

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