Margaret Graham

As the storm clouds gather over Europe, life at Easterleigh Hall is about to change again 1937 Evie and her family have struggled to keep Easterleigh Hall, now a hotel, running during the depression, and with war looming, she worries for the children, who have to find their way in a changing world. Bridie is learning her trade at her mother Evie’s side, and is becoming a talented chef. Her cousin James has run away to fight in Spain, leaving the family devastated. And Tim, the boy Bridie has always loved, shocks everyone by joining the Black Shirts and going to Germany, discovering too late that he’s playing a dangerous game. Heartbroken at Tim’s defection, Bridie isn’t sure she can ever forgive him. But somehow these three must find a way to reconcile, because if war does come, they will need each other more than ever...

An Easterleigh Hall Novel

A House Divided

Jane Branson

Jill Carter

Julia Waines

Annabel Charles

Peter Ellison

Ken Haworth

Michelle Doran

Student Book 2 provides guidance and activities, in the context of the Paper 1 and Paper 2 exam questions, on how to improve question-specific reading and writing skills. With the types of texts that students will face in the exams, in-context SPAG support and regular opportunities to monitor progress, this book aims to improve exam performance.

AQA GCSE English Language: Student Book 2: Assessment preparation for Paper 1 and Paper 2

Jean Orr

A collection of personal accounts from nurses who worked during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Personal Accounts from the Front Line

Nurses' Voices from the Northern Ireland Troubles

The second novel in a compelling new series set in County Durham just before and during the First World War. England is at war and Easterleigh Hall has been turned into a hospital for the duration of the hostilities. With its army of volunteers and wounded servicemen, cook Evie Forbes is determined that everyone will be properly provided for, despite the threat of rationing and dwindling supplies. All the while she waits for letters from her fiancÃ© and beloved brother, fighting on the Western Front. Then the worst happens âe" a telegram arrives with shattering news. And Evie wonders if sheâe(tm)ll have the strength to carry onâe¦

Easterleigh Hall at War

Through a skills-based and Assessment Objective-focussed approach, this Student Book develops the skills on which students will be assessed in the exam papers. The book provides a thorough preparation for students of all abilities on the requirements of the 2015 English Literature specification, that can be applied to specific set text-choices.

WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature

A gripping story of courage in the face of a world in turmoil. Previously published as A Measure of Peace. Born into a repressive Victorian household, Hannah Watson learns early of the need for courage and dignity – in the face of her father’s tyranny. She soon follows her own path, to become a teacher and campaigner for women's rights. But standing up for her ideals brings Hannah savage penalties – and conflicts of loyalty. With the outbreak of war in 1914 Hannah is faced with new pressures: the joy of discovering the man she passionately loves, but the strains of knowing that his life is in constant danger.

A Time for Courage

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Do They Really Respect Us? and Other Essays

A compelling and moving novel of life in war-torn 1950s Northumberland and London. In the mid-1950s, Britain looks forward to a prosperous future. And Annie Manon has come home to the North-east to keep a promise. Annie is eager to start a new life for her family, and with her fledgling fashion business, she looks forward to providing work for the women of Wassingham. But not everything is rosy. As well as her painful wartime memories, Annie must cope with an accident that cripples her husband and she must deal with the increasingly unreasonable behaviour of their daughter Sarah. When Sarah leaves home for London, Annie is torn between love for her only child and the need to keep her promise to her community...

Annie's Promise

A compelling novel about a young woman’s determination to make something of herself in a post-Second World War world full of struggle and austerity. Previously published as The Future is Ours. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Ellie Dean. It is 1946, and as Europe slowly picks itself up after the trauma of war, Rosie Norton faces a bright future in America. Evacuated in 1939 by her grandfather, she escaped the cramped streets of London to a new world in Pennsylvania. Suddenly, at the age of sixteen, she is called home to a Britain bruised by war and still suffering the hardships that America knows nothing about. While struggling to become accepted again by her family she is supported by her childhood sweetheart Jack. Until Jack is sent to war in Korea and a homeless Rosie, together with the child he doesn't know they have, is left to fend for herself in London.

At the Break of Day

In England in the 1930s, eighteen-year-old Helen Carstairs braves the prejudice of friends and family to marry Heine Weber, the young German photographer who has fled the growing horror of the Nazis. But when war breaks out and Heine is interned and their small son evacuated, Helen is left to face the Blitz alone.

Fragment of Time

A heart-wrenching wartime novel of shame, betrayal, loyalty and love. Previously published as A Fragment of Time. In England in the 1930s, eighteen-year-old Helen Carstairs braves the prejudice of friends and family to marry Heine, a young German photographer who has fled the growing horror of the Nazis. But the storm clouds are gathering in Europe. When fighting breaks out Heine is interned, their small son is evacuated and Helen is left to face the Blitz alone. And the agony of war threatens to divide a family already tormented by conflicting passions of loyalty, shame, betrayal – and love.

Somewhere Over England

The second novel in a compelling new series set in County Durham just before and during the First World War. England is at war and Easterleigh Hall has been turned into a hospital for the duration of the hostilities. With its army of volunteers and wounded servicemen, cook Evie Forbes is determined that everyone will be properly provided for, despite the threat of rationing and dwindling supplies. All the while she waits for letters from her fiancé and beloved brother, fighting on the Western Front. Then the worst happens – a telegram arrives with shattering news. And Evie wonders if she’ll have the strength to carry on...

Deborah Morgan, an only child, is unwanted by her parents, who only have time for each other; as a result, she leaves Somerset and follows sheep farmer Patrick Prover to Australia, but finds herself an outsider there too, especially when Patrick leaves her to run the farm alone. She embarks on an ill-advised affair but soon returns to her loveless marriage, pouring all her love into the care of her baby son.

Canopy Of Silence

Only the Wind is Free

A Measure of Peace

Three short stories about wizards are selected from several books of fairy tales and other stories for children. These tales are designed to be fascinating reading for young children. The tales are: (1) The Wizard King, (2) How Bradamante Conquered the Wizard, and (3) The Wizard's Daughter. The third story is a bit harder and longer than the others. Children have enjoyed reading these fairy tales for years and it is good to find them in one single volume. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of these timeless stories.

Three Short Stories about Wizards for Children

Wizard Tales for Kids

"The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories" by Margaret Collier Graham. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Wizard's Daughter, and Other Stories

Look Within Your Heart. Large Print

The first book in a compelling series set in County Durham just before the First World War. Perfect for fans of Longbourn and Downton Abbey. When Evie Forbes starts as an assistant cook at Easterleigh Hall, she goes against her family’s wishes. For ruthless Lord Brampton also owns the mine where Evie’s father and brothers work and there is animosity between the two families. But Evie is determined to better herself. And her training at the hall offers her a way out of a life below stairs. Evie works hard and gains a valued place in the household. And her dream of running a small hotel grows ever closer. Then War is declared and all their lives are thrown into turmoil.

Easterleigh Hall

Through a skills-based and Assessment Objective-focused approach, this Student Book develops the skills on which students will be assessed in the exam papers. The book provides a thorough preparation for students of all abilities on the poetry requirements of the exam, with skills-development support for the other areas of the specification.

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