Nancy Farmer 
The Islands of the Blessed 

In ”Leave it to Mavis”, Mavis has been helping to make the arrangements for her daughter Julie”s wedding – most importantly, booking the village hall for the reception. But when busybody Edith Pro …

In ”A Summer Remembered”, as Laura is busy with the Christmas preparations, while looking after her children Richard and Millie, she can”t help but wish she were back on their summer holiday in No …

In ”A Matter of Time”, Martin has inherited a house from his late aunt in New York, and his girlfriend Linda has moved over there with him. She finds herself feeling very lost, though, and wonderin …

In ”Channel Crossing”, holidays can provide a huge relief from the daily grind…a fresh experience, new surroundings. Such a relief, in fact, that for many people it can signal the start of a new …

In ”Festival at Rowdean”, Melanie has spent an exciting year abroad nannying for a family with two children, so her return home seems something of an anticlimax. Everything now seems so dull in her …

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In ”Meet the New Caroline Pritchard”, Caroline Pritchard thinks her boyfriend Richard is going off her. And she”s addicted to makeover shows on the television – imagine if that could happen to her …

In ”A Trip to the Park”, Cassie is excited to arrive in New York, but disappointed when her fiance”s job takes him away from her on her first weekend in the city. He makes her promise she”ll stay …

The book "Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa" is a Folk tales written by Elphinstone Dayrell. Elphinstone Dayrell, a British colonial administrator, collected and preserved …

In ”A Time to Remember”, Kate can hardly contain her excitement when she finds out her daughter has gone into labour: she is going to be a grandmother! As the time passes whilst they wait for news …