Tato autorka píše podmanivé historické romány pro mladé dospělé, které se často zabývají složitými tématy, jako je ztráta a odolnost. Její mistrovské vyprávění proniká hluboko do lidské psychiky a zkoumá dopad historických událostí na jednotlivce. Jejím charakteristickým stylem je poutavý jazyk a pečlivě propracované postavy, které čtenáře vtáhnou do jiných časů a míst. Prostřednictvím svých děl autorka nejen vypráví příběhy, ale také podněcuje k zamyšlení nad minulostí a jejími ozvěnami v současnosti.
My name is Hanna. I am 15. I am Latvian. I live with my mother and grandmother. My father is missing, taken by the Russians. I have a boyfriend and I'm training to be a dancer. But none of that is important any more. Because the Nazis have arrived, and I am a Jew. And as far as they are concerned, that is all that matters. This is my story.
Lilah May used to be angry. VERY angry. But not any more. She's got her temper - and her life - back under control. Or has she? Things with her best friend, Bindi, are going from bad to worse. The whereabouts of her brother Jay is still a mystery. And gorgeous Adam Carter is still out of reach. Groo! Can Lilah sort out her family, her friendship and her love life? Or is her anger about to reach all new levels? This funny and moving story is the follow up to The Taming of Lilah May.
A humorous and insightful story about a girl's journey to cope with her grief.
Lilah May struggles with anger, a feeling that began after an incident involving her brother Jay.
This is the first biography to concentrate exclusively on Woolf's close and inspirational friendships with the key women in her life, including the caregivers of her Victorian childhood who instilled in her a lifelong battle between creativity and convention: her taciturn sister, Vanessa Bell; enigmatic artist Dora Carrington; complex writer Katherine Mansfield; aristocratic novelist Vita Sackville-West; and riotous, militant composer Ethel Smyth.
The narrator has moved into a spooky old manor with their family, sensing an eerie presence. Strange occurrences unsettle them, including the sound of sobbing maids. Unsure if it's life or death, they feel unable to confide in their parents but find solace in talking to their little brother, Ben.
Amelie Day loves to bake so she's thrilled when she's invited to compete in Britain's Best teen Baker of the Year. But Amelie has cystic Fibrosis and some days she can barely breathe. Determined not to let her condition or her mum stop her taking part, Amelie musters all her flour power, but will it be enough to get her there?