When the girls are given the chance of a new life on the other side of the world, they know they have to say yes - no matter the price. How will they find the courage and strength to build new lives in a strange land?
Nicola Pierce Knihy
Nicola Pierce píše poutavé příběhy, které čtenáře vtáhnou do víru událostí, ať už se odehrávají v minulosti, nebo jsou inspirovány nadpřirozenem. Po úspěšných titulech pro dospělé se zaměřila na mladší čtenáře a její díla jsou ceněna pro svou schopnost oživit historii a dodat jí emocionální hloubku. Pierce mistrně proplétá napětí s historickými fakty a vytváří tak nezapomenutelné čtenářské zážitky. Její knihy zkoumají témata odvahy a resilience v nejtěžších životních situacích.
O'Connell Street
- 278 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
O'Connell Street is at the heart of Dublin. Through name changes and revolutions, destruction and rebuilding it has remained at the heart of the story of Ireland for centuries. Nicola Pierce explores the people, the history, the buildings and the stories behind the main street in our capital city.
Chasing ghosts: an Arctic adventure
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
An enthralling novel of two stories that speak to each other across time and thousands of milesBased on the real events of Sir John Franklin’s expedition to find the Northwest PassageIn 1845, two ships, HMS Erebus and Terror, are Arctic-bound. Commander John Franklin and second-in-command Francis Crozier hope to return within two years, but nobody really knows how long they will be gone. As time passes with no word from the expedition, the world fears the worst ...In 1849, in Derry, little Weesy Coppin has died of a fever, but her spirit appears to her sister Ann and her brother William.The two stories collide as Franklin’s crew struggle to survive, and Weesy seems bent on haunting her family.Finally, one ghostly night Ann asks her sister the question on everyone’s lips: Where are the missing ships?
Derry. 1689. The city's inhabitants resist all attempts by the King James's men to storm their gates. Outside, the soldiers reckon the only effective weapon they have left is to starve them out...
Two kings, three young soldiers, one battle to end all battles. As King James and King William prepare to meet at the Boyne in battle, three young men face the horrors of war.