A fabulously engaging and exciting novel about a man who has to learn about life and love the hard way. Harry Silver has it all. A successful job in TV, a gorgeous wife, a lovely child. And in one moment of madness, he chucks it all away. Man and Boy is the story of how he comes to terms with his life ...
For gauche young apprentice Miloš Hrma, life at the small but strategic railway station in Bohemia in 1945 is full of complex preoccupations. There is the exacting business of dispatching German troop trains to and from the toppling Eastern front; the problem of ridding himself of his burdensome innocence; ...
The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish girl in Holland during World War II, who hides from the Nazis in the homes of an underground network of foster families, one of them the author''s grandparents Bart van Es left Holland for England many years ago, but one story from his Dutch childhood never ...
Crack the hidden codes, capture the king on the run and rescue the rooks under attack in this zany but clever activity book. This book gives a whole new dimension to the game of chess, allowing children to hone their problem solving ability. Bursting with interesting activities and brilliant hints and ...