Jimmy Scoggins is nine, and like most nine year olds, he is lively, inquisitive and sometimes a bit of a handful. Since his father had died Jimmy lacks that regular male influence a growing boy needs. His Uncle Reuben is a welcome help to Jimmy's at times exasperated mother. But uncle Reuben is much more than he appears and Jimmy has no idea the trouble, adventure and danger he is about to face when he volunteers to deliver the important Parcel to the local Post Office for his favourite uncle. Tommy, Jimmy's thirteen year old brother, knows. He knows just what the Parcel is, and as he races...
Jimmy Scoggins is nine, and like most nine year olds, he is lively, inquisitive and sometimes a bit of a handful. Since his father had died Jimmy lack...
Second in the Magic Parcel Series. Following on from The Magic Parcel: The Awakening, how is Jimmy to escape this one? Miriel helped him and his brother to escape when Seth caught them in their last adventure in The Awakening. There's no one to save Jimmy this time, except, perhaps, for - Ursula. She is determined that her new friend will not become a lost friend. She has shown flashes of her raw and unrefined power, but how can she save Jimmy if she can't find him or control it? What would happen if she unleashed her power in its full force? Jimmy and Ursula are Otherworldlings, and not the...
Second in the Magic Parcel Series. Following on from The Magic Parcel: The Awakening, how is Jimmy to escape this one? Miriel helped him and his broth...
Jimmy has finally got himself into a situation from which there seems to be no escape. he has irritated and annoyed the wriong magician at the wrong time. or has he? Surely hemust get away from the prison that is Verdan. Jimmy has grown up beyond all recongition through all his trial and adventures of the Magic Parcel trilogy and in this the climax of the trilogy will Jimmy fulfil his destiny?
Jimmy has finally got himself into a situation from which there seems to be no escape. he has irritated and annoyed the wriong magician at the wrong t...
A tale based loosely in reality, this story traces the fortunes of the Ingles family in the West Riding coal fields around Wakefield. Theirs is a saga that could be replicated time after time in an area where scratching a living wasn't easy, and where coal, drink, and occasional infidelity played integral parts in the life of the community. Their story starts in the mid-1940s and paints a picture of the privations endured, the dramas enacted, and the joys and sorrows shared, in a town where all understood how hard it was to break free from the shackles of a traditional coal mining...
A tale based loosely in reality, this story traces the fortunes of the Ingles family in the West Riding coal fields around Wakefield. Theirs is a s...
A tale loosely based in reality, this story traces the fortunes of the Ingles family in the West Riding coal fields. In this second volume, Jack’s cosy, happy and well-planned existence is shaken by several devastating events from which he can foresee no recovery. His chosen path into adult life becomes all the more difficult because of it, and makes him realise how hard it can be to make the right decisions. The decisions he does make have far-reaching ramifications for him and for those around him.
A tale loosely based in reality, this story traces the fortunes of the Ingles family in the West Riding coal fields. In this second volume, Jack&rs...
Who'd have thought it? Two young boys having such wonderful adventures How magical is that? Although a little afraid at times because their adventures never seem to tell them in advance when they are about to end, David and Billy begin to accept that what they have is special. They know that they have to keep their experiences to themselves for two reasons. Firstly, they don't want anyone else crowding in on their wonderful times together, and secondly, nobody else would ever believe what they had done and where they had been
Despite the pals' pact of secrecy, the sudden erratic...
Who'd have thought it? Two young boys having such wonderful adventures How magical is that? Although a little afraid at times because their advent...
David and Billy's wonderful adventures continue in unforeseen exotic places at unexpected times. They meet many, very different characters who cause them to have a great deal of fun, and a little anxiety, throughout. There are times when they aren't sure whether they will return to a normal life at all.
Furtive and Fearless, too, meet new creatures and make both friends and enemies in equal measures. Lots of the friends they made in '25 Primrose Walk' continue to have an effect on their lives, and in some cases come to their rescue at times of need. Why? As usual, Fearless steps...
David and Billy's wonderful adventures continue in unforeseen exotic places at unexpected times. They meet many, very different characters who caus...
Furtive and Fearless's adventures continue, taking them to more exciting and dangerous places, which allow them to meet many more exotic creatures in unexpected situations.
We meet David again, the little boy who lived at 18 Mulberry Road, and who named and fed the family of sparrows called Twitcherly. He makes a special friend called Billy, who lives close to David's new home, and with whom he enjoys out-of-this-world adventures that no other six year old could possibly experience.
A magical owl called...Owl, a grey parrot called Gerald, and a toucan named Teddy are some of...
Furtive and Fearless's adventures continue, taking them to more exciting and dangerous places, which allow them to meet many more exotic creatures ...
Serious magic is afoot once again, drawing David, Lettie, Gabriella and Billy into more and more exciting and challenging adventures. Unexpectedly, close members of David's family he didn't know existed, come to stay over Christmas, creating mixed feelings for David. Will they discover his closely guarded secret?
Great Uncle Ebeneezer gives Furtive and Fearless an important piece of advice, which he urges them to take to make sure their future is safe and trouble-free.
Serious magic is afoot once again, drawing David, Lettie, Gabriella and Billy into more and more exciting and challenging adventures. Unexpectedly,...
A chance meeting in a cemetery in his home town throws Jack into a turmoil, as he tries to come to terms with his ailing marriage to Lee. Emotions and feelings that he thought he had buried, are thrust to the surface again, as events spin him into an entirely unexpected direction.
Close family life never runs smoothly for Jack, as problems with his grandparents' health take him back to those times he experienced with his mam only a few years before.
Life defnitely is not an easy rite of passage for this likeable and resilient young man.
This is volume three.
A chance meeting in a cemetery in his home town throws Jack into a turmoil, as he tries to come to terms with his ailing marriage to Lee. Emotions ...
