Two birds have been very much part of my life in France: Ebony the blackbird and Spica the starling. Each would have died if I hadn't cared for him, but I little dreamt what a close relationship would develop between me and these creatures of another species.
In this book I describe their progress from helpless fledglings to confident adults, their antics, quirks and highly distinctive characters, and how I had to adapt my working life to their needs and demands.
Birds are so different from us, yet my experience has shown me that we can communicate and learn to...
Janet Doolaege
Two birds have been very much part of my life in France: Ebony the blackbird and Spica the starling. Each would have died if I hadn...
Why is Leo the lion sitting on a roof under the stars feeling sad?
It all began in the desert when he got a thorn stuck in his paw. An amazing flying lion appeared and sent Leo to Father Jerome, a kindly monk. Father Jerome healed Leo's paw and then gave him the job of looking after Rebecca the donkey.
Now Rebecca has disappeared Could it be Leo's fault?
Why is Leo the lion sitting on a roof under the stars feeling sad?
It all began in the desert when he got a thorn stuck in his paw. An amazing fly...
There is something very odd about Stella's neighbour. Rose leads a peculiar, Amish-like existence, refusing to have electricity in her Paris apartment. She teaches piano during the day, and in the evenings she makes wonderful quilts by candlelight. Birds love Rose. They come to her window, they follow her in the street - but other neighbours are suspicious, and she has enemies. Stella is drawn to her. The more she gets to know her, the more mysterious she becomes. Rose seems to be at the centre of some very disturbing events.
Candlepower..."Weaves a magic spell"
...is "so original that...
There is something very odd about Stella's neighbour. Rose leads a peculiar, Amish-like existence, refusing to have electricity in her Paris apartment...
Zoe has split up with her boyfriend. Now, all she wants is to be safe, caring for small children in a Paris school. But a violent incident rocks her world, after which a colleague invites her to an idyllic Greek island to recover. While on holiday, she finds a wristwatch that that gives her such scary experiences whenever she touches it that she feels compelled to trace its owner. Zoe longs for peace and security, yet somehow violence never seems far away, and people are not always what they seem. Between France and Greece, her life will be changed forever.
Zoe has split up with her boyfriend. Now, all she wants is to be safe, caring for small children in a Paris school. But a violent incident rocks he...
Why is the ghost of a distressed woman running through a corridor in the Paris metro? Kay, a translator, finds herself being drawn into a puzzling web involving two gifted musicians, a maker of beautiful jewellery and a morose but attractive bookseller with a passion for poetry, who may have caused his wife's death. Key to the mystery is the fate of a missing black cat. The story of secrets and betrayals unfolds against the backdrop of present-day Paris, with its boulevards and cafes, tiny flats in old buildings, bridges over the Seine, and not least hte dark underground maze of tunnels...
Why is the ghost of a distressed woman running through a corridor in the Paris metro? Kay, a translator, finds herself being drawn into a puzzling ...
