i've been trying to find this book for years that i had when i was a little girl. i only have vague memories but it was a hardback book about woodland stories, maybe 5 of them in one book and i'm sure...
I'm going to be housebound for the next few weeks........and can read without interruption, or guilt, or expectation that I ought to be doing 'something else'. So, I shall be heading off to...
I have heard today on the radio that the author Gilda o'neil passed away last friday? Cannot find anything about this anywhere on the net, has anyone else heard anything. Thanks
Could anyone tell me if Shakespeare includes the term 'Cornish Hug' in any of his plays? Or if there are any opther references to Cornwall or the Cornish in Shakespeare? I think I have read about such...
Shakespeare uses the name 'Graymalkin' in Macbeth. Can anyone tell me if he uses the word 'malkin' or 'melkin' anywhere in his works? And, if so, where?
Can anyone tell me the title of a book I was loaned back in the late '70s please. The storyline was about a man that worked in a factory (in England) for years making a part on a production line. One...
I have seen the Percy Jackson books mentioned here a few times. In general, what age group would they be geared to? Though I teach High School (ages 14-19) in the US, I often have low readers and...
Could anyone please enlighten me as to the title of a novel I read about fifteen years ago? Synopsis. It starts in ancient history about a Tel.. an ancient digging site. It tells of the lives of the...
Will you be buying The Stig's book? After al that's been in the papers I'm sure he'll now make a fortune on sales, book tours and chatshows. Stig backwards is gits, which says a lot for the other...
It tells the story of a woman who, as a teen escaped from Warsaw - across mountains and also spent time in a prisoners of war camp. When the books begins, the woman is middle-aged living in a luxury...
Can anyone tell me if there is a difference between mistrust and distrust and if there is what is it? If there is not why are there two words with the same meaning and the same obvious root?
Anyone else reading the Percy Jackson books? I've just discovered them and they are great. I always liked Greek mythology at school (a very long time ago I admit!) and these books are really good. I...
Hi I'm looking for the name and author of a children's book that my sister had but she can't remember it. The story was set in a forest and seemed to be about rubbish that was alive. There were foxes...
I want to find a fictional book or series of books about a gladiator in roman times who would be considered the good guy in the books. The book would be similar to something written by david gemmell...