You are about to embark on a wonderful adventure as you travel through the pages of Penny on a Friday wit Bob. He gives you a humorous insight into a mischievous childhood growing up in Lancaster in the 1920s-30s and 40s.
This book is the culmination of 87 years of stories - a trilogy to finalise the life of Bob Pearson - stories of real humour albeit at times self deprecating. From a Penny On Friday to A Peg Leg Hero and now Three Bob’s Worth - A trilogy of the life of a boy from the Lancashire cotton Mills through the Second World War to his time in Australia - a country that is dear to him and his family. (Hope everybody enjoys my stories as much as I do)
Despite his disability a young boy shows everyone that he is more than capable of doing anything anyone else can do, once he has his legs on!
Retrospect’ is a fast paced dystopian fiction novel set in Brisbane fifteen years into our future. The complex plot delves into a number of key societal issues, namely the consequences of humans trying to play GOD through Science and Technology exploitation. The quest for eternal life and the power of ‘Big Brother’ are two central matters that combine to create a chaotic, high energy ride. Brief Synopsis: The protagonist is a 15 year old young man called Noah. The story unwinds through his conversational narration. Noah is [read more...]
This book is about students finding, and reaching, their potential. It is definitely not about everyone becoming an academic! Or about everyone going to university! It is about each person giving themselves the opportunity to choose. So many students end up doing trades, or taking sales jobs, not because that is what they want, but because that is all they think they can accomplish. We need great trades-people, great sales assistants, great workers in all kinds of areas of employment; if you choose such a position, rather than feel [read more...]
A murder mystery by the author of "Who’s Haiku of Interesting Australians". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle returns to his home Undershaw one morning to find a dead body in his library. A mysterious letter left behind sheds light on the identity of the corpse, and informs Arthur of eight guests awaiting him in his dining room. Not eight ordinary guests, but eight characters brought to life from books someone has taken from Arthur’s bookshelves and left on his desk. Unless Arthur and his guests – Captain Ahab, Dorothy Gale, Scheherazade, [read more...]
Catherine Driver writes with profound honesty about her journey as a nurse. Read about her transformation from a shy naive student, doubting her ability, to a confident expert nurse pushing the boundaries. Intense, raw, and gripping, her stories with patients, relatives and staff transport us to the health care world through the eyes of an ordinary nurse, experiencing extraordinary things. From caring for patients in large city hospitals to retrieving trauma victims from the jungles of Papua New Guinea, Catherine shares her [read more...]
In this memoir a woman now in her eighties looks back to a childhood and adolescence lived in the turbulent context of England in the 1930’s and 1940's. It is a young girl’s story of finding her own way through the complex choices and changes that occur, and in this is also a deeper perspective of social history, all conveyed in the unique literary voice of poetry. About Author. Leila Marion Field was born in Sussex, England in 1929. She has been a permanent resident of Australia for many years and has divided her time between [read more...]
William Brambleberry was a very small mouse with a very big dream. He was determined to fly a Spitfi re and practised as much as he could until he really did become the bravest most adventurous aviator mouse in all the world. No matter how small you feel, or how big your dreams are, with determination and practice your dreams can come true!
The Australian Outback is a harsh and dry place. Not the ideal environment for a game or race. Freya is too frightened to go out and play. So she hides in the shadows to watch all day. Her friends are all out in the heat of the sun. But Freya is too frazzled to join in their fun. Can Freya face what frightens her so? Or will she forever hide and say no!
