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After the death of her mother, Jessie discovers her old diary, written in 1998 during a traumatic three weeks of captivity, having being kidnapped by Corsican nationalists. Twenty-two years later, she decides to return to the island, to face the memories that continue to plague her and to lay any remaining ghosts. She travels to a mountain village above the bay of Calvi. Before setting out to discover the whereabouts of the remote farm where...

After the death of her mother, Jessie discovers her old diary, written in 1998 during a traumatic three weeks of captivity, having being kidnapped by Corsican nationalists. Twenty-two years later, she decides to return to the island, to face the memories that continue to plague her and to lay any remaining ghosts. She travels to a mountain village above the bay of Calvi. Before setting out to discover the whereabouts of the remote farm where...

1990. Eli, a young art journalist with an interest in the painter Balthus, flies to Berlin to find out more about the mysterious artist whose refusal to divulge any biographical details sparks her interest. The Wall has fallen, but the city is uneasy. She falls in love.1906. Merline, a gifted Jewish artist, trapped in a loveless marriage and shortly to be exiled from her beloved Paris, finds companionship in the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. War is...

Torn between her Irish and African roots, Fela returns to Ireland with her close pals, Simon and Jonas, to join one of Dublin's fast-growing pharmaceutical companies. But the innocent Ireland she recalls from her childhood has moved on, and her hopes of a bright future are quickly shattered. The close bond between the three friends is increasingly threatened by acts of greed, betrayal, and murder, until finally she is the only one left.Part co...

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Written in consultation with award-winning author, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, The Tides Between Study Guide includes a plot overview, social and historical background, detailed chapter analysis, major quotes, themes, and literary devices. An essential companion text for those studying CBCA Notable Book, The Tides Between.

In 1841, on the eve of her departure from London, Bridie's mother demands she forget her dead father and prepare for a sensible, adult life in Port Phillip. Desperate to save her childhood, fifteen-year-old Bridie is determined to smuggle a notebook filled with her father's fairy tales to the far side of the world.When Rhys Bevan, a soft-voiced young storyteller and fellow traveller realises Bridie is hiding something, a magical friendship is ...

Covers the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of contemporary speech in Scotland, and the investigation of Older Scots written texts.

This activity workbook provides a creative and motivating format for learning manuscript writing. Good cursive writing comes with practice. These pages offer a sequential program of development and practice with examples for guidance. Each letter is introduced with numbered, step-by-step directions for forming the letter. Each page provides additional space for practice.