Kate Thompson

La lucha incansable de un club de lectura que defiende el poder de los libros en tiempos de guerra.El nuevo libro de la autora de La biblioteca de las lectoras valientes.Una carta de amor a los libros en los tiempos mas oscuros de la II Guerra Mundial.Jersey, 1943. Cuando el ejercito aleman invade la isla, la bibliotecaria Grace La Motee esta decidida a no doblegarse. Se niega a destruir los libros que amenazan al regimen nazi y contraataca formando un club de lectura para ayudar a los isleños a escapar del terror de la guerra. Bea trabaja en la oficina de Correos desde la que envia el ultimo telegrama informando de la ocupacion, y siente que quedarse de brazos cruzados no es una opcion. Cuando las tensiones se tornan violentas, ambas se ven obligadas a enfrentarse al terrible coste de la resistencia.¿POR QUE LEER EL CLUB DE LAS MUJERES VALIENTES?Una novela basada en hechos reales que celebra el valor de la resistencia en tiempos de guerra.Valentia, libros y dos mujeres desafiantes que descubren el poder de los pequeños actos.Un homenaje a los libros prohibidos en la historia y a quienes evitaron que desaparecieran.RESEÑAS:El corazon de la novela son la biblioteca y un grupo de lectura que se reunia alli, encontrando fuerza y consuelo en la lectura durante los peores momentos.Gill Paul, autora de Las chicas de Manhattan Una vision fascinante de las personas valientes que hicieron esfuerzos extraordinarios para brindar esperanza a sus compatriotas en tiempos de increibles dificultades.Good Reading Magazine

Esta historia se desarrolla a todo galope. A lo lejos se oyen los cascos de una singular yegua. Sus riendas están ahora en manos de un pequeño truhán experto en contar cuentos de forajidos. Un misterioso jinete que se ha desvanecido por las callejuelas de Londres la ha dejado a su cuidado, con la promesa de una recompensa. ¿Pero cuál es la verdadera misión del pequeño charlatán?

The original story that inspired the Tchaikovsky ballet, The Nutcracker is a magical story of one little girls decent into a dream-like world where the diabolical Mouse King rules Best known as the inspiration for Tchaikovskys ballet, The Nutcracker is a charming book in its own right. Full of magic and childish wonder, this coming-of-age novella by E.T.A. Hoffmann has something for everyone: beautiful dolls, ferocious battles and dark undertones. It truly has all the elements of a fairy tale. Younger readers will be enchanted by this childrens classic, while older readers will be intrigued to discover the background to the famous ballet libretto. It is Christmas Eve and Marie has tired of her new presents, happily playing with a nutcracker instead. When the clock strikes midnight, she is stunned to see an army of mice advancing, led by a seven-headed Mouse King. Her very own nutcracker comes alive, leading the dolls and toys against the mouse army and a violent battle ensues. Soon after, her godfather comes for a visit and tells her the story of the nutcracker. As the tale unfolds, Marie learns about the ongoing feud between the mice and their enemy Princess Pirlipat. It sounds fanciful, but could it be true? This timeless tale is full of the magic of Christmas, but is a delight to read at any time of the year. Its enduring popularity is testament to its originality and charm.

A FUR tastically funny rhyming adventure

Las hadas no existen. Y si lo hacen, desde luego no llevan camisa de hombre y son viejas... ¿O sí? Bobby es un chaval de catorce años extremadamente conflictivo. Vive en la ciudad de Dublín donde su

Incitato es un caballo muy especial. Tiene una cabezada con piedras preciosas, un elegante manto púrpura y en sus boñigas aparecen trocitos de oro. No podía ser menos, pues además de pertenecer a Cayo, césar de Roma, ha sido nombrado cónsul del Imperio. Marco se ha convertido por accidente en su custodio, y ahora su vida corre peligro: por mucho menos ha cortado cabezas el lunático emperador.

Everyone in Kinvara is conscious that time is flying past, faster and faster - to such an extent that when JJ asks his mother what she would like as a birthday present she ask for more time. JJ dismisses this as mere wishful thinking, an impossibility, for who know where the time goes? The Liddys have been musicians for generations and JJ is no exception but what he discovers is that a shadow from the past hangs over their family -did his great-grandfather murder the village priest? When he sets out to buy his mother time, he discovers the fate of a flute which will provide the key to both problems - it is the vital clue. He makes the transition to Tir na nOg, the land of eternal youth, where the fairy people are also having a problem with time and it falls to his lot to locate the leak between the two parallel worlds. JJ finds where time goes!Music proves to be the touchstone for communication between the fairy and the human domains and the book is saturated with the lure of Irish music for JJ`s whole existence is built round the ceili and each chapter relates to a tune, printed out as a heading so that the reader can also become a performer. As for the New Policeman, Larry ODwyer, he is an enigmatic figure who has a significant bearing on the plot but whose identity is kept a superbly guarded secret to the very last surprising moment.

Laurie MacAllister, una joven apasionada por el críquet, se verá inmersa en una aventura extraordinaria cuando su padre, científico de profesión, acepta el trabajo que le propone el misterioso señor Davenport: el hallazgo de un virus capaz de acabar con las ardillas grises. Junto a su hermano Alex y Javed, un amigo de este, conseguira descubrir el enigma que se esconde tras unos jinetes fantasmagoricos cuya aparicion esta intimamente relacionada con los experimentos que realiza su padre, de resultados apocalipticos para la humanidad.

Sólo hay una forma de encontrarlo y es teniendo la convicción de que puede hacerlo. Con la ayuda de Anne Korff, una vecina del pueblo, JJ se adentrará en un subterráneo de una fortaleza celta a través del cual llegara a la tierra de la eterna juventud, un mundo magico de hadas donde no se conoce el tiempo, pero donde tambien estan sucediendo cosas extrañas.

It is the latter part of the 21st century, and dramatic climate change has made life in Ireland almost impossible. Meanwhile, Tir na nOg is faced with a refugee problem, and the king of the fairies is not happy about it and when it is revealed that the warlord who is behind the problem is a member of the Liddy family, JJ is sent to sort him out...Following on from The New Policeman and The Last of the High Kings, The White Horse Trick travels from the now to far distant futures: from worlds end to worlds beginning..

En 1943, l’île de Jersey étouffe sous le joug de l’occupation allemande. Et rien ni personne n’échappe à l’emprise des envahisseurs : Grace, la bibliothécaire de l’île, est sommée de détruire les liv

A new series from bestselling author Kate Thompson.Kate Thompsons wartime novels always strike a chord and Secrets of the Homefront Girls is no exception. You can almost smell the Yardley violets drifting over the factory as the girls live lives complicated by the trials and tribulations of warMy WeeklyKate Thompsons put the lives of women working in the Yardley factory during the Blitz at the heart of her latest novelWomans HourStratford, 1939.Britain may be at war, but on the home front keeping up morale and keeping up appearances go hand in hand. For the young women working on the lipstick production line at Yardleys cosmetics factory, its business as usual.Headstrong Renee Gunn is the queen of the lipstick belt - although her cheeky attitude means shes often in trouble. When Esther, an Austrian refugee, arrives at Yardleys, its Renee who takes her under her wing and teaches her to be a true cockney.But outside of the factory, things are more complicated. Lily, Renees older sister, has suddenly returned home after six years away, and is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile Esther is finding life in England more difficult than expected, and its not long before Renee finds herself in trouble, with nowhere to turn.In the face of the Blitz, the Yardley girls are bound together by friendship and loyalty - but could the secrets they are hiding be the biggest danger of all?A compelling saga set around the tenacious women of the East EndDaisy StylesKate Thompson is a skillful and humane storyteller who lights up the sooty face of the old East End with tales full of drama and human interest.Annie Murray

A twisty plot, warm-hearted characters, laughter, secrets and heartbreak - and bursting with fascinating detail - Annie MurrayStratford, 1943. World War Two is still raging across Europe. But for the Lavender Girls, the workers at the Yardley cosmetics factory in East London, there are even more challenges on the home front.Esther, newly married, is learning to juggle life as a working woman with her duties as a wife and homemaker. And she must find a way to help her adopted family on the Shoot, who are battling their own hidden demons . . .Headstrong Patsy, a new recruit at the Yardley factory, has a double life that takes her from the East End lipstick belt by day to the stage in the West End at night. But will she be able to keep her secrets hidden from her controlling mother, Queenie?For bubbly Lou, a forbidden love forces her to choose between family loyalty and a chance at true happiness. Can she be brave enough to forge her own path in the chaos of a war?One thing is certain: the Lavender Girls need one another more than ever if they are going to survive . . .

À Londres, en 1944, la guerre fait des ravages. Les bombardements sont incessants, et entre le black-out et les évacuations quotidiennes, les habitants vivent lenfer dans un monde de plus en plus inc

On an island at war, two women fight to restore hope . . .Jersey, 1943. When the German Army invades the tranquil island, librarian Grace La Motée is determined to keep her services running. Ordered to destroy books which threaten the Nazi regime, she refuses, instead hiding them away and fighting back by forming a book club: a lifeline to help islanders escape the terror of war, one chapter at a time.But soon Graces quiet acts of bravery become even more perilous. Shes harbouring dangerous secrets - ones that put her life in danger - and when tensions turn to violence, she is forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance . . .Based on astonishing real events, The Wartime Book Club is a love letter to the power of books in the darkest of times - as well as a moving page-turner that brings to life the remarkable, untold story of an island at war.EVERYONE LOVES THE WARTIME BOOK CLUB:Wish I could give it more stars I was utterly enthralled . . . it reminds us how strong we can be in the face of adversity Tears, laughs and genuine love for all the characters in this book A heartwarming tale . . . shows against all odds and hardships people can survive Full of wonderful characters and their determination to get through the worst times AND SO DO YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS...One of the very best books Ive read in a long timePETER JAMESEngagingRACHEL HOREBoth heartwarming and heartbreakingGILL PAULA poignant masterpieceMADELINE MARTINA book to be savoured and rememberedGILL THOMPSON

Secrets of the Singer Girls is Kate Thompsons heartwarming and moving novel about the brave, hardworking women who kept the homefires burning in the East End of London during World War Two.1942. Sixteen-year-old Poppy Percival turns up at the gates of Trouts clothing factory in Bethnal Green with no idea what her new life might have in store. There to start work as a seamstress and struggling to get to grips with the noise, dirt and devastation of East London, Poppy cant help but miss the quiet countryside of home. But Poppy harbours a dark secret one that wrenched her away from all she knew and from which she is still suffering . . .And Poppys not the only one with a secret. Each of her new friends at the factory is hiding something painful. Vera Shadwell, the forelady, has had a hard life with scars both visible and concealed; her sister Daisy has romantic notions that could get her in trouble; and Sal Fowler, a hardworking mother who worries about her two evacuated boys for good reason. Bound by ties of friendship, loyalty and family, the devastating events of the war will throw each of their lives into turmoil but also bring these women closer to each other than they could ever have imagined.

The Wedding Girls is a heartwarming story of love and friendship in the East End, by Kate Thompson, the bestselling author of Secrets of the Singer Girls.If a wedding marks the first day of the rest of your life, then the story starts with the dress.Its 1936 and the streets of Londons East End are grimy and brutal, but in one corner of Bethnal Green it is forever Hollywood . . . Herbie Taylors photography studio is nestled in the heart of bustling Green Street. Tomboy Stella and troubled Winnie work in Herbies studio; their best friend and hopeless romantic Kitty works next door as an apprentice dressmaker. All life passes through the studio, wishing to capture that perfect moment in time.Kitty works tirelessly to create magical bridal gowns, but with each stitch she wonders if shell ever get a chance to wear a white dress. Stella and Winnie sprinkle a dusting of Hollywood glamour over happy newly-weds, but secretly dream of escaping the East End . . .Community is strong on Green Street, but can it stand the ultimate test? As clouds of war brew on the horizon, danger looms over the East End. Will the Wedding Girls find their happy ever afters, before its too late?

The Allotment Girls is an inspiring and heartwarming novel of wartime hardship, friendship and fortitude from Kate Thompson, author of the Secrets of the Sewing Bee.During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant & May match factory is grimy and tough. Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them.Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to start Bryant & May allotment in the factory grounds. With plenty of sweat and toil, the girls eventually carve out a corner of the yard into a green plot full of life and colour. In the darkest of times, the girls find their allotment a tranquil, happy escape. Using pierced dustbin lids to sieve through the shrapnel and debris, they bring about a powerful change, not just in the factory, but their own lives. As the war rages on, the garden becomes a place of community, friendship and deceit. As the garden thrives and grows, so do the girls secrets . . .

Secrets of the Sewing Bee tells the story of the defiant and courageous women on the home front, from Kate Thompson, author of Secrets of the Singer Girls.Orphan Flossy Brown arrives at Trouts garment factory in Bethnal Green amidst the uncertainty of the Second World War. In 1940s London, each cobbled street is strewn with ghosts of soldiers past, all struggling to make ends meet. For the women of the East End, their battles are on the home front.Flossy is quickly embraced by the colourful mix of characters working at Trouts, who have turned their sewing expertise to vital war work. They fast become the family that Flossy has always longed for. Things arent so easy for Peggy Piper, another new recruit at the factory. Shes used to the high life working as a nippie in the West End, and is not best pleased to find herself bent over a sewing machine.Dolly Doolaney, darling of the East End, sets up a sewing circle and the ladies at Trouts play their part in defending the frontline as they arm themselves with their needles and set about stitching their way to victory. But as the full force of the Blitz hits London, the sewing bee are forced to shelter in the underground tube stations on a nightly basis. In such close quarters, can Dolly manage to contain the secret that binds them all? And how will Peggy and Flossy cope as their lives are shaped and moved by forces outside of their control?