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As the story of Cape Lost opens, an important new thread is about to be woven into the life of teenage Gabrielle Allan. Home from boarding school for the summer holidays, she and Merry are once more happily on horseback in the New Zealand hills. They are helping their Uncle Dunsany bring a herd of sheep to Cape Lost, the station owned by their great-uncle Garnet. Considered eccentric, Garnet Allan has lived all alone on the remote station bordering the sea ever since the mysterious disappearance of his young and beautiful wife many years before.

In this first book, young Gabrielle Allan (called Gay) is living contentedly on Drovers Road, her uncle Dunsany’s sheep station in the hill country a hundred miles from Gisborne. Besides her young, bachelor uncle there are her three orphaned cousins - Eve, Hugh and Merry - and their great-aunt Belle. Taken in by Dunsany years before, after her parents’ divorce, Gay now scarcely remembers any other life.

You’ve heard of Zeus, Poseidon, Aphrodite, etc. But what do you know about the Greek underworld, minor gods, and mythical beasts? Do you know how these stories were passed on from generation to generation or what significance they held for the people who believed in them? This fascinating audiobook introduces readers to the canon of Greek mythology and its influence on the world today in language, storytelling, and even science.

The enigmatic family saga the Tryptych I continues as Elsa discovers new secrets in the family’s past with a lot of hope for the future. Special emphasis on children with Williams Syndrome. Please donate generously to their cause: williams-syndrome.org.

Cv/VAR 50 publishes an interview with the artist Helen Chadwick (1953-96), recorded at her Beck Road studio in 1989. It explores the body-action-photographic works distilled in installations such as Ego Geometria Sum and Of Mutability, and the cromalin prints of 1989: Viral Landscapes, prepared for exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art Oxford in 1990.

This book gives you a fascinating insight into the psychology of creativity, and how you can use it on your journey to becoming an author. Writing a book is a complex process including several different states of mind. After many years of trying to find new ways to write, edit and publish my own work, I stumbled on a foolproof method for overcoming writer's block at every stage of the process. You can do this too, by following the practical solutions presented here.

Young Martin is your average nine-year-old boy, just one who happens to frequent graveyards, and reads books about spells and monsters. He happens upon one such spell book and finds a spell that allows him to bring back the dead, and the one he brings back is one Young Miss Victoria Blackwell. Miss Blackwell had no real friends to speak of when she was alive, so she had to make ones out of her own imagination. The problem was no one else could see them. With Martin's Book of the Occult though, that was a problem of the past.

Callum is about to discover that no matter how much he loves his beautiful Lady of Loch Awe, he cannot always be around to protect her, especially now that he has been marked for death.

When the otter community's food supply suddenly becomes scarce, the Archer Otter trio is forced to explore the dangerous depths of the sea.

Story about an ape who, in all situations, makes the right decisions. In a world full of material things, love is what matters most.

Story about a batch of flower turtles who are dedicated followers of Christ. Their main objective is to blossom the word of God. Help them reach every ear and heart that is open.

Story about a crafty pig that uses its wildlife in the backyard as a personal garbage disposal until accidentally tossing something way more valuable than trash.

A young couple with a love and passion for one another that neither time nor space can hold. But this time, different players have joined the game, and they are lethally dangerous and endowed with more than just magic.

C.P.’s perseverance is put to the test after the destructive manager of the Grape Donut space hotel attempts to destroy the structure’s satellite network. Catty Poo, along the way, meets a new crew of friends who agree to help him overcome this predicament. Like our courageous caterpillar, time is fragile. Can Little Catty Poo save the Grape Donut? Hope so, our galaxy is counting on him.

This audiobook is about an espresso-loving canine who has an even bigger love for electronic music. This cute puppy serves as a reminder that it is important to always be you.

Ella Campbell is no ordinary orphan. She was brought up by her Scottish grandmother in the tiny village of Glenorchy in New Zealand at the southernmost tip of the world. The only things Ella has been brought up to care about are Scotland, books, and the clan charmstone that has been passed down through the centuries until it ends up with her.

This extremely fun before-bed activity is a story about a secret city in Egypt called “Loochee Orlando”, where all the pharaoh children live. If you ever dreamed of becoming a real pharaoh, here’s your chance!

A story about a special dragon born with no wings that befriends a lost lamb. When there is hope, positive attitudes, and a promising new friendship, there are no limits to the heights you will reach.

This is a continuation of the story of Anne Angelo, as published in the companion book: A Sprig of White Heather and a Scottish Lass. It is a heart-warming story that completely justifies the researching and writing. It demonstrates how inexorably lives can be shaped and directed by the circumstances of birth and the environment in which the formative years are spent.

A cast-off orphan boy is overjoyed when a kind family takes him in. When his new home is threatened, can Demi Wiggin prove his adopted mother’s innocence, expose an evil scheme, and save the life of a prince?