Faber & Faber

I enjoyed this book so much becouse I love Ghost Stories and this one is such fun.

When Ditta sees a boy Ghost in the Library and her friend
Max is having odd experiences in his new house, Ditta sets out to investigate. The sibling rivalry between Ditta and her sister Mirabel is something all sisters can identify with especially as Mirebel is in some cases sharper than her sister.

The main character in this story is a chap called Harrison Shepherd who is a popular writer and his autobiographer
written by his stenographer Violet Brown.I found this a sad book in many ways becouse one of the things it shows, is that people from unstable backgrounds can find it difficult to form lasting relationships in later life.

This book explores the effect that ALZHEIMERS has on family life with 15 year old SETH who is on a journey to find out if the disease is inherited.

This book is very topical because so many peole are being diagnosed with DEMENTIA now, but we still have a long way to go to make things easier for families, who have to look after ther families around the clock. This isolation and emotional strain must be appalling - so we must hope that Science will be able to isolate the gene and perhaps find a cure.

'Franklin' explores the life and times of Captain Sir John Franklin, who led the ill fated expedition to the Arctic in 1845, with the loss of 129 men and reports of cannibalism.

The story is about Roseanna McNulty looking back on her long life.

Sebastian Barry writes in a lyrical style about loss, grief and love with half buried and confused memories. An emotional book  which is quite heart breaking and disturbing in parts.

I could not put this book down but I know it will remain in my memory for a long time.

The imminent closure of the Roscommon asylum where Roseanne has spent the majority of her long life prompts her to record what she remembers of her history. Hiding her ‘secret scripture' from the well-meaning psychiatrist who also belatedly wants to know, she divulges her memories of the incidents and people in her life in a calm, matter of fact way totally at odds with the cruel twists of being a beautiful, protestant woman in catholic Ireland during the Civil War.

Cat Kin is a fantastic children's book that is full of mystery and drama, where children who have joined a 'gym class' run by Mrs Powell soon learn that she is more than different and really quite strange! She starts by teaching the children including Ben and Tiffany the ancient art of 'Pashki' that will give them cat like powers.

An unusual and moving story set in the art world, and narrated in alternating chapters by the Brothers Boone. Michael ‘Butcher' Boone is the artist, recovering from an acrimonious divorce and prison (for stealing back his paintings from his ex-wife) and attempting to re-establish himself in the artistic community. Hugh Boone, his mildly autistic brother, is a gentle giant, addicted to his chair and having the unfortunate habit of breaking the little fingers of those who seriously annoy him. ..read more

The most miniture horse you will ever find is the topic of Harry Hill's book Tim the Tiny Horse.

I loved his adventures and the problems he encountered. Harry has really opened up the world of miniature characters and how they see our big wide world.  If you love Harry Hill's programme on TV you just have to see and enjoy this brilliant children's book.

A book I highly recommend for any child, the wording and the illustrations are fantastic.

The two main characters in this book are young boys always trying to get someone into trouble, especially Mr. Grimble the bus driver! Oli and Skipjack start by suggesting that he is the local cat burgler who is taunting the town where they live, and that is the start of their plan and the trouble they get up to their necks in!

These two boys are so crazy that they think they can liberate all the gnomes in the town and set them free! But they don't understand what they have got themselves into and so starts the fun and the scrapes that typical young boys loved to get up to.