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Demonstrating the unity of Tolkien’s created world across Middle-earth’s Ages An in-depth examination of the role of divine beings in Tolkien’s work, Tolkien’s Cosmology: Divine Beings and Middle-earth brings together Tolkien’s many references to such beings and analyzes their involvement within his created world. Unlike many other commentators, Sam McBride asserts that a careful reading of the whole of the author’s corpus shows a coherent, if sometimes contradictory, divine prese...

"There is a sadness to McBride's poetry that only a deep thinker can recreate, someone who has been inside the beautiful dark hollows of disappointment. It is encouraging to read the powerfully rendered thoughts of a vulnerable mind in a cynical time-here is a poet unafraid to be hurt; here is a poet bleeding in his own glass crop. Encouraging? Yes, because McBride understands that defensive poetry has no value."- Larissa Szporluk"Somehow simultaneously metaphysical and down-to-earth, ...

A festive instalment in Patricia McBride's acclaimed Lily Baker series - guaranteed to make you smile!Will this finally be a Christmas to celebrate?For the courageous Bletchley Park girls, the fourth Christmas of the war is approaching fast. It should be a happy time, yet life throws them challenges they could never have imagined.Lily's heart is torn in two when her boyfriend, Grant, is badly injured in an air raid. As he spirals ...

The next instalment in the Library Girl series, a heartwarming and rousing story of women standing up for their rights!As the war nears its end, the library girls rally for their community...With London still in the grip of war, Cordelia, Mavis, and Jane find themselves facing a new challenge. Determined to make a difference, the librarians band together to organise rent strikes, standing up against dirty landlords and unfair practices.Meanwhile, ...

The first instalment in a BRAND NEW series from bestselling author Patricia McBrideWith war looming, it's a dark chapter for the Library Girls1940, LondonWhen Cordelia accepts the post of head librarian in Silver Town Library, her mother is more than a little disapproving. The East End has high levels of poverty and illiteracy, and her mother says it’s no place for a woman of her status.But Cordelia is determined to make a differe...

Lily Baker is back, and in her most trying job yet...A country at war. Friends in trouble. Lily may be off the bomb-blasted streets, but the danger's not over…England, 1941. Reunited briefly with her husband-to-be before he returns to fighting, Lily Baker now finds her mundane army office work dreary. But when her boss asks her to keep watch on the happenings at the depot, she quickly suspects a new weapons supplier of fraud.As sh...

The exciting prequel to the Lily Baker series1938, England. When Lily Baker's mother finds a way for them to leave their run down part of town, and finally esape her aggressive father, Lily is feeling positive about a fresh start at a new life.While her mother will be a housekeeper, Lily has a chance to work in a factory, though she has even bigger dreams - and the tenacity to achieve them.But Lily’s father isn’t going to let go that easily, and s...

She’s ready to serve. Even if it means heading straight into danger.England, 1940. Shedding a tear as she says goodbye to her new fiancé when he leaves to fight, Lily Baker begins her own journey in the ATS.Thrilled after she wins the assignment to work in a coveted post, Lily is shocked to find out that one of her new colleagues might be a spy. And when she learns that her beloved is missing in action, she vows to do all she can to protect...

Join Lily as she steps up and does her part for the war effort!With German bombs falling on London, one brave young woman will rise to the occasion…England, 1940. Only given two days leave after barely escaping Nazi troops in Paris, Lily Baker visits her fiancé’s family and is dismayed to learn he’s still missing in action. And going from an exciting overseas telephonist post to a routine office assignment leaves her bored… until the Blit...

A heartbreakingly beautiful and uplifting wartime saga of love, loss and friendship in the darkest of times. Perfect for fans of Home Fires, Elaine Roberts, and Lesley Eames. The library girls are determined to keep their community’s spirits high.With their beloved library damaged by bombing, they’ve found a temporary home in the local school, but they long to return to the place they love.Mavis’s wedding should be a time of j...

A modern woman.A Highland warrior.A love written across centuries.Kara Malone thought her grandmother's stories about Highland magic were fairytales. After her grandmother's death, Kara discovers a letter and an ancient talisman hidden inside a small wooden box.One touch of the beautiful talisman changes everything. Instead of starting her new life in Hawaii, Kara finds herself stranded centuries in the past...