This story was inspired by real ecological phenomena: the mass migrations of Monarch butterflies, the hidden cave ecosystems of South America, the periodic cicadas that emerge after decades underground, and the countless conservation battles fought by dedicated researchers around the world.

She was born to debunk the legend. The legend was born to claim her.Maren Cole doesn't believe in curses—until scales begin to bloom behind her ear, gills open at her throat, and the sea starts calling her name. The town says she's the next sacrifice to a three-hundred-year-old grief. But Maren is about to discover that the story they've been telling is a lie.

Cambrian Tales appeared in serialised form in Ainsworth's Magazine from March 1849 to March 1850 and has not previously been published as a novel.Like the political pamphlet Artegall, also included in this volume, it constitutes part of Jane Williams' attempts to defend Wales against the notorious 'Blue Books', the 1847 government report which damned the Welsh as ignorant, immoral, and barbaric.A comedy of manners, set in and around a Welsh country house, it features characters clearly mod...

A meditation on God's humility for the Lenten period by theologian and author Dr Jane Williams.St Augustine's insight was that it is only the merciful humility of God that could penetrate our armoured pride. As we follow this book through Lent and through the Biblical narrative what begins to emerge is that God's merciful humility is the source of life.The chapters of Jane Williams's book include: 'Humble Beginnings'; 'How to win friends and influence nobod...

Keeping captive tortoises healthy and well is a significant challenge. Because they are ectotherms, these reptiles are totally dependent upon external sources to maintain body temperature and therefore metabolic function. Their physical environment is vital for them to remain healthy, and as owners, we have to provide sufficient choice in the environment for them to be able to experience as near optimum conditions as we can. Covering all aspects of tortoise husbandry and welfare, this book...

An insightful account of a woman’s perseverance through adoption secrecy and red tape, Shadows in Paradise traces Carolann Dowding’s search for her biological family. Illuminated by compassion, tragedy and gratitude which span the generations, Shadows in Paradise reveals the breadth of our need for truth and connection. This engaging novel spans two continents and a lifetime of hopes, fears, laughter, regrets, joys and agonies. Penelope Knight can’t escape her past. Each time she runs to a...

'Absorbing, empathetic and cerebral all at once. Using ordinary language and often extraordinary turns of phrase, Williams manages to peel back the complex layers of our everyday lives with remarkable grace and clarity.' - Judy Johnson'Jane Williams has the rare ability to make our ordinary days feel not just vividly real, but also cared for, and precious. In scenes from her own life and the sympathetically observed lives of others, there is a lovely coexistence of pragmatism and a...

The Acts of the Apostles tell the story of a disparate group of men who, against the odds, came to spearhead an international movement. Jane Williams examines the central messages of Acts and how and why they matter to us.The How to Believe series of ebooks explores the teachings, philosophies and beliefs of major thinkers and religious texts. In a short, easy-to-access format, leading writers present new understandings of these perennially important ideas.

About Face is an illustrated children’s book about a dream in which ears, eyes, nose and mouth become detached from the narrator’s face, taking on lives of their own. The facial characters, free from all restrictions, delve into mischief including party music, trying to bake a pie without burning down the kitchen, eating and even dancing! About Face is a hilarious children’s story illustrated with remarkable 3D effects and fantasic visual innovation – soon to be an animated film.

For many people, the crucifixion of Jesus by the Romans is just another tragic fact of history - a cruel travesty of justice, perhaps, but nothing more. But for Christians the death of Jesus has a much deeper and far-reaching significance.Jane Williams examines the reasons why Jesus' death was seen by his first followers as nothing less than the demonstration of God's love for his creation, and the means by which we all can find forgiveness and redemption, both now...

Elizabeth Davis - known in Wales as Betsy Cadwaladyr - was a ladies' maid from Meirionnydd who travelled the world and gained fame as a nurse during the Crimean War. She was a dynamic character who broke free of the restrictions placed on women in Victorian times to lead a life of adventure. Journeying to many exotic parts of the globe, she came into contact with international events in the horrors of the field hospital at Balaclava, where she served under Florence Nightingale.

‘Jane Williams’s first collection of haiku delights with all the insight and generosity that her readers admire in her longer works of poetry. In distillations that are alive to the small and fleeting moments of life and the echoes they ring in the heart, Echoes of Flight is joyous and life-affirming and a welcome addition to Australian haiku literature.’ – Lyn Reeves, Vice President, Australian Haiku Society‘Echoes of Flight is a wonderful treasure box of haiku m...