The first biographical study of Nano Nagle, the foundress of he Presentation order of nuns, that positions her within Irish social history, and assesses her vast international legacy. Nano Nagle: The Life and the Education Legacy draws on archival materials from three continents, providing a compelling account of how one woman's extraordinary life challenged social constraints and championed social justice and equality.Leading education historian, Deirdre Raftery, has prod...

As Nano’s journey unfolds it reveals how the steady and alluring presence of God became known to her through the most ordinary of events of her life. Her response was one of wholehearted surrender to the call of the gospel and to walking the path of radical discipleship. Abandoning a life of privilege, position and wealth, she moved to align herself to live and work in her beloved city of Cork, in solidarity with those made destitute. Driven by a burning passion to help Christ’s marginaliz...

If old age doesn't get her...the murderer will.97 year old Alice Atkinson should be comfortably living out her days at the Silvermoon Retirement Village. But she's bored. A lifetime of living in the grey area between right and wrong means that winning money off her friends at poker just isn't satisfying.Then her friend is murdered, and she's the only one who thinks it's foul play. And even she has her doubts.With the help of Vanessa her newly appoin...

A controversial bestseller from one of Norway’s most intelligent and highly regarded novelistsWhen a dispute over her parents’ will grows bitter, Bergljot is drawn back into the orbit of the family she fled twenty years before. Her mother and father have decided to leave two island summer houses to her sisters, disinheriting the two eldest siblings from the most meaningful part of the estate. To outsiders, it is a quarrel about property and favoritism. But Bergljot...

He has an enemy.She holds the key to a chilling secret.Fitzwilliam Darcy’s troubles only began the day he witnessed his father’s murder. Betrayed by a trusted friend, he soon finds himself caught in a web of deceit and blackmail… and his little sister is in the center of it all. Will Darcy’s search for answers save what’s left of his family or destroy it?Elizabeth Bennet longs for love and excitement—not haughty Mr. Darcy with his s...

Dark secrets pulse beneath the surface of Stockholm, ready to drag the unwary into its depths.From the bestselling Swedish crime writer, Luna Miller, comes a new unputdownable Scandi Noir thriller.Gunvor Ström, a fierce ex-surgeon turned private investigator, is tasked with what seems like a simple job: Nadja Franzén suspects her husband, Mikael, of infidelity. But as Gunvor navigates the web of lies and deceit, she uncovers a story far more complicated and unexpected than ...

Bloomsbury presents A Bear Belongs by Catherine Barr, read by Nano Nagle.Southeast Asian rainforests are home to the smallest and one of the rarest and most endangered bears of all: the sun bear. Sun bears belong deep in the forest, far from humans. But this is the true story of three little bears who were taken from their wild home . . .Meet Tan-Tan "the tiny one," Kitud "the quiet one," and Boboi "the big brother." Follow them from their heartbreaking beginnings ...

Mary Shelley is of course known because of her short novel Frankenstein. Still, she was always writing and these tales and mysteries written on her extended travels show how interested she was in the strangeness of people. Perhaps she wanted to make her mark in a tribute to her famous mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, and her famous husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, who called her “a child of love and light.” She saw the movement to the future in rather dramatic and romantic terms but alw...

Bloomsbury presents In the Heart of the Garden by Leah Fleming, read by Nano NagleIris Bagshott strolls down the paths of her ancient garden, close to Lichfield in the heart of England, wondering if it is time to sell her house and land for development.She is unaware that around every corner myriad family secrets from the past unfold.From a Saxon clearing to a monastery, Tudor dwelling to t...

Crime Fiction has an interesting history and A G Morrison played his part in setting up complicated puzzles, which his readers loved solving. It’s fascinating looking back at the early 20th century and seeing how the situations and characters worked through their complicated conundrums. Historically the problems in society remain similar but the tools of the trade differ greatly. So well written too!

These 200 tales were collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early nineteenth century. They traveled throughout Northern Europe and some of Scandinavia and had oral storytellers tell their stories. You will be able to see that many themes are the same with different characters. In fact, there are really many ways to tell the same story!Be aware that this is a work of history and it reflects many prejudices from the past that we do not accept today. See it as a glimpse into a life fa...

Fatima Daoui is one of the Middle East’s most recognised business reporters, with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Known for her scoops and exclusive interviews, Fatima is based in the UAE and travels wherever the story takes her, from Saudi Arabia where she specialises in covering business stories, to the far reaches of the globe to moderate influential panels on global economic issues.Having been supported by other women throughout her life, Fatima has written this bo...