Dublin, 1952. When Mary Kate Ryan receives a surprise inheritance from the woman who abandoned her as a tiny baby, she’s stunned. All her life, she has longed to know why her mother disappeared, and now she’s devastated to realize that every lonely night she spent without a home or family of her own, her mother knew exactly where she was. Mary Kate is about to refuse the money when she sees a beautiful, deserted house for sale and something sparks in her heart. She will reawaken it, as the...

Dottie and Mary forged a friendship over a bag of penny sweets when they were eight years old. They’ve shared everything together since then. Now at seventeen, they’re both shop girls, working at Woolworths. As they go out in the world in pursuit of love and happiness, the simplicity of their childhood dissolves as life becomes more complicated. The heady excitement of first love will consume them both, but the pain of unintentional betrayal will test their friendship.

Met een mooie balans tussen humor en ernst vertelt de hartverwarmende roman 'Jij, ik en de zee' van Sandy Taylor het verhaal van twee hartsvriendinnen die samen opgroeien in de jaren '60 in Brighton, Engeland. Toen ze acht waren deelden Dottie en Mary een zakje snoep; het begin van een hechte vriendschap. Sindsdien hebben ze alles gedeeld: de hoogte- en dieptepunten van het schoolleven, familiedrama's, hun dromen en nu, nu ze zeventien zijn, werken ze samen bij Woolworths. Terwijl ze de we...

In the darkest days of war, can she find a place to call home?1939: When tragedy strikes in the East End of London, thirteen-year-old Ivy Connell and her little brother Fred find themselves orphaned. Holding Fred’s small hand, she knows she must keep him safe. So Ivy decides to leave the bombed-out streets of the city in search of the Irish village her Daddy used to tell her so many stories about.Somehow, she’s going to get...

London 1940. As the war rages in Europe, Rose Brown steps on board a ship bound for America, hoping to escape the danger. She's frightened, but her widowed mammy and three sisters in Ireland need the money she earns as nanny to the rich Townsend family. But while Rose plays with baby Sarah in the salty spray on deck, disaster strikes, and the ocean liner begins to sink. In the chaos, Rose and the baby are separated from the family.Pulled from the s...

Brighton, 1930: Maureen O’Connell is a carefree girl, but war is looming and life will never be the same again. Jack and Nelson have always been dear friends to Maureen. Despite their different backgrounds, they’ve seen each other through thick and thin. The candle Maureen’s always held for Jack burns bright, but just as she’s found love, war wrenches them apart. With Jack no longer by her side and Nelson at war, can Maureen look to a brighter future?

Mary Kate takes a deep breath as she stands outside 24 Merrion Square with its red front door and pretty rose garden. Grieving from her recent heartbreak, will returning to the Irish boarding house be the second chance she so desperately needs?Dublin, 1956: When Mary Kate Ryan loses the love of her life, she’s not sure how she can keep going. Feeling completely lost, she allows her friend Moira Kent to persuade her...

Ireland, 1924. For 13-year-old Nora Doyle every day is a fight for survival in Ballybun, the rural Irish village she calls home. Each night, as she feels the cold wind blowing through the cracks of her family’s cramped cottage, Nora longs to escape the poverty surrounding her and find her place in the world. When she meets Edward, from the grand house that looms over her tiny village, she feels an unlikely kinship that is impossible to explain and as she grows from an impulsive child into ...

Ireland, 1901: The workhouse gates clanged shut behind us, as me and the mammy walked down the hill towards the town. I was six years old and leaving the only home I had ever known … When Cissy Ryan’s real mother comes to claim her from the workhouse, it’s not how she imagined. Her family’s tumbledown cottage has ice on the inside of its windows and is in an isolated, poverty-stricken village in the muddy Irish countryside. But when Cissy is allowed to help neighbour Colm Doyle and his hor...

Dottie Perks has forged a new life for herself in London, a new job and loving boyfriend. She’s safe, happy and loved. What more could she ask for? But when Dottie visits her home in Brighton, the last person she expects to see is her first love; Ralph Bennett. As old feelings come rushing to the surface, Dottie struggles to deny the strong chemistry between them. She can’t throw away everything to be with Ralph… can she?

Esta historia de aprendizaje social y emocional trata sobre cuando el caballito de mar Sandy aprendió a irse a la cama sin rechistar. ¡Hola, pequeño! ¿Ha llegado tu hora de dormir? Para mí sí. Voy a contarte este cuento y luego me meteré en la cama y me dormiré. ¡Me encanta irme a la cama! Es maravilloso y relajante. Pero conozco a alguien que NO quiere irse a la cama. ¿Recuerdas la historia del caballito de mar Sandy y de cuando aprendió a no decir "no" todo el tiempo? Pues bien, ¡ésta es...

This story is about little Sandy Seahorse, who learns to help out at home! This story is a part of a series of tales for children to help develop their social and emotional skills.