"Enchanting . . . a strange tour of late eighteenth-century England, a natural history of elephants and the story of a most unusual friendship." — The Washington PostA poignant and magical story set in eighteenth-century England, The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson is the tale of two baby elephants and the young man who accidentally finds himself their guardian. Every reader who was enchanted by Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants or...

​ This book is for every parent who wants to help his or her ADHD kid. Written by an ADHD specialist teacher with 20 years experience, the book offers a weekly dose of information, tips, and tools for a year. There are 52 easy to understand, simple to implement insights, strategies and suggestions.  Using a blend of humor and candor to tackle this sometimes overwhelming topic, the author covers six main areas. Section one is a primer on ADHD covering what ADHD is an...

The Peak District has always been a formidable barrier to transport links across it, particularly railways. The first crude horse-drawn tramways fed canals on its eastern and western flanks, but in 1830 – only five years after the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened – a standard gauge line climbed over the top of the Peak District and down the other side on fearsome inclines to connect canals at Cromford and Whaley Bridge. Sheffield and Manchester were connected in 1845 by the first line ...

When Thandi Dladla undertakes to coach a young soccar team in a rural school in South Africa she little realises how it will change her life. When levelling the terrain to make a field she discovers two skeletons wich reveal how ninety percent of people become right-handed.The leads Thandi on a journey of discovery which helps her not only to coach her team to success but also to find the murderer of her father, a university professor who fought the Apartheid regime. ....

**As spiritualism reaches its fevered pitch at the dawn of the 20th century, a Scottish girl crosses the veil to unlock a powerful connection within an infamous asylum in this thrillingly atmospheric, exquisitely evocative exploration of feminine rage and agency for readers of Sarah Penner, Alice Hoffman, and Hester Fox.Now available in paperback!**Leaving behind a quiet life of simple comforts, Nairna Liath traverses the Scottish countryside with her charlatan father, Tavi...

Readers of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé will be captivated as the USA Today bestselling author expertly weaves real historical figures and events into this vivid, surprising, emotionally powerful novel about longing for independence and love—and the moments that irrevocably change even the best laid plans. Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads...

An extraordinary bond develops between an angry teenage runaway and a middle-aged woman running a large farm on her own, as they work the land and slowly heal … the sublime, achingly beautiful debut that everyone is talking about…`Such a timely tale … hopeful and poignant and lyrically told. A truly compassionate and heartening book´ Culturefly`Poetic in places and, as the title suggests, highly sensory … a genuinely hopeful and op...

From the internationally bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe , three unlikely friends journey across Australia to escape danger during World War II.Darwin, 1942. As Japanese bombs rain down on her hometown, newly orphaned Molly Hook looks to the skies and runs for her life. Inside a duffel bag, she carries a stone heart and a map that will lead her to Longcoat Bob, the deep-country sorcerer whom she believes curse...

From internationally bestselling author Hannah Richell comes a compelling story of hidden secrets, forbidden love, and a mysterious old house.Two women who long for more, and a house that holds the key to their freedom…1955: At twenty-six-years old, Lillian Oberon is young, beautiful, and married to the wealthy and handsome Charles Oberon. She is also the mistress of Cloudesley, a lavish estate. But not long after her nuptials, she begins to feel h...

"A thoughtful document that dispels any assumptions that sheep are 'just dumb farm animals' who do nothing but follow . . . an enchanting book." ―Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of PeaceIn this touching memoir about the relationship between father, daughter, and animals, Carole explores life after adopting thirteen pet Karakul lambs. Throughout her years with the lambs and her aging father, she comes to realize the distinc...

"[A] superb novel whose roots can be traced to Harper Lee and Carson McCullers"—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Ten Thousand Saints ( O, The Oprah Magazine).Cotton County, Georgia, 1930: in a house full of secrets, two babies—one light-skinned, the other dark—are born to Elma Jesup, a white sharecropper's daughter. Accused of her rape, field hand Genus Jackson is lynched and dragged behind a truck down the Twelve-Mile Straigh...

"Captures a blend of humor and tragedy that is entirely true to family, hometown, and our own private struggles. Poignant and inspiring." —Eowyn Ivey, national bestselling author of The Snow ChildAt four hundred pounds, Billy Brennan can always count on food. From his earliest memories, he has loved food's colors, textures and tastes. How food keeps his mind still and his bad feelings quiet. Food has always made everything better, until t...