George Lynn Libri

Even in the darkest of times, she never gave up hope Staffordshire, 1911. Ginnie Jones’s childhood is spent in the shadow of the famous Potteries, living with her mother, father and older sister Mabel. But with Father’s eyesight failing, money is in short supply, and too often the family find their bellies aching with hunger. With no hope in sight, Ginnie is sent to Haddon Workhouse.Separated from everything she has known, Ginnie has to grow up fast, earning her keep by looking after the other children with no families of their own. When she meets Clara and Sam, she hopes that she has made friends for life… until tragedy strikes, snatching away her newfound happiness.Leaving Haddon three years later, Ginnie finds work as a mouldrunner at the Potteries, but never stops thinking about her friends in the workhouse – especially Sam, now a caring, handsome young man. When Sam and Ginnie are reunited, their bond is as strong as ever – until Sam is sent to fight in WW1. Faced with uncertainty, can Ginnie find the joy that she’s never had? Or will her heart be broken once again?An emotional, uplifting and nostalgic family saga that will make you smile, while tugging on your heart-strings. Fans of Sheila Newbury, Kitty Neale and Sheila Riley will love this beautiful read.

While the men are off fighting, the women keep the country moving... July 1914: Britain is in turmoil as WW1 begins to change the world. While the young men disappear off to foreign battlefields, the women left at home throw themselves into jobs meant for the boys. Hiding her privileged background and her suffragette past, Constance Copeland signs up to be a Clippie - collecting money and giving out tickets - on the trams, despite her parents' disapproval. Constance, now known as Connie, soon finds there is more to life than the wealth she was born into and she soon makes fast friends with lively fellow Clippies, Betty and Jean, as well as growing closer to the charming, gentle Inspector Robert Caldwell. But Connie is haunted by another secret; and if it comes out, it could destroy her new life. After war ends and the men return to take back their roles, will Connie find that she can return to her previous existence? Or has she been changed forever by seeing a new world through the tram windows?

Staffordshire, 1911: Betty Dean is sent into service. The work is long and gruelling, and her dreams of making something of her life seem very far away. But soon, she is forced to return to The Potteries, carrying with her a dreadful secret which could destroy her reputation. As WW1 strikes, a new job on the trams throws her a lifeline. Meeting her fellow clippies brings the joy of friendship, and when Duncan Kennedy, a shy but charming soldier, enters Betty's life, it seems that she may finally be in love. But opening herself up isn't easy, and when he leaves for the front, she finds herself alone once again. As the Great War brings heartbreak, can Betty overcome her own battles?

Hailing from a north-east English coalmining town, George Johns received his big break when his father moved the family to London to work. After leaving school, George joined the Merchant Navy and was able to travel the world a little before training to be a chartered accountant. Through his financial career he worked in London before emigrating to Australia where he started a family and waged war on poor accounting everywhere. George had the (mis)fortune to work for numerous companies where there was juicy financial mismanagement which led to his auditing reports ruffling a lot of feathers. Told in great detail, this book will give you the scoop on the mind of this meticulous auditor throughout his long career.

The native wildlife of Australia (amals), are at war with the non-native wildlife (feralists). Led by the goanna, Gomodo, the amals adopt militaristic strategies to rid themselves of the scourge of the feralists. Within this tale of flying fox-bat messengers and kangaroo soldiers, consequences soon arise from their war, which affect the human (grels) population's way of living. By having the amals talk like humans, Johns exposes the harsh reality of the non-native wildlife crisis in Australia. Above all, Australian Wildfires establishes why it is important to protect native wildlife, lest the native wildlife take the matter into their own hands...

Screen media use (accessing digital content on tablets, cell phones, etc.) is quickly replacing traditional family time, and there is an accepted reality that nothing can be done. With few resources available, many parents are challenged to make the best decisions for their families. Breaking the Trance does not blame parents, nor vilifies technology as a whole, but rather provides easy and effective strategies to implement immediately. Ultimately, parents will be able to establish a screen control plan based on their own family's values that works and can be enforced