Ann Farrell notices two strange mourners at her father's funeral. At the reading of her father's legal will it appears they have played a key role in her father's mysterious past. Her determined pursuit to unveil this mystery leads her to France, where her father allegedly was a British secret agent during World War II. There she discovers the shocking truth.The story of four different eras in the life of two young men - courageous soldiers, close friends and successful barristers - their ambiguous hate/love relation gradually turning them into rancorous adversaries, the consequent aftermath of their horrible war experience that atrophied part of their soul.As the story grows, so does suspense. Why did the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, sacrifice two brave young men without mercy? And who is Farrell's daughter?In combat many young men lose their life or limbs, they are called war heroes. But some lose their emotional balance on the battlefield. They are called cowards

Simple text and illustrations of diverse families show how children affect their loved ones for the better.

'She's like no one I've ever met... She's like fire and water all at once.' Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family. As William moves to London to discover his place in the world of theatre, Agnes stays at home to raise their three children but she is the constant presence and purpose of his life. When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born. This new play based on Maggie O'Farrell's best-selling novel and adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi, Red Velvet, Hymn), pulls back a curtain on the imagined family life of the greatest writer in the English language. Hamnet is a love letter to passion, birth, grief and the magic of nature. This updated and revised edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer of the original RSC production in October 2023.

On the precipice of a serious illness, Sylvie wakes up to find a snow angel who tells her he will protect her, and when she finally recovers, she purposefully puts herself in precarious situations to try and meet him again.

Beth Harpaz recounts her search for her mother's true identity, hoping to uncover the reason behind her mother's relentless sorrow and understand why the family's yearly trips to Maine helped soothe her mother's spirit and mind.