Gerald Harcourt was a distant figure in their lives and he is easily forgotten. The loss of the family’s income, however, is not something so easily overcome. When their mother Anna discovers that they have been left penniless, she decides to move them out of London and back her hometown in Scotland. Helen, the demanding and selfish eldest sister, decamps almost immediately to Edinburgh in search of the excitement and refinement Ryddelton cannot offer but the others remain and begin to make very happy lives for themselves. Rosalie, having always lived in her more beautiful eldest sister’s shadow, begins to come into her own. Anna, freed of the formalities of her London life, is happier and more relaxed than her daughters have ever known her. And Jane, our narrator, finds an education she could never have gotten at Oxford in her work as a secretary for Mrs Millard, an eccentric biographer currently residing in the village. Her daughters seem to be settling down to their new life too, until Jane meets Ronnie. Ronnie appears to find ail the Harcourts attractive — but he can only marry one...

    When lovely Linda Martin first arrives at Château Valmy as an English governess to the nine-year-old Count Philippe de Valmy, the opulence and history surrounding her seems like a wondrous, ecstatic dream. But a palpable terror is crouching in the shadows. Philippe's uncle, Léon de Valmy, is the epitome of charm, yet dynamic and arrogant, his paralysis little hindrance as he moves noiselessly in his wheelchair from room to room. Only his son Raoul, a handsome, sardonic man who drives himself and his car with equally reckless abandon, seems able to stand up to him. To Linda, Raoul is an enigma, though irresistibly attracted to him, she senses some dark twist in his nature. When an accident deep in the woods nearly kills Linda's innocent charge, she begins to wonder if someone has deadly plans for the young count.

    From this background he is able to write a story for us in a voice of the village storyteller that takes us on a journey into the heart and soul of the medieval Turkish Empire in Europe. His story of the brave peasant girl Andja is based on an old legend and a documented peasant rebellion against Turkish rule in the year 1565 in the Mariovo region of Macedonia. Popov offers us a window into a world and a way of life that is foreign to us today. And yet, The Legend of Kalesh Andja's story of a struggle for freedom and justice, from far away and long ago, can still move readers, both young and old.

    But that is not his only misfortune. On the very night he has £100,000 in his safe, his home is broken into and he is beaten up. His insurance company pays up - but they are highly suspicious. It would appear that a series of bald and lame men have been making dubious insurance claims. In this hilarious trial novel we see how amazing coincidences can really happen.

    Verney liked her cabin-mate, Lindy Barron. The pretty widow reminded her of her own daughter, as she watched the young girl gaily strolling the decks with Neil Harper. And she was happy both were bound for Lisbon -- Lindy to see her father, Neil to work for him -- until she saw they were falling in love.But ashore they arrived to a chilling reality. William Barron doesn't show up to meet his children when the ship arrives in Lisbon. Their father had vanished. There were evasive answers, threatening letters....and only Mrs. Verney -- and perhaps Neil -- to trust.When Mrs. Verney realises that she can't leave Lindy and Rex with no one to turn to, so she chooses to stay. But, in staying by her new friend, Kate missed her boat, uncovered a shocking murder plot in the very best circles of Lisbon, and, in the end, maybe a new love for herself.

    But a time was to come when a stranger stirred up the concealed undercurrents, forcing them to the surface. The wide repercussions had a sudden and unexpected effect on the lives of the inhabitants of Folly’s Cottage.

    A collection of short Czech and Finnish fairy tales spanning from the mid 19th century to early 20th century that focus on morality.