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5th December 2023
Dream a Little Dream
Trixie and her fellow lumberjills are back in Scotland, newly stationed at the MacKay estate. When they arrive, they are shocked to find the place... more »
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5th December 2023
The Timber Girls
1942 Working in the greengrocers and playing the piano in the pub a couple of nights a week isn’t fulfilling nineteen-year-old Trixie Smith’s idea of... more »
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5th December 2023
The Ferry Girls
A young German girl finds friendship, camaraderie and even love while working on Hampshire’s south coast ferries – but will her new friends desert her... more »
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5th December 2023
The Girls from the Local
Gosport, Hampshire 1943, and even in the middle of war the local pub provides a warm welcome, thanks to its trio of barmaids. Ruby has been... more »
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5th December 2023
The Bluebird Girls
Hampshire, 1939, and three young women are about to get the break of a lifetime. Rainey Bird, Ivy Sparrow and Bea Herron all love to... more »
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5th December 2023
The Munitions Girls
1943, Gosport, Hampshire. Pixie Saunders is 19 and employed in the local armaments factory. Not for the first time, her mother has run off with... more »
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16th October 2014
100 Things You Will Never Do: And How to Achieve the Impossible
Ever fancied travelling through time? Taming a lion? Winning a Nobel Prize? Well, here’s how to attempt all that and more. Daniel Smith – author... more »
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16th October 2014
100 Things You Will Never Find: Lost Cities, Hidden Treasures and Legendary Quests
What happened to Amelia Earhart’s aeroplane, Van Gogh’s painting of Dr Gachet and the crew of theMary Celeste? This fascinating book unlocks the world’s lost... more »
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16th October 2014
100 Places You Will Never Visit: The World’s Most Secret Locations
Ever wondered what it takes to get into Fort Knox? Fancied a peek inside the Coca-Cola Safety Deposit Box? Would you dare to visit Three... more »