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  Babel is the second part of the Peace Child trilogy. Kaleem has found his father and soon finds the love of his life, Rozia Laurence, but he is still not comfortable with his role as Peace Child. He also has to face some of the less palatable truths about his home planet: it is blighted by the existence of the Z Zone, a place where poorer people live outside of society, and by switch-off, compulsory euthanasia for a healthy but aging population, including his mentor, Razjosh. The Babel Tower still haunts him, but it begins to make sense as he uncovers more of the truth about his past and how it is connected with the problems in the Z Zone. Kaleem knows he can and must make a difference, but at what personal cost?   Kaleem Malkendy is different – and on Terrestra, different is no way to be. Everything about Kaleem marks him out form the rest: the blond hair and dark skin, the uncomfortable cave where he lives and the fact that he doesn’t know his father. He’s ...

  What shall I do with my Creative Writing group? Here are a list of suggestions based on what you might do over a year, whether   you meet once a week or once a month. Each suggested session plan allows you to plan an interesting session with your group, and suggests what to do in the session, what you need to prepare before the session and how you might follow it up. Suggested timings are included.       Have fun with my Let's get Writing. Those creative juices will soon be flowing.    There are three prompts a day for the whole of 2023. Some are short and pithy, others are inspired by obscure days e.g. 8 January Bubble Bath Day , and some go into more detail on an aspect of writing craft. There are series that go over a number of days. A few prompts are about works in progress and several give you the choice of working with a text you have already created, creating something new or even editing a completed piece of work. But ev...

In this stunning collection, women and girls grapple with socio-economic injustices: a ten-year-old American child witnesses coercion by the Corsican gendarme; deck hands spar in the West Indies; a woman finds community through climbing a granite rockface; and an émigré mother worries and awaits settlement under tightening immigration laws in contemporary Britain.   These complex and dynamic characters reveal how place shapes us, and the various ways we search for belonging in a world in flux.  RRP £8.50   Buy from Amazon   Note, this is an affiliate link and a small portion of what you pay, at no extra cost to you,   may go to Bridge House Publishing.     Buy from us ( 1-4 books)                 Buy from us (5+ books) 

  p>  Each story in this little volume is the right length and quality for enjoying as you sip the assigned drink in your favourite Creative Café. You need never feel alone again in a café. So what's the mood today? Espresso? Earl Grey tea? Hot chocolate with marshmallows? You'll find most drinks in our drinks index.    Each story in this little volume is the right length and quality for enjoying as you sip the assigned drink in your favourite Creative Café. You need never feel alone again in a café. So what's the mood today? Espresso? Earl Grey tea? Hot chocolate with marshmallows? You'll find most drinks in our drinks index.     Each story in this little volume is the right length and quality for enjoying as you sip the assigned drink in your favourite Creative Café. You need never feel alone again in a café. So what's the mood today? Espresso? Earl Grey tea? Hot chocolate with marshmallows? You'll find most drinks in our drinks index ....

  p>  Has James Ravencroft left it too late? He has one last painting to create for a solo exhibition, but the police are closing in. Basil Hallward, his wannabe international art agent, also questions the dark beauty behind the series of paintings known as Stone Angels.   Ravencroft hides among the shadows to create his funereal masterpieces. Will his methods horrify you or will you admire his tenacity in Paula R C Readman's chilling Stone Angels?     Warning. Thi story is  afirst person don account from a serial killer and  contains scenes some readers may find disturbing. .. \\RRPtp11.50(paperback) center;"> KIndle£2.25 Buy from Amazon   N ote, this is an affiliate link and a small portion of what you pay, at no extra cost to you,   may go to Bridge House Publishing.     Buy fromWaterstonest(UK)  Buy fom us (1-4 books)      Buy from us (5+books)    ...