Tick Tock

Tick tock, tick tock, what's the time on the clock? Follow Charlie through his day and peek into the lives and dreams of the people around him - Tim, with his big green garbage truck, Lorna, walking her spotty pup, Charlotte, dancing through the flowers in her yard… Through gentle rhyme and endearing characters, Tick Tock gives children a sense of their place in a big, busy world.

Tightrope: Finland and Hungary in the Cold War

Finland and Hungary both fought on the losing side in WWII. Yet the former was able to resist the overwhelming power of its Soviet neighbour, while Hungary, whose status was uncertain until 1947, was not. Could the revolt of 1956 have been a turning point? How did the Helsinki Accords contribute to the end of the Cold War?

To Catch a Mouse

In a world where memory fades and knowledge elude, Louis navigates solely by instinct, his past a blank slate. Meanwhile, Michael stumbles upon a coveted treasure trove of knowledge, its origins shrouded in mystery. The path ahead remains uncertain as they follow the sticky trail of clues.

Amidst this enigmatic journey, a host of characters, burdened by loss and driven by longing, embark on their own quests. Brown Shyn, a relentless seeker of truth, weaves through intricate webs of imagination, piecing together fragments until they coalesce into meaning. Their paths intersect, converging upon Billy, the embodiment of our collective hopes and uncertainties. Will he triumphantly unearth the long-awaited gold, or succumb to the weight of doubt?

Yet amidst the thrill and turmoil, a figure of resilience emerges – Orchid. In a realm where male characters dominate, she yearns to demonstrate that the pursuit of “redemption’s nectar” is the ultimate prize, a cure for the poverty that haunts their minds. As the boundaries between knowledge and peace blur, their destinies intertwine, and the unveiling of truth becomes both their salvation and their downfall.

Touch of Destiny

Since the moment Lindsay Foxx broke free of District Fifteen, she has had to face many dangers, and had many close encounters with death. She has gone head to head with not only the ravenous zombie-like creatures known as ‘the infected’, but also with skilled humans that wish only to see her demise. But none of those threats come close to this one. Henry Gordon wants to reclaim the power he once had. The power that Lindsay threatens to take from him forever. This war will determine more than just life and death. If Lindsay and the rebels fail, the world will fall back under a Gordon’s tyrannical rein. This war promises to end in blood, as neither one can truly live while the other survives. Who will come out victorious? The Dictator, Henry Gordon, or the freedom fighter, Lindsay Foxx?

Tradie Tom and the little Yellow Dinghy

Tom has lived by the seaside all his life and has a good bunch of mates who, from an early age, have loved to catch up, have a yarn (chat) and go for a surf on the waves.

Now they are all grown up and Tom has become the local handyman in the town of Sandy Shore where he is affectionately known as ‘Tradie Tom’. His best friend Barney is the town gardener and they can usually be seen working together whilst getting the young ones of the town out of the scrapes they themselves used to get into.

Their surfboards are always strapped to the back of their utes as “you never know when the surf will be up” is their motto.

These stories are about mateship. These two surfing mates by knowing each other for so long can work together, have trust and loyalty in each other, which in turn helps others when needed.

Tradie Tom and the Missing Lunchbox

Tom has lived by the seaside all his life and has a good bunch of mates who, from an early age, have loved to catch up, have a chat and go for a surf on the waves.

Now they are all grown up and Tom has become the local handyman in the town of Sandy Shore, where he is affectionately known as ‘Tradie Tom’. His best friend, Barney, is the town gardener and they can usually be seen working together whilst getting the young ones of the town out of the scrapes they themselves used to get into.

Their surfboards are always strapped to the back of their trucks as their motto is ‘You never know when the surf will be up’.

These stories are about mateship. By knowing each other for so long these two surfing mates can work together, have trust and loyalty in each other which in turn helps others when needed.

Trampled Grass

This novel is based on a historical account, going back to early 19th century when Great Britain defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, expanding the empire. That led to the need for considerable manpower. The captain of a ship is not only responsible for navigating the vessel skilfully, but should be a leader to all the naval trainees and junior officers. He should make right decisions which can be harsh, without emotions, for all. This novel tells a story of the kind-hearted Captain Fraser who led his ship to near-disaster on the Thames. After abolition of slavery, the need for farm labourers was filled by a 'new system of slavery' called 'indentured labourers from India'. This novel describes their suffering and what happened to them, which the world hardly knows about.

Transit to India

Changing times bring changing outlooks but even back in 1984, well before the plethora of today’s health and safety laws and risk-averse attitudes, an overland school trip to far-off India was considered somewhat extreme. And doubly so, given that travel through Iran was unavoidable despite Iran at the time suffering the upheavals of the Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution and engagement in a bloody war with neighbouring country Iraq.

The idea behind this 10000-mile, eight-week journey was to present a ‘retired’ old school Ford Transit minibus to the charity ‘Lepra’ to aid its life-saving work among India’s rural poor. Ten pupils aged 12 to 16, accompanied by two teachers, made up the delivery crew, in so doing possibly making the longest school minibus trip ever undertaken. One of the boys travelling (aged 15 at the time) said recently: “Surviving all the adventures and hairy incidents, all I can say is that I set off as a boy and returned as a man.”

Trevelyan

It is the end of the 18^th century and the end of schooling for four Cornish youngsters. They share their aspirations for the future, not realising there is a price to be paid.

Cornwall is the land of mystery, legends, folktale and myths. Tiny villages with narrow winding streets nestle around rocky cover ideal for landing and distributing contraband. The fishermen are dependent upon the sea in all its moods and are forced to subsidise their catch with smuggled French brandy, tobacco, tea, and silk. The only other possible occupations, the tin mines and the farmed estates, are in the hands of the wealthy few, like Lord Trevelyan. For most Cornishmen life is harsh.

To fulfil her own hopes of a better life, one young girl Karenza, discovers there are secrets to be concealed and seemingly impossible promises to be honoured, played out against an austere and merciless Cornish landscape and the ongoing hostility of the French.

True Love

Uriel has a lot of questions about life and is determined to know the answers. Through inquiry, exploration, chance, experience and realization, all of these questions are answered over a lifetime of truly living. Join Uriel as he uncovers and awakens to the true meaning of life.

Truth and Debris

In 1968 the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia. The Prague Spring, with an opening of minds and actions, was suppressed by an authoritarian regime. In Truth and Debris, a Czech psychologist escapes from suppressed Czechoslovakia and becomes a psychologist in a Canadian school. After years of work in Canada she uses recollections of her work with children, and her own childhood memories, to dig for the few shining truths in the twisted debris of her past. Can we all imagine truths lifted from the debris of the Czech invasion being of value during the current invasion of the Ukraine? Are values, deeply hidden below debris, important for our current, general, concern for a few foundational, shining and shared, truths?

Truth Will Find a Way

Set in Mayfair, West London, Truth Will Find a Way finds a group of friends whose private lives are as unconventional as those of the Bloomsbury Set. The group’s lynchpin, Lady Monica Montford, runs the Gayton Art Gallery, a central meeting place for the friends when they visit the capital. The interweaving of their personal relationships is as complex as a game of chess; will they all remain on good terms?