There are sketch maps of the islands in the front and back of the book, and I referred to them several times during the course of the story.

They hope to be rescued by a British ship, or at least one that will take them to somewhere like Singapore or Hong Kong. Meanwhile El discovers her father’s mobile phone and some strange text messages in an apparent code.It’s essentially character-driven, and the author clearly has tremendous empathy, able to get under the skins of a variety of different folk. Some readers did not like how little conflict there was in the novel, and just seems to be about people having a good time with everything that they do.

Reader’s Digest picked “A Week in Winter” and “The Children’s Hour” for their ‘Of Love and Life’ series. There are quite a few different characters but I quickly worked out - and remembered - the ones that mattered, seeing them all through Caroline’s eyes as the weekend progresses. I had to wade a bit through the mentions of hatred and childhood pressure, which weren’t really relevant, but there’s good stuff there, and I’m glad I read it. She’s out for a walk to post a letter at dusk, and, being a practical kind of person, has no worries about ghosts despite having heard stories of spooks and ghouls at the castle. As a book intended for people of around nine or ten and upwards, I think it’s remarkable in the way it helps build understanding of those who may be different from us.I’m sorry to hear you’ve had more worry about your husband’s health, but pleased he’s now feeling better with adjusted medication. Very highly recommended, although it no longer seems to be available for the Kindle, and I can't find it anywhere in paperback.

I hope you like having a new fridge, but I hated parting with our old one which lasted for many, many years, from when we arrived here in 1985 until about 9 years ago. I loved that someone wanting to be an Episcopal [Anglican or Church of England] priest (they can marry) is presented as a sane, kind, reasonable person. The subtitle is ‘365 readings for ordinary followers of Jesus who sometimes find the going a bit tough.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. She only started her career as a novelist aged 50, having previously worked as a ballet dancer and teacher. In any case, this is the September term, and Darrell is firm friends with Sally, who travels down to the school (in Cornwall) with her. Nestled in the Devon countryside, the Keep has always been a refuge for the Chadwick family: forever warm and welcoming through the challenges life has thrown at them.