My Secret Sister

My Secret SisterHelen grew up in a pit village in Tyneside in the post war years, with her gran, aunties and uncles living nearby. She felt safe with them, but they could not protect her from her neglectful mother and violent father. Behind closed doors, she suffered years of abuse. Sometimes she talked to an imaginary sister, the only one who understood her pain. Jenny was adopted at six weeks and grew up in Newcastle. An only child, she knew she was loved, and with

a town where justice is a game

Mysti realises being a 'secret friend' is no kind of friend at all - and Rama and Wayne might understand her better than she thought

A young seamstress and a royal nursemaid find themselves at the centre of an epic power struggle in this stunning young adult debut

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this book yields surprising conclusions about everything from work (the end of permanent full-time employment) to sex (disappearing gender boundaries) to business (the emergence of true one-to-one marketing and the birth of 'Chindia')

Barnes Wallis' bouncing bombs

she playfully acknowledges her remarkable position in eighteenth-century society

"--The Horn Book Review

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Should she side with her parents or protect her brother

this novel is a stunning tribute to fathers and daughters

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