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Pioneering Victorian woman inspires novelist’s own journey and that of her heroine

‘Takes the reader on an exotic adventure and into a love story like no other.’
Wendy Griffith, CBN News Anchor; author of You Are a Prize to be Won

Passionate Isabella Buckley feels like life is passing her by. In her late thirties and yearning for adventure, she is constrained by Victorian England’s gender roles and suffocated by the quiet life she leads with her parents. But when the chance for adventure comes her way… Read More »

Issy Smugge joins the sandwich generation

‘Compulsive reading in which friendship and laughter rise from disaster’
Sophie Neville, author of The Making of Swallows and Amazons

It is estimated that more than 6 million people in the UK workforce — more than one in five workers — are juggling dual caring responsibilities for children and elderly relatives.[1] These all-consuming demands of the ‘sandwich generation’ traditionally fall on women… Read More »

The story of Kenan Araz, who lived to share the love of God in Muslim Turkey

‘I pray you will become not only a reader but also a distributor of this uniquely challenging and important book.’
George Verwer, Founder and Former Director, Operation Mobilisation

With a Christian population of only 0.2%, believers in Muslim Turkey face many challenges to their faith. Indeed, Turkey is the only European country included in Open Doors’ World Watch List top-50… Read More »

New YA novel highlights bullying’s impact

In November, Anti-Bullying Week 2022 will be raising awareness of the prevalence and cost of bullying. Run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, the week will empower schools, parents and individuals to respond. How to understand and deal with bullies appropriately is a key theme in Helen Parker’s new YA novel, Island Treasure… Read More »