The River Within - Karen Powell

The River Within - Karen PowellA poignant novel about infatuation, class, and obligation. On a summer's day in 1955, in the village of Starome, the drowned body of young Danny Masters is discovered by three of his teenage friends: Alexander, the volatile heir to Richmond Hall, the country estate that neighbours Starome, and sister and brother, Lennie and Tom, whose father is land agent to the Richmond family. How did Danny Masters die? 'Child of nature' Lennie is in love with

Some of the oldest shipwrecks in Northern Europe lie off this coast and there is evidence of a seaborne prehistoric trade in metals and a later trade with Byzantium

this is the perfect book for children who love history and hair-raising adventures

unbiddable sea home

the storm breaks

disappointments and grief

the triumph of School of Instructions is how it confronts the legacy of imperial silencing and etches shards of remembrances into a form of survival

photographs and beautiful illustrations guide you through the making process

 SUMMER

trucks and motorbikes past

Or of the extra-specially-super-deliciously-fantastically naughty boy who got a frog stuck in his throat

Now it's your turn to look to the skies and discover the mysteries they hide

All this is interwoven with fascinating narration about the culinary influences that have created this wonderful cuisine