Jane Johnson
1) The sea gate
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Language
English
Description
"One house, two women, a lifetime of secrets... Following the death of her mother, Becky begins the sad task of sorting through her empty flat. Starting with the letters piling up on the doormat, she finds an envelope post-marked from Cornwall. In it is a letter that will change her life forever. A desperate plea from her mother's elderly cousin, Olivia, to help save her beloved home. Becky arrives at Chynalls to find the beautiful old house crumbling...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the far west of Cornwall lies the White Valley, which cuts deeply through bluebell woods down to the sea at White Cove. The valley has a long and bloody history, laced with folklore, and in it sits a house above the beach that has lain neglected since the war. It comes with a reputation and a strange atmosphere, which is why mother and daughter Magdalena and Mila manage to acquire it so cheaply in the fateful summer of 1954. Magda has grand plans...
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Families of Adults with Autism is a collection of real-life stories of people on the autism spectrum growing up, as told by their parents and siblings.
The individual accounts explore the challenges that families of people with autism have faced, and the techniques they have used to improve the quality of their children's lives, from mega-doses of vitamins and dietary changes to intensive interaction. The contributors also relate how they have
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
From the author of The Tenth Gift comes another story of exotic, foreign lands, entwining story lines spanning generations, and the quests to overcome love lost.
"My dear Isabelle, in the attic you will find a box with your name on it."
Isabelle's estranged archeologist father dies, leaving her a puzzle. In a box she finds some papers and a mysterious African amulet—but their connection to her remains unclear until she embarks
...Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fleeing a personal trauma, Kate Fordham goes to the city of Granada, the ancient capital of the Moors in Spain, scraping by with an unfulfilling job in a busy bar. One day she finds a scrap of paper hidden in the glorious gardens of the Alhambra. It is a message from another era, undiscovered since before the Fall of Granada in 1492, when the city was surrendered to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. The fragment will be the catalyst that changes...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Driven by the desire to do good in the world, Hamou Badi, marked by djinns, becomes an officer of the law in Casablanca under the French Protectorate and is caught in the crossfire as the fight for Moroccan independence erupts, forcing him to choose between all he knows and all he loves."--
7) The Sea Gate
Author
Publisher
Lamplight Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
One house, two women, a lifetime of secrets... Following the death of her mother, Becky begins the sad task of sorting through her empty flat. Starting with the letters piling up on the doormat, she finds an envelope post-marked from Cornwall. In it is a letter that will change her life forever. A desperate plea from her mother's elderly cousin, Olivia, to help save her beloved home. Becky arrives at Chynalls to find the beautiful old house crumbling...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Having learned from a talking cat that he and his sisters are the half-elfin royalty of a parallel world called Eidolon, twelve-year old Ben Arnold attempts to stop his evil uncle from smuggling magical creatures between the two worlds to sell on the black market.
15) The shadow world
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ben Arnold returns to the magical world of Eidolon to rescue his sister Ellie and help their mother battle the vile Dodman, whose power continues to grow.
17) Grandma's Bill
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Grandma shows little Bill her photograph album with pictures ofhis grandfather, also named Bill.
Author
Publisher
Sentient Publications
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In Changing the Course of Autism, Dr. Bryan Jepson and Jane Johnson reveal the biological and neurological conditions behind autism spectrum disorders.
Foreword by Katie Wright, daughter of the founders of Autism Speaks
Rather than simply masking symptoms with drugs like Ritalin and Prozac, Dr. Bryan Jepson and Jane Johnson explain that autism can be treated by reducing the neurological inflammation that is part of the disease process. The authors...
