The ghost of a murdered cowgirl guides her grief-stricken father and a disgraced former detective into an unlikely partnership to find her killer, a pursuit that unleashes intense emotions and dark family secrets.

In the past, few women artists were commissioned to create public works of art. These seven artists received most of the commissions awarded to women between 1958 and 1988, although until now their sizable body of work has been given little attention. Taking into account the purpose of public art - to enhance the environment and communicate with a public often perplexed and sometimes alienated by works of art - Gunda Lambton assesses the appeal and quality of commissioned works by these artists. She highlights the difficulties that many women artists encounter and combines detailed biographies of the artists with an examination of their work. This book will appeal to those interested in art as well as to art historians, urban historians, women's studies specialists, and policy makers.

The bestselling heart-warming family saga from the much-loved author of A Cornish Orphan and Solomon's Tale. The first book in The Boy With No Boots trilogy. Freddie Barcussy knows hardship and pain. His parents Annie and Levi are struggling to make ends meet, both suffering with illness and poverty. Freddie is an outsider at school, misunderstood and angry. They need their luck to change. Unbeknown to his parents, Freddie holds the key to their future. He has a gift, a gift he has told no one about. If he can learn how to ovecome his fears, he could use it to change all their lives for ever ... Searching to overcome hardship and prejudice, can Freddie find love and happiness or will mistrust ruin his life? A nostlagic family saga about love, loss and keeping family together, for fans of Sheila Newberry and Katie Flynn WHAT READERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT SHEILA JEFFRIES’ BOOKS . . . ‘Stunning. Beautifully written, with an exquisitely poetic narrative’ ‘One of those rare books that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading it’ ‘The most heart-warming book I have read in a long time. I did not want it to end’ ‘Fabulous read’ ‘Sheila Jeffries is an amazing storyteller’ ‘One of the best books I have read. I couldn’t put it down’ ‘Brilliant’ ‘The prose is simply superb. When the sheer beauty of words can evoke tears, that’s the sign of a gifted writer’ ‘Of all the books I have bought, this is the best’ ‘Every page was a pleasure to read’ ‘Spellbinding’ ‘A truly unique book, one that I would highly recommend. I can’t wait for her next’ ‘A book to touch your heart’ ‘This novel is sweet and insightful and shows a good understanding of human emotions’ ‘I heartily recommend this book’ ‘I thought all the characters were brilliant’

The Pet Thief is a dystopian fable of science, rebellion, humankind's inhumanity, and the struggle for identity and survival in a post-human world.

Shiloh isn't like most little girls in Winchester, Georgia, but then, neither is Sally Mae. As the wealthy owner of the Desperate Beauty Salon, a beauty parlor with stories as humorous as its name, Sally Mae never refuses service to anyone. Perhaps this is why it should come as no surprise that she adopts Shiloh, a colored child, in the tumultuous and racially charged sixties. Sally Mae, better known simply as Mama, knows Shiloh is special. With a budding artistic eye and steady hand, Shiloh is picked to be plucked into the New York arts high society. However, Mama knows the rest of the world isn't as safe as home and struggles with holding her baby back or releasing her into the world. With the arrival in Winchester of a mysterious man, resembling Shiloh in more ways than skin color, all wonder what the future will reveal. Told through Shiloh's colorblind lens, we follow a close-knit Georgia clan of family and friends through bittersweet summers at The Big M Ranch, love in unlikely places, and friends as colorful as Mama's infamous red mane. With a society not quite ready to get past prejudices, confidences become more sacred than marriage vows, and friendships built on the front porch remain just as important as new lovesa "all painted through peach colored lenses."