A dramatic coming-of-age novel about a boy's divided loyalty: can Elwyn resist the pull of tradition as well as the allure of the new to forge his own path?Even though Elwyn's ears were full of the roar of wings, even though the birds dropped from the sky, even though the thrill of the hunt was pumping through his body, below all that, Elwyn felt a restlessness. The restlessness had been growing all winter, maybe all his life.As spring comes to Badfish Creek, the natural world bursts with life and excitement. But Elwyn is dreaming of a different change, of a place far away that he hasn't yet seen. Lured by urban life and all it has to offer – education, progress and opportunity – he doesn't think twice when his uncle invites him to stay in Liberty, a dazzling city he longs to call home.Yet soon Elwyn realises that all that glitters is not gold: there is a sinister side to Liberty that he can't ignore, which threatens to erase... Views: 576
'It's beautiful weather today - I sit down outside the lambing shed with my back up against a pen and savour the spring sunshine. All the sheep are bedded up and everyone is fed and watered. No ewe is lambing, and I have half an hour to myself. I stretch out my feet in my wellies and push them into the warm straw ...'Sally Urwin and her husband Steve own High House Farm in Northumberland, which they share with Mavis the Sheepdog, one very fat pony, and many, many sheep. Set in beautiful, wild landscape, and in use for generations, it's the perfect setting for Sally's (sometimes brutally) honest and charming account of farming life. From stock sales to lambing sheds, and out in the fields in driving snow and hot summer days, A Farmer's Diary reveals the highs, lows and hard, hard work involved in making a living from the land. Filled with grit and humour, newborn lambs and local characters, this is the perfect book for anyone who has ever wondered what it's... Views: 576
He can save her life—if he sacrifices himself and those he swore to protect.King's bastard Shianan Becknam buries himself in his military career to avoid political liability. When the artifact intended to end an otherworldly war is damaged, one of his few friends, the mage Ariana, is trapped on the other side of the rift with her servant—and Shianan knows her cheery young servant boy is really one of the monstrous enemy, disguised as a human. Shianan is desperate to rescue Ariana, but to do so requires sacrificing everything he is and the people he's sworn to protect.State mage Ariana struggles to survive as a prisoner of war in a world of deadly magic and unfamiliar customs. Her only ally is her former servant, but the once-friendly human boy is now a renowned warrior caught up in political machinations—and to survive, he'll have to once again take up the fight against Ariana's world.Now bastard, mage, and monster must... Views: 576
