Celia Rees

Ellen Forrest is sick, she feels as if the life is being sucked out of her. The doctors think that she is suffering from a disease of the blood, and she has been sent to her grandmother's house to rest, but she seems to be getting worse, not better. Can it have anything to do with the diaries she has found in the attic? Diaries written in Victorian times by her great great grandmother. Diaries that describe an encounter with a handsome young Count who comes from the Land Beyond the Forest. Ellen likes a vampire story, who doesn't? The difference is that this one just happens to be true…

Mary Nuttal não conhece os pais e acaba de perder a avó, condenada à forca sob acusação de feitiçaria, uma prática imperdoável aos olhos puritanos da Inglaterra do século XVII. Para não ter o mesmo destino, a jovem Mary se vê obrigada a esconder sua identidade e fugir para a América, onde as comunidades fundadas por ingleses começam a prosperar.

All these Glass Town intrigues. No matter how long you'd been absent, how far you'd travelled, once you were back, it was as though you'd never been away. Tom and Augusta are from different places and different times, but they meet in the virtual world to combine forces in battle, to save a kingdom, escape a web of deceit and to find love. In a place where fictions can be truths and truths fictions, learning who to trust is more than friendship, it is about about survival. Glass Town Wars, inspired by the early writings of the Brontës, is a captivating, magical novel by the renowned Celia Rees.

Als Hexe verdächtigt, rettet sich Mary auf ein Auswandererschiff in die Neue Welt. Doch ihr unbezwingbarer Freiheitsdrang und eine seltene spirituelle Begabung wird Mary auch im puritanischen Amerika des 17. Jahrhunderts zum Verhängnis.

It came to Agnes unbidden: a vision of Mary Newbury, a young woman driven from her Puritan settlement, accused of being a witch. It is an image of a life about to change radically, as Mary defies all accepted norms — embracing independence, love, and loyalty to a Native American community that accepts her as one of their own. The two women’s lives are separated by almost four hundred years, but they are linked by more than blood. For, like Mary, Agnes has special powers — powers that Mary seeks to ensure that the rest of her story is told.

L'hanno rinchiusa in prigione per più di una settimana. Prima l'hanno fatta camminare a passo di marcia, su e giù, su e giù in mezzo a loro, per un giorno e una notte, finché non è più riuscita nemmeno a zoppicare, tanto aveva i piedi gonfi e sanguinanti. Non avrebbe confessato. Così hanno deciso di dimostrare che era una strega. Le pagine di un diario sono cucite dentro una trapunta. Una trapunta che giace indisturbata per oltre trecento anni, finché non viene aperta per essere pulita, e allora dalle sue pieghe cade una storia forte ed emozionante. La storia di Mary, nipote di una strega. Quando la nonna di Mary viene condannata a morte per stregoneria, Mary scappa per sfuggire allo stesso destino, prima nella campagna inglese e poi su una nave per l'America, dove spera di trovare una nuova casa, un luogo dove essere una persona nuova. Scopre però che non è facile fuggire e presto cade vittima di superstizioni e sospetti che potrebbero farle subire lo stesso fato di sua nonna. Mary è decisa a non farsi calpestare, torturare e uccidere per un crimine immaginario come la stregoneria. Uno sguardo femminile sul mondo, una storia narrata con grande vividezza, come una ripresa cinematografica. Un romanzo per tutti, intenso e coinvolgente, una ricostruzione del mondo puritano inglese del Seicento, con temi di grande importanza per i lettori di oggi: indipendenza, emancipazione e potere, raccontati nell'avvincente storia di Mary, una giovane donna che non intende permettere alla società di decidere cosa lei debba essere.

Mars 1659. Suite à l'exécution publique de sa grand-mère, condamnée pour sorcellerie, Mary s'embarque pour le Nouveau Monde - l'Amérique - afin d'échapper au même triste destin. Un interminable voyage commence à bord de l'Annabel, voyage dangereux s'il en est pour la jeune Mary qui doit faire face aux regards méfiants et à l'austérité des colons puritains embarques à ses côtés. Promiscuité, découragement, superstition, mais aussi amitiés et amours naissantes font le quotidien de la jeune fille, livré à son journal. Dans un XVIIe siècle où fièvre religieuse et barbarie se croisent, où tout reste à découvrir, cette adolescente décidée, en recherche permanente de sa propre identité, dépassera ses craintes et les conventions sociales pour aller à la rencontre du monde, de l'autre et de la connaissance...

Comment deux jeunes filles que tout sépare - l'une anglaise, issue de la meilleure société et propriétaire terrienne, l'autre métisse et esclave dans une plantation jamaïcaine - peuvent-elles faire le choix de devenir pirates, se propulsant ainsi dans un univers trépidant, soit, mais également sanguinaire et exclusivement masculin ? Des Antilles aux côtes africaines, des goélettes battant pavillon noir aux négriers sordides et puants, suivons Nancy et son inséparable compagne Minerva qui, dans un monde régi par la recherche du pouvoir et les préjugés raciaux, feront le rude apprentissage de la liberté.

A striking historical novel about an ordinary young British woman sent to uncover a network of spies and war criminals in post-war Germany that will appeal to fans of The Huntress and Transcription. World War II has just ended, and Britain has established the Control Commission for Germany, which oversees their zone of occupation. The Control Commission hires British civilians to work in Germany, rebuild the shattered nation and prosecute war crimes. Somewhat aimless, bored with her job as a provincial schoolteacher, and unwilling to live with her stuffy genteel parents any longer, twentysomething Edith Graham applies for a job with the Commission—but is instead recruited by the OSS. To them, Edith is perfect spy material…single, ordinary-looking, with a college degree in German. And there’s another thing—the OSS knows that Edith’s brother went to Oxford with one of their most hunted war criminals, Count Kurt von Stabenow, who Edith remembers all too well from before the war. Intrigued by the challenge, Edith heads to Germany armed with a convincing cover story: she’s an unassuming schoolteacher sent to help resurrect German primary schools. To send information back to her OSS handlers in London, Edith has crafted the perfect alter ego, cookbook author Stella Snelling, who writes a popular magazine cookery column that embeds crucial intelligence within the recipes she collects. But occupied Germany is awash with other spies, collaborators, and opportunists, and as she’s pulled into their world, Edith soon discovers that no one is what they seem to be. The closer she gets to uncovering von Stabenow’s whereabouts—and the network of German civilians who still support him—the greater the danger.  With a unique, compelling premise, Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook is a beautifully crafted and gripping novel about daring, betrayal, and female friendship.

Nancy Kington, daughter of a rich merchant, suddenly orphaned when her father dies, is sent to live on her family's plantation in Jamaica. Disgusted by the treatment of the slaves and her brother's willingness to marry her off, she and one of the slaves, Minerva, run away and join a band of pirates. For both girls the pirate life is their only chance for freedom in a society where both are treated like property, rather than individuals. Together they go in search of adventure, love, and a new life that breaks all restrictions of gender, race, and position. Told through Nancy's writings, their adventures will appeal to readers across the spectrum and around the world.

Il viaggio di Mary Newbury, la giovane perseguitata nell'America puritana del '600, ricomincia con una visione. Stavolta è Agnes, studentessa al primo anno di college, a stabilire il contatto e a ricevere la storia e l'esperienza di Mary, fuggita dalle convenzioni e dalle norme del suo tempo per vivere, amare, essere indipendente senza venire bruciata come strega. Più di quattrocento anni separano le vite delle due ragazze, ma entrambe sono unite da legami ancestrali, saldati attraverso una linea ereditaria di 'donne di medicina', sciamane delle tribù native americane. Un romanzo ricco ed emozionante, in grado di commuovere e lasciare una traccia indelebile nella mente del lettore.

It came to Agnes unbidden: a vision of Mary Newbury, a young woman driven from her Puritan settlement, accused of being a witch. It is an image of a life about to change radically, as Mary defies all accepted norms — embracing independence, love, and loyalty to a Native American community that accepts her as one of their own. The two women’s lives are separated by almost four hundred years, but they are linked by more than blood. For, like Mary, Agnes has special powers — powers that Mary seeks to ensure that the rest of her story is told.

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, this novel follows the adventures of a young noble-born woman who becomes a highway robber. Wild and beautiful, spoilt and wilful, Sovay finds herself embroiled in a world of dark intrigue, thwarted passions and sinister intentions.

Even if she doesn’t believe in the ghost of Michael Bailey, Alex Lewis is still haunted by the memory of the terrifying incident that took place two years ago, and by the fact that she too played the vicious game which led to it - the Bailey Game. And all it takes for the game to start again is the arrival of a new girl, Lauren Price, who doesn’t quite fit in with the rest of the class. Alex is suddenly confronted with some difficult decisions, but ultimately her friendship with Lauren and her memory of the unstoppable Bailey Game demand that this time she opts out of the game and faces the perils of being on the outside... ‘A very exciting and disturbing tale which will hold the reader’s interest right to the end. I highly recommend THE BAILEY GAME’ Michele Elliot, KIDSCAPE

Young and beautiful Violetta may be of royal blood, but her kingdom is in shambles when she arrives in London on a mysterious mission. Her journey has been long and her adventures many, but it is not until she meets the playwright William Shakespeare that she gets to tell the entire story from beginning to end. Violetta and her comic companion, Feste, have come in search of an ancient holy relic that the evil Malvolio has stolen from their kingdom. But where will their remarkable quest--and their most unusual story--lead? In classic Celia Rees style, it is an engrossing journey, full of political intrigue, danger, and romance. This wholly original story is spun from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and includes both folly and suspense that would make the Bard proud.

As foretold in ancient texts, and marked by the Mayan Long Count, time has nearly run out. Foreshadowed by a sequence of bizarre phenomena and natural disasters, the End Time is fast approaching. Only Abraham Black has the knowledge to stop this from happening, ancient wisdom inherited from those who have gone before him: Edwardian scholar, Aurel Lockwood and American adventurer, Brice Ambrose Stone. With the help of his son, Adam, suicide cult survivor, Zillah, and streetwise Kris, he hopes to outwit the sinister forces ranged against him before it is too late. To succeed, Adam and the others must travel back into the deep past. They must survive in a doomed world, dominated by terrifying Beast Gods, and defeat an adversary of awesome power who is bent on utter destruction.

It all started as stories - playground tales handed down for generations. Stories of plague graves, vanished children and hidden steps leading to a festering underworld. A world so real you could almost smell it... But when another child goes missing, Fraser wonders if there's some truth in the tales. The dank tunnels running under the city are real enough. Who knows what horrors their depths contain? Only Billy. He knows about a decaying kingdom far more terrifying than anyone could imagine...

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"A top-notch look at first love, heartbreak, and the driving force of passion." —  Publishers Weekly  (starred review) It's the start of summer vacation, and fifteen-year-old Richard has discovered that a family has taken up residence in the usually deserted Wish House. Richard is intrigued by both the house and the bohemian family now living there. The father, Jethro Dalton, is an internationally renowned painter; his seemingly licentious wife is fascinated by herbs and cures. But it's their beautiful and vibrant daughter, Clio, the muse for Jethro’s paintings, who draws Richard utterly into the Daltons' world. Soon Richard finds himself so captivated by Clio that he steals off to the woods to spend days and nights with her, meanwhile struggling to understand and fit in with her eccentric clan. How could he know that some mysteries are best left alone — and that some betrayals can never be forgiven?

Everyone says that Caro is bad ...but Jamie can't help himself. He thinks of her night and day and can't believe that she wants to be his girlfriend. Gorgeous, impulsive and unconventional, she is totally different to all the other girls he knows. His sister, Martha, hates her. Jamie doesn't know why, but there's no way he's going to take any notice of her warnings to stay away from Caro. But as Jamie falls deeper and deeper under her spell, he realises there is more to Caro - much more. There are the times when she disappears and doesn't get in touch, the small scars on her wrists, her talk about revolutions and taking action, not to mention the rumours he hears about the other men in her life. And then always in the background there is Rob, Jamie's older brother, back from Afghanistan and traumatised after having his leg smashed to bits there. Jamie wants to help him, but Rob seems to be living in a world of his own and is increasingly difficult to reach. With Caro, the summer should have been perfect ...but that isn't how things work out in real life, and Jamie is going to find out the hard way. This taut psychological drama is the brilliant new novel from acclaimed Celia Rees. Watch the official trailer for This is Not Forgiveness

The spellbinding diary of a teenage girl who escapes persecution as a witch--only to face new intolerance in a Puritan settlement. Enter the world of young Mary Newbury, a world where simply being different can cost a person her life. Hidden until now in the pages of her diary, Mary's startling story begins in 1659, the year her beloved grandmother is hanged in the public square as a witch. Mary narrowly escapes a similar fate, only to face intolerance and new danger among the Puritans in the New World. How long can she hide her true identity? Will she ever find a place where her healing powers will not be feared? Just two weeks after publication, Celia Rees's WITCH CHILD spirited its way onto the Book Sense Children's Only 76 list as one of the Top 10 books that independent booksellers like to handsell. Within a month, this riveting book sold out its first two hardcover printings. Now, Candlewick Press is pleased to announce the publication of WITCH CHILD in paperback.