Books with author Alice M Clark

'Enjoyably twisty . with a killer ending' i'I couldn't put it down' Sophie HannahIt's been nineteen years since ten-year-old Laurel was given a life sentence and six-year-old Rosie was given a new identity. The sisters were the very picture of innocence: two little girls who loved to listen to their mother's bedtime stories and play make-believe in the garden. But then an act of unparalleled horror tears their family apart, leaving Laurel behind bars and Rosie moved to a different part of the country. Neither sister has laid eyes on the other since then, during which time their lives have followed very different paths. But now - with Laurel coming up for parole - they look set to be reunited in court, and the world will be watching.

In 1884 London, 12-year-old Albert Gladwyck must decide whether to follow his generous heart or learn to harden it in the harsh world in which he lives. As a River Thames scavenger, he has made the find of a lifetime, a wrecked boat full of goods, washed up on the Isle of Dogs and hidden from view. To save himself and his Mum from severe poverty, he must try to make salvage from the wreck before the other mudlarks find it, before the bully, George Hardly, catches up to him, before illness and death from the poisonous river have a say in the matter.This lavishly illustrated novelette gives a glimpse into a time when the pauper child was ubiquitous in London. It is also a fanciful tale about the choices a desperate child might make in such an environment to survive.

Praised by Sophie Hannah, Alice Clark-Platts' The Flower Girls is a psychological thriller that will keep you on tenterhooks from the very first page. Three children went out to play but only two came back. Laurel and Primrose were the survivors and one was convicted of murder while the other was given a new identity... Now, 19 years later and another child has gone missing. The Flower Girls are about to hit the headlines all over again...

In 1884 London, 12-year-old Albert Gladwyck must decide whether to follow his generous heart or learn to harden it in the harsh world in which he lives. As a River Thames scavenger, he has made the find of a lifetime, a wrecked boat full of goods, washed up on the Isle of Dogs and hidden from view. To save himself and his Mum from severe poverty, he must try to make salvage from the wreck before the other mudlarks find it, before the bully, George Hardly, catches up to him, before illness and death from the poisonous river have a say in the matter.This lavishly illustrated novelette gives a glimpse into a time when the pauper child was ubiquitous in London. It is also a fanciful tale about the choices a desperate child might make in such an environment to survive.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ... you. Your kind notes were duly acknowledged. The first was destroyed "unopened" (?)The second was returned. Though I may never have the happiness of seeing you again the memory of the past will supply the tide-flow of joy. Farewell. 1101.--Friday, May 25, 1860. pAIR the ARABIC NUMERALS; placing their like tens, for the Districts; in the same line; and their like units, for the Guilds; in the same column. By this chessboard arrangement, the hundred pairs will be sections of a Phalanx, common to both.--T. F. 1102.--Saturday, May 26, 1860. A and E.--You do me an injustice to say I am tampering with you. Your kind notes were duly acknowledged. The first was destroyed "unopened." The otherwas returned. Vide the Times, May 24. N.B. These vowels "A. E." may be adopted by a third rival party for the purpose of misleading through falsehood, but the true vowels "U. and I." being relatives, will not be deceived by capital letters or capital hoaxers. The wise accept only as true evidence hand-writing, signature, and seal. 1103.--Tuesday, June 5, 1860. D.--Could not succeed on. You know. Hope better fortune.--WRITE. 1104.--Friday, July 20, 1860. P LIZABETH STREET and every one. READ this COLUMN of yesterday.--F. M. S. 1105.--Tuesday, July 31, 1860. AlvtyflCt,--How, without money, you can get steamers; and as many more steamers you get, as more money you can possess?---X. to B. S. 1106.--Thursday, August 2, 1860. Y'OUR INITIALS in Hair.--J. July 31. 1107.--Wednesday, August 22, 1860. TTEW.--M. at S., much better. I have done very well. Made 65 this week. Seconds for about 2,000. Hear again in two months. 1108.--Saturday, September 1, 3, 1860. A NTONIA.--Circumstances which appear adverse sometimes prove favourable, and the faith I...

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