Books with author Ann Turnbull

Hugh and Maisie live with their father, the king, in a castle by the sea. When their father brings home his new bride, the beautiful but evil fairy Inga, their peaceful lives are turned upside down. Inga entrances the king, and removes all opposition. Then Hugh is sent away, and Inga begins plotting to turn Maisie into a serpent. Fortunately, Hugh is rescued by a kindly woodcutter, and with the help of a horse, then a fairy, then a fox, and eventually his friend the gull, he rides home to rescue his sister, and ultimately his kingdom. But on his return, he finds an ugly serpent lurking in the children's favourite cave ... an ugly serpent who is in fact his beloved sister, enchanted by their wicked stepmother ...

Mary Ann’s greatest wish is to become an opera singer, and she’s thrilled when the famous child prodigy Mozart comes to perform in Chelsea. But through a sudden twist of fate, Mary Ann is told that she must leave her Boarding School for Young Ladies, and her singing dreams are shattered. Distraught, she comes up with a plan to stay at school, oblivious to the danger it will put her in…This book was previously published as "Historical House: Mary Ann and Miss Mozart".

A new arrival quickly becomes a rival, with potentially tragic consequences, in this evocative wartime novel. When her older sisters leave home, Doreen gets a room of her own - at last! But it's 1941, the cities are threatened by Nazi air raids and, to Doreen's dismay, Mum has decided to take in an evacuee. Rhoda Kelly is a year older than Doreen, has a boyfriend in the Army and, worse still, is a talented singer. Forced to share a room - and the limelight - tensions grow between the two girls, erupting finally into bitter conflict ... with potentially tragic consequences.