Books with author Elisabeth Mace

A private detective is following the girl he is in love with. A former air force pilot, he is discovering some sides in the human nature he can't deal with. Second German Reader is a graded reader for Elementary and Pre-intermediate level. The method utilizes natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. The audio tracks are available inclusive online.

'May I have this dance, Hilde' asked Field Marshal Rommel, opening the Grande Ball held in his honour. Did this dance save the life of Hilde's Polish friends? Hilde had come a long way since her dream of becoming a singer was shattered when her father made arrangements for her to work as a housekeeper in Berlin at the tender age of fourteen. Hilde's life is thrown into turmoil in Berlin during the late 1920's early 1930's. Having Polish friends meant it was becoming increasingly unsafe for her to stay there and she finds a new life in the Harz mountains. In Goslar, Hilde meets her husband, Karl, a young officer in the German Army. When he joins the 7th Panzer Brigade led by General Erwin Rommel at the beginning of World War Ii, Hilde is left to bring up their children in war-torn Germany. Hilde's story is based on facts and is told here by her youngest daughter, Elisabeth.

"Odessa’s eyes flit to Mother, whose own eyes roll back in her head. Mother moans one note then drops like a rock. Knowing what will come next, Odessa rushes forwards..."Trouble loves Odessa Boldy, she can't escape it, seriously!So, it is no surprise to find that one fine summer's day, while minding her own business in the verdant jungle of her own backyard, way up high in the Blue Mountains of the land of Wood & Water, trouble comes slithering up the steep hill-side and right up to her front door. This time, it is not the sly Bra' Anansi whom she has to outwit, neither is it some silly old duppy-boy. Another bizarre and hilarious adventure begins when a highly suspicious Big Ol' Yellow interloper comes snaking around Odessa's yard.This is the second installment in the Parent-Child Fire-side series from Elisabeth Manning. Parent and child will appreciate and admire Odessa's resourcefulness as she stands morally armed against a world that forgets that a child raised well is nobody's victim, but is a capable 'adult-in-training' defended by key truths: Reason never faileth, A little courage goes a long way, and finally, one must never give in to fear.

Kristallnacht 9th November 1938. Doctor Esther Rosenthal's husband has just enough time to whisper to her before the SA pulls him out of the door and slams it shut behind him.Esther has to leave Germany in a hurry and embarks on a journey taking her through Holland, England, and ultimately to the USA. In Holland, she meets a group of children from a Berlin orphanage, the first children to go to England on the Kindertransport. Together with her father, Mordechai, she joins them on their crossing and accompanies them to Harwich.The Kindertransport comes to an abrupt end on the outbreak of World War II. What will happen to the children still at Dovercourt Bay without a new permanent or foster home?'Cuckoo Clock - New York: Esther's story, s the third book in the Unbroken Bonds series.The Book has been awarded a B.A.R.G medallion, a readers award

Kristallnacht 9 November 1938. Doctor Esther Rosenthal's husband has just enough time to whisper to her before the SA pulls him out of the door and slams it shut behind him. Esther has to leave Germany in a hurry and embarks on a journey taking her through Holland, England, and ultimately to the USA. In Holland she meets a group of children from a Berlin orphanage, the first children to go to England on the Kindertransport. Together with her father Mordechai she joins them on their crossing and accompanies them to Harwich. The Kindertransport comes to an abrupt end on the outbreak of World War II. What will happen to the children still in Harwich without a new permanent or foster home? 'Cuckoo Clock - New York: Esther's Story', is the third book in the Unbroken Bonds series.

"Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling......"Annie sang quietly, holding Derek's baby blue cardigan and trying to detect a familiar smell. The same cardigan he was supposed to wear at his christening.Annie and her friends leave Ireland in 1926 young and optimistic, hoping to find a better life in Liverpool. Only things do not turn out the way they had imagined. Annie falls in love, marries and starts a family of her own. But with the onset of World War Two comes tragedy and loss. testing Annie's strength to the limit.Little does she realise that salvation of her loved ones lies with a German woman named Hilde, whose life and situation mirrors Annie's own.'Liverpool Connection' is the second book of a trilogy and is based on a true story. The first book 'The Night I danced with Rommel', tells Hilde's story. The third book 'Cuckoo Clock-New York' is Esther's story. a young doctor, fleeing Germany after the Kristallnacht 1938. The books are historical novels based on facts and tell the writer's family history.Liverpool Connection has been awarded The B.R.A.G medallion, a readers award