Books with author Susan Ashley

In All My Tomorrows, Sue Ashley paints an intimate portrait of her life. With touching honesty she takes the reader through the problems she faced in growing up: an aggressive brother whose darker side is given some understanding in later life; a mother who did not quite give all the attention she might have; the love of her life who gradually becomes estranged.Can there be second chances? If so, how much courage does it need to take them? Life changing decisions must be made: should she agree to a move through her husband's work when the result might be the family drawing apart? - If the first child's labour has been traumatic, should another child be considered?All My Tomorrows is a heartfelt autobiography written with clarity and a deft touch.

Bullied at school and abused at home, life isn't easy for nine-year-old Mary Schmidt. On one fateful summer's night in 1947, Mary's life is changed forever when she discovers a crashed alien spaceship and its lone surviving passenger. Set in the small town of Falkland, British Columbia, MARY & THE ALIEN explores an alternative Canadian version of the famed Roswell Incident through the eyes of young Mary and the women in her life. Content warning: alcoholism, gun violence.

Peep through the knot-hole in the fence that separates two small gardens, to observe old Mr. McCann at his daily tasks. What on earth is he up to now in the normally peaceful street called Turmoyle Terrace? How does his neighbour Miss Trellis cope with the strange activities going on in his house or garden, which always seem to affect her in annoying and sometimes disastrous ways? Poor Greystoke the cat, caught in the middle, is a silent observer and occasional victim, puzzling over the relationship between these lonely and disparate souls trying to rub along together as neighbours A whole string of blameless beings become part of hr adventures seemingly set in motion by Mr. McCann. Or is there some other force at work here? What goes on in Mr. McCann's house when he's away on holiday, and what goes stuck in the cat-flap? What makes Greystoke lose all his fur? Find out what happens to the Parrots, the Tired Pirates, the Garden Gnomes and goodness knows what else. Will there be war underground with the moles, delicious snow in Summer, tragic drowning, vandalism, treasure hunting? Get yourself a comfy chair and enjoy the ride "Through the Knot-hole". There'll certainly be fireworks in Turmoyle Terrace!