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Books published by publisher Ulverscroft

  • Witches Abroad

    Terry Pratchett, Nigel Planer

    Audio CD (Ulverscroft, Nov. 1, 2007)
    How difficult could it be to make sure that a servant girl doesn't marry a prince? For the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. traveling to the distant city of Genua. things are never simple. For one thing, all they've got is Mrs Gogol's voodoo, a one-eyed cat and a second-hand magic wand that can only do pumpkins. And they're up against the malignant power of the Godmother herself, who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse.
  • The Solace of Leaving Early

    Haven Kimmel

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, April 1, 2005)
    Langston Braverman finds herself back home ten years after leaving Haddington to pursue a career as an academic. Romantic literature qualifications and philosophical digressions don't hold much weight in Haddington though, and Langston's mother forces her into the role of carer for two suddenly orphaned little girls, daughters of her childhood friend Alice. Amos Townsend, the local preacher, has his doubts about Langston's suitability. But is he, suffering a crippling crisis of faith, any better placed to act as the girls' spiritual counselor? The four embark on a moving and funny emotional journey that might just be the biggest leap of faith any of them has ever taken.
  • The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Paperback (Ulverscroft, )
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  • A Year In Provence

    Peter Mayle

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, Aug. 1, 1991)
    A personal description of the charms and occasional frustrations of Provencal life. Provence, a hugely popular area of France, where tourists take away memories of white-hot skies, alfresco meals a
  • Madam, Will You Talk?

    Mary Stewart

    (Ulverscroft, May 1, 1967)
    Much of a strange and tragic drama of revenge, lust, fear, and death has already been played by the time Charity Selborne arrives at a plush resort in the South of France. But by befriending a terrified boy and catching the attention of his enigmatic, possibly murderous father, Charity has inadvertently placed herself center stage.
  • Lords and Ladies

    Terry Pratchett, Nigel Planer

    Audio CD (Ulverscroft, Sept. 1, 2007)
    It's a hot Midsummer Night. The crop circles are turning up everywhere - even on the mustard-and-cress of Pewsey Ogg, aged four. And Magrat Garlick, witch, is going to be married in the morning. Everything ought to be going like a dream. But the Lancre-All-Comers Morris Team have got drunk in a fairy mound and the elves have come back, bringing all those things traditionally associated with the magical glittering realm of Faerie: cruelty, kidnapping, malice and evil, evil murder.
  • My Dear Aunt Flora

    Elizabeth Cadell

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, May 1, 1996)
    At Rushing Farm, the Manning household - with Aunt Flora at its head - lives in harmony. With the appearance of George Manning, however, peace is at an end. George is a successful actor, spoilt and selfish. He sees nothing at Rushing but discomfort and boredom, and his relations hope that he will carry out his repeated threat of departing by the next train. But with the arrival of Brian Lorimer and the enchanting Angela Reynolds, George finds something at Rushing which proves a greater attraction than his comfortable existence in London.
  • Endurance: Shackleton's Voyage

    Alfred Lansing

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, July 1, 1985)
    In 1914 the 'Endurance' set sail for the South Atlantic but had to be abandoned in the frozen Weddell Sea. This narrative describes how the 28 men survived until Shackleton, after a 1,000 mile voyage in an open boat, finally brought help.
  • Chariots Of The Gods?

    E. Von Daniken

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, Oct. 1, 1983)
    The author looks at ruins and mysterious objects which cannot be explained by conventional theories of archaeology, history and religion. He provides a convincing argument for the presence on earth in the ancient past of extra-terrestrial beings.
  • Flashman

    George Macdonald Fraser

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, June 1, 1982)
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  • A Countess Below Stairs

    Eva Ibbotson

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, July 1, 1983)
    Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England. Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme's crumbling but magnificent mansion. The staff and the family are sure there is something not quite right about their new maid but she soon wins them over with her warmth and dedication. Then the young Earl returns home from the war and Anna falls hopelessly in love. But they can never be together: Rupert is engaged to the snobbish and awful Muriel and anyway, Anna is only a servant. Or so everybody thinks ...
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  • Don't Look Behind You

    Margaret Erskine

    Hardcover (Ulverscroft, April 1, 1992)
    Meg met Freddie Dawes when he inherited Fletton House, which housed a family ghost. At first, it seemed a bit of a lark. Then murder turned laughter to terror and blighted their future. Meg had to find the mysterious girl whom everyone said didn't exist - before the murderer found them both. And a casual glance at a newspaper ad set Inspector Septimus Finch on the path of a murderer who advertised his intentions in the Personals.