Celia Rees is a British author whose work spans children's, young adult, and adult fiction. Her writing is characterized by a keen insight into the human condition and a profound understanding of motivation. Rees masterfully navigates complex themes, offering readers narratives that are both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant. Her distinctive voice and ability to craft vivid characters make her a significant figure in contemporary literature.
When a young woman is sent to the West Indies to marry well, her life takes a very unexpected turn. She does not marry the man her family thought was destined for her. Instead she runs off with an escaped slave girl and they take to the high seas and become pirates.
Germany, 1946 A reluctant spy is born... *Now published in paperback and ebook as 'Miss Graham's War'*
When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hung for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. She is taken in a boat to Plymouth and from there sails to the New World where she hopes to make a new life among the pilgrims. But old superstitions die hard.
_______________ 'I will always put Celia and her books on the top rung of YA' - BookWitch 'Celia Rees is one of Britain's foremost writers for teenagers' - Playdays and Runaways _______________ The outstanding sequel to critically acclaimed bestseller Witch Child As Witch Child ends so Sorceress begins. Alison Ellman is still searching for information about Mary Newbury; she has a diary and some scattered information about other people in Mary's life, but Mary has disappeared into the forests and Alison has no way of following her. But when she meets Agnes Herne, Alison encounters the person who is going to tell her all about Mary's life after she leaves Beulah. Agnes is a descendant of Mary's and has a special skill which allows her to be in touch with Mary in the spirit world. And Mary has a story to tell. A story of love and friendship, sadness and loss. A story that takes her across the New World in an epic search for a home. We fell under the spell of Mary in Witch Child and now at last we find out what happened to her after her ill-fated time in Beulah. Just as Mary's story has to be told to Agnes, it has to be read by us for it is passionate, compelling and utterly wonderful.
Young and beautiful Violetta may be of royal blood, but her kingdom is in shambles when she arrives in London on a mysterious mission. Her journey has been long and her adventures many, but it is not until she meets the playwright William Shakespeare that she gets to tell th entire story from beginning to end. Violetta and her comic companion, Feste, have come in search of an ancient holy relic that the evil Malvolio has stolen from their kingdom. But where will their remarkable quest—and their most unusual story—lead?
"Get ready to sleep with the lights on!" — GIRLS' LIFE A lovesick count and the ghost of his brutalized servant . . . a serial killer who defies death . . . a house with a violent mind of its own and another that holds a grotesque secret within its peeling walls. Here are witches who feast on faces, changeling rites of passage, a venerable vampire contemplating his end, and a fanged brat who drains the patience of a bumbling teenage boy. Here too are a flamboyant young novelist in search of a subject more compelling than his own eerie existence and the daughter of a sorcerer fighting to free her lover — and her will — from sinister bonds. Enter the world of GOTHIC!, a celebration of the literary form made famous by such writers as Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe. With chilling stories by: Joan Aiken M. T. Anderson Neil Gaiman Caitlín R. Kiernan Gregory Maguire Garth Nix Celia Rees Janni Lee Simner Vivian Vande Velde Barry Yourgrau
From the author of the bestselling and award-winning WITCH CHILD, comes another outstanding historical novel. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, this action-driven novel shows once again that Celia Rees is one of our very best writers for teenage readers. Wild and beautiful, spoilt and wilful, Sovay finds that her cosseted upbringing in rural England has not prepared her for life as a highway robber, for defending the honour of her family or for trying to save herself from corruption and evil. As Sovay becomes more and more embroiled in adventures she could never have imagined, a story of dark intrigue, thwarted passions and sinister intentions is revealed to her. Will she be able to survive, and if she does so, at what cost?
Finn is terrified of water and plagued by nightmares of being chased by a massive wave. These dreams have intensified since she and her family moved to Cornwall.
Ellen reunites with Andy after years, and he's undergone a striking transformation. However, Ellen is battling a mysterious illness that seems to drain her strength. A dark force appears to be claiming her, leaving her to confront the source of her suffering.
Compelling contemporary drama is an exciting new direction for acclaimed Celia Rees
The thrilling adventure story based on the writings of the Brontë children, by the bestselling author of Witch Child When Tom is in a coma, his friend Milo decides that he can be a guinea pig for a new gaming device - a device that will take him to a troubled world where he meets the the warrior-like Augusta who is fighting to save her kingdom from takeover by her rival. With Tom at her side, she finds extra courage. Slowly but surely, Tom starts to leave his life in London behind as the two of them become ever more embroiled in a world of chaos and tension that encompasses the past, the present and the future. But life in London won't let Tom go so easily. His friends and family gather around him to try and bring him back - as does a girl from school he barely knows, who comes each day to his bedside to read to him from her favourite book, Wuthering Heights. In this wonderful speculative fiction Celia Rees has created a meta-fictional world that will delight readers. This epic story, with Rees's trademark strong female character and romance at its heart, is a compelling action-driven adventure with delightful twists and turns that thrill and surprise right up to the last page.
Germany, 1946 History hides many secrets One woman will hunt for the truth... Previously published as 'Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook'
An exciting character-driven middle-grade mystery, filled with a compelling cast of heroes and villains.
Im Deutschland von 1946 ist Edith Graham die ideale Spionin für den britischen Geheimdienst. Ihre Mission: den Kriegsverbrecher Kurt von Stavenow, mit dem sie einst liiert war, zu finden. Mit codierten Berichten aus einem Kochbuch will sie ihn stoppen, doch das bringt sie in große Gefahr. Ein fesselnder Roman über Verrat, Liebe und Freundschaft.
Ellen ha sedici anni e sta morendo. Nessuno sa dare un nome al male che la consuma lentamente, infettandole il sangue come un veleno. Mandata a casa della nonna a trascorrere qualche giorno di vacanza, Ellen trova i diari di una trisavola, scritti quando aveva la sua età. Tra quelle pagine ingiallite, Ellen scopre una lettura intrigante, che la trascina nei segreti più oscuri della sua singolare antenata. Perché un misterioso conte dai canini aguzzi voleva il suo sangue? Chi ha ucciso e orribilmente straziato il bambino trovato morto nel canale? Perché a mano a mano che Ellen prosegue la lettura le sue condizioni peggiorano visibilmente?
In den Ferien an der walisischen Küste erlebt die 16-jährige Finn Mysteriöses: In den Hafen einfahrende Schiffe zerschellen am todbringenden Riff. Ab 13.
Der 13-jährige Joshua verbringt die Ferien bei seiner kranken Großmutter und entdeckt ein versiegeltes Zimmer seines Onkels Patrick, über den niemand sprechen will. Zusammen mit der Nachbarstochter Katharine macht er sich auf Spurensuche und findet alte Science-Fiction-Hefte, die Hinweise auf Patricks Verschwinden geben.
Als Zillah aufwacht, weiß sie, dass alle im Haus tot sind. Die Kinder der sechsten Dämmerung haben ihre Wahl getroffen. Zillah glaubt, ihrem Schicksal entronnen zu sein. Doch das ist ein Irrtum. Ihre schwerste Prüfung hat nicht einmal begonnen. Adam hat seine Eltern nie gekannt. Als ein Obdachloser auftaucht, der behauptet, sein Vater zu sein, kommt er dem Geheimnis seiner Herkunft auf die Spur. Und erkennt seine Rolle in einer uralten Geschichte, die nicht nur für ihn tödlich enden wird, sondern die ganze Welt zu vernichten droht. Er ist auserkoren. Und er braucht Zillah. Adam und Zillah müssen in die Alte Zeit zurückreisen und die Gegenwart verhindern. Doch wer werden sie dort sein? Was wird sein? Damals ... Jetzt ...?
Die erste große Liebe, diese eine magische Geschichte, an die wir uns unser Leben lang erinnern, und nach der nichts jemals wieder wurde wie zuvor. Celia Rees erzählt sie aus der Sicht eines fünzehnjährigen Jungen, poetisch und berührend, im geheimnisvollen Licht eines ganz besonderen Sommers.
Spannend, beklemmend und lehrreich: Ein Jugendbuch über Mobbing in der Schule. Am Anfang ist es nur ein Spiel – das Spiel einer Klasse mit Lauren, der Neuen aus Australien. Doch was mit harmlosen Hänseleien beginnt, steigert sich schnell zu schlimmen Schikanen. Alex kann nicht glauben, was da in ihrer Klasse passiert. Denn zwei Jahre zuvor war schon einmal ein Junge das Ziel solcher Angriffe – und damals nahm das Ganze ein schreckliches Ende… Ein Jugendroman, der zum Nachdenken anregt – und Lösungen aufzeigt.
Anglie, rok 1783. Když krásná a zámožná slečna Žofi nesedí modelem malíři portrétů, oblékne mužský plášť a širák s pérem a přepadává cestující – a ještě k tomu za denního světla! V dobách, kdy je politická situace mezi Anglií a Francií napjatá na nejvyšší míru, se však cestující neobávají jen zločinných loupežníků. Všude se to hemží špehy a stává se, že někdo jen něco neopatrně prohlásí a vzápětí se po něm slehne zem. Žofi ukořistí brašnu patřící jednomu z nejmocnějších a nejnebezpečnějších mužů celé země. Nemusí tajit jen vlastní totožnost, ale chránit i svého otce... Strhující historická sága, v níž před očima čtenáře defiluje barvitá mozaika lupičů i šlechticů, prostitutek, zlodějíčků i vznešených dam, revolucionářů i špehů, od autorky Čarodějnice na útěku (KK 2002) a Čarodějnice se vrací (KK 2003).
