Ruth Mortimer Books

When BBC Radio 4's "Material World" announced a search for the UK's top amateur scientist, few anticipated that the winning experiment would involve garden snails. Ruth Brooks posed the intriguing question: Do snails have a homing instinct? Her online diaries captivated the nation as she documented her adventures with these slimy creatures. What began as a quest to eliminate the snails decimating her hostas transformed into a fascinating exploration of snail life. After relocating some of the worst offenders to a distant wood and painting their shells with nail varnish, Ruth discovered they returned home. This sparked an obsession, leading the grandmother-turned-scientist to stealthily collect painted snails during nighttime missions, delve into their surprisingly romantic sex lives, and ultimately submit an application for a national home science competition. With charming illustrations, this narrative is a delightful and humorous investigation into the hidden lives of snails, offering a fresh perspective on the smaller, slower aspects of life.

What if you met your idol?A chance meeting on a plane. Two people's destinies collide.Flight attendant, Amy Armstrong, is infatuated with Zach Hayes, the lead singer with Sovereign X. When he appears on her flight, she's blindsided; can she keep her emotions in check? Can she make a lasting impression?Two years later and now a journalist, Amy encounters him again with a new opportunity to make an impact... The sexual chemistry between them is amazing. But now she's in a serious relationship with Will, the man she loves... She thought Will was ‘the One', or is he? Should she seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see what may happen with Zach?Surely their fate is Written in the Stars, but what will the consequences be? Will Amy choose the love of her life or the man of her fantasies?

Summer. A time to relax, to enjoy; to see friends, to soak up those rays, that heat - and what better way to do it than with a book in your hand? Perfect for the beach, a garden, a chair, or even a mountainside. A place where life can just flow on by, as you lose yourself in a story.Especially stories such as these. Enter the worlds of eighteen different people. Eighteen different lives from all over the world, each with their own tale to tell, their own problems to resolve. But unlike the pure, undiluted sunlight you'll be basking in, remember one important detail as you read.Things are never quite as they seem...