Lee Hall is an English playwright and screenwriter whose work is marked by a profound understanding of human nature and social strata. His writing often explores themes of hope, resilience, and the search for one's place in the world, set against realistic, often gritty backdrops. Through compelling characters and engaging dialogue, Hall captures the essence of ordinary lives, elevating them into universal narratives. His distinctive style brings authenticity and a powerful emotional resonance to literature.
Containing all four plays from the Radio 4 series IN GOD'S COUNTRY, which deal with life's fundamental issues from a child's point of view. Issues dealt with, by the children in the plays, include questioning the existence of God, faith, coping with death, parental relationships and divorce.
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Set in northern England during the 1984 miner's strike, "Billy Elliot" tells the story of a young working class boy who chooses not to follow his widowed father's instructions to train to be a boxer. Instead, fascinated by the ballet class sharing the same building as his gym, Billy hangs up his gloves to pursue dreams of being a dancer. But even as he discovers his virtuoso gift for ballet he must hide his triumph from his father and brother -- both miners on strike struggling to keep food on the table. A hit at last years Cannes Film Festival and a smash success in the UK just one week into its premiere, "Billy Elliot" is being hailed as one of the best films of the year.
Retired schoolteachers Liz, Pat and Thelma are back at their usual table at the Thirsk Garden Centre cafe with a brand-new mystery to solve...
"Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their 'coffee o'clock' sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre cafe. But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy. By the next Thursday, Topsy's dead. The last thing Liz, Thelma and Pat imagined was that they would become involved in a murder. But they know there's more to Topsy's death than meets the eye - and it's down to them to prove it..."--Publisher
Love, murder, and cyberterrorism in Northern California. When bodies start to drop, no one is safe. Jane Anders is a middle-aged professional woman reevaluating her life after a long marriage to Cecil Anders, a hardware engineer, and architect, with his own firm. Cecil is trying to finish a huge technical center that he has helped design, and build when everything goes wrong. He suspects his designs are not being followed, and his partners in the firm are not all they seem to be. Suddenly, a suspicious death takes place and the FBI becomes involved. Meanwhile, the technical center is completed and begins to cultivate workers who will do
"Let not the actions of others define how it is you feel, remind yourself of your good qualities and allow yourself to heal..."Celebrate friendship and join Spiky Mikey on his first adventure with a newfound prickly pal as he teaches self-empowerment and compassion through cute and easy to remember rhyming sayings you and your child can repeat!
Biotechnology and medical inventions are exciting these days.Glenda Sands has a position as a patent attorney for a biotech corporation, where she is instrumental in getting these advancements produced.She is proud of her part in evaluating new treatments and potential cures to be approved and developed for the worlds population. But what if some of the scientists involved with her company are creating various forms of WMD to be sold as military weapons and disaster control using both organic and chemical compounds? Does the president of the company know this? The destruction she witnesses puts her family and friends in danger.Some may
A wonderfully witty British cosy mystery for fans of Richard OsmanRetired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma are giving up their coffee morning for a brand-new mystery. The perfect cosy crime story for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard OsmanRetired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are happiest whiling away their hours over coffee, cake and chat at the Thirsk Garden Centre café.But when their good friend Marguerite claims to have uncovered a mysterious charity shop that has since vanished, they simply can’t resist investigating.Before long, our trio of unlikely sleuths find themselves embroiled in a race against the clock to get to the bottom of this mystery – but who has a secret to hide and how far will they go to keep it concealed?Only time will tell . . .
