Libby Purves Book order

A poignant novel by Radio 4 presenter and Times columnist Libby Purves, inspired by the personal tragedy of losing her son.

Drawing from her diverse experiences as a journalist, parent, and former student, Libby Purves offers a compelling collection of writings that explore various facets of education. Her insightful commentary ranges from national policies to the quirks of headteachers, blending thoughtful analysis with humor. This selection showcases her eclectic opinions on teaching and learning, highlighting the challenges and idiosyncrasies within the educational system.

Libby Purves has had an ongoing love affair with the radio since her childhood, when she saved her pocket money to buy a DIY transistor set. Since then Libby has become a successful and popular BBC Radio 4 broadcaster, and in this book she takes us behind the scenes at the Beeb.

Kit Milcourt has been a climber, diver in exotic waters, and affluent young city banker. Now, because of his beloved Anna, he is a teacher. Glumly mediocre Sandmarsh High School is hard put to contain his maverick ideas, and only the soothing presence of Anna keeps the peace. But Anna can’t guard her erratic husband on the school trip—instead a far darker staff member follows him and discovers what Kit has secretly planned for the children amid the dim alleys of winter Venice. Between farce and tragedy the resulting events swiftly change Kit’s and Anna’s live in unthinkable ways, strain a great love to the limit, and open a dark chasm into the past.

Die beiden Schwestern Sarah und Maggie sind unterschiedlich wie Tag und Nacht. Sarah lebt mit Mann und Kindern in einer englischen Kleinstadt, Maggie geniesst auf Weltreisen ihre Freiheit. Aber als Maggie ihre Schwester besucht, ändert sich ihr Leben grundlegend.

Sarah Penn and Maggie Reave are sisters, as different as a tabby and a tiger. Sarah has married kind, reliable Leo and settled contentedly into small-town life. Maggie, light-hearted and footloose, has spent fifteen years drifting round the world with a backpack and a cheerful willingness to do any menial job as long as it has no future. But now Maggie has come home, pregnant, and undecided whether or not to keep the baby. And as she discusses this with her sister, lets slip that she's had an abortion before, and that the father was Maggie's husband. This throws everything into confusion, but Christmas brings reconciliation and a new baby.

Die schönsten und bekanntesten Geschichten aus dem Alten und Neuen Testament werden kindgerecht nacherzählt und lassen die biblische Zeit für Kinder lebendig werden. Durch die szenarisch-detaillierte Illustration ist das Buch zum Vorlesen besonders gut geeignet.

Dětem je věnován tento výběr nejznámějších příběhů ze Starého a Nového zákona: Stvoření světa, Adam a Eva, Noemova archa, David a Goliáš, Ježíšovo narození, Poslední večeře, Ukřižování i Vzkříšení. Příběhy jsou doplněny poutavými ilustracemi Erica Thomase.