A new biography of the Russian Imperial Family... Set in the years 1913 - 18, 'Road to Ekaterinburg' recounts the real story of the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia through peacetime, war, revolution and their eventual murders.
Grace Banks Books
Grace Banks is a storyteller, singer, and clarsach player. Her work is deeply rooted in local history, and she currently contributes to the Reading Bus initiative. She has been a featured guest at the International Story Festival in Scotland, showcasing her rich narrative traditions.
Play With Me
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Play with Me explores the ways artists use dolls, mannequins, effigies and robots to explore politics, gender, news and the self
UFOS
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Are UFOs real? Science as inquiry is the core of this dynamic, investigative, high-interest series which focuses on the science and technology used to solve real-life crimes and mysteries, and includes chapter summaries, reading cues, and sidebar interviews.
the silver city and surrounding farm lands, the forested and mountainous terrain through which the River Dee flows, the rolling, gentler land surrounding the meandering River Don and the beautiful but sometimes forbidding Aberdeenshire coastline.
Scottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Monsters, lunatics, vampires, werewolves, evil dolls, and suicide dogs, stones entombing bodies, faces appearing in walls, curses, and meetings with the devil--all this and more are contained within this book of Scottish urban legends. Now, for the first time, folklorists and storytellers Grace Banks and Sheena Blackhall explore these intriguing tales. Folklore embeds itself into a local community, often to the extent that some people believe all manner of mysteries and take them as fact. Whether they're stories passed around the school playground, through the internet, or 'round a flickering campfire, urban legends are everywhere. Scottish Urban Legends is a quirky and downright spooky ride into the heart of Celtic folklore.
