money for bread, let alone pigeon feed, yet Mary clings to her dreams of racing glory, propelling her into ever deeper conflict with her mother.
Shortlisted for the 1992 Smarties Book Prize and the WH Smith Mind Boggling Books Award, as well as being dramatized for TV.
âA wonderfully moving storyâ¦I would recommend it to anyoneâ
Independent on Sunday
âBuoyant, direct and unsentimentalâ
Guardian
NO FRIEND OF MINE
In the mining town of Culverton, workers are clashing with their bosses. Lennieâs father is the Union secretary, a âtroublemakerâ. Ralphâs father is the boss, despised by his workers. Despite their very different backgrounds, Lennie and Ralph strike up a friendship, a happy escape from their own and their familiesâ troubles. But how strong is their alliance â really? While his dad fights injustice at the mine, Lennie finds that he too must battle prejudice, lies and betrayal, pushing his friendship with Ralph swiftly towards breaking point.
âA brilliant book which should be at the top of every 9 to 12 year oldâs reading listâ
Sunday Telegraph
ROOM FOR A STRANGER
When her older sisters leave home, Doreen gets a room of her own â at last! But itâs 1941, the cities are threatened by Nazi air raids and, to Doreenâs dismay, Mum has decided to take in an evacuee. Rhoda Kelly is a year older than Doreen, has a boyfriend in the Army and, worse still, is a talented singer. Forced to share a room â and the limelight â tensions grow between the two girls, erupting finally into bitter conflict, with potentially tragic consequences.
âThe sharply drawn wartime poverty will thrill readers of nine and upâ
The Times
âA lovely book for ten year olds plusâ
Sunday Telegraph
NO SHAME, NO FEAR
1662. England is reeling from the after-effects of civil war, with its clashes of faith and culture. Seventeen-year-old Will returns home after completing his studies, to begin an apprenticeship arranged by his wealthy father. Susanna, a young Quaker girl, leaves her family to become a servant in the same town. Theirs is a story that speaks across the centuries, telling of love and the struggle to stay true to what is most important â in spite of parents, society and even the law. But is the love between Will and Susanna strong enough to survive â no matter what?
Shortlisted for the Whitbread Book Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize
âHere is a novel that needs a trumpet to be blown for itâ¦Exact and elegant language takes you to the heart of each characterâs feelingâ
The Guardian
âFrequently moving and unwaveringly honestâ
Carousel
FORGED IN THE FIRE
London 1665â66. With the plague raging and the scent of smoke upon the wind, Will and Susanna, separated by class and distance, struggle to reunite. Will has become a Quaker and broken with his father. Leaving Susanna behind in Shropshire, he travels to London, swearing to send for her once he is settled. But Will is arrested and thrown in gaol for standing up for his beliefs. This, along with the rapidly spreading plague and a dire misunderstanding, conspire to keep the lovers apartâ¦
SEEKING EDEN
1683. Inspired by William Pennâs vision of a Quaker colony and hoping to be free of the persecution they suffered in England, Will and Susanna Heywood have settled in Pennsylvania. Their son Josiah has found his own freedom, and adventure, in the employment of merchant George Bainbrigg, whose daughter, Kate, he has fallen in love with. It is only when the three travel to Barbados that Josiah learns the true nature of Bainbriggâs workâ¦and a painful struggle to uphold his beliefs begins.
Praise for
Room for a Stranger
âThe sharply drawn wartime poverty will thrill readers of nine and up.â
The Times
âTurnbull combines an easy economy of style with a sharp eye for detail.â
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