Most Popular Books by Celia Rees

In 1659, fourteen-year-old Mary Newbury keeps a journal of her voyage from England to the New World and her experiences living as a witch in a community of Puritans near Salem, Massachusetts.

In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family''s Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.

A lush, epic historical novel by bestseller Celia Rees, with an added Shakespearean twist

The outstanding sequel to critically acclaimed bestseller Witch Child

In 1794 England, the beautiful Sovay dons a man''s cloak and holds up stagecoaches in broad daylight. But when she lifts the wallet of one of England''s most dangerous men, Sovay begins to unravel a web of deceit and duplicity.

Everyone says that Caro is bad-but Jamie can''t help himself. Gorgeous, impulsive, and unconventional, Caro is totally different from all the other girls and Jamie can''t believe that she wants to be his girlfriend. But Jamie soon realizes there is more to Caro-much more. Consider: How she often disappears for days at a time, or the small scars on her wrists, or her talk about revolution and taking action, not to mention the rumors about the other guys.... Jamie''s also worried about Rob, his older brother. Back from Afghanistan and traumatized from an injury there, Rob seems to be living in a world of his own and is increasingly difficult to reach. Which is why it''s so strange that Rob and Caro seem to know one another. And why it feels so dangerous that they''re being awfully secretive.

The thrilling adventure story based on the writings of the Brontë children, by the bestselling author of Witch Child When Tom is in a coma, his friend Milo decides that he can be a guinea pig for a new gaming device - a device that will take him to a troubled world where he meets the the warrior-like Augusta who is fighting to save her kingdom from takeover by her rival. With Tom at her side, she finds extra courage. Slowly but surely, Tom starts to leave his life in London behind as the two of them become ever more embroiled in a world of chaos and tension that encompasses the past, the present and the future. But life in London won''t let Tom go so easily. His friends and family gather around him to try and bring him back - as does a girl from school he barely knows, who comes each day to his bedside to read to him from her favourite book, Wuthering Heights. In this wonderful speculative fiction Celia Rees has created a meta-fictional world that will delight readers. This epic story, with Rees''s trademark strong female character and romance at its heart, is a compelling action-driven adventure with delightful twists and turns that thrill and surprise right up to the last page.

A "gripping, original" novel about an ordinary young British woman sent to uncover a network of spies and war criminals in post-war Germany (Joanne Harris). World War II is over, and Britain oversees its zone of occupied Germany through the Control Commission. Bored with her job as a provincial schoolteacher, Edith Graham takes a job with the Commission—but she is also recruited by her cousin, Leo, in the Secret Service. To them, single, ordinary Edith is perfect spy material. Cousin Leo wants Edith to locate Count Kurt von Stavenow, a former acquaintance who is now a notorious war criminal. To send information back to London, Edith has crafted the perfect alter ego. As cookbook author Stella Snelling, she writes a popular magazine column—embedding crucial intelligence within the recipes she collects. But occupied Germany is awash with other spies, collaborators, and opportunists, and the closer Edith gets to uncovering von Stavenow''s whereabouts—and the network of German civilians who still support him—the greater the danger. Inspired by an old family cookbook kept by her aunt, Celia Rees has crafted and gripping novel about daring, betrayal, and female friendship.

From the author of "Witch Child" and "Sorceress" comes another engrossing, atmospheric novel that follows a teenage boy''s summer as he learns the secrets of the mysterious and provocative Wish House.

In the midsummer of his twelfth birthday, Davey, his twin cousins and his sister Kate, embark on a tour of the infamous underground city in Davey''s hometown. As the tour progresses, Davey finds himself separated from the others, and inside an eerie chamber. Here he is drawn to a large and hazy-glassed mirror. In a moment, Davey''s reflection blurs, and he finds himself back on the streets of the ancient city - but the residents are not of his time - they are ghosts, and some do not take kindly to those from ''the other side''. Davey encounters some friendly spirits, too - but they urge him to try to make it back to his own time, before an evil ghost crew discovers he is mortal. A frantic search for his own world begins, and Davey makes it just in time. But he senses there is unfinished business and, come Hallowe''en, the ghosts will be on the lookout for him - and this time they will be visiting his world . . .

A psychic storm rages and ghosthunters stalk the city where young Davey Williams lives, destroying good and evil alike. Davey risks his own life to save his friends, but will the ghosts be there when he needs them? And now the Lady has returned, brimming with malice and hungry for vengeance. Davey must escape her deadly clutches by Midsummer, or be in her thrall forever...

Davey is trying to forget the scary events of last midsummer, but an encounter with a face from the past brings memories flooding back-and some very bad news. Then an archaeological dig turns up more than just a few old bones and Davey, his sister and cousins are once again battling with evil forces from the underground city.

Ellen''s just sixteen, but she''s dying-and nobody knows why. So when she''s sent to her gran''s house she''s relieved to find a distraction in the form of her great-grandmother''s diaries, written when she was Ellen''s age. As Ellen reads, she becomes increasingly embroiled in the fascinating story of her life. Who is the enigmatic and seductive Count her great-grandmother was supposed to marry? And why is it that Ellen and her great-grandmother resemble each other so much that they could be twins? But Ellen''s condition is worsening, and it''s becoming more and more difficult for her to distinguish her own life from the nightmarish events recorded in the diaries. Is the past destroying her, or do the diaries hold the key to Ellen''s survival...?

Josh Parker discovers the strange belongings of the uncle he never knew, a UFO-mad boy called Patrick who died at the same as Josh, 13. He also discovers, through his mother''s journal, that Patrick was autistic. Mysteriously, Josh also finds parallels between the journal and his computer game.

Even if she doesn’t believe in the ghost of Michael Bailey, Alex Lewis is still haunted by the memory of the terrifying incident that took place two years ago, and by the fact that she too played the vicious game which led to it - the Bailey Game. And all it takes for the game to start again is the arrival of a new girl, Lauren Price, who doesn’t quite fit in with the rest of the class. Alex is suddenly confronted with some difficult decisions, but ultimately her friendship with Lauren and her memory of the unstoppable Bailey Game demand that this time she opts out of the game and faces the perils of being on the outside . . . ‘A very exciting and disturbing tale which will hold the reader’s interest right to the end. I highly recommend THE BAILEY GAME’ Michele Elliot, KIDSCAPE

Presents a story with echoes of the Da Vinci Code.