Best Selling Books by Kate THOMPSON

LA HISTORIA REAL DE CÓMO SOBREVIVÍ A LOS HORRORES DEL HOLOCAUSTO GRACIAS A MI MADRE «Una historia que el mundo debe conocer.» Bestseller del Sunday Times Durante décadas, Renee intentó olvidar lo vivido entre septiembre de 1939, cuando la invasión nazi de Polonia marcó el inicio de su pesadilla, y abril de 1945, cuando fue liberada del campo de concentración de Bergen-Belsen. Aquellos años estuvieron marcados por persecuciones y huidas, la deportación la pérdida de su hermana, el cautiverio en Auschwitz-Birkenau, los trabajos forzados en Hamburgo y los abusos sufridos en otro lager. En medio de tanto dolor y miedo, hubo una única constante: la mano de su madre, Sala, siempre aferrada a la suya. Ese amor, frágil pero precioso, fue su sostén en la adversidad. Fue Sala quien escondió a Renee, quien la protegió y arriesgó su vida desobedeciendo las órdenes de las SS. Ambas fueron finalmente liberadas, pero la salud de Sala no resistió: murió apenas doce días después. Esta historia real, profundamente conmovedora y llena de gratitud, es un homenaje al vínculo único entre madres e hijas, un amor capaz de resistir incluso los momentos más oscuros de la historia. De una superviviente del Holocausto, una carta de amor a su madre escrita durante toda una vida.

Marcus is a young baker in Ancient Rome, living with his family in the shadow of the murderous Emperor Littleboots. When a slave boy shoves the reins of a sleek, beautiful horse into Marcus's hands seconds before he is killed by a soldier, Marcus knows he's in danger - because the horse is Incitatus, the Emperor's most prized and powerful animal. Will Marcus find a way to keep Incitatus hidden? Are the rumours of Littleboots's death true - or is it all a trick? And how can Marcus save himself, and his family? A fast-paced adventure from the winner of both the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the 2005 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

De la invazie până la eliberare, din septembrie 1939 până în aprilie 1945, pe măsură ce era mânată din ghetou în lagăr, pentru Renee a existat o singură constantă: o mână — cea a mamei sale — care o strângea pe a ei. În fiecare zi, timp de aproape șase ani, mama și fiica au fost legate una de cealaltă în iad. De la Auschwitz-Birkenau până la Bergen-Belsen, au fost una pentru cealaltă un izvor de alinare și de speranță. Puterea iubirii Salei le-a dăruit amândurora ceva fragil, dar frumos, de care să se agațe într-o lume crudă și degradată. Ea a fost cea care a ascuns-o pe Renee, a mințit SS-ul, a mers la dreapta când i s-a poruncit să meargă la stânga — o mamă ale cărei gesturi mărunte au avut urmări ce au salvat vieți. Acum, pentru Renee, nevoia de a mărturisi a învins în sfârșit dorința de a uita. „Renee Salt și Kate Thompson se unesc cu o forță deopotrivă emoționantă și de neuitat. O poveste pe care lumea trebuie s-o afle.” MADELINE MARTIN, autoarea The Booklover’s Library „Profund emoționantă.” DAILY MAIL

A 100 page journal for you to record your own Bigfoot adventures. Discover the Bigfoot Hunters Code. In the novel Bigfoot Hunters Never Lie by Kate E Thompson, Charlee Radcliffe and Noah Cathcart created a Bigfoot Hunters Journal when they were 10 and were told that only Bigfoot Hunters who are pure in heart can see Bigfoot. They created a Bigfoot Hunters Code together and it became the foundation of their life-long friendship.

'A twisty plot, warm-hearted characters, laughter, secrets and heartbreak - and bursting with fascinating detail' - Annie Murray Stratford, 1943. World War Two is still raging across Europe. But for the Lavender Girls, the workers at the Yardley cosmetics factory in East London, there are even more challenges on the home front. Esther, newly married, is learning to juggle life as a working woman with her duties as a wife and homemaker. And she must find a way to help her adopted family on the Shoot, who are battling their own hidden demons . . . Headstrong Patsy, a new recruit at the Yardley factory, has a double life that takes her from the East End lipstick belt by day to the stage in the West End at night. But will she be able to keep her secrets hidden from her controlling mother, Queenie? For bubbly Lou, a forbidden love forces her to choose between family loyalty and a chance at true happiness. Can she be brave enough to forge her own path in the chaos of a war? One thing is certain: the Lavender Girls need one another more than ever if they are going to survive . . .

Sisters Rio and Dervla, are reunited at their father Frank's funeral, having been estranged since the death of their mother 20 years ago. While clearing out Frank's home, the sisters come across passionate love letters to their mother from a man named Patrick. It is plain from the letters that Patrick - not Frank - was Rio's natural father.

During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant & May match factory is grimy and tough. Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them. Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to start Bryant & May allotment in the factory grounds. With plenty of sweat and toil, the girls eventually carve out a corner of the yard into a green plot full of life and colour. In the darkest of times, the girls find their allotment a tranquil, happy escape. Using pierced dustbin lids to sieve through the shrapnel and debris, they bring about a powerful change, not just in the factory, but their own lives.

If a wedding marks the first day of the rest of your life, then the story starts with the dress. It's 1936 and the streets of London's East End are grimy and brutal, but in one corner of Bethnal Green it is forever Hollywood. Herbie Taylor's photography studio is nestled in the heart of bustling Green Street. Tomboy Stella and troubled Winnie work in Herbie's studio; their best friend and hopeless romantic Kitty works next door as an apprentice dressmaker. All life passes through the studio, wishing to capture that perfect moment in time. Kitty works tirelessly to create magical bridal gowns, but with each stitch she wonders if she'll ever get a chance to wear a white dress.

Lottery winner Cleo is living her dream, running a bookshop in the sleepy village of Kilrowan with her painter husband, Pablo. Bestselling author Pixie Pirelli is a media consultant's delight, but her big smile masks a terrible hurt. City girl Hazel MacNamara has a list of celebrities with ex-directory, top secret phone numbers in her organizer. Which of these luminaries will dazzle obligingly and make the Kilrowan Arts Festival the must-attend event of the Irish social calendar?