Most Popular Books by Ruth Thomas

''Subtle, wry, intimate.'' - The Times ''I LOVED IT! All the best bits of Barbara Pym, with a little Jane Austen - on speed'' -Sarah Salway Hidden within the confines of The Royal Institute of Prehistorical Studies, Sybil is happy enough with her work - and her love life. Then to her dismay, her old adversary, assertive and glamorous Helen Hansen, is appointed Head of Trustees. To add insult, Helen promptly seduces Sybil''s boyfriend. Betrayed and broken-hearted, Sybil becomes obsessed with exposing Helen as a fraud, no matter the cost. Offbeat and darkly funny, The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line is about things lost and found. It is also a story about love, grief and forgiveness: letting go and moving on.

Edinburgh, 1991. Having flunked her exams, eighteen-year-old Luisa McKenzie finds herself back at school - this time working as a classroom assistant. Instead of leading a new ''sophisticated'' life as a student in London, she spends her days trundling to and from her childhood home, sitting on the outside of the ''Home Corner'' in a class full of five-year-olds.A chance encounter one afternoon with Stella, a former schoolfriend who has, herself, gone on to ''greater'' things, wakes Luisa up to her disappointments. With a school trip and a magic show on the horizon , Luisa''s hold on reality slowly begins to unravel .

Ruth Thomas, the text guide writer, specialises in Australian memoir/biography and brings to the analysis of this text a great empathy and experience. She opems it up for students encouraging them to explore it for themselves.

Collection of Author''s paintings

Stasiland Insight Text Guide has highly visual Character Map with notes on each character and their relationships; in - depth and comprehensive background and context notes; excellent notes on genre, style and structure; a chapter - by - chapter/scene - by - scene analysis; discussion of characters and relationships; highly informative section o...

Have you ever wondered who would win in a fight between a beetle and a raspberry? No?Well...I bet you will now!When Miss Kelly''s beautiful garden is touched by magic something amazing happens...her prize-winning berries come to life! The problem is, those blasted berries are awfully bad and not to be trifled with.Speaking of trifle, Miss Kelly''s fighting her own war (with muffins, instead of missiles) to try and win over the grumpy old man next door!Will Miss Kelly succeed?Who will win the great berry battle?Come inside to find out...

(back cover) PUT YOUR CREATIVITY CENTER STAGE! The best creativity book for show-biz crazy kids and the talented superstars of tomorrow Packed with drawing tips and coloring pages, puzzles, quizzes, games to play and things to make and do Superstar extras include: Stacks of stickers Colorful fold-out sticker scenes Pretty fashion craft paper

My autobiography which includes 32+ years in the Philippines as a career cross-cultural worker, describe challenges and blessings of life and ministry in a third world country.