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1900: A Brand-New Century (My Story) by Carol Drinkwater
$19.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: My Story
The diary of Flora Bonnington, London 1899-1900: 'A day slips away like sand in a sand glass and so we are caught up in this inevitable passage towards 1900. I bought a journal...it will record my journey into the new century. I shall call it 'Twentieth Century Girl' for that is what I intend to be'. ...Show more
An Act of Love: A sweeping and evocative love story about bravery and courage in our darkest hours by Carol Drinkwater
$24.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Olive Farm series about the power of love and courage in our darkest hours Forced to flee war-ravaged Poland, Sara and her parents are offered refuge in a beautiful but dilapidated house in the French Alps. It seems the perfect hid ...Show more
Cadogan Square: Stories of Edwardian London (My Story) by Carol Drinkwater
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 9 To 12
CADOGAN SQUARE is two interconnected stories about life in Edwardian England spanning 15 years. The first story begins in 1899: Flora Bonnington wants to vote and be educated but must stand up to the men around her, especially her father to achieve her dream The second tale begins in 1909 and is about D ...Show more
Hunger: An Irish Girl's Diary, 1845-1847 (My Story) by Carol Drinkwater
$18.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
It's 1845 and blight has destroyed the precious potato crop leaving Ireland starving. Phyllis works hard to support her struggling family, but when her mother's health deteriorates, she sets off in search of her rebel brother and is soon swept up in the fight for a free and fair Ireland.
My Story: Suffragette by Carol Drinkwater
$0.00 NZD
Category: Children
18th June, 1910 We marched from the Embankment to the Albert Hall. It was a glorious day. The sun shone warmly. Everyone was in good spirits. There were aristocrats, artists, even my mother looked happy. She who has been so opposed to my work with the WSPU. More than 10,000 people had rallied and there ...Show more
Nowhere to Run: A Second World War Refugee's Diary 1938-1943 (My Story) by Carol Drinkwater
$18.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
Set in the south of France during WWII. A young girl gets involved in helping Jewish children escape to safety abroad.
Return to the Olive Farm ; bk. 6 by Carol Drinkwater
$29.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: The Olive Farm
After sixteen months of travelling round the Mediterranean in search of the ancient secrets of the olive tree, Carol returns to her beloved olive farm in the south of France, to her husband Michel and his burgeoning family. However, the homecoming celebrations are overshadowed by disturbing discoveries. ...Show more
Suffragette by Carol Drinkwater
$18.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story S. | Reading Level: From 8 to 12
18th June, 1910 We marched from the Embankment to the Albert Hall. It was a glorious day. The sun shone warmly. Everyone was in good spirits. There were aristocrats, artists, even my mother looked happy. She who has been so opposed to my work with the WSPU. More than 10,000 people had rallied and there ...Show more
Suffragette (My Story) by Carol Drinkwater
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
It's 1909. Dollie is swept up in the thrill of the campaign for Votes for Women. Against her guardian's wishes, she marches against Parliament with Emmeline Pankhurst and her fellow suffragettes. But as the movement turns violent, women are imprisoned and endangered their lives with hunger strikes.
The Olive Harvest by Carol Drinkwater
$39.95 NZD
Category: Travel
The third and much-awaited final episode of a trilogy, The Olive Harvest will not disappoint Drinkwater's many readers. 'The stars shimmer like spilled handfuls of glitter. The day is beginning to rise with a faint mist. As I turn my head, ghostly halos, auras of light, appear and disappear and I cannot ...Show more
The Olive Route - A Personal Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean by Carol Drinkwater
$29.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Fourth volume in the bestselling olive series by writer and actress Carol Drinkwater
The Olive Route : A personal journey to the heart of the Mediterranean - out of print by Carol Drinkwater
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The Olive Route resembles both the Silk Road and the Spice Route in that the epic adventures involving the transportation of its produce are highly colourful, intriguing and sometimes bloodthirsty. They embody the entire history of the Mediterranean and its diverse peoples. From the Levant on the easter ...Show more