Fiona: 1484 books

During a childhood dominated by a sometimes violent father, whose unpredictable mood swings were fuelled by alcohol, Fiona Roberts took comfort from the knowledge that the Spirit World was watching. She knew it. She could see 'them'.Her first encounter with a spirit person came at the age...

"...considerably more wit and pizazz than the legendary Georgette [Heyer] herself.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS A true artist of Regency romance, Fiona Hill paints pictures of the past with warmth and intrigue, enchanting readers the world over with her beautiful, heartfelt tales. Ladies and lords, viscounts...

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE TRULY self-ISH? We know you’re wondering, and it’s a good thing to wonder. Because in this day and age, the entire world is talking about helping others. • Have you noticed that most people are helping others at the expense of themselves? • How long can...

When award-winning children’s author Fiona Ingram (South Africa) read about an abused and abandoned dog called Champ that was left for dead, she was appalled and moved. Appalled that such neglect and abuse could even happen in the first place, and moved by a little dog’s immense courage, fortitude,...

Fiona Kidmans Roman erzählt die spannende Lebensgeschichte der neuseeländischen Flugpionierin Jean Batten (1909-1982). In den 1930er Jahren wurde sie als »die Garbo der Lüfte« zur Ikone der modernen Flugkunst. Bei ihrem ersten Versuch, nach Australien zu fliegen, scheitert sie grandios mit einem...

Mistakes Were Made is a revealing memoir and unexpected love story from model and actress Fiona Lewis about her journey to self-acceptance as she restores a crumbling French chateau. Alone in the French countryside, Lewis reflects on her glamorous youth across London and Paris in the ’60s, Hollywood...

‘A fabulously entertaining story!’ –Rachel’s Random Reads (top 1,000 Amazon Reviewer) Three friends. One year. Absolutely no men… Imogen is supposed to be on the most romantic weekend of her life and instead she’s quickly realised that her current boyfriend definitely isn’t ‘The One’...

'This is a book about rural Australia, love gained and lost, and fighting for what you believe in. But, unlike many books in the same genre,�The Saddler Boys�is subtly about so much more.'�Weekly Times Schoolteacher Natalie has always been a city girl. She has a handsome boyfriend and a family...

A poignant novel of heartbreak, adoption and family secrets Emma, a nurse and busy mother of three, has always dreamed of having a sister. Michelle, at 46, wonders if it's too late to fall in love and find her birth parents. Sarah, career woman and perfectionist homemaker, struggles to keep...

Nothing turns out as you plan, I guess; but I often think if I'd gone to a fortune teller when I was at school and been told I'd marry a guy who makes false teeth, move to Alice Springs, have five kids and become a standup comedian; well, I would have been surprised to say the least.' Fiona...

A true story of vulnerability and self-acceptance. Captivating, thought-provoking and a damn good read. Sometimes we long to step off the merry-go-round but few have the courage to take the leap. For 40-something Fiona that leap becomes an imperative. In Drink the Wild Air, she chronicles...

Winner of the Virginia Prize for Fiction Nominated for Scottish First Book of the Year Award, Saltire Society Adapted as a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime The year is 1985. East Germany is in the grip of communism. Magda, a brilliant but disillusioned young linguist, is desperate...

**An engrossing collection of short stories from one of New Zealand's most distinguished writers.**Fiona Kidman first wrote short stories in the 1960s and has continued to publish them in books, magazines and journals ever since. Her style has evolved as she has explored different forms over the years,...

'A Beard In Nepal' is the story of the five months Tod and Fiona spent in a small, remote village high in the Himalayas of Nepal, attempting to teach English to the village children.It is the story of an ordinary (?) middle aged couple from Liverpool who did an extraordinary thing, and lived to tell...