Jane Mackenzie: 5 books

‘Beautiful artist, beautiful woman, and beautiful lover.’  May 1968 and Paris is hot with rebellion, passion and hope, as protestors clash with the riot police. Brilliant art student Laure stands boldly on the barricades, heady with her new-found defiance, and is swept into romance with...

During Spain’s turbulent 1960s, in a mansion in the foothills of the Pyrenees, Joana idles her days away, banished by her powerful husband, Sergi, and alienated from her family. Carla hates everything her parents stand for. She has embraced the student movement against Franco’s regime,...

From the deserts of North Africa to the waters of Scotland, the Second World War touches the lives of two women from very different worlds In Egypt, Fran finds her life turned upside down as Rommel’s forces advance on the idyllic shores. The luxury and stability that she is used to are taken...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents:Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello-playerLouis Armstrong, the American trumpet-player and singerFrank Sinatra, the Italian-American singer and actorÉdith Piaf, France's famous singing starMaria Callas, the Greek opera singerElvis Presley,...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents:Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel PrizeAndrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor peopleJohn D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all awayThomas Barnardo who created homes for poor childrenHenry Wellcome...