Claret Press: 7 books

Alan Steele Nicholson, Former Press Officer - US Senator Jacob Javitz, New York "Brilliant and timely political who-done-it. Having been a press officer for a US Senator for a number of years, I’ve had a front row seat to the inter workings of Capital Hill. To my mind, Powell has masterfully...

This beautiful children's book retells the stories of the ancient world and brings history to life. Herodotus wrote the first history book in the world. That is why he is sometimes called the ‘Father of History’. He lived about 2,500 years ago, and was born at a place called Halicarnassus...

This children's thriller, based on the author's own experiences in London, is about coming of age and the importance of family and friends during World War II. It's the height of the Blitz. Night after night, waves of German bombers pound London streets, determined to bring the city to its...

“I just loved Sarah’s idea of what it means to be a ghost” - Tracy Chevalier, New York Times bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring "Brilliant Portrayal of a cruel disease' - Helena Frith Powell, international bestselling author ‘Sarah writes beautifully and the...

**A beautiful, thought-provoking collection of short stories about death, loss, and supernatural creatures. ** “I just loved Sarah’s idea of what it means to be a ghost” - Tracy Chevalier, New York Times bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring "Brilliant Portrayal...

This superbly researched and beautifully told fictional memoir is about love, art, and Chinese history and politics. "This is the book I struggled not to write. I buried the pain along with my Chinese name and changed my fate." Brushstrokes in Time is the fictional memoir...

“The itching distracted her, the stars that dusted the midnight skies distracted her, the moons rose and their beauty distracted her. She sighed.” Against a background of failing states, magik and spirits, Coryn and Katleya lose all that they have and must flee all that they know. Coryn,...