Simba Books: 12 books
Rosa's Child
The True Story of one Woman's Quest for a Lost Mother and a Vanished Past
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Born in Germany in 1936, three year old Susi Bechhofer and her twin sister Lotte were among thousands of children evacuated on the now famous Kindertransport as the country fell into the cruel grip of Nazism. Adopted by the Manns, a childless Welsh Baptist minister and his wife on their arrival in...
Murder on the Menu
On the French Riviera
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
War-hero, huckster, showman and womanizer extraordinaire, Frenchman André Surmain has defied the critics and pulled off something really quite remarkable - forging a reputation for the Lutèce as the finest restaurant not just in New York but in the whole of the United States. “What...
Murder in the Family
The Inside Story of the Jersey Murders
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
On the beautiful island of Jersey, the wealthy Newall family were the epitome of success; Roderick, the eldest son, was a handsome Royal Green Jackets lieutenant, his younger brother, Mark, was a financier. On the night of 10 October 1987 Nicholas and Elizabeth Newall went out to dinner with their...
by Jeremy JOSEPHS
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Un fantasme très commun... jusqu'au jour où, en 1973, il décide de vendre l'entreprise tout a fait prospère qu'il dirige. Au premier coup d‘œil, il est tombé amoureux du château de la Jaubertie, près de Bergerac. Anne, sa très jolie femme,...
Roast Beef on Frogs' Legs
An Englishman's Encounters with the French
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
A word or two with the world’s greatest mime, Marcel Marceau? A chat with Brigitte Bardot? Insights from France’s top business leaders – or from British ex-patriots beating the French at their own wine-making or gastronomic games? In a series of highly-entertaining and stylish photo-essays,...
Curucacoo
A delightful poem about a ballerina’s broken shoe, a love-struck robin – with an elderly cobbler to the rescue.
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2013
by Jeremy JOSEPHS
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Nothing has ever happened like Hungerford. The years do not lessen the shock the nation felt at the news of Michael Ryan’s massacre of innocent people on the streets of this picture-postcard town.
What, on Wednesday 19th August 1987, made this loner put on paramilitary kit, arm himself with...
Inside the Alliance
An inside account of the development and prospects of the Liberal-SDP Alliance
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
There are many examples in the history of British politics of inter-party cooperation or pacts but nothing quite like the Liberal/Social Democratic Alliance. The Alliance sought to change the political landscape itself by replacing the two-party system and the ‘single member - simple majority’...
La Niña de Rosa
La búsqueda desesperada de una mujer por su identidad
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Quand la Croix Gammée Flottait sur Paris
Le Sombre Destin des Juifs de France
Language: French
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Rue George Haddad, à Damas, capitale syrienne, vit un vieil homme du nom d'Aloïs Brünner. C'est le dernier grand criminel de guerre nazi vivant encore en liberté. Ses crimes sont comparables à ceux d'Adolf Eichmann. Il est responsable du meurtre de 128 500 personnes,...
Asesinato en la familia
La verdadera historia de los asesinatos de Jersey
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 18, 2013
En la hermosa isla de Jersey, la acaudalada familia Newall era el arquetipo de éxito: Roderick, el hijo mayor, era un apuesto teniente del Royal Green Jackets; y su hermano menor, Mark, era un financiero. La noche del 10 de octubre de 1987, Nicholas y Elizabeth Newall salieron a cenar con sus...
Meurtre en Famille
L’histoire inédite des meurtres de Jersey
Language: French
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Sur la belle île de Jersey, la famille Newall avait pignon sur rue. Elle jouissait d’une fortune confortable et d’une solide réputation ; Roderick, le brillant fils aîné, était lieutenant des Royal Green Jackets et son frère cadet, Mark, travaillait dans...