Lion Hudson: 627 books
The Armstrong Girl
A child for sale: the battle against the Victorial sex trade
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
In 1885 Victorian England was scandalized by a court case that lifted the veil on prostitution and the sex trade. In the Old Bailey dock stood W.T. Stead, the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, which had recently published a series of articles on the sex trade; Rebecca Jarrett, a reformed brothel keeper;...
Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War
The diaries of a World War One Bishop
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
The story of outspoken pacifist bishop Edward Hicks throws new light on the problems of conscience created by World War One. Edward Hicks, Bishop of Lincoln, was already regarded as a maverick for his stance on the education of women, teetotalism, social justice, and votes for everyone. He came from...
Shaftesbury
The great reformer
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2010
The best-loved politician and social reformer of nineteenth century England, Lord Shaftesbury's deep compassion for the poor became legendary. He campaigned tirelessly to limit factory hours, to stop the use of boys as chimney sweeps and children in coalmines, and to develop universal education. As...
Blood Divide
A novel of Flodden Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Flodden , September 1513. Across a boggy valley, two armies confront each other. The Scots, backed by European allies, have superior numbers and the latest cannon to challenge a depleted English force. The English are furious and humiliated that they are not fighting alongside King Henry against their...
Jail Bird
The Inside Story of The Glam Vicar
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Written with passion and understanding, Jail Bird explores how it is possible to reach out to those vilified in the press and by society at large, and to work for the good of all, recognising the humanity in those who commit crimes. Sharon Grenham-Thompson is an Anglican minister and former prison...
The Three Trees
A Traditional Folktale
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2011
Three forest trees dream of what they will one day become. One dreams of becoming a royal throne; one of being a ship that can withstand any storm; and one longs to stay in the forest and grow as tall as tall can be. When they are felled, it seems their dreams are over. But as each tree is crafted...
Magnificent Malevolence
Memoirs of a career in hell in the tradition of The Screwtape Letters
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
This remarkable manuscript outlines the career of the prominent devil, Crumblewit (Order of the Sons of Darkness, 1st Class). It was in a much mutilated state. Nevertheless it presents a reasonably coherent narrative of the activities of a post-Screwtape generation of devils. It is not, of course,...
Local Poet
He killed her, but who was she?
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
ROB SEATON KILLED A WOMAN. Rob doesn't know Laney Grey. But when she steps out in front of his van and dies on impact, his life will never be the same. The police declare him innocent, but how do you deal with the guilt? He has to know who she was, why she chose to die, and why he had to be part of...
by Bob Holman
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2010
Keir Hardie was a founder and the first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party. At the turn of the 19th century he was Labour's most famous face. But despite being voted Labour's 'Greatest Hero' at the 2008 Party Conference, in recent years his extraordinary story seems all but forgotten. Born illegitimate...
Manacle
Some bonds can't be broken
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
There is a dark presence in Phin's life. His step-father is a drunk and his malevolence poisons their home. One evening the violence gets out of control and as Phin's mother drags his broken body away, she can only think of one place to take him: to the local healer. But this healer deals in more...
by Andrea Skevington
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Evocative and full in scope, The Bible Story Retold in Twelve Chapters is a flowing retelling of the Bible's great stories. In twelve chapters, Andrea Skevington brings together all the Bible's treasured tales to reveal the overarching story of God and his people. Skilfully crafting her stories with...
Learning to Let Go
The Transition into Residential Care
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Sooner or later many of us will have to 'go into care'. How do we, and those who are involved in our care, make wise choices? This book is written both for those preparing to enter residential care and for those (professionals, volunteers, pastors, family members and friends) who can offer support...
by Martha Ockley
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Faith Morgan, former policewoman and vicar of Little Worthy, visits Oliver Markham's farm in the run up to Christmas, only to discover the house surrounded by police cars. A body has been found in the local River Itchen, which turns out to be that of Lucas Kemp, a local boy and chorister. Markham...
The End of Law
A Novel of Hitler's Germany
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
A powerful story set in Berlin, in the 1930s and early 1940s, and woven around the fortunes of three people; an ambitious SS Officer, Walter Gunter, his naïve wife, Hedda, and a guilt-ridden SS Officer, Karl Muller. Gunter is intensely loyal to the Third Reich, entirely ruthless, and dreams of military...