New Releases by Jane Mann

This fascinating account brings to life the history of Port-Vendres, a vital Mediterranean port from antiquity to the present day. This deep water harbour has always been a key location, close to the border between France and Spain, where the Pyrenees drop down into the Mediterranean. It has sheltered Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Moors, the French, the Spanish, as they traded and fought their way around the Mediterranean coast. Soldiers, sailors and fishermen have landed here for centuries, making this small town a veritable mirror of the Mediterranean world. Author Jane Mann has been researching and observing it all from her vantage point facing the entrance to the port, and offers a delightful and intriguing picture of a place she has come to love and call her home.

“Please, let me be in time and find him still alive.” Hannah leaned forward in her seat, repeating the words silently to herself, willing, desperately wishing they were already at Heathrow. Set in 1996, Jane Mann’s crime and mystery novel, The Will, follows the story of Hannah Delaney, aged 27, who returns from Hong Kong to England to unravel a mystery surrounding her father and his will. Her investigations lead her through layers of obstruction, deceit and manipulation, which reveal disturbing psychological motives and criminal intent that puts her life in danger. How will she cope with the mysteries that unfold in front of her? Will love from a new encounter change her perspective, or will she find only hate and deceit? Readers will identify with Hannah as she has to come to terms with grief, uncertainty and isolation in her pursuit of the truth and justice. The Will is a story of suspense and action but one which explores also a seeming evil and the affect of the past on one’s imagination and its conflict with the future. It deals, in addition, with the problem of a very obsessive and self-centred character, Hugo, and how he impacts on Hannah’s story. The Will will appeal to fans of crime and mystery and those who enjoy a novel of realism with a touch of the gothic.

Parker Valley "Jennifer" is the second installment in the compelling Parker Valley Series by Candace Jane Mann. This riveting story relates the heartaches that the youngest of the four sisters, Jennifer, faces because of poor choices in her life. But, as she endures and suffers the consequences of her bad decisions, God''s grace and His redemptive purpose in her life and those around her become evident. Parker Valley "Jennifer" demonstrates that we don''t have to become a victim of our past. If we seek God''s purpose and plan for our lives with all of our hearts, He will reveal the pathway towards fulfilling our divine destinies. Jennifer''s independent and fiery personality makes her an endearing figure and she walks out her life with determination and purpose, seeking approval and love. Embark on this compelling series and journey with the Parker sisters as they struggle to find their place in an uncertain future and gain rich insights, as God''s inevitable plan unfolds in their lives.

As the century turned Aristide Maillol was simplifying the sensuous lines of his monumental sculptures in the small seaside town of Banyuls-sur-Mer. By 1905 Matisse and Derain were exploding pure colour all over their Fauvist paintings just along the coast in Collioure. George Daniel de Monfreid was taking delivery of Gauguin’s canvases from the South Seas at his Château St Clément in Corneilla-de-Conflent and sharing them with Gustave Fayet of the Abbaye de Fontfroide near Narbonne. And, a few years later, Frank Burty Haviland, Manolo and Déodat de Séverac, whilst on a visit to the sculptor Maillol, discovered Céret. When in 1910 they were joined by Picasso, then by Braque and Juan Gris, Céret was well on the way to becoming known as the Mecca of Cubism. Why the Roussillon? How did the revolution reach Paris and then the world from two obscure towns on the Mediterranean edge of the Pyrenees? How did the local painters and collectors contribute to the revolution? What were the links with the Paris dealers and the all important Salons? Who were the artists’ wives and mistresses? And what mark have they left here?... In Art Revolution in the Roussillon their stories come alive. Tales of artists born and bred in this remote and at the time little known corner of France are intertwined with the stories of the visiting artists from Paris who were challenging and changing the face of modern art. The gathering of these tales and the exploration of the Roussillon’s recent art history has proved has proved a fascinating task.

This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today''s children to read. In this Gold-level Vern and Lettuce comic: There are five separate stories in this comic. In Super Animal Adventure Squad, a story in two parts, the squad follow a trail of ants carrying away all the cakes. They defeat the mad scientist responsible.

''Shades of Seeing'' are poems that celebrate childhood, love, the perceptions of old age and the amazing skills and endurance of creatures in the natural world. At the same time they challenge what we are doing to the natural world and cruelties we inflict on both ourselves and other creatures.

''And One on the Mantelpiece'' is a self-help book for those who lose a baby, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal or cot death. To lose a baby is a devastatingly painful experience. This book provides much comfort and helpful advice to those who are grieving for a much loved and wanted baby. The author, Fiona Mann, writes a heartfelt, honest account of her own son Jacob''s stillbirth at full term and takes you with her through her own grief journey over the years to follow.Fiona''s journey lights a pathway for those whose journey is beginning and provides a comforting memoir for those who have gone before.

A collection of poems written from the point of view of creatures that we love to hate or do not always appreciate like the spider, snake, magpie and shark. Though intended essentially for children aged eight and above, the poems will also be enjoyed by adults, both parents and teachers, and those interested in animal life.

A graphic tale of dedication with a love interest set in the undercover world of the animal rights movement. Action, suspense and conflict are combined with exploration of contemporary issue. Attractive and twenty-eight, Kate Wilson is trying to rebuild her life after a broken relationship, when she attends an animal rights meeting one evening, encouraged by her friend, Steve. Here for the first time she meets and hears the dynamic activist, Mark Stanton, whose aim is to bring to an end all animal experimentation and suffering in the notorious company, Draco Life Sciences. Though sceptical and reluctant at first to be involved, Kate is impressed by Mark and persuaded by him eventually to go undercover to get vital information to achieve his objective. The Cause breaks new ground in exploring the issue of vivisection through fiction rather than documentary.

Builds word recognition and understanding through environmental print with 160 labels in English and Spanish.