Cath: 71 books

A powerful account of how one family, grieving for the loss of their daughter, is hounded then haunted by gross media intrusion. When teenager Cassie Mallion goes missing one hot summer's day in the Lake District her family find themselves in the midst of a media feeding frenzy. Years later...

* ‘The Loneliest Boy in the World – he has only seagulls as playmates.’ 1949 newspaper article * Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin had a unique childhood – he was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands of Ireland’s southwest coast. The nearest in age was his uncle who was thirty years...

In this book is a detailed exposition of arguably the single most significant development in practical magic since the first Elizabethan Age, namely, the synchronous employment of astrological principles in the structuring and timing of magical ceremonies.  Astrologically timed operations...

Un romanzo indimenticabile sui sentimenti, sulla perdita e sulla forza delle parole che guariscono ogni ferita. Ci sono ferite che non si rimarginano, giorni che non si dimenticano. Come quello in cui il cuore di Rachel si è spezzato per la prima volta. È una notte d’estate, e lei sta per trasferirsi...

For fans of Liane Moriarty and the award-winning TV series Big Little Lies, this is an emotional, gripping and suspenseful family drama of secrets, betrayal and intrigue... Would you let your daughter go? Steffie has always been proud of the decisions she's made as a mother - even when...

Can Sal break the conspiracy of silence that surrounds her latest case? Sal Kilkenny is asked to discover the whereabouts of Jennifer Pickering, disinherited twenty years ago. But it seems that now Jennifer does not want to be found. And as she spends her days tracing Jennifer, Sal's nights...

`Doorgeslagen van Cath Staincliffe is een aanrader voor iedereen die geniet van de boeken van Tess Gerritsen. Maak kennis met Janet Scott en Rachel Bailey, rechercheurs in Manchester. Bekend van de KRO Detectiveserie op televisie. Wanneer een tiener vermoord wordt aangetroffen in een armoedige flat,...

A family already struggling is ung headlong apart from each other in grief.... In this atmospheric novella, the mysterious Plankton Collector visits members of a family torn apart by grief and regret. He comes in di erent guises. For ten-year old Mary, he is Mr Smith who takes her on a train...

Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow...

Real-life case studies on issues surrounding the debate on privacy and surveillance highlight this timely and intriguing topic. Changes in surveillance techniques and their effects since the 9/11 terrorist attacks are thoroughly explained in this informative volume. Privacy in the home, at school...

An investigation into the symbol of Native heritage. In Ojibwe (or Chippewa in the United States) culture a dream catcher is a hand-crafted willow hoop with woven netting that is decorated with sacred and personal items such as feathers and beads. The Native American tradition of making dream...

How do we know about the slaves who escaped using what is known as the Underground Railroad, and about the people that organized it? What were they escaping from, and what happened to them? This book shows how we know about the fugitives and their experiences from primary and other sources. It includes...

Why was the Vietnam War so contentious, and how did one of the world's superpowers fail to defeat a much less wealthy and populous opponent? Why was the Vietnam War of such global significance and how has it affected people on both sides of the conflict? This book seeks to relate the overall events and chronology of the war and shows its impact on everyday lives.

This series will tell the amazing stories of inspiring people who have made a difference and changed the world, despite the odds stacked against them. They will detail the characters' humble origins, the obstacles standing in their way that had to be overcome, and discuss the successes and achievements...