John Phipps: 5 books

This is the true story of a family in World War 2, seen through the eyes of a boy who was just six and a half years old at the outbreak of war. It is an amusing and sometimes poignant story recounting the actual experiences of the author as he grew up with the constant threat of bombing,evacuation...

A holiday soon becomes an adventure when George Swift visits the lovely island of Malta for the first time in search of sun, sea and a well deserved rest. He meets a beautiful and enigmatic woman who is there on a quest to discover her roots and find her Maltese ancestry. Other guests in the Hotel...

Sam Brown was a typical youngster who liked nothing better than hanging out with his mates at the local skateboard park in the school holidays.He wasn't too impressed when his parents announced that they would be touring the West Country for their annual holiday. They would be staying with his...

Out of the mainstream but ahead of the tide, that is Scottish Science Fiction. Science Fiction emphasizes “progress” through technology, advanced mental states, or future times. How does Scotland, often considered a land of the past, lead in Science Fiction? “Left behind” by international...

North Carolina has had more than its share of accomplished, influential women—women who have expanded their sphere of influence or broken through barriers that had long defined and circumscribed their lives, women such as Elizabeth Maxwell Steele, the widow and tavern owner who supported the American...