A probing examination of the claims of Erich von Daniken and other space-god proponents attempts to refute popular claims that Earth's culture has been strongly influenced by extraterrestrial visitors

With the war over, it was time to look forward, and the Festival of Britain symbolised a new optimism. Poppy's catering business was proving very successful as rationing and shortages ended. For Chloe life was bitter; a marriage in ruins and a baby rejected, the baby a new burden and a new joy for Poppy.

Sister Barbara is bitterly disappointed to leave London's busy Royal Hospital for health reasons, and feels life will be dull at the little cottage hospital on the South Coast, but it turns out to be engrossing work - and romantically challenging.

A hospital romance about a lonely young girl, who leaves behind her sheltered upbringing when she begins training as a nurse and discovers an exciting new life within the hospital's social circle. Originally published under the name of Sheila Brandon.

In the eighth novel in The Performers family saga, the lives of Miriam Da Silva and Claudette, granddaughter of the notorious Lilith, are destined to cross. Miriam, beautiful and rich, danced at the first ball of the 1892 Season, whilst Claudette, desperate to find a way of surviving in backstreet London, gambled all her charms and won a place on the stage of the Gaiety Theatre. Their paths crossed in the house of Mrs Lovibond - a house whose veneer of elegance concealed all the sordid vices of the Victorian underworld.

A romantic novel with a hospital setting.

Product Description Abel Lackland has risen from squalid beginnings to become one of the wealthiest surgeons in town. He wants his eldest son, Jonah, to follow in his footsteps, but Jonah decides that the future lies in the world of the arts. Jonah steals away one night to visit the forbidden Haymarket theatre and manages to meet the famous Lilith Lucas. He falls under her spell - a fatal spell that, unknown to him, has haunted Abel for many years. Lilith is aware of Jonah's identity and sees a chance to repay Abel Lackland for the indignity and heartbreak of the past... About the Author Claire Rayner, nurse, agony aunt and author was born in London in 1931. She married in 1957 and it was while her children were young that she began to write. She is also a tireless campaigner on many medical and social issues, including the long term care of the elderly. Her literary output comprises over eighty books including fiction and a broad range of medical matters. She now lives in Harrow with her husband.

Nurse Avril Gardner had one great ambition, to become a Gold Medallist, even if it meant losing her friends and rejecting the love of Dr Dickon Bartlett. She knew she was right, especially when the handsome new Registrar agreed with her. Before long she found herself falling in love with him.

As Hitler rises to power, a man and woman travel to Germany in the desperate search for a Jewish family. Yet, more than common purpose unites them in their mission. Together, Peter and his married cousin, Leah Lackland, head for Munich.

The marriage between Mildred Amberly and Lizah 'Kid' Harris, a Jewish boxer from the East End seems a union doomed to failure. However, they have a daughter, Poppy who has the strong will and feistiness of her parents as well as an insatiable appetite for all life's experiences. Poppy's first memory is of Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897. And so begins the story of Poppy's life during a period of rapid and monumental change for herself and for all women.

Rayner, Claire

The First World War has ended, yet its terrible legacy lives on in the mind of a devastated survivor. This poignant story casts personal upheaval against the dramatic social and political changes of post Great War Britain.

An idyllic marriage turns to tragedy, and a young woman finds herself shattered by grief. Newly widowed, Poppy must face fresh challenges as her headstrong stepdaughter develops an attachment to a dangerous young man.