Celia Rees

It is the dawn of the eighteenth century, when girls stay home and sew while men sail the high seas finding adventure, danger, and gold. But two unusually adventurous girls--a rich merchant's daughter, Nancy Kington, and her former plantation slave, Minerva Sharpe--take to the high seas from...

"A perfect summer read; gripping, original, well-drawn and compassionate"--Joanne Harris "Celia Rees is a superb writer, and this novel has one of the most irresistible and unique story hooks I've ever come across. This book deserves to be huge!"--Sophie Hannah A striking historical novel about...

It is 1659 and Mary Newbury, theyoung granddaughter of a witch, sees her wise and beloved grandmother tortured and hanged as a servant of the Devil. Then a stranger with hauntingly familiar eyes approaches her with an opportunity–safe passage to America. But the difficult ocean voyage only...

Germany, 1946 History hides many secrets One woman will hunt for the truth… *Previously published as ‘Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook’* ‘A perfect summer read; gripping, original, well-drawn and compassionate’ Joanne Harris 'Celia Rees is a superb writer, and this novel has one of...

Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist zu Ende: Die Briten haben die Kontrolle über weite Teile Deutschlands und suchen nun nach Personen, die ihnen...

Everyone says that Caro is bad ...but Jamie can't help himself....

Best-selling author Celia Rees pens books for young readers that garner both critical and popular acclaim. Sovay takes listeners back to 1783 England for an adventure set against the backdrop of political jostling between France and England. Sovay isn't your typical young lady, not by the...

Ellen is 16 and dying of an unknown illness. She begins to read her great-grandmother's diary, but it soon becomes difficult to distinguish her own life from the events recorded in the book....

It all started as stories - playground tales handed down for generations, plague graves, vanished children, and hidden steps leading to a festering underworld....

Young and beautiful Violetta may be of royal blood, but her kingdom is in shambles when she arrives in London on a mysterious mission....

Reports of miraculous phenomena are coming in...a crying statue. A bleeding crucifix. Around the globe, strange signs point to the end of days.....

Finn's not at all sure about the Salt House. Overlooking Westwater Bay, it brings back all her nightmare fears of drowning. Of the ghosts of the dead reaching for her. And Westwater is dangerous.