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The Poisoned Island by Lloyd Shepherd
Category: Fiction
The author of "The English Monster" takes us on another voyage of discovery from Kew Gardens to the island of Otaheite by way of a murder investigation. London 1812. The arrival of the Solander is something of an event among the social and cultural cognoscenti of the metropolis. After all, what could be ...Show more
The Quarry Wood by Nan Shepherd
Category: Fiction | Series: Canons Ser.
When Martha accepts a place at university, her decision is met with a mixture of hostility and pride by her uncomprehending family. This is the story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence, struggling to cope with the intellectual and emotional challenges that surround her, at a time wh ...Show more
The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd; Levi Pinfold Levi
Category: Junior Fiction
An exceptional and moving novel about the power of the imagination from a New York Times bestselling author, illustrated by the winner of the Kate Greenaway medal.Described by Michael Morpurgo as "a remarkable book": December 1941; Britain is at war. Emmaline has been evacuated away from the bombs to Br ...Show more
The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd
Category: Junior Fiction
An exceptional and moving novel about the power of stories and the imagination from the publisher of A Monster Calls. December 1941. Britain is at war. Emmaline has been evacuated away from the bombs to Briar Hill Hospital in Shropshire. When she gets there she discovers a secret. It's not to be shared, ...Show more
The Seven Ages of Death by Dr Richard Shepherd
Category: Science
Forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd, brings his unparalleled honesty and insight to a new book about life and death.Through 24 intriguing, never-before-told cases, Britain's top forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd takes us on a journey through life i ...Show more
The Seven Ages of Death: A Forensic Pathologist's Journey Through Life by Dr Richard Shepherd
Category: Biography
Forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd, brings his unparalleled honesty and insight to a new book about life and death.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life... How can death tell us about life? Conducting many thou ...Show more
The Solitary House by Lynn Shepherd
Category: Fiction
Lynn Shepherd's first acclaimed novel of historical suspense, "Murder at Mansfield Park, "brilliantly reimagined the time of Jane Austen. Now, in this spellbinding new triumph, she introduces an unforgettable duo of detectives into the gaslit world of Dickens. London, 1850. Charles Maddox had been an up ...Show more
The Soul Illuminated by Judith Shepherd-Pemell
Category: Personal Development
By learning how to connect with and understand the true self - the soul - we can alter the path of our lives. This title recounts the author's own spiritual journey and examples of others on the spiritual path and describes the anatomy of the soul and its functions.
The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Category: FICTION
A girl known only as Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune-teller, travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient method: the Square of Sevens. When her father suddenly dies, Red becomes the ward of a gentleman scholar. Now raised as a lady amidst the Georgian splendour o ...Show more
The Square of Sevens - The Stunning, Must-Read Historical Novel Of 2023 by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Category: Fiction
The Sunday Times Top Five Bestseller A BBC Two Between the Covers Book Club Pick A Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers of the Year Pick 'This rich, complex and haunting Dickensian epic is a triumph of the Gothic genre' -- Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal Laura Shepherd-Robinson's The Squ ...Show more
The Square of Sevens - indent by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Category: Fiction
'The Square of Sevens dazzles with heart, mystery and breathtaking detail. I doubt I'll read a better book this year' -- Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the EndLaura Shepherd-Robinson's The Square of Sevens is an epic and sweeping novel set in Georgian high society, a dazzling story of ...Show more
The Tail of Kangapoo - Dinkidi Aussie Books by Sandra Shepherd; Jenny Hughes (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
Kangapoo and Possumpoo live in Kakadu, along with other animal friends. Possumpoo is very mischievous. He falls through Kangapoos roof and lands on his tail. Kangapoo's tail is flat, so Possumpoo tries to clamp his tail to shape. Kangapoo over reacts about his tail, making Possumpoo run away to find ano ...Show more