Celia Rees Livres

Mars 1659. Suite à l'exécution publique de sa grand-mère, condamnée pour sorcellerie, Mary s'embarque pour le Nouveau Monde - l'Amérique - afin d'échapper au même triste destin. Un interminable voyage commence à bord de l'Annabel, voyage dangereux s'il en est pour la jeune Mary qui doit faire face aux regards méfiants et à l'austérité des colons puritains embarques à ses côtés. Promiscuité, découragement, superstition, mais aussi amitiés et amours naissantes font le quotidien de la jeune fille, livré à son journal. Dans un XVIIe siècle où fièvre religieuse et barbarie se croisent, où tout reste à découvrir, cette adolescente décidée, en recherche permanente de sa propre identité, dépassera ses craintes et les conventions sociales pour aller à la rencontre du monde, de l'autre et de la connaissance...

Enjoy the hilarity and mischief amidst the mistaken identities, mixed messages and cross dressing in this wonderful retelling of William Shakespeare's comedy play by Celia Rees. As all the characters get their wires crossed, and fall in love with the wrong people, time is running out to reveal their true identities before they head to the church!

_______________ 'I will always put Celia and her books on the top rung of YA' - BookWitch 'Celia Rees is one of Britain's foremost writers for teenagers' - Playdays and Runaways _______________ The outstanding sequel to critically acclaimed bestseller Witch Child As Witch Child ends so Sorceress begins. Alison Ellman is still searching for information about Mary Newbury; she has a diary and some scattered information about other people in Mary's life, but Mary has disappeared into the forests and Alison has no way of following her. But when she meets Agnes Herne, Alison encounters the person who is going to tell her all about Mary's life after she leaves Beulah. Agnes is a descendant of Mary's and has a special skill which allows her to be in touch with Mary in the spirit world. And Mary has a story to tell. A story of love and friendship, sadness and loss. A story that takes her across the New World in an epic search for a home. We fell under the spell of Mary in Witch Child and now at last we find out what happened to her after her ill-fated time in Beulah. Just as Mary's story has to be told to Agnes, it has to be read by us for it is passionate, compelling and utterly wonderful.

When a young woman is sent to the West Indies to marry well, her life takes a very unexpected turn. She does not marry the man her family thought was destined for her. Instead she runs off with an escaped slave girl and they take to the high seas and become pirates.

Germany, 1946 A reluctant spy is born... *Now published in paperback and ebook as 'Miss Graham's War'*

Young and beautiful Violetta may be of royal blood, but her kingdom is in shambles when she arrives in London on a mysterious mission. Her journey has been long and her adventures many, but it is not until she meets the playwright William Shakespeare that she gets to tell th entire story from beginning to end. Violetta and her comic companion, Feste, have come in search of an ancient holy relic that the evil Malvolio has stolen from their kingdom. But where will their remarkable quest—and their most unusual story—lead?

Witch Child, Sorceress, Pirates! and now Sovay - the pulse-quickening story of a young woman drawn into a world of highway robbery, dark intrigue and dangerous passions

Finn is terrified of water and plagued by nightmares of being chased by a massive wave. These dreams have intensified since she and her family moved to Cornwall.

Ellen reunites with Andy after years, and he's undergone a striking transformation. However, Ellen is battling a mysterious illness that seems to drain her strength. A dark force appears to be claiming her, leaving her to confront the source of her suffering.

Compelling contemporary drama is an exciting new direction for acclaimed Celia Rees