Bøger af Claire Powell

The first instalment in a funny and charming two-colour series from a beloved and bestselling illustratorIt's Marty Moose's first day on the job as Postmouse. He's ironed his uniform, polished his buttons and waxed his whiskers; he's ready to go! But things take a tricky turn when he gets lost in Whisker Warren and needs rescuing by a doolally rabbit named Nibbles, and then gets caught in the crossfire of two less-than-neighbourly toads. Who knew postage could be so perilous!With lively, funny and characterful illustration and a brilliantly charming voice, this series is perfect for newly confident readers.

'The Fremden' is a sequel to 'Opfer: The Mission of Tor'. After the sending of many probes and shuttles, the United Galactic Nations, which is hoping to establish a colony, has discovered that the Earth is habitable once more and is surprised to find a thriving, indigenous population partly descended from the Moonbase mutineers who landed some 2000 years earlier. Its representatives become embroiled in the affairs of the peoples of Reesland, Gallia and Friland, who are at war with the dictator from the East, the Khan of Yhaammed. While the combined armies battle against oppression, the members of the allies' royal families agonise between their duty and their desires, and the King of Reesland's son struggles against his vastic inheritance, a legacy from his alien Quallic ancestry.

Rebecca Kühn finds herself caught up in the problems of another race: a race indigenous to a planet 50 light years from Earth which comprises diverse cultures sharing the same fundamental problem. But what exactly is their problem? How can Rebecca help, and what is the mysterious occupation of a Zec'fr? The answers to these questions initiate drastic changes both to Rebecca's concepts, and to her life, as she finds herself embroiled in the concerns of two of the planet's major cultures. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Rebecca's disappearance provokes a murder hunt and the investigation of a multi-million pound computer fraud . . .

To Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple - a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years. So when Linda and Gerry announce that they've decided to separate, the news sends shockwaves through the siblings' lives, forcing them to confront their own expectations and desires. Hardworking - and hard-drinking - Nicole pursues the ex she unceremoniously dumped six years ago, while people-pleasing Jamie fears he's sleepwalking into a marriage he doesn't actually want. But as the siblings grapple with the pressures of thirtysomething life, their parents struggle to protect the fragile façade of their own relationship, and the secrets they've both been keeping. Set in 2018, Claire Powell's beautifully observed debut novel follows each member of the Maguire family over a tumultuous year of lunches, dinners and drinks, as old conflicts arise and relationships are re-evaluated. A gripping yet tender depiction of family dynamics, love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family.