My Story Collection 20 Books Box Set Pack

1. Workhouse It's January 1871 when Edith, the sheltered daughter of a wealthy widow, pays her first eventful visit to the workhouse for the por. There she meets Rosie, a rebellious, quick-tempered orphan who is always getting into trouble. Edith soon finds herself drawn into Rosie's wild schemes and both their lives are never the same again.. 2. 1990: A Brand-New Century Flora Bonnington lives in a world where it is unattractive for a lady to express her opinions, and all excitement should be confined to the ballroom. But Flora wants to be a Twentieth-Century woman. She wants the vote, she wants to educate her servants and she wants to learn everything there is to know about the art of cinmatography. But can she truly go against the father she loves in order to fulfill her dreams? 3. Factory Girl Everybody knows the sad tale of the Little Match Girl, but less well known is the story of the girls and women who slaved fourteen hours a day in the match factories for appalling pay, only to cntract such fatal complaints as phossy jaw. The brutality of these conditions was brought to a head with the London Match-Girls Strike of 1888. Told from the perspective of a young factory worker, this major new My Story offers a fascinating insight into Victorian child labour. 4. The Sweep's Boy It's 1870 when the Workhouse Master hires Will out as a chimney sweep's boy. It's a hard, dirty, dangerous life, and it's not long before events take an even worse turn, as Will's climbing skill attract the attention of the evil Hutch, who needs just such aoy to help him with his burglary jobs... 5. Road To War It's 1917 and the Great War rages in Europe. When Daffy Rowntree's brother goes missing in action she refuses to sit safely in England, and determines to do something to help win the war. Soon she finds herself in the mud and horror of the battlefields of France, driving an ambulance transporting the wounded of the trenches... 6. The Storm To Come As the Holocaust begins to unfold from a brutal plan into a nightmare reality, two nine-year-old boys, one German, one Jewish, find themselves living in a hell-on-earth where children come home from school to find their parents gone, where sometimes school isn't even safe, and no one, but no one can be trusted. Originally written in 1940, this book chillingly anticipates the terror of the storm to come. 7. Sophie's Secret War In 1939, the start of the Second World War, Sophie becomes a messenger for a Resistance group in Northern France. But as the German invaders overwhelm the British forces on the French coast, Sophie finds herself more deeply involved with the Resistance - in a dangerous plan to save a young Scottish soldier... 8. Pyramid of Secrets It's 2517 BC, and the river Nile has flooded. Unable to plough their fields, Nebka follows his uncle to build the pyramid of Khafre. It's back-breaking work, all for the glory of the Pharaoh. Then he meets a mysterious prisoner claiming to be the rightful heir to the throne, and is drawn in to a deadly plot.. 9. Pompe II It's August AD 78 and Claudia is at the Forum in Pompeii. It's a day of strange encounters and even odder portents. When the ground shakes Claudia is convinced it is a bad omen. What does it all mean? And why is she so disturbed by Vesuvius, the great volcano that looms over the city... 10. Fall of The Blade 'Liberty, equality, fraternity' cry the revolutionaries as they spill the blood of the aristocracy into the streets of Paris. The rumble of the tumbrils strikes fear into the hearts of the once rich and powerful. For one young noblewoman, a simple act of charity from years before could be the only thing that can save her. This gripping new addition to the My Story series is a fascinating glimpse into the Reign of Terror. 11. To Kill A Queen It's the1580s. Queen Elizabeth's enemies plot to kill her and place Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. While Kitty's father works on secret projects for Elizabeth, her brother's mixing with suspicious characters. As Mary's supporters edge closer by the minute, Kitty fears the worst ... that they'll all be thrown into the Twer. 12. Suffragette 18th June, 1910 We marched from the Embankment to the Albert Hall. It was a glorious day. The sun shone warmly. Everyone was in good spirits. There were aristocrats, artists, even my mother looked happy. She who has been so opposed to my work with the WSPU. More than 10,000eople had rallied and there were dozens of bands playing. It was quite incredible. We waved banners, carried flowers, sang along with the tunes. Hundreds who have been imprisoned for our Cause marched together in a powerful band. It was all very rousing of spirit. I felt proud to be a woman, proud to be alive, proud to be a part of a movement that is fighting to make a difference. 13. D-Day It's 1944 when Lieutenant Andy Pope takes part in the D-Day landings,...