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The beginning of Janet, Viv and Zelda’s friendship could not have been less promising. Navigating their new lives as widows, the three women venture to the same dreary bereavement group in a chilly church hall. But what bonds them is not their shared predicament, but instead how quickly they all decide to flee the depressing gathering, choosing instead to share a bottle of wine. The Three Muscat-eers is born. The women may be down but they’re not out; in their sixties but certainly not past it. They agree a mission: to find fulfilment as single women and recover their joie de vivre.

The Widows Wine Club of Viv, Janet and Zelda have navigated choppy waters before. Having supported each other through the first shaky years of widowhood, the future was starting to look brighter. But when Janet is dealt another blow, it’s all hands on deck for the firm friends. Deciding what Janet needs is a change of scenery, Viv and Zelda book a luxury cruise on the Queen Mary 2, heading for the bright lights of New York. And once on board, the women are entranced. A floating pleasure palace, the Queen Mary is just what the doctor ordered.

Viv, Janet and Zelda know all about facing the wobbly first year of becoming a widow as their friendship was forged when they ran away from the same dreary support group. Forming instead the much more lively widows' wine club – The Muscateers – they welcome new member Libby with open arms. Libby feels lost without Jim, her husband of more than thirty years, but the warmth, friendship and fun the women wrap her up in inspires her to begin to look to the future.

Ka is the most beautiful cat that Topher Hope has ever seen. But Ka is no ordinary cat and though she chooses to live with Topher, in present-day England, she sometimes disappears for days at a time. Topher decides he must try and follow her.

Ka, the time-travelling cat, has vanished again, leaving a clue, a Roman word on Topher’s computer - ‘Ca;;LLevA’. At first, Topher isn’t worried. Surely she’s safe among the cat-loving Romans? But when he follows her to Roman Britain, they’re both soon embroiled in conflict. As oppressed Britons fight the Romans, Topher faces a desperate choice - should he help his British brother or his Roman friend?Another thrilling adventure for older children about Ka and Topher, from bestselling author Julia Jarman.

Ka the time-travelling cat has disappeared again, and Topher knows that she is in terrible danger. For Ka has gone to Tudor England, a time when cats were tortured. Topher must try to find her, and in doing so, meets up with Doctor Dee - magician and astronomer to Queen Elizabeth I. But Doctor Dee is searching for something far more important than a cat. He must satisfy the Queen by finding the elusive Philosopher’s Stone...Another amazing adventure with Ka and Topher from Julia Jarman.

Jessame doesn't mind being called Messy Jessy or Baddy Addy. Sometimes she is messy and sometimes she is bad, but mostly she's imaginative and loving Jessame. The popular fiction title about a typical little West African girl growing up in an inner city is back, with more of her exciting stories!

Jessame doesn't mind being called Jessy, or Messy Jessy, or Baddy Addy. Her full name is Jessame Aduke Olusanya. Sometimes she is messy and sometimes she is bad, but mostly she's just Jessame - a lively, imaginative, loving little girl to whom exciting things happen. Hear all about her adventures with magical Grandpa Williams, Uncle Sharp who goes to sea and brings her back unusual presents from faraway places, and fun-loving Aunt Gbee who comes to stay from Africa.