Patricia St John

Mark picked up a black and white kitten with four white paws and a white nose. ‘We'll have this one,' he said. ‘No,' said Carol, picking up a grey tabby, ‘we're having this one, and I'll call it Fluff because it's so soft.' But choosing a kitten soon turns into an argument, and the...

A powerful and moving story based on real events in the Lebanese civil war in the 1980’s. Lamia and her family are caught up in the fighting, with tragic consequences. Lamia struggles with the hatred that threatens to destroy her, until she grasps that forgiveness and love are the most...

Philo, a fisherman's son lives in Phoenicia in the first century. Evil hangs over the family and it seems to come from his sister. Rumours reach Sidon of a prophet with amazing healing powers, but even the mention of his name has disastrous effect. Philo runs away from home. Wherever he goes he...

You're mine and I'm going to call you Friska. When Friska the dog came to live with Colin and his family, Colin thought that he and Friska would be friends for ever. But, when Friska disappears, Colin begins to find out what'You are mine' really means, and who is saying those words to him. The...

The refugee camp is crowded with sick and starving people. Two new arrivals, a teenage girl, Mehrit, carrying her little brother on her back, wait their turn patiently. What will happen to them? Will they ever find their parents again? A strong story of a family in a famine-stricken African...

The exciting story of a little girl in North Africa who has to find out for herself the meaning of the Christmas story. Two other stories, The Cloak and The Guest by Patricia St John, whose books are read all around the world, are also included in this volume...

David, der Sohn eines Missionsarztes, spielt mit seinem marokkanischen Freund Waffi besonders gern am Meeresstrand. Dabei kommen sie Waffenschmugglern...

When two friends, Waffi and David, find a sick servant girl and a mysterious boat, an exciting adventure begins for them....