J Winton: 4 books

Lacy takes care of her step-sister, Sophie, for a week in the holidays.  But things take a sinister turn when a child's ghost appears to be taking an unhealthy interest in her.  This appears to be connected to a mysterious golden horn, which has been discovered by a family friend. Lacy has...

Eminent nuclear scientist Professor Wells boarded the rear carriage of the Romsey, Heath and Little Church miniature railway en route to a meeting at the nearby nuclear power station, but fails to arrive.  His reception party waste no time in informing the security forces and a national security...

Lacy is given a mysterious family heirloom for her 16th birthday - a silver cross, engraved with initials of unknown relatives.  Her grandmother, Margaret, had been found in the ruins of a house during World War II, completely deafened by the bomb which killed her mother.  She had been taken...

Jane dreams of making her fortune growing Truffle Trees. But first she must make a new life for herself in deepest Devon and survive the hottest, driest summer on record. Overweight and heading for 60, it's no easy task. Join Jane in her adventures and the ups and downs of her Escape to the Orchard.