The Mereleigh Record Club Cruise Of The South Pacific

The Mereleigh Record Club Cruise of the South Pacific captures the thrilling journey taken by a group of friends in their chartered sailing ship. They encounter much more than they bargained for when they become entangled with Japanese fascists on the high seas. Hunting for lost gold, rescuing survivors on a sinking ship, and being captured by pirates, mark just some of their unexpected adventures. Fact and fiction are interwoven in this exciting novel based on two historic events. The first involves gold stolen during World War II. Then there’s the curious tale of the Joyita, an island trader found adrift and abandoned in 1955. The merchant vessel’s twenty-five passengers and crew were never found.

The Mereleigh Record Club Cruise of the South Pacific captures the thrilling journey taken by a group of friends in their chartered sailing ship. They encounter much more than they bargained for when they become entangled with Japanese fascists on the high seas. Hunting for lost gold, rescuing survivors on a sinking ship, and being captured by pirates, mark just some of their unexpected adventures. Fact and fiction are interwoven in this exciting novel based on two historic events. The first involves gold stolen during World War II. Then there’s the curious tale of the Joyita, an island trader found adrift and abandoned in 1955. The merchant vessel’s twenty-five passengers and crew were never found.

Tour guide and owner of a New Zealand travel company, Rick Foster pulls together a group of old friends from their rock-n-roll days of the 60s. Known as the Mereleigh Record Club, these 60-somethings meet to reminisce and, hopefully, in Foster's case, rekindle an old romance as well. Foster envisions himself and his old mates partying from Auckland to the South Island. What he doesn't bargain for is that he and his mates will become the unwilling targets of an international drug smuggling gang. A senior customs agent and detective decide to use the group to set up a sting and things soon get out of hand-lives are threatened and deep-seated friendships are put to the test. Foster is in the precarious position of cooperating with the police and protecting his friends. As the drama escalates, strange relationships develop between the good guys and the bad, and Foster doesn't know whom he can trust. Will Foster and the authorities be able to pull off the biggest sting of their careers with no one getting hurt? Vaughan delivers a fast-paced, bold story with an unlikely protagonist turned hero. With adept twists and turns, viscerally powerful narration and sharp dialogue, The Mereleigh Record Club Tour of New Zealand is a page-turner with punch and a satisfying, dramatic conclusion. Roy Vaughan is a writer and owns his own travel company. He is currently working on a series of books based on the Mereleigh Record Club's travels, and lives in New Zealand. Publisher's Web site: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheMereleighRecordClubTourOfNewZealand.html

This book is based on a childhood between the ages of 6 and 13. The story tells the tale of a child's struggles with abuse, poverty and scrapes with the authorities. At times humourous and at times harrowing, it is purely a story of how you can achieve what you want in life even when the cards are stacked against you.

The Sharpe End of Things is a 'must read' for anyone who has ever attempted to research their family history or find missing relatives. In 2006, genealogist Deborah Cassidy begins the fascinating journey in search of her maternal grandmother Ada and opens a veritable Pandora's Box. The powerfully emotional story of siblings separated at birth and reunited decades later is portrayed in this unforgettable true account, spanning seventy years and sixteen-thousand miles. Born in England and Wales during the turbulence of WW2, Chas and Christine Hyland are deserted by their mother Ada shortly after birth and raised separately, neither aware of the other's existence. Chas' colourfully Catholic upbringing amidst the bombed-out ruins of Liverpool is beautifully depicted with a typical Liverpudlian wit. The path of life is kind to Chas, blessing him with a happy marriage and eventual retirement in Cyprus. Life deals Christine a different hand. Poignantly recounted through the eyes of her daughter Deborah, Christine's childhood in Llandudno, North Wales is filled with loneliness and rejection. Her marriage to a hopeless alcoholic and migration to Australia only increases the emptiness within her. Through Deborah's dogged determination, Chas and Christine are united for the first time, almost seventy years after their births. But the story takes an unexpected turn; a genuine case of be careful what you wish for when the jigsaw pieces of Ada's life are gradually linked together, revealing a mesmerising and moving story that will touch the soul and tug at the heartstrings of every reader.

Upon the secrets of the Caribbean Sea, Amal Islim makes a wish, asking the wish master for happiness and peace. A whisper in her soul makes her understand that she must take the journey towards her higher self. Standing in that crossroads, she meets the Doorkeeper that is separating heaven from the mundane. As the doorkeeper holds that doors key, He challenges her to go into her darkness and bring it to light. She takes the challenge, and plunges into the unknown to reach the cruel test of paradise. Yearning for her Golden fields, she realizes, that first, she must face the soul of death. In her own womb, she nests, thinking that she is in her Coffin. Surrendering now to her fate, finally, hears that stillness sound. In peace, she awakens and in humble grace, knowing now, that no true victory is without a noble destination. She finally understands that in her perfect faith, and in believing in the incredible, she was able to reach what is called the impossible. As she breathes life, and lets the blood flood into her face, that sinner becomes a saint and walks through the gate of the enchanted new Beginning. Proving that when a man is willing and eager, God joins in.

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