Synopsis It’s 1943 and young Leo tries to protect his disabled sister Ruby as the Nazis invade Italy. After his mother is arrested, he turns to Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty to save them. But he is no ordinary priest. Known as ‘The Pimpernel of the Vatican’, the Monsignor is the legendary organizer of the Rome Escape… Continue reading Leo’s War by Patricia Murphy: lively and inspiring
Tag: Ireland
A Grand Old Time by Judy Leigh: part picaresque, part coming of (old) age and totally brilliant!
uplifting, Ireland, France, journey, picaresque, senior citizen, humour
Books Are Cool is back
Books Are Cool, my books and writing website – me being Stephanie Dagg – is back. It started out back in 1996 when I began my authoring career as a children’s writer in Ireland. The site was aimed at kids with online stories they could contribute to, games, colouring pages, and poems and competitions. A… Continue reading Books Are Cool is back