Bøker av Jackie Carreira

When all the lies and hypocrisy of the world become too much to ignore; when you see it all so clearly that you can't erase the image from your mind, what do you do?When the thin veil of conformity drops from Bekki's eyes she doesn't know what to do either, so she sits down and writes a letter. Alice replies. But who is Alice? And is it even possible for 'normal' people to undertake a true journey of self-improvement without running away to a monastery up a mountain?Bekki is going to find out. Notebook Number Nine is a life-affirming, often humorous story of self-discovery and what it simply means to be human.

The year is 1968. The world is being changed for ever. During the month of May, students are rioting and workers are striking across the globe, civil rights are being fought and died for, nuclear bombs are being tested, there are major conflicts on every continent, and war is raging in Vietnam.

The Seventh Train is a ride - a 'road movie' on the railways. It's a journey that Elizabeth invented; the only original thought she has ever had in her previously uneventful life. Unbeknown to her, she is not travelling alone. If only she'd pretended that the spare seat was taken.