Shanghai, Forever Lost is a nonfiction book based on the true stories and events of both my grandmother and mother from 1920's Shanghai to 1950's Peking.
Desperate to leave his native country, Albania, Martin starts a new adventure by travelling through and discovering the Schengen area of Western Europe.
This is an innovative biography about an adventurous, game-changing traveller in Africa during the West's 'Enlightenment' period (when the American and French Revolutions occurred).
Harry Parr-Davies was no more than a name to me until I saw the documentary play about Gracie Fields and realised that the songs Sing as We Go, Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye, Pedro the Fisherman, and I Leave My Heart in an English Garden were all composed by the same man.
I relate my life and family experiences from "e;Tragedy"e; to "e;Survival"e; and "e;Sorrow"e; to "e;Happiness,"e; and from my birth to the present time.
I was born into the family of William Julius and Emilie (Baudat) Gayle on August 30, 1919 They decided to name me Luella Celestine for my two grandmothers.
This book was conceived in me when I became aware that what I did or did not do with my body became more important to others than the heart that lived within me.
"e;Leaping Off"e; is a story about the rigors of becoming an Air Force pilot in a time when the need for pilots was at a low point, immediately following the Korean War.