Tieve Tara was the name of a private house and semi-detached General Practice surgery in Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire. It has been occupied by the author's family almost continuously since 1923. He and his parents were GPs who worked and lived there. His wife was the practice manager. The book is the history of that building. It describes how the building evolved into the Tieve Tara Medical Centre, semi-detached from the renamed private Hill House. It is about loyalty, teamwork, class, friendship, laughter and life behind the scenes of medical work over nearly 100 years.

Join two eleven-year-old children, living in England, on the adventure of a lifetime who are spun back on a carousel to the 8th century AD. There they meet the Venerable Father Bede, a famous scholar and monk, who educates them for a while in the customs and lifestyle of the period. Then they are sent by him on a perilous mission to take two valuable manuscripts to a king for safekeeping before finally being spun back to our own century.

Our five adventurers, adults now, are together all spun on their great horses to a distant, alien planet where they meet a race of creatures that collectively have all the knowledge of the universe at their disposal. Most of their questions about their adventures are at last answered, and they meet the creatures? leader, who sets them on what seems to be an impossible task. In the meantime, among other things, they are shown the imminent destruction of the planet they?re on and have a horrifying encounter with some truly evil trees. This book is the last in the Back To series and is quite different from the others in that it is not based on real history but is pure sci-fi. It was written, like the other five, for anybody aged about ten to adult who likes stories of fantasy and adventure.

Join Billy Brighteyes, a modern Sioux native-American boy, on an astonishing adventure as he is whirled back on a magic merry-go-round to South Dakota in 1876. There he has a crash course in Sioux culture, getting his own spirit symbol and being blooded before playing a crucial role in Custer's Last Stand. When he is, finally, spun back to the present, he finds he has brought something back with him This book is ideal for children aged about nine to fourteen and adults too who may be interested in native-American culture and history.

Join Sophie and her blind brother, Philippe, two French children, on an amazing adventure as they are whirled back on a magic carousel to France in the Middle Ages. There they meet 16-year-old Joan of Arc who they help with her momentous decision to leave her family and ride off to do battle for her country. They then accompany her on a dangerous journey right across France to see the heir to the throne where her amazing abilities convince him to let her lead his army against the English

This story, the fifth in the Back to . Series, takes us with Philippe, the blind French boy, and his sister, Sophie, back to early 19th century France. They are spun there by the magic carousel and their great horses lead them to meet Louis Braille, the inventor of the writing system for the blind. He is only a boy himself and he introduces Philippe to life in that period before they all go to Paris where they have a violent confrontation with a criminal and take a walking tour of the city. They stay in Louis special school for the blind and Philippe finds out what it s like to live in a boarding school of that time before they are whirled back to our own century. The book, like the others in the series, is suitable for children between about ten and fourteen and contains the same elements of fantasy and real history."

Join Augie and June again, who are now twelve, on another fantastic historical adventure This time they are spun back on the magic carousel to 1209 AD. There they help a special group of scholars to get to Cambridge and on the way meet many dangers which they have to overcome using a mixture of ingenuity and brute force. They also meet some very famous people who turn out to be not at all what they expected. The story incorporates suspense, excitement, magic and a fun way into history, all elements which children between about 9 - 12 love to read about. So enjoy

Join two eleven-year-old children, living in England, on the adventure of a lifetime who are spun back on a carousel to the 8th century AD. There they meet the Venerable Father Bede, a famous scholar and monk, who educates them for a while in the customs and lifestyle of the period. Then they are sent by him on a perilous mission to take two valuable manuscripts to a king for safekeeping before finally being spun back to our own century.