On board a ferry, slowly moving across the River Mersey, a young woman is struggling to regain her memory after a traumatic event. Along a dark road between the towns of Comber and Whiterock, on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland, a young man is desperately trying to escape a local tradition that threatens to upturn his life forever. Meanwhile, somewhere in the South West of England, a vicar is doing his very best to exchange his cup of tepid tea for a nice cold pint of beer.
In twenty stories, "A Little Slice of Heaven" takes you on a humorous, spooky, and occasionally tear-inducing tour of the British Isles. From porridge making festivals in the Scottish Highlands to Scouting trips on the English Channel, this anglophile collection of stories will provide you with a glimpse into the British way of life that is rarely seen.
Perfect for A2 level English language learners, these stories are also a fun diversion for anyone who is happy to laugh along at the eccentricities of the baffling Brits.

Summer Holidays is the first of PONS' 5-minute learners. Each story in the collection is made to be read in in 5 minutes by a learner of the chosen level; in this case A1. This makes the stories accessible and easy to manage for even very beginners.
More than this, these collections adopt the novel technique of placing the translations of key words above the chosen vocab, ensuring a more fluid and natural read.

For A2 learners of the English language, this collection of 5-minute stories is easy to read, entertaining, and guaranteed to increase your vocabulary. Journey across the British Isles to meet distracted hairdressers, devious politicians, love-struck strangers and unlucky salesmen. Each story is accompanied by a mind-map of thematic vocabulary to help you familiarise yourself with some key words from day-to-day situations.

For A2 learners of the English language, this collection of 5-minute stories is easy to read, entertaining, and guaranteed to increase your vocabulary. Journey across the British Isles to meet American honeymooners in the Scottish Highlands, London party guests that haven't quite read the invitation correctly, and city speed daters with a thing or two to prove. Each story is accompanied by a mind-map of thematic vocabulary to help you familiarise yourself with some key words from day-to-day situations.

For B1 learners of the English language, this collection of 5-minute stories is easy to read, entertaining, and guaranteed to increase your vocabulary. Journey across the British Isles to meet ethical criminals breaking into Cambridge University, a changed man on the Yorkshire moors, and police negotiators having moments of panic high above the streets of Liverpool. Each story is accompanied by a mind-map of thematic vocabulary to help you familiarise yourself with some key words from day-to-day situations.

Adapted and translated by Virginie Pironin, Le goût du meurte is a retelling of nine of Dominic Butler's original crime stories; now set in fantastic French locations, but still just as dark, deadly, and mysterious.

Early in 2017, I was lucky enough to be chosen as the editor of a grammar learning exercise book for publishing house Pons. The book, written by EFL teacher Samuel Hemingway, acts as an educational aid to Germans hoping to improve their English grammar from a B1 level and up.
A colourful, interactive, and incredibly well-thought out grammar book, it was an honour to be able to assist with its production.

This is the fascinating true story of six boys who set out from Tonga on a stolen boat, in search of adventure. Reality hits them when a storm at sea destroys much of their boat. The boys face hunger, thirst and endless sun for several days before seeing land in the distance. They arrive on an island and start the difficult tasks of finding food and building shelter. The boys were there for 16 long months, facing life-threatening difficulties. How did they manage to survive against all odds?

Two local policemen find burns and a strange green ointment on a dead body. Later, strange lights and a spacecraft appear in the night sky. Are aliens visiting?
The Bermuda Triangle has always been a mysterious place. Pilot Bruce Gernon flies over it, and then, strange things begin to happen. Will Bruce manage to survive?
Residents of Point Pleasant, in the USA, report multiple sightings of a terrifying figure with wings and red eyes. What does it want, and is anybody safe any more?

Set against a background of Viking aggression and conquest, Vikings introduces us to “the wolf pack” – Arne, Gunnar and twins Kåre and Revna, four teenagers who battle adveristy to become firm friends. Sailing with Viking warriors to conquer England, and later to Greenland and Iceland, all are tested in new and unexpected ways. Will they survive – and what do the Viking gods have in store for them?

There have always been fakes and frauds throughout history – people who trick us into believing them. But these four confidence tricksters were exceptional. Gregor MacGregor tricked hundreds of people into buying land and sailing to Poyais, his invented ‘paradise island’. Frank Abagnale Jr made over $2,5 million pretending to be a pilot, doctor, lawyer and professor. Anna Sorokin funded a lavish lifestyle using borrowed money and fake documents. Elizabeth Holmes became rich by claiming to have created a unique medical device. After reading these stories – be careful who you trust!