J.J. Tully is a former search-and-rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of performing daring missions saving lives. So he's not terribly impressed when two chicks named Dirt and Sugar (who look like popcorn on legs) and their chicken mom show up demanding his help to find thei[...]
The sequel to the national bestseller The Trouble with Chickens After his last run-in with Vince the Funnel and the mystery of the missing chicks, J.J. the search-and-rescue dog is ready for some much-needed R & R. But just when he thinks he has everything under control, there's a new problem to wor[...]
A magnificent story of the great adventure of individual goodness."
--"The New York Times Book Review "
"Cronin is a first-rate literary craftsman with an honest love of simple humanity."
--"Time" magazine
"Full of life and people and color."
--"Harper's Magazine" Francis Chish[...]
"Vigil in the Night "represents something of an event for fans of A. J. Cronin. Here, published for the first time in book form, is his poignant and moving tale of two nurses--of Anne, who devoted herself to serving others, and of her younger sister, Lucy, who meant to get everything in life for her[...]
Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his bat[...]
Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his bat[...]
A collection of episodic stories of Dr Finlay and his life in the fictional Scottish village of Tannochbrae during the inter-war years and based on A J Cronin's own experiences as a doctor.[...]