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Anca's Story: a YA Holocaust novel Paperback – January 4, 2013

More books by saffina desforges: rose red crime thriller series, other titles by saffina desforges, coming soon from saffina desforges.

Saffina Desforges ~ Always entertaining. Never what you expect.

• Print length 240 pages
• Language English
• Publication date January 4, 2013
• Dimensions 6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
• ISBN-10 148128309X
• ISBN-13 978-1481283090
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Product details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 4, 2013)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 148128309X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481283090
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #11,009,822 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books )

About the authors

Saffina desforges.

SAFFINA DESFORGES (Saffi) lives in a small-but-colourful fishing town on the East Coast of England. Most people have never heard of it. If anyone asks where it is, she'll say it's 'near Hull'...but don't be fooled. Strange things happen in quiet seaside resorts, dark secrets and restless souls reside. So many tales to tell, so little time.

Stephen King said once: 'Write what the hell you like."

So she does.

Saffina Desforges has sold close to a million ebooks/books across the globe. As co-writer of the international best-seller 'Sugar & Spice' (the Fifth Anniversary Edition is now re-published by Mark Williams), creator of the British crime thriller series with a fairy tale twist - ROSE RED, the pending 'EQUILIBRIUM TRILOGY' (urban fantasy) and the mind-blowing YA Fantasy Series 'INDIGO KIDS', Saffi has her ink-stained fingers in lots of genre pies.

Come on in, stay awhile, you never know, you might just like it...

CRIME THRILLERS:

Rose Red series

Snow White - out now

Rapunzel - out now

Beauty & the beast (coming soon)

Little Red Riding Hood (coming soon)

Rose Red Rhymes shorts:

Ring-a-ring o' roses - out now

The night before Christmas - out now

London's burning - out now

Hot X buns (coming soon)

The Sandman (coming soon)

The Queen of hearts (coming soon)

FANTASY/PARANORMAL:

Indigo Kids series

Awakenings (Book One) - out now

Paragon (Book Two) - out now

Nirvana (Book Three) - coming soon

Lost Ones (Book Four)

Siren's Song (Book Five)

The Last Chord (Book Six)

URBAN/ADULT FANTASY:

Equilibrium Trilogy

First Blood - coming soon

Second Coming

Writing as STEVIE JORDAN:

Drawer Seven - a horror novella (coming soon)

Crimes in Wonderland Series (DI Andi Lincoln) ~ Book One: Take it to the grave (coming soon)

Contact ~ [email protected]

Represented by Broo Doherty @ DHH Literary Agency, London.

Mark Williams

I'm an international bestselling author living the dream in my own slice of paradise, writing alongside white sandy beaches beneath picture postcard blue skies in West Africa.

A British ex-pat, I live an exciting triple life: online as author, editor and writing tutor Mark Williams (my business name); offline using my first name Mick to pursue my charitable projects in real-life here in West Africa and very occasionally back home in the UK; and from my intrepid explorer days I'm known as Sainey Jones, from my African name Ousainoh (Sainey) and of course a hat-tip to the far better known intrepid explorer Indiana Jones.

More on how that came about - and why I walked away from the First World comforts of Milton Keynes and now avoid the relative luxury of the tourist zone to live a frugal urban-village life here in West Africa (see my desk and bedroom in images) living as one with the local people - in future editions of my travelogue-memoir series West Africa Is My Back Yard).

Living in West Africa presented major obstacles getting online back at the start of this decade, when ebooks became mainstream, so I teamed up with Grimsby UK author Saffina Desforges to get my first novels online and selling. With Saffina's help with marketing and distribution I've seen my crime thriller Sugar & Spice top the charts in three different countries - the UK, France and China.

My other titles include the Holocaust novel Anca's Story, the two Sherlock Holmes projects (Sherlock For Kids and the Easy-English Sherlock series), The Ten Best Bond Movies...Ever! series, the travelogue-memoir series West Africa Is My Back Yard, the YA English girls' boarding school mystery St. Mallory's, and a host of others.

I'm also co-author the the Rose Red crime thriller series (Snow White, Rapunzel, Beauty & The Beast) and the Rose Red Rhymes crime thriller short stories (Ring-a-Ring-o-Roses, The Night Before Christmas, London's Burning) and the as-yet-unpublished Dark Halo dark urban fantasy trilogy, all published or to be published under the name Saffina Desforges.

My books are available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch and Chinese, with other languages coming soon.

Work is under way on two rom-com mystery series, "The Taj Mahal Mysteries" and "The China Town Mysteries", and the three-pronged "Margate Rock" comedy-mystery series comprising "The Last Resort" (the DCI Camllla Quaif Mysteries), "Brailsford & Brailsford" lawyer mysteries and James Patterson, P.I., a private investigator series set in and around Margate.

Other pending fiction works include "Puppy Dogs' Tails", the chilling sequel to "Sugar & Spice", and "Cold Blood", the third in the trilogy.

Up and coming narrative non-fiction works include the "Romps Through History" series, starting with a study of Henry VIII; a geography series as yet untitled looking at how the physical world around us has shaped our lives; and Meanderings, a romp across knowledge as we know it.

Beyond those, the To-Do list is a book in itself. Living long enough to complete even a fraction of my planned projects will be a challenge.

As Mark Williams International I’m an authority on the global ebook markets and will shortly be publishing books focussing on the lucrative opportunities emerging in China, India and across the globe, as well as a series of short books aimed at wannabe-writers looking to get their foot on the first rung of the publishing ladder.

My Holocaust novel Anca's Story has a very personal history. Back when I was fourteen I had a Romanian pen-friend called Anca who regaled me with stories of her family's experiences during World War Two, when many of her family members perished in Auschwitz. Anca was herself killed in an earthquake in Bucharest aged just fifteen, and I wrote Anca's Story originally as a tribute to my late pen-friend.

Late last year I connected with the real Anca's brother on Facebook when he stumbled across the book in a Romanian online book-store, and he asked why Mick wasn't on the cover. He said Anca would have liked that. What could I say? And so occasionally you'll find some print editions of Anca's Story, alone among my titles, carries the name "Mick", just for Anca. :-)

For all my other books you'll need to search under my regular pen-name Mark Williams, which I use to keep some distance between my work and the lives of my children.

I grew up with the burden of expectations that I should follow in my father's footsteps, but while I greatly admire what he did for a living, that was not for me. I don't want my children growing up with expectations they should be a writer just because I am, and I certainly don't want their writing being judged against mine if they do at some stage choose to go down this path.

In the event you ever visit The Gambia, West Africa, do get in touch by email before hand. I'd love to meet up while you're here, and show you some of the hidden delights of my favourite country in the world.

I can be contacted at [email protected]

Twitter: @markwilliamsint

My literary agent is Broo Doherty.

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Anca's Journey

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What is ANXIETY?

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social anxiety disorder (SAD) - People with SAD feel very anxious about social situations and worry about being judged by others. They may avoid social situations altogether or else endure them with great discomfort.

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Getting treatment early can make a big difference in managing your symptoms and reducing your risk of developing other issues down the road. Left untreated, anxiety disorders can lead to serious problems such as relationship difficulties, job loss, substance abuse, and financial problems. So don't wait to get help if you think you might have an anxiety disorder! 

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Anca Platon Trifan, founder, creator and CEO of Tree-Fan Events & head of Events: Demystified podcast, on increasing female representation in event production, collaborating with competitors, and the importance of physical and mental fitness.

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She started her career in radio, during her high school and college years, before completing a degree in computer science and moving from Romania to the US. In her early work in the events industry, Trifan focused on the audio-visual elements of event production, specifically live events. She learned audio-visual from the ground up and progressed to leading teams for events such as fashion shows and live concerts. However, Trifan discusses the experience of burnout, which led her to make the pivot to corporate events, where she was more focused on the planning and execution of events in roles such as project manager or technical event director. Trifan now runs her own agency focused on event planning and production.

In an almost 20-year career within event production and AV, all her mentors have been male. There were simply few female event industry leaders working back of house. While all her mentors were great, it is important for women to be represented and see that they can thrive and progress in their careers while working in these roles.

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Anya's Journey

Daughter, Sister, Friend, Fighter

My name is Anya and I live in British Columbia, Canada. I am 15 and in June 2020 was diagnosed with Lamb-Shaffer Syndrome (SOX5).

My Dad (Bruce) created this page to share information about Lamb-Shaffer Syndrome and to build fun projects! Check out all our links and my story here !

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Playground!

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Another Playground!

Can't keep me away!

My Birthday!

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Hanging Out at Grandpa & Grandma's Place!

Can't Stay Out of the Pool!

My Silly Brother Cullen!

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Park Timeout

Gotta Take a Break Once in Awhile!

Gingerbread House!

Love Making These Each Christmas!

Summer Birthday!

Had ALL My Family Over

My Pretty Mum & Me!

Going To See Opthamologist

Going To School

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I LOVE Therapeutic Riding!

My Brother Noah & Me

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