Bücher von Malcolm Gerloch

Jubilee is an amusing tale of when Sam with his family and two cats - Flea and Ridden - are invited to the Queen's platinum Jubilee celebration after winning a contest set by the organisation over which the Duchess of Cornwall presided. The family finally gets to meet the Queen of England and the two cats win the royal family's admiration. Not only are they awarded medals for their cute antics and for winning the contest, they make their own place on the royal balcony during the air force flypast.However, the happy memories of this event turn sour the next day when police raid the family's hotel room and arrest them all, including the cats, for not following quarantine procedures. The cats are to be taken away for three months and the family can only beg the Queen to confirm their reason for being in the country. In a comical twist comes the family's salvation. Read on to find out what it is.

Faced with the loss of his ancestral home following the huge increase in death duties in mid-twentieth century Britain, Michael Montayne forges an unusual enterprise with his best man, whose family turns out to have been shamefully entangled with Michael's for generations past. The Montayne's home is transformed into a private retreat, club and grand hotel for acceptable, wealthy guests who may partake of its comfort, exquisite food and wine and, above all, Michael's company - and of one or two other secret facilities - by invitation only.This is a story of love and tenderness, humour and good humour, trust and honour, and of money and betrayal, played out by a potpourri of memorable characters from around the world and from a wide variety of backgrounds, whose adventures take us aboard canalboats and cruise liners, up a mountain and around a golf course. 'The Hut is You!', an old friend tells Michael; if only he would believe it.

This autobiographical, non-technical and mostly light-hearted account of three lecture tours through Continental Europe in the late '70s and early '80s by a Cambridge research chemist describes professional and personal interactions with many colourful and extraordinarily talented hosts. There are descriptions of meals, art galleries, ecclesiastical architectural gems, of a wonderful bed, and even of an eccentric toilet. Here are some aspects of the professional life of a don which include glimpses of how his college was run and of fun he had with college butlers. There is also an insight into the flavour and theatre of viva examinations for the PhD degree for chemists as conducted in Britain and France.Central to this tale, however, are events experienced in several German universities, told against the personal backdrop of the author's slowly shedding immaturity. In particular, there are accounts of visits to the Fence between the former East and West Germanys before, and soon after, that border was opened. The writer describes his nervousness and, on one occasion even fear, while in that country, and his thrashing about, seeking reasons for his ennui, a question answered, he concludes, in the closing paragraphs of this book.

Flea is more than a kitten; she has grown into an agile and beautiful young lady. She chats to her friend, a laughing kookaburra, in places no cat is expected to reach. This wilful madam can be naughty too and the time comes when she brings shame on her family. But her over-enthusiastic brother, Ridden, rushes to her defence. She is forgiven but then tragedy strikes her loving family. How will it all end?FLEA is a charming and funny tale that will appeal to children, those who read to children and anyone who has ever owned (or been owned by) a cat.

A story of kindness, fun and an unusual friendship, BIRD is not a book to miss. We follow Bird, a confident and cocky currawong who claims to know everything while his friend, Cat, is happy to let him believe so. The pair end up on several unlikely adventures together after Bird convinces Cat to jump the fence into next-door's garden and escape two overly-affectionate puppies. Between teaching Cat to fly and relaying stories about how he became the boss after a mob of cockatoos were shooed off by Cat's human friends, the pair always find time to share breakfast together.A tale of understanding and empathy, BIRD is one that both children and adults will enjoy reading. And the mischief doesn't end with Bird - his children are learning how to be just like him! Can one garden cope with it all? Well, why don't you ask Bird? After all, he knows everything.