Alida van den Bos Alida van den Bos i(A111123 works by)
Born: Established: 1930 Arnhem,
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Netherlands,
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1959
Heritage: Dutch
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1 y separately published work icon The Hunchback and the Kitchen Maid Alida van den Bos , Calwell : Inspiring Publishers , 2016 10199639 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'Princess Isabella thought her father, the king, had put on a great ball for her 18 birthday, but it turned out not to be the case. Instead Isabella was thrown into the kitchen to work as a kitchen maid.

'Isabella was upset, but a good fairy came and made her a beautiful ball gown, telling her to go out there and just mingle with the guests. When Isabella saw the hunchback on his own, she felt there was something different about him, so went and danced with him.

'The hunchback fell in love with her, and to help her escape from the mean King, he ordered his witch to make a pill so Isabella could turn into a cat and escape.

'But who was this hunchback, and why was he so different? Find out what happened in Alida van den Bos new book, The Hunchback and the Kitchen Maid.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon 10 Stories about Nothing Alida van den Bos , Coopers Plains : BookPal , 2015 8702372 2015 selected work short story

A collection of short stories, some humorous, some romantic.

1 y separately published work icon Tommy and the Tree of Knowledge Alida van den Bos , Calwell : Inspiring Publishers , 2015 8550901 2015 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Tommy Went to the Edge of the World Alida van den Bos , Calwell : Inspiring Publishers , 2014 8226812 2014 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Tommy and the Candy Stripe Mountain and Anneke and the Toverwitch Alida van den Bos , Calwell : Inspiring Publishers , 6012144 2013 single work children's fiction children's fantasy
1 y separately published work icon Flight Into Death Alida van den Bos , Coopers Plains : BookPal , 2011 20689247 2011 single work novel crime thriller

''Flight into Death' is a crime thriller about Nina, a children's author, who escapes a violent marriage to the vile, philandering, drug dealer Roberto, who killed her family in a plane crash. She relocates and buys a house at the Central Coast area to what she hopes is going to be a safe place, and finds love in Matthew, but also finds evil forces at work. Paul, the plumber who wanted to buy the house before Nina beats him to it, believes there is a hidden treasure in the house and tries to scare her into abandoning the property, leaving decaying animals at the foot of the stairs and a threatening note.'

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1 y separately published work icon Facing the Music Alida van den Bos , Australia : Alida van den Bos , 2010 20671231 2010 single work novel crime

'When going for a drink with her boyfriend’s sister, Ryana, an attractive girl, realising it’s no ordinary pub, but a brothel, she runs away. The owner, Harry Trimboli wants her and caught her, but she escapes to her boyfriend Richard who had just passed his violin examination. As Richard is playing with the Symphony Orchestra, Ryana watches him on television and excitedly phones her brother Nicholas in New York when there’s a knock on the door calling flowers. When she sees it’s Harry, she screams as he drugs her and takes her to an old house he just bought. Nicholas still on the phone alerts police who are there when Richard arrives home to find out Ryanna has been kidnapped, and blaming himself he smashes his violin.'

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1 y separately published work icon A Swastika for Anita Alida van den Bos , Australia : Alida van den Bos , 2010 20670470 2010 single work novel war literature

'Suddenly a big explosion shook the house. Lisa, who had been asleep, yelled out, “What was that?” Everybody was sitting up, but there was no sound of aeroplanes. “I think I know what it is, they’re just blowing up the bridges, that’s normal procedure, it means that the Germans aren’t here yet.” Jelle said. More explosions sounded further away.'

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1 y separately published work icon Amy and the Skeleton Key Alida van den Bos , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2009 20689516 2009 single work novel horror

'What a difference compared with the other farm,' Amy said, 'no animals here, but plenty of activity in the sheds.' 'Sssh!' Janine and Rita reacted simultaneously. 'There are rumours about this place and something funny is going on,' Rita said. 'Don't look so close, things are going on in there in the night and we think that Hose and van Dam are both in it,' Janine remarked. 'Just play dumb, that's the best way.' The fast moving story-line travels rapidly through conflict after conflict as Amy is incarcerated in Holland's St Rudolph Institute for wayward girls then faces a mixture of calamitous and tragic events leading to death and destruction.'

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1 y separately published work icon The Last Black Cross Alida van den Bos , Australia : Alida van den Bos , 2009 20670915 2009 single work novel

'THE LAST BLACK CROSS delves deep into a true account of how SS Nazi officers heap vicious brutality on a young German medical student and other male and female inmates until the Russian army liberates prisoners near the end of the conflict. The story reaches climaxes in two parts, with subtitles THE ASHES OF AUSCHWITZ portraying unbelievable atrocities in this camp notorious as an experimentation centre, with Jewish men, women and children the main targets; and the second part, JUDGE JURY and EXECUTIONER, enthralling readers as they follow how the student, now Doctor Peter Helms, extracts revenge thirty years later on SS officers responsible for the annihilation of thousands of innocent Jewish people using beatings, shootings, and gassing them to death before taking them to the dreaded crematoriums.'

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1 y separately published work icon Jennifer and the Bunker of Horrors Alida van den Bos , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2008 20670264 2008 single work novel crime

'When Jennifer starts work in the kitchen of Sunpark College for boys, she stumbles across a secret bunker used by paedophiles. Jennifer inadvertently becomes part of the investigative team into murder and drug use, where by undercover officers masquerade as senior students.'

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1 y separately published work icon Dead Certainty Alida van den Bos , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2007 Z1440667 2007 single work novel Set around the Central Coast of NSW, Diana, an estate agent, finds a body in a four-poster bed in a house she is listing for auction. She thinks it is a body, until it moves. The plot accelerates as this intriguing story progresses through to unexpected revelations. The combination of kidnapping, clairvoyance, drug sales, illicit sex, amnesia, a family split and ransom demands. Early Mafia connections boost the action and a famous detective, Fabio Conte, discovers the truth. Romance with plenty of conflict keeps the readers glued to the pages right to the end. -- From the publisher's webpage at http://www.zeus-publications.com/dead_certainty.htm
1 y separately published work icon Story of Prisoner Number 329 Alida van den Bos , Bonnells Bay : Alida van den Bos , 2006 Z1440674 2006 single work novel historical fiction
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