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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > First World War fiction
Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating
and hugely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence
with Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, this is an irresistible
and spellbinding epic about the fight for personal freedom set during
the Cold War.
A Fight Against Injustice
1961, and in the United States George Jakes, a bright young lawyer in
the Kennedy administration and fierce supporter of the civil rights
movement, boards a Greyhound bus in Washington with Verena, an employee
of Martin Luther King whom he is in love with, to protest against
segregation.
A Rising Tide of Danger
In East Germany, teacher Rebecca Hoffmann finds her entire life has
been a lie as she is targeted by the secret police, even as her younger
brother, Walli, dreams of escape across the Berlin Wall to Britain. In
Russia, activist Tania Dvorkin narrowly evades capture for producing an
illegal news-sheet, her actions all the more perilous because her
brother, Dimka, is an emerging star of the Communist Party.
A Cold War That Could Eliminate the World Forever
In a sweeping tale that began in 1911, the descendants of five families
will now find their true destiny as they fight for their individual
freedom in a world facing the mightiest clash of superpowers it has
ever seen.
A young American volunteers for the Italian ambulance in the First World War. Up near the front he meets and falls in love with CatherineBarkley, a British nurse. Amidst the fear, chaos, comradeship and courage, his wartime experi-ence becomes one of intense disillusionment when he is wounded by a shell and later narrowly escapes being shot by the Italian 'battle police' while taking part in a general retreat. He makes the monumental decision to desert - and takes Catherine with him to Switzerland. An unsurpassed novel of war - drawn from Hemingway's own experiences - and a love story of immense drama and uncomprising passion. A FAREEWELL TO ARMS is unforgettable, classic Hemingway
In an enthralling historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her "little problem" taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.
1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the "Queen of Spies", who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose.
Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the truth...no matter where it leads.
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'The doctor hits the spot and deserves to be read' - Jeffrey Archer
'A story to get the heart racing' - Daily Express 'An enthralling
tale' - Daily Mirror 'Dr Hilary is a master storyteller' - Lorraine
Kelly CBE ___________LOVE GAVE THEM STRENGTH. LOVING EACH OTHER
GAVE THEM COURAGE. Britain and her allies are engaged in a long war
with Germany. Grace is the daughter of landed gentry, volunteering
as a nurse on the Western Front. Will is the son of a dockworker,
driven to enlist by a sense of patriotism and the thrill of
adventure. When their lives collide in a field hospital in France,
they form a passionate connection. This is a sweeping and sumptuous
WW1 drama and historical epic, perfect for fans of Ken Follett,
Kate Mosse and Jeffrey Archer.
The first in Ken Follett's breathtaking Century Trilogy, Fall of Giants
is a captivating novel that follows five families through the
world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution,
and the struggle for votes for women.
A World in Chaos
1911, a thirteen-year-old boy, Billy Williams, begins working down the
mines as George V is crowned king. The escalating arms race between the
empire nations will put not only the king but this young boy in grave
danger.
A Terrible War
Billy’s family is inextricably linked with the Fitzherberts, the
aristocratic owners of the coal mine where he works. And when Maud
Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German
embassy in London, their destiny also becomes entangled with that of
Gus Dewar, an ambitious young aide to Woodrow Wilson, and two orphaned
Russian brothers whose plan to emigrate to America falls foul of
conscription, revolution and imminent war.
A Revolution That Will Change Everything
When Russia convulses in bloody revolution and the Great War unfolds,
the five families’ futures are entwined forever, love bringing them
closer even as conflict takes them further apart. What seeds will be
sown for further tragedy in the twentieth century and what role will
each play in what is to come?
Continue the captivating Century Trilogy with Winter of the World and
Edge of Eternity.
A gripping mystery with a classic feel, for fans of Agatha Christie
'Haunting and exquisitely written. Part intricate mystery and part
ghost story. This book will stay with me for a long time' Anna
Mazzola The drive leads past the gate house and through the trees
towards the big house, visible through the winter-bared branches.
Its windows stare down at Harkin and the sea beyond . . . January
1921. Though the Great War is over, in Ireland a new, civil war is
raging. The once-grand Kilcolgan House, a crumbling bastion
shrouded in sea-mist, lies half empty and filled with ghosts - both
real and imagined - the Prendevilles, the noble family within,
co-existing only as the balance of their secrets is kept. Then,
when an IRA ambush goes terribly wrong, Maud Prendeville, eldest
daughter of Lord Kilcolgan, is killed, leaving the family reeling.
Yet the IRA column insist they left her alive, that someone else
must have been responsible for her terrible fate. Captain Tom
Harkin, an IRA intelligence officer and Maud's former fiance, is
sent to investigate, becoming an unwelcome guest in this strange,
gloomy household. Working undercover, Harkin must delve into the
house's secrets - and discover where, in this fractured, embattled
town, each family member's allegiances truly lie. But Harkin too is
haunted by the ghosts of the past and by his terrible experiences
on the battlefields. Can he find out the truth about Maud's death
before the past - and his strange, unnerving surroundings -
overwhelm him? A haunting, atmospheric mystery set against the raw
Irish landscape in a country divided, The Winter Guest is the
perfect chilling read. Praise for THE WINTER GUEST and W.C. Ryan 'A
snowflake of a novel: intricate, exquisite, and unlike any other.
If Sebastian Faulks and Laura Purcell were to join forces, they
might produce a novel like this... yet I can't imagine anyone but
WC Ryan shaping it with such imagination, or charging it with such
intelligence, or gracing it with such heart' A.J. Finn, author of
The Woman in the Window 'Haunting, gripping . . . hugely evocative'
Elodie Harper 'Works superbly on several levels. This is a most
welcome winter guest indeed, to be greeted by the fire with drink
in hand' Irish Times 'Ryan evokes this moody, gothic atmosphere
with convincing skill. Harkin is a sensitive, complex character and
his quest to solve the mystery is deftly plotted. A treat' The
Times 'A perfectly crafted mystery. Vivid, compelling and deeply
moving, it is a triumph both as a crime novel and a work of
historical fiction' Jane Casey 'A beautifully taut and evocative
thriller' Sarah Hilary 'Superb . . . I could not put it down'
Elizabeth Buchan 'Atmospheric and genuinely eerie, this is an ideal
winter read' Sinead Crowley 'A terrifically atmospheric, gripping
novel' Amanda Craig, The Golden Rule 'Haunting, beautifully
crafted, and full of heart. Perfect reading for dark days' A.K.
Benedict, author of The Christmas Murder Game 'Beautifully written,
haunting and unmissable' Cass Green 'Excellent murder mystery/ghost
story set during the Irish war of independence and as usual with
W.C. Ryan, beautifully written' Liz Nugent 'Intriguing, haunting,
romantic and beautifully written, I cared as much about the fate of
the characters as about the gripping mystery' Laura Marshall
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