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Perfect for fans of THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE 'This has everything -
engaging characters, a thrilling story and beautiful scenery' KATIE
FFORDE ________________________ The start of a war. The end of a
dynasty. VIENNA, 1911. Greta Goldbaum has always dreamed of being
free to choose her own life's path, but the Goldbaum family, one of
the wealthiest in the world, has different expectations. United
across Europe, Goldbaum men are bankers, while Goldbaum women marry
Goldbaum men to produce Goldbaum children. So when Greta is sent to
England to marry Albert, a distant cousin she has never met, the
two form an instant dislike for one another. Defiant and lonely,
Greta longs for a connection and a place to call her own. When
Albert's mother gives Greta a garden, things begin to change. But
just as she begins to taste an unexpected happiness, the Great War
breaks out, threatening to tear everything away. For the first time
in two hundred years, the family will find themselves on opposing
sides. How will Greta choose between the family she's created and
the one she was forced to leave behind?
As part of their project in commemoration of the Armistice which
ended the First World War, the children of present day Caerleon in
S Wales imagined the letters and poems they might have written to
and from the Front during the war. Both primary schools, Charles
Williams Church in Wales School and The Lodge Primary School, spent
the 2018 summer term learning about life both at home and at the
Front. In collaboration with Caerleon Remembers, which is
co-ordinating the Remembrance Day events, 150 children were asked
to try to compose letters and poems to imaginary WW1 servicemen
fighting amongst the bomb craters, barbed wire and mud filled
trenches of Flanders, sending the soldiers messages of hope and
telling them about life back home in peaceful Caerleon. Some wrote
letters to fathers at the Front, some chose to write home to
families from the Front. Others wrote poems about the war, and many
chose to illustrate their imaginings. Caerleon Remembers decided to
include all contributions, in order to show the depth of knowledge
these children have taken in about life in the trenches and at
home. The result is this deeply moving book. As both Head Teachers
say, `Fortunately, the children of Caerleon have not experienced
the effects of war first-hand and we pray that this remains so. For
our children, war and conflict is often confined to books and
screens; it is something that happens elsewhere and it is something
that only affects adults. This project has allowed our children to
begin to understand that war, both in the past and present, affects
all people everywhere, including the young, and that its legacy has
long-lasting consequences. As imagined letters to and from the
front were drafted, our children began to better appreciate the
emotional cost of war, the love of family and the sanctity of
peace. We would like to thank Caerleon Remembers for giving us this
opportunity.'
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From New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd comes a
haunting tale that explores the impact of World War I on all who
witnessed it-officers, soldiers, doctors, and battlefield nurses
like Bess Crawford. Though the Great War is nearing its end, the
fighting rages on. While waiting for transport back to her post,
Bess Crawford meets Captain Alan Travis from the island of
Barbados. Later, when he's brought into her forward aid station
disoriented from a head wound, Bess is alarmed that he believes his
distant English cousin, Lieutenant James Travis, shot him. Then the
Captain is brought back to the aid station with a more severe
wound, once more angrily denouncing the Lieutenant as a killer. But
when it appears that James Travis couldn't have shot him, the
Captain's sanity is questioned. Still, Bess wonders how such an
experienced officer could be so wrong. On leave in England, Bess
finds the Captain strapped to his bed in a clinic for brain
injuries. Horrified by his condition, Bess and Sergeant Major Simon
Brandon travel to James Travis's home in Suffolk, to learn more
about the baffling relationship between these two cousins. Her
search will lead this smart, capable, and compassionate young woman
into unexpected danger, and bring her face to face with the visible
and invisible wounds of war that not even the much-longed for peace
can heal.
Can Edie find the courage to choose her own future? June 1914. Edie
Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland, living in comfort
at the grand Downland House in Sussex. But, wanting more from life,
she flees in secret to Littlehampton, the place where she spent
many idyllic childhood holidays. Desperate for work, Edie begins
working as a chambermaid at the prestigious Beach Hotel, even if
the menial tasks are a far cry from her previous job. While the
days are long and gruelling, Edie works hard and soon is in favour
with Helen Bygrove, the manager's wife, who sees that Edie is
destined for bigger things - which leads to tension with some of
the other chambermaids. But as she navigates her new life and finds
friendship with fellow maid Lili Probert, she also grows closer to
charming, cheerful porter, Charlie Cobbett, and finally finds the
happiness she has been searching for. However, what none of her new
friends know is that Edie is hiding a secret from her past, one
that would change the way they view her, forever. When the truth
comes out, will Edie be able to keep her new life and remain in the
place she loves so much? A captivating, romantic and moving World
War 1 saga that fans of Elaine Roberts and Pam Howes won't be able
to put down. Readers love Francesca Capaldi's historical romances:
'Heart-wrenching, highly emotional and hard to put down...saga
writing at its mesmerizing best.' Reader Review 'Lovely and
romantic...This was such an emotional book.' Reader Review 'This is
such a warm-hearted book...I would ask all readers to read this
book. I loved it' Reader Review 'This is a really emotional
book...I really enjoyed this book and fully recommend it. Worth all
the stars' Reader Review 'A story of friends, love, hate and
forgiveness...A story of the war and those lost. I did enjoy
reading this book and I would recommend it.' Reader Review
It's July 1917, and as the sun sets over No-man's-land so Joseph
Reavley's heart sinks with it. As chaplain he must keep up the
men's morale, but as rumours of mutiny grow stronger he is losing
any chance of getting through to them. After the death of an
officer, twelve soldiers are arrested, and it falls to Joseph to
uncover the truth about their involvement. Joseph's brother
Matthew, of the S.I.S, is also in pursuit of the truth, whilst
struggling to come to terms with his part in the Peacemaker's
death. Approached by a Junior Cabinet Minister who is being
blackmailed, Matthew learns of a plot to destroy the only men who
can bring about lasting peace. As he embarks on an investigation
Matthew knows his own life is in danger but thinks it a small price
to pay to secure the future of millions of people.
February, 1917. A lone German agent is despatched to Washington to
prevent the British delivering a telegram to President Woodrow
Wilson - by any means possible. For this is the Zimmermann
telegram: it contains a devastating piece of news which is sure to
bring the USA into the war on the side of Britain and her allies.
Having fought in the trenches himself, Max Volkman knows that
America's involvement will only prolong the slaughter of innocents
and is implacable in his determination to kill the British envoy
carrying the telegram. But when his pursuit of the Englishman leads
him to the home of American heiress Catherine Fitzgerald, wife to
one of Washington's most powerful politicians, he is presented with
a terrible choice: loyalty to his comrades in the trenches or the
loss of the one woman he has ever truly loved. His decision will
determine the outcome of the First World War.
What really happened on the night of February 3, 1916, when a fire
destroyed the centre block of the Canadian Parliament buildings?
Inspector Andrew MacNutt of the Dominion Police's Secret
Service, his wife Katherine, and Count Jaggi know, since they were
there in the reading room when the fire started.
Ever since the war began MacNutt has been struggling to secure
Canada's borders against acts of sabotage organized by German
military attaches based in New York City. The good news is that the
Americans have finally ordered them back to Germany. The bad news
is that Berlin has sent one of their best operatives, Count Jaggi,
to replace them.
Using his cover as a Belgian Relief representative, Count Jaggi
visits Ottawa, where he meets and is attracted to Katherine, who is
helping him organize a local fundraiser.
Unaware that Inspector MacNutt has intercepted his secret
messages and is hot on his trail, Count Jaggi takes a final trip to
Ottawa to see Katherine, with tragic consequences.
Robert Ross, a sensitive nineteen-year-old Canadian officer, went
to war - the War to End All Wars. He found himself in the nightmare
world of trench warfare; of mud and smoke, of chlorine gas and
rotting corpses. In this world gone mad, Robert Ross performed a
last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst
of death.The Wars is quite simply one of the best novels ever
written about the First World War.
Two stories in parallel... It is 1914. As war engulfs the British
Empire, Royal Navy gunner, George Royal awaits his next ship in his
home port where his best friend has fallen in love with beautiful
Carrie, a woman with secrets. When she is attracted to George, she
brings the two men into conflict. Unprepared for war, Britain's
leadership is being severely tested. Even during Cabinet meetings,
at which his bickering warlords make fate-changing decisions, the
Prime Minister is preoccupied with his love for a young woman.
George Royal epitomises the young men who collectively brought
Great Britain safely through the conflict and never questioned or
knew of the circumstances of the warlords who worked in white stone
buildings in London and placed them in danger every day throughout
the war. Through the personal lives of Britain's leaders and
George's coming-of-age, love triangles at home and ferocious
battles at sea, the story reveals how the machinations of leaders
influenced the course of the Great War and the fate of those
fighting it. Puppet masters, puppets, through tragedy, bravery,
life and death, the message they all carried was that it would all
be Over By Christmas Reviewers' Comments: - "Written by an ex Naval
Officer this well researched book brings fact and fiction together
and I would suggest also his own naval experiences. The battle
scenes are first class." (CB) "An engrossing novel about
cataclysmic events" (RNM) "A very absorbing read, which held my
attention throughout" (RRJ) "A superb novel in which real events,
imagined histories, human relationships and politics intertwine"
(PS) "Highly recommended" (RNM)
Anne Perry's magnificent Victorian mysteries established her as one
of the world's best known and loved historical novelists. Now, in
her vividly imagined World War I novels, Perry's talents "have
taken a quantum leap" (The Star-Ledger), and so has the number of
her devoted readers. We Shall Not Sleep, the final book in this
epic series featuring the dedicated Reavley family, is perhaps the
most memorably enthralling of all Perry's novels.
After four long years, peace is finally in sight. But chaplain
Joseph Reavley and his sister Judith, an ambulance driver on the
Western Front, are more hard pressed than ever. Behind the lines,
violence is increasing: soldiers are abusing German prisoners, a
nurse has been raped and murdered, and the sinister ideologue
called the Peacemaker now threatens to undermine the peace just as
he did the war.
Then Matthew, the third Reavley sibling and an intelligence expert,
suddenly arrives at the front with startling news. The Peacemaker's
German counterpart has offered to go to England and expose his
co-conspirator as a traitor. But with war still raging and
prejudices inflamed, such a journey would be fraught with hazards,
especially since the Peacemaker has secret informers everywhere,
even on the battlefield.
For richness of plot, character, and feeling, We Shall Not Sleep is
unmatched. Anne Perry's brilliantly orchestrated finale is a
heartstopping tour de force, mesmerizing and totally satisfying.
"From the Hardcover edition."
"On the way back to the Front I ran over a general." With this
opening line you know that Bartholomew Bandy is back, with a
vengeance. It may be 1918 and the war may be grinding on, but Bandy
will make a difference. Now he's in charge of his own squadron of
Sopwith Dolphins, but although the hated Hun is pressing fiercely,
Bandy's prime enemy, as usual, is his own Top Brass.
Unable to cope with him, the military commanders post him to
Russia, where the Western powers are intervening in the Civil War.
Bandy has an exciting spell with the Allied forces in Russia,
fighting Bolsheviks, capturing trains, meeting Trotsky, facing
Communist firing squads, and, most terrifying of all, being a love
slave to the diminutive Dasha Fillipovna.
In 1918 the Great War has taken so much from so many and it
threatens to take even more still from the Hunters, their friends
and their servants. Edward, in a bid to run away from problems at
home, decides not to resist conscription and ends up at the Front.
Sadie's hopes for love are unrequited, and Laura has to flee
Artemis House when it is shelled and she finds herself in London
driving an ambulance. Ethel, the nursery maid, masks her own pain
by caring for other people's children but she must take care not to
get too attached. The government has to bring in rationing, and
manpower shortages means the conscription age is extended. The
Russians have fallen out of the war and a series of terrifying
all-out attacks drive the Allies back almost to the Channel, and
for the first time England faces the real prospect of defeat. No
one can see an end to the war and yet, a small glimmer of hope
remains . . . When the Boys Come Home is the fifth book in the War
at Home series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, author of the much-loved
Morland Dynasty novels. Set against the real events of 1918, at
home and on the front, this is a vivid and rich family drama
featuring the Hunter family and their servants.
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