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God & King
(Hardcover)
J. L. Spohr
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R750
R672
Discovery Miles 6 720
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Sue Wilsher, author of When My Ship Comes In, makes an emotional
return to 1950s Essex Tilbury, 1950s. The Empire is a boarding
house run by Vi, Doris's mother - the Empire Girls of the title.
When Doris becomes pregnant out of marriage, she is kicked out of
the house and forced to fend for herself. Desperate to look after
her daughter, she takes any job going. She falls in with the
Windrush immigrants and finds herself helping one to a new life in
Britain.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 'What a
ride!' India Knight, Sunday Times Summer reads 'Thrilling... a
sumptuous feast of plotting and intrigue' Mail on Sunday 'A
complete joy' Bettany Hughes 'Gloriously immersive' Guardian
------------------------------------------------- Frances Howard
has beauty and a powerful family - and is the most unhappy creature
in the world. Anne Turner has wit and talent - but no stage on
which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of
destitution. When these two very different women meet in strange
circumstances, a powerful friendship is sparked. Frankie sweeps
Anne into a world of splendour that exceeds all she imagined: a
Court whose foreign king is a stranger to his own subjects; where
ancient families fight for power, and where the sovereign's
favourite may rise and rise - so long as he remains in favour. Anne
and Frankie dare to seek a little happiness for themselves in this
extravagant, savage hunting ground. But as they gain notice, they
also gain enemies; what began as a search for love and safety leads
to desperate acts that could cost them everything. Based on the
true scandal that rocked the court of James I, A Net for Small
Fishes is the most gripping novel you'll read this year: an
exhilarating dive into the pitch-dark waters of the Jacobean court.
About Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights: "It is as if [Bronte] could
tear up all that we know human beings by, and fill these
unrecognisable transparencies with such a gust of life that they
transcend reality. Hers, then, is the rarest of all powers. She
could free life from its dependence on facts; with a few touches
indicate the spirit of a face so that it needs no body; by speaking
of the moor make the wind blow and the thunder roar." -Virginia
Woolf
Pop star Elia Pearl is a respected singer and songwriter with four
songs on the Billboard Top Ten. With sold-out concerts everywhere
and millions in the bank, Elia should be on top of the world.
Unfortunately, all she can think about is her loneliness. But all
of that is about to change when Elia is invited to return to a
house she has spent the last twenty years of her life running away
from. Elia arrives at the House of Pearl, a Victorian home built on
the Sausalito, California, waterfront. She hopes to write some new
music or at least take a break from her busy career-and soon
encounters a dashing yacht captain named Paul Hamilton. As she
comes to terms with a family history haunted by ghosts and
betrayals, she and Paul begin a passionate affair, fueled by both
the devilish spirits that roam the house and Elia's desperate need
for love. The tragic tale of the house slowly unfolds, and Elia
recounts a story of love and unfaithfulness to Paul that only fuels
the spirits' plans to threaten her newfound happiness. In this
romantic paranormal thriller, two lovers must survive a ghostly
onslaught or else find themselves doomed to become part of the
tragic history that lurks in the shadows of The House of Pearl.
Author John Barber brings adventure to every bookshelf as he
releases through Xlibris the first installment of the Mole Trilogy.
Readers are taken to the most dangerous zones of Vietnam as they
follow one man's exploits in First Mole. Captain John Baker aka The
Mole has put himself in danger. After deploying himself to operate
alone as a forward observer, he has been the target of all the
local Vietcong units. The attention to detail of all his movements
is very critical to his continued existence. A young man in his
twenties, Baker has with him a good record of commendable
achievements while in the military. He has exterminated a good
number of Vietcong units with his artillery and kept almost all of
his allied units from running into ambushes during the last six
months. He got his nickname not by the many impressive feats he has
but by his habit of digging a six-foot-long foxhole shelter to
sleep in every night, and of course, his cunning and alertness even
in the dark. Now, all by himself in his chosen special mission,
Capt. Baker believes what he is risking his life for will atone his
shame and guilt from a "friendly fire" incident that resulted in
the deaths of two of his soldiers. Amid threats, traps, and
espionage, he takes on the challenge only to discover that what
appears to be a highly complicated task is just in fact the
beginning of a more tumultuous ride. Propelled with humor, action,
and romance, First Mole will leave readers entertained from the
first to the very last page. For more information on this book,
interested parties can log on to www.Xlibris.com.
It is 1941 in Lidice, Czechoslovakia, and sixteen-year-old
Katarina is overflowing with excitement for the day ahead. As she
opens the birthday gift her father has left for her, Katarina gasps
in wonderment as she gazes at the tiny, carved heart intertwined in
a vine of roses. Despite the threat of Nazi occupation that
constantly hangs over her Czech village, Katarina is looking
forward to her birthday party with great anticipation. But when her
dream of a grand day is squashed, all Katarina wants to do is
escape.
Seventeen-year-old Josef is a young scholar who knows that
tradition dictates that marriage be arranged for him. As a member
of one of the few Jewish families living in Lidice, Josef just
wants to survive in an intolerant world of hate and prejudice. But
when he sees the beautiful Katarina reading in a corner of the town
square by herself every day, he cannot resist her magnetic pull. He
finally approaches her, and the teenagers soon realize they are
meant to be together, despite the danger lurks in the shadows.
The Death of a Rose is the unforgettable historical tale of two
young people who risk everything for love during the Nazi
occupation of their tiny village.
A STORY OF ENDURING LOVE SET IN THE MURKY HISTORICAL SETTING IN THE
ERA BETWEEN ROME'S COLLAPSE AND THE ESTABLISHEMENT OF IMPERIAL
MONARCHIES AND THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY THEM
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Ikon
(Hardcover)
Ante Eklof
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R872
Discovery Miles 8 720
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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Pearl Harbor and the tentacles of Word War II turn San Francisco
into a raucous, electrifying city. Twenty-year-old Carmel St. John
moves into this maelstrom with dreams of winning the heart of Dr.
Phillip Barron and becoming a big band singer.
There, Carmel meets Caesar Almalto, a black-market kingpin, and
Jerry Cassidy, a musician who helps her and hopes to win her love.
Nightclub life, lust, and murder swirl around her, as does her
tenuous relationship with Phillip, who leaves as a commissioned
officer aboard the first hospital ship in the Pacific theater. A
family crisis threatens to destroy Carmel's dreams when she is
called home to San Jose to manage the family's 1,100-acre ranch
during the war.
"The Stone Must Break" tells the saga of two families, the St.
Johns and the Barrons, as they grapple with tragedy, love, and
responsibility in a world at war.
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