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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > Historical
This edition contains Jane Austen's six novels unabridged: Sense
and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park
(1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous),
Persuasion (1818, posthumous). It also contains the short fiction
story, Lady Susan (1794, 1805). In addition one of the Juvenilia
stories is included, Love and Freindship.
Tangled Threads is a gripping romantic saga from Margaret
Dickinson. For Eveleen Hardcastle life gets no better than growing
up on Pear Tree Farm in the Lincolnshire countryside. Her family
works hard for the Dunsmore estate and Eveleen finds it impossible
to resist the charms of their employer's son, Stephen Dunsmore. But
Jimmy, ever quick to antagonize, ensures that his sister's
clandestine trysts do not remain so for long. Mary Hardcastle
reacts to the news of her daughter's affair with a shocking
ferocity, which seems to be born more of bitterness than maternal
protectiveness. But what is it that fuels Mary's resentment towards
her daughter? Unable to ignore her own feelings, Eveleen continues
to meet Stephen in secret. But deception has a cruel price to pay
when her beloved father is found dead from a heart attack. And
worse yet, Stephen, far from providing Eveleen with the comfort she
craves, deserts her in her hour of need and callously evicts the
Hardcastles from the farm. Suddenly homeless, Eveleen is left to
take the family reins and she fights to make a new life for her
family in Nottinghamshire. And then she makes a stunning discovery
about her mother's past which changes all their lives for ever . .
. Continue the story of the Hardcastle family with the sequel
Twisted Strands.
'n Houtkapper met 'n rustelose siel. 'n Legendariese olifantbul wat
losbreek van sy trop . . . In die groen skemerwereld van die
Outeniekwa loop hulle kringpaaie. Saul Barnard, deur sy mense
verwerp en deur gewetenlose houtkopers tot kneg verneder; Oupoot,
eindeloos agtervolg deur jagters. 'n Man en sy dier-broer -
saamgegooi in 'n ongerepte oerbos, wat stuk vir stuk deur
gouddelwers, boskappers en ander uitroeiers vernietig word."
As a youngster in 1912, Toby Edgeworth first visited Paris. His
holiday ended far too soon, but Toby vowed to return. He fulfilled
his promise in 1923 and stayed a lifetime. In this fictional
memoir, journalist James Brogan is assigned to discover what became
of Toby, a fellow journalist, who once wrote a column for the same
British daily for which James now works. Toby's columns presented
vivid images of what occupied the attentions and possessed the
imaginations of Parisians between World Wars I and II. Surprised to
find Toby still alive, James develops a close friendship with him.
Beyond penning just a single newspaper profile, Toby asks James to
chronicle his life story, including detailed reminisces of Paris
when she was alive with the "litterateu"r and "bon viveu"r. Over
their six-year relationship, Brogan listens to Toby's recollections
and lyrically illustrates one of the most glamorous periods in
Paris history. "La Vie de Paris" captures Toby's joys of living,
from promenading the Grande Boulevards to observing the
kaleidoscope of people from "cafe" terraces. Through Toby's story,
you'll delight in everything from a restful morning in Luxembourg
Gardens to a glimpse of nightlife on the fairyland-like "tablea"u
of the "Champs Elysee."
Joanna Bourne returns to the French Revolution, pairing espionage
and burning romance to create an unforgettable love story. For fans
of Stephanie Laurens, Elizabeth Hoyt and Poldark, this is a
must-read. A daring beauty, she's infamous for taking chances...
Now she'll risk everything for love. Raised as a poor but cunning
pickpocket, Jess Whitby has grown into a wealthy young woman. But
when her father is wrongly accused of selling secrets to Napoleon,
she must rely on her guile to save him. She never dreamed her
search for the real traitor would begin by waking up naked in a
captain's bed. Or how little she'd mind... Captain Sebastian
Kennett finds himself infatuated with the courageous spirit of the
kidnap victim he saves. She's equally enthralled by his commanding
strength - until she discovers that this spellbinding seaman could
be traitor she's hunting, and the man to determine her both her
father's fate and her future too. For more spellbinding Spymasters
romance, look for the other titles by Joanna Bourne: The Forbidden
Rose, The Spymaster's Lady, The Black Hawk and Rogue Spy.
The first in a brand-new nostalgic and heart-warming WWII series,
perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest. Alice is
nursing an injured hand and a broken heart when she moves to the
village of Churchwood at the start of WWII. She is desperate to be
independent but worries that her injuries will make that
impossible. Kate lives with her family on Brimbles Farm, where her
father and brothers treat her no better than a servant. With no
mother or sisters, and shunned by the locals, Kate longs for a
friend of her own. Naomi is looked up to for owning the best house
in the village. But privately, she carries the hurts of
childlessness, a husband who has little time for her and some
deep-rooted insecurities. With war raging overseas, and
difficulties to overcome at home, friendship is needed now more
than ever. Can the war effort and a shared love of books bring
these women - and the community of Churchwood - together?
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