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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > Historical
The brand-new instalment in Fenella J. Miller's bestselling
Goodwill House series.August 1940 As Autumn approaches, Lady Joanna
Harcourt is preparing for new guests at Goodwill House - land
girls, Sally, Daphne and Charlie. Sally, a feisty blonde from the
East End, has never seen a cow before, but she's desperate to
escape London and her horrible ex, Dennis. And although the hours
are long and the work hard, Sal quickly becomes good friends with
the other girls Daphne and Charlie and enjoys life at Goodwill
House. Until Dennis reappears threatening to drag her back to
London. Sal fears her life as a land girl is over, just as she
finally felt worthy. But Lady Joanna has other ideas and a plan to
keep Sal safe and doing the job she loves. Don't miss the next
heart-breaking instalment in Fenella J. Miller's beautiful Goodwill
House series. Praise for Fenella J. Miller: 'Curl up in a chair
with Fenella J Miller's characters and lose yourself in another
time and another place.' Lizzie Lane 'Engaging characters and
setting which whisks you back to the home front of wartime Britain.
A fabulous series!' Jean Fullerton
A Scottish beauty Lures the Laird to sin! Exchanging elegant
Society balls for clan wars, Logan Rathmore has returned to
Scotland as the new Laird of Ardvarrick. Peace is within his grasp
when he meets musician Ailsa McInnis from a rival clan. Her
stubborn pride and innocence fascinate him-but with her now under
his protection he must do nothing to abuse her trust. The fragile
peace is dependent on his being able to resist the forbidden
temptation she presents...
Essex, 1916 Lily is a housemaid up at St Clere's Hall. But times
are changing with the outbreak of war. With a husband bent on
signing up for the trenches and a lecherous master of the house,
Lily is forced to leave. Doing her bit for the war effort - and
bringing in more money for the family - Lily goes to work in a
factory making explosives to send to the trenches. It's a hard job.
The munitionettes must face terrible working conditions, the
constant danger of accidents and air strikes and a patronising,
self-serving boss. And then someone she never wanted to see there
arrives. Lady Charlotte, the pampered daughter of the Hall, joins
the factory as a supervisor... Lily and Charlotte have choices they
never had before - but in the shadow of the Great War, can the
factory girls work together for a better future?
Step right up for the most captivating read of the year . . .
Filled with the sights and sounds of Victorian England, Circus of
Wonders is the instant Sunday Times bestseller from Elizabeth
Macneal, author of The Doll Factory. 'Intensely satisfying' -
Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars England, 1866. When Jasper
Jupiter's Circus of Wonders arrives in a coastal village, Nell soon
catches the showman's eye. Shunned by her community because of the
birthmarks speckling her skin, to Jasper she is a prize - she could
be his very own leopard girl. But how to make her his? Soon Nell
finds herself the star of Jasper's show. Suddenly she is famous.
Crowds rush to watch her soar through the air. Figurines are cast
in her image. Even Queen Victoria wants to see her perform. But is
Nell free to live and love as she chooses? And when her fame begins
to eclipse Jasper's own, could she be in danger? After all, the
higher you fly, the steeper the fall . . . 'Filled with character
and life' - The Times 'Utterly beguiling' - Daily Mail 'Brilliantly
involving' - Daily Express 'Exhilarating' - Sunday Times, Books of
the Year 'An immersive gem' - Red 'Joyous, frightening,
heartbreaking' - Independent 'Deliciously vivid' - Woman & Home
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