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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
When Tito is a child, his grandmother teaches him how to weave
magic around the ones you love in order to keep them close. She is
the master and he is the pupil, exasperating Tito's put-upon mother
who, although exhausted from working long hours, is usually the
focus of their mischief. As Tito grows older and his grandmother's
mind becomes less sound, their games take a dangerous turn. They
both struggle with a particular spell, one that creates an illusion
of illness to draw in love. But as the lines between magic and
childish tales blur, so too do those between fantasy and reality.
In this beautifully told drama of the bond between grandson and
grandmother, JT Torres delicately explores the complexities of
family bonds - in which love is need, and need becomes
manipulation, along with the pain and difficulties of dementia and
mental ill health.
Nothing will stop the Tobacco Girls not even war...BRISTOL 1940.
The Tobacco Girls cling together as they realise that the clouds of
war are turning dark, the world is becoming more dangerous and
their lives more unpredictable. Bridget Milligan's big, happy
family fragments when her siblings are evacuated to North Devon,
then a letter from America further fills her with dismay. Maisie
Miles' safe haven from both Eddie Bridgeman and her father is
jeopardised and she is forced to move on, but where to this time?
Phyllis Mason is struck down by tragedy and her life spirals
downwards into despair until a new horizon beckons, but also
perhaps great danger... Regardless of the rationing, shortages and
an ever-worsening situation, the Tobacco Girls all pull together
and hope for better days to come. Praise for Lizzie Lane: 'A
gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked' Rosie
Goodwin 'The Tobacco Girls is another heartwarming tale of love and
friendship and a must-read for all saga fans.' Jean Fullerton
'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of factory girls, redolent
with life-affirming friendship, drama, and choices that are as
relevant today as they were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you want an
exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further than
Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller
Never give up on a wish for a happy ever after...Callie Derbyshire
has it all: her dream job as a carer at Bay View, finally she has
found the love of her life. Everything is perfect. Well, almost.
Ex-partners are insistent on stirring up trouble, and Callie's
favourite resident, Ruby, hasn't been her usual self. But after
discovering the truth about Ruby's lost love, Callie is determined
to give Ruby's romantic story the happy ending it deserves. After
all, it's never too late to let love in again. Or is it? A
heartwarming and uplifting novel of finding love and friendship in
the least expected places from top 10 bestselling author, Jessica
Redland.This book was previously published as two novellas - Raving
About Rhys and Callie's Christmas Wish. What readers are saying
about Making Wishes at Bay View: 'I really enjoyed this book and
the characters and most of all I am happy that it will be a
series.' 'This book did not disappoint in the slightest' 'It is
written really beautifully.' 'Absolutely adored the charming
storyline' 'This book exceeded my expectations' 'From start to
finish, I was hooked.' ' It is totally heart-warming' 'What a
sweet, charming, and enjoyable read about finding love and
discovering who you are yourself'
Welcome to Berecombe-by-the-Sea for a year of very special
celebrations... This year sees the seventy-fifth anniversary of
D-Day. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those brave boys who
went to fight on French beaches for our freedom. And now Berecombe
is playing host to our American allies once more. All surviving
soldiers who were billeted in the town have been invited for street
parties, a D-Day parade, a black-tie ball at The Henville and much,
much more. So, come along, get dressed up and join in the fun! A
second chance...or a new romance? With summer having arrived in
Berecombe with sunshiny gusto, and the D-Day anniversary
celebrations on the horizon, there's much to keep Ashley Lydden
busy as she settles further into her new life by the seaside. So
why can't she stop thinking about Eddie McQueen? They came so close
to having it all, but now Ashley isn't sure where they stand. With
flirty Cornish painter Jake Tremayne taking a shine to Ashley and
asking her to sit for a portrait, things get even more complicated.
It's shaping up to be a summer of love...but which man will claim
Ashley's heart? Readers are LOVING The Great Summer Street Party:
'A delightful escapism read and a beautiful story that brought back
lots of memories of my Nan' Helen 'Packed with romance,
celebrations, starting life again and lots of see, sun and sand...a
lovely friendship and community vibe' Meena 'What a lovely blend of
romance and historical fiction surrounding the soldiers involved in
the D-Day landings...Get out the bunting!' Norma 'Made me really
want to read more after rushing through it' Joanne 'Left me wanting
more...the most perfect setting in the West Country, sun, sea and a
fantastic welcoming community' Sally
A richly textured novel tells a story of sex and longing, love and
loss, and of the deceit that can lie at the heart of family
relationships. "Each chapter...has the seductive aura of a finely
crafted story. Liars and Saints is instructive and bittersweet and
yet somehow never nostalgic" (Los Angeles Times).Set in California,
Liars and Saints follows four generations of the Catholic Santerre
family from World War II to the present. In a family driven as much
by jealousy and propriety as by love, an unspoken tradition of
deceit is passed from generation to generation. When tragedy
shatters their precarious domestic lives, it takes astonishing
courage and compassion to bring them back together. By turns funny
and disturbing, irreverent and profound, Liars and Saints is a
masterful display of Maile Meloy's prodigious gifts and of her
penetrating insight into an extraordinary American family and into
the nature of human love. "Meloy may be the first great American
realist of the twenty-first century: The Santerres aren't real but
they feel like they are, and the reader will not soon forget them"
(The Boston Globe).
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