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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
In Finding Ashley, a deeply moving novel from the number one
bestseller Danielle Steel, two estranged sisters get the chance to
reconnect and right the wrongs of the past. Melissa Henderson leads
a quiet life. Once a bestselling author, she now pours all her
energy into renovating a Victorian house in the foothills of rural
New England. Six years ago, her life was derailed by tragedy and
she stopped writing. The house has given her new purpose. When her
beloved home appears on the news, Melissa receives a call from her
estranged sister, Hattie. They were close once, but that was before
Melissa withdrew from the world. Now Hattie is determined to help
Melissa turn a new page, even if it means reopening one of the most
painful chapters of her life. All these years later, Hattie feels
compelled to embark on a journey that will change both their lives
forever, to find the child that Melissa was forced to give up when
she was only a teenager in Ireland. Finding Ashley is a powerful
love story of two strong, brave women turning loss into
reconnection, and a family reunited.
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Verite?
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Pauline Quenneville
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Discovery Miles 5 410
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With her brand new degree in hand, and jobs offer form Ma Bell;
Monica sets out to conquer the world. On her own for the first time
at eighteen, Monica moves to the big city. Full of hopes and
ambitions, she is ready and anxious to get started. Her knowledge
of the world takes second place to her bright auburn hair and
emerald eyes, but she is eager to learn.
Then she meets Justin Lambert and everything is turned upside
down. He totally capitates her body and spirit. Their love affair
is at times gentle; at times intense and turbulent. Their life
together, full of ups and sons continues for Twelve years. A life
filled with drinking, drugs, and wild times.
Just when she thinks they are all grown up and that the endless
parties and problems are working themselves out, Monica's life
starts spiraling out of control. Although she can take the
cheating, when Justin's betrays border on incest, she has no choice
but to expose him for what he really is. Monica learns quickly that
blindly putting her life, not to mention her heart into the hands
of the wrong person is a dangerous thing.
Will her naivety and country girl mentality be her downfall or
will these same attributes save her? Starting out, she never
dreamed that she would finds herself alone. Monica finally learns
form her mistakes. She has to act quickly to try to put things
right and straighten out her live before she reaches the point of
no return. This book is written in the hope that you too will
learn- without having to make those same mistakes.
In this compelling sequel to T. G. Boyes' explosive novel,
"Heirs of Fortune," the Westfield dynasty must finally confront the
sins of their past.
After having plastic surgery at a renowned Danish hospital,
international businessman Paul McDowell attempts to put his sordid
past aside and begin life anew. Living in Zurich under the
pseudonym Hans Mueller, he along with former Swiss banker Gerhardt
Roost; learn the inner workings of Westfield Industries
International's global operations from the inside.
After a torrid adulterous affair with his nurse Elana Oersted
and subsequent relationship with Nicky Marazin, he seeks out a
simpler life at his estate in the Swiss countryside. However, as in
the past, dramatic circumstances once again alter his life plan as
Paul is faced with saving his late mentors daughter, Alicia
Costipini, from personal and financial ruin.
As time lingers on identities are exposed, and he eventually
comes face-to-face with the parents he had never known. This
changes the course of his life forever, when seemingly doomed by
fate he later weds concert pianist Symbella Demarius.
Even the billions he inherited in lieu of HPS Holdings cannot
save him from the treachery and turmoil that he is forced to
endure, as past relationships run amok with new creating a
firestorm of interpersonal dilemmas that once again lead him on a
collision course between good and evil.
August, 1914. The silver wedding celebrations of Sir George
Barsham, MP, and his wife, Lady Adelaide, are overshadowed by the
declaration of war with Germany. Over the following months, as the
male estate workers head for the Front and the maids disappear to
work in the newly-opened munitions factory, the Barsham family's
comfortable, aristocratic lifestyle is set to change forever.
Determined to do his bit for King and country, James Barsham
enlists as an officer and heads for Flanders, leaving Lady
Adelaide's maid Polly devastated. To Lady Adelaide's dismay, her
younger daughter Millie learns to drive an ambulance: a most
unladylike skill. Meanwhile Millie's sister Gina finds fulfilment
in helping the local wives and children, left destitute while their
husbands are away fighting. During the course of the war, with
devastating loses, the strength of character of the four Barsham
siblings will be tested as never before. They will encounter
hardship, danger, heartache - and unexpected love.
I is the first decade of the twentieth century in England's
Dorset County. Fighting Billy Mercer is considered an incorrigible
scalawag by the villagers of Comstock. Particularly known about
town for his pranks on the pious Reverend Wilmot, the mischievous
Billy is fiercely protective of his younger brother, Zack-his
constant companion and best friend. As he grows older and
experiences the hard knocks of life, Billy comes to realize there
will be many things he will wish for that will never come true.
Playing the trumpet is one of them.
After challenging economic conditions force his family to
immigrate to Toronto, Canada, Billy eventually attends a local
Salvation Army church, where he happily trades his fists for a
trumpet. Ecstatic that he is finally able to realize his passion
for music, Billy eagerly invites The Salvation Army into his young
life. As Billy seeks answers to the universal mysteries of life and
God, he receives guidance from his mentor and bandmaster without
any idea that an unforeseen disaster is about to change
everything.
"When the Trumpet Sounds" is the emotionally powerful story of
an immigrant family, their struggles to survive in their new life
in Canada, and their attempts to understand God's will.
The start of a brand NEW series from bestselling author Rosie
ClarkeCambridgeshire - March 1939 As the clouds of war begin to
gather in Europe, the Talbot family of rural Blackberry Farm will
be torn apart, just as so many families all over the world will be.
Life will never be the same again. Whilst in London, the Salmons
family will feel the pain of parting and loss. Brought together by
war, the two families become intertwined and, as the outlook looks
bleak, they must draw on each other's strength to fight through the
hard times. Lizzie Johnson and Tom were sweethearts until a mistake
caused a terrible rift. Lizzie takes herself off to London to heal
the pain in a glamorous new job but she still loves Tom. His pride
has been hurt - but deep down inside Tom still cares. Can they find
happiness before their chance is gone and the whole world is swept
into the terrible madness of war?
A family torn apart. A daughter determined to stay together.When
the parish guardians send Lydia, daughter of convict James Knowles,
to be an apprentice in the cotton mill at Caton, she is distraught
at being parted from her younger siblings and mother, Martha, but
she has no choice. At the mill, Lydia is bullied by some of the
other girls and things do not go well when she stands up to the
ringleader. Fearing she has killed someone and with the word
murderess ringing in her ears, Lydia runs for her life. Meanwhile,
Martha and her children have been granted passage to Australia to
join her husband, but Lydia cannot be found so Martha is forced to
leave without her. When Lydia arrives home to find her family has
gone she is determined to follow them, all the while avoiding the
law who seek to return her to the mill. A dramatic and emotional
family saga for fans of Emma Hornby, Joanne Clague and Kitty Neale.
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Vigilant
(Hardcover)
Will Bowron
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R667
R607
Discovery Miles 6 070
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Black Country Orphan is a moving story of the courage and strength
of women, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Annie Murray. The
early 1900s: Cradley Heath, a town in the Black Country near
Birmingham and centre of the world's chain-making trade. Lucy
Butler, a young girl crippled by a cruel accident, lives with her
two brothers and widowed mother, a chain-maker barely making ends
meet. When tragedy strikes, the Butler family is separated and Lucy
is taken in by Bertha Hipkiss, another impoverished chain maker,
struggling to look after her own family. Lucy, while feeling the
loss of her own family, relies on the company of Bertha's two sons,
charming Clem and straight-laced John. Though clever at school,
Lucy knows she must leave and earn her keep, working many hours in
the backyard forge. The five women toiling side by side, inevitably
have their own friendships and squabbles. But they're united in
their hatred of loathsome middleman Seth Dawson, who treats the
women with contempt, and keeps their pay punishingly low. But by
the 1910s, there is a movement stirring, as across the country
workers begin unionising for their rights. For Lucy, Bertha and the
women of Cradley Heath, the promise of a better life seems almost
too much to hope for - and the fight may end up costing them
everything . . .
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