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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
Christmas with the Teashop Girls is a heartwarming and moving story
of wartime love, bravery and hope, by the bestselling author of the
Woolworths series, Elaine Everest. It is late 1940 and the war
feels closer to home than ever for Rose Neville and her staff at
the Lyon's Teashop in Margate. The worry of rationing hangs
overhead as the Nippies do their best to provide a happy smile and
a hot cup of tea for their customers. When a heavy bombing raid
targets the Kent coastline, Lyon's is badly hit, throwing the
future of the cafe into jeopardy. The light in Rose's life is her
dashing fiance Capt. Ben Hargreaves and planning their Christmas
Eve wedding. But she must also plan to take two new step-daughters
into her life and get on the right side of her wealthy
mother-in-law, Lady Diana. Is Rose ready to become a mother so
soon? When Rose's half-sister Eileen makes contact, it seems that
Rose's dreams of having a sibling are coming true at long last. But
her friends begin to suspect that something is not right between
Eileen and her husband: just what are they hiding? As the Christmas
Eve wedding draws near, the bombings intensify in Kent and London,
putting everything and everyone Rose loves in danger. Only one
thing is for sure: it will be a Christmas she never forgets . . .
The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "inspirational fiction
superstar" (Publishers Weekly) presents this high stakes love story
of danger, passion, and faith. She was a child caught in a riptide
in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on
vacation with his family. He dove in to save her, and that single
terrifying moment changed both of their lives forever. Ten years
later Jack Ryder is a daring undercover agent with the FBI and
Eliza Lawrence still lives on that pristine island. She's an
untainted princess in a kingdom of darkness and evil, on the brink
of a forced marriage with a dangerous neighboring drug lord, a
marriage arranged by her father. This time when Jack and Eliza
meet, there's a connection neither of them can explain. Both of
their lives are on the line, and once again, the stakes are deadly
high. Can they join forces in a complicated and dangerous mission,
pretending to have a breathtaking love...without really falling?
Sometimes miracles happen not once, but twice...along a distant
shore.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 'A
dazzling epic of love, war and the joy of books' Guardian 'There is
magic in this place ... You just have to sit and breathe and wait
and it will find you' Fifteenth-century Constantinople. Present day
Idaho. The future, and humanity's last hope. Across time and space,
five young dreamers are bound by a single ancient text. Together,
they tell a story of a world in peril; of the power of words, of
resilience, and of hope against all odds. The Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See returns with a
heart-breaking, magnificent epic of human connection and a love
letter to storytelling itself. 'Wonderment and despair, love and
destruction and hope - all find their place in its sumptuously
plotted pages' Observer 'Ingenious, hopeful and totally absorbing'
Financial Times 'This engagingly written, big-hearted book is a
must-read' Daily Mirror
When 12 year-old Jared Johnson's little sister dies, just hours
after his mother breathes her last after wasting away so her
children could eat, he knows he is on own. Desperate to avoid the
workhouse, he does everything he can to survive the inhospitable
streets of Birmingham. Jared is blessed with the gift of the gab
and soon attracts the attention of the King of the Tatters, Toby
McGuire. Recognising a kindred spirit, Toby soon has Jared out on a
cart hustling for rags. Jared loves driving his horse Bess,
shouting 'any old rags' as loud as he can, and it's not long before
he's thriving. But being successful can bring you enemies as well
as friends. Toby knows that Jared is destined for bigger things -
provided his big mouth doesn't get him hurt first... The top 10
best-seller is back with an unforgettable story about an
unforgettable boy. Heart-breaking and heart-warming, fans of Katie
Flynn, Val Wood and Lyn Andrews will fall in love with this latest
page-turner from Lindsey Hutchinson. What readers are saying about
Lindsey Hutchinson: 'Couldn't put this book down. Brilliant story
with many sad bits, but lovely happy ending. I would thoroughly
recommend this book.' 'What a fabulous book from Lindsey again. She
never disappoints. Read in 2 days it really is unputdownable! Can't
wait for the next one as I know it will be another cracker.' 'It's
a while since I didn't want a book to end. I absolutely loved this
story as I have all of this author's books. She can't write fast
enough for me, every book has been as lovely as the last and as
usual I can't wait for the next.' 'Oh my goodness, I fell in love
with each and everyone of the characters, except Edith, am glad to
say she got her just rewards. Lindsey, you make them so loveable
and real. Read it in 2 days. Brilliant!!!'
When Ella Burton takes a job as a lowly cleaner at the glamorous
Palace theatre in Swansea, she is surprised by how quickly she
takes to the job - it's as if she was born for a life in the
theatre. Unlike Kathleen, who wants her name in lights, it's
backstage that Ella's heart lies, running the show under the
watchful eye of Anthony. It's not long before she realises that she
has fallen in love, and Ella begins to dream about a future that's
far from everything she has ever known... But a tragic accident
threatens to ruin everything she has worked for, and it seems clear
that Ella will have no choice but to accept the man that her father
chose for her - even if it breaks her heart. Will Ella be forced to
put her family before her own happiness - in the ultimate act of
love? Iris Gower, Wales' favourite bestselling storyteller, begins
a powerful and warm-hearted series set around Swansea's beautiful
theatre.
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