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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
From the top-ten bestselling author of One Snowy Night, Rita
Bradshaw, comes The Storm Child, a sweeping family saga set during
the run up to WW2 in the north-east of England. It's mid-winter,
and in the throes of a fierce blizzard Elsie Redfern and her
husband discover an unknown girl in their hay barn about to give
birth. After the young mother dies, Elsie takes the infant in and
raises her as her own daughter, her precious storm child. Gina
grows into a beautiful little girl, but her safe haven turns out to
be anything but. Torn away from her home and family, the child
finds herself in a nightmare from which there's no waking, but
despite her misery and bewilderment, Gina's determined to survive.
Years pass. With womanhood comes the Second World War, along with
more heartbreak, grief and betrayal. Then, a new but dangerous love
beckons; can Gina ever escape the dark legacy of the storm child?
"Torah Betrayed" is a part of a three-book epic of betrayal in the
life of Joseph Levi. Learn what prison liaisons do to a man, how
they wreak havoc forevermore. Can he ever get away from those he
met in prison? Can he manage to keep his anonymity where he wants
it, buried to his wife and family? Or will his wife learn of his
evil ways and leave Joseph to contrive of his plots alone
destroying his desire for a decent life with her, a life that is
not reminiscent of his prison existence? Will he be able to juggle
all the drama he has contrived without destroying all that is good
and decent in his life?
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Wells Earl Draughon
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A young man who loves a free-spirited girl. A woman searching for
her runaway daughter. A man trying to win back his ex-wife's love.
A mysterious young woman yearning to be free. When the lives of
these four intersect, passions erupt, devastating prices are paid,
and the only hope is courage and a commitment that lasts always.
'This is an impressive book. In writing it the author demonstrates
great talent, as well as great courage.' **-Mario Vargas Llosa **
If I succeed in understanding who he was before I was born, perhaps
I will be able to understand who I am now that he is dead...In this
sprawling family saga stretching across Latin America, a son
embarks on a journey to understand his complex relationship with
his father and how it shaped the man he is today. Recalling Gabriel
Garcia Marquez's _One Hundred Years of Solitude _and Isabel
Allende's House of the Spirits, the renowned journalist and writer
Renato Cisneros probes deep into his own family history to try to
come to terms with his father, General Luis Federico 'The Gaucho'
Cisneros, a leading, controversial figure in the oppressive
military regime that held power in Peru during the 1970s and 1980s,
a tortuous period marked by state-sanctioned terrorism and the rise
of the Shining Path.Selling over 35,000 copies in Peru alone, The
Distance Between Us is at once excruciating in its honesty and
deeply moving in its universal relevance. Selected for a slew of
international prizes, it is now available in English for the first
time.
Alphonso Anthony Narduchi, a long-time high roller in the Sicilian
Mafia, built the Narduchi Empire on blood money. He won the family
business-olive groves-in a card game in Palermo and moved to
Siracusa to ensure a rich future for his growing family. But
Alphonso is brutally murdered by rivals in the French Mafia, and
now his heirs must take control of the empire and keep it the power
Alphonso dreamed of. One of Alphonso's two sons, Rocky, trains his
family to operate the oliveoil business while maintaining ties with
the Mafia and a vendetta for the French Mafia family. Tony, Rocky's
oldest son, attempts to keep the olive-oil business legitimate but
finds himself not only tangled up in murder and drug trafficking,
but also immersed in ending the longstanding vendetta for his
grandfather, father, and his uncle Angelo. "The Narduchi Empire"
portrays the dark side of life in the Mafia and shows that murder,
shady business deals, illegal activity, revenge, and deep secrets
dominate those involved at the core. The Narduchi family must stay
one step ahead of their competition and enemies or pay for it with
their lives.
Hidden in Plain Sight is the second brilliant and captivating novel
featuring William Warwick by the master storyteller and bestselling
author of the Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer. Newly promoted,
Detective Sergeant William Warwick has been reassigned to the drugs
squad. His first case: to investigate a notorious south London drug
lord known as the Viper. But as William and his team close the net
around a criminal network unlike any they have ever encountered, he
is also faced with an old enemy, Miles Faulkner. It will take all
of William's cunning to devise a means to bring both men to
justice; a trap neither will expect, one that is hidden in plain
sight . . . Filled with Jeffrey Archer's trademark twists and
turns, Hidden in Plain Sight is the gripping next instalment in the
life of William Warwick. It follows on from Nothing Ventured, but
can be read as a standalone story.
Shawna Cartier's life of privilege comes to a drastic halt when she
is committed into a psychiatric ward. The experience forces Shawna
to do a self- evaluation and come to terms with her past. She must
deal with painful and shocking decisions that she has made.
Secrets, lies, and deception have devastating consequences for all
involved, leaving Shawna to pick up the pieces of a shattered life.
Feeling that her life is spiraling out of control, Shawna seeks
professional help. Her counselor, Keith, quickly becomes her best
friend. Having difficulty separating business from pleasure, Keith
must decide whether or not he wants to pursue a romantic
relationship with her. Derrick, Shawna's father, was a dead-beat
dad who reaches high levels of success by denying his own race.
Evelyn, Shawna's mother, is overprotective of her daughter, because
she desperately wants to shelter her from the world. Nanna,
Shawna's grandmother, vividly remembers her days of young, but a
youthful indiscretion haunts her for the rest of her life. Jake,
Shawna's husband, turns her life into a nightmare.
From the award-winning author of The Apothecary's Daughter comes The Fading of the Light, the next book in the Spindrift Trilogy - a beautifully evocative, family drama, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazalet Chronicles.
1902. Spindrift House, Cornwall.
Edith Fairchild, deserted by her feckless husband Benedict eight years before, has established the thriving Spindrift artists' community by the sea and found deep and lasting love with Pascal. They have accepted that they cannot marry, but when Benedict returns unexpectedly to Spindrift House, all Edith and Pascal's secret hopes and dreams of a joyous life together are overturned.
Benedict's arrival shatters the peaceful and creative atmosphere of the close-knit community. When Edith will not allow him back into her bed, the conflict escalates and he sets in motion a chain of tragic events that reverberate down the years and threatens the happiness of the community forever . . .
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Sandra Cooper
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Renato Cisneros's great-great-grandmother Nicolasa bore seven
children by her long-term secret love, who was also her priest,
raising them alone in nineteenth century Peru. More than a century
later, Renato, the descendent of that clandestine affair, struggles
to wring information about his origins out of recalcitrant
relatives, whose foibles match the adventures and dalliances of
their ancestors. As buried secrets are brought into the light, the
story of Nicolasa's progeny unfolds, bound up with key moments in
the development of the Republic of Peru since its independence.
In the year 1925, Farmer Trevor follows his heart and embarks on
the perilous journey of a lifetime. Farmer, his pregnant wife,
Emile, and their two young sons travel by chuck wagon from their
rural Texas farm to their new land in Oregon. The age of the
automobile is emerging and, as the last of the wagon pioneers, the
Trevor Family relies on their faith in God, love for each other and
a horsedrawn wagon to make a journey beyond their wildest
imaginations. The Trevors' action-packed adventure runs the gamut
from near-death experiences to moments both tender and humorous.
Will the regrets Farmer feels about putting his family in harm's
way override his dream of a new life?
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