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A compelling story of tragedy and triumph in WWII -the second in a
series of books featuring four young women whose lives will be
forever changed by the war. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and
Annie Groves. When war is declared, four plucky girls from Dartford
- Grace, Sally, Rose and Daisy - are keen to do their bit on the
Home Front. For orphan Grace, it's a chance to start afresh. She's
always has a soft spot for Sam Petrie, brother of Daisy and Rose,
but realising that he is in love with their friend Sally, she puts
her own feelings aside, and signs up for life as a Land Girl.
Mucking out and early morning milking come as a big shock and life
is harder than she expected. But Grace is nothing if not determined
and though their lives will never be the same again, the four girls
know they will always have each other - no matter what the war
throws at them...
DISCOVER THE CAPTIVATING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN, LESLEY PEARSE Is
there a murderer across the street? 1964. Twenty-three-year-old
Katy Speed is fascinated by glamorous Gloria and the goings-on at
her house over the road. Who are the mysterious women that keep
coming and going in the strange black car? Then one night, Gloria's
house burns to the ground. Bodies are found in the wreckage. And
Katy's horror turns to disbelief when her own father is arrested
and charged with murder. Determined to prove his innocence, Katy
sets out to uncover the truth about the mysterious house across the
street and find the real murderer. But that means risking her own
life . . . _________ * * * * * - Heat 'Must read' Saturday Express
'Heart-warming and evocative, a real delight to read' Sun 'A
narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that
will delight her army of readers' Daily Mail 'Glorious,
heartwarming' Woman & Home 'Evocative, compelling, told from
the heart' Sunday Express 'Gripping' Hello
Revisit the "heartfelt and delightful!" (RaeAnne Thayne, New York
Times bestselling author) town of Harmony Harbor with the very
first book in this fan-favorite series. Sophie DiRossi loved
growing up in Harmony Harbor. But after fleeing in disgrace many
years ago, it is the last place she wants to be. Left homeless by a
fire, she's forced to go back to the small coastal town that
harbors a million secrets, including her own. Sophie sees this
secret reflected every day in her daughter's blue eyes -- and she
must keep it hidden from the only man she has ever loved. Sophie's
return is a shock for everyone . . . especially Liam Gallagher. The
firefighter had some serious feelings for Sophie -- and seeing her
again sparks a desire so fierce it takes his breath away. Now Liam
will do whatever it takes to show Sophie that they deserve a second
chance at love, even if everything they've concealed threatens to
keep them apart. In this special town at this special time of the
year, Sophie and Liam can only hope for a little holiday magic . .
. Includes the bonus story "A Forever Home" by Annie Rains!
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Plum Tree
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
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A life-enhancing and emotionally powerful novel from the Sunday
Times bestselling author Susan Sallis, perfect for fans of Maeve
Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher. READERS ARE LOVING
CHOICES! "My first Susan Sallis read.....but not my last. I didn't
want this book to end." - 5 STARS "A brilliant, very thought
provoking and unforgettable book." - 5 STARS "From first page to
last holds your attention. Would recommend this as a real life
story read, with characters you can connect with." - 5 STARS "This
book was instantly readable for me. I found it sad and yet
uplifting..." - 5 STARS **************************** WHEN A LIFE IS
DESTROYED BY TRAGEDY, CAN LOVE WIN THROUGH? On the very day Helen
Wilson plans to choose her wedding dress, a devastating car
accident takes the three people she loves most cruelly away from
her and changes her life forever. Grieving and heartbroken, she
moves to Flatners, a cottage overlooking the Bristol Channel, to
start a new life and leave the pain of the past behind. Gradually
settling into a new existence, she makes new friends and immerses
herself in local life - and slowly becomes aware of the complex
feelings she is developing for Harry Vallender, the previous owner
of Flatners...
This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear.
A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.
When a young girl is forced to uproot her city life to work on a
farm, she finds unexpected happiness . . . and pain1955. When
nineteen-year-old Tessa Richards' beloved grandmother dies she is
forced to live with her Uncle Richard and Aunt Naomi on their farm.
Deirdre has struggled since she was seriously injured in a riding
accident, causing flare ups of her bad-temper, but she begins to
flourish under Tessa's guidance. Meanwhile, Tessa flourishes under
the attention of a friend of Deirdre's father, the distinguished
author Giles Lampton. But it is a friendship that will cause
heartache as well as happiness, and there are dark clouds on the
horizon for them all... An enchanting saga of romance and hope
perfect for fans of Rosie Harris and Ruth Hamilton.
The poignant account of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool
during the 1930s, and the brilliant first volume of autobiography.
A bestseller ever since it was published in February 1993. One of
the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read. Anyone
who has enjoyed the Frank McCourt books is going to be equally
moved by this magnificent testimony to a little girl's courage.
When Helen Forrester's father went bankrupt in 1930 she and her six
siblings were forced from comfortable middle-class life in southern
England to utmost poverty in the Depression-ridden North. The
running of the household, in slum surroundings and with little
food, and the care of the younger children all fell on
twelve-year-old Helen. She writes about her experiences without
self-pity but rather with a rich sense of humour which makes her
account of these grim days heartwarmingly funny as well as
shockingly moving.
Fans of Jerry Apps will delight in his latest novel, "Blue Shadows
Farm," which follows the intriguing family story of three
generations on a Wisconsin farm.
Silas Starkweather, a Civil War veteran, is drawn to Wisconsin and
homesteads 160 acres in Ames County, where he is known as the
mysterious farmer forever digging holes. After years of hardship
and toil, however, Silas develops a commitment to farming his land
and respect for his new community. When Silas's son Abe inherits
Blue Shadows Farm he chooses to keep the land out of reluctant
necessity, distilling and distributing "purified corn water"
throughout Prohibition and the Great Depression in order to stay
solvent. Abe's daughter, Emma, willingly takes over the farm after
her mother's death. Emma's love for this place inspires her to open
the farm to school-children and families who share her respect for
it. As she considers selling the land, Emma is confronted with a
difficult question--who, through thick and thin, will care for Blue
Shadows Farm as her family has done for over a century? In the
midst of a controversy that disrupts the entire community, Emma
looks into her family's past to help her make crucial decisions
about the future of its land.
Through the story of the Starkweather family's changing fortunes,
and each generation's very different relationship with the farm and
the land, "Blue Shadows Farm" is in some ways the narrative of all
farmers and the increasingly difficult challenges they face as
committed stewards of the land. Finalist, General Fiction, Midwest
Book Awards
Winner of the Friends of American Writers Award for Fiction
As seamstresses, the young sisters Emilia and Luzia dos Santos
know how to cut, mend, and conceal--useful skills in the lawless
backcountry of Brazil, where ruthless land barons feud with bands
of outlaw cangaceiros, trapping innocent residents in the
crossfire. Emilia, a naive romantic, dreams of falling in love with
a gentleman and escaping to a big city. Quick-tempered Luzia also
longs for escape, finding it in her craft and secret prayers to the
saints she believes once saved her life. But when Luzia is abducted
by cangaceiros led by the infamous Hawk and Emilia stumbles into a
marriage with the son of a wealthy and politically powerful doctor,
the sisters' quiet lives diverge in ways they never would have
imagined.
'THOROUGHLY ENTHRALLING' Booklist A young witch must choose between
love and loyalty, power and ambition, in this magical novel set in
Gilded Age New York and London. In 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged
as a witch. Two hundred years later, her legacy lives on in the
scions of two very different lines: one dedicated to using their
powers to heal and help women in need; the other, determined to
grasp power for themselves. This clash will play out in the fate of
Annis, a young woman in Gilded Age New York who finds herself a
pawn in the family struggle for supremacy. She'll need to claim her
own power to save herself - and resist succumbing to the darkness
that threatens to overcome them all. 'A must-read for those who
like magic, love, and a little bit of feel-good feminism in their
historical fiction' Library Journal 'An Austen-esque romance, a
heart-racing mystery full of dangerous twists and an
anxiety-inducing yet enthralling family feud, Louisa Morgan's The
Age of Witches is anything but a traditional tale of good versus
evil' BookPage 'Morgan's beautifully conjured tale of three women,
social mores, and the sanctity of self-determination is thoroughly
enthralling' Booklist '[A] robust tale of matriarchal magic in a
lushly depicted Gilded Age New York . . . Readers will root for
these powerful women as they struggle to overcome the social
limitations of their time, whether through magic or force of
personality' Publishers Weekly 'This is a book about witches, told
from their perspective. As such, it's a lyrically and lovely
written triumph about independent, unusual women' Book Riot Novels
by Louisa Morgan: A Secret History of Witches The Witch's Kind The
Age of Witches
Praise for Judy Summers: 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book... The
characters are well drawn and believable' Lyn Andrews 'Fascinating
insights into Victorian Liverpool and a heart-warming story make
for an inspiring read' Mollie Walton Can she save her family when
they need her the most? Liverpool, 1847. At seventeen, Delilah Shaw
is the eldest of the eight Shaw siblings, and the one who must take
charge when her mother and brother die in a tragic manner, and her
father is left disabled in an accident at the docks. Taking care of
the cooking, cleaning, washing and childcare is hard enough, but
when they can no longer afford to live in the family home, Delilah
must make the heartbreaking choice to leave it and to take two of
her younger sisters to the workhouse. Determined to earn enough to
get them back, Delilah conjures up a plan to start a flower-selling
business, with the support of her new friends, Irish siblings
Bridget and Frank, as well as trusted dockworker Abraham. But as
her father's drinking habit gets worse, and her siblings grow
weaker, Delilah must ask whether she can really forge a better life
for her family before it's too late?
Bram Deagan dreams of bringing his family from Ireland to join him
in Australia, where he now runs a successful trading business. But
when a typhus epidemic strikes Ireland, it leaves the Deagan family
decimated. And, with other family members scattered round the
world, it is left to Maura Deagan to look after her orphaned nieces
and nephew. Forced to abandon her own ambitions, and unsure whether
she is ready to become a mother to three young children, Maura
makes a drastic decision: to join Bram in far-away Australia. They
set sail on the SS Delta, anxious for their futures. It is only
when a storm throws Maura and fellow passenger Hugh Beaufort
together that she realises this journey may also give her a chance
to pursue a dream she set aside long ago: to have a family of her
own. That is, until someone from Hugh's past threatens to
jeopardise everything . . . **************** What readers are
saying about THE TRADER'S DREAM 'Anna Jacobs is the best
storyteller bar none!' - 5 stars 'A wonderful book . . . Very
engaging and engrossing' - 5 stars 'Another must-read' - 5 stars
'Yet again couldn't put this book down' - 5 stars 'Excellent read
from start to finish, couldn't put it down' - 5 stars
1877, Durham. After a traumatic and harrowing incident at the hands
of a stranger, a woman gives birth to a child. However, she is
persuaded by her husband to give him up to a local couple. On the
same dark and stormy night, a local pit owner turns his wife out
onto the bleak moors, telling her son she is evil. The woman is
never seen again. 1895, Durham. Twenty years later, these seemingly
unrelated events have shaped the characters of two unloved boys,
who have now grown to be men. They, in turn, are about to change
the lives of two innocent young women as the past reaches out and
casts a shadow over the present. Praise for Elizabeth Gill
'Original and evocative - a born storyteller' Trisha Ashley 'A
wonderful book, full of passion, pain, sweetness, twists and turns.
I couldn't put it down' Sheila Newberry 'Elizabeth Gill writes with
a masterful grasp of conflicts and passions' Leah Fleming 'An
enthralling and satisfying novel that will leave you wanting more'
Catherine King 'If you love Catherine Cookson then you will love
Elizabeth Gill' Northern Echo
A New York Times Bestseller In 1949 four Chinese women - drawn
together by the shadow of their past - begin meeting in San
Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and
"say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club. Nearly
forty years later, one of the members has died. When her daughter
comes to take her place, she learns of her mother's lifelong wish,
and the tragic way in which it has come true.
The ups and down of three plucky factory girls, set in Britain's
best loved wrapped chocolate factory. The Quality Street Factory is
fizzing with the news that the King and Queen and the two young
princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, are going to visit the
Mackintosh Factory where the country's favourite wrapped chocolate
is made. The factory floor is heady with excitement but plans are
dealt a blow when a much loved staff member is the victim of a
poisoning incident. Everyone is under suspicion, which only adds to
Reenie Calder's woes, anxious that her new promotion has only made
her stick out even more like a sore thumb. Can she and her friends,
Mary and Diana, get their heads together and find the malicious
troublemaker before something unthinkable happens?
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Sandro Veronesi; Translated by Elena Pala
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When tragedy strikes, there's only one place she can go... A
captivating debut from a born storyteller. When 8-year-old Mirren
Gilchrist is orphaned after a tragic accident, she is sent to live
with her estranged relatives deep in the Yorkshire Dales. She
struggles to fit in, her town ways a mystery to the country
children. One day, fleeing school - and the cane - she takes refuge
from a fierce snowstorm in the ruins of a stone cottage. Legend has
it that World's End is haunted but Mirren has finally found
somewhere she can call home and her love affair with this magical
place begins. It's the place she falls in love with Jack, the place
she secretly hopes will one day become their very own. But the
Second World War arrives and everything is thrown into turmoil.
Jack returns from leave a changed man - violent and uncaring, a
cruel streak shining though. Mirren struggles to cope with the
transformed Jack and new motherhood. Then tragedy strikes and
history looks set to repeat itself. Is heartache here to stay or
can Mirren find solace and inspiration in the only place she has
ever felt truly safe?
Discover the addictive and gripping novel from the bestselling
author of You'll Never See Me Again, Lesley Pearse 'A gripping
novel' HELLO! Magazine _______________ London, 1960. The lives of
teenage twins Maisy and Duncan change for ever the night their
mother is sent away. Sent to live in the New Forest with their
cold-hearted grandmother, Mrs Mitcham, they feel unloved and
abandoned. And when one day Duncan doesn't come home from exploring
in the forest, no one - least of all his grandmother - appears to
care about his disappearance. The police, who've found the bodies
of other missing boys, offer little hope of finding Duncan alive.
Yet Maisy refuses to give up. Though she doesn't know the woods
well, she knows someone who does. The strange old woman who lives
at their heart . . . Dare Maisy enlist the help of the woman in the
wood? And what will she find if she does? _______________ 'A real
page-turner, a family story that is multi-layered just as you'd
expect from Lesley Pearse, who is deservedly one of the world's
favourite story tellers' My Weekly 'Characters it is impossible not
to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily
Mail
The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller! Don't miss this heartwarming
summer read. The time had come to leave Creek Manor. Their
relationship was doomed from the start, he was the master of the
house and she the servant... Summer, Little Creek 1879 For most of
her life, Judy Begg has been a loyal servant at Creek Manor and to
Jack Fox, its future lord. But just as their childhood friendship
blossoms into a secret engagement he abandons her. And with Creek
Manor up for sale, Judy and her family lose everything. Devastated,
Judy is nonetheless determined to make the best of her life.
Resolving to forget about Jack, she battles to keep her family from
poverty's door and her mother from the hands of her violent
husband. Rob Dorning, the new owner of the manor, seems to be the
answer to all of Little Creek's problems, but Judy isn't convinced.
And when the ghosts of her past resurface, Judy will need to find
more courage than ever before... Perfect for fans of A Village
Scandal!
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