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THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE STORYTELLER NEARLY ONE BILLION COPIES SOLD
Living on the crest of a highly successful career, he was moving
too fast to realise that he had everything - except what he wanted
most . . . Sent to San Francisco to open the smartest department
store in California, Bernie Fine becomes aware of the hollowness of
his personal life. Despite his success he grows increasingly
disenchanted with his existence - until five-year-old Jane O'Reilly
gets lost in the store. Through Jane, Bernie meets her mother Liz,
who finally offers him the possibility of love. But the rare
happiness they find together is disrupted by tragedy and Bernie
must face the terrible price we sometimes have to pay for loving .
. . An epic and romantic tale from one of the best-loved writers of
all time. Perfect for fans of Penny Vincenzi, Lucinda Riley and
Maeve Binchy PRAISE FOR DANIELLE STEEL: 'Emotional and gripping . .
. I was left in no doubt as to the reasons behind Steel's
multi-million sales around the world' DAILY MAIL 'Danielle Steel is
undeniably an expert' NEW YORK TIMES
When a new feature on Pete Newbury's popular TV programme shows his
adult image digitally transformed to that of a young child, Beth is
shocked to realise that he's her baby brother, who disappeared
without a trace thirty-eight years ago. He vanished at the age of
three and her family has grieved for him ever since, believing him
to be dead. But the path to reunion and happiness is fraught with
complications, not least Beth's feelings towards a close friend of
her long-lost brother and then the reappearance of her runaway
daughter, complete with child. Bridges take time to build, but
after so many years of heartache, can Beth manage to keep hold of
everything she holds dear?
'As heart-warming as it is heartbreaking, this novel is
unputdownable' Sunday Express. It is 1953 and five very different
girls are arriving at the nurses' home in Lovely Lane, Liverpool,
to start their training at St Angelus Hospital. Dana has escaped
from her family farm on the west coast of Ireland. Victoria is
running away from a debt-ridden aristocratic background. Beth is an
army brat and throws her lot in with bitchy Celia Forsyth. And
Pammy has come from quite the wrong side of the tracks in
Liverpool. The world in which they now find themselves is
complicated and hierarchical, with rules that must be obeyed.
Everyone has their place at St Angelus and woe betide anyone who
strays from it. But when an unknown girl is admitted, after a
botched late abortion in a backstreet kitchen, a tragedy begins to
unfold which will rock the world of St Angelus to its foundations.
Can't wait for the next one? THE CHILDREN OF LOVELY LANE is out
now! What people are saying about THE ANGELS OF LOVELY LANE:
'Nadine Dorries's writing is sparkling and vibrant, her books are a
joy to read' 'The book was like a dream - difficult to put down'
'You feel as if you know the characters personally!' 'Enthralling
read, can't wait to read more'
'If you enjoy Dilly Court or Rosie Goodwin, this one will be right
up your street' reader review 'One of the nation's favourite saga
writers' Lancashire Post In the grand tradition of Catherine
Cookson, Josephine Cox and Poldark, comes a page-turning and
enthralling new Cornish-set saga of shipwrecks, smugglers, secrets
and romance, from Jennie Felton.
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She always knew a piece of her heart was missing... Cecile has been
raised to a life of privilege at Polruan House, by her widowed
father and aunt. Now she's of age, they are determined that she
make a proper match, but Cecile's heart belongs to their coachman,
Sam - most definitely not suitable marriage material. When Sam
turns to his friend, smuggler Zach Carver, for help eloping with
Cecile, Zach tells of a recent encounter with Lise, a beautiful but
poor girl in St Ives, who is the mirror image of Cecile. And so a
daring plan is born to briefly swap the girls. But bringing Cecile
and Lise together will uncover an astonishing family secret of a
bold escape from a loveless marriage, a treacherous shipwreck and a
sister thought lost to the sea long ago...
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For more heartwrenching, heartwarming saga, look out for The Stolen
Child and A Mother's Sacrifice, out now! And don't miss Jennie's
Families of Fairley Terrace series, which began with Maggie's story
in All The Dark Secrets and continued with Lucy's story in The
Miner's Daughter, Edie's story in The Girl Below Stairs, Carina's
story in The Widow's Promise and Laurel's story in The Sister's
Secret.
A thrilling dual-time novel, which will transport readers from nineteenth century England, across the world on a perilous and exciting voyage to Samoa, with a complex family mystery to be solved in the present day.
1832. The morning after her father's funeral, Prudence Merryfield wakes to the liberating thought that this is the first day of her new life. At thirty-five and unmarried, she is now mistress of her own fate. But a cruel revelation at the reading of her father's will forces Prudence to realise that taking only the most drastic action will set her free.
Present day. Eliza is gifted a family heirloom by her aunt - a Georgian pocket book, belonging to her ancestor, Prudence Merryfield, whose existence reverberates through the lives of generations of Eliza's family, the Ambroses. Intrigued by what she reads inside, Eliza is drawn more and more into the infamous 'Merryfield Mystery'. What happened to Prudence who so bravely dared to defy convention two hundred years ago - then disappeared?
*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE* An epic,
deeply moving novel about the power of love and loving with courage
- from the Man Booker International Prize-winning author of A Horse
Walks into a Bar. On a kibbutz in Israel in 2008, Gili is
celebrating the ninetieth birthday of her grandmother Vera, the
adored matriarch of a sprawling and tight-knit family. But
festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Nina: the iron-willed
daughter who rejected Vera's care; and the absent mother who
abandoned Gili when she was still a baby. Nina's return to the
family after years of silence precipitates an epic journey from
Israel to the desolate island of Goli Otok, formerly part of
Yugoslavia. It was here, five decades earlier, that Vera was held
and tortured as a political prisoner. And it is here that the three
women will finally come to terms with the terrible moral dilemma
that Vera faced, and that permanently altered the course of their
lives. 'More Than I Love My Life... is a profound testament to the
emotional power of fiction and shows why some critics regard
Grossman as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature.'
Financial Times 'Immaculately translated by Jessica Cohen, this is
another extraordinary novel from Grossman, a book as beautiful and
sad as anything you'll read this year.' Observer
A comforting story set against the nation's favourite holiday camp,
from bestselling author of The Woolworths Girls 'Molly Missons
gazed around in awe. So this was Butlin's. Whitewashed buildings,
bordered by rhododendrons, gave a cheerful feeling to a world still
recovering from six years of war. The Skegness holiday camp covered
a vast area, much larger than Molly expected to see.' Molly Missons
hasn't had the best of times recently. Having lost her parents, now
some dubious long-lost family have darkened her door - attempting
to steal her home and livelihood... After a horrendous ordeal,
Molly applies for a job as a Butlin's Aunty. When she receives news
that she has got the job, she immediately leaves her small home
town - in search of a new life in Skegness. Molly finds true
friendship in Freda, Bunty and Plum. But the biggest shock is
discovering that star of the silver screen, Johnny Johnson, is
working at Butlin's as head of the entertainment team. Johnny takes
an instant liking to Molly and she begins to shed the shackles of
her recent traumas. Will Johnny be just the distraction Molly needs
- or is he too good be to be true?
Set in the epic years before and after the First World War, Chaff
Upon The Wind is a moving novel of Lincolnshire life from Margaret
Dickinson. Kitty Clegg has always accepted the hard work in her job
as a kitchen maid at the Manor Farm. But now, at sixteen, she
seizes the chance to go up in the world and to become a lady's
maid. Handsome Jack Thorndyke has more than once held Kitty's
adoring gaze. As he prepares his gleaming threshing machine for its
winter work, he finally asks her to be his chosen Harvest Nell when
the last of the golden Lincolnshire corn is cut. Carried away by
her excitement, Kitty fails to heed the warnings whispered into her
ear. Jack is far from the marrying kind. Worse still, his playful
charm has attracted another - a young girl far above his station.
Will Kitty's dreams be scattered like chaff upon the wind? Or can
she hold on to a very special kind of love: a love which will bring
both heartache and joy to the Manor in the turbulent decades to
come?
The year is 1956. Because business is booming, a misanthropic
entrepreneur and businessman, Steven Leroy Zienner, decides to open
a fourth U.S. meat processing plant, this one in Mississippi. The
larger-than-life Zienner is the 20th richest man in the United
States, and has a genius for making money. But he is also a man of
many character flaws. Zienner's son, Boris, refuses his father's
offer to enter the family business; instead, Boris leaves home for
Paris, France, to get away from his domineering father. After Boris
leaves, Zienner opens the new plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Due
to exploitation, the employees soon rebel against Zienner's
company. Some employees spread false rumors to reporters that dogs
and wild animals are being used to make the company's frankfurters
and cold-cuts. The falsehoods are reported as fact. Trying to
dispel the rumors and win over his employees, Zienner addresses
them at a company picnic, where he is struck by a flying object
thrown by an employee and knocked unconscious. This sets-off a
chain of events that includes the loss of his wife in a car
accident. In his grief, Zienner loses interest in his company and
business suffers. Can he come back after such adversity? This is
the story of The Downfall and Rise of Steven Leroy Zienner. Jerry
Dampier is studying for a doctorate in psychology at Argosy
University in San Francisco. He is inspired by larger-than-life
characters in novels and in film. He is currently publishing
another book, Alphatopbetics, and is writing his next novel, The
Romantic Comedies of Clover.
http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheDownfallAndRiseOfStevenLeroyZienner.html
Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls
are the pride of their book-loving, impractical father, and not in
a hurry to marry. Then the American Civil War cuts off supplies of
cotton to Lancashire, the mills fall silent and there is no work.
There is a stark choice: stay and risk starvation or pack up and
begin again elsewhere. Cassandra has fallen in love with Reece
Gregory, but he can't support a wife. When he's given the chance to
start a new life in Western Australia, he seizes the opportunity,
promising to send for her. Then an old feud tears the family apart.
Cassandra is kidnapped and her sisters are forced to sail with a
group of desperate cotton lasses to Fremantle. Penniless and alone,
Cassandra is determined to find them again - but when she is
offered a way, there is a painful price to pay.
It's the most wonderful time of the year... to fall in love Coming
home for Christmas Returning to her home town of Wishing Tree is
definitely temporary for Camryn. She can't wait to leave and get
back to her 'real life'. Until she meets Jake. Suddenly Camryn
starts to see the town, and it's Christmas traditions, differently.
She thought she'd put her future on hold...but maybe her real life
was here all along, waiting for her to come home. New in town,
River is charmed by Wishing Tree's Christmas traditions and
warm-hearted people, especially Dylan Tucker whose snow melting
kisses bring her to the brink of love. But Dylan has a secret and
River can't risk falling for him until she uncovers it, even if
that means losing him forever. Both women find themselves faced
with difficult decisions. But if they are prepared to risk their
hearts, they might find they are about to have a Christmas to
remember... The new festive romance from the international
bestselling author of The Christmas Wedding Guest Readers LOVE
Susan Mallery's Wishing Tree 'The setting of Wishing Tree was
great, so festive and Christmassy. I loved all the traditions, and
the B&B.' 'Two love stories in one set in the town of Wishing
Tree. Two sisters find love during the holidays while enjoying the
quirkiness of a great small town. Belle and Burt( fur babies) steal
many a scene!' 'Grab a blanket and a hot chocolate and snuggle down
for the most delightful Christmas romantic comedy. So uplifting and
loads of feel good moments it's like having a hug in a book. I
loved this book.' 'Such a beautiful, heart warming romance...A
truly lovely festive read.' 'A lovely heart warming story perfect
for a cosy autumn/ winter night in. Susan Mallery is quickly
becoming a go to author for me.' 'This truly heart-warming tale has
everything you want from a Christmas story! Love, friendship and
more!' 'Just the perfect read at Christmas.'
Lai Pek is a self-made man and proud of it. He has reached middle
age a successful businessman and patriarch of a thriving family.
His outlook on life is smug, self-satisfi ed and complacent. But no
one goes through life unscathed and, like a tiger silently creeping
through the jungle, adversity stalks Lai Pek, striking swiftly.
Faced with a formidable business rival, a horrifying tragedy at his
rubber plantation and a shocking crime that threatens the lives of
those dear to him, Lai Pek must reassess his values and draw on an
inner strength that he may not possess if he is to survive the
crises that life has thrown at him. Set in a small town in
peninsular Malaya in the 1930's, the story takes place against the
colourful backdrop of the lives and customs of the Chinese denizens
and the inexorable encroachment of modern ideas and infl uences on
their long-held values and ways of life.
'Curl up in a chair with Fenella J Miller's characters and lose
yourself in another time and another place.' Lizzie Lane As war
looms, can they keep the home fires burning? Lady Joanna Harcourt
and her daughter Sarah discover their life of luxury at Goodwill
House is over. Because with Lord Harcourt away fighting, the
Harcourt girls are facing financial ruin. Lady Joanna is terrified
of losing their home, but for Sarah, this means her dreams of
becoming a doctor are over. Headstrong Sarah isn't one to quit! War
or not, she's determined to find a way to save her home and follow
her dreams- whatever it takes! Dashing RAF officer Angus Trent
might just save the day. The new RAF base at Manston will soon be
full of young women all hoping to serve their country, and Goodwill
House will make the perfect home for them. But can Sarah convince
Lady Joanna to agree to her plan? Angus has never met a woman quite
like Sarah - courageous, brave, unwavering. She has a huge task
ahead of her, but if anyone can do it, his war girl can. Book 1 in
the brand new Goodwill House series by bestselling author Fenella
J. Miller Praise for Fenella J. Miller: 'Curl up in a chair with
Fenella J Miller's characters and lose yourself in another time and
another place.' Lizzie Lane 'Engaging characters and setting which
whisks you back to the home front of wartime Britain. A great start
to what promises to be a fabulous series.' Jean Fullerton
Once a home full of love, all that remains in Greyfriars House are
secrets and lies . . . On a remote Scottish island sits Greyfriars
House, a house haunted by unspoken words and family mysteries. But
once it was a happy and comforting place and in the summer of 1939,
family and friends gather to forget their fears about the impending
war. Nine-year-old Olivia watches the grown-ups with fascination
particularly her mother and her two aunts, the three daughters of
the family who own the island. Then Olivia she sees something she
isn't meant to and when the truth comes out it reverberates through
the generations. Almost fifty years later, Olivia has fallen ill
and urges her own daughter, Charlotte, to visit Greyfriars to
reconnect the existing branches of the family. Charlotte is
hesitant to get to know her great-aunts, women who have always
shunned her mother, but curiosity and a desire to run from her own
life get the better of her and she goes to the island. But
Greyfriars House is a shadow of its former self and Charlotte finds
her great-aunts tense and cautious. There is something they want to
share with Charlotte, but in order to truly understand their secret
Charlotte must first understand what happened to them before and
during the war . . .
How far would you go to protect your family? 'Full of heart and
essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very
satisfying ending and perhaps a few happy tears' KATIE FFORDE 'A
riveting family saga, with terrific characters, that has you
utterly engrossed from start to finish. I loved it' PATRICIA
SCANLAN 'I absolutely adored every page of it . . . No one blends
love and loss, happiness and heartbreak quite the way Carmel does.
Not since the late, great Maeve Binchy' CLAUDIA CARROLL 'An
emotional family drama . . . full of the warmth we've come to
associate with Carmel's writing' HAZEL GAYNOR 'An exploration of
familial love and grief . . . and how in the face of our greatest
trials, our strongest bonds can be forged' ROISIN MEANEY 'Warm,
uplifting and thought-provoking . . . The perfect book club read!'
DEBBIE JOHNSON 'Beautifully written, warm and wise. I adored it'
ALEX BROWN Hawke's Bay, New Zealand While Rachel Butler likes her
life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawke's
Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy
tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty
and outdoor lifestyle. Malahide, Ireland As Rachel picks up the
threads of her life as a single parent, she can't shake off the
memories of her loving family in New Zealand - and her dream house,
the villa on the bay. But it's time to move forwards with their
life in Ireland, close to the children's grandparents, amid the
familiar surroundings they all know well. Until the children's
grandmother, still grieving, starts to interfere, questioning
Rachel's position as stepmother. Until Rachel's attempts to
strengthen the family she loves so dearly backfires, pitting
everyone against each other. And until her late husband's parents
mend the rift that has existed as long as she's been married -
bringing with them an explosive secret . . .
Seventeen-year-old Bradalynn Collier is used to enduring night
after night of unbearable restlessness. In the quiet darkness while
everyone else sleeps, dreams that are not only hers take possession
of her mind. Brady thinks her gift for entering the subconscious
minds of others is a curse-until she meets the mysterious Alexander
Connelly on her first day of her junior year in high school.
Alexander is a new transfer student whose mesmerizing green eyes
seem to stare straight through Brady. Against the advice of her
best friend, Doug Rothen, Brady decides to venture into the dark
nights of Alexander's slumber. As she suffers through his
relentless nightmares, becoming emotionally attached along the way,
Brady finds reason to finally gain control of her unique ability.
But just as an unexpected relationship emerges and blurs the line
in her friendship with Doug, a devastating accident forces Brady to
make an unthinkable decision.
In this compelling tale, Brady must betray the trust of others
and make a choice that has the potential to tear her away from the
only dream she now desires-a life with Alexander Connelly.
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