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Discover the bestselling Mulberry Lane historical series by Rosie
Clarke.London 1958 Life has moved on since the war and the
youngsters of Mulberry Lane are growing up fast. Peggy's Ronaski's
family is struggling with growing pains but she is always there,
strong, reliable and ready to help whenever a crisis hits.
Meanwhile, Maureen Hart has family problems of her own to contend
with. Together they will work hard to conquer all of what life has
to throw at them... Join Peggy and Maureen as their siblings embark
on life's new adventures and try to forge a partnerships for
success. What does the future hold for the families and friends of
Mulberry Lane? Praise for the Mulberry Lane series: 'When it comes
to writing sagas, Rosie Clarke is up there with some of the best in
the business' Bookish Jottings. 'Full of drama, romance and secrets
... A perfect example of its genre' That Thing She Reads. 'This is
wonderful historical fiction that is so character-driven you'll
wish these women lived on your street' 'Absolutely loved this
latest instalment and revisiting the ladies of the Lane. Another
great story of love and heartache'
J.D. Salinger, mysterious author of The Catcher in the Rye, is
remembered today as a reclusive misanthrope. Jerome Charyn's
Salinger is a young American WWII draftee assigned to the Counter
Intelligence Corps, a band of secret soldiers who trained with the
British. A rifleman and an interrogator, he witnessed all the
horrors of the war - from the landing on D-Day to the relentless
hand-to-hand combat in the hedgerows of Normandy, to the Battle of
the Bulge, and finally to the first Allied entry into a Bavarian
death camp, where corpses were piled like cordwood. After the war,
interned in a Nuremberg psychiatric clinic, Salinger became
enchanted with a suspected Nazi informant. They married, but not
long after he brought her home to New York, the marriage collapsed.
Maladjusted to civilian life, he lived like a 'spook,' with
invisible stripes on his shoulder, the ghosts of the murdered
inside his head, and stories to tell. Grounded in biographical fact
and reimagined as only Charyn could, Sergeant Salinger is an
astonishing portrait of a devastated young man on his way to
becoming the mythical figure behind a novel that has marked
generations.
Based on the heart-breaking true story of Cilka Klein, Cilka's Journey is a million copy international bestseller and the sequel to the No.1 bestselling phenomenon, The Tattooist of Auschwitz
In 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival.
After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator by the Russians and sent to a desolate, brutal prison camp in Siberia known as Vorkuta, inside the Arctic Circle.
Innocent, imprisoned once again, Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, each day a battle for survival. Cilka befriends a woman doctor, and learns to nurse the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under unimaginable conditions. And when she tends to a man called Alexandr, Cilka finds that despite everything, there is room in her heart for love.
Cilka's Journey is a powerful testament to the triumph of the human will. It will move you to tears, but it will also leave you astonished and uplifted by one woman's fierce determination to survive, against all odds.
Don't miss Heather Morris's next book, Stories of Hope. Out now.
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Still Life
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Sarah Winman
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London, 1944.
Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While the world remains at war, in East London Clara has created the country's only underground library, built over the tracks in the disused Bethnal Green tube station. Down here a secret community thrives: with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café and a theatre offering shelter, solace and escape from the bombs that fall above.
Along with her glamorous best friend and library assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. But as the war drags on, the women's determination to remain strong in the face of adversity is tested to the limits when it seems it may come at the price of keeping those closest to them alive.
Based on true events, The Little Wartime Library is a gripping and heart-wrenching page-turner that remembers one of the greatest resistance stories of the war.
From the acclaimed author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir and The
Kitchen Front, Jennifer Ryan, comes a novel inspired by true events
in the Second World War. After renowned London fashion designer
Cressida Westcott loses both her home and her design house in the
Blitz, she has nowhere to go but the family manor house she fled
decades ago. She arrives with nothing but the clothes she stands
in, at a loss as to how to rebuild her business from a quaint
country village. Her niece, Violet, is thrilled that her famous
aunt is coming to stay - the village has been interminably dull
with all the men off fighting. Meanwhile, the local vicar's
daughter, Grace Carlisle, is trying in vain to repair her mother's
gown, her only chance of a white wedding. When Cressida Westcott
appears at the local sewing circle meeting, Grace asks for her help
- but Cressida has much more to teach the ladies than just simple
sewing skills. Before long, Cressida's spirit and ambition
galvanizes the village group into action, and they find themselves
mending wedding dresses not only for local brides, but for brides
across the country. And as the women dedicate themselves to helping
others celebrate love, they might even manage to find it for
themselves . . . The Great British Sewing Bee meets the Second
World War in this warm, charming and nostalgic novel The Wedding
Dress Sewing Circle.
Bristol - 1945 The war has ended; the men are returning home to
their loved ones, but for some things have changed. Charlotte
Hennessey-White's husband, David is no longer the gentle loving man
he once was and Charlotte, so independent during the war, is
devastated. Edna Burbage's strong fiancee, Colin has suffered
appalling physical injuries. He won't hold her to her promise of
marriage, but she insists her feelings are unchanged. But is that
true? Is she marrying him out of love or pity? And Polly Chandler's
sweetheart, Gavin who'd she'd planned her whole future around,
hasn't come home at all. War and suffering have changed their men
leaving the women to cope on their own. But they too are changed.
They harbour secrets best kept that could do untold damage to these
already fragile lives. Praise for Lizzie Lane: 'A gripping saga and
a storyline that will keep you hooked' Rosie Goodwin 'The Tobacco
Girls is another heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a
must-read for all saga fans.' Jean Fullerton 'Lizzie Lane opens the
door to a past of factory girls, redolent with life-affirming
friendship, drama, and choices that are as relevant today as they
were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you want an exciting, authentic
historical saga then look no further than Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J
Miller
Carol Shields has called this 'a remarkable and brave 1924 novel
about being a house husband.' Preface by Karen Knox.
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