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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > Second World War fiction
North Yorkshire, September 1940. It's a year since war was first
announced and the dangers are becoming all too real for Rosina
Calvert-Lazenby and her courageous daughters. When Raven Hall is
requisitioned by the army, Rosina must do all she can to protect
her family home from the rowdy troops. After Rosina's burgeoning
relationship with young sergeant Harry is interrupted as he's
posted abroad, the arrival of an older officer who takes a keen
interest in her could also spell trouble... Meanwhile, Rosina's
fearless second daughter, twenty-year-old Evelyn Calvert-Lazenby,
decides to join the Auxiliary Fire Service. Determined to help with
the Blitz effort in London, she faces extreme danger. Two kind
professional firemen, the Bailey brothers, take her under their
wing to help protect and guide her. But with the bombings getting
worse, there can be no guarantees... Who will be safe? How can
Rosina protect all those she loves? And is love still possible with
such high stakes? Praise for Mollie Walton: 'A Journey. Compelling.
Addictive' Val Wood 'Beautiful and poignant' Tania Crosse 'Feisty
female characters, an atmospheric setting ... A phenomenal read'
Cathy Bramley 'Great characters who will stay with me for a long
time' Beth Miller 'Evocative, dramatic and hugely compelling. I
loved it' Miranda Dickinson
The great Russian 20th-century novel from the Sunday Times
bestselling author of Stalingrad. Life and Fate is an epic tale of
a country told through the fate of a single family, the
Shaposhnikovs. As the battle of Stalingrad looms, Grossman's
characters must work out their destinies in a world torn by
ideological tyranny and war. Completed in 1960 and then confiscated
by the KGB, this sweeping panorama of Soviet Society remained
unpublished until it was smuggled into the West in 1980, where it
was hailed as a masterpiece. 'A literary genius. His Life and Fate
is rated by many as the finest Russian novel of the 20th Century'
Mail on Sunday VINTAGE CLASSICS RUSSIAN SERIES - sumptuous editions
of the greatest books to come out of Russia during the most
tumultuous period in its history.
Bristol 1939 At forty years of age, Mary Anne Randall still turns
heads. With an abusive husband spending most of his wages on beer,
she has resigned herself to be the sole breadwinner to protect her
family and keep the wolves from the door. In order to make ends
meet Mary Anne runs a pawnbroking business from the wash house at
the end of the garden. Following the outbreak of war an opportunity
presents itself to escape her loveless marriage and find true love.
Will she take that chance, or carry on living just for her children
and not for herself? Read the sequal A Wartime Family. 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
Bristol 1941 Having left her abusive husband for very good reasons,
Mary Anne Randall finds herself judged harshly by her friends and
neighbours, after courageously risking everything for a second
chance at happiness with Michael. With Michael away fighting Mary
Anne is less concerned by her tarnished reputation and focusses on
keeping her beloved children safe. But with the bombs beginning to
fall on Bristol, danger is all too close to home. Will Mary Anne
rise above her tarnished reputation and protect those she loves
from the uncertainty of a world at war? A sequel to A Wartime Wife.
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
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'I always wanted to be friends with both my sisters. Perhaps that
was the source, really, of all the troubles of my life...' It is
the summer of 1938 and Phyllis Forrester has returned to England
after years abroad. Moving into her sister's grand country house,
she soon finds herself entangled in a new world of idealistic
beliefs and seemingly innocent friendships. Fevered talk of another
war infiltrates their small, privileged circle, giving way to a
thrilling solution: a great and charismatic leader, who will
restore England to its former glory. At a party hosted by her new
friends, Phyllis lets down her guard for a single moment, with
devastating consequences. Years later, Phyllis, alone and
embittered, recounts the dramatic events which led to her
imprisonment and changed the course of her life forever.
'Wonderfully subtle and compelling' Linda Grant 'Uncanny,
evocative, atmospheric' Sunday Times 'Connolly is a terrifically
subtle writer... [she] slyly sweeps her readers into the period
drama as tensions tauten between families and social classes' Daily
Telegraph 'Wonderful, tragicomic... beautifully researched' The
Times
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
Counter-intelligence agent Jacob Welker is on a special mission to
find a group of scientists who could change the course of World War
II in this smartly written historical espionage thriller. September
1939. Germany has declared war on Poland, and in German Pomerania,
Professor Josef Brun is on the run from the SS, carrying secret
documents that could change the course of the war. If he can make
it to France or Britain. If he can survive . . . In America,
counter-intelligence agent Captain Jacob Welker is handed a special
assignment from President Roosevelt. Einstein believes the Nazis
are aware of a new super weapon made possible by advances in atomic
science, and only a small group of scientists can stop them winning
the race to develop it. Enlisting the help of his British friends,
Lord Geoffrey and Patricia Saboy, Welker must find the scientists
and get them out of Germany from under the Nazi's noses. As a
dangerous new world of physics gathers pace, can Welker prevent the
war taking a catastrophic new turn?
Poland, 1941. A mother. A child. An impossible choice. Poland,
1941. After the Jews in their town are rounded up, Roza and her
five-year-old daughter, Shira, spend day and night hidden in a
farmer's barn. Forbidden from making a sound, only the yellow bird
from her mother's stories can sing the melodies Shira composes in
her head. Roza does all she can to take care of Shira and shield
her from the horrors of the outside world. They play silent games
and invent their own sign language. But then the day comes when
their haven is no longer safe, and Roza must face an impossible
choice: whether the best thing she can do for her daughter is keep
her close by her side, or give her the chance to survive by letting
her go . . . The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner is a
powerfully gripping and deeply moving novel about the unbreakable
bond between parent and child and the triumph of humanity and hope
in even the darkest circumstances. Woman & Home Book Club Pick
'If you only read one book this year, make it The Yellow Bird
Sings' - AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird
1967. In a quiet village in the wild lands of the Scottish borders,
disgraced academic Cordelia Hemlock is trying to put her life back
together. Grieving the loss of her son, she seeks out the company
of the dead, taking comfort amid the ancient headstones and crypts
of the local churchyard. When lightning strikes a tumbledown tomb,
she glimpses a corpse that doesn't belong among the crumbling
bones. But when the storm passes and the body vanishes, the
authorities refuse to believe the claims of a hysterical
'outsider'. Teaming up with a reluctant witness, local woman
Felicity Goose, Cordelia's enquiries all lead back to a former POW
camp that was set up in the village during the Second World War.
But not all Gilsland's residents welcome the two young women's
interference. There are those who believe the village's secrets
should remain buried . whatever the cost.
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