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Lying Eyes
(Paperback)
A K Kulshreshth
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R325
R305
Discovery Miles 3 050
Save R20 (6%)
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General Dwight Eisenhower commands a diverse army that must destroy
Hitler's European fortress. On the coast of France, German
commander Erwin Rommel prepares for the coming invasion, as the
Fuhrer thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed. Meanwhile,
Sergeant Jesse Adams, a veteran of the 82nd Airborne, parachutes
with his men behind German lines. And as the invasion force surges
toward the beaches of Normandy, Private Tom Thorne of the 29th
Infantry Division faces the horrifying prospect of fighting his way
ashore on Omaha Beach, a stretch of coast more heavily defended
than the Allied commanders anticipate. From G.I. to general, The
Steel Wave carries us through the war's most crucial juncture, the
invasion that altered the flow of the war and, ultimately, changed
history.
It can take a lifetime to heal the wounds of war
'Brings history to life' Guardian
Edward Enderby has never spoken about being an RAF fighter pilot. But fifty years after the greatest conflict the world has ever seen, he must finally confront the memories he has tried so hard to forget.
From the bright skies over England in 1941, through the dark days of the Siege of Malta, to a bitter partisan struggle in Italy, his takes a momentous journey that will change him forever.
And despite the damage the war has wrought, Edward has one last chance to save himself from his past…
In the Full Light of the Sun follows the fortunes of three
Berliners caught up in a devastating scandal of 1930s' Germany. It
tells the story of Emmeline, a wayward, young art student; Julius,
an anxious, middle-aged art expert; and a mysterious art dealer
named Rachmann who are at the heart of Weimar Berlin at its
hedonistic, politically turbulent apogee and are whipped up into
excitement over the surprising discovery of thirty-two previously
unknown paintings by Vincent van Gogh. Based on a true story,
unfolding through the subsequent rise of Hitler and the Nazis, this
gripping tale is about beauty and justice, and the truth that may
be found when our most treasured beliefs are revealed as illusions.
Brilliant on authenticity, vanity and self-delusion, it is a novel
for our times.
'An epic adventure story set against the most awful war in history.
Ridiculously good' Dan Snow 'The black earth was already baking and
the sun was just rising when they mounted their horses and rode
across the grasslands towards the horizon on fire ...' Imprisoned
in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a
penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the
Nazis. He enrols in the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in
July 1942, he and his band of brothers are sent on a desperate
mission behind enemy lines. Switching between Benya's war in the
grasslands of Southern Russia, and Stalin's plans in the Kremlin,
between Benya's intense affair with an Italian nurse and a romance
between Stalin's daughter and a journalist also on the Eastern
Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery and human
survival where personal betrayal is a constant companion, and death
just a heartbeat away. Praise for Red Sky at Noon 'Red Sky at Noon
is an epic adventure story set against the backdrop of the most
awful war in human history. The master historian shape-shifting
into the brilliant novelist. Ridiculously good'. Dan Snow 'Mythic
and murderous violence in Russia...there are power-drunk Nazis and
Soviet traitors, including a particularly memorable villain
...Written with brio & deep knowledge of its fascinating
subject matter... a deeply satisfying pageturner.' - Book of the
Month, The Times 'In this third volume of The Moscow Trilogy, the
fate of combatants and civilians is often harsh. With his feel for
vivid and immediate drama and impressive research, the author
evokes the extreme turbulence and violence impacting on
individuals. Writing with passion, Montefiore makes the point that,
up against the huge forces of war, the struggle for personal
resolution can be tragic - but never wasted.' - Daily Mail 'The
final instalment of Montefiore's loosely connected Moscow Trilogy:
amidst the killing and the chaos, a group of prisoners are offered
a chance of redemption on a secret mission behind enemy lines on
horseback. Montefiore has a keen sense of place and an eye of
unexpected details. Switching between the frontline on the Russian
steppes and Stalin in the Kremlin, this is an EXCITING FAST-PACED
ADVENTURE AND A LAMENT FOR LOVE IN DARK AND BRUTAL TIMES.' - Mail
on Sunday 'I devoured Red Sky at Noon. A heartstopping,
heartbreaking, technicolour epic. A grand homage to the Russian
masters Babel & Grossman, echoes of Hemingway & Dostoevsky,
and a propulsive delight that is entirely Montefiore's own.
Gripping storytelling allied with intimate, unsqueamish knowledge
of Russian history - a special combination.' - AD Miller, author of
Snowdrops 'The gripping final instalment of the Moscow Trilogy
tells of a man wrongly imprisoned in the Gulags and his fight for
redemption. Love in dark times, meticulously researched... In this
searing tale of love and war, most moving is the redemptive
relationship between a soldier and a nurse that blooms amid the
brutality. An homage to the author's favourite Russian writers and
the Western masterpieces of Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy and
Elmore Leonard, such influences pervade this atmospheric tale told
in the author's distinct own voice.' - Observer
Theo Lawder and Zac Bonneval meet in the army at the outbreak of
World War II. They survive the horror of Dunkirk and become lovers.
Theo goes to work at Bletchley Park, where he becomes friendly with
Alan Turing. After the war he joins the Foreign Office, while Zac
works for MI6. They make a good life together. But this is a time
when homosexuals are criminalised, and the pressure of being
outcasts in society takes a terrible toll. Zac becomes deeply
depressed and goes away. Can their love survive society's hatred?
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Gaze
(Paperback)
Stuart Suskind
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R390
Discovery Miles 3 900
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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During war, nothing is ever at it seems...Sally Hartley is a
hopeless romantic. Her father died when she was a baby but she has
lived off stories from her mother of what a wonderful man he was.
Now, all she wants is a love like theirs. And she thinks she's
found it in Adam, the brother of a friend from home. When Adam is
posted to Orkney, it's like Sally's dreams have all come true.
After Italy changes sides in the war, the Italian POWs are granted
more freedom on the islands, meaning Sally can spend more time with
her friend, Aldo, and the two grow ever closer. But when a family
secret is revealed, Sally's trust might be forever broken. Sally,
Iris and Mary must continue their duties even as life changes
drastically around them, including an attack on one of their fellow
Wrens from an unknown assailant. Now the friends face danger not
just from the enemy, but also someone much closer to home. An
uplifting and dramatic WWII saga for fans of Kate Thompson,
Margaret Dickinson and Daisy Styles.
In the Phoenix Munitions Factory everyone has their secrets . . .
As WWII rolls across Europe, Kitty boards a ship set for England;
leaving her cruel father for war work in a munitions factory. She
hadn't wanted to leave Ireland, but the money sounded too good to
resist. And money is what she really needs right now, what with
tiny baby Billy back in Dublin without a father. In Lancashire
Kitty settles into the hard work and soon makes new friends; the
dazzling Gladys who is a talented musician, and the beautiful but
nervous Violet who seems to be nursing a secret of her own. And
then there is motherly Edna at the local chippy, always there for a
cup of tea and a good natter when she yearns for home. Working hard
in the day and playing in the Bomb Girls Swing Band by night, on
the surface, life seems to be looking up. But Kitty has kept a
secret from her friends. Something she needs to figure out. And
when a letter arrives from home, she realises she might need their
help before it's too late and she loses her baby forever . . .
Praise for Daisy Styles 'All the ingredients for a cracking story
with truly endearing characters' Annie Murray, bestselling author
of Now The War Is Over 'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson,
bestselling author of Secrets of the Sewing Bee
Can she overcome her family's doubts to achieve her dream?Meg
Turner has a hard life. She lives on a lonely farm in the Lake
District and her only company is her bully of a father and her
brother, who resents her. They want to keep her at home, but Meg is
desperate for more. She finds comfort in her best friend, Kath, and
Lanky Lawson, who is more of a father figure to her than her own.
Her true source of hope though, is Lanky's son, Jack, who she loves
and hopes to marry one day. However as war looms on the horizon and
the world is thrown into chaos, Meg realises that the only thing
she can really count on is the land she loves. She throws herself
into tending the farm, but when a stranger arrives in the dale, her
world will change forever. A vivid and enchanting saga of Lakeland
life in the Second World War, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and
Anna Jacobs.
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