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Ace, Marvel, Spy - A Novel Of Alice Marble (Paperback): Jenni L Walsh Ace, Marvel, Spy - A Novel Of Alice Marble (Paperback)
Jenni L Walsh
R355 R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Save R29 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Trailblazer, superstar, activist, and spy: Alice Marble was a true American icon.

At seventeen, Alice Marble has no formal tennis skills and no coach. What she does have is an ability to hit the ball as hard as she can and a strong desire to prove herself. With steadfast determination and one sacrifice after another, Alice plays her heart out on the courts of the rich and famous, at national tournaments, and—the greatest of them all—at Wimbledon, rising to be one of the top-ranked players in the world.

But then her world falls apart.

With the outbreak of war with Germany, Alice’s tennis career and life come to a screeching halt, and for the first time, she is forced to confront who she is without tennis. As she seeks to understand her new place in the world and how she can aid in the war efforts, a telegram arrives with devastating news from overseas. Heartbroken and lost, she feels like she can only watch as the war wreaks havoc in every area of her life.

Alice is given the chance to fight back when the US Army sends her a request: Under the guise of playing in tennis exhibition games in Switzerland, she would be a spy for them. Alice aches for nothing more than to avenge what the war has taken from her and to prove herself against this new opponent. But what awaits her might be her greatest challenge yet.

From her start as a promising athlete with worn-out shoes to her status as a glamorous international star, Alice Marble’s determination to control her own life and destiny fuels a story of achievement, discipline, loss, and love.

Jenni L. Walsh’s Ace, Marvel, Spy brilliantly showcases the life of Alice Marble, a real-life tennis sensation known for her extraordinary talent and indomitable spirit. This fast-paced and action-packed historical novel spans multiple international settings and is enhanced by discussion questions that prompt readers to reflect on Alice’s challenges and triumphs, making it an ideal choice for book clubs.

The Willow's Bend (Hardcover): David Trawinski The Willow's Bend (Hardcover)
David Trawinski
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Exbury Junkers - A Personal Investigation of an Intriguing World War II Mystery (Paperback): John Stanley The Exbury Junkers - A Personal Investigation of an Intriguing World War II Mystery (Paperback)
John Stanley
R515 Discovery Miles 5 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Moscow Winter (Hardcover): Douglas Clark Moscow Winter (Hardcover)
Douglas Clark
R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Willow's Bend (Hardcover): David Trawinski The Willow's Bend (Hardcover)
David Trawinski
R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Yours Cheerfully (Paperback): A. J. Pearce Yours Cheerfully (Paperback)
A. J. Pearce
R417 R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Save R29 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Terminal List - A Thriller (Paperback, Media Tie-In ed.): Jack Carr The Terminal List - A Thriller (Paperback, Media Tie-In ed.)
Jack Carr
R483 R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Man in the Bunker - The new 2022 spy thriller from the bestselling author of HITLER'S SECRET (Paperback): Rory Clements The Man in the Bunker - The new 2022 spy thriller from the bestselling author of HITLER'S SECRET (Paperback)
Rory Clements
R294 R259 Discovery Miles 2 590 Save R35 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

WHAT IF HITLER HAD SURVIVED? In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must find the truth behind Hitler's death. But exactly who is the man in the bunker? 'MASTER OF THE WARTIME SPY THRILLER' - FINANCIAL TIMES ________________ Germany, late summer 1945 - The war is over but the country is in ruins. Millions of refugees and holocaust survivors strive to rebuild their lives in displaced persons camps. Millions of German soldiers and SS men are held captive in primitive conditions in open-air detention centres. Everywhere, civilians are desperate for food and shelter. No one admits to having voted Nazi, yet many are unrepentant. Adolf Hitler is said to have killed himself in his Berlin bunker. But no body was found - and many people believe he is alive. Newspapers are full of stories reporting sightings and theories. Even Stalin, whose own troops captured the bunker, has told President Truman he believes the former Fuhrer is not dead. Day by day, American and British intelligence officers subject senior members of the Nazi regime to gruelling interrogation in their quest for their truth. Enter Tom Wilde - the Cambridge professor and spy sent in to find out the truth... Dramatic, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling, THE MAN IN THE BUNKER is Rory's best WWII thriller yet - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon.

Light Perpetual (Paperback): Francis Spufford Light Perpetual (Paperback)
Francis Spufford
R443 R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Unwilling (Paperback): John Hart The Unwilling (Paperback)
John Hart
R455 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Piazza - Stories from Piazza Santa Caterina Piccola (Hardcover): Bob Brush The Piazza - Stories from Piazza Santa Caterina Piccola (Hardcover)
Bob Brush; Illustrated by Scott Howard
R845 Discovery Miles 8 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Far From Home (Hardcover): Danielle Steel Far From Home (Hardcover)
Danielle Steel
R713 R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Save R116 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel delivers an exciting and moving historical novel about a courageous wife and mother hiding in occupied France.

In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half German, she is happy to be back in France, where her husband, Gregor, a retired colonel, will join her soon from Germany. Arielle and Gregor have thus far been able to hide their private opposition to Hitler.

Then her world falls apart. She receives word that Gregor was part of Operation Valkyrie, a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in Poland, and has been shot as a traitor. Now, holding a French passport handed to her by another high-level collaborator, she is whisked away from Paris under cover of darkness for her own safety.

As the Allies storm the beaches, she goes into hiding in a small village in Normandy under an assumed name, unable to contact her adult children. There, she forms a friendship with Sebastien Renaud, whose wife and daughter were deported in 1941, and who eventually reveals himself as a forger in the Resistance. As war rages on, Arielle and Sebastien work for the Resistance and hold out for the time when they can search for their loved ones.

In Far From Home, Danielle Steel captures the devastation of World War II with a sweeping story of family love that transcends impossible odds.

We'll Meet Again (Hardcover): Bartle Bull We'll Meet Again (Hardcover)
Bartle Bull
R774 Discovery Miles 7 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Cyber Games (Hardcover): Nelson R Gomm Cyber Games (Hardcover)
Nelson R Gomm
R652 R619 Discovery Miles 6 190 Save R33 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
End of Days - A Pike Logan Novel (Paperback): Brad Taylor End of Days - A Pike Logan Novel (Paperback)
Brad Taylor
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
If I May (Hardcover): A.A. Milne If I May (Hardcover)
A.A. Milne
R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Edge Of Reason (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Malcolm Archibald Edge Of Reason (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Malcolm Archibald
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Duffels (Hardcover): Edward Eggleston Duffels (Hardcover)
Edward Eggleston
R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unintended Hero (Hardcover): Becky Van Vleet Unintended Hero (Hardcover)
Becky Van Vleet
R851 Discovery Miles 8 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Young Hearts (Hardcover): Nick Sweet Young Hearts (Hardcover)
Nick Sweet
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Pull of the Stars (Paperback): Emma Donoghue The Pull of the Stars (Paperback)
Emma Donoghue
R427 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews). In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented world step two outsiders--Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured Rebel on the run from the police, and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney. In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward, over three days, these women change each other's lives in unexpected ways. They lose patients to this baffling pandemic, but they also shepherd new life into a fearful world. With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work. In The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue once again finds the light in the darkness in this new classic of hope and survival against all odds.

A Ditch In Egypt (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Malcolm Archibald A Ditch In Egypt (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Malcolm Archibald
R1,087 R943 Discovery Miles 9 430 Save R144 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Heaven and Hell for the Tobacco Girls - A gritty, heartbreaking historical saga from Lizzie Lane (Hardcover): Lizzie Lane Heaven and Hell for the Tobacco Girls - A gritty, heartbreaking historical saga from Lizzie Lane (Hardcover)
Lizzie Lane
R698 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R74 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

BRISTOL 1943 and life for the Tobacco Girls isn't getting any easier...Bridget Milligan has donned a uniform and joined the nursing services where she becomes intrigued with the miracles of modern medicine. She's also torn between family loyalty, her new career and Lyndon O'Neill, the love of her life. Is it too impossible to hope that everything will come out right in the end? Phyllis Harvey is still serving in Malta where she sees the casualties of war first hand. Finally it seems like Phyllis is blessed with true in love, but fate can sometimes be a rocky road and nothing is that certain. Maisie Miles is left holding the home front at the tobacco factory but with the sudden death of her grandmother finds herself once more alone in the world. However, thanks to a substantial inheritance, she is able to extend a helping hand to a friend in desperate need. There are tears and laughter, goodbyes and new arrivals along with the hope that new beginnings are not far over the horizon. 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

Poor Man's Fight - The Odyssey of a World War II Bomber Crew (Hardcover): Russell L. Greer Poor Man's Fight - The Odyssey of a World War II Bomber Crew (Hardcover)
Russell L. Greer
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Cilka's Journey (Paperback): Heather Morris Cilka's Journey (Paperback)
Heather Morris
R478 R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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