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London swelters in a
heatwave in the summer of
1664, and in the
corridors of power the
temperature is equally
high as an outbreak of
war with the Dutch
threatens to become a
reality. In the
dilapidated surroundings
of Savoy Hospital, a
delegation from the
Netherlands has gathered
for a final attempt to
secure peace between the
two nations. Thomas
Chaloner, active in
Holland during Cromwell's
time, knows many of the
delegates, including the
sister of his late wife.
Then the body of his
former brother-in-law is
found in the Thames.
Chaloner discovers that
the dead man has left
enigmatic clues pointing
to a motive for his
murder. Was he involved
in a plot to steal the
crown jewels, or did he
fall foul of one of the
many people in London,
who are determined that
the peace talks will
fail?
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1588. In Lisbon the great
Spanish Armada stands
ready. In the Low
Countries the forces of
the Duke of Parma prepare
for war. And in the
shadows an even darker
games is underway - a
game of espionage and
murder, treachery and
deceit, played with the
stiletto-blade, the
poisoned chalice, the
torturer's rack... Faced
with such deadly foes,
legendary spymaster Sir
Francis Walsingham sends
young Christian Hardy to
discover the truth. But
as one by one his agents
vanish, time is running
out - for Hardy, for
England, and for its
sovereign Queen Elizabeth
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Daniel Waterhouse has
returned to England,
where he joins forces
with his friend Isaac
Newton to hunt down a
shadowy group attempting
to blow up Natural
Philosophers with
'Infernal Devices' - time
bombs. As Daniel and
Newton conspire, an
increasingly vicious
struggle is waged for
England's Crown: who will
take control when the
ailing queen dies?
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Vikram Seth's novel is at
its core a love story,
the tale of Lata and of
her mother's attempts to
find her a suitable
husband, through love or
through exacting maternal
praise. Set in
post-Independence India
and involving the lives
of hour large families
and those who orbit them,
it is also a vast
panoramic exploration of
a whole continent at a
crucial hour, as a sixth
of the world's population
faces it first great
General Election and the
chance to map its own
destiny.
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The Confederate Army of
Virginia has invaded the
North and now faces the
enemy on their own
ground. When his
commanding officer is
killed by friendly fire
Captain Joshua McAndrew,
young, inexperienced and
ill-prepared, finds
himself promoted to lead
his regiment, the North
Carolina Grenadiers.
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For Lord Westfield’s
Men, Every high road
leads to death.
Plague
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1950 - seven year old
Carol Martin lies encased
in an iron lung, struck
down by the killer
disease, polio.
Distraught by her side,
her mother Violet wonders
if this is her punishment
- for Carol is the love
child who should not have
been born. This is the
story of three
generations of women,
spanning more than half
of the last century and
of the joys, struggles
and changes in women's
lives.
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In the wake of King Henry
VIII's death, England's
throne is left in a
precarious state - as is
the peculiar relationship
between his two
daughters. Mary, the
elder, once treasured,
had been declared a
bastard in favour of her
flame-haired half-sister,
Elizabeth, born of the
doomed Anne Boleyn.
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A young man finds himself
drawn into a world of
violence, prejudice,
murder, rape, and child
sacrifice. He has been
raised to respect women
and to protect the weak,
so, when he witnesses an
assault on a Jewish
couple by two wealthy
young nobles, he becomes
involved in a conflict
that could claim his
life.
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333 BC. Standing shoulder
to shoulder with
Alexander the Great,
Kineas and his Greek ally
cavalry burn a path
across the Persian Empire
and emerge victorious -
until Alexander dismisses
them. But on Kineas's
return to Athens,
instead of rewards and
honours, he receives
nothing but curses - and
exile. With only his
horse, his armour, and
his friends, Kineas
sells his military skills
to the ruling Tyrant of
Olbia - to train his
army. But before long
Kineas faces an onslaught
from the deadliest war
machine the world has
ever seen...
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The world has become a
giant battlefield in the
wake of Alexander the
Great's death, as his
generals fight over the
huge but chaotic empire
he created. Choosing
sides - and knowing when
to switch - is a matter
of life and death. Twins
Satyrus and Melitta,
heirs to a rich kingdom
on the Black Sea, must
learn quickly. As they
are betrayed and soon
become desperate
fugitives. Accompanied by
their tutor, the Spartan
Philokles, they must
head west on a perilous
journey to the safety of
Alexandria while
merciless assassins are
not far behind. But
instead of sanctuary the
twins find themselves
caught in a tangled web
of alliances, plot and
counterplot building
towards one final,
monumental
confrontation...
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This book is based in a
shabby Bermondsey
backstreet and it is home
to diverse and close-knit
community fighting an
ongoing battle against
poverty, hunger and the
devastating effects of
the Great War. George
Galloway owns his own
business and works with
his right hand man
William Tanner. However
William's loyalty has
worn thin over the years
but he cannot break the
ties with George because
of how hard the time are
and the house in which
William lives is owned by
George. The size of the
book is 19.7cm in height
and 12.7cm wide.
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Set in Greece in the
fourth century BC, The
Mask of Apollo is
narrated by Nikeratos, a
tragic actor who
constantly carries a gold
mask of Apollo. The mask
eventually comes to serve
as Nikeratos' conscience
when he becomes embroiled
in a political crisis
which also involves the
philosopher Plato.
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Jane Odiwe's impeccable
writing and tumultuous
dramatic storyline make
for a compelling Pride &
Prejudice continuation.
Shortly after their
marriage, Elizabeth
begins to find evidence
that Darcy may have
something to hide -- old
love letters hidden in a
book and a young man of
questionable parentage,
to start.
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When Adam Smith's wife
goes into labour with
their first child, he
hits a crisis point. He
swore that his life would
be nothing like his
mother's - a life he
believes was destroyed by
the demands of raising
him and his brothers and
sisters. Now he's backed
into a corner, unable to
find a way out. But how
much does he really know
about his mother?
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Kineas of Athens has
travelled a hard and
bloody road since his
Greek cavalry fought the
Persian hordes alongside
Alexander the Great.
Wracked with pain, his
dreams full of dead
comrades, he now has the
chance to turn his back
on war. Lady Srayanka - a
Scythian warrior princess
- is carrying his child,
and a new life beckons.
But to the east a storm
is brewing: Alexander is
preparing his army to
crush the Scythian tribes
once and for all. Lady
Srayanka is honour-bound
to fight against 'the
monster' - and Kineas
must follow her. Now
Kineas must challenge the
man he once worshipped.
The man who marched
across the known world,
grinding every opponent
to dust. The man who
believes himself to be a
god...
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Fanny McBride was a
cheerful and indomitable
Tyneside widow with a
large, cheerful family.
Being a woman of
resource, Fanny took on
a job at the local
'Ladies', which was to
prove a surprisingly
stimulating experience.
Then there was her
long-standing feud with
Mrs Flannagan, the
problem of the favourite
child's unsuitable
marriage, and others.
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Ten-year old Amy farthing
miraculously survives the
sinking of the Lusitania,
but loses both her
parent in the disaster.
However, on her arrival
in England, her rich
paternal grandfather
Godfrey Farthing,
disowns the little girl
for reason he will not
divulge. Although she is
confused and hurt by his
behaviours, Amy is
thankfully welcomed by
her maternal grandmother
Beth, and quickly
exchanges her life of
privilege in New York for
the harsh realities of a
mill town in Yorkshire.
Despite the differences,
Amy starts to adjust to
her new surroundings and
make friends, especially
with local lad, Billy
Eccles. However,
unbeknown to Amy and
Beth, Amy is the one
true heir to the Farthing
fortune, and Godfrey is
prepared to take whatever
measures necessary to
ensure she never finds
out...
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1067. In the desolate
wastes of Greenland, a
band of hunters stumble
across a strangely-shaped
stone which has fallen
from the sky. At first,
the mysterious
'sky-stone' seems to
bring good luck. But the
villagers are soon cursed
with violence and murder
as they fight to gain
control of the precious
object. Over the next six
hundred years, the
Sky-Stone will fall into
the hands of crusading
knights, a wicked
manor-lord of Devon, a
group of radical young
kabalists, the dying
King Henry III and a band
of travelling players.
But treachery, discord
and violent death follow
for all who seek to
possess it.
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May 1817: In the stables
of the Old Eclipse Inn in
Mansfield Tom Stone,
aged 16, works as
ostler, like his father
and grandfather before
him. His sister, Ann,
has recently given birth
to a son but her husband,
a framework knitter, is
suffering the effects of
the economic climate.
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When young Mary Howard
receives the news that
she will be leaving her
home for the grand court
of King Henry VIII, to
attend his mistress Anne
Boleyn, she is ecstatic.
Everything Anne touches
seems to turn to gold,
and Mary is certain Anne
will one day become
Queen.
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France is falling to the
German invasion. Rather
than sell his work to
Nazis, artist Louis
Duval flees across the
Channel in his tiny motor
boat to offer his
services to England,
finding lodgings with
Barbara Hillyard, a
kindly and beautiful
young widow.
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Liberty, equality,
fraternity, and death to
the aristocrats. In
Paris, 1792, this is
the cry of a downtrodden
people who have risen
against their oppressors.
Doctor Juliette Roussel
agrees. Yet, could she
save some of the
imprisoned children and
use their blood money to
help other innocents?
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It is the late 1600s on
the high seas. A group of
Barbary galley slaves
plot as they ply the oars
of a pirate ship,
hatching a daring scheme
to find an enormous cache
of Spanish gold.
Amazingly, they succeed
- leaving some very
unhappy men behind who
vow to hunt down the
vagabonds and bring them
to justice, no matter
the cost.
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As the Second World War
continues to rage over
Bristol, Mary Anne
Randall, now estranged
from her abusive husband,
Henry, is struggling to
keep her family together.
Her lover, Michael
Maurice, is away
fighting, and news is
scarce. Young Stanley is
torn be
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A follow-up to the
bestseller Cryptonomicon,
this book presents a
cast of characters in a
time of genius and
discovery, men and women
whose exploits defined
the age of the High
Baroque. It travels from
the infant American
colonies to the Tower of
London, the glittering
courts of Louis XIV, and
all manner of places in
between.
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Nicholas Morland enjoys
almost complete
happiness. But when his
brother makes plans to
bring the railway to
York, their bitter
conflict becomes a
struggle of the soul for
Nicholas. As the past
returns to haunt them,
one man takes a step
towards maturity while
the other descends into a
living hell.
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Born into a stern farming
family on the island of
Keos, Simonides escapes
his harsh childhood
through a lucky
apprenticeship with a
renowned Ionian singer.
As they travel through
5th-century BC Greece,
Simonides learns how to
navigate the shifting
alliances surrounding his
rich patrons.
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Twenty years have passed
since the Twentieth
Legion defeated the Iceni
and they are preparing to
celebrate. The guest of
honour is Julius
Agricola, a former
commander. On the eve of
his arrival the Senior
Centurion is found
slumped over his desk.
Agricola undertakes an
investigation into the
murder and discovers
there is no shortage of
suspects.
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When her brother is
killed at Ypres, Ellen
Richards goes on holiday
to Barry Island, trying
to recapture happy
memories of a trip with
their parents. Here she
meets mine owner Harry
Morgan and in an
unguarded moment they
come together. Ellen soon
finds that she is
expecting his child.
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It's July 1939 and even
though Poland is trapped
between Adolph Hitler and
Uncle Joe Stalin,
everyone hopes war can be
avoided.
Eighteen-year-old Jack
Renouf is forbidden from
associating with his own
Uncle Fred because of his
dangerous Communist views
an
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Tells the story of Gaius
Julius Caesar's
relentless rise to
prominence, beginning
with his return to Rome
in 68 BC. He comes
prepared to dominate a
new battlefield - the
Roman Forum. But his
victories are not limited
to the Forum: he also
conquers Rome's noble
women.
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Robert Merivel,
physician and courtier to
Charles II, loved for
his ability to turn
sorrow into laughter,
now faces the agitations
and anxieties of middle
age. Questions crowd his
mind: has he been a good
father? Is he a fair
master? Is he the King's
frie
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Born in Ukraine on the
first day of the century,
a Jewish anti-Semite,
Pyat careered through
three decades like a
runaway train. Bisexual,
cocaine-loving
engineer/inventor/spy,
he enthusiastically
embraces Fascism.
Hero-worshipping
Mussolini, he enters the
dictator's circle, and
is sent by the Duce on a
secret mission to Munich.
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'Because the Sun Still
Does Cast Shadows' spans
sixty years and four
continents, and has a
colourful cast of
characters that hail from
all walks of life; all
are entangled in a tale
of love and loss that is
elegantly portrayed in
Haselhurst's rich,
expressive prose. This is
an original and
intriguing book with an
inimitable style.
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When their mother dies of
pneumonia, worn down by
poverty and hard work,
young Ellie Jay and her
sister Dora are left
alone in the world. Their
hard-drinking,
womanising father has
abandoned them, and they
cannot afford the rent on
their East End tenement.
This saga is set in
London.
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After an uneasy start to
their marriage, Cherry
and Lance Melchior are
now living on a small
working farm. It's a very
different life for both
Lance, a once-rich
playboy, and Cherry, a
former kitchen-maid. But
when Lance's brother dies
he becomes Lord Mel
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It's been twenty years
since Cass Wakefield
returned from the Civil
War to his hometown in
Mississippi, but he is
still haunted by
battlefield memories.
Now, one afternoon in
1885, he is presented
with a chance to
literally retrace his
steps from the past and
face the truth behind the
events that led to the
loss of so many friends
and comrades.
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There's bever a perfect
time to bare your soul.
.. Sexy Pride and
Prejudice 'What ifs' are
wildy popular exporations
of what happens with a
change to one critical
plot element and the
ramifications throughout
Fitzwilliam Darcy and
Elizabeth Bennet's
relationship.
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Gilbert de Rideford is a
Knight of the Temple of
Solomon, and an old
acquaintance from Crowner
John's crusading days. He
claims to have come into
possession of a secret
that could shake
Christendom to its
foundations - and he
desperately needs John's
help to escape from the
secretive order of
warrior monks. Suddenly
swept into a world of
religious intrigue and
dangerous politics,
Crowner John finds
himself undertaking a
life-threatening mission
to the Island of Lundy -
inhabited solely by
notorious pirates - until
finally the awful secret
itself is revealed.
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The second book in
Philippa's stunning new
trilogy, The Cousins
War, brings to life the
story of Margaret
Beaufort, a shadowy and
mysterious character in
the first book of the
series - The White Queen
- but who now takes
centre stage in the
bitter struggle of The
War of the Roses. The Red
Queen tells the story of
the child-bride of Edmund
Tudor, who, although
widowed in her early
teens, uses her
determination of
character and wily
plotting to infiltrate
the house of York under
the guise of loyal friend
and servant, undermine
the support for Richard
III and ultimately ensure
that her only son, Henry
Tudor, triumphs as King
of England. Through
collaboration with the
dowager Queen Elizabeth
Woodville, Margaret
agrees a betrothal
between Henry and
Elizabeth's daughter,
thereby uniting the
families and resolving
the Cousins War once and
for all by founding of
the Tudor dynasty. This
book has 419 pages and is
19.7cm x 13cm x 2.6cm
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Lily Larkin is the
youngest of six and the
least important member of
her family. With their
father dead and their
mother a stranger to
them, she must stay at
home and keep house
whilst her elder siblings
go out to work. As she
goes about her daily
chores, her head is full
of dreams. And she longs
for the day she can have
a life of her own.
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In 1860, the daughter of
the Governor of Jamaica
is rescued from a pirate
by a man, a man who will
build England's first
iron-clad warship, the
HMS Warrior. Now
Warrior's maiden voyage
will solve the mysteries
of a lost treasure and a
lost memory. Sail the
Caribbean and the
Atlantic in this tale of
adventure, romance, and
technological revolution.
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Dido, a slave on a
Jamaican sugar
plantation, runs away to
join Henry Morgan's
privateer fleet and find
the treasure that will
allow her to buy her
family's freedom. What
she doesn't bargain on is
falling in love with El
Negro, a pirate captain.
They flee deep into the
Blue Mountains, but El
Negro knows he will never
be safe on the island.
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Daisy Kildare lives with
her family in a cottage
perched on the Connemara
coast. The Kildares are
poor but happy. Daisy's
Aunt Jane, who is
housekeeper to Dr and Mrs
Venables, offers to take
Daisy back to Liverpool
so that the child can be
a companion to her
employers' orphaned
niece, Cynthia. There,
she meets Jake, and
falls in love.
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An ambitious and
compelling first novel
about a key moment in
Irish history. November
1917. With tensions in
Ireland, war in Europe
and revolution in Russia,
Victor Lennon returns to
his home village after a
long exile. Radicalised
by his experiences in the
Dublin Lockout and Easter
Rising, Victor is a hero
to many but a danger to
some. Those closest to
Victor know his true
nature: his father,
Pius, now drinking
himself to death; his
oldest friend, Charlie,
wounded in the trenches;
and the love of his life,
Maggie, who he left
behind years before. But
soon Victor and the
fearsome parish priest,
Stanislaus Benedict, are
on a collision course,
with the very souls of
the people caught between
religion and socialism.
Told from the
perspectives of these two
equally strong-willed
characters, After the
Lockout is a first novel
of tremendous ambition
and achievement. At its
heart is a conflict
emblematic of a recurring
faultline in Irish
history, and of one more
eternal and universal:
between hope and
experience; between
ideals and human
weakness. This book has
241 pages and is 23.3cm x
15.2cm x 2.1cm
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In some mysterious family
feud or unintended
slight, Jane Barlow
Schwartz lost a friend,
her cousin and soul mate
Martha. But years later,
surrounded by the exotic
wildlife of the
Galapagos, Jane and
Martha meet again. There,
amid the antics of
blue-footed boobies and
red-lipped batfish, Jane
sets off on a quest
through her family
history.
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May 1943, Twenty
Lancaster bombers stand
poised to fly one of
World War II's most
daring and dangerous
missions, 617 Squadron's
legendary bouncing-bomb
attack on Germany's dams,
led by the volatile Guy
Gibson. After two tours
of duty and fifty-nine
missions,
combat-seasoned pilot
Peter Lightfoot and his
loyal crew are already on
borrowed time. Haunted by
a face from his past,
Lightfoot cannot rest and
applies to fly the dams
mission. But while
success could shorten the
war, it will inevitably
come at a cost. Many of
the men will not be
coming back.
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The year is 1453. For
more than a thousand
years the mighty walls of
Constantinople have
protected this furthest
outpost of Christianity.
But now endless ranks of
Turkish warriors cover
the plains before them,
the most fearsome force
the world has ever seen.
No European army will
help: Constantinople is
on its own. And treachery
is in the air. Three
people will determine the
fate of an empire: the
young Turkish sultan with
much to prove; a stubborn
princess; and Giovanni
Longo, a mercenary
captain with a personal
score to settle. And of
the three it is Longo who
will face the hardest
choice.
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The saga of the Morland
family continues as
Charles II dies and is
succeeded by James II.
The family's world of
peace and prosperity give
way to rebellion and
discord. Jealousy,
betrayal and violent
death threaten
Annunciata's children,
and the executioner's axe
is turned towards the
Morlands.
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In this Pride and
Prejudice variation,
Elizabeth is called away
before Darcy proposes for
the first time and Darcy
decides to find a more
suitable wife. But when
Darcy encounters
Elizabeth living in
London after the death of
her father, he can't
fight his desire to see
and speak with her again
- and again and again.
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Meg Oliphant was a
schoolgirl when the war
started. After her
brother's death she
continued writing to his
best friend, Steven
Caraford. Now the war is
over and she is about to
go to college. Steven has
longed for the day when
he can return to Scotland
an
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Rome's leaders are
frightened: the
brilliant, ruthless
Gaius Julius Caesar must
be crushed before he can
overthrow the government
and become dictator. This
novel opens in Gaul,
scene of Caesar's
magnificent victory over
fierce people. His
conquest is in the name
of Rome.
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It's England, 1926.
Sixteen-year-old orphan
Jackie Hunt knows what
she wants - to marry
Wilhelm Furtmueller, to
whom she has promised to
be forever faithful, and
to be an artist. Her
second dream is already
coming true, but Jackie
is to be parted from Wil
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Eighteen-year-old Alice
Glass is rescued from her
life in a small terraced
house in the northeast
town of Margrove when she
volunteers to help in the
wartime evacuation of
schoolchildren to the
Yorkshire dales. Here,
she is reunited with shy,
pretty Elsbe
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King Arthur is dead.
Surrounded by traitors
and usurpers, Guinevere
must defend the empire
she struggled so
desperately to help
forge. She works toward
settling her uneasy
nation. But when faced
with treachery,
Guinevere is swept into a
life she never
understood, driven to
depths of servitude to a
bold Saxon who is unaware
of her true identity.
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Legends sing Sir Gawain,
one of the most respected
warriors of King Arthur's
reign and one of the
greatest champions of all
time. But this is not
that story. This is the
story of Gwalchmai,
middle song of the
beautiful, infinitely
evil sorceress Morgawse,
and gifted student of her
dark magical powers.
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In 1350 the people of
Cambridge are struggling
to overcome the effects
of the Black Death. Bands
of outlaws roam the land
and the high death rate
among priests and monks
has left the people
vulnerable to sinister
cults that have grown up
in the wake of the
plague. At Michaelhouse
Matthew Bartholomew is
training new physicians
to replace those who died
of the pestilence. When
the body of a friar is
found in the massive
chest where the
University stores its
most precious documents,
Bartholomew is dragged
away from his teaching to
investigate. But the
friar's is not the only
unexplained death in
town. Almost by chance
Bartholomew stumbles
across a derelict church,
abandoned since its
congregation were
decimated by the plague.
It is now the meeting
place for a mysterious
sect which holds its
followers in terror, and
which Bartholomew
believes to be at the
very heart of an
astonishing web of
blackmail and deceit
aimed to overthrow the
established religion.
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The court of the ageing
Henry VIII is rich with
intrigue and dangerous
ambition. But for
Katherine and Cat, newly
arrived at seventeen, it
seems rich with
possibility. Katherine is
the youngest member of
the powerful Howard
family, and Cat her poor
relation. Soon Katherine
catches the eye of the
King, who sets aside his
wife, Anne of Cleves,
and it seems that
Katherine can have
everything she wants. But
Katherine's powerful
passions lead her into
dangerous pursuits. And
to cover herself, she
lies. Only Cat knows the
truth - the discovery of
which could spell
disaster for her friend,
Queen Katherine...
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Liverpool, 1902. Bill
and Isobel Logan scratch
a living selling their
shrimps on the streets,
though their youngest
daughter Amy hates the
smell as she constantly
taunted by their
neighbour Paddy Keagan.
After Isobel dies, Bill
marries Suzie Keagan, a
good-looking but selfish
widow. But the tensions
begins to mount as the
Keagans move in.
Desperate to get away,
Amy takes a room share in
the city centre but with
Liverpool in turmoil with
strikes and riots, life
is hard for young girls.
Her visits home aren't
any better as they are
spoiled by the presence
of the hated Paddy...
This is a warm and moving
story of young people and
their loves and
jealousies, played out
against the humour and
hardship of their
Liverpool background.
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1861. Heading home to
Orkney, Constable Faro
is pursing a private
investigation into the
mysterious drowning of an
ex-colleague's relative,
champion swimmer Dave
Claydon. Was it an
accident? Or does
Clayton's death have a
sinister connection with
missing artefacts
recovered from the Armada
galleon sunk off Spanish
Cove? At Scarthbreck
Faro's mother is
determined to find a
wife, and this
Lammastide the legend of
the seal king's annual
claim of a human bride
becomes reality. Faro's
holiday and his original
secret mission turns into
a nightmare with himself
becoming the prime
suspect in a girl's
disappearance. He is in
deadly danger, his life
threatened by
circumstance beyond his
control.
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It's Brussels, 1915. A
beautiful young Belgian
woman, Louise, is being
pursued by the Germans
when she meets Ned Scott,
a British army major
also trying to flee. He
is badly injured, and
the unlikely pair finds
themselves at a hospital
run by the famous Edith
Cavell, who agrees to
treat the major while
offering them both
refuge.
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Wilbur Smith returns with
the eagerly awaited
sequel to his thrilling
Egyptian series. This
rare special limited
edition is one of 1500
unique signed copies from
the esteemed author and
is the perfect
collector's item for fans
of the author and series.
Following on from River
God, The Seventh Scroll
and Warlock. The Quest
continues the story of
the Warlock, Taita,
wise in the lore of the
ancient Gods and a master
of magic and the
supernatural. Egypt is
struck by a series of
terrible plagues that
cripple the Kingdom, and
then the ultimate
disaster follows. The
Nile fails. The waters
that nourish and sustain
the land dry up.
Something catastrophic is
taking place in the
distant and totally
unexplored depths of
Africa from where the
mighty river springs. In
desperation Pharoah sends
for Taita, the only man
who might be able to win
through to the source of
the Nile and discover the
cause of all their woes.
None of them can have any
idea of what a terrible
enemy lies in ambush for
The Warlock in those
mysterious lands at the
end of their world. This
book has 504 pages and is
25cm x 16.4cm x 4.2cm
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When the actions of a
rebel gladiator in Egypt
threaten the stability of
the Roman Empire,
Prefect Cato and
Centurion Macro know he
must be stopped. The
locals deem the Romans
responsible for the
attacks Ajax and his crew
have been making along
the Egyptian coast, with
the southern frontier
under raid by the
Nubians, Egypt is
dangerously volatile.
Cato and Macro are tasked
with tracking and
defeating the renegade by
Egypt's governor. Joined
by the 22nd Legion, they
are determined to destroy
the enemy. But will the
strength of a
psychotically fatalist
gladiator and his
new-found Nubian allies,
hell-bent on destruction,
defeat the Roman
warriors?
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Many years ago, J.R.R.
Tolkien composed his own
version of the great
legend of Northern
antiquity, in two
closely related poems
named The New Lay of the
Volsungs and The New Lay
of Gudrin. Brought to
life in the verse forms
of ancient Poetic Edda,
Tolkien uses the exacting
alliterative rhythms and
the concentrated imagery
of the poems of the
Edda'.
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1291 AD, Acre. As the
city burns under the
onslaught of the Sultan's
men, the Flacon Temple
sets sail, carrying a
small band of knights and
a mysterious chest
entrusted to them by the
Order's Grand Master. The
ship vanishes without a
trace... Present day New
York. At the Metropolitan
Museum, four horsemen
dressed as Knights
Templar storm the gala
opening of an exhibition
of Vatican treasures and,
in a brutal and bloody
attack, steal an arcane
medieval decoder. For FBI
agent Sean Reilly and
archaeologist Tess
Chaykin, this is just
the start of a deadly
game of cat and mouse as
they race across three
continents, trying to
stay one step ahead of
ruthless killers wile
chasing down a
centuries-old mystery...
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Continuing the saga begun
in Chocolate Girls, this
is a story of families
who lives are entwined,
of loving and loss... And
of a young girl's search
for transforming love. It
is 1962 and pretty
seventeen-year-old Greta
finds life at home hard.
She has no father, and
loathes her mother's
latest boyfriend. She's
happiest at work with her
friends at the Cadbury
factory, where she is
popular with the boys.
When her missing vixen of
a sister, Marlene,
turns up during the worst
winter for decades,
Greta decides that she
has to get away, and the
only escape route is
marriage. However, she
soon finds out that life
with her old classmate,
Trevor, is not as she'd
hoped and freedom and
happiness still elude
her. She finds herself on
the streets - pregnant
and homeless - until her
mother's friends Edie and
Anatoli take her in, and
provide the safe, secure
haven she has never
known. Until, that is
tragedy strikes and
shatters not only Greta's
world, but also the
lives of those around
her. Life for all of them
will never be the same
again...
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It is 1805, and England
is in the midst of her
war with France under
Napoleon. Matthew Pryde,
employed as engineer at a
coal mine in Kent, is
regarded as the perfect
'spy' to send across the
English Channel to
investigate rumours that
the French are diggi
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In 1901, 85 year old
Miss Sarah Brook decides
her diary keeping days
are finally over. Inside,
she leaves behind pages
containing sweet memories
along with sad, but for
her younger relatives the
secrets within could
change their idea of the
family's history if she
lets them read the
diaries...
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Diana 'Steve'
Escott-Stevens knows the
risks. For 12 months she
has fed and looked after
agents preparing for a
mission in France.
Knowing they have a 50/50
chance of coming back.
Young, brave and fluent
in French. She applies to
join the Special
Operations Executive she
is readily accepted and
sent off for training to
prepare her for the
field. The training is
demanding: sabotage,
hand-to-hand combat,
codes, parachute jumps.
Soon finding herself in
Lysander flying to
France, where any
mistake could mean
capture, torture or
death, for her and the
very people she is trying
to liberate. This book
has 372 pages and is
17.7cm x 11cm x 2.4cm
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Once seen in the heat of
battle, Captain Stryker
is never forgotten.
Driven by loyalty rather
than conviction to serve
the Royalist cause, he
has no truck with
aristocracy. But when the
existence of a dangerous
spy is discovered after
the Battle of Edgehill,
it is Stryker whom Prince
Rupert chooses for the
mission. Stryker and his
loyal band journey across
a bitterly divided
country beset by
marauding bands of
soldiers. But unbeknown
to Stryker, someone else
is also closing in on his
quarry...
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This collection brings
together perhaps the
finest of Dickens'
shorter novels, filled
with event, character,
and the unsurpassed
brilliance of his
story-telling. This
collection includes
Oliver Twist, Hard
Times, A Tale of Two
Cities and Great
Expectations.
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Basso the Magnificent.
Basso the Great. Basso
the Wise. Basso the
Murderer. The First
Citizen of the Vesani
Republic is an
extraordinary man. He is
ruthless, cunning and,
above all, lucky. He
brings wealth, power and
prestige to his people.
But with power comes
unwanted attention, and
Basso must defend his
nation and himself from
threats foreign and
domestic. In a lifetime
of crucial decisions,
he's only ever made one
mistake. One mistake,
though, can be enough.
This book has 501 pages
and is 12.6 x 19.7 x 3.7
cms
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Cambridge, 1392. Matthew
Bartholomew, physician
to Michaelhouse College,
is called to examine some
mysterious bones found in
the King's Ditch. Next
day he is called to the
Ditch again: a student
has been found dead
there. Meanwhile, there
is unrest in the town,
and the strange
disappearance of
Dominica, former lover
of the dead student and
daughter of Waterstone,
the well-known Principal
of a Cambridge student
hostel. Are these events
connected? Then a
skeletal hand is found in
the Ditch, hailed by
townsfolk as the final
remains of local martyr
Simon d'Ambrey, and
hence a holy relic. When
Bartholomew finds that
the hand is wearing a
ring apparently identical
to a pair that were worn
by Dominica and her
ex-lover, and now
missing, he knows that
his investigative skills
are called for.
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Set in London and
Monmouth in the late
1700s, this is an
extraordinary novel about
Mary Saunders, the young
daughter of a poor
seamstress. Mary hungers
greedily for fine clothes
and ribbons, as people
of her class do for food
and warmth. It's a hunger
that lures her into
prostitution at the age
of thirteen. Mary is
thrown out by her
distraught mother when
she gets pregnant and
almost dies on the
dangerous streets of
London. Her saviour is
Doll - a prostitute. Mary
roams London freely with
Doll, selling her body
to all manner of
'cullies', dressed
whorishly in colourful,
gaudy dresses with a
painted red smile. Faced
with bad debts and
threats upon her life she
eventually flees to
Monmouth, her mother's
hometown, where she
attempts to start a new
life as a maid in Mrs
Jones's house. But Mary
soon discovers that she
can't escape her past and
just how dearly people
like her pay for
yearnings not fitting to
their class in society...
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When Edie marries young
to escape her unhappy
family home, she thinks
that life can only get
better. At the age of
nineteen she is widowed,
and after losing her
child from the marriage
she faces the Second
World War grieving and
lonely. Then one night
during the Birmingham
Blitz an infant,
mysteriously abandoned
during the bombing, is
handed into her care. Her
lively friend Ruby,
meanwhile, doesn't want
to be left behind in the
wedding stakes and
settles for marriage with
Frank, a man much
changed by war. Finally
there's Janet, kind
hearted and susceptible
to male charm. who is
desperately hurt by an
affair with a married man
and who assumes she will
never lose again. David,
the child steals Edie's
heart, is the centre of
all their lives. And when
David is old enough to
wonder who he really is,
he leads Edie through
struggle and heartache to
a life and love she would
never have dreamed of...
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When Rosie Jones'
sweetheart Sean Quinnan
is killed in a building
accident, she knows the
blame lies with her
childhood tormentor Joe
Brindle. But though Rosie
longs for justice she has
more pressing matters to
deal with - when she
discovers she is carrying
Sean's baby, she is
disowned by her mother
and loses her job.
Salvation comes in the
form of war veteran
George Metcalf. He's
prepared to make an
honest woman of her and
accept another man's
child as his own.
Although he doesn't stir
her heart, Rosie knows
George is a good man. But
even with a husband to
protect her, will she
ever be truly safe from
Joe Brindle?
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1920 Chicago, Hadley
Richardson is a shy
twenty-eight year old,
who has given up on love
and happiness. Then she
meets a successful, high
energy Ernest Hemmingway
who has burning ambition,
they marry then the
problems start, a new
baby cannot rekindle
their relationship, can
his success in his career
become a success in their
marriage? 19.8cm x 12.5cm
x 2.3cm, pages 392
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In this volume in the
Dynasty series, the
aftermath of Waterloo
brings post-war
depression to England.
Even the Morland estate
is heading for hard
times. A tragic accident
strikes at the heart of
the family, and a
devastating scandal
brings the Morland name
into the glare of public
notoriety.
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On the day of his dad's
funeral, ten year old
Jacky Gaskell meets Frank
McGovern for the first
time. When Frank is
hanged for a murder he
did not commit, Jacky's
mother Maureen feels she
must tell Jacky the
truth: Frank was his real
father. On the day of the
execution Maureen loses
the only man she ever
truly loved and must now
raise her three children,
Brian, Ellie and Jacky,
alone. Once the scandal
gets out, there is
little sympathy from the
neighbours, and Jacky
has a hard time at the
local school from
children and teachers
alike. Although he only
met Frank briefly, Jacky
is convinced he was
innocent and feels duty
bound to clear his name.
Enlisting the help of his
sister Ellie, the pair
embark on a series of
plans and stunts to bring
the real killer to
justice. However, when
their actions backfire,
they not only attract the
attention of the police
but the more sinister
attentions of the real
murderer, who will stop
at nothing to silence the
Gaskells.
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Hope Street may be just
an ordinary terraced
street in Leeds, but
it's the world to Maggie
Fish. And when her father
returns home from the
war, the whole family
looks forward to happier
times. But then Maggie's
mother dies giving birth
to a little boy, leaving
Johnny fish a bitter
widower. He can never
look at his son without
remembering that this
child caused his wife's
death. By contrast,
Maggie can do no wrong in
her father's eyes and he
pushes her forward to
sing at Hope Street
Working Men's Club.
Fifteen-year-old Maggie
has her first taste of
show-business - and she
wants more. With the help
of Charlie Chipperfield,
a talented piano player,
a new vaudeville act -
fish and Chipperfield -
is born. But the clubs in
Yorkshire only offer them
a limited audience and
musical tastes are
changing. It may spell
the end for their double
act, but for Maggie the
road to fame and fortune
is only just beginning...
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As the daughter of the
Duke of Buckingham, the
future seems bright for
Elizabeth Stafford. But
when her father gives her
hand to Thomas Howard,
third Duke of Norfolk,
she must sacrifice all
for duty. Yet Elizabeth
is surprised by her
passion for her powerful
new husband. And when he
takes on a mistress, she
is determined to fight
for her love and her
honour... Naive and
vulnerable, Bess Holland
is easily charmed by the
Duke of Norfolk,
succumbing to his every
whim in exchange for
gifts and adoration. For
years, she and Elizabeth
compete for his
affections. But they are
mere spectators to an
obsession neither can
rival: Norfolk's quest to
weave the Howard name
into the royal bloodline.
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He was egotistical,
verbose and hot-headed to
a fault. But he did not
deserve to die…
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When Nesta Davies comes
to Hollyhill from Oxford
in 1533 to care for her
son's ailing wife she
learns that an old woman
has died there in
mysterious circumstances.
As a midwife who delivers
babies and lays out the
dead, Nesta has access
to every household in the
district. Can what she
learns there help her to
solve the hamlet's crime
wave?
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A highly imaginative P&P
sequel set in Egypt by an
award-winning,
bestselling author with
over 150, 000 copies
sold. In this romantic
and adventurous Pride &
Prejudice continuation by
bestselling author Amanda
Grange and Egypology
expert Jacqueline Webb,
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Caesar is in the prime of
his life and the height
of his powers as the
novel opens. This book
aims to bring Caesar to
life, and surrounds him
with a cast of historical
characters, portrayed
here as real, living
people, trying to
control and master
enormous political events
and survive.
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Christmas Day, 1924, in
Liverpool, 12 year old
Sara Cordwainer, the
unloved child with rich
parents. She notices a
ragged girl with a baby
in her arms outside her
church, stopping to talk
to her, while pressing
collection money into the
girl's icy hand. But this
generous act causes a
tragedy that will haunt
her for years. Years
later, Sara encounter
brogan, a young Irishman
working in England, she
feels she has finally
found a friend. But
Brogan hides a secret,
one which he dare not
tell to no one, not even
Sara.
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Tells the story of the
power and cunning of two
Rulers of Rome - Sulla,
returning from exile,
and the 22-year-old
Pompey, who designates
himself Magnus The Great.
And in the background is
the young soldier,
Caesar, who begins to
show the expert qualities
that will one day
culminate in him becoming
the unparalleled leader
of ancient Rome.
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The war is over, but
life goes on for Land
Girls Prue, Stella and
Ag. While two of the
girls are married, Prue,
the incorrigible flirt,
is engaged in a quest for
a man to provide her with
security and gold taps. A
year after the girls
leave Hallows Farm, Prue
finds just such a man,
and a marriage that
protects her from the
hardships of post-war
Manchester. But she still
hankers for the life she
so loved as a Land Girl,
and the unimaginable
happiness of work on the
farm. The lives of her
two old friends, Stella
and Ag, have moved on.
Yet, in the puzzling
world beyond the fields,
Prue, in her indomitable
way, remains buoyant,
optimistic and quite sure
that the life she
imagines is just round
yet another corner.
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The Great Roman Empire
has fallen, and the
known world is in turmoil
as the resulting vacuum
remains unfilled. This is
the world that is
portrayed in these
memoirs of a traveller
who roams the breadth of
Europe and establishes
himself as a successful
trader and citizen of
substance.
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When Kate Kelly,
beautiful and feisty,
travels to India to marry
a man she has never seen,
she thinks her life is
over. But that is just
the beginning. She ends
up back in London with an
unconsummated marriage,
a pending divorce and
pregnant by a man she
despises.
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Mahelt Marshal is the
privileged daughter of
one of the most powerful
men in England. Her life
changes dramatically when
her father is suspected
of treachery by King
John. Her brothers become
hostages and Mahelt is
married to Hugh Bigod,
heir to the earldom of
Norfolk. Adapting to her
new life is hard, but
Mahelt comes to love Hugh
deeply; however, defying
her father-in-law brings
disgrace and heartbreak.
When King John sets out
to subdue the Bigods,
Mahelt faces a
heartbreaking battle,
fearing neither she, nor
her marriage, is likely
to survive the outcome...
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The sixteenth century:
the era of queens.
Catherine de Medici is an
impressionable, mystical
girl. She is orphaned and
taken hostage by her
enemies, and manipulated
by her advisors; yet she
is to become France's
most powerful regent.
History will make her
name synonymous with
evil, but she is all too
human. Humiliated at the
hands of her husband and
his mistress, and
haunted by her gift of
second sight, she must
rise above her troubles
and fight to save her
dynasty and adopted
country. From the
splendours of the Loire
palaces to the
blood-soaked battles of
the Wars of Religion and
haunted halls of the
Louvre, this is the
story of Catherine's
dramatic life, told by
the queen herself.
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This is a collection of
Catherine Cookson's first
three Bill Bailey novels.
Bill Bailey came into the
life of young widow Fiona
Nelson and her three
children as a lodger. At
first he seems ordinary
enough but behind his
rough charm lies some
remarkable qualities.
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Georgette Heyer is known
for her historical
romances set in Regency
England. Her works
include "Regency Buck",
The Grand Sophy and
"Friday's Child". This is
a guide to her wonderful
realm: her heroines, her
villains and dashing
heroes, the parties and
seasons they celebrated,
how they ate, drank,
dressed, socialized,
shopped and drove.
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The only life Dove
McKenna has ever known
has been one on the open
road. Living in a show
wagon with her parents
and her brother, they
travel from town to town,
performing for folk
happy enough to pay them
for their entertainment,
while dismissing them as
'gippos' and 'thieves'
behind their backs. But
it is not until after
their mother's death that
they settle in one place
long enough for Dove to
feel her difference. The
McKennas set up camp on a
patch of barren land just
outside Leeds, and Dove
and Harry finally get the
chance to go to school.
Dove begins to dream of
acceptance, and perhaps
even a better home life.
For when sober, their
father is an amiable
enough soul, but when
drunk, he can be a
monster. And Malachy
McKenna is drunk more
often than not...
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