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Celebrated writer & historian Maria Graham must make the treacherous voyage from Brazil to London to deliver her latest book to her publisher.

Having come to terms with the loss of her beloved husb&, Maria now has renewed hope for the future & is determined to live her life as she pleases, free from the smothering constraints of Georgian society.

For a woman travelling alone its a journey fraught with danger, & as civil war rages around her, the only ship prepared to take Maria belongs to roguish smuggler Captain James Henderson. Onboard, all is well until Maria makes two shocking discoveries the first a deadly secret, the second an irresistible attraction to the enigmatic captain.

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• Author: Sara Sheridan
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On Swift Horses

Muriel, newly married and newly orphaned, works as a waitress in a San Diego diner. As she pours coffee and empties ashtrays, she eavesdrops on her customers, the ex-jockeys and trainers of the Del Mar racetrack.

When she begins,



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Muriel, newly married & newly orphaned, works as a waitress in a San Diego diner. As she pours coffee & empties ashtrays, she eavesdrops on her customers, the ex-jockeys & trainers of the Del Mar racetrack.

When she begins, secretly, to bet on the horses &, shockingly, to win, she feels strangely unready to share her good luck & its origins with her husband Lee.

Instead it is Lee’s brother, Julius, a thief & Korean War veteran – & someone she has only met once – whom she longs to tell.

Julius has found himself in Las Vegas, where his gift for gambling leads him to a job patrolling the boards above the casino tables.   There he meets Henry, a blackjack artist & a man who shares Julius’s passions, & his secrets. As tourists gather on roof tops to watch atomic clouds bloom in the desert, Henry & Julius's love burns in the shadows – until one night Henry is forced to flee.

Set in 1950’s America at a time when people stopped looking west & started looking up: a breathtakingly beautiful debut novel of revolution, chance & the gambles we take with the human heart.

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• ISBN: 9780008293970
• Author: Shannon Pufahl
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2 cm
 

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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