Dora Evans is finally marrying the love of her life, Joe Rodgers, & her dreams of opening a dressmaking business look as if they might come true. With twin daughters on the way, Dora has everything shes ever wanted.

But then tragedy strikes: one of Doras babies dies in infancy, & a catastrophic fire changes their lives forever. Dora is consumed with grief, struggling to get through each day & Joe is suddenly distant, finding solace in his colleague, Ivy.

With Ivy watching & scheming, & Dora battling against her own demons, can she keep her family together?

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• ISBN: 9780349132488
• Author: Pam Howes
• Publisher: Bookouture
• Format: Bookouture
• Pages: 297
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm











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Nell Whitaker is fifteen when war breaks out &, despite her protests, her mother sends her to live with her Auntie Kath on a

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The Lost Diaries is a wide-ranging anthology of the world's greatest diarists, each of them channelled onto paper through the considerable psychic force that is Craig Brown. Arranged on a day-to-day basis, spread throughout an entire year, these diary extracts form a patchwork quilt of observation, reflection, contemplation &, above all, self-promotion. As the months unfold, different diarists offer their insights on the events that pass: John Prescott on going to Royal Ascot, Nigella Lawson on preparing Christmas lunch, W.G. Sebald on enjoying an ice lolly by the beach, Karl Lagerfeld on the need for an umbrella in Spring. Among over 200 diarists featured are Martin Amis, Jordan, Germaine Greer, The Duchess of Devonshire, President Barack Obama, Philip Roth, HM the Queen, Heather Mills Mc Cartney, Victoria Beckham, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sir Cecil Beaton, John Prescott, Mohamed Fayed, Harold Pinter, Yoko Ono, Barbara Cartl&, Jilly Cooper, Christopher Ricks, Jeremy Clarkson, Jeanette Winterson, Sylvia Plath, Keith Richards, Maya Angelou & Frank Mc Court. The Lost Diaries is the first time all Craig Brown ...

When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring & charisma. But when he disappears for several days, & returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house & a beautiful girl hidden within it, Meaulnes has been changed forever. In his restless search for the happiness he found there, Meaulnes, observed by his loyal friend Fran?ois, may risk losing everything he ever had. Poised between youthful admiration & adult resignation, Alain-Fourniers compelling narrator carries the reader through a moving portrayal of vanished adolescence. Design your own cover for this classic book & always have something unique to share with your friends & family. ...

Books Historical Fiction Books Will their new lives bring happiness, or heartache? As the Blitz casts a dark shadow over London, Julie Miller, a teenaged orphan, is sent far away to keep her safe. Hoping this will be a new chapter after years of sadness, Julie voyages by ship across the Atlantic, & on the long passage, forges a bond with a young child called Beth, both of them dreaming of their new families & the happy life that awaits them. Upon arrival, Julie quickly realises that reaching their destination is just the start of their journey, with many hardships for the orphans. But taking matters into her own hands, Julie is determined that she & Beth will have their happy ending… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008531249 • Author: Cathy Sharp • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4cm ...

1875 With their father missing & their mother suddenly passing, Esme & Gabriel are forced to track down their estranged grandfather in Lincolnshire.  Cold & unwelcoming, he is reluctant to take them in, but aware of his standing as the village vicar, he knows must protect his reputation, & allow the children to stay with him. Esme's relief at finding refuge soon turns to despair when Gabriel is sent to boarding school, leaving her alone in their grandfather's unhappy home.  But the house isn't as empty as it first appeared & Esme, with her unusual gift of being able to see spirits, begins to encounter the ghosts of young women in the abandoned rooms & dark corridors of the rectory. The women are trapped between this world & the next, seeking help from Esme & leaving her with a mystery to solve if she is to stand a chance of establishing a peaceful, happy life. Can Esme lay the ghosts to rest to save herself & find the life she deserves? Product Information:  •†ISBN... ...

Recently a long-lost notebook belonging to Dracula author, Bram Stoker, was discovered in the attic of one of his great grandsons. Published to coincide with the centenary of Stoker's death the text of this notebook, written between 1871 & 1881 mostly in his native Dublin, will captivate scholars of Gothic literature & Dracula fans alike. Painstakingly transcribed & researched, the entries offer intriguing new insights into the complex nature of the man who wrote Dracula more than one hundred years ago. Assisted by a team of Dracula scholars & Stoker historians, Dacre Stoker & Dr Elizabeth Miller neatly connect the dots between contents of the Notebook & Bram Stoker's later work, most significantly Dracula. ...

Winter, 1906. It's Jim Stringer's first day as an official railway detective, but he's not a happy man. As the rain falls incessantly on the city's ancient streets, the local paper carries a story highly unusual by York standards: two brothers have been shot to death. Soon Jim enters the orbit of a dangerous, disturbed villain
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When Army Ranger Quinn Colson, the new sheriff of Tebbehah County, is called out to investigate a child abuse case, what he finds is a horrifying scene of neglect, thirteen empty cribs, & a shoe box full of money.

Janet & Ramon Torres seem to have skipped town
- but Colsons sure theyll come back for the cash. Meanwhile, Colsons sister has returned
- clean & sober for good she says. His friend Boom has been drinking himself into oblivion & picking fights at the local bar. & his old flame is pregnant.

But Colson cant focus on his personal problems. He & Deputy Lillie Virgil are convinced that Janet & Ramon have a taste for guns, drugs, & human trafficking.

Soon Colson & Virgil find a link between the fugitive couple & a drug cartel that controls most of the Texas border, taking their investigation far beyond the rough hills of northeast Mississippi...

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•ISBN: 9781472110855
• Author: Ace Atkins
• Publisher: C & R Crime
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 400
• Dimensions: 19 x 12cm

















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Books Historical Fiction Books Three sisters torn apart by war. Can fighting for peace bring them together again? December 1941: Evacuated from the threat of German bombs, sisters Amelie & Mireille have grown up under the storm clouds of war. Now they have joined the fight against Hitler, with Amelie training as a nurse to save wounded soldiers, & Mireille enlisted to help the Air Force wage war in the skies over Europe. But as each sister fights for peace, they are still haunted by the memory of their missing sister who was snatched away from them at the beginning of the war. As Mireille is recruited for a special forces role behind enemy lines in France, she puts her life on the line for the Allies. But could she also finally have a chance of reuniting her sisters, once the war is over?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008538392 •†Author:   Pam Weaver  •†Publisher:  Avon •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:†384 •†Dimensions:† 12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm ...