The truth is more terrifying than you can imagine. Darren & Beth Lynwood always dreamed of having a son, but when young amnesiac runaway Adam enters their lives, he brings with him a creeping darkness that threatens to engulf their family & everyone around them. When Adam's memories claw their way to the surface, Darren finds himself haunted by thoughts of his own childhood
- & of a boy very much like Adam who was done an unspeakable wrong. As buried secrets are unearthed, the Lynwood's happy home becomes the hunting ground for a relentless evil & an obsession that will not die. There's no point locking the door. There's no use shutting out the night. Because the orphan is already inside. Dare you read to the end of The Orphan? Discover the chilling new novel from the author of The Birthing House & The People Next Door.
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Little Sarah is found in the snow: an orphaned new-born baby. She is taken in at Meadow Hall in South Riding, Yorkshire, to be trained as a scullery maid. Feisty & headstrong, at fourteen Sarah decides to run away. Dressed as a boy, she meets good-hearted Aidan & impulsive Danby, forming an unlikely but happy trio. When Sarah is found out, Aidan knows she can not live with two young men & reluctantly takes her to the workhouse. He plans to rescue Sarah just as soon as he can, but something keeps Aidan from his promise... Reunited as adults, but now strangers, Sarah holds a secret about Danby, Aidan & her unborn child. But can she do what is right for her baby, even if it means losing the love of her life? ...

Little Sarah is found in the snow: an orphaned new-born baby. She is taken in at Meadow Hall in South Riding, Yorkshire, to be trained as a scullery maid. Feisty & headstrong, at fourteen Sarah decides to run away. Dressed as a boy, she meets good-hearted Aidan & impulsive Danby, forming an unlikely but happy trio. When Sarah is found out, Aidan knows she can not live with two young men & reluctantly takes her to the workhouse. He plans to rescue Sarah just as soon as he can, but something keeps Aidan from his promise.. . Reunited as adults, but now strangers, Sarah holds a secret about Danby, Aidan & her unborn child. But can she do what is right for her baby, even if it means losing the love of her life? ...

Beautiful. Little Sarah is found in the snow: an orphaned new-born baby. She is taken in at Meadow Hall in South Riding, Yorkshire, to be trained as a scullery maid. Feisty & headstrong, at fourteen Sarah decides to run away. Dressed as a boy, she meets good-hearted Aidan & impulsive Danby, forming an unlikely but happy trio. Betrayed. When Sarah is found out, Aidan knows she can no longer live with two young men & reluctantly takes her to the workhouse. He plans to rescue Sarah just as soon as he can, but something keeps Aidan from his promise... ...

Shropshire, 1875. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father &, since her mother's death, has

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Aimee Kendrick is no stranger to heartache.

Having lost her father during the Great War & her mother, a famous French

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Could the shifting winds of change finally carry Kitty home? After five long years of endless warfare, Red Cross nurse Kitty Pattison has seen her share of heartbreak & loss. & now, with her beloved fiancé Dr Michael Mc Carthy recuperating from a head injury across the ocean in Canada, & her dear friends Trixie & Jo scattered to the four corners of the war effort, it's harder than ever to battle through the heavy-hearted moments that mark the passing days. But as she tends to the lost & wounded, Kitty finds a resilience of spirit within herself she never thought imaginable. Because with everything the war has taken from her, it has also given her a conviction that it can never destroy the things that really matter in life
- love, friendship, & hope. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008492441 •†Author: Glynis Peters •†Publisher:   Harper Collins •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 313 •†Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 x 2.2cm
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Books Historical Fiction Books Two orphaned girls are separated in the most heart-wrenching way in this gripping story of loss & friendship, inspired by real events. 1939: A girl with auburn hair looks anxiously out of the train window, watching the mountains of Europe pass by. War is on the horizon at home, & Kirsty finds herself heading to neutral Hungary to help in a school for Jewish children. Little does she know that in leaving everything behind, she is about to find the most precious gift of all
- a true friend in school pupil Anna. 1943: When the Nazis invade Budapest, Kirsty & Anna are on their own, & Kirsty worries desperately for her Jewish friend. What lengths must they go to in order to survive, &, when they are separated, can the guiding light of friendship bring them back to each other? Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781472279989 •†Author:   Gill Thompson  •†Publisher:   Headline Review •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 368 •†Dimensions: 12.8 x 3...
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Seattle, 1972: Neil Countryman & John William Barry, two teenage boys from very different backgrounds, are at the start of an 800m race. Their lives collide for the first time, & so begins an extraordinary friendship. As they grow older Neil follows the conventional route of the American dream, but the eccentric, fiercely intelligent John William makes radically different choices, dropping out of college & moving deep into the woods. Convinced it is the only way to live without hypocrisy, John William enlists Neil to help him disappear completely, drawing his oldest friend into a web of secrets & agonising responsibility, deceit & tragedy
- one that will finally break open with an unexpected, life-altering revelation.
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Mary Boleyn catches the eye of Henry VIII when she comes to court as a girl of fourteen. Dazzled by the golden prince, Mary's joy is cut short when she discovers that she is a pawn in the dynastic plots of her family. When the capricious king's interest wanes, Mary is ordered to pass on her knowledge of how to please him to her friend & rival: her sister Anne. ...