Australia, 1946. 650 brides are departing for England to meet the men they married in wartime. But instead of the luxury

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With a ruthless criminal loose on the Suffolk coast, life is anything but peaceful for the Anglian Detective Agency...

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Glasgow, 1928. Margaret Bannatyne lost both of her brothers in the Great War & is now the last remaining child of wealthy & powerful shipyard owner William Bannatyne. Without a male heir to carry on the family business, William expects his daughter to do her duty, marry well & provide him with a grandson to inherit his business.

Margaret cares deeply for her father but she has ambitions of her own: after witnessing a horrific accident when she was sixteen, she's determined to become a doctor. Her father, convinced she will never practise medicine, permits Margaret to complete her training. But he doesn't count on her falling in love with Alasdair Morrison.

Alasdair, a union man at the shipyard, has been a thorn in William's side for years, & he didn't become one of the richest men in Glasgow only for Alasdair to take it all away
- even if it means destroying his only daughter's happiness by forcing her to make a heartbreaking & impossible choice.

This paperback book has 432 pages & measures 12.8 x 2.8 x 19.5cm






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Annie Proulxs highly acclaimed, international bestseller & Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Quoyle is a hapless, hopeless hack journalist living & working in New York. When his no-good wife is killed in a spectacular road accident, Quoyle heads for the land of his forefathers -- the remotest corner of far-flung Newfoundl&. With the aunt & his delinquent daughters -- Bunny & Sunshine -- in tow, Quoyle finds himself part of an unfolding, exhilarating Atlantic drama. The Shipping News is an irresistible comedy of human life & possibility. ...

From ancient Viking ships to modern aircraft carriers, this great box set lets you step on board to explore the design, construction, technology & armaments of history's great vessels of war & peace. Join History as we roam majestically over the oceans of the world with everything from the modern Aircraft Carrier
- the largest warship to ever sail the seas, to the Battleships that were designed to be the ultimate expression of naval power & proved themselves to be indispensable during some of the most dramatic moments of World War II.
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From the erotic pull of the killer high heel to the trendiest trainer, this book will take you on a fast-track tour through the fashions of footwear. A visual feast packed with over 200 sumptuous images of different shoes, it reveals the fascinating facts about the craftsmanship behind the industry as well as profiles on the world's most coveted & iconic designer brands. ...

Will she let matters of the heart cloud her judgement?

When her father dies, Hari Morgan has no choice to but make

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The majestic & haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, & Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in villages just a few miles apart. At the turn of the last century, when Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished from his village & sent to hide in America as an apprentice to a shoemaker in Little Italy. Without explanation, he leaves a bereft Enza behind. Soon, Enza's family faces disaster & she, too, is forced to go to America with her father to secure their future. Unbeknownst to one another, they both build fledgling lives in America, Ciro masters shoemaking & Enza takes a factory job in Hoboken until fate intervenes & reunites them. But it is too late: Ciro has volunteered to serve in World War I & Enza, determined to forge a life without him, begins her impressive career as a seamstress at the Metropolitan Opera House that will sweep her into the glamorous salons of Manhattan & into the life of the international singing sensation, Enrico Caruso. From the stately mansions of Carnegie Hill, to the cobblestone streets of Little Italy, over the perilous cliffs of northern Italy, to the white-capped lakes of northern Minnesota, these star-crossed lovers meet & separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Lush & evocative, told in tantalizing detail & enriched with lovable, unforgettable characters, The Shoemaker's Wife is a portrait of the times, the places & the people who defined the immigrant experience, claiming their portion of the American dream with ambition & resolve, cutting it to fit their needs like the finest Italian silk. This riveting historical epic of love & family, war & loss, risk & destiny is the novel Adriana Trigiani was born to write, one inspired by her own family history & the love of tradition that has propelled her body of bestselling novels to international acclaim. Like Lucia, Lucia, The Shoemaker's Wife defines an era with clarity & splendor, with operatic scope & a vivid cast of characters who will live on in the imaginations of readers for years to come. ...

When Sally, Beth, Margaret & Rachel meet at a job interview for the wonderful new store in Oxford Street they have no idea they

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31 year old Lydia has twice survived cancer but is she brave enough to risk falling in love? Meanwhile image conscious Jacqueline is in her mid-forties with an empty marriage & is devastated her son has married beneath himself. High-powered 37 year old Carol longs for a baby, after 2 failed IVF attempts. She is hoping for one last miracle. After a tough childhood, young Alix is angry & defensive. But meeting someone special from her schooldays may make her change her ways. None of these women could ever have guessed how close they would become or where their friendship would lead them. ...