Russia 1854: the Crimean War grinds on & as the bitter winter draws near the battlefield hospitals fill with dying men. In defiance of Florence Nightingale Rosa Barr
- young headstrong & beautiful
- travels to Balaklava determined to save as many of the wounded as she can. For Mariella Lingwood Rosa's cousin the war is contained within the pages of her scrapbook in her London sewing circle & in the letters she receives from Henry her fiance a celebrated surgeon who has also volunteered to work within the shadow of the guns. When Henry falls ill & is sent to recuperate in Italy Mariella impulsively decides she must go to him. But upon their arrival at his lodgings she & her maid make a heartbreaking discovery: Rosa has disappeared. Following the trail of her elusive & captivating cousin Mariella's epic journey takes her from the domestic restraint of Victorian London to the ravaged landscape of the Crimea & the tragic city of Sebastopol. As she ventures deeper into the dark heart of the conflict Mariella's ordered world begins to crumble & she finds she has much to learn about secrecy faithfulness & love.

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The Goddess of Elda
- the Rose of the World
- is now free & married to King Ravn of the Northern Isles. But the ships of the

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Every love story has a dangerous twist. Tamia Challey is horrified when her husband Scott is accused of something terrible
- but
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Every love story has a dangerous twist. Tamia Challey is horrified when her husband Scott is accused of something terrible
- but
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Beata Zatorska learned to make pierogi & other Polish recipes in her grandmothers farmhouse kitchen in the remote village in the foothills of the Karkanosze mountains where she grew up. When she returned years later her beloved grandmother was gone but she found her handwritten recipes for preparing traditional Polish dishes & for preserving the precious fruit & vegetables grown in the family garden. Those recipes make up this charming book together with Beatas memories of her childhood in Poland in the 60s & 70s & the story of her journey with her husband Simon to discover Poland today. ...

If May Sally & Harriet didnt need the money so badly they definitely wouldnt be working for Slimeball Slater at Quality Cleaners. So when they discover its Slimeball taking them to the cleaners they decide to set up their own business
- & thats when things really start to take off. Working for themselves gives them the freedom & independence theyve been longing for. May can afford the mooring fees for her beloved narrowboat; Harriet discovers a true gift for painting & Sallys dream of a place of her own is fast becoming reality. But is it too much having made such a success of their working lives to expect similar success in their romantic ones?
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His talent was unbounded a raw force that commanded attention & respect. His death was tragic--a violent homage to the power of his voice. His legacy is indomitable remaining vibrant & alive. Here now are Tupac Shakur's private thoughts conveyed through the pure art of poetry
- a glimpse into his enigmatic life & its intense contradictions. Written in his own hand at the age of nineteen these poems embrace & express his spirit passion energy intelligence...and his ultimate message of hope.
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Rose Justice is a young American ATA pilot delivering planes & taxiing pilots for the RAF in the UK during the summer of 1944. A budding poet who feels most alive while flying she discovers that not all battles are fought in the air. An unforgettable journey from innocence to experience from the author of the best-selling multi-award-nominated Code Name Verity. From the exhilaration of being the youngest pilot in the British air transport auxiliary to the aftermath of surviving the notorious Ravensbruck women's concentration camp Rose's story is one of courage in the face of adversity. Code Name Verity is shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. ...

Although its hard to believe now Rose West was an exceptionally beautiful little girl with long glossy dark hair & big brown eyes. Strangers would stop & stare at her in the street & she could entrance people from an early age. Looking at photos of young Rosie as a child it is almost impossible to comprehend that she would grow up to become one of Britains most notorious female murderers. What happened to that little girl to make her capable of such violence? Or was there something wrong
- a predisposition to cruelty
- which she was born with? Crime writer Jane Carter Woodrow goes back to the start of Roses life to piece together what it was that turned her into a monster. In doing so she presents us with a profile of the young Rose West & a fascinating insight into the mind of a killer. Roses early life made her the perfect partner for Fred West when they met just before her sixteenth birthday. But the young teenager would kill for the first time a few months later alone & unaided while Fred was in prison. Her part in the killings is very different to that which many people believe even today.R OSE is a gripping read which sheds light for the first time on the real story of Rose West
- taking the reader on a journey from her childhood through to her becoming the countrys biggest & most infamous female sexual predator & serial killer.


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Although it's hard to believe now Rose West was an exceptionally beautiful little girl with long glossy dark hair & big brown eyes. Strangers would stop & stare at her in the street & she could entrance people from an early age. Looking at photos of young Rosie as a child it is almost impossible to comprehend that she would grow up to become one of Britain's most notorious female murderers. What happened to that little girl to make her capable of such violence? Or was there something wrong
- a predisposition to cruelty
- which she was born with? Crime writer Jane Carter Woodrow goes back to the start of Rose's life to piece together what it was that turned her into a monster. In doing so she presents us with a profile of the young Rose West & a fascinating insight into the mind of a killer. Rose's early life made her the perfect partner for Fred West when they met just before her sixteenth birthday. But the young teenager would kill for the first time a few months later alone & unaided while Fred was in prison. Her part in the killings is very different to that which many people believe even today. ROSE is a gripping read which sheds light for the first time on the real story of Rose West
- taking the reader on a journey from her childhood through to her becoming the country's biggest & most infamous female sexual predator & serial killer.


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