Ada Williams once believed money & power would bring her happiness. But now she is all alone except for her greedy son Peter who waits only for the day he will inherit her fortune. Ada however has a different plan altogether. A few miles away in Blackburn the Bolton family may be poor
- but the love they share means they can overcome almost any adversity. But no one could foresee the shocking events of Christmas night 1932 which split the family asunder leaving Larry crippled & the twins Ellie & Betsy in a foster home. Events that began many years ago when Ada Williams was young & foolish.
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Queenie Bedford fled her native Blackburn & the bitter knowledge that she & Rick Marsden the man she loved could never marry. But in 1965 she returned north again to stand by her friend Sheila Thorogood imprisoned for running a brothel with her mother Maisie. Though Rick had vowed to find her Queenie took care that he should not know of her whereabouts. The magnificent Edwardian house in Blackpool was sadly neglected
- but Queenie moved in with the ailing Maisie & set about transforming it into a sparklingly clean highly respectable guesthouse. Meanwhile Queenie was to meet the frail & confused Hannah Jason locked away years ago for murder & desperate for news of her long-lost son. As Rick continued his dogged search for Queenie she set out to find Hannah's son. But both their enquiries threatened to unlock the cage where crucial secrets had long been held captive.
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Lovely Amanda Locke the daughter of a duke has been out in London society for three years but has still not found a husb&. Devin Baldwin a darkly handsome breeder of horses is well known for using his expertise to bring about the matching of eligible young ladies to suitable gentlemen
- & becomes Amanda's riding instructor when she sets her sights on a wealthy nobleman known to be passionate about horses. But Amanda finds herself falling for the matchmaker instead & her desire for a husband takes her in a wholly unexpected direction...
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When Kerry Mc Grath
- a smart relentless prosecutor
- takes her daughter to see a plastic surgeon following a car accident she

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Przemysl Poland 1939. Two-year-old Renata is woken by her Mamusia in the middle of the night & bundled into the basement. The peacock quilt she is wrapped in reminds her of a story about a giant who guards a mysterious place called the Underworld. She drifts back to sleep as the sound of thunder rages around them. No one has explained to Renata what war is. She knows her Tatus a doctor is in Europe with the Polish Army & that her beautiful Mamusia is not allowed to work at the university anymore. But more than anything she notices that their frequent visitors
- among them Great Aunt Zuzia & Uncle Julek with their gifts of melon & lovely clothes
- have stopped coming entirely. One morning Mamusia returns home with little yellow six-pointed stars for them to wear. Renata thinks that they will keep them safe. June 1942. Two soldiers in grey-green uniforms burst into their apartment carrying guns. Renata Mamusia & grandmother ' Babcia' are taken to the Ghetto & crammed into one room with other frightened families. The adults are forced to work long hours at the factory & to survive on next to no food. One day Mamusia & Babcia do not return from their shifts. Renata is five years old. Utterly alone she is passed from place to place & survives through the willingness of ordinary people to take the most deadly risks. Her unlikely blonde hair & blue eyes & other twists of fate save her life but stories become her salvation. A true story of the horrors of war Let Me Tell You a Story is a powerful & moving memoir of growing up in extraordinary times & of the magical discovery of books.

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When the licentious Anthony Dalton inherits the care of his thirteen-year old niece & the family estate upon the death of his older brother & sister-in-law he must forsake his wild ways
- especially once his wicked aunt & uncle apply for custody of the young girl. To prove to the Chancery Court that he is a respectable guardian Anthony wants to enrol Jocelyn into the prestigious Charlotte Harris School for Young Ladies. Mrs Harris is reluctant to let the former rakehells niece attend her fine school until teacher Madeline Prescott convinces her that Anthony could be an asset giving the heiresses lessons on how to recognize the devious techniques of rakes & rogues. Madeline has an ulterior motive for helping Anthony but as they spend more time together passion grows between them. Will their steamy affair withstand the obstacles to true love?
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With two years experience behind him James Herriot still feels privileged working on the beautiful Yorkshire moors as assistant vet at the Darrowby practice. Time to meet yet more unwilling patients & a rich cast of supporting owners. Full of hilarious tales of his unpredictable boss Siegfreid Farnon his charming student brother Tristan the joys of spring lambing a vicious cat called Boris & James jinxed courtship of the lovely Helen this third volume of memoirs is sure to delight hardened fans & new readers of James Herriot titles alike. He can tell a good story against himself & his pleasure in the beauty of the countryside in which he works is infectious.
- Daily Telegraph". Full of warmth wisdom & wit.
- " The Field". It is a pleasure to be in James Herriots company.
- " Observer"."


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Hannah & her mother Esme are lucky to escape when their home is destroyed during a bombing raid. Forced to move in with Esmes difficult sister-in-law they make the best of things & soon Hannah falls for the boy next door Eric Goodwin. But Esmes worried; shes always been afraid of Erics father Arnold & she suspects that Eric is a chip off the old block full of charm but up to no good. Is innocent Hannah being drawn into an unpredictable & dangerous world of crime ...

This is a sequel to the universally acclaimed Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" continuing in the story of the Logan family in Mississippi during the Depression. The children especially Cassie are happy in their warm stable family but outside is a climate of fear & tension. Their friend T.J. goes on trial for murder & stands before an all-white jury. Cousin Suzella tries to pass for white with humiliating consequences. & when Cassie's neighbour stands up for her right to vote she & her cousin are driven from their home. Cassie is realising what it means to grow up black & powerless but her family stand together proving that courage love & understanding can defy even the deepest prejudices." ...

Its New York August 1974: a man is walking in the sky. Between the newly built Twin Towers the man twirls through the air. Far below the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other: Corrigan a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx; Claire a delicate Upper East Side housewife reeling from the death of her son; Lara a drug-addled young artist; Gloria solid & proud despite decades of hardship; Tillie a hooker who used to dream of a better life; & Jazzlyn her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York. In the shadow of one reckless & beautiful act these disparate lives will collide & be transformed for ever. ...