Philippa Gregorys first novel & first in the bestselling Wideacre trilogy. A compelling tale of passion & intrigue set in the eighteenth century. From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl & The Virgins Lover. If it was the way of the world that girls left home then the world would have to change. I would never change. Wideacre Hall set in the heart of the English countryside is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. But as a woman of the eighteenth century she has no right of inheritance. Corrupted by a world that mistreats women she sets out to corrupt others. Sexual & wilful she believes that the only way to achieve control over Wideacre is through a series of horrible crimes & no-one escapes the consequences of her need to possess the l&. Sweeping passionate unique: Wideacre is the novel which brought Philippa Gregory to bestselling fame & is the first of the trilogy which continued with The Favoured Child & concluded with Meridon. ...

Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire England with an urban area population of 57 663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south of Widnes across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn. Upstream & 8 miles to the east of Widnes is the town of Warrington & downstream 16 miles to the west is the city of Liverpool. Historically part of Lancashire prior to the Industrial Revolution Widnes consisted of a small number of separate settlements on land which was mainly marsh or moorl&. In 1847 the first chemical factory was established & the town rapidly became a major centre of the chemical industry. Widnes continues to be a major manufacturer of chemicals & there has been a degree of diversification of the towns industries. Widnes lies on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester railway line. The Sankey Canal (now disused) terminates in an area of Widnes known as Spike Isl&. ...

One night when she was four & sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking
- it was coming
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When Nigel Strangeways books tickets for a holiday in the Greek islands with renowned sculptor Claire Massinger he has no idea that the trip will end in tragedy. From the moment the boat sets sail it becomes clear that many of his fellow passengers
- from a neurotic widow to the ships lecturer
- have guilty secrets to hide but do any of them also have a motive for murder? It will take all of Nigels insight & flair if he is to uncover the truth.

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My husband died my life collapsed. On a February morning in 2008 Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband Raymond Smith to the emergency room of the Princeton Medical Center where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Both Joyce & Ray expected him to be released in a day or two. But in less than a week even as Joyce was preparing for his discharge Ray was dead from a hospital-acquired virulent infection & Joyce was suddenly faced -- totally unprepared -- with the reality of widowhood. A Widows Story illuminates one womans struggle to comprehend a life absent of the partnership that had sustained & defined her for nearly half a century. Joyce Carol Oates shares the derangement of denial the anguish of loss the disorientation of the survivor amid a nightmare of death duties & the solace of friendship. She writes unflinchingly of the experience of grief -- the almost unbearable suspense of the hospital vigil the treacherous pools of memory that surround us the vocabulary of illness the absurdities of commercialized forms of mourning. Enlivened by the piercing vision acute perception & mordant humour that are the hallmarks of the work of Joyce Carol Oates this is a extremely moving tale of life & death love & grief. ...

A Widow's Guilty Secret Detective Nick Jeffries moved to Vengeance hoping to leave behind grisly homicides but the triple murder that hits his desk nixes that idea. Being attracted to the widow of one of the victims is the last thing he needs but when Suzy & her baby are threatened he'll risk all to keep them from a killer's crosshairs... Colton Showdown Hiding in New York City with a handsome detective? Hannah's out of her element. The big city
- & men like Tate Colton
- are part of a world she's not used to. But as danger inches closer he's her only route to safety...and a forbidden attraction she dares to indulge in.

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Harry Rawlins had been masterminding raids & robberies for almost twenty years. The hijack of a security van in the Strand Underpass would bring the gang thousands
- but the job went disastrously & fatally wrong. Harry always said that if anything ever happened to him Dolly would be all right: Joe & Terry would take over the team would look after everyone. But when Harry got blown to bits trapped in a blazing van Joe & Terry went with him. Dolly had three options. She could give up & hand over Harrys ledgers to the police. She could hand them over to a bunch of thugs. Or she
- & the other widows
- could take the business over.. .and survive.


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I loved it loved it loved it. Its so funny & true & sad & hopeful & wise & ultimately heartwarming. Marian Keyes Maybe it was because I was about to turn the same age my mother was when I lost her. Maybe it was because my husband & I were running out of things to say to each other. But when the online study called Marriage in the 21st Century" showed up in my inbox I had no idea it would change my life. It wasnt long before I was assigned both a pseudonym (Wife 22) & a caseworker (Researcher 101). & just like that I found myself answering questions. Before the study I was Alice Buckle: wife & mother drama teacher & Facebook chatter downloader of memories & Googler of solutions. But these days Im also Wife 22. & somehow my correspondence with Researcher 101 has taken an unexpectedly personal turn. Soon Ill have to make a decision-one that will affect my family my marriage my whole life. But at the moment Im too busy answering questions. As it turns out confession can be a very powerful aphrodisiac." ...

If you like Modern Family you'll love this A successful marriage is like growing a temperamental plant
- you have to work hard
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This edition of Chaucers classic tale

Includes:: a lengthy introduction to the biographical & historical context

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