FROM THE AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE (1996) AND THE WHITBREAD PRIZE (2003)'The Mackay vision . . . as rich in history and wonder as a plain Victorian terrace house' GUARDIAN 'A national treasure . . . She has achieved that rarest of things for a writer'...

Editeur : Virago
Parution : 2016-09-15
Collection : Virago Modern Classics
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Will these orphan sisters find their happy ending? When their mother dies and their father, in his grief, burns down their wagon and runs away, Kath and Ella - gypsy sisters - suddenly become orphans. With no one to turn to for help, they face hardship and hunger at...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-08-25

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A love that leads to treason . . .1435, England. Eleanor Cobham has married into the highest ranks of the aristocracy - she is now the Duchess of Gloucester. She and her husband, the Duke Humphrey, set up a court of their own to rival the royal court in London,...

Editeur : Headline Accent
Parution : 2016-07-21

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A compelling story of love, adventure, and the secrets that follow us, wherever we go...I adored this wonderful story...Astonishingly good' Dinah Jefferies, bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife and Before the RainsOxfordshire, 1947. Exhausted by the war and...

Editeur : Orion
Parution : 2016-06-30

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AN AWARD-WINNING AND REMARKABLE IRISH NOVELIST'A fuller appreciation of modern literature and a greater understanding of twentieth century Ireland' IRISH TIMES 'Writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love' VAL HENNESSY'Stunning, unforgettable...

Editeur : Virago
Parution : 2016-06-09
Collection : Virago Modern Classics
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'I was foolish enough to think that I was strong enough, and cheerful enough by nature, to avoid unhappiness. I was not yet old enough to see that I was in error.'Alan Sherwood is a cautious, solitary London solicitor who finds himself obsessed by his glamorous cousin...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2016-05-19

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From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy comes a gritty story of tragedy and overcoming hardship, perfect for fans of Margaret Dickinson and Milly Adams.As a solicitor in the small northern mining town of Hexham, Sam Browne knows more than most about the...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-05-05

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Will he ever find the life he longs for? Born to a mother who died in childbirth and an uninterested father, Niall McAndrew grows up a solitary child, without a home to call his own. His only friend is Bridget, a young girl forced prematurely into womanhood. Niall has...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-05-05
Collection : The Deerness Series
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His duty was to God, but his heart was with her. A tale of love and sacrifice from the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy. Perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Diane Allen.Born into a family of Methodist preachers in County Durham, Joshua Castle knows that he...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-05-05

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From the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Only a Kiss and Only a Promise comes the final book in the rapturous Survivor's Club series, where the future of one man will be decided by a lost - but never forgotten - love . . . For the first time since the...

Editeur : Piatkus
Parution : 2016-05-03
Collection : Survivors' Club
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Calista Langley operates an exclusive 'introduction' agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for...

Editeur : Piatkus
Parution : 2016-04-19

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Torn between love and duty...When Vinia walked down the aisle she knew it was a marriage of practicality: as the owner of the local pit, Joe could provide her with a life of status. But her heart lies with another...With gypsy blood in his veins and an intense passion...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-04-07
Collection : The Deerness Series
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From the author of A Daughter's Wish comes a gritty tale of one woman's determination to find a home to call her own, perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Anna Jacobs and Ellie Dean.Abandoned by her father as a baby, Lorna Robson spends her days working long hours in her...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-04-07
Collection : Durham City Series
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A free short story set in the roaring twenties by the author of the deliciously evocative love storyA KISS FROM MR FITZGERALD.It's 1922 in Concord, Massachusetts, a time when women are expected to do nothing more than marry as well as they can, as soon as they can. And...

Editeur : Hachette Australia
Parution : 2016-03-28

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Will she ever find the happiness she deserves? In A Rose Among Thorns, Rosie Goodwin weaves a captivating historical saga of a troubled family and the power of love and friendship. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Cathy Sharp.Despite losing her mother at a young...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2016-03-24

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As war fades, they must rebuild their lives. From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy comes a gritty family saga, perfect for fans of Catherine King and Nadine Dorries. Returning to his home town from the Great War, Allan Jamieson is hailed as a hero. But...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-03-03

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From the author of An Orphan's Wish comes a tale of love and destiny perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Anna Jacobs and Ellie Dean.When Thomas Grant - one of the most eligible young men in London - proposes to Annabel Seaton, she can't say she's surprised, but she is...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-03-03
Collection : Durham City Series
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From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy and FarFrom My Father's House comes a tale of love and sacrifice perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Anna Jacobs and Dilly Court.Jenna Duncan's only ambition is to marry the boy she loves and have a little terraced...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2016-03-03

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LONDON CALLING is a poignant, warm-hearted and engaging saga of Clapham, south London's women during the Second World War, for readers of Kate Thompson, Annie Murray and Katie Flynn. It will take more than Hitler's Luftwaffe to break the spirit of the residents of...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2016-02-25

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A passionate affair. A dark secret. A tainted legacy. In The Jeweller's Wife, Judith Lennox writes an epic tale of passion and betrayal that moves through the turbulence of war to 1960s London. Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore and Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazelets...

Editeur : Review
Parution : 2015-12-31

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