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1) After Clare
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Lady Emily Fitzallan has returned to her childhood country house for a family wedding. Leysmorton Manor brings back many memories--especially of Clare, the sister who vanished one day after going for a walk, never to return. But the disturbing discovery of a soldier's skeleton at the base of an ancient yew tree brings the past shockingly into the present. Could the man's untimely death have its roots in Clare's disappearance, which occurred almost...
2) The Long Run
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On the morning of July 1, 1916, at Beaumont-Hamel, the men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and advanced into no man's land. Eric Mackenzie Robertson went over the top on that fateful day-and survived. Almost unbelievably, just four years later, Robertson would become the first born and bred Newfoundlander to compete in the Olympics. With her engaging journalistic style, Joan Sullivan-author of the award-winning In...
3) In The Field
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FREELANCE WRITER AND PLAYWRIGHT Joan Sullivan's book In the Field is a work of non-fiction that tells the story of one young Newfoundlander soldier, Stephen Norris, lost in WWI, and how his death affected his family, his community, and, decades later, an entirely new generation. In 2004, a high school theatre class creates a musical about the Newfoundland Regiment. After pulling off a big production, teachers, students, and parents venture out on...
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As small children, Beatrice Humphreys and her sisters face an uncertain future when their father dies, leaving them challenged by the harsh realities of growing up in the northern mill town of Failsworth in the early 1900's. This is a true story of the family's life based on Beatrice's collection of postcards kept in an old album and is backed by historical fact.
Despite a childhood strewn with happiness and despair, Beatrice finally overcomes...
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It's1913, and Lily's comfortable middle-class Melbourne life is completely upended when she falls in love. As she sits in the hall of her private school, portraits of past headmistresses frowning at her, she realises the 'glaring, unalterable fact' that she is pregnant, the father a young stablehand called Bert. Her parents disown her: the first of many wrenching challenges she must face. She marries Bert and they have a few happy months together...
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"The perfect wartime spy; Fiona Figg is smart, sneaky, and full of surprises… A fun whodunit that will keep you turning the pages!" Cathi Stoler, author of The Murder On The Rocks Mysteries.
'A fun, mix of whodunnit and thriller set amid American high society' T. A. Williams
'Fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek spy romp. Enjoy the ride' Frances Evesham
Can Fiona catch a killer and find a decent cup of tea before her mustache wax melts?
1917. New York.
Notorious...
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It was the best time in Jacob Hudson's life. He was about to marry Abigail Rodgers, his best friend and love of his life. Together they would build their dream home and start a family. Jacob's carpentry business was successful and he was closer than ever to his siblings. Life was good. 1911, a time when Sir Robert Laird Borden was Prime Minister and King George V was on the throne, life in the Canadian Prairies wasn't easy, but Jacob was no stranger...
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On November 28, 1979, squadron commander and Navy pilot Peter Rodrick died when his plane crashed in the Indian Ocean. He was just thirty-six and had been the commanding officer of his squadron for 127 days. Eight thousand miles away on Whidbey Island, near Seattle, he left behind a grief-stricken wife, two daughters, and a thirteenyear-old son who would grow up to be a writer-one who was drawn, perhaps inevitably, to write about his father, his family,...
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Can things ever be the same again?
Louise, Ellen, and Angel Bannister have enjoyed the comforts of a wealthy upbringing, but yearn for something more exciting than their anticipated lots in life.
When The Great War rumbles through London, bringing with it social upheaval and unprecedented opportunity, the three sisters see their chance to shape their lives however they want to.
But challenges lie ahead, ones that will test their resolve and...
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