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Bestselling author and master storyteller Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationships, second chances and love old and new in this uplifting story of unlikely dining companions thrown together on a glamorous cruise. Readers of Liz Byrski, Monica McInerney and Rachael Johns will love this book...

For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents—moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stella’s own mother is convinced that her daughter is...

Vi följer den vackra torpardottern Emilie i norska Trøndelag på 1880-talet, ett samhälle med stora klyftor mellan rika och fattiga. Emilie är hos Grace på sommarbesök när ett välkänt ansikte dyker upp i hagen. Ola Teigen är beslutsam och stark i blicken inför resan till Amerika, men Emilie oroar sig för att det är hennes fel att han väljer att utvandra.

Jon and his mother go to Spain. The son manages to curtail the visit after six weeks.Meanwhile, Jolyon strengthens his relationship with his eldest daughter, June, who reveals that she sympathises with the young lovers. It is June who helps Fleur in her search for the history of the feud within the family. Prosper Profond, who continues to ingratiate himself with the Forsyte clan, inadvertently discloses the truth.

'Gripping, emotional and moving' -- New Idea on Facing the Flame (The Matilda Saga, Book 7) A body has been found in the burned-out wreckage of the church at Gibber's Creek -- with older skeletons lying beneath it. The corpse is identified as that of Ignatius Mervyn, the man who attempted to...

Tragedy strikes the village and Sheila is determined to help those who are suffering. Sheila is determined to help those who are suffering and soon finds herself seeking out new ways to make a difference. But when her long-term beau proposes, she faces a dilemma: can she give up her new purpose in life? Land Girl Caroline throws herself into her work after her close friend Selina leaves the farm, and finds solace in new friendships. But when a new arrival comes to the farm, she can’t deny the attraction that springs up between them. Will she find the courage to follow her heart?

Desde que Homero contó las venturas y desventuras de Ulises, la humanidad conoce dos metáforas sobre la vida del hombre y su destino: el viaje y el mar, ese espacio mágico donde todo puede ocurrir. En esta ocasión, Javier Alonso plantea una adaptación en prosa del poema clásico de Homero...

It is early 1846, and many Saints, including most of the Steeds, begin the difficult journey across Iowa as they move toward a new and distant home in the Rocky Mountains. Among them is the volatile Joshua Steed, who, intent on accompanying his now widowed mother, has temporarily left his wife and children behind in Nauvoo. With trouble brewing in that dying city, will they be in danger? And what is the secret that Joshua feels compelled to keep hidden from the other Steeds?

The eighth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country built on blood, passion, and dreams. The new governor leads the colony with great efficiency, yet, life is still hard and burdensome. Once again, an attempt must be made to conquer the Blue Mountains — because beyond the large mountains, it is said that there are fertile plains and plentiful pastures. This had been Jenny's life-long dream, and now, her son Justin was on his way there. Was the dream finally about to come true?

Sagaen om Emilie er en slægtskrønike fyldt med kærlighedsintriger og hemmeligheder. Vi følger den smukke husmandsdatter Emilie i 1880'ernes Trøndelag i Norge, et samfund med store kløfter mellem rig og fattig. Emilie er på sommerbesøg hos Grace, da et velkendt ansigt dukker op i haven. Ola Teigen er fast besluttet på at rejse til Amerika, men Emilie er bange for, at hun er skyld i hans beslutning om at emigrere.

Piers et Pheasant ont un petit garçon, Mooey et Meg et Maurice une fille, Patience. Eden et Alayne se sont séparés et ont quitté Jalna, mais, quand Eden est retrouvé, gravement malade, Renny le ramène à Jalna et convainc Alayne de revenir le soigner. Ils vivent dans une dépendance sur la propriété. Finch, artiste incompris, s'essaie au théâtre, monte un groupe musical et se lie d'amitié avec Arthur Leight. Ces activités et cette amitié particulière déplaisent fortement à ses frères. Adeline ne quitte que rarement sa chambre et arrive au terme de son long règne sur Jalna.

Lotsbarnen: Del 8 av 20. Natten till den 1 januari 1900 föds två barn i Losvika i Norge. Samma natt går lotsbåten med deras fäder under ute till havs. Både Jon och Julie växer upp faderlösa och deras liv vävs för alltid samman, med Hotell Havblikk som den fasta punkten i deras tillvaro. Julie avslutar handelsskolan i Kristiania och vänder tillbaka till Losvika och Hotell Havblikk.

After ten years in an ugly relationship, Choyce is finally free. Not only is she free, but she's also caught the eye of her new neighbor's grandson. He's everything her ex wasn't and everything she's ever wanted. Plus, he comes with a gregarious, loving family that is all too eager to bring Choyce into the fold. Can she leave her ex in the past and accept the sweetest love she's ever known?

In Iraq, Captain Matthew Duffy, recruited by British Intelligence, once more faces a German enemy. But Matthew is confused by his attraction to Diane, now working for the Germans, and finds himself having to make a hard decision. Just as he is coming to terms with his choice, he meets his estranged son, James Barrington Jnr. Back in Sydney, George Macintosh is determined to keep control of his business empire and to prevent his nephew David from taking a seat on the Board. Meanwhile, George’s son Donald is packed off to the family station Glen View.

Bernried am Starnberger See, 1940: Wilhelmine von Falkenbach zieht für einige Zeit nach München und findet dort die Möglichkeit, direktere Kontakte zu wichtigen Personen aus der Widerstandsbewegung zu knüpfen. Außerdem wartet das Springreiten des Lebens mit ihrem geliebten Pferd His Highness auf sie: Paul-Friedrich von Falkenbach musste sich auf eine Wette mit einem NSDAP-Funktionär einlassen, der Gewinner wird das Pferd des Gegners behalten. Doch das ist nicht die einzige Aufregung für Paul-Friedrich, Wilhelm Lehmann vertraut ihm ein schreckliches Familiengeheimnis an, das er erst mal verdauen muss.

Marzo de 1951. Miquel y Patro están a punto de ser padres en una Barcelona inmersa en un periodo de agitación social. Son los días de la "huelga de los tranvías”, el primer reto de la España de Franco que muchos temen acabe en otra guerra civil. En este contexto histórico, reaparece en la ciudad un viejo agente del cuerpo, Pere Humet, que le cuenta a Miquel cómo se exilió, sobrevivió en Argelés, luchó con los franceses y acabó en el campo nazi de exterminio de Mauthausen con otros compañeros.

It's 1959, and Boots Adams and his wife, Polly, are at their favourite Camberwell pub when they witness with horror a sudden and vicious attack on the barman, Joe, by a knife-wielding thug. Is this a sign of the times? Is contempt for old traditions and enthusiasm for everything new and fashionable going to threaten the Adams family and their easy-going existence? While Gemma is courted by one of the young men who works for her father, her twin brother, James, finds himself affected by his girlfriend's intriguing family secrets.

Kamerun 1897: Nach ihrer Ankunft in Kamerun will Luise einfach nur vergessen und die schrecklichen Ereignisse der vergangenen Wochen hinter sich lassen. Aber eine Frage beschäftigt sie doch: Wie wird sich ihr Wiedersehen mit Hamza, ihrer einstigen Liebe, nach so vielen Jahren gestalten? Dann erreicht Luise eine Nachricht, die sie vor eine äußerst schwierige Entscheidung stellt. Ihr Noch-Ehemann Hans hat nicht in ihren Scheidungsantrag eingewilligt und versucht, ihre Anteile am Kontor in seinem Besitz zu halten.

It was June 1916 when Sergeant Boots Adams of the Royal West Kents, together with his men, was billeted on the Descartes farm in Northern France. It was a short break from the turmoil and horror of the trenches, and Boots and his men, in return for their free billeting, were to help the farmer in his fields. It came as something of a surprise to discover that the land was being managed by a young French war widow, Cecile Lacoste and, to the distant sound of guns, a brief wartime friendship flared between Boots and Cecile.

Sunderland, 1943: With the future of Britain so uncertain, the women are trying to keep their lives at home on an even keel. Only by rallying together will the shipyard girls finally triumph.