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Bryn felt sickened as he felt the ground shake, knowing that one of the two shafts had collapsed. Now, he stood in the pump room and watched the two thrumming pumps as they pulled water out of the deep mines. He knew that one of them would strain when the water became fouled with coal dust and debris from the collapse, and if it was pump number two, it would mean that his father and older brothers were probably dead.

With all her signature warmth, wonderful characters and unforgettable drama, start this brand new chapter in the storytelling of Rosie Goodwin, Britain's best-loved saga author 1850. When Opal Sharp finds herself and her younger siblings suddenly orphaned and destitute, she thinks things can get...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Lesser Evil by Lesley Pearse. She defied her parents to marry for love . . . Following her heart, Fifi moves with Dan to London where they rent a seedy flat in Dale Street, Kennington. Though Fifi must now become acquainted with squalor, she is soon...

A brand-new novel from the RNA award-winning author of Bobby's War It's 1942 and the Second World War is raging on. Maggie Carpenter led a seemingly quiet life as a teacher in Manchester, but as the fighting intensified, she made the decision to abandon everything she knows to do her bit for the...

The pretty Arnold sisters have grown up on their father's farm and yearn for something more out of life than drudgery and toil. Ellen, loyal and honest, is her father's favourite, but Georgina is impulsive and unreliable, and can't please a father who has never shown her love.The big house, Grindle Hall, offers them both a chance of betterment, but while Ellen follows the steady path, Georgina takes a darker road and soon, her actions will have fateful consequences for them all. Only Ellen can help them, but will a sister's love be enough?

The magical new novel from the number 1 bestselling author of ‘PS, I Love You’ and ‘Where Rainbows End’. Sandy Shortt has been obsessed about where missing things – and people – end up ever since the disappearance of a childhood friend twenty years ago. It has even motivated her to...

The world is getting bigger. The stakes are getting higher. And the twins are about to cross the ocean into the heart of roadracing legend.After conquering Texas and proving themselves in the 390 class, Alex and Sam step into a season that will change their lives forever. From the brutal sand of...

Van der Byl, der ejer et diamantimperium i Sydafrika, ligger for døden, men han er ikke indstillet på at opgive kontrollen med sine arvingers liv. Van der Byls testamente er så snedigt og ondskabsfuldt udformet, at hans datter og to sønner må tage raffinerede og djævelske metoder i brug i...

Alice, the youngest of three Monroe sisters, still holds out hope that the uneasy relationship with her two sisters can be mended, an improbable wish since they live in different parts of the world. After her grandmother’s funeral, Alice returns home to Chicago and her high-powered career but...

When Lily Ford returns to her lakeside hometown of Hideaway Bay for her grandmother’s funeral, the reunion with her estranged sisters is anything but easy as old wounds surface quickly. Recently widowed and still reeling from the secrets her late husband left behind, Lily finds herself at a...

Marcus Tell has spent twenty-six years guiding ships through the most dangerous water in the harbor, his calm so practiced it no longer feels like a skill — it feels like who he is. Then his son is gone, and the only thing left that still makes sense is the work.Three weeks after the worst...

From the author of THE FOUNTAIN and ANNIE'S APPLE comes a story that spans decades of conflict and change. As World War I rages in Europe, the Carpenters and the Lees make a home in Southern California. Bill and Cassie add to their family. Andy and Annie start one of their own. Paul, a bachelor...

Ingeniøren er yderst tilfreds med det arbejde, Simon og Per har udført i Denver, og nu giver han dem et tilbud, de har svært ved at sige nej til. George indser, at det på mange måder er tåbeligt at jagte efter Emilie, eftersom hun jo er forlovet med Simon. Men da han ankommer til New York...

בגילוי לב נועז, בפיכחון ובישירות כובשת, שימשיכו להדהד אצל הקוראים עוד זמן רב, יוצאת אישה צעירה לערוך את חשבון עולמה. זהו מסע כפול:בעודה חושפת טפח אחר טפח מחיי...

Alexander Blevens spins a haunting, atmospheric tale of brotherhood, betrayal, and reconciliation in this William Faulkner Literary and Spur Award-winning novel. Arkansas, 1927. When late spring frost destroys the apple harvest, the Fitch family orchard collapses under the weight of ruin. Jesse...

Kærligheden har aldrig været stærkere, farerne aldrig større. Amalie og hr. Wickfall er endelig blevet sikre på kærligheden til hinanden og nyder livet som ægtefolk. Men ydre kræfter truer deres lykke. I sensommeren 1807 belejrer briterne København. De vil gå til angreb på byen, hvis...

What would you do for your family? An epic saga inspired by real lives.BEYOND THE COPPER HORIZON brings a sweeping Italian-American immigrant story vividly to life. Opening at the Battle of Novara in 1849, conscripted farmer Domenico Zanotto returns home to his alpine village of Cuceglio...

Herxheim in der Pfalz, 1948: Sein Name ist alles, was Liese bleibt von ihrem kleinen Sohn: Johannes. Und die Erinnerung an seine blauen Augen. Die hat er von seinem Vater, einem französischen Besatzungssoldaten und Lieses großer Liebe. Von einem gemeinsamen Leben in Paris hatten sie geträumt, bis er aus Deutschland abgezogen wurde und aus ihrem Leben verschwand. Als Johannes zwei Jahre alt ist, wird er im Rahmen eines großangelegten Kindertransfers der französischen Regierung als »französisches« Kind seiner Mutter entrissen und in Frankreich unter neuem Namen zur Adoption freigegeben.

La decimocuarta entrega y continuación de Los Australianos, la inolvidable saga épica escrita por Vivian Stuart que, con estilo envolvente y habilidad excepcional para crear personajes llenos de fuerza, nos transporta a los orígenes de Australia: un territorio salvaje, indómito y lleno de oportunidades… pero también de injusticias, peligros y luchas por la supervivencia. La fiebre del oro ha traído al continente una extraordinaria expansión.

Poruszająca saga rodzinna, w której losy pięciu kobiet odsłaniają się warstwa po warstwie, jak figurki ukryte w matrioszce. Jagoda Skalska, studentka ASP we Wrocławiu, po śmierci babki dziedziczy jej mieszkanie i wraz z nim – zapiski, przedmioty oraz rodzinne tajemnice. Odkrywając historie babek, matki i prababki, poznaje dramatyczne doświadczenia wojny, przemocy seksualnej, niechcianego macierzyństwa i dziedziczonych przez pokolenia traum.