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The Wife's Tale

Lansens Lori, 2010

On the eve of her wedding anniversary, Mary Gooch is waiting for her husband to come home, listening for his car along the dark, icy roads. As the night draws on, and he fails to appear, Mary reflects on the true nature of their marriage: the secrets, the silences, and the unmentionable yet inescapable fact that for each loss and disappointment, there has been a corresponding physical gain: the woman she once was is now imprisoned in mountainous flesh. The Wife's Tale is the inspirational story of the journey Mary is finally forced to make across a continent, ostensibly in search of her husband, but eventually towards the self she has buried for too long. Подробнее

Lovers and Liars

Bell Nina, 2010

Sophie and Jess Raven grow up knowing that a few little lies are necessary. You look great. It was only a joke. He's just stressed. It doesn't matter. Everything's fine. Everybody does it, don't they? But what about the big lies love, power and money? Are they ever justified? When Sophie discovers what her father, Bill, is doing with his accountant, Anthea, and Jess falls in love with the perfect man, should Sophie keep quiet or tear her family apart with the truth? And if she tells, who will pay the ultimate price? Подробнее

Mark of the Lion

Arruda Suzanne, 2010

With her caramel coloring and green eyes, American Jade del Cameron is nothing short of exotic. But don't mistake her for a hothouse flower; she's tough, brave, smart, and stubborn, as she proved during her service in France during the Great War. What's more, she's a crackerjack shot. Her temperament and talents get a workout when she agrees to investigate the death of the father of a young fighter pilot who died in the war, and to track down the young man's illegitimate half brother. It's a task that takes her to colonial East Africa, where she encounters racial and gender prejudice as well as kindness, courage, and greed. She also comes face-to-face with superstitions that blend seamlessly into reality. Arruda manufactures an intriguing backdrop for the debut of her new series, delivering both a heady sense of East Africa's cultural and geographical landscape during the early 1900s and an outspoken heroine, who proves herself gratifyingly ahead of her times in numerous ways. Подробнее

Magnificent Bastards

Hall Rich, 2010

From Rich Hall, the grouchy, deadpan, comic genius and brilliantly witty author of THINGS SNOWBALL and OTIS LEE CRENSHAW: I BLAME SOCIETY comes this wonderful new collection of stories. With his trademark humour, this is guaranteed to delight his loyal fanbase as well as drawing new readers. Rich Hall quit his job as a hurricane namer for the United States Meteorological Service eighteen years ago and hasn't looked back. Looking like a Pearl Jam roadie, Rich is a master of absurdist irony — he particularly likes to lay into Americans and life across the Pond at every opportunity. Подробнее

The Creeper

Carver Tania, 2010

Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can't move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her sleeping self, taken during the night. And underneath the words: 'I'm watching over you'. Her nightmare isn't over. In fact, it's just beginning. Detective Inspector Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has a killer to hunt. A killer who stalks young women, insinuates himself into their lives, and ultimately tortures and murders them in the most shocking way possible. But the more Phil investigates, the more he delves into the twisted psychology of his quarry, Phil realises that it isn't just a serial killer he's hunting but something or someone infinitely more calculating and horrific. And much closer to home than he realised... Подробнее

The Disappeared

Echlin Kim, 2010

After more than 30 years Anne Greves feels compelled to break her silence about her first lover, and a treacherous pursuit across Cambodia's killing fields. Once she was a motherless girl from taciturn immigrant stock. Defying fierce opposition, she falls in love with Serey, a gentle rebel and exiled musician. She's still only 16 when he leaves her in their Montreal flat to return to Cambodia And, after a decade without word, she abandons everything to search for him in the bars of Phnom Penh, a city traumatized by the Khmer Rouge slaughter. Against all odds the lovers are reunited, and in a political country where tranquil rice paddies harbour the bones of the massacred, Anne pieces together a new life with Serey. But there are wounds that love cannot heal, and some mysteries too dangerous to know. And when Serey disappears again, Anne discovers a story she cannot bear. Haunting, vivid, elegiac, The Disappeared is a tour de force; at once a battle cry and a piercing lamentation, for truth, for love. Подробнее

Kings of the Water

Behr Mark, 2010

When Michiel Steyn returns to the family farmstead in South Africa for his mother's funeral, he has spent close to half his lifetime abroad. But even after fifteen years' absence, neither Michiel nor those he left behind have truly come to terms with his terrible flight from the farm they called Paradise. As Michiel submits himself to the rituals of mourning and remembrance in the small town and on the land where he became a man, all that has lain undisturbed for years is brought to light. A father's implacable fury and a brother's violent death, the loss of a child, the betrayal of love and the ugly memory of the dying days of apartheid all come between the prodigal and forgiveness. Michiel finds that he must confront not only his grief for his mother's passing but the painful truth of his own transgressions. Elegiac and chilling, poignant and profoundly thoughtful, Kings of the Water is at once a lament both personal and political, and a meditation on the potency of reconciliation. Подробнее

Laura's Handmade Life

Addison Amanda, 2011

Laura Lovegrove didn't really want to leave her busy life in Shepherd's Bush all her friends lived there, it was easy to keep her two little girls entertained, and she had lots of quiet space to work on her fabric designs. But when architect husband Adi is relocated to rural Norfolk, Laura puts on a brave face and ups sticks to the sticks. She knew village life would be different, but she wasn't quite prepared for a pokey cottage, nosey neighbours, errant poodles, and even a significant ex turning up. Worst of all, a house fire at Laura's cottage destroys most of her beloved vintage clothing collection. Left with just scraps of fabric, Laura is determined to breathe new life into them. At the village's sewing group she learns how to back stitch, cross stitch and a whole lot more her new love for sewing could be her fortune! She turns her scraps into purses, bags, ties, even dog leads (which should solve the poodle problem), and soon is inundated with orders. But Adi is growing increasingly distant, just as ex Chris starts to show a whole lot of interest in Laura and her designs... Подробнее

Cougars: You're as Young as the Man You Feel

Irvin Claire, 2011

Caroline Walker has it all. At 42, her immaculately groomed looks and toned body belie her age. She's wife to City trading sensation Les Walker, mother to their teenage daughter, Zoe, and a successful international entrepreneur with a string of luxury accessory boutiques. But when Caroline learns that Les has been having an affair, her perfect world falls apart. Now divorced, Caroline is unexpectedly single something she hasn't been in a very long time. With the help of Maryanne, her outgoing and ex-Hollywood starlet friend, she is introduced to a hectic social life and Caroline discovers her missing twenties... and the young men she should have been dating then, too — including the beautiful, sensitive male model, Adam, who is almost the same age as her daughter. But when she finds herself in a situation she thought she'd never have to worry about, Caroline has to answer some big questions about her life again. Подробнее

Where the Serpent Lives

Padel Ruth, 2011

Why is Rosamund so paralyzed by Tyler and his secrets? The whole world was once in love with her. Now, married to the dangerously charismatic Tyler, estranged from her conservationist father, despairing of her teenage son's silences, she feels completely alone. Revisiting the almost forgotten world of her Indian childhood may help, but can her family survive the changes she must make to save herself? Ruth Padel, acclaimed for her brilliant nature writing, has set her captivating debut novel in London, Devon and the jungles of India. But at its heart is a family in crisis. Where the Serpent Lives is a beautifully evocative tale for our times about love, science, renewal, and the place of wild nature in human lives, from one of our finest poets. Подробнее

The Mistaken Wife

Melikan Rose, 2011

Autumn, 1797. With Napoleon's forces sweeping through Europe, a young English woman travels to Paris, risking her life on a secret mission that just might end the war for good... Mary Finch is no stranger to adventure, but even she hesitates before accepting her new assignment, travelling as the wife of an American artist into the very heart of enemy territory. The plan is so secret she can't even tell Captain Holland, with whom she is supposed to have 'an understanding'. After a terrifying journey through revolutionary France she arrives in Paris only to discover that her American 'husband' is not quite what he appears. With the French chasing a deadly new weapon and an old nemesis threatening to unmask her as a spy, Mary soon finds herself in mortal danger... Thrilling and deeply satisfying, The Mistaken Wife is a spirited and gripping historical mystery from the author of the acclaimed The Blackstone Key. Подробнее

Black Watch: Liberating Europe and Catching Himmler — My Extraordinary WW2 with the Highland Division

Renouf Tom, 2011

As a 19-year old Black Watch conscript Tom Renouf's war began with some of the most vicious fighting of the conflict — against Himmler's fanatical 'Hitler Youth' SS Division. It ended with the capture of Himmler himself and Tom taking a trophy he still treasures — the Gestapo commander's watch. Seriously wounded and later decorated with a Military Medal for gallantry, Tom Renouf witnessed the death and maiming of countless of his teenage comrades and saw the survivors transformed into grizzled veterans. Tom Renouf draws on his own personal experiences as well as his unique archive of interviews with veterans amassed over twenty years as secretary of the 51st Highland Division Veterans' Association — to paint a vivid picture of the Battle of Normandy, the liberation of Holland, the Battle of the Bulge and many more memorable WW2 events. Подробнее

The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East

Urquhart Alistair, 2005

Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He not only survived working on the notorious Bridge on the River Kwai, but he was subsequently taken on one of the Japanese 'hellships' which was torpedoed. Nearly everyone else on board died and Urquhart spent 5 days alone on a raft in the South China Sea before being rescued by a whaling ship. He was taken to Japan and then forced to work in a mine near Nagasaki. Two months later a nuclear bomb dropped just ten miles away... This is the extraordinary story of a young men, conscripted at nineteen and whose father was a Somme Veteran, survived not just one, but three close encounters with death — encounters which killed nearly all his comrades. Подробнее

The Best of Me

Sparks Nicholas, 2011

Renee is a carefree, young 21-year-old on holiday in Italy with her best friend. There, she meets a handsome Italian man, and falls deeply in love. But this holiday, like all holidays, comes to an end, as does her Italian affair. Back in North Carolina, Renee marries her university boyfriend, raises a family and lives the life she had always imagined. However, any doubts she has about her marriage and her future surface when her best friend dies, and she unexpectedly comes face to face with her Italian lover of youth. Now, in middle age, she is once again offered the possibility of a love charged with passion, but the ties of family and the vows of marriage will force Renee to make the most painful decision of her life. And when Renee ends up back in Italy, this rocky journey of love lost and found will once again take some unexpected twists. Подробнее

Quarantine: Alone

Phelan James, 2011

Jesse has survived the chasers. He's survived the roving bands of humans. And he might even have started to make some new friends. But the quarantine period is up. The army is coming in. And Jesse's about to learn that the real test of survival has only just begun. Подробнее

Treachery in Death

Robb J.D., 2011

Detective Eve Dallas and her partner, Peabody, are following up on a senseless crime — an elderly grocery owner killed by three stoned punks for nothing more than kicks and snacks. This is Peabody's first case as primary detective — good thing she learned from the master. But Peabody soon stumbles upon a trickier situation. After a hard workout, she's all alone in the locker room when the gym door clatters open — and while hiding inside a shower stall trying not to make a sound, she overhears two fellow officers, Garnet and Oberman, arguing. It doesn't take long to realize they're both crooked — guilty not just of corruption but murder. Now Peabody, Eve, and her husband Roarke are trying to get the hard evidence they need to bring the dirty cops down — knowing all the while that the two are willing to kill to keep their secret. Подробнее

Trapped

Northrop Michael, 2005

A chilling YA thriller from critically acclaimed author Michael Northrop. The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive. Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. But then the power goes out, then the heat. The pipes freeze, and the roof shudders. As the days add up, the snow piles higher, and the empty halls grow colder and darker, the mounting pressure forces a devastating decision. Подробнее

Unlike a Virgin

Holmes Lucy-Anne, 2011

This is the story of Gracie Flowers. She has a 5-year plan in place and it's all going nicely, thank you very much. Great job, own flat, long-term boyfriend. Gracie is feeling good. But as she reaches her 26th birthday, her tight control on life is threatened from all fronts. She is usurped from her promotion at work by a handsome, posh twat; dumped by her boyfriend; then finds out he had the decency to accidentally impregnate her before he left. Oh and her mum is going bankrupt. With her hormones going mental, Gracie finds herself stockpiling ice cream, being sick on her shoes and having inappropriate thoughts about inappropriate men. But, at the same time, a dream she thought she'd buried ten years ago starts to resurface. It reminds Gracie of the girl she used to be and the woman she hoped she'd become — and it stubbornly refuses to go away. Подробнее

Fated

Browne S.G., 2011

Over the past few thousand years, Fabio has come to hate his job. As Fate, he's in charge of assigning the fortunes and misfortunes that befall most of the human race — the 83 per cent who keep screwing things up. And with the steady rise in population since the first Neanderthal set himself on fire, he can't exactly take a vacation. Frustrated with his endless parade of drug addicts and career politicians, it doesn't help watching Destiny guide her people to Nobel Peace Prizes. To make matters worse, he has a five-hundred-year-old feud with Death, and his best friends are Sloth and Gluttony. And worst of all? He's just fallen in love with a human. Sara Griffen might be on Destiny's path, but Fabio keeps bumping into her — by accident at first, and then on purpose. Getting involved with her breaks Rule No. 1 — and about ten others — setting off some cosmic-sized repercussions that could strip him of his immortality... or lead to a fate worse than death. Подробнее

Crusoe's Daughter

Gardam Jane, 2005

In 1904, at the age of six, Polly goes to live with her two holy aunts. The house is so close to the sea it seems to toss like a ship, and so isolated, Polly might be marooned on an island. There she lives for 81 years, while the century rages around her and Victorian order becomes nuclear dread. Подробнее

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