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A quiet coastal village in post-World War II America is shaken when the secrets of the past and present collide in a riveting novel by the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon. Five years after the war, Amie Stilwell, a photo interpreter for an...

The Svalbard archipelago, 1977, Norwegian territory, yet closer to the north pole. Russian engineer Yuri arrives on the last boat to the Soviet mining outpost of Pyramiden, as the Arctic sun disappears for the winter. Yuri still plays by Stalin-era...

In 1930, Bridget O'Brien, a young widow with two children, fled her brutal and bigoted father and headed for Liverpool and an arranged marriage with a man she had never met. Her destination, the famous Scotland Road, was noisome and terrifying and a far...

'Funny, kind, generous and smart - I could have done with the wisdom of Flo Perry far sooner' Dolly AldertonWhen it comes to our sex lives, few of us are free of niggling fears and body image insecurities. Rather than enjoying and exploring our bodies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Man Booker International Prize 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780385474542Author Chinua AchebeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

An intimate portrait of Patrick O'Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy. Patrick O'Brian was one of the greatest British novelists of the twentieth century, securing his place in literary history with the...

'A very promising historical adventure' - THE TIMES'A terrific novel' - HISTORIA MAGAZINE***'There is a fury in England that none shall suppress - and when it breaks forth it will shake the throne'1264 Storm clouds are gathering as Simon de Montfort and...

It is the eve of the French Revolution and England awaits with trepidation the news from the Continent that will propel her into war again after six years of peace. But Lieutenant James Hayter's orders from the Admiralty do not at first involve the sea...

It is the eve of the French Revolution and England awaits with trepidation the news from the Continent that will propel her into war again after six years of peace. But Lieutenant James Hayter's orders from the Admiralty do not at first involve the sea...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788781039Author Helen LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 438Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

'FABULOUS' The Times'FASCINATING' New York TimesTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAt the age of thirty-five, Fanny van de Grift Osbourne leaves her philandering husband in San Francisco and sets sail for Belgium to study art, with her three children and nanny...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143124863Author Danielle TrussoniFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 264g

Torn apart by scandal Reunited by passion! Since Kit Selbourne scandalously broke her betrothal to Lord Martin Lacy, she's become an independent woman running her uncle's book shop...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Kirkus Prize (Fiction) 2016.Book InformationISBN 9780743288798Author Annie ProulxFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner...

After years of turmoil, Virginia Lewis is finally satisfied with her life. God has blessed her with the love of her husband and four children, one of which is the daughter of her wayward friend Jenny. Then a desperate Jenny arrives to reclaim her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525620914Author C. W. GortnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

1871. Pete Ferguson is a wanted man. An army deserter, hunted for murder in Oregon, not to mention theft and arson in Nebraska.Taking the name of Billy Webb, he is hired by bison hunters, but leaves after a bloody dispute. He then takes the Comancheros...

CONSTANCE WILDE'S MARRIAGE HAS ENDED. Making a new life in Europe, she reflects on her marriage with Oscar Wilde. Despite her family's warnings, his affairs and his spending, she knows they loved each other in their own way. In this witty and...

Her new employer Is the only man to tempt her! One can never be prepared for a duke, thinks governess Mary McLaren upon meeting her imposing new employer Samuel, the Duke of...

A convenient arrangement... ... a complicated attraction Jane Ashworth dreams of being an author, yet Society insists she becomes a debutante - so play the game she must! Jane...

A chilling Gothic mystery from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club hit The Cold Season, perfect for fans of Susan Hill, The Coffin Path and The Silent Companions - where superstition and myth bleed into real life with tragic consequences...

The story of Joan of Arc has always held a special fascination for writers - among them Voltaire, Mark Twain, George Bernard Shaw and Jean Anouilh. Here Thomas Keneally transforms the legend, presenting a Joan who is at once a tough radical, an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593436813Author Jade BeerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

In the early 1800s, Louise, a French peasant woman, fearing she is about to die, calls for her priest. She has a secret to confess. Though the priest is impatient, she wants to tell her tale from the beginning. The story opens in Stoke Newington,...

The year is 1453. For more than a thousand years the mighty walls of Constantinople have protected the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, the furthest outpost of Christianity. But now endless ranks of Turkish warriors cover the plains before them,...

The year is 1453. For more than a thousand years the mighty walls of Constantinople have protected the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, the furthest outpost of Christianity. But now endless ranks of Turkish warriors cover the plains before them,...

Lord Alec Knight, the most daring and handsome rogue in all of London, is a smooth-talking aristocrat who has left a trail of broken-hearted ladies in his wake. With his irresistible wit, lucky hand at the gaming tables, and enticing charisma, he can...

Lord Alec Knight, the most daring and handsome rogue in all of London, is a smooth-talking aristocrat who has left a trail of broken-hearted ladies in his wake. With his irresistible wit, lucky hand at the gaming tables, and enticing charisma, he can...

Ross presents us with a vision of late Rome that is tense, exhilarating, complex and exotic... When a treacherous act of murder throws the western provinces into turmoil, Aurelius Castus is ordered to take command of the military forces on the Rhine. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590178218Author John WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

How do we even begin to narrate the history of the world? Where do we start, and where do we end? Fireflies is Sagasti's bold and original attempt to answer these questions. Roaming across time and geography, he lights on an eclectic array of characters...

Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story - Julian Stockwin returns with the next installment of action from Captain Sir Thomas Kydd.November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd must sail to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Royal Family's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993286308Author Glenn HaybittleFormat PaperbackPage Count 490Imprint Cheyne WalkPublisher Cheyne Walk

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647342760Author B N RundellFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Wolfpack PublishingPublisher Wolfpack PublishingWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your family closest of all... Orphaned at the age of eight, Lady Cecily Burkhart becomes the ward of a rich and prestigious family. Welcomed as one of their own, Cecily is nurtured and loved by...

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your family closest of all... Orphaned at the age of eight, Lady Cecily Burkhart becomes the ward of a rich and prestigious family. Welcomed as one of their own, Cecily is nurtured and loved by...

Fans of Victoria Hislop, Lucinda Riley and Fiona Valpy will absolutely love this captivating and beautifully atmospheric historical saga rich in romance, adventure and unforgettable characters from international bestselling author Colleen McCullough...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781492677666Author Georgette HeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Sourcebooks CasablancaPublisher Sourcebooks, IncWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm)...

'Wickedly funny' The Times Famed beauty Venetia Stanley is so extravagantly dazzling she has inspired Ben Jonson to poetry and Van Dyck to painting, provoking adoration and emulation from the masses. Stampedes follow her arrival in town.However, as she...

The action of the saga takes place at the end of the tenth century, at about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. A masterpiece of medieval literature, the story focuses on two families - that of Hoskuld, a...