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Caroline

A Mystery

by Cornelius Medvei ...

When Mr Shaw meets Caroline on his summer holiday she turns his world upside down. Caroline, whose eyes a man could drown in. Caroline, who likes a radish or two. Caroline, who is in fact a donkey. To the outrage of his neighbours and the bemusement of his wife, when Mr Shaw returns to the city he takes Caroline with him. She plays chess magnificently, charms his colleagues and, most importantly, ... Read more

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When Mr Shaw meets Caroline on his summer holiday she turns his world upside down. Caroline, whose eyes a man could drown in. Caroline, who likes a radish or two. Caroline, who is in fact a donkey. To the outrage of his neighbours and the bemusement of his wife, when Mr Shaw returns to the city he takes Caroline with him. She plays chess magnificently, charms his colleagues and, most importantly,
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The Murderess

A heart-stopping story of family, love, passion and betrayal

by Jennifer Wells ...

The Murderess is a heart-stopping story of family, love, passion and betrayal set against the backdrop of war-ravaged Britain. Perfect for fans of Lesley Pearse and Dilly Court.1931: Fifteen-year-old Kate witnesses her mother Millicent push a stranger from a station platform into the path of an oncoming train. There was no warning, seemingly no reason, and absolutely no remorse.1940: Exactly nine ... Read more

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The Murderess is a heart-stopping story of family, love, passion and betrayal set against the backdrop of war-ravaged Britain. Perfect for fans of Lesley Pearse and Dilly Court.1931: Fifteen-year-old Kate witnesses her mother Millicent push a stranger from a station platform into the path of an oncoming train. There was no warning, seemingly no reason, and absolutely no remorse.1940: Exactly nine
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Caroline's Waterloo

by Betty Neels ...

Caroline had never imagined that anyone would want to marry her. After all, she wasn’t pretty or clever in any way. But the imposing Professor Radinck Thoe van Erckelens did propose to her and, having speedily fallen in love with him, she accepted. However, Radinck was clear about what he wanted in a wife—a convenient hostess! Caroline could settle into that role. Or she could rise to the ... Read more

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Caroline had never imagined that anyone would want to marry her. After all, she wasn’t pretty or clever in any way. But the imposing Professor Radinck Thoe van Erckelens did propose to her and, having speedily fallen in love with him, she accepted. However, Radinck was clear about what he wanted in a wife—a convenient hostess! Caroline could settle into that role. Or she could rise to the
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The Maid's Tale

The remarkable true story of life as an English maid

by Tom Quinn, Rose Plummer ...

Series series True Stories of Life Below Stairs
'I felt like I was getting somewhere that evening. Sitting by the window sipping my tea and eating lovely iced buns, I'd come such a long way from Hoxton . . .''A wonderful trip down memory lane. I found the odd tear roll down my cheek . . . and there are moments of laughter throughout the book too, smiles and sighs, and even the odd grunt of disgust!' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Born in 1910, Rose ... Read more

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'I felt like I was getting somewhere that evening. Sitting by the window sipping my tea and eating lovely iced buns, I'd come such a long way from Hoxton . . .''A wonderful trip down memory lane. I found the odd tear roll down my cheek . . . and there are moments of laughter throughout the book too, smiles and sighs, and even the odd grunt of disgust!' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Born in 1910, Rose
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The House of Dust and Dreams

A house in ruins. An island at war. A love affair just beginning...

by Brenda Reid ...

A house in ruins. An island at war. A love affair just beginning...'This is one of the most fantastic books I have ever read' Amazon reviewer, 5 starsThe House of Dust and Dreams is perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop's Cartes Postales from Greece and The Island, or Tracy Rees's*, The Hourglass************************************Greece 1936.A young British diplomat and ... ... Read more

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A house in ruins. An island at war. A love affair just beginning...'This is one of the most fantastic books I have ever read' Amazon reviewer, 5 starsThe House of Dust and Dreams is perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop's Cartes Postales from Greece and The Island, or Tracy Rees's*, The Hourglass************************************Greece 1936.A young British diplomat and ...
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The Blue Geranium. Miss Marple Mysteries. Illustrated

by Agatha Christie ...

The Blue Geranium is the seventh story in Agatha Christie's The Thirteen Problems, where Miss Marple unravels a seemingly supernatural mystery with her usual sharp insight. The story is narrated by Sir Henry Clithering during the Tuesday Night Club, involving the strange death of Mrs. Pritchard, a difficult and hypochondriac woman who feared that her fate had been foretold by a fortune teller.Mrs. ... Read more

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The Blue Geranium is the seventh story in Agatha Christie's The Thirteen Problems, where Miss Marple unravels a seemingly supernatural mystery with her usual sharp insight. The story is narrated by Sir Henry Clithering during the Tuesday Night Club, involving the strange death of Mrs. Pritchard, a difficult and hypochondriac woman who feared that her fate had been foretold by a fortune teller.Mrs.
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The Love Object

Selected Stories

by Edna O'Brien ...

Collected here for the first time are stories spanning five decades of writing by the "short story master" ( Harold Bloom).As John Banville writes in his introduction to The Love Object, Edna O'Brien "is, simply, one of the finest writers of our time." The thirty-one stories collected in this volume provide, among other things, a cumulative portrait of Ireland, seen from within and without.Coming ... Read more

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Collected here for the first time are stories spanning five decades of writing by the "short story master" ( Harold Bloom).As John Banville writes in his introduction to The Love Object, Edna O'Brien "is, simply, one of the finest writers of our time." The thirty-one stories collected in this volume provide, among other things, a cumulative portrait of Ireland, seen from within and without.Coming
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A Childhood in Scotland

by Christian Miller ...

Series series Canongate Classics
This coming of age memoir offers an intimate portrait of 1920 life in a Scottish castle—"like stepping through the looking glass into another world" ( Glasgow World, UK)."When I was a little girl, the ghosts were more real to me than the people…" So begins Christian Miller's fascinating autobiography of girlhood in 1920s Scotland. Privileged and yet in many ways deprived, Miller grew up the ... Read more

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This coming of age memoir offers an intimate portrait of 1920 life in a Scottish castle—"like stepping through the looking glass into another world" ( Glasgow World, UK)."When I was a little girl, the ghosts were more real to me than the people…" So begins Christian Miller's fascinating autobiography of girlhood in 1920s Scotland. Privileged and yet in many ways deprived, Miller grew up the
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Our Betty

by Liz Smith ...

Liz Smith, once called the nation's favourite fictional grandmother, is a familiar face to all TV and cinema viewers. She is most often recognised for her role of Nana in The Royle Family and has appeared in numerous productions over the years. OUR BETTY is Liz's life story - from her cosseted yet lonely childhood with her beloved grandparents (her mother died giving birth to Liz's stillborn ... Read more

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Liz Smith, once called the nation's favourite fictional grandmother, is a familiar face to all TV and cinema viewers. She is most often recognised for her role of Nana in The Royle Family and has appeared in numerous productions over the years. OUR BETTY is Liz's life story - from her cosseted yet lonely childhood with her beloved grandparents (her mother died giving birth to Liz's stillborn
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Clever Girl

by Tessa Hadley ...

Clever Girl is an indelible story of one woman's life, unfolded in a series of beautifully sculpted episodes that illuminate an era, moving from the 1960s to today, from one of Britain's leading literary lights—Tessa Hadley—the author of the New York Times Notable Books Married Love and The London Train.Like Alice Munro and Colm Tóibin, Tessa Hadley brilliantly captures the beauty, innocence, and ... Read more

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Clever Girl is an indelible story of one woman's life, unfolded in a series of beautifully sculpted episodes that illuminate an era, moving from the 1960s to today, from one of Britain's leading literary lights—Tessa Hadley—the author of the New York Times Notable Books Married Love and The London Train.Like Alice Munro and Colm Tóibin, Tessa Hadley brilliantly captures the beauty, innocence, and
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Midsummer Night in the Workhouse

by Diana Athill ...

"I can remember in detail being hit by my first story one January morning in 1958." So begins literary legend Diana Athill in the preface to Midsummer Night in the Workhouse, a long-overdue collection of her short fiction, stories which were originally published in the 1950s to the 1970s. In unsentimental though often touching prose, Athill's young women anticipate, enjoy, or just miss out on ... Read more

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"I can remember in detail being hit by my first story one January morning in 1958." So begins literary legend Diana Athill in the preface to Midsummer Night in the Workhouse, a long-overdue collection of her short fiction, stories which were originally published in the 1950s to the 1970s. In unsentimental though often touching prose, Athill's young women anticipate, enjoy, or just miss out on
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Cowslips and Chainies

Memoir of Dublin in the 1930s

by Elaine Crowley ...

Cowslips and Chainies is a poignant memoir of childhood in 1930s and early '40s Dublin. Best-selling novelist Elaine Crowley's account of tenement life is by turns hilarious and intensely sad. Her beloved, consumptive father – generous, handsome and fickle – works at the local undertakers. Her proud, resourceful mother, struggling with privation, alternates slaps with kisses in a turbulent ... Read more

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Cowslips and Chainies is a poignant memoir of childhood in 1930s and early '40s Dublin. Best-selling novelist Elaine Crowley's account of tenement life is by turns hilarious and intensely sad. Her beloved, consumptive father – generous, handsome and fickle – works at the local undertakers. Her proud, resourceful mother, struggling with privation, alternates slaps with kisses in a turbulent
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