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Left with only a muddle-headed butler, a bossy cook/housekeeper, and a couple of energetic maids, Lady Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton has enough problems on her hands. Not only is she struggling to upkeep the sprawling Manor House and vast acres she inherited, she must also take care of her numerous tenants, while coping with the inconveniences and sacrifices of wartime England. Fortunately Sitting Marsh is far removed from the bombing going on in London and other cities. That doesn't mean that peace prevails in the tiny village.

When Lady Emma Carlisle's twin sister jilts the wealthy and influential Duke of Ashford, their distraught parents pressure shy Lady Emma to marry the duke in her sister's place, dashing her hopes of a love match. Lady Emma is determined to make the best of the situation, but her new husband is cold and aloof and wants nothing to do with her. In his quieter moments, she catches glimpses of a thoughtful and intelligent man she'd like to know better. If only he weren't determined to keep her at a distance.

With Christmas days away, the land girls of Gosling Farm are full of merriment. Only Lottie feels far from festive cheer after her sister's death. But with the help of handsome vicar and injured veteran Matthew, she begins to feel hopeful once more. Then one frosty night, a German bomber plane crashes nearby. A survivor is missing, injured and in desperate need of help. But this is no ordinary German airman: his capture would change the course of the war.

In Egypt, all things are possible. So discovers Albion Stanley, a recent Cambridge graduate and brilliant linguist, newly arrived in Cairo in 1902. Albion sees the unseen, including ghosts. It is a less than comfortable reality, which he tends to with copious amounts of whiskey and numerous other vices. Also in Cairo is Aleister Crowley, the famed occultist. Aleister is a dangerous man, but not an unsympathetic one and never a dull one. Together, they discover the world of dead Egyptians, some of whom are older than the pyramids.

Ein faszinierender Gesellschaftsroman aus der Nachkriegszeit – mit scharfer Feder geschrieben. 1949, an der Eisenstraße. Magdalena lebt in ärmlichen Verhältnissen und leidet unter den Wutausbrüchen ihres trunksüchtigen Mannes. Doch nach außen hin freundlich, beherbergt sie eine dunkle Seele und weiß genau, was sie will: ein Leben voller Luxus und Unabhängigkeit wie das der gerade verstorbenen Ehefrau von Oscar Schneeberg, Erbe einer Hammerherrendynastie.

In the snow-kissed splendor of Regency England, a jaded lord with a scandalous past and a heartbroken lady determined to avoid love find themselves irresistibly drawn together in a chance meeting. Lady Eleanor Winthrop has sworn off marriage after a broken engagement. Her fierce independence and sharp wit are her shields against a world that has let her down. Lord Alexander Harrington, Marquess Rockingham, is a dashing rake with a reputation as notorious as it is scandalous.

In 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy makes a historic run for the White House. Despite concerns about his Catholicism, Kennedy’s outward charm is winning the country over, but his inner demons are putting his candidacy in danger and risk destroying his political career. That same year, Caitlin Russo, a former cop turned reporter, is devoting her skills to finding her husband’s killer. His job as a CIA operative posed its fair share of risks, but when Caitlin discovers his notes about the case that led to his death, she knows there’s more to the story than simple tragedy.

Sir Callan Clanmor of Glenarchy has lost himself in war to forget a wife he does not love and douse the pain of love for another who can never be his. But as events unfold around him he is forced to confront both his memories and pain... The Old Woman of the Stones is a romantic fantasy novelette set in a fictional world comparable to fifteenth-century Scotland with mythic elements based in Scottish folklore.

Following the untimely death of their parents, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley have made a business of threading together the stories that lie at the bottom of their customers' teacups. Days at their teashop are filled with fortune-telling intertwined with the sound of clinking china and the scent of cinnamon shortbread. When the Council of Witches comes calling with news that the city Diviner has lost her powers, the sisters suddenly find themselves being pulled in different directions.

மகரதன வரலறற நவல எனறல ஏதவத ஒர மனனனன வர சகசஙகளய அலலத அவன கலததல நடநத நகழவகளய மனனலபபடததப படபபத வழககம. ஆனல அதலரநத மறபடட, ஒர பர எனறல அதறக மன மனனரகள எனனவலலம சயதரபபரகள, எபபரபபடட நடவடகககள எலலம மறகணடரபபரகள எனற இநத நவல நமகக அறமகம சயகறத.

A l’aube du XXe siècle, le rêve d’un entrepreneur visionnaire bouleverse la vie de sa famille et de générations d’ouvriers. Une saga flamboyante où les destins individuels et les folles utopies se confrontent aux tempêtes de l’Histoire. 1877\. Nouveau propriétaire d’un terrain sur les rives de l’Adda, en Lombardie, Cristoforo Crespi, simple fils de teinturier, y fait construire une filature de coton. Mais son projet est bien plus vaste : il va bâtir une véritable cité industrielle d’une modernité inédite, répondant à tous les besoins de ses ouvriers et de leurs familles.

In this riveting historical thriller, a deadly plot unfolds aboard a train hurtling towards Paris. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Room, Emma Donoghue takes you on a heart-pounding ride in The Paris Express. 'Ratchets up the pace until it's hurtling along as fast as the train itself'...

Kate was raised a farm girl. She’s six feet tall, handles a motorbike like a professional but has insecurities to match her height. She ignores her past by putting her fingers in her ears but that doesn’t keep the questions out. Kate reluctantly rides out on her motorbike to find out the truth of her ancestry and make decisions on the future. This book explores the lives of strong rural New Zealanders, set against the fragile existence that isolation brings, two world wars and a landscape that is slipping away.

Dax Pelletier is ready for a new life, far away from the one he left behind in Savannah following the South’s devastating defeat in the Civil War. The ex-Confederate general wants nothing more to do with commanding men and confronting the tough truths of leadership. Rachel Davenport possesses skills unlike those of her Boston socialite peers—skills honed as a nurse in field hospitals during the Civil War. Eschewing her northeastern suitors and changed by the carnage she’s seen, Rachel accepts her uncle’s invitation to assist him at his clinic in the dangerous and wild frontier of Montana.

It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hires Olive to prove her Egyptologist uncle wasn’t the victim of a malevolent mummy. Olive investigates and discovers the truth is much worse—it’s murder. Can Olive debunk the curse and reveal the true culprit before the supposed curse claims another victim?

During a summer sojourn in Ramsgate, Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy—an irresistible, eminent, and seemingly unobtainable model of an ideal gentleman. Following a whirlwind romance with Mr. Darcy and a blossoming friendship with Georgiana Darcy, her life is forever altered. When Darcy disappears under mysterious circumstances, the new Mrs. Darcy’s world is thrown into chaos. A friend of Darcy’s provides much-needed support as Elizabeth is confronted with rumours insinuating lewd explanations for his absence. Could any of them be true?

お江戸は本所亀沢町にある貧乏長屋。万造、松吉の「万松」コンビを筆頭に、左官の八五郎・お里夫婦や後家女のお染、浪人の島田鉄斎ら個性的な面々が住んでいる。

お江戸は本所亀沢町にある貧乏長屋。万造、松吉の「万松」コンビを筆頭に、左官の八五郎・お里夫婦や後家女のお染、浪人の島田鉄斎ら個性的な面々が住んでいる。

« La Marquise » de Georges Sand dévoile une histoire captivante d'amour, d'intrigues et de contraintes sociétales dans la France du XVIIIe siècle. Situé dans le décor opulent d'un château, le roman suit l'énigmatique marquise qui navigue dans les méandres de son monde aristocratique.

En otoño de 1923 el comandante Deyev, joven veterano de la guerra civil rusa, debe llevar a cabo una tarea crucial: evacuar en un convoy ferroviario a quinientos niños de un orfanato de Kazán y conducirlos a la ciudad sureña de Samarcanda, alejada de la atroz hambruna que azota el corazón del país. Quien acompaña y supervisa al tierno y compasivo Deyev es Belaya, la representante de la comisión infantil, una bolchevique convencida de carácter fuerte.