Years of sitting on the stairs while her mother entertains her 'visitors' in their house in Weavers Lane have taught Emmy Carter that prostitution is a life she must avoid at all costs...
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Author: JACOBS, AnnaSummary: -
Author: Harry, LilianSummary:Hilary Napier is upset and angry when her father brings in a new manager for the family estate, which she's been running for the past year. Even though she resents his presence, she cannot...
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Author: HARRY, LilianSummary:The village of Burracombe is looking forward to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but 1953 is to prove a year of heartbreak as well as celebration. While Stella Simmons begins to plan her...
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Author: HARRY, LilianSummary:A seemingly sleepy Devonshire village, Burracombe is in fact full of intrigue and drama. Family secrets, budding romance, cruel twists of fate and amazing friendships all play out against the...
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Author: Hadley, TessaSummary:
In the collection of short stories, Hadley examines the most intimate of family relationships in situations laced with humor, warmth, and emotion.
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Author: JACOBS, AnnaSummary:Lancashire, 1858. Annie Hallam has at last found complete happiness. She has three healthy children and adores her husband Frederick. After years of struggling to make a living in Blisden, Annie...
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Author: Harry, LilianSummary:
It is 1941 and at quiet Harrowbeer, in Devon, a new airfield has been built. Amongst the squadrons moving in are pilots from Britain, Canada and Poland. The airfield, with its noise and its...
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Author: WOODS, JanetSummary:
Now a wealthy young widow, former peasant girl Siana Forbes has overcome her humble beginnings to become mistress of Cheverton Manor, the handsome estate which her infant son, Ashley, will one day...
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Author: JACOBS, AnnaSummary:Gwynna had fallen from grace once, bearing a stillborn child out of wedlock. Determined to have a respectable future, she finds a position for herself as a nursemaid at Hungerton House. But just...
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Author: JACOBS, AnnaSummary:
Gideon, recently discharged from the Army, has arrived in Hedderby only to discover another man has stolen his name and inheritance. Would it be fair to court the lovely and impulsive Dora, when...
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Author: JACOBS, AnnaSummary:Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an imcompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for the younger children. But nothing could have prepared her for...
Genre: Historical fiction