Presented with an unexpected assignment, Alex Rider's greatest nemesis, Yassen Gregoravich, recalls his life and the path that led him to become an assassin while his one-time friend, Alex's uncle...
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Author: Horowitz, AnthonySummary:Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Nesbit, E.Summary:When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortune. But although they think of many ingenious ways to do so, their well-meant efforts are often more...
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Author: Klassen, JulieSummary:Even a proper vicar's daughter can make a mistake-and now Charlotte Lamb must pay a high price for her fall. To avoid the prying eyes of all who know her, she hides herself away in London's...
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Author: Erickson, CarollySummary:
The tumult and opulence of England's Regency era burst from the pages in this work of literary nonfiction by acclaimed author Carolly Erickson. When dementia forces King George III to vacate his...
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Author: Laurens, StephanieSummary:
In a quiet moonlit courtyard, Helena encounters a handsome and mysterious Englishman. Before parting, he rewards her with a special kiss- a delicious, enticing, unforgettable kiss that makes her...
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Author: Follett, KenSummary:
Mack McAsh burns with the desire to escape his life of slavery in Scottish coal mines, while Lizzie Hallim is desperate to shed a life of sheltered subjugation to her spineless husband. United in...
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Author: Weir, AlisonSummary:
Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before: creating a dramatic six-book series in which each novel covers one of English King Henry...
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Author: Hanff, HeleneSummary:
This charming classic love story, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, at the time, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-...
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Author: Croke, VickiSummary:
J.H. "Billy" Williams always had an affinity for animals. So, when he responded to a job offer with the East India Company to work with logging elephants his family wasn't surprised, though they...
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Author: Lovesey, PeterSummary:On Lansdown Hill, near Bath, England, a battle between Roundheads and Cavaliers that took place over 350 years ago is annually reenacted. Two of the reenactors discover a skeleton that is female,...
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Author: Todd, CharlesSummary:Alan Barrington, who has evaded capture for ten years, is the suspect in an appalling murder during Black Ascot, the famous 1910 royal horserace honoring the late King Edward VII. Now it appears...
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Author: Robinson, PeterSummary:Two suspicious deaths challenge DS Alan Banks and his crack investigative team. As the inconsistencies multiply and the mysteries surrounding these two cases proliferate, a source reveals a piece...
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Author: Johnson, PaulSummary:
Johnson explores the complex and fascinating character of Winston Churchill--the soldier, orator, and statesman who shined brightest during Britain's darkest hours.
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Author: Weir, AlisonSummary:
Weir sheds light on the scheming, backstabbing and brutality that plagued 16th-century England.
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Author: Quinn, JuliaSummary:
Michael Stirling and his cousin John, the Earl of Kilmartin, are as close as brothers. However, Michael is secretly in love with John's wife Francesca Bridgerton. When John suddenly dies,...
Genre: Romance fiction