China, December 1941. Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to help the war effort. But as she prepares to leave China, a terrible...
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Author:Johnson, PeterSummary:A line of nervous young women got off a ship in Victoria Harbour in 1862 and had to walk the gauntlet between two rows of jostling, eager men. One girl, proposed to on the spot, accepted equally quickly and left town with her new...
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Author:Lowry, MalcolmSummary:On a single, fateful day in Quauhnahuac, Mexico, 1938, a former British consul wrestles with his demons as his wife tries to rescue their marriage from his drinking problem.
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Author:Furnivall, KateSummary:"Malaya, 1941. Connie Thornton plays her role as a dutiful wife and mother without complaint. She is among the fortunate after all-the British rubber plantation owners reaping the benefits of the colonial life. But Connie feels as...
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It is the third summer of perestroika. Niki Landau, philanderer and travelling rep attends the first Moscow audio fair. A beautiful young girl named Katya asks him to take a parcel to England. It is addressed to Barley Blair, a derelict...
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Author:Hislop, VictoriaSummary:Sonia knows nothing of Granada's shocking past, but ordering a simple cup of coffee in a quiet cafe will lead her into the extraordinary tale of a family's fight to survive the horror of the Spanish Civil War. Seventy years...
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Author:Pearce, MichaelSummary:In the Cairo of 1908, the city lives-and dies-by its cafE culture. But for all restaurant businesses, then and now, the protection rackets pose a problem. And the city's cafEs are experiencing a sudden upsurge in threats from various...
- Author:Millett, LarrySummary:
1917. In St. Paul, Minnesota, a financier is found dead in a secure location. Shadwell Rafferty is called in to investigate and sift through greedy tycoons, political intrigue, and wartime fearmongering.
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This novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the Boleyns, one of England's most powerful families, through the eyes of the eldest daughter, Mary. This book tells Mary Boleyn's life story from when she was ten years old...
- Author:Richardson, EdmundSummary:
Impeccably researched, and written like a thriller, Edmund Richardson's The King's Shadow is the extraordinary untold and wild journey of Charles Masson--think Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid meets Indiana Jones--and his...
- Author:Vinton, VictoriaSummary:
Young Rudyard Kipling, privileged son of a well-connected British family, lives a life of luxury in Bombay, India. But when he is separated from his family and sent to live in a desolate foster home at the age of six, he develops ideas...
- Author:Forna, AminattaSummary:
Gost is surrounded by mountains and fields of wild flowers. The summer sun burns. The Croatian winter brings freezing winds. Beyond the boundaries of the town an old house which has lain empty for years is showing signs of life. One of...
- Author:Mason, Susan AnneSummary:
After her beloved grandfather's death, Emmaline Moore is shocked to discover that her "deceased" father is actually living in Canada. Having no other family, Emma decides she must find him, and so embarks on a journey...
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Author:Jakober, MarieSummary:An Englishman in the Canadian colonies is recruited to spy on the American rebels living there in hopes of inciting a war between Great Britain and the North.
- Author:King, Laurie R.Summary:
English spy Kimball O'Hara - who inspired Rudyard Kipling's famous title character in Kim - has gone missing and is feared either kidnapped or killed. Russell and Holmes, a secret friend of Kim, make for India to take up the search.
- Author:Kaye, M. M.Summary:
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of M.M. Kaye's epic novel of love and war. M.M. Kaye's masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that spans over twenty years, moving from the foothills of the...
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Author:Marston, EdwardSummary:When plague strikes London, Lord Westfield’s Men count themselves fortunate they’ve been invited to perform as part of the wedding celebrations for Sophia Magdalena, the fair maid of Bohemia. The long journey across Europe is a daunting...
- Author:Steadman, CatherineSummary:
A British actress discovers the dark side of Hollywood when she is the only witness to the sudden disappearance of a woman she meets at an audition in this psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Something...
- Author:Sykes, PlumSummary:
Young Manhattanite Sylvia Mortimer can't help noticing that her friends "put almost as much effort into losing husbands as they once did into finding them." Lauren, the most recent to discard hers, has just had a champagne-fueled...
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Author:Edwards, Ruth DudleySummary:Foolishly, the British and Irish governments have chosen the tactless and impatient Baroness Troutbeck to chair a conference on Anglo-Irish cultural sensitivities. She instantly pressgangs Robert Amiss, her young friend and reluctant...
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