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A missing wife…Tom thought his life was perfect. Until his wife vanishes turning his seemingly perfect world upside down. But the nightmare is only just beginning…A secret past…As Tom searches for missing Claire he discovers secrets about his wife's past that don't add up, making him question everything he once took for granted.A lie that changes everything.Because some secrets are best left hidden and Claire's past is about to catch up with them all…
| Автор | Lisa Hall |
‘Drew me straight in and kept me hooked.’ Linda Finlay‘Really touching, a gently gripping mystery.’ Kerry BarrettBeneath the surface lie forgotten secrets…A village destroyedIt’s the summer of 1935 and eleven-year-old Stella Walker is preparing to leave her home forever. Forced to evacuate to make way for a new reservoir, the village of Brackendale Green will soon be lost. But before the water has even reached them, a dreadful event threatens to tear Stella’s family apart.An uncovered...
| Автор | Kathleen McGurl |
She swims into the medals and then into oblivion – a sensuous, searing, compact debut from an outstanding British writer.This is a striking, supple and direct debut from an English writer that both promises an exceptionally exciting future and provides an unusual, accomplished and saleable debut. It’s a character piece, charting the life of a girl who becomes besotted with butterflies and swimming on the same holiday when an infant, then grows up to become a world-class swimmer before, at 19,...
| Автор | Bill Broady |
Torn between two worlds, Alicia struggles to find a way to walk with her faith, but still dance with sin.When Alicia gets caught in the conflict between her father’s church and the Satin Club owners Bas and Remy, she is the only person willing to act as a mediator. Alicia is intrigued by the high class gentleman’s club and its two sexy proprietors. She tries to stay impartial, but the sensuality of erotic dancing pulls at her, begging her to indulge.Bas and Remy are more than happy to satisfy...
| Автор | Kimberly Dean |
A beautifully written debut novel by an exciting author.Curriculum VitaeName: Helen FleetWork Experience: Waitress; Serial volunteerEducation: Four Highers: French (A), English (A), Maths (A), Chemistry (A), 1981; Ordinary Arts degree, MA, 1990; Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory, 1992Travel: France, Madeira, San Francisco, Rome, Greece. And London.Relationships: Sex with three men: Hadi, Ivan and Fabio. I still love Ivan.Additional Information: I have a mini hi-fi and a pine bookcase,...
| Автор | Nasim Jafry Marie |
One idyllic family, or so it seemed…A wondrous tale about the joys of family and how sparse our lives would be without them! A perfect read for fans of Carole Matthews and Kathy Lette.The party was supposed to be the ultimate surprise, but instead it turned out to be the most ordinary event of the day…When warring sisters Suzie and Liz come together to organise a 40th anniversary party for their parents, they struggle to keep their personal dramas in check and make it a magical day.Suzie is...
| Автор | Sue Welfare |
Photographer Rachel and Parisian exotic dancer Rochelle live miles apart in London and Paris. Yet when they agree to swap apartments for six months, both find the excitement of discovering a new city full of surprises.You’ve been seduced by ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series, now prepare to devour ‘The Exchange’.Photographer Rachel is bored in London, whilst over in Paris exotic dancer Rochelle is also weary of her life and unfulfilling relationship with fashion model...
| Автор | Carrie Williams |
Daniel grew up without a father. His mother told him that his father died the year he was born, and he had no reason to doubt her … until now.Daniel’s getting married next week.He’s got his future all worked out.It’s his past that’s the problem…Daniel never knew his father. All his mother would say was that his dad had been a Nigerian who died the year Daniel was born. He didn’t even know what his dad looked like, until an old neighbour showed him a picture. But the man in photo is still...
| Автор | Mike Phillips |
The stunning debut novel from Fionnuala Kearney – already a Top Ten Irish Times bestsellerTHEY SAY EVERY FAMILY HAS SKELETONS IN THEIR CLOSET . . .But what happens when you open the door and they won’t stop tumbling out?For Adam and Beth the first secret wasn’t the last, it was just the beginning.You think you can imagine the worst thing that could happen to your family, but there are some secrets that change everything.And then the question is, how can you piece together a future when your past...
| Автор | Fionnuala Kearney |
As a former evacuee, feisty Ruby is forced to fend for herself when she returns to her family in London.Set in the aftermath of WW2, this gripping saga is richly evocative of the period and shows the true grit of our heroine Ruby.After having lived peacefully in Cambridgeshire as an evacuee, 15-year-old Ruby Blakeley is bought back to reality when her brutish brother Ray comes to take her to the East London suburb of Walthamstow.Far from being welcomed back with open arms, she finds herself...
| Автор | Marie Maxwell |
A short story by Nadifa Mohamed from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘Party Girl’, ahead of settling down, a woman looks back on her rebellious youth.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader I Married Him, brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salute the strength and lasting relevance of Charlotte Brontë’s game-changing novel and its beloved narrator.
| Автор | Nadifa Mohamed |
