On the landing beaches at Salerno in September 1943, two soldiers face the German bombardment together but they come from different worlds: Frank grew up in the backstreets of London but he's clever and is now an officer; Edmund is a cricketer from a landed family.
Set against the sumptuous backdrop of contemporary and sixteenth century Venice, this is the story of two women, Anna and Ginevra, separated by centuries, but whose destinies are determined by the merciless chemistry of love: for a person, a place.
"e;INFORMATIVE AND ORIGINAL"e; Guardian, 'This month's best paperbacks' We've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives.
FROM THE #1 EBOOK BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CALL ME MUMMY 'Gripped my throat and didn't let go until the final, searing sentence' - CAROLINE ENGLANDA nightmare jolts Debs awake.
When her father becomes gravely ill on holiday in Budapest, Alexandra Fuller rushes to join her mother at his bedside, where they see out his last days together and then carry his ashes back to their farm in Zambia.
'A beautiful book about the best minds of a generation and the devastation of war - an outrageous voyage from the past that speaks eloquently to our present' Deborah LevyMarch 1941.
When a mysterious band of Gypsies arrive in the Czech Republic, a captive teenage heiress dives into the deadly secrets of her past in a battle for independence, belonging and love.
Conscientious objector Bill Rowe does not want to kill Hitler's conscripts but he finds his courage deserting him in a bleak jail patrolled by indifferent guards and hungry bugs.
As William journeys through his own mind, revelations are made, relationships are broken and restored, and a faith that once seemed extinct is rediscovered and renewed.
'GOOD FOR THE SOUL' iNews'MESMERISING' Sunday Post'LYRICAL' iPaper'TENDER AND MOVING' Woman's OwnA POWERFUL, MOVING NOVEL OF GRIEF, HOPE, FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE BASED ON A REAL HEARTBEAT ARCHIVE ON AN ISLAND IN JAPAN.
Discover the powerful, emotional Reckoners Row Series from bestselling author Sheila Riley'A thoroughly enjoyable, powerful novel set against the background of a war-battered city still struggling against austerity, rationing, the black market and poverty' Lyn Andrews'An enchanting, warm and deeply touching story about a brave young girl fighting against injustice.
Discover the page-turning Hopgood Hall Cozy Mystery series from bestselling author E V Hunter'An enthralling murder mystery that kept me turning the pages.
A gorgeously feel-good read from the UK Top 100 bestselling author of New Beginnings at Wildflower Lock Going to the chapel, but will they get married?
Eindringlich, elegant, bewegend:Der Coming-of-Age-Roman »Die Frau hinter der Bühne« erzählt mit großer sprachlicher Kraft von einer unsicheren jungen Frau aus Irland und der unbarmherzigen Welt hinter den Kulissen des Theaters.
