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Paradise Misplaced - Eleanor Clare
What tale of obsession and lies can bored Inspector Stone unearth from the death of Oliver Marchant in his Heligan-type garden towards the end of WW1?
More than just a simple "whodunnit", it explores complex human relationships in a world on the brink of change. The story unfolds against a kaleidoscope of events from a lost past - the trial of Oscar Wilde, the rise of the Suffragettes, Art Nouveau and the "Glasgow Rose", the conchie's choice, blackmail, inheritance, convention and duty.
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Rosemary Whyte: The Body in the Billiad Room - C J Chesterton
A man's body, killed by a single bullet through the head, is found in a locked sealed room with the key turned in the lock on the inside. The police conclude he committed suicide, but neither his wife nor Rosie believe it. But how did the murderer do it? |
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Rosemary Whyte: College Stars - C J Chesterton
Rosie starts 'uni and has a great time at discos, dinners and the drama club. Brian wants to get steamy but Rosie's not so sure. In her Department, staff are holding an election to select a new head and the politicking gets down-and-dirty. |
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Rosemary Whyte: Family Life - C J Chesterton
Clutching her 3rd class BA degree in English, Rosie wonders what to do with her life. Help comes from a moody poet, her ex-Sunday School teacher, a mute biker and a swarmi from India. |
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Rosemary Whyte: Relax and Think of Africa - C J Chesterton
There's a famine and thousands of children are starving in Africa. Rosie's father runs an African charity and money is needed to build a water pipeline from the mountains. Rosie enters a dance competition to win a large cash prize, but so do the cheats. |
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All for Anna - C J Chesterton
Her parents lose their lives in a car crash which almost kills her and Rosie, after an out-of-body experience, convalesces in Spain. She's looking after toddler, Anna, when the child falls and injures her back. She'll never walk again. In desperation, Rosie turns to Faith Healing. |
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The Journey into Heaven or Hell - C J Chesterton
Rosie, in depression over the death of her parents, prays to see them again. A ghost tells her she must go on a journey. But is it a journey into Heaven . . . or Hell? |
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Hide and Drink - C J Chesterton
The IRA successfully mortar bomb 10, Downing Street and no one is arrested. Under pressure MI5 launch a computer-based compaign to detect IRA cells. Rosie, now an alcoholic, gets caught up when her Irish boy friend is targetted. She battles both MI5 and the Devil's temptation. |
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Goa Traffic - Marissa de Luna
'Goa Traffic ' is the compelling story of a heartbroken teacher, who escapes her daily routine and discovers romance in India. However, with her new found love comes a deception so ruthless that its consequences are life altering as Lisa, the main character in the book, realises how one seemingly innocent act can turn into something truly sinister.
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Jung's People - Kay Green
With characters based on Jung's archetypes, as well as being a good read in themselves, these stories are recipes for fantasy writers. |
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Another Kind of Loving - Sylvie Nickels
This is the first book of a trilogy on the effects of war on the children and grandchildren of participants. Jasminka, a girl f rom war-torn Sarajevo, is fostered by an English couple. This is the story of how she adapts to life in Daerley Green, a village in middle England and how she affects the lives of her foster parents, Mike and Sara. The scene alternates between Daerley Green and besieged Sarajevo.
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Beyond the Broken Gate - Sylvie Nickels
In the second book of the trilogy it is post 9/11, The bond between Jasminka and Mike gradually strengthens. But this is also the story of Australian Rowena whose grandfather was killed by friendly fire in World War Two and whose great grandfather fought in Gallipoli in World War One; and of Luke whose grandfather was profoundly affected by his experiences in the same war on the Somme. The third book of the trilogy will be published in spring 2010 |
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Long Shadows - Sylvie Nickels
In this third book, Mike Hennessey has to face his true feelings for his foster daughter, now an attractive young woman and single mum, as dark shadows from his youth in the Sixties begin to threaten. And Jasminka must face her true feelings for Mike as she is drawn back to Sarajevo to try and build reconciliation in the wounded city of her birth. |
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To the Manor Drawn - Leslie Ann Bosher
To the Manor Drawn takes a candid look at England from an American perspective. It is an enchanting read full of witty observations about the transition from an urban to a rural lifestyle capturing the essence of British life in the country. It is a “must have” for anyone planning to visit England and if nothing else will ensure that they purchase a pair of Wellington boots before they venture forth from the main highway! |
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Brown Jade - Yong Pease
Life in 1950’s Malaya for 13-year-old Lau Li Jen was unkind – hardship and poverty was all she knew. With her ailing mother close to death, and three younger siblings to look out for, responsibility weighed heavily on Jen’s shoulders. Would she have to sacrifice her education to support her family? Spirited and intelligent, Jen boldly faces unknown challenges and the pains of growing up. But when a stranger enters the family’s broken world, life is destined to be different… |
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Touch My Heart - Yong Pease
In this third book, Mike Hennessey has to face his true feelings for his foster daughter, now an attractive young woman and single mum, as dark shadows from his youth in the Sixties begin to threaten. And Jasminka must face her true feelings for Mike as she is drawn back to Sarajevo to try and build reconciliation in the wounded city of her birth. |
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Ticket to Ride - Graham Sclater
During the mid sixties, at the peak of the English group scene in Germany, dozens of groups made the short journey across the English Channel to northern Europe in search of fame and fortune. This novel follows the exploits of a naïve under aged five-piece group from the south west of England as they made their futile search for success in Germany. |
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Hatred is the Key - Graham Sclater
Britain is at war with America and when a group of American seamen are captured during a fierce sea battle with a British ship in 1814, and following the transportation to the notorious Dartmoor prison in south west England, their lives change forever. Nothing can prepare them for what lies ahead. Confined to a granite jail in the harshest conditions imaginable, many freeze to death while hundreds die from the pox and the intolerable treatment meted out by the militia. |
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Let Me Help - Stephen Liddell
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n the midst of the War on Terror, Ben Milburn is murdered by an Arab gang in East-London. Spurning heaven for a chance to return to his young family, Ben must prove his worth by living his life in the past. Not only must he confront his prejudices but he must also ensure that he stays alive in the most perilous of situations and quickly learns that life in the 16thC Middle-East is much more difficult than he could possibly imagine. |
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The Thinking Tank - Jae De Wylde
1969, London and Sally visits Father Christmas at a church fair. He rescues her as she trips and stumbles into his arms. As he hoists her onto his lap she thinks she feels the breath of a kiss on her cheek. It is 2003 and in Rutland, England, Sarah's relationship with her daughter Rebekah is going from bad to worse. Torn apart by family secrets yet locked together by a solemn promise, the future for both seems bleak.
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Far From Home - Joy Bounds
Joan of Arc is one of history's most puzzling figures. How in the fifteenth century could a peasant girl become the head of the French army, and have such success against the English occupiers? Her story ends tragically - aged 19 she is burnt at the stake after a sham trial.
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Perking the Pansies - Jack Scott
Jack and Liam quit their jobs and move to Turkey. Join the culture-curious gay couple on their bumpy rite of passage in a Muslim country. When bigotry and ignorance emerge from the crude underbelly of Turkey's expat life, Jack and Liam waver. Perking the Pansies will make you laugh out loud one minute and sob into your crumpled tissue the next..
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