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Lizzie longs to be a gardener, a bold choice for a Victorian girl. When her strict stepfather sends her to London, Lizzie misses her country garden and struggles with her new life. She lives for the daily letters from her mother, until suddenly, the letters stop. Can Lizzie find the courage to stand up to her stepfather, and to follow her dreams?
A beautiful new edition of thistale of the Trojan War by award-winning author Adele Geras
As featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. and a grief-stricken widow defends her homeland amidst the destruction of war. Through these and other tales, War Girls presents a moving portrait of loss and grief, and of hope overcoming terrible odds.
The Fantora Files have been collected by Ozzy, the family's cat. Read postcards from Auntie, poems from an invisible son and find out about a granny who can see the future. There's never been a family quite like them before!Chucklers is a collection of books that make reading a pleasure. The series is edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong.
Eva was once a legendary fashion designer until, mysteriously, she retired. Now widowed, she lives with her family in Salix House, the home she's owned and loved for forty years. When the family announces it's time to sell, Eva is deeply reluctant. The house contains memories and secrets that are part of her, although she never shares them.Megan is a fashion journalist working in London who interviewed Eva for a magazine. Torn apart by the brutal end of a love affair, Megan is drawn back to Salix House and Eva.Decades apart in age, the two women share a bond. Both are hiding something, but perhaps together they can confront their fears, their past pain and their uncertain futures - and discover the truth of Salix House's secrets.
Nach dem Tod der Matriarchin Constance Barrington erwartet die Mitglieder der Patchworkfamilie mit der Testamentseröffnung einige Überraschungen. Ihre Enkelin Lou erbt die Manuskripte ihres Grossvaters und taucht tief in die Familiengeschichte ein ...
While she was still trembling with the complete unexpectedness of what Aeneas had just said and done, he leaned forward a little and kissed her on the mouth. Just one swift, soft touch of his lips on hers and then he turned and walked away.Love c
„Wenn ich nicht mit Alastor zusammen sein kann, will ich auch keinen anderen“. So spricht Xanthe, die junge Trojanerin. Im Blutsaal, wo die verwundeten Krieger vom Schlachtfeld gepflegt werden, hat sie den stattlichen schönen Mann kennen gelernt - doch was sie nicht weiß: Alastor begehrt ihre kleine Schwester Marpessa, das Mädchen, das die Götter sehen kann. Der Zwist zwischen den beiden Schwestern ist vorherbestimmt, ebenso wie der Kampf zwischen Hektor und Agamemnon, die Schlacht um Troja, denn die Entscheidung wird oben auf dem Olymp gefällt.
Der Roman erzählt von Suzannahs geplanter Hochzeit mit Adrian, die von dramatischen Familienkonflikten und Geheimnissen überschattet wird. Während die Vorbereitungen für das Fest voranschreiten, treffen unterschiedliche Familien aufeinander, was zu unerwarteten Enthüllungen und emotionalen Turbulenzen führt.
