Sara Sheridan
Brighton Belle
The year is 1951, and although rationing is still in force, England is slowly moving towards normality after the war…
Secret of the Sands
In 1833, Lieutenant James Wellsted is an officer in the British Navy surveying the coast of the Arabian Peninsula as…
The Secret Mandarin
Editors' choice
In London, 1842, actress Mary Penny has brought disgrace on her respectable family. Mary’s brother-in-law, botanist Robert Fortune, forces her…
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