2007
A Stranger in Burracombe
This sugary saga, set in a Devon village, opens in February 1952 with the arrival of a young woman, Jennifer…
The White Marriage
Sunny Chantry is on the verge of adulthood when she crosses paths with the handsome and glamorous socialite, Gray Wyndham.…
Death Called to the Bar
In February 1902, during a feast at the Inns of Court, a senior barrister mysteriously dies. When a second man…
Fever Moon
A feeling of profound sorrow permeates Carolyn Haines’ latest novel, Fever Moon. Set in the 1940s deep in the Louisiana…
A Wicked Gentleman
This is the first book in Feather’s new Cavendish Square trilogy, which features three friends who come to London to…
The Lovers’ Room
It is autumn 1945 and Allen “The Spin” Bowler, an Australian in the British Army, is sent as an interpreter…
Some Sunny Day
Set in the early days of World War II, this novel adds to Annie Groves’ growing reputation as a storyteller.…
The Song Before It Is Sung
The steady flow of literary interest with Nazism and its impact upon history shows no sign of abating. This is,…
Band of Eagles
Summer 1941. Malta is held by the British and is strategic for supplies and defence in the continuing war effort.…
Secret
Editors' choice
This autobiographical novel tells the story of young Philippe’s childhood in post-war Paris. The sickly only child of glamorous, athletic…
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