Hodder & Stoughton
Star Of The North
Marjorie, the second of the Preston sisters, is both pretty and whimsical. Unsuited to work in the mill or to…
Brethren
The narrative opens in 1260 and follows Will Campbell, a young man who has been brought up from boyhood in…
Fools Fall In Love
The story unfolds in Champion Street Market in Manchester, 1956. Patsy Bowman, hungry and looking for work, steals a hot…
Water for Elephants
“’Gritty” is the word on the cover, but “nasty,” perhaps, is nearer the mark. Jacob Jankowski knew some nasty…
A Woman of Cairo
Set in Cairo in 1919-1953, this book paints a portrait of Egypt in the days when it was a British…
The Gypsy Madonna
During the occupation of France in the Second World War, “horizontal” collaboration with the German occupying forces resulted in ostracism…
Close Relations
Although he is only the son of a humble lockkeeper, Algie Stokes dreams of starting his own business manufacturing bicycles.…
Katherine
This assignment is both an absolute joy and something of a challenge. Hodder have re-packaged Anya Seton’s classic under their…
The Nightingale’s Nest
Married and widowed by the Great War in less than a week, Pamela Griffe evolves into a composed and controlled…
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