Bantam (UK)

A Good Woman

By Danielle Steel - Published 2008

Genres:

Romance

In 1912, nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington’s privileged world is shattered forever when the sinking of the Titanic destroys her family. Her life of glitz ...Read Review

Privilege And Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana

By Janet Gleeson - Published 2007

Genres:

Nonfiction

Daughter of a prominent family, sister to the infamous Duchess of Devonshire, Harriet Spencer lived in a universe of sophisticated, morally lax aristocrats. ...Read Review

The Thief Taker

By Janet Gleeson - Published 2005 (UK)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

After the death of her husband, Agnes Meadowes obtains employment as a cook. Working in London for the Blanchards, a family of once ...Read Review

Boudica: Dreaming the Serpent Spear

By Manda Scott - Published 2006

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

In this, the last of the Boudica quartet, the Boudica (“Bringer of Victory”) struggles to recover from a Roman flogging. If her people ...Read Review

The Blighted Cliffs

By Edwin Thomas - Published 2004 (UK)Published 2005 (US)

Genres:

AdventureNautical

Poor Lieutenant Jerrold! For one who prefers a life of self-indulgence over danger, he does receive more than his share of hard knocks: ...Read Review

Shutter Island

By Dennis Lehane - Published 2003

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This fast-paced and smartly plotted psychological thriller is set in 1954 on the grounds of the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane. The book ...Read Review