Cathy Powell
The Desert Nurse
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Evelyn Northey desperately wants to become a doctor, but her father forbids it. Following the death of her mother, Evelyn’s father decides ...Read Review
A Dangerous Crossing
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Inspired by the real life of a young girl who made the voyage between London and Sydney, Rachel Rhys successfully makes her debut ...Read Review
Swimming Home
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MacColl gives us a thoroughly enjoyable read in this book describing the changing circumstances of 15-year-old Catherine Quick in 1925. Catherine is a swimmer ...Read Review
Snowdrift, and Other Stories
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This book is a collection of the author’s Regency short stories, eleven of which were previously published under the title Pistols for ...Read Review
Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World
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Historian Adrian Goldsworthy chronicles the rise of Rome, revealing how the Romans came to control so much of the world. He goes into ...Read Review
Cry Mother Spain
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This is a rather special book, as it is a daughter’s fictional re-creation of what her mother Montse went through in the ...Read Review
The Revelations of Carey Ravine
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London in the 1770s must have been an exciting place for those of a buccaneering nature and for the wealthy. This book tells ...Read Review
Ned Kelly: The Story of Australia’s Most Notorious Legend
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Ned Kelly’s reputation as Australia’s most notorious outlaw is part of the fabric of Australian history in general. Peter Fitzsimons’ book ...Read Review
The Tea Planter’s Wife
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Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a tea plantation owner and is keen to join him in Ceylon. She seems at ease with ...Read Review
The Soldier’s Wife
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When Guernsey is occupied in 1940, the islanders think it’s the beginning of the end. The Germans requisition houses for themselves, set up ...Read Review
