Arrow Books Shipyard Girls in Love Revell Nancy

1941: it takes strength to work on the docks, but the war demands all hands on deck and the women are doing their best to fill the gap • Rosie is flourishing in her role as head-welder while still keeping her double life a secret. But a dashing detective is forcing Rosie to choose between love and her duty • Gloria is hiding her own little secret – one that if found out, could not only threaten her job, but her life • And the shipyards are proving tougher than Polly ever imagined, while she waits for her man to return home safely • Join the shipyard girls as they journey through the hardships of life, love and war

Love is in the air, and together the railway girls can overcome even the hardest of times • Mabel has finally put the past behind her, and her relationship with the dashing Harry is stronger than ever. That is, until an old flame shows up, leaving Mabel questioning her future • Meanwhile Joan has made amends with Bob - if only she could do the same with Gran. And there's still that family mystery she wants answer to, isn't there? • As a mother and grandmother, Dot Green has always put her family first. Her job as a parcels porter has brought new purpose to her life, so is it finally time to start following her heart • Life as a railway girl is busy but as war rages on and air raids disrupt daily life, the women realise they need each other more than ever, especially when there might be wedding bells on the horizon

Liverpool, 1940: There comes a moment in every child’s life when they must learn to stand on their own two feet • For fifteen-year-old Ellie Lancton, that time has come all too soon. The death of her mother and the increase in air raids leaves Ellie alone and in grave danger. It’s not long before she is forced to leave her beloved Liverpool behind and cross the Mersey to seek refuge in the countryside • But as the war takes comforts away, so too does it bring new opportunities; for work, new friendships, and perhaps a little love… • It will take all of Ellie’s courage to find her way without her mother’s guidance. But if Ellie can soldier on with grace and dignity, there might just be light at the end of the tunnel

Вы живете на живописной коммунальной площади Гарден-сквер, оазисе в урбанистическом Лондоне, где ваши дети свободно бегают по домам других людей • Вы знаете своих соседей много лет и доверяете им. Косвенным образом • Вы думаете, что ваши дети в безопасности • Но так ли это на самом деле? • Летняя ночь: тринадцатилетнюю девочку находят без сознания в темном углу сквера. Что на самом деле с ней случилось? И кто несет ответственность? • Невероятно правдоподобные персонажи, захватывающая история и мрачная тайна, скрытая в ее основе: это роман Лизы Джуэлл "Девочки" • Книга на английском языке • You live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses • You've known your neighbours for years and you trust them

Reckoned by those about him to be the most handsome man in the country, Edward the fourth has risen to the throne with the help of Warwick, the kingmaker. But even Warwick's trusted advice cannot convince the King to ignore his passion for the beautiful widow, Elizabeth Woodville - and when she refuses to become his mistress the two are married • Beloved of the people, Edward proves himself to be a strong king, but his love of luxurious living soon begins to impact on his royal duties. Despite his mistresses, Elizabeth is loyal to the illustrious king, providing him with many children, among them Edward the fifth and Richard Duke of York. But Edward lived recklessly and on his death an incident from his past comes to light that will change the course of history

'The fountain was not working. Nothing unusual in that...' • Marcus Didius Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked - by a gruesomely severed human hand • Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts and sewers • Public panic overcomes official indifference, and the Aventine partners are commissioned to investigate. Women are being abducted during festivals, with the next Games only days away • As the heat rises in the Circus Maximus, they face a race against time and a strong test of their friendship. They know the sadistic killer lurks somewhere on the festive streets of Rome- preparing to strike again

India 1942: everything is in flux. World War II has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining many supporters. Against this background, Daphne Manners, a young English girl, is brutally raped in the Bibighat Gardens. The racism, brutality and hatred launched upon the head of her young Indian lover echo the dreadful violence perpetrated on Daphne and reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations • The rift that will eventually prise India - the jewel in the Imperial Crown - from colonial rule is beginning to gape wide

Contractors on schedule for corpses in Britannia • AD 75: as a passion for home improvement sweeps through the Roman Empire, Falco struggles to deal with a pair of terrible bath-house contractors who have been causing him misery for months • Far away in Britain, King Togidubnus of the Atrebates tribe is planning his own makeover. His huge new residence (known to us as Fishbourne Palace) will be spectacular - but the sensational refurbishment is beset by 'accidents'. The frugal Emperor Vespasian is paying for all this; he wants someone to investigate • Falco has a new baby, a new house, and he hates Britain. But his feud with Anacrites the Chief Spy has now reached a dangerous level, so with his own pressing reasons to leave Rome in a hurry, he accepts the task

“What’s your dream, son?” • A six year-old boy, head bowed, mumbles the eternal answer: “Be a footballer….” Steadman Scott, football’s most unlikely talent scout, smiles indulgently, and takes him in from the street. He knows the odds. Only 180 of the 1.5 million boys who play organised youth football in England will become a Premier League pro. That’s a success rate of 0.012 per cent • How and why do the favoured few make it? What separates the good from the great? Who should they trust – the coach, the agent or their parents? • Michael Calvin provides the answers on a journey from non-league grounds to hermetically sealed Premier League palaces, via gang-controlled sink estates and the England team’s inner sanctum. He interviews decision makers, behavioural specialists, football agents and leading coaches

Drowning in mystery, dying on stage • The spirit of adventure calls Marcus Didius Falco on a new spying mission for the Emperor Vespasian to the untamed East. He's picking up extra fees from his old friend Thalia, the snake dancer, as he searches for Sophrona, her lost water organist. With the Chief Spy Anacrites paying his fare, Falco knows anything can go wrong • A dangerous brush with the Brother, the sinister ruler of Nabataean Petra, sends Falco and his girlfriend Helena on a fast camel-ride to Syria. They join a traveling theatre group, which keeps losing members in non-accidental drownings • The bad acting and poor audiences are almost as bad as the desert and its scorpions - then as the killer hovers, Falco tries to write a play

Outside a London theatre a throng of people wait expectantly for the last performance of a popular musical. But as the doors open at last, something spoils all thought of entertainment: a man in the queue is found murdered by the deadly thrust of a stiletto

«Девица в голубом» – одно из лучших произведений позднего П. Г. Вудхауса • Сердце этого романа – история Джерри Уэста. У юноши большая проблема: он влюбился. И не в свою невесту, а в стюардессу Джейн Ханникат. Они познакомились на суде, будучи присяжными, и с тех пор наш герой не может выкинуть её из головы. Только вот Джейн получает в наследство крупное состояние, и это путает Джерри все карты: разорвать помолвку у него, может, ещё и выйдет, а вот избежать клейма альфонса – уже нет. Как же он добьётся счастливого исхода, столь знакомого по другим историям творца замка Бландинг и рассказов о Дживсе и Вустере? Конечно, благодаря бесценной миниатюре Томаса Гейнсборо, которую кто-то свистнул у его дядюшки Уиллоуби. И уморительному фарсу, в котором участвуют лжедворецкий, американский адвокат и его сестра-клептоманка, охотница за состояниями и, конечно, разваливающийся дом в английской провинции – словом, типичные герои Вудхауса