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"Секрет Малленов" • К переизданию трилогии "Маллены" Рози Гудвин написала роман "Секрет Малленов" в стиле Кэтрин Куксон - заключительное продолжение одной из самых популярных серий Куксон • Каждое поколение семьи Маллен было омрачено несчастьем и трагедией, говорят, что они прокляты и это показывает драматическая белая прядь в их черных волосах. Ужасы Первой мировой войны наконец-то закончились, и, как и многие другие семьи, семья Малленов была опустошена потерями, ранами и воспоминаниями, которые почти слишком ужасны, чтобы их вынести. Но даже когда они пытаются восстановить свою жизнь после войны, тайны и ложь прошлых поколений всплывают на поверхность, вызывая разрушения иного рода • Язык издания: английский • To coincide with the re-publication of the Mallen trilogy, Rosie Goodwin has written The Mallen Secret in the style of Catherine Cookson - a final instalment to one of Cookson's most enduringly popular series

A powerful story of abuse, neglect and hope from this well-loved writer • When a mysterious fire kills her adoptive parents, Madeleine's worst fear comes true - she and her beloved brother Oliver are separated. Worse still, Maddie is blamed for starting the fire and, labelled a difficult child, she is sent to a children's home. Far from idyllic, and buried deep in the countryside, the home well conceals the misery of its young occupants. Subjected to a harsh regime of abuse and degradation, Maddie makes a brave attempt to escape. But her brief weeks of freedom are thwarted when she is caught and taken back to River House • Maddie clings to her determination to one day be reunited with Oli, and it is this which gives her the strength to endure what lies ahead

A heartbreaking tale of abuse and, ultimately, survival • Claire and Tracey have grown up without a father and their mother isn't going to win any awards for 'Mother of the Year' either. But then Claire is subjected to horrendous abuse at the hands of her mother's boyfriend. Fearing that she and her sister will be separated, Claire is too terrified to tell anyone. But when he starts to abuse Tracey, the social services are brought in and the girls are taken into care by loving foster parents • For Tracey it's heaven, but for Claire it's too late. Traumatised, she eventually ends up working the streets. But she's determined to make a better life for herself and becomes a high-class call-girl. And, when she's got enough money in the bank, she becomes a businesswoman

Life has been cruel to Grace Collins • Orphaned as a child, she is raised by her severely religious aunt, Emily. Starved of love, she falls for the first man who shows her affection, Barry Swan. And when Grace falls pregnant, Emily disowns her • Barry and Grace marry and, for a while, she knows happiness. Barry adores her and is a wonderful father, but Grace feels that something is missing. When Barry indulges her passion for ballroom dancing, the gap seems to be filled - until she meets Philip Golding. He sweeps Grace off her feet, showing her what she believes is a better way of life. But as he draws her into a web of deceit, she discovers that all that glitters is not gold

Louise Hart has endured a great deal of pain from her callous husband Paul, but one cold December night in 1959 she can take no more. She and her son Davey escape their Coventry high-rise flat and flee to Tanglewood, the dilapidated ivy-clad mansion where her mother Dolly runs an animal sanctuary. Miserable and frightened, Louise longs to turn her back on the past, and create a happy new life for Davey. But Paul is in trouble with men more dangerous than himself. Unable to pay his debts, he blackmails Louise and those who love her, keeping a shadowy presence in their lives. Even the arrival of Charlie Fox, a stranger who becomes a true friend, cannot guarantee that the future will be safe

When war is declared a family is torn apart • Despite being trapped in an abusive marriage, Maggie Bright still feels blessed with her eight-year-old twins, Danny and Lizzie, and baby girl, Lucy. But when the Second World War begins it seems that her blessings may have run out • Although the war lets her escape her husband when he's sent to the front, she must also face losing the twins when they're evacuated from Coventry to Wales. Lizzie seems to be staying with the perfect family, while Danny is left with a man who resents his presence. But appearances can be deceptive and, while Maggie struggles to survive the bombings at home, her twins face danger of a different kind

As she grows up, Charlotte longs for freedom, but her captivating innocence leads her into trouble. Sent to Ireland to hide a shameful pregnancy, she discovers that once again her father has deceived her. She is forced into a convent's harsh and humiliating regime, where she must eventually give up the one thing that makes her life worthwhile • When Charlotte returns to England, older than her years, she chooses to forget the past. Becoming a London midwife, she longs only to help other women at this hardest and most joyful moment in their lives. But her deep compassion, and desire to prevent anyone else suffering the same horror she did, leads her into a darker and more dangerous place

"Песчаный танцор" - интересный роман Рози Гудвин из серии книг о Кэтрин Куксон • Несмотря на писательский успех, жизнь Мэйзи никогда не была легкой. Но с помощью Гамильтона, воображаемой лошади, которую она придумала, чтобы сбежать от суровой реальности, ее юмор и смелость помогают ей выжить. Теперь, когда Мэйзи замужем за Томми, надежды на счастье разбиваются вдребезги: он становится ревнивым и властным, угрожая даже ее отношениям с любимым приемным сыном Гарольдом • После трагического несчастного случая Мэйзи неохотно соглашается вернуться в свой родной город Феллберн, Тайнсайд, чтобы начать все сначала. Но поведение ее мужа становится все более непредсказуемым, и один из его новых сотрудников, странный мужчина по прозвищу Песчаный танцор, вселяет страх в ее сердце каждый раз, когда она встречает его

Rosie Goodwin's heartwarming addition to Catherine Cookson's series • Tilly Trotter seems to have finally found lasting happiness in her engagement to Steve McGrath. But just as everything falls into place for Tilly it seems to be falling apart for her loved ones • Whilst her son, Willy, is refusing to acknowledge the existence of his newborn illegitimate child, her adopted daughter Josefina has slipped into a deep depression after tracking down her real family in America. Tilly is determined that with Steve by her side she can find a way to get her children through their troubles. But she hasn't counted on the malicious ways of her oldest enemy - Steve's mother, Mrs McGrath. A bitter and twisted old woman, she will stop at nothing to destroy Tilly's happiness

Will she ever find the happiness she deserves? • In A Rose Among Thorns, The Sunday Times bestselling author Rosie Goodwin weaves a captivating historical saga of a troubled family and the power of love and friendship. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Cathy Sharp • Despite losing her mother at a young age, Sassy has grown up surrounded by love: although poor, she is happy. So Sassy is devastated when her father marries wealthy widow Elizabeth Bonner. Social climber Elizabeth despairs of a step-daughter who is more at ease with servants than those above stairs, and is jealous of Sassy's growing beauty which threatens to outshine her own daughter • Unwelcome and out of place in this unfamiliar world, Sassy often escapes to her old home on Tuttle Hill and the company of her childhood friends, brothers Thomas and Jack Mallabone

Sometimes the past really does come back to haunt you • The old manor house has stood empty for years, left to rot since the last master of the Fenton family died. Until Jess Beddows steps inside, and feels she has come home. Against her family's wishes, she buys the house, promising to bring it back to life. Upstairs, in an attic room left untouched for a century or more, she finds a journal. It holds the heartbreaking tale of Martha, and of the cruel, entangled lives of the house's servants and masters nearly two hundred years before. As Jess is drawn into their tragedy, the whispers begin. Before long, everything she loves will be threatened by violent emotion and long-kept secrets. Can she survive the echoes from the past?

A heartbreaking tale of abuse, courage and above all, the redemptive power of love • Claire Nightingale is haunted by the memory of childhood abuse and the painful choices she was forced to make. Longing to find peace, she knows she must first confront her demons • Moving to Solihull with her adopted daughter Nikki, she tries to make amends with the family she left behind. But Claire is not the only one hurting: Nikki is scarred by her own abusive past, and their relationship, once loving, becomes fraught with tension and resentment. Struggling to come to terms with their pain, it is not long before ghosts from the past bring a new threat that jeopardises the possibility of any future happiness