Pan Books The Distant Hours Мортон Кейт

Kate Morton’s heartbreaking novel, The Secret Keeper, is a spellbinding story of mysteries and secrets, murder and enduring love, moving between the 1930s, the 1960s and the 2010s • 1961: On a sweltering summer’s day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree-house dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, and the bright future she can’t wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything • 2011: Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories, and the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home and begins to piece together a secret history

1961: Знойным летним днем, пока ее семья устраивает пикник у ручья на своей ферме в Саффолке, шестнадцатилетняя Лорел прячется в своем детском домике на дереве, мечтая о мальчике по имени Билли, переезде в Лондон и светлом будущем. Но прежде чем этот идиллический день закончится, Лорел станет свидетельницей шокирующего преступления, которое изменит все • 2011: Став горячо любимой актрисой, Лорел обнаруживает, что ее переполняют тени прошлого. Преследуемая воспоминаниями и тайной того, что она увидела в тот день, она возвращается в дом своей семьи и начинает собирать воедино тайную историю. История о трех незнакомцах из совершенно разных миров - Дороти, Вивьен и Джимми, - которых случай свел вместе в Лондоне военного времени, и вплетает их жизни в жестокую и роковую историю

Потерянный ребенок • Накануне Первой мировой войны маленькую девочку находят брошенной на корабле, идущем в Австралию. Таинственная женщина по имени Писательница обещала присмотреть за ней - но бесследно исчезла • Ужасная тайна • В ночь своего двадцать первого дня рождения Нелл Эндрюс узнает секрет, который навсегда изменит ее жизнь. Десятилетия спустя она отправляется на поиски истины, которые приводят ее на продуваемое всеми ветрами побережье Корнуолла и в странное и красивое поместье Блэкхерст, некогда принадлежавшее аристократической семье Маунтраше • Таинственное наследство • После смерти Нелл ее внучка Кассандра неожиданно получает наследство. Коттедж Клифф и его забытый сад печально известны среди местных жителей Корнуолла своими секретами

The Black Mountain is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Kate Mosse • It is May, 1706. Ana, a young Spanish woman, lives in a small town on the north-west coast of Tenerife with her mother and twin younger brothers. The town is in the shadow of a mighty volcano, which legend says has the devil living inside it. However, there has been no eruption for thousands of years and no one believes it is a threat • One day, Ana notices that the air feels strange and heavy, that the birds have stopped singing. Tending the family vineyard, a sudden strange tremor in the earth frightens her. Very soon it will be a race against time for Ana to help persuade the town that they are in danger and should flee before the volcano erupts and destroys their world

Каркассон, 1562 год. Девятнадцатилетняя Мину Жубер получает анонимное письмо в книжном магазине своего отца. Запечатанный фамильным гербом, он содержит всего пять слов: "она знает, что ты жив" • Но прежде чем Мину успевает расшифровать таинственное послание, случайная встреча с молодым новообращенным гугенотом Питом Рейдоном навсегда меняет ее судьбу. Потому что у Пита есть своя собственная опасная миссия, и ему нужна помощь Мину, если он хочет выбраться из Ла Сите живым • Захватывающее приключение и душераздирающая история любви, "Пылающие палаты" Кейт Мосс - исторический роман, полный волнения, заговоров и опасностей • Книга на английском языке • Carcassonne 1562. Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's bookshop

The Secrets of the Lake is a gripping wartime novel, by the author of The Silk Weaver, Liz Trenow • The war may be over, but for Molly life is still in turmoil. Uprooted from London after the death of her mother, Molly, her father and younger brother Jimmy are starting again in a quiet village in the countryside of Colchester. As summer sets in, the heat is almost as oppressive as the village gossip. Molly dreams of becoming a journalist, finding a voice in the world, but most of the time must act as Jimmy's carer. At just ten years old he is Molly's shadow, following her around the village as she falls under the spell of local boy Kit. Kit is clever, funny and a natural-born rebel. Rowing on the waters of the lake with him becomes Molly's escape from domestic duty

The Allotment Girls is an inspiring and heartwarming novel of wartime hardship, friendship and fortitude from Kate Thompson, author of the Secrets of the Sewing Bee • During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant & May match factory is grimy and tough. Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them • Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to start Bryant & May allotment in the factory grounds. With plenty of sweat and toil, the girls eventually carve out a corner of the yard into a green plot full of life and colour • In the darkest of times, the girls find their allotment a tranquil, happy escape. Using pierced dustbin lids to sieve through the shrapnel and debris, they bring about a powerful change, not just in the factory, but their own lives

The Battle for the Falklands is a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in modern British history from journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings and political editor Simon Jenkins • Ten weeks. 28,000 soldiers. 8,000 miles from home • The Falklands War in 1982 was one of the strangest in British history. At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity - thousands of men sent overseas for a tiny relic of empire - but the British victory over the Argentinians not only confirmed the quality of British arms but also boosted the political fortunes of Thatcher's Conservative government. However, it left a chequered aftermath and was later overshadowed by the two Gulf wars • Max Hastings’ and Simon Jenkins’ account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage and the definitive book on the conflict

The Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations with evidence of its legacy found in both the Roman and British Empires. The Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as the Athenians. But while Athens promoted democracy, individualism, culture and society, their great rivals Sparta embodied militarism, totalitarianism, segregation and brutal repression. As ruthless as they were self-sacrificing, their devastatingly successful war rituals made the Spartans the ultimate fighting force, epitomized by Thermopylae. While slave masters to the Helots for over three centuries, Spartan women, such as Helen of Troy, were free to indulge in education, dance and sport. Interspersed with the personal biographies of leading figures, and based on thirty years' research, Paul Cartledge's The Spartans tracks the people from 480 to 360 BC charting Sparta's progression from the Great Power of the Aegean Greek world to its ultimate demise

The Silent Room is the first tense police procedural in the thrilling Matthew Ryan series by Mari Hannah • A security van sets off for Durham prison, a disgraced Special Branch officer in the back. It never arrives. En route it is hijacked by armed men, the prisoner sprung. Suspended from duty on suspicion of aiding and abetting the audacious escape of his former boss, Detective Sergeant Matthew Ryan is locked out of the manhunt • Desperate to preserve his career and prove his innocence, he backs off. But when the official investigation falls apart, under surveillance and with his life in danger, Ryan goes dark, enlisting others in his quest to discover the truth • When the trail leads to the suspicious death of a Norwegian national, Ryan uncovers an international conspiracy that has claimed the lives of many

The Killing Tide by Lin Anderson sees forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod investigating a mysterious abandoned ship which has swept ashore in the Orkney Isles • After a fierce storm hits Scotland, a mysterious cargo ship is discovered in the Orkney Isles. Boarding the vessel uncovers three bodies, recently deceased and in violent circumstances. Forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod’s study of the crime scene suggests that a sinister game was being played on board, but who were the hunters? And who the hunted? • Meanwhile in Glasgow DS Michael McNab is called to a horrific incident where a young woman has been set on fire. Or did she spark the flames herself? • As evidence arises that connects the two cases, the team grow increasingly concerned that the truth of what happened on the ship and in Glasgow hints at a wider conspiracy that stretches down to London and beyond to a global stage

The enemy is close to home in The Manor, a gripping gangland thriller from the top five bestseller Jessie Keane • Charlie Stone and Terry Barton have been blood brothers since the cradle. They grew up in the East End skimming along the bottom of the underworld, until Charlie took over the manor from the local mob and a twist of fate put him and his best mate on the road to the high life • When Charlie and Terry both marry and have kids, everything is set. Both families have everything they ever wanted. But things begin to turn sour when Charlie's adopted son Harlan starts to cause trouble • It soon becomes clear that Harlan doesn't just want to be number one son; he wants to be number one, full stop, and he wants Terry's daughter Belle Barton by his side