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In the dark days of war a new hope is born • 1939 • Mary Vale, a grand and imposing Mother & Baby Home, sits on the edge of the Lake District. Its doors are open to unmarried women who come to hide their condition and find sanctuary • Women from all walks of life pass through Mary Vale, from beautiful waitress Emily, whose boyfriend has vanished without trace, to young Isla, cast out by her wealthy family after her first year at university goes horribly wrong • Awaiting them is Nurse Ada and Sister Anne who work tirelessly to aid the mothers and safely deliver the babies. But the unforgiving Matron and Head of Governors, Captain Percival, have other, more sinister, ideas • As war looms the women at Mary Vale must pull together for the sake of themselves and their babies and Ada and Anne must help protect their patients, no matter what the cost

In times of trouble, can wishes come true? • A factory floor might not be their first choice of a place to spend Christmas but pulling together and making do is exactly where the Bomb Girls shine • Gladys, back from singing for the troops in Europe, quietly takes her place on the cordite line. Her old friends are determined to bring back her spark while they work hard to help their country • But what dark secret lies in Gladys's heart? • Will the girls see out another year in a country at war? • And, if everyone does their bit, despite the worry, pain and toil, will the Bomb Girls be able to enjoy a wonderful Christmas for all?

The heartwarming and moving new Wartime Midwives story of three brave women's fight to protect their shelter for mothers and their children . . . Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Nancy Revell and Call the Midwife • Lake District, 1942. The women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home must pull together during their darkest hour • But Sybil would rather be anywhere else. She hoped to spend the season in London when an unexpected pregnancy soon put an end to those plans • While poor Rosie arrives with her two children in tow - their lives torn apart after their house was bombed • And when new midwife Edith joins it's clear she has her own secrets to hide • Then one day Mary Vale faces the ultimate threat - requisition by the army - and the mothers and midwives must find comfort and friendship in one another

Blackpool, summer 1942 • Meet the Ballroom Girls: Sylvia, Pearl and Joy. Three girls dancing through the turbulence of WWII • Sylvia is the spoiled only child of an ambitious mother, Lorna Ellis, who runs a dancing school in Blackpool. Approaching 21, Sylvia is under pressure to scoop up prizes by fair means or foul • Pearl is the oldest daughter in a large, chaotic family who all work at the Pleasure Beach. She often sneaks away to watch ballroom contestants in their glittery finery. She dreams of joining them, but will she ever be anything other than an outsider looking in? • Joy is an evacuee who lost her parents to the Blitz. Now she lives and works in a shabby boarding house and works as a cleaner. Though shy and modest, she falls in love with the newest dance craze - the American Jitterbug

For three women living through World War II, the threat of war poses very separate issues - that is, until their lives become intertwined in the most tragic of circumstances • New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate. But the privileged life to which she is accustomed is turned upside down when her lover suddenly and suspiciously disappears • An ocean away in Germany, indoctrinated young Herta Oberheuser is desperate to begin working as a doctor. She replies to an advert for a government medical position, yet only upon arrival does she discover the true extent of her horrifying new role • As the war advances, Polish teenager Kasia Kuzmerick is drawn deeper into the underground resistance movement

Берти Вустер приезжает в Тотли-Тауэрс, чтобы помочь наладить отношения между Гасси Финк-Ноттлем и Мадлен Бассет. У его визита есть и другая причина: тётушка Далия требует от него стащить старинный сливочник у отца Мадлен, жестокосердного судьи Уоткина Бассета. Ничем хорошим это кончиться не может, но Берти не из робкого десятка, да и тётушке Далии так просто не откажешь, так что неугомонный аристократ берётся за дело. Попутно он должен достичь другой цели визита, а также убедить сэра Бассета дать благословение на брак его племянницы Стиффи (Стефани) Бинг и преподобного Пинкера. И, конечно, нельзя забывать о маячащей на горизонте угрозе недодиктатора Родерика Споуда и его чёрношорточников • Как же камердинер Дживс вытащит Берти из этой передряги? Узнаете из этой книги, сюжет которой по количеству неожиданных поворотов даст фору английской просёлочной дороги! • «Фамильная честь Вустеров» – третий (четвёртый, если считать «Этого неподражаемого Дживса») роман П

Роман "Сожженные девушки" написан английской писательницей Си Джей Тюдор. Её по праву считают Стивеном Кингом в женском обличии, поскольку книги Тюдор страшны и непредсказуемы • 500 лет назад: сожжены восемь мучениц • 30 лет назад: пропали два подростка • Два месяца назад: таинственно скончался викарий • Добро пожаловать в часовню Крофт • Для преподобного Джека Брукса и его дочери Фло это новое начало. Новая работа, новый дом • Однако сразу же у Джека появляются пугающие опасения • Почему никто не сказал, что последний викарий покончил с собой? Почему Фло преследуют видения горящих девушек? И кто рассылает им письма с угрозами? • Старые призраки, жаждущие мести, никогда не могут успокоиться. И Джек стоит у них на пути • Книга на английском языке • 500 years ago: eight martyrs burned • 30 years ago: two teenagers vanished • Two months ago: a vicar died mysteriously • Welcome to Chapel Croft

In the Phoenix Munitions Factory everyone has their secrets • As WWII rolls across Europe, Kitty boards a ship set for England; leaving her cruel father for war work in a munitions factory. She hadn't wanted to leave Ireland, but the money sounded too good to resist. And money is what she really needs right now, what with tiny baby Billy back in Dublin without a father • In Lancashire Kitty settles into the hard work and soon makes new friends; the dazzling Gladys who is a talented musician, and the beautiful but nervous Violet who seems to be nursing a secret of her own. And then there is motherly Edna at the local chippy, always there for a cup of tea and a good natter when she yearns for home • Working hard in the day and playing in the Bomb Girls Swing Band by night, on the surface, life seems to be looking up

The sixth heartwarming, feel-good instalment in the much-loved Railway Girls series! • Manchester, 1942. There are surprises in store for the railway girls this festive season • When Cordelia's daughter Emily falls for a young chap who doesn't meet the approval of her father, Cordelia is reminded of her own first love - a love that she has never forgotten • Mabel is determined to get to the bottom of a spate of local burglaries. Her heart is in the right place as she sets out on a quest to clear her friend's name, but there will be unforeseen consequences • It's nothing short of a miracle when Colette returns to Manchester. But it's not going to be easy for her to keep living the life she once knew, and an impossible situation lies ahead • There will be more than one storm for the railway girls to weather but with the friendship and support of one another, there's hope that all will be well by Christmas

The seventh heart-warming, uplifting instalment in the much-loved Railway Girls series is available to pre-order now! • Manchester, 1943 • Emily is enjoying her new job as a station porter until she learns that a trusted friend at work may be involved in something underhand • Persephone's romance with Matt is blossoming - but can two people from such different walks of life really make a go of it? • All is going well with wedding planning for Mabel until someone divulges a secret about Harry, which could threaten their future • As war rages around them, the railway girls must face their own battles. With the support of one another, will they make the right decisions when it comes to matters of the heart?

*Carer/Companion wanted for elderly lady* • *Young female preferred * Competitive salary* • *Room and board included* • Una Richardson is devastated after the death of her mother. Hoping for a fresh start, she responds to an advertisement and steps into the rich, comforting world of elderly Mrs Elspeth McKenzie • But Elspeth's home is not as safe as it seems • Kathryn, her cold and bitter daughter, resents Una's presence. More disturbing is the evidence suggesting two girls lived here before • What happened to the girls? • Why will the McKenzies not talk about them? • As the walls close in around her, Una fears she'll end up just like the other girls

Set between the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, The Katharina Code is a heart-stopping story of one man's obsession with his coldest case. Atmospheric, gripping and suspenseful; this is Nordic Noir at its very best • You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting • Katharina went missing twenty-four years ago • Each year on the anniversary of her disappearance Chief Inspector William Wisting visits her husband, the man he could never help • He re-reads her files, searching for the answer he could never find • The code he could never solve • Until now • This year is going to be different • Another woman is missing • And so is Katharina's husband • Wisting has to find him, but is he rescuing a dear friend, or playing a deadly game?