Penguin The Winter Rose Flynn Katie

Liverpool, 1923 • Lizzie is an orphan living with her Aunt Annie, Uncle Perce and two boy cousins in Cranberry Court, within a stone's throw of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Lizzie loves her aunt but is hated by her uncle and escapes whenever she can • She makes friends with Geoff Gardiner, another orphan, and is teaching him to swim in the Scaldy when Clem Gilligan rescues the pair of them from drowning. Clem works on the Canal boat, The Liverpool Rose, with Jake Pridmore and his wife, plying between the great cities of Leeds and Liverpool • But Lizzie's situation at home starts to worsen as her uncle grows surlier and more violent. Eventually the worst happens and Lizzie is forced to flee from the Court or risk serious injury, perhaps even death

On the dark, rough streets of London in 1913, can one girl find the courage to open the door to her destiny? • Little Rose Webster's life has never been easy. Born in the slums of Bermondsey she has longed to escape her poor upbringing and violent step-father • But it's hard to escape these deprived streets • Thankfully she has a quick mind and her insatiable thirst for knowledge means she excels at school - so perhaps she has a chance at a brighter future • But Rose's dreams are shattered when she is forced to leave school and find work, leaving her with nothing to cling to but hope • And as a dark figure from her past threatens further turmoil, this winter's child fears she will never see the spring

"Зимний король" Бернарда Корнуэлла - это захватывающая эпопея, сочетающая в себе миф, историю и захватывающий экшен на поле боя • В темные века появляется легендарный воин, чтобы объединить разделенную землю • Утер, верховный король Британии, мертв • Его единственный наследник - малолетний Мордред. Тем не менее, каждый из младших королей страны стремится присвоить корону себе • Пока они ссорятся и готовятся к войне, собирается множество саксонских армий, готовящихся к вторжению • Но никто не рассчитывал на грозного военачальника Артура • Книга понравится поклонникам "Игры престолов", "Последнего королевства", "Конна Иггулдена" и "Мерлина" • Книга на английском языке • In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land • Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead

Леонт, король Сицилии, обвиняет свою беременную жену Гермиону в измене и заговоре и бросает ее в тюрьму. Рожденную в заключении девочку приказано отвезти в лесную чащу и бросить умирать. Однако девочка выживает: ее находит и спасает богемский пастух. Спустя годы она встречает родного отца, и теперь у нее есть возможность исправить несправедливость… • «Зимняя сказка» – это одна из поздних пьес Шекспира. По ее мотивам было снято несколько фильмов • Книга на английском языке • A jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having another man's baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned to die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible. A bravura blend of tragedy, comedy and romance, Shakespeare's emotionally potent late play explores artifice and nature, mortality and renewal, and the destructive and consoling effects of time

"Зимний сад" - роман Александры Белл • В ночь, когда умирает ее мать, 8-летняя Беатрис попадает в таинственный Зимний сад. Полный чудес и волшебства, наполненный всевозможной странными и впечатляющими растениями и животными, этот сад служит ей утешением каждую ночь в течение семи дней. Но когда сад исчезает, и никто не верит в ее историю, Беатрис остается только гадать, было ли это на самом деле реальностью • Восемнадцать лет спустя, накануне своей свадьбы с человеком, которого одобрил ее покойный отец, но которого она не любит, Беатрис принимает решение отказаться от ожиданий викторианского английского общества и заняться поисками сада. Но когда и она, и ее ближайшая подруга Роза получают приглашения посоревноваться в создании впечатляющих садов удовольствий - призом будет одно желание из "последнего волшебства зимнего сада", - она понимает, что, возможно, она ближе к своей цели, чем когда-либо

From the top-ten bestselling author of One Snowy Night, Rita Bradshaw, comes The Winter Rose, a sweeping family saga set in the north of England • It’s December 1902 and Rose O’Leary is looking forward to her baby girl’s first Christmas. But then tragedy strikes: her husband dies at the shipyard where he works and within days his friend, Nathaniel, makes it plain he’s determined to have her • Rose flees with her child, but soon finds the world is a cruel place for a beautiful woman with no protection. More tragedy ensues and yet, although she’s bruised and broken, Rose is a fighter • Then, when she least expects it, love enters her life again, but she cannot escape her past and now it threatens not only her happiness but her very life. Will she ever find a safe haven?

It takes courage to overcome the odds • Liverpool 1928: abandoned by her mother at a very young age, Dot McCann lives a lonely life with her distant aunt and uncle. A cuckoo in the nest, she spends her days trying to keep out of trouble • When Dot overhears a conversation whilst playing in the street, her life changes for ever. What she discovers could send one man to prison and another to the gallows. In a desperate attempt to right a wrong, Dot teams up with runaway orphan Corky, Emma, a local jeweller whose shop has been burgled, and Nick, a handsome young reporter investigating the crime • But Dot and Emma have been recognised and they soon find themselves in very real danger. Will they uncover the truth before it’s too late?

1913 • Seventeen-year-old Evie Murphy has chosen to leave behind her native Ireland for the city of Liverpool. She takes her baby daughter Linnet with her, but leaves behind her child’s frail twin, Lucy. A decision that will change their lives for ever • 1924 • When tragedy strikes, Linnet is left destitute and alone, disappearing into the unforgiving Liverpool slums. Meanwhile, Lucy is desperate to find her sister but is she willing to leave behind the beautiful Irish countryside where she has grown up • With uncertain times ahead, will the sisters ever be reunited . . . ?

Will love bloom in a new city? • It's 1938, and Cadi is chosen to be Rose Queen in the annual Rose Fete. She is thrilled to be treated like royalty for the day. But deep down she is desperate to leave the Welsh mining community where she grew up • When war is declared, Cadi and her best friend Poppy see a chance to escape. Cadi leaves behind her parents and local boy Aled, whom she is meant to marry, for Liverpool • But city life doesn't bring the opportunities they'd hoped for. Unable to join the forces, the girls are left looking for work in poverty-stricken Scotland Ward • They secure jobs in a local pub, and Cadi's blossoming relationship with a handsome dock worker deepens after he rescues her from a terrifying encounter • But when Aled unexpectedly appears dressed in RAF uniform Cadi finds her worlds colliding again

A body in the pool. A friend who might be an enemy. A vacation they'll never forget • Linden has always felt like an outsider and spending the summer at his best friend's vacation house, surrounded by money and privilege is doing nothing to lessen his imposter syndrome. But he soon has bigger concerns than fitting in - there's a body in the pool and everyone's a suspect - including him

Everybody thinks they know what sheep are like: they're stupid, noisy, cowardly ('lambs to the slaughter'), and they're 'sheepwrecking' the environment • Or maybe not. Contrary to popular prejudice, sheep are among the smartest animals in the farmyard, fiercely loyal, forming long and lasting friendships. Sheep, farmed properly, are boons to biodiversity. They also happen to taste good and their fleeces warm us through the winter - indeed, John Lewis-Stempel's family supplied the wool for Queen Elizabeth's 'hose' • Observing the traditional shepherd's calendar, The Sheep's Tale is a loving biography of ewes, lambs, and rams through the seasons. Lewis-Stempel tends to his flock with deep-rooted wisdom, ethical consideration, affection, and humour

Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for eighteen years • Turned out her mother was a really good liar • After five years in prison, Patty Watts is finally free. All she wants is to put old grievances behind her, reconcile with the daughter who testified against her - and care for her new infant grandson • When Rose Gold agrees to have Patty move in, it seems their relationship is truly on the mend. And she has waited such a long time for her mother to come home • But has Patty truly forgotten their past? • And is Rose Gold really able to forgive? • A gripping and electrifying tale that will make you question your allegiances until the very end