Little People

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Shortlisted for the 2012 Encore AwardA gripping and colourful historical novel based on the 1870 tour of Australia by the celebrated midget General Tom Thumb and his troupe.When Mary Ann, an impoveris …

Prochownik's Dream

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What is true for one relationship, for one painting, is not true for another… each possesses its own strange inevitability that resists us and we can never finally know what it is we are doing until …

The Iron Necklace

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The wedding of Thomas, an idealistic German architect, and Irene, an English artist, brings together the Curtius and Benson families. But their new lives are soon shattered by the outbreak of war in E …

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

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Longlisted for the 2017 Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionIn the 1600s Sara de Vos loses her young daughter suddenly to illness. In her grief, she secretly begins painting a dark landscape of a …

West of Sunset

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In 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald was a troubled, uncertain man whose literary success was long behind him. In poor health, with his wife consigned to a mental asylum and his finances in ruin, he struggled …

The Last Night

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‘A deftly-handled, slow-burning thriller… the author’s evocation of time and place is impeccable. Fans of Kate Mosse and Kate Atkinson will find a lot to like here.’ Joanne HarrisIn a peaceful coast …

Mischling

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Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2018It’s 1944 when the twin sisters arrive at Auschwitz with their mother and grandfather. In their benighted new world, Pearl and Stasha Zagorski take refuge …

The Girls of Ennismore

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Ireland, 1900. Two girls meet. They are from vastly different worlds, but will be united in friendship through loves, losses and wars. A sweeping, heartrending saga for fans of Diney Costeloe and Rosi …

Noah's Child

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From one of the world’s biggest selling authors comes another million-copy worldwide bestseller: A beautiful and tender fable seen through the eyes of a Jewish child living in Belgium under the Nazi o …

Resolution

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A. N. Wilson’s powerful new novel explores the life and times of one of the greatest British explorers, Captain Cook, and the golden age of Britain’s period of expansion and exploration.Wilson’s prota …

Endurance

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This novel tells the story of a real-life Australian hero, photographer, explorer and adventurer Frank Hurley. It is a story told through his eyes and in his words, and it reveals a tantalising portra …

Summer Secrets

Secrets of the Sea HouseScotland, 1860. Reverend Alexander Ferguson, naïve and newly ordained, takes up his new parish, a poor, isolated patch on the Hebridean island of Harris. His time on the island …

Pengelly's Daughter

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A stunning eighteenth-century Cornish romance, perfect for fans of Poldark!Cornwall: 1793. Rose Pengelly’s father has been ruined – he has lost his boat yard and his fortune, plunging Rose and her mot …

Versailles

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You’ve seen the BBC 2 series, now read the novel based on the TV show. Don’t miss VERSAILLES the most sexy and shocking drama ever written about the king who built the world’s most famous palace. Pack …

The Unfortunate Englishman

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A thrilling portrait of 1960s Berlin and Krushchev’s Moscow, centring around the exchange of two spies – a Russian working for the KGB, and an unfortunate Englishman.Having shot someone in the chaos o …

Himmler’s Cook

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Aged 105, Rose has endured more than her fair share of hardships: the Armenian genocide, the Nazi regime, and the delirium of Maoism. Yet somehow, despite all the suffering, Rose never loses her joie …