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10721) The Postmistress
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A heartwarming and nostalgic new World War Two series for fans of Glynis Peters, Kate Hewitt and Lizzie Page! One ordinary street in Lancashire is getting ready for war, who knows what else is going on behind the net curtains? Vicky Parrot wanted more out of life than working all hours in her father's Post Office. Her dreams were ruined when tragedy came calling, and now happiness seems impossible. The other townsfolk have their problems too. Sylvia...
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Camberwell, 1910. Just when things are going right for aspiring artist Daisy, a dramatic change of family fortune means she must leave the job she loves at theatrical scenery company and head to Devon. Only the silver bangle she wears on her wrist brings comfort, reminding her of Harry, who once promised her his heart.
In Devon, life is very different. Lodging with her uncle, she finds herself thrust into life at his busy tavern, scrubbing and washing....
10723) The Schoolmistress
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Heartwarming and nostalgic new Saga series from the author of Mother's Day on Coronation Street. It's 1940 and for the British town of Greenhill, everything is about to change… Local schoolteacher Violet Pegg is surprised to get a letter out of the blue. Her Canadian pen-friend, Daniel, will soon be joining the RAF and be stationed close by. Violet hopes their long-distant friendship is about to become something more. Vicky Buckley, the town postmistress,...
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A dramatic bush plane crash in coastal Alaska leaves the pilot injured. The passengers, a team of Special Olympic Athletes, must fend for themselves to survive. An Alaska storm first threatens to overwhelm them during the night as they care for their unconscious pilot. Each must confront the challenges of survival in the wilderness, while transcending their limitations. Forced to overcome their habits of dependency and help each other, the group finds...
10725) Adultery Hurts, Stop It!
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Adultery Hurts, Stop It! shows how adultery is a sin on a level by itself. Within these pages, the reader will learn of the many harmful effects of both physical adultery and spiritual adultery.
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ResumenExpress.com presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura La casa de los espíritus, la primera novela de Isabel Allende, que la consagró como escritora de grandes ventas y cosechó un gran éxito traducido en múltiples adaptaciones. Con una habilidosa mezcla de hechos históricos y situaciones inverosímiles y fantasiosas, cuenta la historia de las cuatro generaciones de la familia Trueba-Del Valle y, a través de esta, la historia política,...
10727) The Stranger in Our Home
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Have you been bad enough?
When her stepmother dies unexpectedly, Caro returns to her childhood home in the rural English countryside. She hadn't seen Elizabeth in years, but the remote farmhouse offers refuge from a bad relationship, and a chance to start again.
But going through Elizabeth's belongings unearths memories Caro would rather stay buried. In particular, the story her stepmother would tell her, about two little girls and the terrible thing...
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The last thing Valerie wants or needs is to work for her childhood tormentor, Gage. But Valerie’s husband just walked out on her and her children. Now she needs a job. Gage, on the other hand, has just taken custody of his four-year-old son and is swamped trying to balance his career, be a daddy, and fix past mistakes. Together they discover that when it comes to the Church and each other, it’s all about second chances....
10729) Have You Seen Her
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Bonfire Night. A missing girl. Anna only takes her eyes off Laurel for a second. She thought Laurel was following her mum through the crowds. But in a heartbeat, Laurel is gone. Laurel's parents are frantic. As is Anna, their nanny. But as the hours pass, and Laurel isn't found, suspicion grows. Someone knows what happened to Laurel. And they're not telling. Have You Seen Her is the breath-taking new thriller with a killer twist from bestseller Lisa...
10730) Farringdon's Fate
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Another glorious escapist read from the Queen of West Country Saga.
Nettlecombe Manor, nestled in the rolling hills of Devon, is home to the Lord Farringdon and his second wife, Lady Charlotte. As if running the vast estate wasn't enough, Lord Farringdon has five daughters to keep him busy. Lady Charlotte is determined that the betrothal of the eldest, Louisa, should be celebrated with a ball which is the envy of Devon society and summons a corsetiere...
10731) Farringdon's Fortune
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Another gorgeous escapist read from the Queen of West Country Saga, Linda Finlay, author of Farringdon's Fate. One noble family. Five eager daughters. An upcoming ball. Having five daughters, Lord Farringdon has more than enough to keep him busy at Nettlecombe Manor. With his wife Lady Charlotte already in London, Edwin must help his daughter Victoria prepare for the Season as she gets ready to follow her stepmother to the city to make her Society...
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Marriage is a ministry, and when, accepting a proposal, we need to see beyond a male's natural talents, possessions, gifts, and abilities, in order to see the spiritual man inside.
One of the main-focuses of this book is about making right choices. God wants women to understand that there is so much more to relationships than what we see on the surface, and He wants us to understand just how real they are. Our relationships with parents, relatives,...
10733) Le Trèfle noir
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Extrait: "Quand on te remettra cette lettre, je serai déjà loin ; j'aurai marché toute la nuit sous les étoiles ; j'aurai marché toute la nuit vers mon Destin. J'avais cru pourtant que je ne quitterais jamais nos beaux jardins, Hermas. Nous nous y promenions ensemble; c'est là o j'ai rencontré Hertulie; c'est là o tu lui apprendras mon départ."
10734) Crossing the Continent
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Born in Providence, Rhode Island, to a Cree mother and a French father, Réauna, affectionately known throughout Tremblay's work as "Nana," was sent with her two younger sisters, Béa and Alice, to be raised on her maternal grandparents' farm in Sainte-Maria-de-Saskatchewan, a francophone Catholic enclave of two hundred souls. At the age of ten, amid swaying fields of wheat under the idyllic prairie sky of her loving foster family, Nana is suddenly...
10735) Secrets
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Blood in the sun trilogy volume 3
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Set against the backdrop of the civil war in Somalia, this stunningly ambitious novel was a Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Fiction of the Year Selection. In Mogadiscio, the dictator is preparing to flee and clans are moving into the city, which rattles with machine gun fire. Society is collapsing under the weight of its own perversities. Unexpectedly, Kalaman, a businessman who owns a computer store, receives a visit from his childhood crush,...
10736) The Lockhart women: a novel
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Brenda Lockhart's family is already living beyond their means in Huntington Beach, California, when her husband announces he's leaving her for a coworker at the post office--and older and (in Brenda's opinion) less attractive woman. He drops this bombshell on June 17, 1994 the night of O. J. Simpson's slow-speed chase following the murder of his ex-wife. Brenda turns on the television and gets hooked on the media frenzy surrounding the Simpson trial....
10737) The olive grove
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A woman searching for a different future. A man desperate to escape his past. Can they find what they are looking for on the beautiful island of Korcula? Antonia Butler is on the brink of a life-changing decision and a job advert looking for a multilingual housekeeper at a beautifully renovated Croatian farmhouse, Vila Maslina, is one she can't ignore. Arriving on the tiny picturesque island of Korcula, Antonia feels a spark of hope for the first...
10738) Because I loved you: a novel
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"East Texas, 1972. Sixteen-year-old Leni O'Hare spends her free time drawing and galloping her mare across the chaparral. Horse crazy and rebellious, she fears her dream of becoming an artist will be thwarted by her strict mother, the small-town values of her community, and her family's meager finances. A desperate bid to save her beloved mare from being sold brings her together with Caleb McGrath, the brainy and gentle scion of the county's richest...
10739) Goodnight sweetheart
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"When Frankie's mother dies, she is sent to live with her Aunt Bet in Worthing, Sussex. Life on their farm is happy - for a while. But when World War Two breaks out, Frankie must help her country by signing up to the women's branch of the British Army. Soon, she meets Romare, an American doctor who has come to the UK after facing terrible racism at home. But trouble is stirring in Britain too, and it falls to Frankie to try to protect him. Can love...
10740) The night she met the duke
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After a chance encounter, Prudence Clifford cannot stop thinking about Garrick Chauntry, Duke of Hartland, so when three months later, their paths again cross, Prudence is not about to let the opportunity pass her by.
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