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She was born plain Dora, in a bleak northern town where her future seemed all too predictable. But from the moment she first walked, pursuing a coloured ball across the floor, she went after what she wanted, and got it. At the age of eighteen she wanted freedom and a new life - and a new name, Chloe.

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Molly O'Connor's life was not an easy one. With six children and a husband who earned what he could as casual farmhand, fisherman, or drover, it was a constant struggle to keep her family fed and raised to be respectable. Of all her children, Breda - the Bright One - was closest to her heart.

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As an only child, Annabella LaGrange lived a privileged, secluded existence, and had come to accept that her wealthy parents lived at opposite ends of their magnificent country estate and that she was never taken beyond the gates.

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Barren, in spite of her longing for a child, she sublimated her sadness in the gardens of Helmingham, concentrating all her energy on the breeding of a new flower - the Helmingham Rose.

As the two young women watched the gradual unfurling of the perfect flower, so their own lives moved towards maturity and unexpected happiness.

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Will she get another chance at happiness

Flora Cooke is struggling to raise her children alone amidst the ruins of war-torn Liverpool.

As the months pass and she struggles to come to terms with her loss, Flora is swept off her feet by a handsome American soldier.

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To escape her drunken step-father, Kate Fawcett is sent away from Tyneside and finds work at Ravensworth Castle. She soon attracts the attention of charming, headstrong Alexander Pringle Davis, a distant cousin of the Earl, who risks incurring the wrath of his family by courting lowly Kate.

A powerful saga of the Northeast that sweeps through Edwardian England and into the turbulent days of the First World War. In times of poverty, times of struggle and times of war, the people of Tyneside are portrayed at their most courageous.

Austin Broderick and Kelly Halligan left Brisbane to start a sheep station. Austin, 30 years later, is the successful owner of Springfield. Kelly was killed by Aborigines. Since then the Broderick family have struggled towards peace with them, which is shattered. Then there's the Selection Act.

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A new compelling story of wartime love and loss from RNA shortlisted author Mary Nichols

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A heart-warming World War II story set in a scenic Hampshire village in 1938.

Since the day Connie Monroe started working as a chambermaid at The Connaught Hotel in Leicester she has dreamed of improving her position. She is overjoyed, therefore, when the hotel manager, Captain Fosedyke, gives her a lucky break and invites her to help Miss Harbin on the reception desk.

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With the war looming, will their luck run out A LUCKY SIXPENCE is a dramatic and heart-warming Liverpool saga by Anne Baker, not to be missed by fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves.

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A historical novel.

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From the author of the Deserter's Daughter.

When Kate meets Richard Adamson, the owner of a fleet of steam trawlers, she knows she should despise the man whos stealing the livelihood of hardworking fisherfolk yet she finds herself falling in love with him. Has Kate found her safe harbour at last, or will the sins of the past destroy her chance for happiness

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Linda is 12 years old when a bomb explosion kills her family and leaves her beneath debris. Jenny crawls through a tunnel to save her. They form a friendship that lasts them through the years. But Linda falls in love with a man that Jenny cannot but hate.

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In 1872, Victoria Kilburn arrives in a village in the north-east. Soon, Victoria has befriended many in the village, including Marian Cotton, a warm and lively woman expecting a baby which she hopes will, unlike her previous infants, survive to adulthood. When Marian's husband and stepson die, Marian is charged with their murder.

Lynnie Downs' plans to marry Ozzie are not going well; Ray's due out of prison soon, Jimmy and Dec have escaped from Leicester to avoid the police and Colin is up to no good. At work she can forget all this, for behind the counter at Cigar Sid's betting shop, her own fortunes are about to change.

This is a wonderful tale of courage,
self-discovery and outstanding friendship
in trying times, and you're sure to grow
to love all of Alice's girls...'
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