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At the age of thirty-two, Richard the Lionheart has finally succeeded Henry II to the English throne. Leaving England to begin his crusade, Richard's kingdom is left in the hands of his brother, John, who casts covetous eyes on the crown, and his sister, Joanna, who is willing to defy even a king.

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From the award-winning author of the Native American classic "Fools Crow", a richly crafted novel of cultural crossing that is a triumph of historical imagination. Charging Elk, an Oglala Sioux, joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and journeys from the Black Hills of South Dakota to the back streets of 19th-century Marseille.

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The Heroes Welcome is the incandescent sequel to the bestselling R&J pick My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You. Its evocation of a time deeply wounded by the pain of WW1 will capture and beguile readers fresh to Louisa Youngs wonderful writing, and those previously enthralled by the stories of Nadine and Riley, Rose, Peter and Julia.

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The voices of three generations of Appalachian mountain folk recount their family's saga of settling Kentucky - from the impenetrable wilderness of 1771, through the 1816 building of roads, to the creation of a turnpike over the mountains in 1845.

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On a stormy night in 1813, a doctor is called to the aid of two prostitutes in childbirth.

As he tells the story of Hercules' bizarre and colourful life, which leads him from the bordello of his birth to a travelling freak show and then a Jesuit monastery and an asylum, Vallgren paints a magical picture of nineteenth-century Europe.

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An atmospheric historical suspense novel rich with familial secrets. The House at Helygen is a twisted tale of dark pasts, murderous presents and uncertain futures.

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An atmospheric debut about a woman who discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim on her family's Scottish estate plunging her into an investigation of its mysterious former occupants.

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The glittering yet treacherous world of New York High Society comes to life in the heartbreaking story of Lily Bart, a renowned beauty of exquisite charm who seeks a wealthy husband but winds up disgraced and discarded.

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A charming, whip-smart and funny tale, full of heart and spirit, of one young woman's coming of age both on and off the stage in seventeenth-century England.

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Colleen McCullough paints a life for Mary Bennet 20 years after Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice closes. Events transpire that free Mary from her family obligations and dangle the allurements of independence before her hungry gaze. She resolves to publish a book about the plight of England's poor and embarks upon a mission of investigation.

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"Based on the ... true story of a World War II heroine"--Back cover.

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But it is the summer of 1944, and on every front the war is going badly for Germany.

When the roder comes to leave the Baltic to attack and destroy eenmy shipping in the Atlantic, Kapitan zur See Dieter Hechler knows that once out in the vast killing ground it will only be a matter of time before the hunter becomes the hunted.

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The captivating exploits of the rebellious daughter of one of America's greatest political dynasties.

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From childhood Alice Salisbury has learnt obedience in all things and at fourteen dutifully marries the man her father has chosen for her - at the cost of losing for ever the love of her mother and the family she holds dear.

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After twelve years of marriage, the once fortuitous union of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon has declined into a loveless stalemate. Their only child, Mary, is disregarded as a suitable heir, and Henry's need for a legitimate son to protect the Tudor throne has turned him into a callous and greatly feared ruler.

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What price betrayal The bloody saga of revolution and republicanism reaches its climax in the final instalment of the Tom Neave trilogy.

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The haunting bestseller about the mysterious last days of the Romanovs as seen through the eyes of a young family servant. Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra as seen through the eyes of the Romanovs' young kitchen boy, Leonka.

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From the author of the Orange New Writers shortlisted The Book of Fires, an extraordinary tale of love and science.

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Mary Lamb is confined by the restrictions of domesticity: her father is losing his mind, her mother watchful and hostile.

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A rich and evocative tale set in a mythic 15th century Britain, to rival the work of Bernard Cornwell.

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Sachi, a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, is chosen to be his concubine.

But Japan is changing, and as civil war erupts, Sachi flees for her life.

Before she dare dream of a life with him, Sachi must uncover the secret of her own origins - a secret that encompasses a wrong so terrible that it threatens to destroy her ....