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The Secret Keepers

The Secret Keepers

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The past can't be locked away forever... _________________________________________________________________ *Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Eve Chase & Lucinda Riley* Sweeping from the French Riviera to the wind-blown Cornish cliffs, lose...
Secrets of the Watch House

Secrets of the Watch House

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The truth is waiting to be told ... 'Stunning' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'Spine-tinglingly good' AMANDA GEARD 'Incredible' LORNA COOK *** Cornwall, 1934. Violet Ellis is living in the shadows of her...
The Boy In The Bush: The Forgotten Australian Novel

The Boy In The Bush: The Forgotten Australian Novel

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Author: D. H. Lawrence & M. L. SkinnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan Australia, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA young man, born in England, finds himself transplanted to the...
Soldiers' Women

Soldiers' Women

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Author: Xavier HerbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1961Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis novel portrays the lives and relationships of soldiers and women during a time of conflict....
The Closing Chapter

The Closing Chapter

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Author: Alfred DenningBinding: SoftbackPublished: Butterworths, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative likely follows a protagonist facing the twilight of their life, possibly reflecting on past experiences...
The Tortoise And The Hare

The Tortoise And The Hare

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Author: Elizabeth JenkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1954Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe magnetic Evelyn Gresham, fifty-two, is a KC of considerable distinction. He has everything life...
Chronicles Of The Schönberg-Cotta Family

Chronicles Of The Schönberg-Cotta Family

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Author: Mrs. Rundle CharlesBinding: HardbackPublished: T. Nelson and Sons , 1891Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis narrative follows the Schönberg-Cotta family. The story unfolds through...
Bush Lawyer

Bush Lawyer

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Author: Norman Verschuer WallaceBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Australia, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative transports you to the rugged landscapes of the Australian outback, where a young...
John Macneil: A Memoir By His Wife

John Macneil: A Memoir By His Wife

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Author: MacNeill, Hannah (edited by Rev. H.B. Macartney and introduction by Rev. D.S. McEachran)Binding: HardbackPublished: Marshall Brothers, London, 1897Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography...
The Old Wives' Tale

The Old Wives' Tale

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Author: Arnold BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2004Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Old Wives' Tale deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance...
The Life Of Mr Jonathan Wild The Great

The Life Of Mr Jonathan Wild The Great

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Author: Henry FieldingBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA man recounts the story of Jonathan Wild. He lived in a world of crime...
The History Of The Adventures Of Joseph Andrews And His Friend Mr Abraham Adams

The History Of The Adventures Of Joseph Andrews And His Friend Mr Abraham Adams

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Author: Henry FieldingBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, London, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA picaresque novel follows the journey and experiences of Joseph Andrews and his friend...
Singleton's Mill

Singleton's Mill

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Author: Sinclair BuchanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA young man stands in a wooded area, his trench coat and scarf suggesting a...
The Adventures Of Roderick Random

The Adventures Of Roderick Random

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Author: Tobias SmollettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1961Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA young man faces numerous challenges and adventures as he navigates the complexities of 18th-century...
The Bridge Of San Luis Rey

The Bridge Of San Luis Rey

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Author: Thornton WilderBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsSet in 18th-century Peru, divine intervention and the human condition come to the forefront. A...
Jack Maggs

Jack Maggs

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Author: Peter CareyBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Softback Preview, 1997Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA man's mysterious past slowly unravels, revealing a complex web of secrets and hidden identities....
To Be Heirs Forever

To Be Heirs Forever

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Author: Mary DurackBinding: HardbackPublished: London, Constable, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel follows a family's experiences in the Australian outback. The narrative encompasses themes of land...
A Marriage To Shock Society/The Scandalous Widow

A Marriage To Shock Society/The Scandalous Widow

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A Marriage To Shock Society - Joanna Johnson An accidental introduction, takes them to the altar! Having lived at the Laycock School for Young Ladies since the day she was...
Regency London Muses/To Catch a Rogue/To Deceive a Duke

Regency London Muses/To Catch a Rogue/To Deceive a Duke

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To Catch A Rogue When antiquities begin to go missing from London drawing rooms Miss Calliope Chase sets out to restore order. The thief must be a well-connected member of...
Wires Crossed

Wires Crossed

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A smart and funny slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller about navigating the ups and downs of middle school-from first crushes to crushing the school's...
The Last Light Over Oslo: A Novel

The Last Light Over Oslo: A Novel

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Based on true events, this gripping historical novel set in Norway and Sweden in 1940, follows one of the first female US Ministers, Daisy Harriman, and her niece as the...
Scarlet: Defender of the Universe

Scarlet: Defender of the Universe

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The funniest book of the year from an incredibly exciting new voice in children's fiction! Are you sitting comfortably? Are you fantasising about bamboo? Do you have black and white...
Pernickety Boo

Pernickety Boo

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'This captivating series of adventures is ideal for those who love whimsical humour' Guardian, Best Children's Books of the Year Written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner and...
Herc

Herc

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Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award Waterstones best book of the year 2023 'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours,...
The Revels

The Revels

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The stage is set, and the witch-hunt is about to begin . . . *** A spellbinding debut novel perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins....
The Royal Correspondent

The Royal Correspondent

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From the bestselling author of The Paris Model comes another breathtaking story of glamour, romance and espionage. Success would depend on taking a dangerous risk. When Blaise Hill, a feisty...
Grange House

Grange House

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From the author of the New York Times bestselling novels THE POSTMISTRESS and THE GUEST BOOK comes Sarah Blake's GRANGE HOUSE. "Pleasing, intricate...[a] delightful book" -- New York Times Book...
Astraea

Astraea

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Set in the Netherlands in the 1640s, Astraea tells of the relationship between two royal exiles, Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of James I, and Omoloju/Pelagius, erstwhile heir to the Yoruba...
The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller - Now a Peacock Original Series starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is...
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (HarperCollins Children's Classics)

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (HarperCollins Children's Classics)

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This semi-autobiographical classic, written by the beloved Judith Kerr, tells the story of a Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War Suppose your country began...
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

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Vikings! Dragons! Adventure on the high seas! Buckle up for the ultimate Viking saga, retold with extraordinary flair by Monty Python's Terry Jones. This is the tale of a Viking...
Nemesis: The historical epic from Master of Adventure, Wilbur Smith

Nemesis: The historical epic from Master of Adventure, Wilbur Smith

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Nemesis: The historical epic from Master of Adventure, Wilbur Smith
Love in the Library

Love in the Library

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"A powerful must-read."- Booklist (starred review) Set in an incarceration camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story...
An Orphan's Hope: The BRAND-NEW gripping Battersea saga from Sunday

An Orphan's Hope: The BRAND-NEW gripping Battersea saga from Sunday

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1952. With smog blanketing London, little Grace is in trouble. Her grandmother is dangerously ill but she doesn't want Grace to tell anyone as she's worried they will take her...
Diogenes

Diogenes

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Most dogs in this world are content with their doggy lives, playing dead and burying bones, but Diogenes was a dog of a different sort - he wanted to become...
Death of a Princess

Death of a Princess

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Who killed Princess Isis? When the Pharaoh's beautiful eleven-year-old daughter, Isis, dies under suspicious circumstances, rumours fly around the harem of Mer-Wer. Meryt, the harem's beautician, learns that the princess...
Sisters of Freedom

Sisters of Freedom

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'Rich, transportive historical fiction with empowering, female characters ... meticulously researched, thought-provoking and utterly compelling.' - Better Reading Sydney, Christmas, 1901. Federation has been achieved but Australian women are yet...
The Witches of Vardo: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: 'Powerful, deeply

The Witches of Vardo: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: 'Powerful, deeply

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'A triumph. Brilliant, brutal, captivating, heartstopping, heart-wrenching, and with the best kick-ass feminist female characters ever. I adored it!' - Sinead Moriarty Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a...
Rivers of Treason: Daniel Pursglove 3

Rivers of Treason: Daniel Pursglove 3

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'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMES DANIEL PURSGLOVE BOOK THREE From the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of Jacobean London, Daniel Pursglove's new mission sees him...
The Prisoner of Measham Hall: The highly praised and brilliantly

The Prisoner of Measham Hall: The highly praised and brilliantly

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The third gripping novel in this highly acclaimed and brilliantly realised seriesFor readers who loved Andrew Miller's historical novels, Francis Spufford's Golden Hill or Leonora Nattrass's Lawrence Jago seriesNominee for...
Sinners of Starlight City: A sumptuous historical novel of revenge and

Sinners of Starlight City: A sumptuous historical novel of revenge and

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FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANIKA SCOTT Madame Mystique is a performer extraordinaire, come to work her scandalous magic at the glittering 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Of African American and Sicilian...
Loyal Creatures: from the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018 and

Loyal Creatures: from the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018 and

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A special limited edition, author signed hardcover for the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli, this is the powerful story of a 16-year-old volunteer and his horse in...
The Long Song: Now A Major BBC Drama

The Long Song: Now A Major BBC Drama

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Now a major BBC TV drama, starring Tamara Lawrance, Lenny Henry and Hayley Atwell. A Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Th e Long Song by Andrea...
Mundis Veridis and the End of the World

Mundis Veridis and the End of the World

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Coming Home to Island House

Coming Home to Island House

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The Solitary Envoy

The Solitary Envoy

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The Gods of Gotham

The Gods of Gotham

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