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Leah Fleming

Set during the German occupation of Crete in World War 2 the story combines little known historical fact with fiction to create a compelling story of a British nurse caught...

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Alice Hoffman

Unforgettable, challenging, fascinating, enthralling and emotional, The Dovekeepers is one novel which should become a major contribution to modern historical fiction. Without a doubt Hoffman has cemented her already secure...

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Su Dharmapala

When you are Sri Lankan, born in Australia, and according to your mother more than ready, if not nearly past your use by date, for the up and coming marriage...

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Peter Corris

When Cliff Hardy takes on what seems to be a relatively simple but somewhat mysterious case of a 19th century shipwreck off the Australian coast, little did he realise just...

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Wendy Harmer

She’s 45 and facing the biggest change in her life. All the built in measures carefully constructed over a lifetime have taken a battering and left Jo Blanchard, deputy principal...

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by Philippa Gregory

If you love immersing yourself in thoroughly researched history seen through the eyes of a strong, determined woman, you will love The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory. This...

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Lydia Netzer

Two people and their weirdness get together and become a family and so creates the format for Shine Shine Shine. I admit you have to get your head in the...

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Christopher Gerard

If you like an enviro-action thriller, with a little fantasy thrown in then you will enjoy this book. Jack and his human and animal companions pit their considerable skills against...

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Ben McFarland &Tom Sandham

If you need a Christmas present for someone who enjoys alcohol and history and has a great sense of humour, then this is a superb book for you! (If you...

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Shaun Usher

Did you know that nursery rhymes are full of violence! Well, according to Geoffrey Chandler-Taylor in 1952, after having analysed more than 200 traditional nursery rhymes, came to the conclusion...