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THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE HEART-WARMING SAGA SERIES BY MAGGIE MASON - MEET THE HALFPENNY GIRLS. . . Don't miss Maggie Mason's brand-new saga series, The Fortune Tellers, available to pre-order now! 'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson ' Jean Fullerton on...

It is 1915: Ben Retallick is asked by a War Office friend to provide two traction engines for a secret expedition attempting to take two gunboats overland from Cape Town to Lake Tanganyika - more than 3,000 miles - to wrest control of the lake from the Germans. He sends engines with young Ruddlemoor as the driver, who meets a Portuguese East African nurse and takes her side against a group of white racist South Africans.

Brought to you by Penguin. Books can change lives, even in wartime. . . When World War II breaks out, Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers, troops and evacuees. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed...

Brought to you by Penguin. New stories are being written at The Little Penguin Bookshop… Carrie Anderson’s business selling books at her local train station is thriving and, with her beloved Mike returned from war, everything feels as though it is falling into place. That is, until Mike is...

A collection of stories about America's bloodiest conflict by some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Sentiments are running high following the battle of Gettysburg, and although the draft has not yet come to Knox, "Bloody Knox" will claim lives the next year as citizens attempt to avoid the Union draft. Clara's brother Solomon is missing, and Clara has been left to manage the family's farm, caring for her mother and her younger sister, Cecelia.

A father and daughter find themselves on opposites sides of a murder investigation within the Hmong community of Minneapolis in this gripping novel by the author of The Quiet Librarian. Niki Vang has always known her father was keeping secrets—he has been a troubled man ever since he survived...

Immerse yourself in a gripping novel set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand, swiftly transitioning to the enchanting Amalfi Coast in Italy, where flirtatious romance and shopping sprees unfold. This fast-paced narrative then transports you back 70 years, juxtaposing the allure of Italy with the stark realities of war. Experience the harrowing trials of Anzac soldiers battling the Axis powers in Crete, North Africa, and Italy, and delve into a suspenseful espionage plot in Alexandria with fatal consequences.