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As the war rages on, can they be there for each other? Spring 1940 As the war rages on, Vickers steelworks is busier than ever which is proving tough for Nancy as she juggles working long hours and looking after two young children, all while waiting for her husband to return home safely. Betty...

Brought to you by Puffin. The final instalment in the breathtaking Orphans of the Tide trilogy, which The Times calls 'Unputdownable'. The seas have parted to reveal the remains of humanity's lost empire and opened a path from Shipwreck Island to the Enemy's City. Now only Ellie Lancaster and...

Descubre la continuación de Invisible de Eloy Moreno.

Emotiva, conmovedora, diferente... Redes narra, a través de los ojos de una adolescente, una historia que se ha convertido en la realidad de todos nosotros.

¿Cuántos likes vale tu felicidad?

Sepasa unas horas más viendo los viajes maravillosos, los cuerpos perfectos y todos los outfits que se prueban cada día los influencers. Y se siente mal porque ella no puede llevar la vida que ve en las redes, sabe que nunca podrá alcanzar una felicidad así.

Dawn es una joven esposa y madre que siente que su vida se le escapa lentamente. Todo cambia cuando conoce a Hazel, su nueva vecina: entre ellas surge una conexión inmediata, tan luminosa como prohibida. Pero en una época que no perdona a las mujeres que se salen del guion socialmente aceptado, la felicidad tiene un precio. Cuarenta años después, Maggie, madre de dos hijos, atraviesa una crisis personal. Cuando su padre, Heron, recibe un diagnóstico terminal, el pasado irrumpe con fuerza: las verdades que le contaron sobre su madre—su silencio, su supuesto abandono—empiezan a desmoronarse.

Yorkshire Dales, Summer 1997. Vicky Mott slips out the door of her remote cottage, and into the pale dawn light. She scrawls a note for her friends. Gone to see the sunrise. V xxx That’s the last anyone ever hears from twenty-year-old music lover Vicky. Another victim of the Fellside Strangler?...

To save my mother after she falls dangerously ill, I'm forced into a marriage with Lucio Agostini, a corrupt and malicious Mafia lord set on making me his bride. Lucio's only interest is to acquire my estranged father's wealth, and I have no choice if I want my mother to live. But Lucio's plans...

A heartwarming wartime family saga from best-selling saga author Rosie Clarke. 1943, Mulberry Lane, London. In the midst of another bleak winter, life is hard for the residents of the lane. When Rose Merchant arrives at Mulberry Lane, she is carrying a secret that haunts her. How can she tell her landlady and the lane's matriarch, Peggy Ashley, that she is the daughter of a murderer?

The cult spoof show set in a fictional newsroom An effervescent mix of satire and sketches, The Way It Is ran for seven series on BBC Radio 4 between 1998 and 2002. Performed by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Evans, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Fiona Allen, Dave Lamb, Chris Pavlo, Laura Shavin and Phil Cornwell...

When Julie Quinley wakes up after a night out with friends to find herself accused of murder, it proves to be only the beginning of her worst nightmare. Released by the police due to lack of evidence, Julie nevertheless faces the taunts and hostility of colleagues, as more and more people – including members of her own family – seem convinced she is a cold-hearted killer. Just when it seems as if all hope has gone, and Julie's mental state reaches rock bottom, her friend Vinny announces a breakthrough; something he has witnessed that could prove Julie's innocence once and for all.

Elizabeth Bennet não tem a menor intenção de se submeter a homem nenhum ou, para ser franca, à vida nenhuma que não seja vivida inteiramente nos seus termos. Quer se casar por amor, dançar só quando tiver vontade e —se for possível — encontrar um canto silencioso para ler sem ser interrompida. Mas, quando é apresentada ao rico e totalmente insuportável sr. Darcy, passa a questionar tudo que achava que sabia.

Every time I turn the corner towards home, I yearn for Ed to have returned. But he’s not coming back. The man I thought was my forever has been living a lie with me since the moment we met. I’m sick of hearing his voicemail message. I’m even more sick of the unanswered texts. He’s left me completely in the dark and I can’t even give our kids an answer to their never-ending question, ‘When’s Daddy coming back?’

‘A delight for anyone whose heart thumps at the sight of dawn, dusk and hazy light’ Nell Frizzell At first, I didn’t find fog – fog found me. Liminal, transformative and increasingly elusive – far from a simple cloud of water droplets, fog is a state of mind. As mist drifted through a...

Written with the verve of such works as The Big Short, The History of the Future, and The Spider Network, here is the fascinating, true story of the rise of Ethereum, the second-biggest digital asset in the world, the growth of cryptocurrency, and the future of the internet as we know it...

After the year Aidan and I have had, we needed some respite. My husband is overworked, whilst I'm anxious about the past, so renting a night at this converted barn house in the countryside seems like the perfect place for the pair of us to relax and unwind. It might be situated at the bottom of a large garden, but it's private enough that we don't have to mingle with the homeowners who live nearby. Or at least that's what I thought...

In the past, correct spelling, the multiplication tables, the names of the state capitals and the American presidents were basics that all children were taught in school. Today, many children graduate without this essential knowledge. Most curricula today follow a haphazard sampling of topics with a focus on political correctness instead of teaching students how to study.

A bundle of audiobooks number one (If She Knew) and number two (If She Saw) in Blake Pierce’s Kate Wise Mystery series! This bundle offers audiobooks one and two in one convenient file. In If She Knew, 55 year old empty nester - and freshly retired FBI agent - Kate Wise finds herself drawn out of her quiet suburban life when her friend’s daughter is murdered in a home invasion. In If She Saw, when a couple is found murdered and no suspects are apparent, Kate Wise finds herself called out of retirement.

Hawk Bellamy has always been the calm in the storm—the one who cleans up the wreckage his family leaves behind. But even he can’t control the chaos closing in now. His younger brother is fighting for his life, and Daniela Agudelo, the woman Hawk loves, is caught in a deadly game that began long before she escaped Colombia.

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After a tough breakup, Ellie returns to the only place she's ever really felt at home - the coastal town of Sanderson Bay. A year later, she's living her dream, brewing delicious artisan teas and selling them at her very own café. And when the mysterious and brooding Ben walks into her tearoom, Ellie finally dares to dream of true love. But then her ex shows up in the Bay, and just as Ellie discovers some tragic truths about her family's past, she learns Ben might be hiding an unwelcome secret of his own.

An inspiring and uplifting tale of the strength of women during war, for fans of Nancy Revell and Vicki Beeby. By the author of Lily's War, Bobby's War and Hannah's War. The Isle of Man, 1942 Manx born and bred, Bridget Quayle loves the island and knows every inch of it like the back of her hand...