The Scarlet Nightingale
Title | The Scarlet Nightingale PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Titchmarsh |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 2018-09-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1473658330 |
'It's just brilliant - full of poetry' - Jilly Cooper Set in wartime London and occupied France, this is a thrilling story of love, danger and sacrifice from bestselling novelist Alan Titchmarsh. It is the late 1930s when seventeen-year-old Rosamund Hanbury leaves behind the endless summers of her coastal Devonshire home for the fast pace of high society London. Under the expert guidance of her formidable aunt, the country mouse learns how to act like a lady, hosting dinner parties and rubbing shoulders with Britain's most influential. And when the enigmatic Harry Napier sweeps her off her feet at London's famous Café de Paris she could almost forget that Britain has declared war. But the Phoney War ends. Harry is posted, London reels from the first bombings of the Blitz and Rosamund suffers a devastating personal loss that leaves her all the more determined to do her bit for the war effort. Joining the Special Forces she is sent to work alongside the Resistance on a top secret mission in France. It is here that her courage and loyalty are truly put to the test. And where she learns that no one is what they seem: at home or abroad . . . READERS ARE LOVING THE SCARLET NIGHTINGALE: 'Alan Titchmarsh at his best' - 5 STARS '[Alan Titchmarsh] is a genius and has my full admiration. Buy the book!' - 5 STARS 'What a fabulous read, no hesitation in recommending this wonderful book' - 5 STARS 'Made me cry, so beautifully written' - 5 STARS 'I loved this book - I can highly recommend' - 5 STARS
Raymie Nightingale
Title | Raymie Nightingale PDF eBook |
Author | Kate DiCamillo |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | 273 |
Release | 2016-04-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0763681172 |
Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Title | Beneath a Scarlet Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Sullivan |
Publisher | Lake Union Publishing |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Germany |
ISBN | 9781503902374 |
A teenage boy in 1940s Italy becomes part of an underground railroad that helps Jews escape through the Alps, but when he is recruited to be the personal driver for a powerful Third Reich commander, he begins to spy for the Allies.
Mr Gandy's Grand Tour
Title | Mr Gandy's Grand Tour PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Titchmarsh |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Total Pages | 266 |
Release | 2016-09-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1444708074 |
**Alan's spellbinding new novel THE GIFT, set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, is available to pre-order now!** Timothy Gandy has kept his lifetime's ambition secret for forty years. Now, suddenly (if tragically) released from the hen-pecked tedium of his ordinary existence, he is unexpectedly free to realize his dreams. He will embark on a Grand Tour of Europe, following in the footsteps of the aristocrats of the eighteenth century. He anticipates high art, culture and pleasant weather. He never expected to encounter new friendships - and possibly even love - along the way. It seems that Mr Gandy has embarked on the journey of a lifetime . . . READERS ARE LOVING MR GANDY'S GRAND TOUR: 'Another heartwarming story from Alan Titchmarsh' - 5 STARS 'Well worth reading' - 5 STARS 'What a sweet tale this was' - 5 STARS 'Loved it!' - 5 STARS 'Enchanting' - 5 STARS
Anya and the Nightingale
Title | Anya and the Nightingale PDF eBook |
Author | Sofiya Pasternack |
Publisher | Versify |
Total Pages | 421 |
Release | 2020-11-10 |
Genre | JUVENILE FICTION |
ISBN | 0358006023 |
Thirteen-year-old Anya sets out to find her missing father but instead travels to Kiev, where she meets the tsar, dines with a rabbi, and rescues two brothers from a dangerous monster lurking beneath the city.
Bring Me Home
Title | Bring Me Home PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Titchmarsh |
Publisher | Charnwood |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-04 |
Genre | Families |
ISBN | 9781444823516 |
It seems a perfect afternoon in the Highlands. Standing at the door of the lochside castle that has been his family's home for generations, Charlie Stuart welcomes his guests to the annual summer drinks party. Conversation, laughter and the clinking of glasses soon fill the air as friends and neighbours come together to toast the laird's happiness and prosperity. But Charlie sees the truth behind the facade: the sacrifices made to safeguard the estate; the devastating losses that have haunted him for decades; the guilt that lies at the heart of it all. In a few hours, he knows, the perfect afternoon will come to an end. The past, with its dark secrets of love, death, loyalty and betrayal, is about to catch up with him. And it could finally tear his family apart...
How Good It Was
Title | How Good It Was PDF eBook |
Author | Scarlett Cole |
Publisher | Kadelo Group Limited |
Total Pages | 341 |
Release | 2022-02-22 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 173986722X |
Luke Love’s an anchor. Responsibilities and lack of band success have kept him trapped. But now, with the band suddenly making it big and his family obligations gone, life is off the rails. Yet fame, women, and arena tours only go so far in helping keep his pain buried. Until one of the most spectacular nights of his life comes back to haunt him. She saved his career, now she wants him to help save hers. Willow Love’s an illusion. Everyone around her is out for what they can get, except a drummer who wanted nothing more than a steamy one-night stand. Two blue lines later, she’s on the fast track to career destruction as America’s number one wholesome content creator. Saving her reputation and collaborations will require a plan and a little social media fakery. Okay, a lot. Like twelve months of pretending to build a family with the rockstar of her dreams. A baby. A fake relationship. And a million dollars. Is it the perfect arrangement to avoid responsibilities? Or a deal guaranteed to ruin them both? Grab this rockstar romance that starts with a one night stand and ends with an accidental pregnancy and fake relationship, now. "A rockstar you can’t help but love. A strong heroine to admire. And a love meant to be. Scarlett Cole takes you apart and puts you back together again.” ~ Carly Phillips, NY Times Bestselling Author