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Nothing is as it seems . . . France, 1928. It is ten years since the Great War ended, but Freddie Watson is still haunted by the loss of his beloved brother. Driving through the foothills of the Pyrenees, his car spins off the road in a snowstorm. He takes refuge in an isolated village and there meets the captivating Fabrissa. They spend the night talking of love and loss and war. By daybreak, Fabrissa has vanished and Freddie has discovered that he alone holds the key to an ancient mystery, one which leads him deep into the mountains and to a cave that conceals a shocking secret . . . 'A wonderfully haunting winter's tale. Stop the clock and read it in one sitting' She 'A great read . . . Mosse writes movingly about loss and atmospherically about France' Daily Mail 'Beautiful and haunting, this is a great story of love, loss and courage' Woman WITH READING GROUP NOTES AND AN EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY
'This romantic comedy is perfect for the beach or the garden and makes you think' Sun 'Brilliant . . . full of mischief and pathos' Irish Independent In this hilarious, life-affirming and romantic journey through Rosie Potter's afterlife, she shares the ghostly tale of how she lived, she died, and she loved (in that order). Falling in love is never simple . . . When Rosie Potter wakes up one morning with what she assumes is the world's worst hangover, the last thing she expects is to discover that she's actually dead. With a frustrating case of amnesia, suspicious circumstances surrounding her untimely demise, and stuck wearing her ugliest flannel PJs, Rosie must figure out not only what happened last night, but why on earth she's still here. Slowly the mystery unravels, but there are many other secrets buried in the quiet Irish village of Ballycarragh, and nobody is as innocent as they first appear. Aided by the unlikeliest of allies in her investigation, Rosie discovers that life after death isn't all it's cracked up to be, particularly when you might just be falling in love . . .
Unearth the mysteries of ancient fossils and discover the life and legacy of Mary Anning in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled book for curious young readers. Have you ever found something mysterious? Something you had no idea what it was but you had this feeling it was important, that it held a secret? Mary Anning was a fossil hunter, scouring the cliffs and seashores of Lyme Regis for strange rocks and shells. Monstrous marine reptiles and dinosaurs had once reigned the land and seas here millions of years ago, disappearing only to leave mysterious traces for humans to puzzle over. Mary's fossils paved the way for modern palaeontology and helped to piece together a picture of how the dinosaurs lived and evolved. Little did she know that 200 years later we would still be talking about her amazing discoveries and how she influenced our understanding of the history of the earth. Beautifully illustrated by brand-new talent Kate Winter, with stunning panoramic fold-out pages, this is a book to treasure and to read again and again, perfect for all fans of natural history and curious young explorers.
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Celebrate the winter with three novellas about love, family, and what it means to be home after the Great War. Casting Nasturtiums brings a family together. Seth has no idea what's happened to Golshan since that awful day in the trenches in 1918. Now he's demobbed, Seth can track down Golshan, love Dilly (his wife), and get back to his woodwork. Of course, it's never that simple. Seth has to fight a bureaucracy, Golshan needs to reclaim his life, and all three of them need to figure out how their lives work now. (Polyamorous MMF romance set in 1919.) Country Manners finds Kate and Giles happy in the life they are building together. When the winter holidays require a visit to his family estat...
Kate Willow Martin, Hero or Victim? Growing up on a farm in a small town in Montana in the 1920-1930's, Kate at the age of 20 years had more trauma in her life than most women during their life-time. Would this trauma break her or create in her a determination to succeed no matter what? Winter's Gate is the story of Kate Willow Martin, her family, and friends during the Great Depression as they live through the aftermath of the many horrific secrets of the Martin family. Rape, murder, suicide and more. How can one woman deal with all of this?
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Nothing is as it seems . . . France, 1928. It is ten years since the Great War ended, but Freddie Watson is still haunted by the loss of his beloved brother. Driving through the foothills of the Pyrenees, his car spins off the road in a snowstorm. He takes refuge in an isolated village and there meets the captivating Fabrissa. They spend the night talking of love and loss and war. By daybreak, Fabrissa has vanished and Freddie has discovered that he alone holds the key to an ancient mystery, one which leads him deep into the mountains and to a cave that conceals a shocking secret . . . 'A wonderfully haunting winter's tale. Stop the clock and read it in one sitting' She 'A great read . . . Mosse writes movingly about loss and atmospherically about France' Daily Mail 'Beautiful and haunting, this is a great story of love, loss and courage' Woman WITH READING GROUP NOTES AND AN EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY