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  The Uncertain Land and Other Poems

  Patrick O’Brian, Nikolai Tolstoy

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  The first ever collection of poems by the acclaimed author of the Aubrey/Maturin series of Napoleonic naval adventures. 
  As we have stood with Jack and Stephen on the deck of the Surprise and other ships, readers around the world have been transported to a place and time at once familiar and exotic, routine and dramatic. 
  At all times, Patrick O’Brian’s deep knowledge of the period and profound empathy with the landscape of the sea has ensured there is always a firm hand on the tiller. The writer’s command of language is combined with the poet’s eye for visual detail to remarkable, and unforgettable effect. 
  In The Uncertain Land and Other Poems, those same strengths are vividly displayed as O’Brian leads us on a journey through his own life. Here, we see a writer full of a young man’s spirit, challenging life, and here an author reflecting an old man’s melancholy at youth gone; in between, as he describes the places that he lived and people that he encountered, are poems of sly observation, wry humour and delicate beauty. 
  Through more than 100 poems, O’Brian reveals insights into the world that captivated him while he was at work on a succession of novels that would reach its apotheosis in the Aubrey/Maturin adventures, which would secure his reputation as ‘the Homer of the Napoleonic Wars’. Intensely personal, allusive and unique, this is the work of a lifetime, published now for the very first time. 
  In The Uncertain Land and Other Poems, bestselling author Patrick O’Brian showcases his historical and literary expertise. His wry humour and sly observation, combined with his deep understanding of the Napoleonic era, make this collection a top pick for fans of short fiction and a testament to O’Brian’s status as a bestseller. 
  For fans of Simon Scarrow (Eagles of the Empire I, II, and III), Iain Pears (The Dream Of Scipio), Antoine Vanner (Britannia's Guile), Robert Harris (V2), and Robert Holdstock (Mythago Wood).

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  Love Never Surrenders - Time...

  Steve Moretti

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  Adeena Stuart is cellist in 2019 who finds herself living the life of another woman in 1746 Scotland, fighting to save a doomed man – the father of the woman's unborn child. Adeena is an alluring musician driven to compose and perform. 
  But it’s not until she somehow becomes Katharine, an 18th-century cellist and composer herself, that the music inside both women finds its timeless perfection. 
  Their composition, Song for a Lost Kingdom, transfigures the heart of James Drummond, who history records as dying shortly after the Battle of Culloden. His death starts a tragic chain of events that will haunt Katharine’s family for generations. 
  And Adeena’s family as well. 
  In ‘Love Never Surrenders,’ Book II of the Song for a Lost Kingdom trilogy, Adeena lies in a deep coma in 2019, fighting the expanding growth in her brain. But as Katharine, living in 1746 she races against time to change the course of history and save James from the inevitable death that awaits him as he follows Bonnie Prince Charles in the final tragic showdown at Culloden. 
  This unique twist on time travel will stay with you long after you read the final chapter. 
   “I was pulled into the lives of these complex characters and by the end became fully invested in their plights. I absolutely loved the ending and can not wait to see how this new situation progresses.” - Nevine Ramirez
 
  “One of those rare stories that seem to make you part of the story, not just a reader." - Raewynn Osborne 
  This audiobook version features talented voice actors: Tom McLean and Bethany Mason. Original music by Paul van Geldrop and Marc Moretti and haunting vocal performances by soprano Ania Hejnar and Marion Arthur.

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  Great Expectations

  Charles Dickens

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  The society of the early 19th century in England was not especially kind to orphans, and young Pip is no exception. Forced to live a life of sneaking and stealing from an early age, he has trouble finding a place to belong and make a home for the beginning of his life. When he meets the lonely and reclusive Miss Havisham, it seems that his luck changes, as his relationship with her inspires him to begin making an honest living in a trade. But when he suddenly gains a mysterious inheritance, his life is totally transformed, and he is able to live beyond his wildest dreams.The novel follows Pip’s life as he grows up and has misadventures, romances and friendships gone wrong, and lives a life of luxury different from what he ever imagined. By the end of the novel he is faced with the reality of who gave him this life, and will see parts of it unravel as he uncovers answers that do not live up to his expectations.Great Expectations is one of Charles Dickens’ most well-known novels, and is beloved for its vivid imagery and fascinating, personable characters. With a balance of humor and earnest thoughtful reflection on poverty and wealth, this novel is a timeless escape.

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  Red Badge of Courage

  Stephen Crane

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  This classic novel of the American Civil War evokes the horrors of battle and the psychology of fear as it recounts the experience of a young, untried Union Army volunteer.Henry Fleming longs to prove himself by winning the red badge beyond all doubt. But when he finally does come under fire, he learns the grim truth about war's "glory" and the real meaning of bravery.Abridged and adapted by Stephen Feinstein.

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  The Exiles

  Vivian Stuart

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  VOYAGE TO THE LAST FRONTIER...
  The first book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country built on blood, passion, and dreams.
  They were transported from 1780s' England, packed like cattle in cargo compartments: scammers and prostitutes, thieves and murderers — doomed to build His Majesty's new colony in Captain Cook's anchorage in Botany Bay.
  It was a cruel fate even for the toughest of individuals but especially for 15-year-old Jenny Taggart, who was sentenced to lifelong exile for a crime she did not commit. Will there be a future for her in this unknown country, or will she succumb to a rough and brutal life?
  Rebels and outcasts, they fled halfway across the earth to settle the harsh Australian wastelands. Decades later — ennobled by love and strengthened by tragedy — they had transformed a wilderness into a fertile land. And themselves into The Australians.

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  The Queen of Palmyra - A Novel

  Minrose Gwin

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  “The most powerful and also the most lyrical novel about race, racism, and denial in the American South since To Kill a Mockingbird.” — Lee Smith, author of On Agate Hill“Exquisitely beautiful… The novel grips the reader from its first page and relentlessly drives us to its conclusion.” — William Ferris, author of Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues An atmospheric debut novel about growing up in the changing South in 1960s Mississippi in the tradition of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees and Kathryn Stockett’s The Help. In the words of Jill McCorkle (Going Away Shoes), “Minrose Gwin is an extremely gifted writer and The Queen of Palmyra is a brilliant and compelling novel.”

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