Other books that might interest you

• 

  The Mistress and The Daughter -...

  Evelyn Hood

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  THE QUEEN OF SCOTTISH SAGAS ⭐️ A heartfelt historical read about survival and long-buried secrets from Sunday Times bestselling author Evelyn Hood! For fans of Catherine Cookson and Dilly Court ❤️'Compelling from the start, heartfelt and beautifully written.' Rosie Clarke ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  Can they forge new futures after the death of a patriarch? 
  Paisley, Scotland, 1929 
  Isla McAdam is summoned to Paisley by a lawyer following her husband’s suicide, only to discovers that she was never truly married to Kenneth McAdam, a shameless man who had been leading a double life. 
  Ainslie, his daughter by his lawful wife, warns Isla to stay away from their family, but Isla has nowhere else to go and moves with her two children into a tiny room of the run-down tenement building Kenneth left her. 
  Kenneth's unscrupulous actions have left very little to support either of his families and when tragedy strikes, Ainslie’s mother, Catherine, becomes increasingly unstable, creating havoc for both Isla and Ainslie. 
  Despite being thrown together in unexpected and distressing circumstances, Isla and Ainslie gradually realise that they can offer one another support. But when secrets from Isla’s past spill out, her current life becomes intolerable, and both Isla and Ainslie face life-changing choices that lead them in unforeseen directions.Storytelling at its best, Evelyn Hood is the original bestselling Scottish saga writer 💫 
  Previously published as McAdam’s Women 
  PRAISE FOR EVELYN HOOD 
  'If you like Catherine Cookson, you’ll love Evelyn Hood’s books.’ - Lizzie Lane 
  ‘Evelyn Hood’s characters step off the page and into your heart.’ - Sheila Riley 
  ‘This is addictive and heartfelt storytelling, with colourful characters you'll never want to say goodbye to.’ - Jane Lark 
  'Loved the strong, relatable characters. A lively, refreshing read.' - Kate Eastham 
  'Wonderfully descriptive, with memorable characters and a true sense of place.' - Tracy Baines 
  'Faultless historical detail and emotionally complex characters makethese engrossing and intelligent Evelyn Hood's sagas deeply satisfying' - Maisie Thomas 
  ‘Evocative, beautifully rich, brilliantly detailed and meticulously researched - this story transported me and kept me up way past my bedtime - a triumph of a story. I very highly recommend Evelyn Hood’ – Renita D’Silva 
  'Scotland's Catherine Cookson' - Scots Magazine 
  ‘Hood is immaculate in her historical detail’ - Scottish Herald 
  'Quite simply, I couldn't put it down. A rich and rewarding read' - Emma Blair 
  'Evelyn Hood has been called Scotland's Catherine Cookson. Unfair. She has her own distinctive voice' - Scots Magazine 
  ‘Touching, romantic and unforgettable’ - Reader Review 
  ‘Love all her books’ - Reader Review 
  ‘Evelyn Hood produces the best of stories’ - Reader Review 
  ‘I cannot put her books down’ - Reader Review 
  ‘Love everything Evelyn Hood writes’ - Reader Review 
  ‘Evelyn Hood is a fantastic writer, bringing the past to life and drawing you right into the story’ - Reader Review

  Show book

• 

  Diana

  Susan Warner

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Diana Starling is the beautiful and quiet daughter of a cold and mentally abusive mother. She falls in love with Evan Nolton, but her mother wishes her to marry someone else. Yet, despite her mother's strong objections, she chooses her own husband. However, she can be truly happy only if she forgets her first love. Will she find the strength do do that? (Introduction by Stav Nisser)

  Show book

• 

  Talons of Eagles

  J.A. Johnstone, William W....

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "Solid, page-turning entertainment featuring a larger-than-life hero in MacCallister" from the greatest Western writer of the twenty-first century (Booklist). 
   
   
    
  Divided they fall . . . 
   
   
    
  Raised by the Shawnee, Jamie Ian MacCallister fought his way to manhood on an odyssey that took him from the Alamo to Colorado to the goldfields of California. Now, the United States is divided against itself—North against South, brother against brother, father against son. With his own sons fighting on opposing sides, MacCallister leads his Confederate Marauders into battle from Georgia to Tennessee, from Bull Run to Shiloh. 
   
   
    
  When the guns of war finally fall silent, a vengeful enemy vows to add another chapter to the bloodstained pages of history . . . by hunting down the soldier named Jamie Ian MacCallister. 
   
   
    
  "[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier." —Publishers Weekly

  Show book

• 

  Flower in the River - A family...

  Natalie Zett

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Martha Pfeiffer, age 19, was one of 844 persons who perished when a ship chartered for the Western Electric annual picnic capsized in Chicago in 1915. Martha's surviving family members never recovered from their grief. The Eastland Disaster has been mostly overlooked in recent years. 
  In 1997, Pearl Pospisil, a retired Chicago writer, and third-generation Pfeiffer, composed a family history and delivered it to her niece, Zara Vrabel, in St. Paul, who was completely unfamiliar with its contents. Pearl had one request: "Do something with this." 
  Zara, also a journalist, was cut off from her family and had no interest in genealogy. However, learning of her great-aunt's death on the Eastland Disaster made Zara's heart sink. 
  Zara's life unravels as she becomes entangled in the plot and realizes that she and her great-aunt shared more than blood. After discovering that the accident was preventable, Zara initially seeks redress. And the release of another Titanic movie poured salt on a fresh wound. So why was the Eastland consigned to oblivion while the Titanic got all the glory? 
  Flower in the River interweaves the past and present of four generations of an Eastern-European immigrant family. It suggests that even an unknown trauma can affect a family for generations.

  Show book

• 

  Branded Outlaw

  L. Ron Hubbard

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Lee Weston is as good-looking as he is quick tempered, and he's got a lot to be angry about. His father murdered, his family ranch torched, he goes gunning for Harvey Dodge — the man who he's convinced is the killer. But it's Lee who ends up shot and on the verge of death. But he's nursed back to life — by Harvey's beautiful daughter. Can a great loss lead to a great love? The answer lies in the wild heart of the Wild West.

  Show book

• 

  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  Washington Irving

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Irving wrote the story while living in Birmingham, England. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town (historical Tarrytown, New York), in a secluded glen known as Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. Some residents say this town was bewitched during the early days of the Dutch settlement, while others claim that the mysterious atmosphere was caused by an old Native American chief, the "wizard of his tribe ... before the country was discovered by Master Hendrik Hudson." Residents of the town are seemingly subjected to various supernatural and mysterious occurrences. They are subjected to trance-like visions and frequented by strange sights, music, and voices "in the air." The inhabitants of Sleepy Hollow are fascinated by the "local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions" on account of the mysterious occurrences and haunting atmosphere.

  Show book