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  Faith and Beauty

  Jane Thynne

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  Berlin, on the eve of war. Clara Vine, Anglo-German actress and spy, has been recalled to London by British Intelligence to probe reports that the Nazis and the Soviet Union are planning to make a pact. When Clara investigates the death of a young woman from the ‘Faith and Beauty Society' - the elite finishing school for Nazi girls, what she uncovers is something of infinite value to the Nazi regime - and now she herself is in danger.

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  The Beast God Forgot to Invent

  Jim Harrison

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  An unforgettable collection of novellas from the author of Legends of the Fall explores the line between civilization and the “wild men.”   Jim Harrison is an American master. The Beast God Forgot to Invent offers stories of culture and wildness, of men and beasts and where they overlap. A wealthy man retired to the Michigan woods narrates the tale of a younger man decivilized by brain damage. A Michigan Indian wanders Los Angeles, hobnobbing with starlets and screenwriters while he tracks an ersatz Native-American activist who stole his bearskin. An aging alpha canine, the author of three dozen throwaway biographies, eats dinner with the ex-wife of his overheated youth, and must confront the man he used to be.   “Harrison’s intricate symbolism and scathing observations of urban foibles, his sly humor and vibrant language remind readers that he is one of our most talented chroniclers of the masculine psyche, intellectual or not.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Sunshine Over Bluebell Cliff - A...

  Della Galton

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  'Utterly uplifting, pure escapism - a perfect summer read' Trisha Ashley, bestselling author **Bluebell Cliff Hotel is a place to make your dreams come true... 
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  Clara King is left in sole charge of a fabulous new clifftop hotel for the summer.  The owner has barely left the country when Clara realises that someone is hell-bent on putting the Bluebell Cliff Hotel out of business. It becomes a race against time to hunt down the sneaky saboteur before they succeed in bringing the hotel to its knees. With her dream job under threat and her personal life in chaos, Clara discovers that, when what you love the most is in danger, it can bring out the very best in you. What readers are saying about Sunshine Over Bluebell Cliff: 
  'This book got everything absolutely right for me – an excellent light and heartwarming read, recommended to anyone who might enjoy a well-written escape from life’s current realities.' 
  'This has got to be my favourite romance read of the year so far.' 
  'I absolutely adored this book' 
  'This is a book you don't want to miss. I devoured this book in one sitting and it's one I'll definitely be recommending my friends to read too!' 
  'Simply brilliant.' 
  'Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming.' 
  'The perfect escapist read.' 
  'A delightful romantic comedy!' 
  'I absolutely adored this book.'

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  Saki - A Short Story Collection

  Saki Saki

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  Hector Hugh Munro, more familiarly known by his pen-name ‘Saki’ was born in what was then Akyab in British Burma on 18th December 1870. His father was an Inspector General for the Indian Imperial Police, and his mother the daughter of a Rear Admiral. 
   
  When he was 2 his mother died and he and his siblings were sent back to England to be raised by their grandmother and paternal maiden aunts in a strict, puritanical household near Barnstaple, Devon. Educated by governesses Saki used many of these women as character models for his later writing. 
   
  At 17 his father retried and returned to England and then embarked on a series of European travels with Saki and his siblings. 
   
  After a short stint working in Burma with the Indian Imperial Police Saki decided to move to London to make a living as a writer. Initially he wrote as a journalist for a number of newspapers and magazines before attempting an historical study, ‘The Rise of the Russian Empire’, whose real value lay in directing him to writing short stories instead, the first of which, ‘Dogged’, he published in 1899. 
   
  From here it was a short stab of the pen to writing political satire before in 1902 he became the foreign correspondent for The Morning Post, first in the Balkans, then Russia, Paris and back to London in 1908, where 'the agreeable life of a man of letters with a brilliant reputation awaited him.'  
   
  Collections of his short stories full of witty, mischievous and often macabre stories that satirized Edwardian society and two novels now appeared in the years up to the Great War.  At its’ outbreak he was 43 but managed to join as an ordinary trooper. More than once he returned to the battlefield when officially too sick or injured.  
   
  On 14th November 1916 Hector Hugh Munro was sheltering in crater during the Battle of the Ancre, when he was shot and killed by a German sniper. According to several sources, his last words were "Put that bloody cigarette out!" 
  1 - Saki - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  2 - The Reticence of Lady Anne by Saki 
  3 - The Open Window by Saki 
  4 - A Bread and Butter Miss by Saki 
  5 - The Story of St Vespaluus by Saki 
  6 - Esme by Saki 
  7 - Laura by Saki 
  8 - Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse That Helped by Saki 
  9 - The Mouse by Saki 
  10 - The Easter Egg by Saki 
  11 - The Bull by Saki 
  12 - The She-Wolf by Saki 
  13 - The Interlopers by Saki

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  Great American Indian Stories

  Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa)

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  The lives of the American Indian, as written by Charles Eastman, come to life as they wrestle with the intrusion of the "White Man" and their own survival. You will enjoy this glimpse into the Old West from the perspective of the 19th Century American Indian. 
  VOLUME ONE: The Grave of the Dog, The Famine, The Chief Soldier 
  VOLUME TWO: The Singing Spirit, The White Man's Errand, The Madness of Bald Eagle

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  Zero Hour

  Ray Bradbury

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  It’s going to be so much fun! All of the kids in the neighborhood are playing a super fun game – Invasion! ¶ Ray Bradbury’s unbridled imagination created worlds and monsters that paved the way for a new generation of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. He was a master storyteller, a champion of creative freedom, and a space-age visionary. Zero Hour is a bold example of a young writer who is destined for greatness.

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