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  Golden Age Sonata - Echoes of...

  E. M. Link

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  Step Into a World Where Music Weaves the Fabric of Love and Legacy 
   
  Immerse yourself in a riveting tale that beckons you to the grandeur of the Roaring Twenties, a time when jazz filled the air, and secret whispers danced through the halls of opulent mansions. Golden Age Sonata: Echoes of Love and the Grand Piano unfolds a mesmerizing story of love, mystery, and the enduring power of music, set against the backdrop of an era that pulsed with life and boundless possibility. 
   
  Discover the grand mansion, a character in its own right, with walls that have absorbed the symphonies of the ages and floors that have witnessed the intricacies of human emotions. At the heart of this home lies the black and gold grand piano, a masterpiece that harbors secrets and stories waiting to be uncovered. 
   
  Embark on a journey through time with a family portrait that brings together generations touched by the magic of music and a legacy shrouded in mystery. Watch as the dawn of love unfolds under glittering chandeliers, and secrets tucked away in hidden rooms begin to surface, hinting at lost love letters and whispered confessions. 
   
  As tensions rise and whispers of scandal threaten to dissonate the harmony, a masquerade ball under a starlit sky promises revelations that could shatter lives or bind souls together. Witness the crescendo of emotions, the unveiling of secrets long buried, and the harmonious union that follows—a celebration of love, music, and the legacy that connects them. 
   
  Prepare to be captivated, as this tale is not just read, but felt—each word a heartbeat, each chapter a breath. From the allure of the Jazz Age to a future filled with promise, let the story sweep you away into a world where love's melody plays eternal, and the legacy of music endures forever.

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  The Hidden Force

  Louis Couperus

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  In the lush, oppressive heat of colonial Java, nothing is as it seems. Behind the polished rituals of Dutch colonial life, a quiet unraveling begins. Governor Van Oudijck believes in order, reason, and control. But something else, something older and more powerful, is working against him. 
  As social tensions rise and his family begins to fall apart, Van Oudijck finds himself at odds not just with those around him, but with an unseen force that defies explanation. 
  The Hidden Force is a sharp, unsettling novel about power, pride, and the invisible threads that shape a crumbling empire. Written in 1900, this haunting story explores the clash between Western arrogance and the spiritual reality of the East. 
  For readers who appreciate layered literary fiction, political undercurrents, and psychological suspense set in colonial environments.

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  The Ballad Of The White Horse -...

  Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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  "The Last Great Epic Poem in the English Language"- Dale Ahlquist"The ending is absurd. The brilliant smash and glitter of the words and phrases (when they come off, and are not mere loud colours) cannot disguise the fact that G. K. C. knew nothing whatever about the 'North', heathen or Christian."- JRR TolkienThe tale of King Alfred, the Christian king who in 878AD battled a Viking invasion that had conquered the rest of England and burnt some cakes. He then became the last holdout of resistance against the invaders and forced the conversion of the Danish king Guthrum to Christianity after the battle of Ethandun. Chesterton says "This ballad needs no historical notes, for the simple reason that it does not profess to be historical. All of it that is not frankly fictitious, as in any prose romance about the past, is meant to emphasize tradition rather than history. That is the use of tradition: it telescopes history."Named after the chalk horses carved into English hills (and partly set at Uffington), it begins with an exhortation to true Christianity in the face of despair and defeat, and ends with a prediction of more barbarian invasions. It focuses on the nature of faith in times of despair, and on the true strength of local kings in the face of empires."... you and all the kind of ChristAre ignorant and brave,And you have wars you hardly winAnd souls you hardly save...."In some far century, sad and slow,I have a vision, and I knowThe heathen shall return...."They shall come mild as monkish clerks,With many a scroll and pen;And backward shall ye turn and gaze,Desiring one of Alfred's days,When pagans still were men."

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  Love in War

  Michael Farthing

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  A five-year story of love between ordinary people who survived World War II on just 49 days spent together. How did they do it? This true story based on real lives explores the conundrum.

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  The Queen's Dollmaker

  Christine Trent

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  Dollmaker Claudette Laurent fled Paris for London after tragedy destroyed the life she once had.  But life is not easy in a new country that despises the French. Nevertheless, she establishes her doll shop again and soon has English society wild for her fanciful creations.  Moreover, Claudette finds a surprising new customer in Queen Marie Antoinette, an avid doll collector herself. 
  That royal favor, though, will prove to be dangerous for Claudette when she decides to journey back to France for an audience with the queen despite the growing fanaticism and civil unrest in her home country. Soon swept up in a web of political intrigue by unknown malevolent forces, Claudette finds herself deemed an enemy of France.  Her fate is either disloyalty…or death. 
  Glittering with atmospheric period detail, The Queen’s Dollmaker is the first in the Royal Trades series.

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  Mimi - Story from a master of...

  Arnold Bennett

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  Arnold Bennett was born in 1867 in Hanley one of the six towns that formed the Potteries that later joined together to become Stoke on Trent; the area in which most of his works are located. For a short time he worked for his solicitor father before realising that to advance his life he would need to become his own man. Moving to London at twenty-one he obtained work as a solicitor’s clerk and gradually moved into a career of journalism. At the turn of the century he turned full time to writing and shortly thereafter in 1903 he moved to Paris and in 1908 published to great acclaim The Old Wives Tale. With this his reputation was set. Clayhanger and The Old Wives Tale are perhaps his greatest and most lauded novels.

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