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  Lazarus in St Petersburg

  Wayne Goodman

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  Would you alter the course of history if you had foreknowledge of a catastrophic event?  
  Lazarus wrestles with this dilemma as he carries on his business as a healer in 1879 St. Petersburg. Accustomed to working with the talented and prominent, his charmed life gets upended with the introduction of a peculiar boy apprentice who might be the malevolent instrument of fate. 
  "Goodman’s book is a peek into Imperial Russia from a unique point of view. Rich in history and full of curious turns, I highly recommend it." 
  --Jo Niederhoff, San Francisco Book Review

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  The Orphanage Girls

  Mary Wood

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  The Orphanage Girls is a gritty and moving historical saga set in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls, Mary Wood.Children deserve a family to call their own . . . Ruth dares to dream of another life – far away from the horrors within the walls of Bethnal Green’s infamous orphanage. Luckily she has her friends, Amy and Ellen – but she can’t keep them safe, and the suffering is only getting worse. Surely there must be a way out of here?But when Ruth breaks free from the shackles of confinement and sets out into East London, hoping to make a new life for herself, she finds that, for a girl with nowhere to turn, life can be just as tough on the outside.Bett keeps order in this unruly part of the East End – and takes Ruth under her wing alongside orphanage escapee Robbie. But it is Rebekah, a kindly woman, who offers Ruth and Robbie a home – something neither have ever known. Yet even these two stalwart women cannot protect them when the police learn of an orphan on the run. It is then that Ruth must do everything in her power to hide.Her life – and those of the friends she left behind at the orphanage – depend on it.Continue the emotional series with The Orphanage Girls Reunited.

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  The Belles of Waterloo

  Alice Church

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  A romance inspired by real events... Maria, Georgy and Harriet navigate their first throes of passion, scandal, and love in the heady pre-war atmosphere of Brussels in 1815. Little do they know they will soon be waltzing their way to the battle of the century at a small village called Waterloo. As the fight for Europe rages outside the city walls, Maria seeks to find herself – will she also find a husband along the way?

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  For women the odds have always been dauntingly against their works being recognised.  But one glance at the names here and you realise this is but a speck from an unlimited pool of immense talents.  Genius in every name. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - The English Women - An Introduction 
  02 - An Unwritten Novel by Virginia Woolf 
  03 - The Old Nurses Story by Elizabeth Gaskell 
  04 - The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley 
  05 - Man Size In Marble by Edith Nesbit 
  06 - Passed by Charlotte Mew 
  07 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 
  08 - Her Murderer by Mary Cholmonderly 
  09 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy 
  10 - Irremediable by Ella D'Arcy 
  11 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  Minna Canth, August Strindberg,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In this volume we come up against the definition of Northern Europe.  There are many, each with plausibility and each so obvious.  So, here’s ours. 
   
   
  1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - Northern Europe - An Introduction 
  2 - The Nursemaid by Minna Canth 
  3 - Photographer and Philosopher by August Strindberg 
  4 - An Arch Rascal by Knut Hamsun 
  5 - A Dry Spell by Eimar H Kvaran 
  6 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde 
  7 - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde 
  8 - Mistress Bine by Cornelia Levetzow 
  9 - The Story of a Mother by Hans Christian Anderson 
  10 - N by Arthur Machen 
  11 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  12 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 2  by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  13 - Man Size In Marble by Edith Nesbit

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  Enchanted Chronicle The: Book...

  Margot Langley

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  The Enchanted Chronicle is a magical journey into a world where stories shape reality and forgotten legends awaken with every turned page. When a curious apprentice discovers a mysterious book hidden deep within a forbidden library, she unknowingly unlocks a portal to a realm where myths breathe, ink weaves destiny, and the past refuses to stay silent. As fables come alive and ancient forces stir, she must navigate enchanted realms, unravel cryptic riddles, and confront a truth bound to her own bloodline. Lush, lyrical, and brimming with wonder, The Enchanted Chronicle is a spellbinding adventure that celebrates the power of imagination, the courage of the heart, and the enduring magic of untold stories. Ideal for listeners who love immersive fantasy, timeless quests, and the mystery of forgotten lore.

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