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  Honorable Exit An

  Éric Vuillard

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  From the award-winning author of The Order of the Day, a piercing account of the lesser-known conflict preceding the Vietnam War that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism. 
   
   
   
  How can a modern army lose to an army of peasants? 
   
   
   
  Delving into the last gasps of the First Indochina War, which saw the communist Viêt Minh take control of North Vietnam, Éric Vuillard vividly illustrates the attitudes that both enabled French colonialist abuses and ultimately led to their defeat and withdrawal. From the Michelin rubber plantation, where horrific working conditions sparked an epidemic of suicides, to the battlefield, a sense of superiority over the "yellow men" pervaded European and American forces. And, as with so many conflicts throughout history, there were key actors with a motivation deeper than nationalism or political ideology—greed. 
   
   
   
  An Honorable Exit not only brings to life scenes from the war, but also looks beyond the visceral reality on the ground to the colder calculations of those who seek to benefit from conflict, whether shrewd bankers, who can turn a military win or loss into financial gain, or intelligence operatives like the CIA, who aim to influence governments across the globe.

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  Death at the Abbey

  Jan Durham

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  After the death of her husband, Liz McLuckie has taken early retirement and moved to Whitby, a picturesque fishing town on the North Yorkshire coast. She thinks the renovation of two ramshackle fishing cottages will take her mind off things, but she soon discovers Whitby isn’t quite the peaceful retreat she imagined. When she discovers the body of a local Professor near the medieval Abbey, Liz reluctantly finds herself at the center of a murder investigation. The post mortem reveals death by drowning. So how did he get onto the clifftop? And why did he have a fish in his pocket? Liz follows the trail of the murderer, and many red herrings—both literal and metaphorical—in the company of her friends, including an almost-reformed burglar, a disgraced archaeology student, and Nelson the bull terrier, the ugliest (and bravest!) dog in Yorkshire.

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  The Story Spinner

  Barbara Erskine

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  The instant Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. 
  A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time… 
  The land of the Silures, 382 AD 
  Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power. 
  Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows. 
  But this union will change her destiny forever… 
  Camp Meadow, 2024 
  Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen’s lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet. 
  Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen’s fate lie closer than she thinks? 
  But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow… 
  Can Cadi uncover Elen’s story before it’s lost to time? 
  The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years…PRAISE for The Story Spinner! 
  ‘A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Simply unputdownable!’ Santa Montefiore 
  ‘Intriguing, dramatic, beautifully researched, with characters that bring past and present alive’ Rachel Hore 
  ‘On my best books of the year list.’ Elizabeth Chadwick 
  ‘Beautifully written and vividly evoking the magic of lost worlds, this novel is so breath-taking in its scope that it left me longing for more.’ Alison Weir 
  Readers LOVE The Story Spinner! 
  ‘I loved this book! What a great story! Both gripping and thrilling I could not put this book down! Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘The characters make the story. It sucked me in and kept me reading. I'm sorry to have finished it’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘I thought about this book even when I wasn't reading it which, to me, is the sign of a good book.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  Immerse yourself in the fairy tales and legends that have been woven into the fabric of this top Sunday Times bestselling author's work. The romance and mythology that permeate the pages will transport you across multiple timelines, immersing you in a world where the past and present collide. 
  For fans of Elena Collins (The Wicked Lady), Paula Brackston (The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish), Kelley Armstrong (A Stitch in Time), Susanna Kearsley (The Lesser Stars), and Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  Conquistador

  Griff Hosker

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  When a young boy and his father, a master gunner, leave their home in Devon they cannot know that piracy will become their life, for a while, at least. Set in the early days of the Spanish conquest of the Americas and with a young King Henry on the throne of England, this is a novel of discovery and riches, slavery and death. It is a time of innovation when guns changed from being firing tubes to cannons that could bring death and destruction. Above all, it is the story of a youth who, against the odds, becomes a man, and more becomes a master gunner in his own right. 
   
  This is the first part of a series that will culminate in the heights of the Andes where the power of the Spanish comes up against the Incas in their mountain eyries.

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  Warrior's Legacy 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 Warrior's Legacy is an epic journey of courage, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bonds that define a hero's true strength. Set against a backdrop of ancient rivalries and looming threats, this gripping tale follows a reluctant champion who must rise beyond his past to protect a fragile kingdom on the brink of collapse. Haunted by old battles and driven by a profound sense of duty, he must navigate treacherous alliances, buried secrets, and an enemy who knows no mercy. Rich in action, heart, and timeless wisdom, The Warrior's Legacy is a powerful testament to honor, resilience, and the enduring spirit that lives within us all. Perfect for fans of epic fantasy and stirring adventures, this story will captivate listeners from the first heartbeat to the final battle cry.

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  The Holiday Group - A sweet...

  E M Delafield

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  Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture, and more commonly known as E M Delafield, was born in Steyning, Sussex on 9th June 1890.   
   
  Raised in the fading years of the Victorian era with its Empire and strict moral codes Delafield, not yet married at twenty-one, joined a French religious order, in Belgium, but soon decided that this was a totally wrong choice for her.   
   
  Her next challenge was her work during the horror of the First World War.  Delafield decided to take up a position as a nurse in a Voluntary Aid Detachment in Exeter.  It was whilst here that she managed to write her first novel, ‘Zella Sees Herself’.   
   
  With the end of the war new opportunities were sought and she now took up a position for the South-West Region of the Ministry of National Service in Bristol.  With it came enough time to write two more novels: ‘The War Workers’ (1918) and ‘The Pelicans’ (1918).   
   
  On 17th July 1919, she married Colonel Arthur Paul Dashwood, OBE, an engineer responsible for building the massive docks at Hong Kong Harbour.  The marriage produced two children; Lionel and Rosamund.  That same year her fourth novel, ‘Consequences’, was published.   
   
  The couple spent their early years in Malaya but returned to England to live in Croyle, an old house in Kentisbeare, Devon.  Delafield continued to collect responsibilities and organise whatever she could.  At the initial meeting of the Kentisbeare Women's Institute, Delafield was unanimously elected president, and also became a Justice of the Peace, raised the children and, of course, continued to write her best-selling novels.   
   
  Her greatest work is undoubtedly the largely autobiographical ‘Diary of a Provincial Lady’, which is a simply structured journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman, living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s.  It spawned several best-selling sequels.  Her works also includes stage and radio plays, film scripts and short stories.  
   
  After the death of her son in 1940, her health began to markedly decline.    
   
  E M Delafield died on 2nd December 1943 after collapsing whilst giving a lecture in Oxford.  She was 53.

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