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  A Lesson on a Tortoise - From...

  D H Lawrence

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  David Herbert Lawrence was born on the 11th September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, a coal mining town where the reality of a harsh life was only useful as experiences for future literary works. 
  He was educated at Beauvale Board School and became the first local boy to receive a scholarship to attend Nottingham High School. After 3 years he became a junior clerk in Haywood’s surgical appliances factory. He was also attempting a literary career which, in the short term, led to a teacher training position in Eastwood and later a teaching qualification from University College, Nottingham.  
  Lawrence’s first efforts were poems, short stories and a draft of ‘The White Peacock’. Moving to London and a teaching position in Croydon his writing attracted the attention of Ford Madox Ford, editor of The English Review, and he commissioned him to write ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’.  
  Wanting to write full-time he now began work on what would become ‘Sons and Lovers.   
  In 1912 he met the older and married mother-of-three Frieda Weekley. They eloped to Germany and here Lawrence could see for himself the growing tensions with France.  So keen was his interest that he was arrested and accused of being a British spy.  
  In early 1914 Frieda obtained her divorce and they returned to Britain to be married just days before the outbreak of war. Owing to her German parentage, and his own public dislike of militarism and violence, the couple were treated with contempt and suspicion throughout the war years.  
  Despite this he continued to write but his reputation in England was so tarnished and, mirrored by his own disdain for the country, he and Frieda left England in November 1919, first for Europe and then America via Ceylon and Australia. 
  They bought a ranch in Taos, New Mexico and visited Mexico several times. The third visit in March 1925 caused a near fatal attack of malaria. To convalesce they moved to Florence. Here he continued work on ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ which for many years would cause controversy. A renewed interest in oil painting resulted in an exhibition in 1929 which was raided by the police and several works were confiscated.  
  D H Lawrence died of complications arising from a bout of tuberculosis on the 2nd of March 1930 in Vence, France.  He was 44.

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  The Son - A completely gripping...

  Elena Wilkes

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  “Woah! This is one of the best thrillers I’ve read this year! Intense, suspenseful, intriguing. It did not go the way I was expecting!” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  
   
  Your perfect child isn’t so perfect anymore…
  
   
  From the outside, my life appears normal, boring even – but in that way you treasure when you once had nothing. These days, I have a loving new husband, a polite and intelligent teenage son. Everything seems perfect, but beneath the surface, I feel afraid.
  
   
  My son, the child I’ve sacrificed everything for, is scaring me. When he looks at me, his gaze is dark and calculating. In public he’s as sweet as always, but the things he says to me at home make my neck prickle with fear. I'm a mother – I've learned to trust my instincts, and right now, they're screaming that something is very wrong.
  
   
  My new husband Drew, a respected police officer, folds me into his arms, telling me I'm just overprotective. That after what happened to me, I don’t know how to be happy. I decide to believe he’s right.
  
   
  But then comes the phone call. A young woman’s voice – shaky and full of terror. She wants my help – she’s trying to warn me. What she tells me shocks me to my very core.
  
   
  It’s then I decide to face the truth about my family, and it’s so much worse than I could have ever imagined…
  
   
  The Son is a gripping psychological thriller, full of twists, secrets and heart-stopping suspense. Trust no one, suspect everyone – an unputdownable story that will leave you breathless. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Clare Douglas and Lisa Jewell.
  
   
  What readers are saying about The Son:
  
   
  “Wow! Absolutely loved this book! It grabbed me from the start and is a fast-paced thriller with great twists that you really don’t expect.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  
   
  “A lot of unexpected twists and turns, a lot of surprises and a great plot!... I highly recommend this 5-star book!” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  
   
  “Excellent.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  
   
  “Wow, what a ride!... The unexpected twist that emerges is absolutely brilliant – a curveball I never saw coming.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  
   
  “Aww I was hooked on this one! It's well written with so many twists and turns that you never know if you're coming or going until the big reveal…. an original storyline that hasn't been done a dozen times before. I loved it.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  
   
  “Absolutely fantastic. It had me guessing to the end going back and forth on who to trust… Intense, suspenseful, and very intriguing.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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  Sherlock Holmes and the Sultan's...

  William K. Stewart, F. E....

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  Sherlock Holmes is called to the London Zoo to investigate the treacherous murder of an unusual victim. While Scotland Yard ascribes little significance to the case, Holmes believes he has uncovered a politically motivated assassination.

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  13 Horror Stories

  John McDonnell

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  13 bone-chilling stories about ghosts, vengeful lovers, scary parents, and spooky basements. In these stories time and space are no barrier to horror. Each story is short enough to be read in a few minutes, but they're guaranteed to haunt your thoughts for a lot longer than that. Whether it's subtle horror or downright blood-curdling primal fear, you'll find it here. This collection is a good introduction to the horror writing of John McDonnell.

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  The Imbroglio at the Villa Pozzi

  Clara Benson

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  While holidaying in Italy, Angela Marchmont is persuaded to postpone her trip to Venice and go to Stresa instead, to investigate a pair of spiritualists who are suspected of defrauding some of the town’s English residents out of their money. But what starts out as a minor matter swiftly becomes more serious when one of the residents in question is found dead in the beautiful gardens of his home, having apparently committed suicide. 
    
  Seduced by the heady sights and scents of the Italian Lakes, and distracted by an unexpected encounter with an old adversary who seems bent on provoking her, Angela sets out to find out the truth of the affair and resume her journey to Venice before she forgets herself and loses her head—and her heart. 
    
  A classic 1920s mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and traditional British whodunits.

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  Forest Legend - The Tale of Ol'...

  Dan Ellens

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  Mother Nature struggles to maintain equilibrium in a changing world while fire, disease, logging, human displacement, and war repeatedly destroy forests of centuries-old trees. Split Toe, a deer chosen at birth for a unique education, travels through time to understand the interconnected workings of a Michigan forest. He meets humans along the way: Ice Age hunters who trap and kill a mastodon; Mukwoh, a young Ojibwe hunter who stalks Split Toe through swamp and forest; loggers clear-cutting Michigan’s white pines; Edra, a woman advocating for the trees; Angus and Grace, pioneers who become a first generation of family farmers; scientists from the future studying the impact of nuclear radiation. Split Toe witnesses two hundred years of conflict building between modern humans–who fight to control the natural world–and Mother Nature, who repeatedly reaches for balance. He wonders whether human ways will ultimately overpower Mother Nature, until he meets a boy who changes everything.  
  “Ol’ Split Toe, the majestic, time-traveling deer, takes us on a magical ride through ancient forests, the land of the First People, colonial settlement and deforestation, and modern times. An epic adventure story that will transform how you look at our land and inspire you to conserve it.” –Bill Gleason, author and tree naturalist, West Hartford, CT 
  “A powerful, lyrical meditation on wilderness, myth, and memory. Ellens has created a tale that feels ancient and urgent at the same time.” –William Gibson, author of Neuromancer and The New York Times bestseller Agency 
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