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  The Sea From Above

  David Goudge

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  This is a novel that portrays a love affair between two men in the late 1950s. In turn, they each tell their story in their own voices. 
  The men are British. One of them is a young wardrobe assistant. The other is a stuntman who had served in action during World War Two. The pair meet on the set of a film being shot on location in Italy. 
  The younger man – 19 when the book begins – is from a working-class background in the north of England. He is newly inducted into London’s furtive gay scene at a time when sex between men is illegal and there's an ever-present risk of arrest or assault. 
  The other man is 32, troubled by his sexuality and ill at ease with his stunt colleagues on the film. Deeply shaken by an accident that kills another stunt performer, the stuntman first encounters the younger man casually. 
  Then, by chance, the two meet later at The War Cemetery at Salerno. Stranded on their return to the location base, they spend a night together in Amalfi, and - on this occasion - a tender relationship develops. But they must keep their affair a secret, and just as the stuntman begins to experience an emotional awakening, he is talked into performing a perilous stunt. 
  David Goudge is a former member of the BBC Radio Drama Company. He narrates his own novel.

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  The Home and the World

  Rabindranath Tagore

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  Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo religionist, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He became Asia’s first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.The Home and the World is a 1916 novel, set in the estate of the rich Bengali noble Nikhil. He lives happily with his beautiful wife Bimala until the appearance of his friend and radical revolutionist, Sandip.Sandip, a passionate and active man, is a contradiction to the peace-loving and somewhat passive Nikhil. He easily attracts the innocent and unsuspecting Bimala, creating a love triangle. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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  Mary Ann Sate Imbecile (Unabridged)

  Alice Jolly

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  If you tell a story oft enough
  So it become true
  
  As the nineteenth century draws towards a close, Mary Ann Sate, an elderly maidservant, sets out to write her truth.
  
  She writes of the Valleys that she loves, of the poisonous rivalry between her employer's two sons and of a terrible choice which tore her world apart.
  
  Her haunting and poignant story brings to life a period of strife and rapid social change, and evokes the struggles of those who lived in poverty and have been forgotten by history.
  
  In this fictional found memoir, novelist Alice Jolly uses the astonishing voice of Mary Ann to recreate history as seen from a woman's perspective and to give joyful, poetic voice to the silenced women of the past.

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  Her Outlaw Heart

  Samantha Harte

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  Can he tame her outlaw heart? 
  Wyoming Territory, 1879. Corbet Harlow believes in the law above all else. As the local marshal, he's been trying to rid his territory of criminals for his entire career. But when he takes young Jodee McQue into custody, he is rendered helpless by the beauty and spunk of this pretty outlaw. 
  Jodee is the daughter of a notorious outlaw, but she wasn't participating in the shootout that landed her in jail—she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. And now the attractive marshal thinks she is a thief. Bewildered, and falling hard for the handsome lawman, Jodee is determined to prove to Corbet that she's honest and good. But soon the sole survivor of her father's gang arrives in town, and he wants to drag Jodee back to the outlaw life . . . forever. 
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Orphan’s Sorrow An: A...

  Cathy Sharp

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  Two orphans must battle heartache and despair in the latest novel from the bestselling author of An Orphan’s Courage and The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. 
  Jonny has had a bad start in life and has been taken in by a neighbour after the death of his mother. Small for his age, he is prey to a band of local thugs so joins the boxing club and learns to defend himself. 
  When a violent altercation ends in tragedy, Jonny runs away and meets a homeless young girl called Cassie, who has been living in an abandoned house ─ touched by her predicament, Jonny vows to look after her, whatever that takes. 
  Cassie desperately needs love and a safe place to call home and there are kind hearts who want to help. But sometimes kindness isn’t enough and Jonny’s wish to help her won’t be easy. Will there be a light at the end of the tunnel for both of them? 
  Cathy Sharp's An Orphan's Sorrow is a historical fiction that beautifully captures the essence of friendship and family in the 20th century. This top romance saga will keep you hooked till the end. 
  For fans of Lizzie Lane (Tough Times on Coronation Close), Rosie Clarke (Changing Times at Harpers), Fenella J Miller (Wartime Arrivals at Harbour House), Anna Stuart (The Midwife of Auschwitz), and Ann Bennett (The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu).

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  Short Stories Set in Boston -...

  Washington Irving, Nathaniel...

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  In the small state of Massachusetts sits its capital, Boston.  Famed seat of learning, of culture, of history, and a beacon for the ages.    
   
  Here, in this volume, authors of the stature of Willa Cather, Washington Irving, H P Lovecraft and more set carefully crafted characters into narratives set in this glistening city in ways that trouble, explore and bring new understanding as to why this city is such a draw for authors and their stories down the ages.  
   
  1 - Stories Set in Boston - An Introduction 
  2 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving 
  3 - David Swan by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
  4 - A Wagner Matinee by Willa Catha 
  5 - Pickman's Model by H P Lovecraft 
  6 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 1 by William Austin 
  7 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 2 by William Austin

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