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  The Star on the Grave

  Linda Margolin Royal

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  There is more than one way to save a life … 
  In 1940, as the Nazis sweep toward Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his own government and secretly issues thousands of visas to Jewish refugees desperate to flee. After the war, Sugihara is dismissed and disappears into obscurity. Three decades later, in Australia, Rachael Margolin, her father and her grandmother live disconnected from one another and haunted by unspoken tragedies.  
  When Rachel announces her engagement to a Greek Orthodox man, it detonates a long-held secret. The Margolins are Jewish, and her family has concealed their identity from her and the world. But why? As Rachel struggles to understand this deception, an opportunity arrives to visit Chiune Sugihara, the man who risked his life to save them during World War II. Rachel becomes determined to meet him, but will a journey to Japan, and the secrets it uncovers, heal the Margolins or fracture them for good?  
  An extraordinary novel inspired by the true story of Chiune Sugihara, and the thousands of people – including the author – who owe him their lives.

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  The Scarlet Pimpernel

  Emmuska Orczy

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  "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. The story revolves around a mysterious Englishman, the Scarlet Pimpernel, who boldly rescues aristocrats from the clutches of death at the guillotine. The protagonist's dual identity creates a tense atmosphere as he navigates the tumultuous political landscape, emphasizing bravery, loyalty, and sacrifice themes. 
  At the beginning of the novel, the grim realities of the Reign of Terror in Paris are vividly depicted. The atmosphere is charged with violence as the guillotine claims countless lives, and the bloodthirsty crowd eagerly anticipates the next execution. Sergeant Bibot, stationed at the barricades, takes pride in thwarting the escape attempts of fleeing aristocrats. Meanwhile, rumors circulate about a group of Englishmen whose leader, the enigmatic Scarlet Pimpernel, manages to outsmart the authorities and save victims from certain deaths. 
  The narrative explores the fear and desperation of those on the run, as well as the zealous excitement of the citizens, reveling in their newfound power and vengeance. This sets the stage for a gripping tale of heroism amidst chaos.

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  The Voyageur - 'A marvellous...

  Paul Carlucci

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  'Exceptionally vivid and intense' Sunday Times
  'A marvellously dark yarn' The Spectator
  'A swaggering debut' Daily Mail
  Everyone expects at least a little bit of deception...
  Alex is a motherless stockboy in 1830s Montreal, waiting desperately for his father to return from France. Serge, a drunken fur trader, promises food and safety in return for friendship, but an expedition into the forest quickly goes awry...
  The Voyageur is a brilliantly realised novel set on the margins of British North America, where kindness is costly and the real wilderness may not be in the landscape but in the desperate hearts of men.

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  Ain’t No Grave

  Mary Glickman

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  From a National Jewish Book Award finalist: A Jewish man and a Black woman find love against all odds, in this novel set during the Leo Frank trial in the twentieth-century American South. 
   
   
   
  Nine-year-olds Max Sassaport and Ruby Johnson are best friends who can't imagine a world where they aren't together. Unfortunately, no one—not their families, nor anyone else in rural Georgia in 1906—wants to see a White middle-class Jewish boy get too close to the Black daughter of a sharecropper. It's only a matter of time before fate will separate the two. And that day comes on the eve of Ruby's womanhood, when a violent act sends her running from her home to the life of a child laborer at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. 
   
   
   
  Max moves to Atlanta a few years later, still longing for the girl he has never forgotten. He is soon taken under the wing of Harold Ross, star reporter for the Atlanta Journal. But when Max is assigned to a controversial murder case that pits the Black and Jewish communities against each other, he's unexpectedly reunited with Ruby. The bond between them is still strong, but with the trial igniting racial tension throughout Atlanta and across the nation, do Max and Ruby dare dream of a future together?

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  Heartache at Blackberry Farm - A...

  Rosie Clarke

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  Dip and discover Rosie Clarke's lastest book in her bestselling Blackberry Farm series! 
  A story of life and survival during the war which is heart-rending and bitter-sweet, bringing you laughter and tears. 
  Cambridgeshire – 1941 As the war rages on in Europe, it brings untold heartache to the Talbot family at Blackberry Farm.  First Tom is missing in action and then his brother John. leaving the family distraught with worry. Faith finds herself in trouble and turns to Lizzie for support as fear and grief bring them closer together. 
  But tragedy is never too far away and when it strikes, it may not be those who fight that suffer the most. 
  Will Pam’s prayers be answered and will both her sons return home? 
  And can the family at Blackberry Farm unite to overcome their heartache and find hope for the future? 
  A heart-warming saga following the lives and loves of those who live on Blackberry Farm in the rural Cambridgeshire. 
  Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Fenella J Miller and Patricia McBride 
  Have you tried Rosie Clarke’s Harpers Emporium, Dressmakers Alley or Mulberry Lane series – you’ll just love them! 
  What readers are saying about Blackberry Farm: 
  'Speechless. Why am I surprised at another great book , with unpredictable storylines from Rosie CLARKE. Just as good as the Harpers and Mulberry Lane Series' - Reader Review 
  'What a brilliant book, I couldn't put it down.'- Reader Review 
  'Just as good and Mulberry Lane. Thankful that I have another Rosie Clarke boxset to read. Equally as good and a page turner. Can't wait to read the next one.' - Reader Review 
  'Gripping. Once I started reading this I found it hard to put down.' - Reader Review 
  'A fantastic read and cannot wait for the next instalment about BlackBerry Farm.' - Reader Review 
  '5.0 out of 5 stars plenty of action and well drawn characters in this opening to a new series. I loved this opening book in a new historical saga series and was quickly interested in the different family members who are introduced' - Reader Review 
  'Another Rosie Clark Classic. Another great read , full of people whose lives intertwine , love ,loss heartbreak and strong wills .highly recommend it' - Reader Review 
  'Great read. I was born during WW2 and it brings back a lot of memories. Can't wait for the next book Rosie Clarke is a great writer.'- Reader Review

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  Consider The Lily

  Elizabeth Buchan

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  When a choice must be made between love and duty, solace comes in unexpected forms... 
   
  Summer, 1929. The Hinton Dysart estate is dying from lack of money, and Kit Dysart, the heir, sees no way out. Then, at his sister's wedding, he meets the vibrant Daisy Chudleigh and her cousin, the heiress Matty Verrall. In love with Daisy but troubled by his family's decline, Kit chooses to marry Matty, though neither Kit nor Daisy is able to forget the other. 
   
  When Matty, growing increasingly unhappy in her troubled, empty marriage, decides to re-create the estate's garden, she discovers solace and a gift of which she never dreamt. 
   
  A haunting, passionate story played out between three people, Consider the Lily is also a poignant and beautiful novel of England between the wars that propels the reader into its own rich and nostalgic world.

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