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  MAKER'S NAME THE - A family saga

  Seamus McKenna

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  A literary, historical, Irish family-saga fiction piece, for grownups 
  Lucid, engaging prose covering half a century of a provincial Irish business family, which could be microcosmic of the nation, from a first-time author. 
  The Considine brothers, Rudi and Gus, are at war.  
  Their father, Malachi, has died in a ‘freak accident’. But are there actually such things as freak accidents? When Rudi attempts to grab Gus’s inheritance there’s a real prospect of human blood appearing on the Hawthorne Meats slaughterhouse floor. Enter Cosgrave, a solicitor with expensive tastes, and Toomarood, the banker with an eye to making money outside of his day job. Mix in the ‘free’ energy device, after experts have stated that the promoters are suffering from long-term, severe self-delusion. Does this all make up a catastrophe waiting to happen?  
           How will Gus’s childhood friend, Raymond Quinn, his partner, Kaarina, and their children, be able to deal with him being placed under an exit ban in China because of his part in a pyramid scheme that has defrauded Chinese small investors? Is Gus really the nice guy everyone thinks he is? His activities as a ‘celebrity butcher’ might suggest otherwise. Does Rudi go too far by defrauding Quinn senior and his business partner through the use of a shadow company? 
           Is Rudi capable of murder? 
           And Rudi’s wife, Penny - whose side is she on? 
           Treachery hangs over this story of the pressures and tensions, both personal and commercial, of Celtic-Tiger era Ireland, especially when that edifice is destroyed in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.  
           For Rudi, the payback from Gus and Raymond is severe indeed.

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  Sustaining Faith (When Hope...

  Janette Oke, Laurel Oke Logan

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  So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. She and her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, have settled three children from England into new Canadian homes and are prepared to place two more just after the New Year, when it happens--another painful disruption.  
   
  A white lie the sisters used to protect some orphans has resulted in an official complaint and a letter revoking the sisters' permission to manage their little children's home. And unexpectedly, Walter, the young man who has won Lillian's heart, departs for a job in the oil industry without leaving any hope for their future, making her confused and lonely. 
   
  With more children on their way from England needing caring homes, Lillian and Grace must use every ounce of gumption to keep their mission alive. But when startling information about the past surfaces and a new arrival comes via suspicious circumstances, they'll have to decide what is worth fighting for and what is better left in God's hands. 

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  Less Than Equals

  VL McBeath

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  A woman's place is in the home . . . That's what she's always been told. But Harriet has other ideas . . . 
   
   
   
  In 1860s England, it's a man's world and women aren't expected . . . or allowed . . . to upset the status quo. 
   
   
   
  Living with her domineering uncle, Harriet is desperate to break free. Could the charming young man who has come to stay with them be her way out? Or will he be just like the rest? Happy to keep her in her place . . . 
   
   
   
  Not prepared to sit around while her dreams die, Harriet risks everything to stand her ground. 
   
   
   
  But she underestimates how far some will go to silence her. 
   
   
   
  Inspired by a true story, Less Than Equals continues the epic saga of one family's trials, tragedies, and triumphs as they seek their fortune in Victorian-era England.

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  The Cornish Rebel - Cornish...

  Nicola Pryce

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  Cornwall, 1801. 
   
  In the wake of her mother's death, Pandora Woodville is desperate to escape her domineering father and finally return to Cornwall. Posing as a widow, she safely makes it across the Atlantic, bright with the dream of working at her Aunt Harriet's school for young women. But as Pandora is soon to learn, the school is facing imminent closure after a series of sinister events threatened its reputation. 
   
  Acclaimed chemist Benedict Aubyn has also recently returned to Cornwall, to take up a new role as Turnpike Trust Surveyor. Pandora's arrival has been a strange one, so she is grateful when he shows her kindness. As news of the school's ruin spreads around town, everyone seems to be after her aunt's estate. Now, Pandora and Aunt Harriet must do everything in their power to save the school, or risk losing everything. 
   
  However, Pandora has another problem. She's falling for Benedict. But can she trust him, or is he simply looking after his own interests?

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  The Lost Girl - The...

  Rosie Goodwin

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  1875With their father missing and their mother suddenly passing, Esme and Gabriel are forced to track down their estranged grandfather in Lincolnshire. Cold and unwelcoming, he is reluctant to take them in, but aware of his standing as the village vicar, he knows must protect his reputation, and allow the children to stay with him.Esme's relief at finding refuge soon turns to despair when Gabriel is sent to boarding school, leaving her alone in their grandfather's unhappy home. But the house isn't as empty as it first appeared and Esme, with her unusual gift of being able to see spirits, begins to encounter the ghosts of young women in the abandoned rooms and dark corridors of the rectory. The women are trapped between this world and the next, seeking help from Esme and leaving her with a mystery to solve if she is to stand a chance of establishing a peaceful, happy life. Can Esme lay the ghosts to rest to save herself and find the life she deserves?

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  Alexander's Bridge

  Willa Cather

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  In "Alexander's Bridge," Willa Cather crafts a poignant narrative of ambition and inner turmoil. Follow Bartley Alexander, a successful bridge engineer whose life seems enviable, yet is fractured by a rekindled romance with a former lover. As he balances a demanding career and personal conflicts, the emotional strain threatens to unravel his stability. Cather's debut novel explores the delicate architecture of identity, the passions that bind us, and the inevitable cost of unresolved desires.

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