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  A Time to Live

  Vanessa de Haan

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  Will he choose inheritance – or freedom . . . 
  1918: Freddie was destined for a different life, determined to make his fortune in the plantations of Ceylon. But just as the great war comes to an end, the eldest brother and heir to Coombe Hall, Edward, doesn’t return. 
  Torn between duty and freedom, Freddie must now sacrifice his own dreams to keep the estate – and the future of Coombe – alive. And now he must now marry for an heir, not for love. 
  But the turmoil of war didn’t end on the battlefield; the country faces upheavals like never before. And when an unexpected legacy blows in from Edward’s secret past, Freddie’s grip on the estate – and his future – looks more uncertain than ever . . . 
  Sweeping from the smoking battlefields of France to the rich estates of Devon, from Suffragettes to political extremists, this is a story of legacy and scars, of the price of change, the price of family… 
  In A TIME TO LIVE, Vanessa de Haan delivers a powerful romance set in the 20th century. This latest literary work delves into the sacrifices made for family and the lasting effects of war, making it a top pick for historical fiction enthusiasts. 
  For fans of Victoria Purman (Tess), Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale), Fiona Valpy (The Season of Dreams), Kate Morton (The Forgotten Garden), and Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  Blood on the Trestle

  James D. Brewer

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  Railroad detective Jimmy Lee "Choctaw" Parker returns in this Gilded Age thriller when in August of 1886 he is hired by oil baron and entrepreneur Henry Morrison Flagler who is buying up railroads and building his grand new Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. But Flagler's vision of opening the Sunshine State to settlement and tourism is not shared by everyone, so "Choctaw" Parker must investigate both the sabotage against the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Halifax railroad construction, and the threats on Flagler's life. The brutal murder of one of Flagler's employees drags Parker and his colleagues, Angus "Chub" Moody and Matilda Vance, into a quagmire of dangerous reactionaries and violent union organizers who oppose northern influence in their fine, old city. With the help of the city marshal of St. Augustine and a brave young medical student, Parker, Moody, and Vance battle villains who would dare to end Flagler's dream.

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  Old And Young - Ambition...

  George Eliot

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  In the seemingly sleepy town of Middlemarch, a storm of ambition, hypocrisy, and desperate romance is brewing. 
  A young doctor with revolutionary ideals. A charming heir drowning in secret debts. A beautiful woman with a dark, hidden past. 
  In Book Two of George Eliot’s masterpiece, Old and Young, the generations collide in a ruthless dance of social maneuvering and fragile hearts. Tertius Lydgate arrives in Middlemarch determined to change the world of medicine, only to find himself entangled in the town's petty politics and mesmerized by the captivating Rosamond Vincy. Meanwhile, Fred Vincy gambles his future on a dying man’s whim, desperate to win the fiercely independent Mary Garth—a woman who refuses to settle for an idle dreamer. 
  Eliot’s psychological brilliance peels back the polite veneer of 19th-century society, revealing the fierce desires and agonizing compromises that dictate our lives. It is a world where an old man’s vindictive will, a banker's spiritual vanity, and a devastating secret from a Parisian stage can alter destinies forever. 
  Immerse yourself in a narrative where every whispered conversation holds the power of life and death, and where the follies of youth meet the iron grip of the old.

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  Beyond Passing - The Further...

  Nella Larsen

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  Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel Passing is hailed today as a significant literary work of Harlem Renaissance, though for several decades it, like all of her works, was out of print. As history rights a wrong and recommits Larsen’s name to memory, it is beneficial to look at the other writings she published over her short career, collected here in Beyond Passing: The Further Writings of Nella Larsen. Contained within are her autobiographical novel Quicksand, and three short stories “Freedom,” “The Wrong Man,” and “Sanctuary.” 
  With a growing number of titles under its Magna Releases banner, CSRC Storytelling promotes and provides positivity, power and presence in print, restoring literary classics across genres and making them newly accessible to modern readers. This edition of Nella Larsen’s Passing is a CSRC Storytelling Magna Release.

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  Ghost Wedding

  David Park

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  A beautiful story following two troubled men, separated by nearly a century, bound by the ghosts of their past 
  When George Allenby is put in charge of building a lake in the grounds of an imposing Irish manor house, he intends to do the job as swiftly as possible and return to Belfast. Allenby is still wrestling with his time as an officer during the First World War, burdened by the many things he could have done differently. 
  Almost a century later, Alex and Ellie are preparing for their wedding, sparing no expense to hire a venue overlooking the very lake Allenby built all those years ago. 
  Like Allenby before him, Alex is haunted by decisions he made in the past. Now, with the wedding drawing ever closer, he is at a crossroads. Telling the truth might free him from his guilt; it might also take away everything he cares about, including Ellie.  
  In this masterful portrait of love and betrayal, David Park reveals the many ways the past seeps into the present: destructive, formidable, but also hopeful, in the moments of fragile beauty that remain.

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  Crossfire - THE SUNDAY TIMES...

  Wilbur Smith, David Churchill

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  Wilbur Smith returns to his legendary Courtney Series with a brand new World War II thriller. 1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. The Russian victory at Stalingrad - the bloodiest battle in history - has opened the door for the Allies. Now, they must strike decisively at the heart of Hitler's Reich. But military success cannot be guaranteed without total secrecy. Special Operations Executive, Saffron Courtney, is sailing from the west coast of Scotland to New York on the Queen Mary. Her mission - to identify the mole in the British Embassy in Washington, DC before Churchill and Roosevelt begin the talks that will determine British and American military strategy in the wake of the Russian victory. Haunted by the ghosts of her previous mission in the Low Countries, and with dangerous agents on her tail, Saffron must find the spy who could derail the Allied advance. Time is running out. Will Saffron complete her mission? Or will she succumb to the shadows of her past?BOOK 25 IN THE LONG-RUNNING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY AND THE FOLLOW ON FROM WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERS COURTNEY'S WAR AND LEGACY OF WAR.

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