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  1347 - Faith in the Face of Death

  Ken A. Gauthier

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  Italy: 1347. Panic is spreading across Europe as The Black Plague devours all in its path. As idyllic life shatters around him, Frederico realises he needs to leave behind all that he has built and lead his family to safety. Following a gruelling and perilous journey with no end in sight, Frederico must make the toughest decision of his life, one that, even years later, some in the family still refuse to accept. A heart-rending tale of fatherly love and the lengths one will go - to escape a plague of two sorts: One of death, the other of guilt.

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  The City of Mist - Stories

  Anonymous

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  “Ruiz Zafón’s visionary storytelling prowess is a genre unto itself.”—USA Today 
  Return to the mythical Barcelona library known as the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in this posthumous collection of stories from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind and The Labyrinth of the Spirits. 
  Bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón conceived of this collection of stories as an appreciation to the countless readers who joined him on the extraordinary journey that began with The Shadow of the Wind. Comprising eleven stories, most of them never before published in English, The City of Mist offers the reader compelling characters, unique situations, and a gothic atmosphere reminiscent of his beloved Cemetery of Forgotten Books quartet. 
  The stories are mysterious, imbued with a sense of menace, and told with the warmth, wit, and humor of Zafón's inimitable voice. A boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his creative gifts capture the attentions of an aloof young beauty who has stolen his heart. A labyrinth maker flees Constantinople to a plague-ridden Barcelona, with plans for building a library impervious to the destruction of time. A strange gentleman tempts Cervantes to write a book like no other, each page of which could prolong the life of the woman he loves. And a brilliant Catalan architect named Antoni Gaudí reluctantly agrees to cross the ocean to New York, a voyage that will determine the fate of an unfinished masterpiece. 
  Imaginative and beguiling, these and other stories in The City of Mist summon up the mesmerizing magic of their brilliant creator and invite us to come dream along with him.

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  The Unravelling of Mary Reddish...

  David Whitfield

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  'A fascinating and eye-opening work – intelligently written, vividly imagined, a compulsive read' Alison Moore'An impeccably researched and page-turning historical novel... A powerful debut' Jane Harris'A brilliant read... unputdownable!' G.J. Williams 
  Nottingham, 1827. Mary Reddish, a young housemaid unjustly committed after defying her employer’s advances, must navigate the brutal treatments of the county asylum while trying to prove her sanity. Meanwhile, Ann and Thomas Morris, the asylum’s matron and director, struggle to uphold humane practices against outdated medical methods that haunt the institution. 
  As Mary forms an unlikely alliance with a fellow patient, she finds herself at the centre of a battle between compassion and cruelty that will determine the course of her life – and the future of the asylum itself. 
  Inspired by real events that took place at England’s first publicly funded asylum in Nottingham, The Unravelling of Mary Reddish shines a light on the brutal reality of mental health care in Georgian Britain. 
  'A beautifully written, extensively researched novel based on true facts... a brilliant debut novel' Anne Cater, Random Things Through My Letterbox'It will appeal to anyone interested in the social history of the period or the treatment of mental health' Historical Novel Society

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  The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada

  Nicole A Jones

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  A foreseeing matriarch stirs her family's emotions by disclosing generations of dark family secrets in the form of a captivating slave tale.  
  The family is aware that the horrific accounts in her story are indeed factual moments throughout their family’s history. However, Miss Lucille shuffled the timeline of her genealogy to protect the identities and generations of those involved. 
  When Miss Lucille falls ill, the family gathers at the hospital to visit her. The discreet tale is reshared. The family begins attentively relistening to the mysterious narrative as it is retold. While awaiting Miss Lucille's miraculous recovery, the family discovers one other person in the room knows the family's generations of muzzled secrets. They become engrossed in trying to unveil the truth. But unveiling the truth could alter their past, present, future... and identity. 
  "The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada" narrates the untold occurrences hidden in the generations of Miss Ada, desperately begging for a voice to be heard. It introduces the truth of Miss Ada's African American history to future generations without replanting seeds of hatred. 
  Through Miss Lucille's descendants, "The Voiceless Stories of Miss Ada" beautifully narrates the profound wisdom and judicious conversations of her African American ancestors in a manner they desperately desired to communicate themselves.

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  Lord of the Atlas - An exciting...

  Colin Falconer

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  A feared warlord. A disgraced officer. A capricious sultan. An offer too good to refuse.  
  Marrakesh, 1893: After being drummed out of the army and losing the love of his life, Harry Delhaze can see no further than the next drink.  
  Then an old friend from the past appears. He wants Harry to come with him to Morocco to help the sultan quell a rebel uprising. It sounds like easy money and Harry thinks his luck has turned. 
  But this is no ordinary rebellion. Warlord, Bou Hamra, is a formidable enemy. Harry comes face to face with ancient cannons, crazed warriors and caged lions. 
  And when he is taken prisoner by the mysterious Lord of the Atlas, he realises he’s no longer fighting for money – he’s fighting for his life. 
  From the ancient palaces of Marrakesh to the lonely kasbahs of the wild Atlas Mountains, this is a gripping tale of intrigue, loyalty and courage.  
  'Falconer's grasp of period and place is almost flawless. He's my kind of writer.' Peter Corris. 
  'A fantastic read.' Wilbur Smith. 
  'Blazing with adventure, epic in scope, and utterly compulsive.' Waterstone's UK. 
  Experience the Epic Adventure SeriesThrilling journeys through vividly imagined worlds, heart pounding action and unforgettable characters.Multi-bestselling stand-alone tales that can be read in any order.35,000+ five-star reviews. 
  Part thriller. Part history. All adventure.

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  Dark Hunter

  F.J. Watson

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  "An immersive and entertaining read" —Alistair Mabbot, the Herald 
   
   
   
  The year is 1317, and young squire Benedict Russell has joined the English-held garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed after the spectacular Scottish victory at Bannockburn three years earlier. 
   
   
   
  Serious and self-doubting, he can't wait for his time there to come to an end. Living on the disputed territory between Scotland and England is a precarious existence, and as the Scots draw ever closer and the English king does nothing to stop them, Benedict finds himself in a race against time to solve the brutal murder of a young girl and find the traitor who lurks within Berwick's walls.

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