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  Arabella and The King's Kitchen Boy

  Sue Huband

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  Arabella Twigg is a very ordinary girl living with her extraordinary family. She loves her Gran, but tries to avoid her brother, Tom, who is always trying to get her into trouble.Her life is quite boring until strange things begin to happen to her.Arabella is cooking with her Gran one day when she opens the pantry door and is suddenly standing in a huge, old kitchen. Across the room is an open fire where a full pig is roasting on an old-fashioned spit.There she meets a kitchen boy who is preparing a big banquet for King Henry VIII and his guests.

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  master of ballantrae The: A...

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  "The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale" is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson. The book was first published in 1889 and is set in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745 in Scotland. It tells the story of two brothers, James Durie and Henry Durie, who are on opposite sides of the conflict. The novel explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the consequences of political and personal choices. The narrative is framed as a mystery, as it follows the fate of the two brothers and their conflicting paths. The Master of Ballantrae, James Durie, is a complex and enigmatic character whose actions and decisions drive the plot forward. The story is rich in historical and atmospheric details, capturing the rugged landscapes of Scotland and the tumultuous period in which it is set.

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  Nelson's Folly - Sometimes the...

  Oliver Greeves

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  The French Revolutionary Wars have begun, and as fighting intensifies, Horatio is recalled to sea. 
  As the years pass and the war rages on, Horatio Nelson becomes a lauded hero, while Fanny loyally manages their affairs back in England. But Horatio’s success in battle has changed him – he’s proud, arrogant, bitter. How can a woman like Fanny, self-reliant but bound by 18th century attitudes, face down the Navy’s superstar without losing everything? 
  A compelling exploration of duty in all its forms, Nelson’s Folly is a sweeping, historically rich novel based on the true story of Horatio and Fanny Nelson and their lives together – and apart.

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  East Lies the Sun

  Alla Crone

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  An epic novel of a woman caught in the turmoil and suffering of the Russian Revolution. With indomitable courage, she would survive the savage ordeal of the Siberian Ice March to find love and make a new life in a world utterly changed.  East Lies the Sun was awarded the Gold Medal Award by the West Coast Review of Books.

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  Stolen Faith - A forbidden love...

  James McVeigh

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  Belfast, 1944: American soldier James McCann meets the beautiful and impetuous Rose Rafferty. They fall in love, but their romance is forbidden – and war separates them.
  Boston, present day: James's children are celebrating his life when they find a wartime letter that changes everything. They have a half-sister, born in an Irish mother and baby home, stolen by the nuns and exported to the US.
  Their search for justice will cross oceans and generations. It will uncover secrets and lies, revealing the abuse of the most innocent in society by the most powerful. It will pit them against Church and State and shine a light into the darkest corners of Irish history.

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  The Metropolitan Emigrant

  John Galt

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  The Metropolitan Emigrant by John Galt is a poignant narrative that explores the challenges and disillusionments faced by emigrants seeking a new life in Canada. The story follows the journey of a group of hopeful settlers who leave London in search of prosperity and opportunity in the New World.

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