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  Spy Story

  Len Deighton

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  After six weeks in a nuclear submarine gathering computer data on Soviet activity, the mysterious, bespectacled spy known as Patrick Armstrong is desperate to return home. But when he arrives at his London flat, it appears to be occupied by someone who looks just like him—and he finds himself propelled into the heart of a conspiracy stretching from the remote Scottish highlands to the Arctic ice.

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  Diary of a Nobody

  George Grossmith

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  The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892. The Diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son William Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances over a period of 15 months. 
    
  Before their collaboration on the Diary, the brothers each pursued successful careers on the stage. George originated nine of the principal comedian roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas over 12 years from 1877 to 1889. He also established a national reputation as a piano sketch entertainer and wrote a large number of songs and comic pieces. Before embarking on his stage career, Weedon had worked as an artist and illustrator. The Diary was the brothers' only mature collaboration. Most of its humor derives from Charles Pooter's unconscious and unwarranted sense of his own importance, and the frequency with which this delusion is punctured by gaffes and minor social humiliations. In an era of rising expectations within the lowermiddle classes, the daily routines and modest ambitions described in the Diary were instantly recognized by its contemporary readers and provided later generations with a glimpse of the past that it became fashionable to imitate

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  A High Wind in Jamaica

  Richard Hughes

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  Set sail on a gripping adventure with A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, a timeless classic that blends suspense, innocence, and unexpected twists. This captivating novel tells the story of the Bas-Thornton children, who are sent back to England after a hurricane devastates their Jamaican home — only to be captured by pirates along the way. 
  As the children adapt to their new surroundings aboard the pirate ship, their carefree nature and surprising resilience contrast sharply with the chaotic world of their captors. Blurring the lines between innocence and experience, Hughes masterfully explores themes of morality, childhood, and survival in this unforgettable tale. 
  With vivid storytelling and memorable characters, A High Wind in Jamaica offers a powerful and thought-provoking journey that stays with listeners long after the final chapter. 
  Start listening to A High Wind in Jamaica today and experience this haunting and unforgettable adventure on the high seas!

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  Gunner's Island

  RR Holzhauer

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  Gunner’s Island is a post-war novel that will engage dog lovers, military veterans, history enthusiasts, and undoubtedly anyone who is all three. Set in the small town on a tiny Canadian maritime island, the story unfolds with the return of World War II pilot Linus, following a plane crash that left him irrevocably altered. Linus is grappling with PTSD and acclimation back into civilian life, when he is mysteriously befriended by Gunner, a full grown and affable Newfoundland dog.
   
  With a wide array of detailed characters and scenes that jump between flashbacks and present life, Gunner’s Island is both a drama and comedy. It is earnest yet jocular, weighty yet 
  wholesome, and meant to set sail the reader into the story as effortlessly as its northern ocean waves.

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  The Pioneers

  Vivian Stuart

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  The twelfth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
  Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.
   
  The struggle continues – a struggle to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But powers outside the Australians' control are threatening to put all they have accomplished in jeopardy.
  A new generation of Australians comes into its own, more newcomers arrive, and together, they all must battle to forge the glorious destiny that is rightfully theirs.

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  Hide Away

  Dermot Bolger

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  Hidden behind the walls of Grangegorman Mental Hospital in 1941, four lives collide, all afflicted by the human cost of wars, betrayals and trauma.
  Gus, a shrewd attendant, is the keeper of everyone's secrets, especially his own. Two War of Independence veterans are reunited. One, Jimmy Nolan, has spent twenty years as a psychiatric patient, unable to recover from his involvement in youthful killings. In contrast, Francis Dillon has prospered as a businessman, until rumours of Civil War atrocities cause his collapse, suffering delusions of enemies seeking to kill him.
  Doctor Fairfax has fled London after his gay lover's death. Desperate to rekindle a sense of purpose, Fairfax tries to help Dillon recover by getting him to talk about his past. But a code of silence surrounds the traumatic violence Ireland has endured. Is Dillon willing to break his silence to find a way back to his family?
  In this superb evocation of hidden worlds, master storyteller Dermot Bolger explores the aftershock within people who participate in violence and the fault-lines in all post-conflict societies only held together by collective amnesia.

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