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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 Meanwhile, Ann and Thomas Morris, the asylum’s matron and director, struggle to uphold humane practices against outdated medical methods that haunt the institution.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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  Timber and Dreams - 2nd Edition

  Daniel Afflerbach

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  A Historical fiction novel based in Seattle, Washington in 1923 
  A story of youthful idealism and a political pursuit against the Timber Industry. A young Irishman, Thomas Kelly, is on a quest to reign in destructive logging practices and begins a political battle which a Timber Baron is determined to stop. He tries to thwart Thomas’s efforts using hired muscle. When Thomas falls in love and discovers the Timber Baron has a dark and sinister personal life which may destroy the family of his new love, he and a few friends decide to take matters into their own hands. The political battle turns personal and becomes deadly when two families are put in the crosshairs of the Timber Baron’s fury

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  Gold Mountain - (The "Shades of...

  Linda Hughes

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  There might be gold in them thar hills, but curmudgeonly San Francisco business tycoon Caden Caldwell treks to Alaska in a fit of rage looking for his free-spirited son, Colt, who has struck out for the Klondike Gold Rush. 
  What Caden finds is something else altogether. Orphaned children. Wayward women. Quirky prospectors. Tlingit Indians. Isolated with this motley crew when early winter weather hits, he has no choice but to re-evaluate his life in ways that terrify yet intrigue him. Will he ever be the same? Does he want to be? There is hope that Caden Caldwell might strike it rich in ways he never imagined.

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  The Orphanage Girls Reunited

  Mary Wood

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  The Orphanage Girls come back together in The Orphanage Girls Reunited, the second installment of the moving wartime saga set in London’s East End. From the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls, Mary Wood.Ellen. Abandoned by her father for the second time, left scarred from the orphanage, Ellen finally finds happiness and hope – reunited with her long-lost gran. But it cannot compensate for being torn apart from her beloved friends Ruth and Amy. When a devastating encounter leaves Ellen broken and desperate, she is forced to fight her past demons.Ruth. Ruth has found peace, building a new life as an actress and surrounded by new friends. But still she longs to be with Ellen and Amy, after everything they endured together in the orphanage. Amy was shipped to Canada with hundreds of other orphans – what hope have they of finding her?One wish comes true when Ruth’s acting career leads her to Ellen. No sooner than has the dust settled, war is on the horizon. Friendship locked them into each other’s her hearts forever.Will they find Amy? Can the Orphanage Girls ever reunite?

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  Rose in Bloom

  Louisa May Alcott

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  Rose Campbell returns as a young woman after traveling abroad, now facing the challenges of love, societal expectations, and personal growth. Surrounded by her extended family and seven spirited cousins, she navigates relationships, career aspirations, and moral dilemmas while staying true to her values. Alcott explores themes of independence, compassion, and the importance of inner strength, blending humor and wisdom in this heartwarming sequel to Eight Cousins . As Rose matures, she learns that true happiness comes from authenticity, kindness, and embracing one’s unique path in life.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Rudyard Kipling, D H Lawrence,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  The zenith of Empire is bookended by two catastrophic wars that slaughter vast swathes of humanity.  And yet authors manage to record and create fragile libraries of humanity, its talents, its dreams and increasingly its nightmares. 
   
  01 - The 20th Century - The English Men - An Introduction 
  02 - They by Rudyard Kipling 
  03 - The Rocking Horse Winner by D H Lawrence 
  04 - The Interlopers by Saki the pseudonym for H H Munro 
  05 - The Diary of a God by Barry Pain 
  06 - The Juryman by John Galsworthy 
  07 - The Kit Bag by Algernon Blackwood 
  08 - The Haunted Orchard by Richard Le Gallienne 
  09 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson 
  10 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James 
  11 - August Heat by W F Harvey 
  12 - The Matador of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett

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