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The Girl from Simon's Bay
Barbara Mutch
A seashell and a sealed letter form a tenuous connection to a forbidden wartime romance
1937. Simon’s Town is a vibrant and diverse community in a picturesque part of the Union of South Africa. At the heart of the town is the Royal Navy port, and Louise Ahrendts, daughter of a shipb...
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Swimming Home
Mary-Rose MacColl
The lone swimmer, turning over now to switch to a perfectly executed back crawl wasn't a man. It was a woman, a girl. It was Catherine. Of course it was Catherine.
1925. Fifteen-year-old Catherine Quick longs to strike out into the warm waters of her Australian home just as she's done sin...
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The Honeyfield Bequest
Anna Jacobs
1901, Wiltshire. Young Kathleen Keller is being forced into marriage with a man she despises by her cruel father. In an act of desperation, she runs away in a bid for a safer life, although one she might not have otherwise have chosen. But when tragedy strikes, Kathleen is left vulne...
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Winter Roses
Amy Myers
By the summer of 1916, there is still no end to the war in sight and in the Sussex village of Ashden, as elsewhere, optimism has given way to stoicism. In the year that follows, bereavements and shortages take their toll on village life.
While George Lilley leaves the Rectory to join the ...
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Songs of Spring
Amy Myers
Christmas 1917, and as the Lilley family gathers at the Rectory in the Sussex village of Ashden, the mood is far from festive. But while the sisters face heartache and the new year brings fresh tragedy, the Rectory opens its doors to a new world, its inhabitants strengthened by the g...
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