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Angel's wish [Large Print Ed.] / Sheila Newberry.

Suffolk, 1924. After the death of her fiance in the field hospitals of France, Angel becomes nurse to the MacDonald family in the small village of Uffasham. Taking residence at the appropriately named Angel Inn, she is met by many new faces - and old ones, too. Edith, a fellow nurse from the war, while taking great interest in Angel's new life, refuses to let her forget her old one. As Angel grows closer to her employer, Robert, Edith threatens to expose a secret that could ruin everything. Can Angel ever be free to move on with her new life and her new family, or will the secrets of her past finally be revealed?
Author: Newberry, Sheila
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
386 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The burnout [Large Print Ed.] / Sophie Kinsella.

Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life (non-existent). Sasha has hit a brick wall. Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga and find solitude, she heads to the Devon resort she loved as a child. But it's off-season, the hotel is falling apart and now she has to share the beach with someone else: a grumpy, stressed-out guy called Finn. How can she commune with nature when he's sitting on a rock, watching her? Especially when they don't agree on burnout cures. (Sasha: manifesting, wild swimming, secret Mars bars; Finn: drinking whisky). But when curious messages start appearing on the beach, Sasha and Finn are forced to begin talking - about everything. What's the mystery? Why are they both burned out? What exactly is 'manifesting', anyway? They might discover that they have more in common than they think.
Author: Kinsella, Sophie
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
456 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Large Print - LP KINS - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 16 May 2024) - 010312406

Dark game [Large Print Ed.] / Rachel Lynch.

After a scandal forces DI Kelly Porter out of the Met, she returns to her home turf in the Lake District. Crimes in the Cumbrian constabulary tend to be of the minor sort, but Kelly begins work on a cold case that shocked the local community - the abduction and brutal murder of ten-year-old Lottie Davies. Meanwhile, Kelly is also investigating two seemingly straightforward crimes: a case involving an illegal immigrant, and a robbery following the death of local businessman Colin Day. But evidence comes to light that reveals a web of criminal activity beyond anything Kelly imagined. Behind the veneer of sleepy, touristy towns lies a dark and dangerous underworld. As Kelly threatens to expose those with much to lose, she risks paying the ultimate price to get to the truth.
Author: Lynch, Rachel
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2018.
418 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Detective Kelly Porter ; 1
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Death by Irish whiskey [Large Print Ed.] / Catie Murphy.

The competition for best whiskey in Ireland will be a publicity bonanza for the winner, and that means there are celebrities involved. Like boxer Angus McConal and Megan's friend Niamh, an up-and-coming actress who's teamed up with Megan's uncle, the retired Sligo harbormaster. But rivalries and revelries turn out to be a bad blend when McConal dies at a whiskey tasting. Megan promised her girlfriend she'd quit her amateur sleuthing, but with Niamh and her uncle as suspects, she's over a barrel. With her relationship on the rocks, Megan gets in even deeper when a second entrant in the competition is killed-and her investigation starts zeroing in on a suspect. Now she just needs proof.
Author: Murphy, C. E. (Catie E.)
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
305 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
The Dublin driver mysteries ; 5
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Hidden fires [Large Print Ed.] / Sairish Hussain.

Ramadan, 2017. Yusuf wakes up in the middle of the night to pray. His routine is always the same, but something tells him that tonight is different. Yellow flames blur Yusuf's vision, and the laughter of a small child echoes in his ears. But this time, the red, smoke-filled skies aren't just in his memory. Miles away, Rubi is also awake. On the television, she watches reports of a devastating fire in London. She is already anxious when her parents send her to stay with her Grandpa Yusuf, whose conservative house rules are almost as unbearable as the loneliness she feels at home. Yusuf's lifestyle does not gel with Rubi's. But when she finds him scared and confused one night, it becomes clear that there's more to her grandfather than Rubi ever considered. As Yusuf grapples with the past, Rubi is determined to save him. But the memories that are recovered are more painful than she could have imagined.
Author: Hussain, Sairish
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
434 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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An Italian island summer [Large Print Ed.] / Sue Moorcroft.

After her marriage falls apart, Ursula Quinn is offered the chance to spend the summer working at a hotel on a beautiful island off the coast of Sicily, Italy. Excited by a new adventure, she sets off at once. At Residenza dei Tringali, Ursula receives a warm welcome from everyone except Alfio, son of the Tringali family. He gave up his life in Barcelona to help his mother Agata with the ailing business, and is frustrated with Ursula's interference - and she in turn is less than impressed with his attitude. As they spend more time together, though, they begin to see each other in a different light. But what with Ursula's ex-husband on her tail, family secrets surfacing and an unexpected offer that makes Alfio question his whole life, there's plenty to distract them from one another. Can she face her past and he his future, and together make the most of their Sicilian summer?
Author: Moorcroft, Sue
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
423 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The little liar [Large Print Ed.] / Mitch Albom.

When the Nazis invade Salonika, Greece, eleven-year-old Nico Krispis is offered a chance to save his family. He is instructed to convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards the east, where they are promised jobs and safety. He dutifully goes to the station platform every day and reassures the passengers that the journey is safe. Only after it is too late does Nico discover that the people he loved would never return. In 'The Little Liar', Nico's story is interweaved with other individuals impacted by the occupation: his brother Sebastian, their schoolmate Fanni and the Nazi officer who radically changed their lives. As the decades pass, the consequences of what they endured come to light. Exploring honesty, survival, revenge and devotion, this is a timeless story about the harm we inflict with our deceits, and the power of love to redeem us.
Author: Albom, Mitch, 1958-
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
355 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Murder at a Scottish castle [Large Print Ed.] / Traci Hall.

With the summer days getting shorter in the seaside village of Nairn, the annual bagpiping competition at Ramsey Castle promises to be an end-of-season blowout. Paisley has snagged a special invitation from the dowager countess, who wants to showcase her cashmere goods in the castle gift shop, and she's brought her son Brody, Grandpa, and their black Scottish terrier Wallace. There's a fierce rivalry between Robert Grant, the Earl of Lyon, and last year's winner Jory Baxter, with Grant loudly vowing to show up the blowhard Baxter and claim clan bragging rights. But the reigning champion has barely put the reed to his lips when he turns red and collapses, soon to take his dying breath. DI Zeffer suspects foul play. With a possible murderer in their midst, the rest of Nairn won't breathe easy until Paisley applies her sleuthing skills to make sure justice is served and the killer pays the piper.
Author: Hall, Traci
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
390 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
A Scottish shire mystery ; 5
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Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Large Print - LP HALL - Onloan - Due: 13 Jun 2024 - 010312475

Operation Fortitude [Large Print Ed.] / Hilary Green.

France, 1944. Agent Kim Maxwell has a new mission. She's investigating the death of Bernard Leblanc, a local SOE leader. It looks like an accident, but Kim knows better. Her HQ is the Bistro Le Renard Rouge. The Red Fox. And the chef is none other than her lover and fellow agent Roland, AKA Foxy. But the Bistro soon attracts the custom of high-ranking German officers. Now Kim and Foxy are surrounded by the enemy, hiding in plain sight. Then Kim hears whispers of a code name: Enthaupten. Beheading. What are the Nazis planning? It's up to her to dig up the truth. But the Nazis' plot goes deeper than she could have ever imagined. They plan to murder the King of England, and they're closing in. Surrounded by spies and double agents, Kim doesn't know who to trust. She must use all of her wits to outsmart the plotters. The entire war effort is at stake should she fail.
Author: Green, Hilary, 1937-
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
401 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Kim Maxwell thrillers ; 2
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The place we call home [Large Print Ed.] / Faith Hogan.

Welcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed mills have created the finest wool in all of Ireland. Run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and how the mills came to be the Corrigan's is one of them.
Author: Hogan, Faith
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2020.
480 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Poppy's recipe for life [Large Print Ed.] / Heidi Swain.

Poppy's dreams of a perfect life are finally coming true. After a slight delay thanks to her irresponsible mother, she's moving into a cottage in coveted Nightingale Square. With access to the local community garden, she can make endless preserves and pickles, and she's surrounded by loving friends if not family. What more could she want? As the garden team rally together to win community space of the year, will the arrival of Poppy's troubled younger brother throw a spanner in the works? And what of her grumpy new neighbour, Jacob - is there a loving heart under that steely exterior?!
Author: Swain, Heidi
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2019.
440 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Nightingale Square ; 2
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Primrose Park [Large Print Ed.] / Christie Barlow.

Vet Molly has always been career driven and focused on caring for her animals, but when she meets a gorgeous mystery man at a conference and their connection is off the charts, well, one night off work won't hurt anyone - except the next morning he's vanished and all Molly knows about him is his first name. Three months later, back in Love Heart Lane, everyone loves the story of Molly's amazing one-night-stand. It's so unlike her! But when mystery man turns up walking his dog through Primrose Park and their night together seems to mean nothing to him, Molly needs her friends and neighbours more than ever. And especially when she's left with the most unexpected of surprises.
Author: Barlow, Christie
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2021.
410 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
The Love Heart Lane series ; 6
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Prince of legend [Large Print Ed.] / Jack Ludlow.

Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch, and just in time. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army, commanded by the fearsome General Kerbogha, is fast approaching. It soon becomes obvious that the Crusaders cannot hold out for long without falling prey to starvation. And for Bohemund and his nephew Tancred there is another difficulty: the dissent between the Crusade leaders has broken out into the open, with the wealthy Provencal magnate Raymond of Toulouse stirring up conflict. With the enemy Turks at his front and his warring peers at his back, can he gain the might city of Antioch once and for all?
Author: Ludlow, Jack, 1944-
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2013.
424 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
The Crusades series ; 3
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Rosalind [Large Print Ed.] / Jessica Mills.

Rosalind Franklin knows that to be a woman in a man's world is to be invisible. In the 1940s science is a gentleman's profession, and it appears there are plenty of colleagues who want to keep it that way. After being segregated at Cambridge, then ignored and put down in the workplace, she has no intention of being seen as a second-class citizen and throws everything into proving her worth. But despite her success in unlocking the very secret of life, the ultimate glory is claimed by the men she left in her wake. Inspired by the true story of a woman so many tried to silence, Rosalind is a tale of hope and perseverance, love and betrayal.
Author: Mills, Jessica
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
358 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The royal station master's daughters at war [Large Print Ed.] / Ellee Seymour.

Welcomed into the Saward family, Maria has secured herself a job as a maid for Queen Alexandra and is living with her family in a beautiful cottage on the Royal Sandringham estate. But when a mysterious relative turns up, seemingly on the run from the law, Maria's new-found happiness could be under threat. Meanwhile, World War I is raging, and the daughters of Harry Saward, the royal station master, are doing their bit for the war effort. Ada's beloved husband Alfie is away on the front line, leaving her to care for their young son alone. Beatrice, a nurse in a local cottage hospital, is faced with the daily horror of young men wounded in battle, whilst mourning the loss of her first love, Sam. And Jessie is transforming Queen Alexandra's flower garden at Wolferton Station into a vegetable plot to help with food shortages, all the while longing for the return of her sweetheart, Jack.
Author: Seymour, Ellee
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
444 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Royal station master's daughters ; 2
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The storyteller of Auschwitz [Large Print Ed.] / Siobhan Curham.

Auschwitz, 1942. Stumbling through the terrifying wrought iron gates of Auschwitz, Jewish author Etty Weil longs for her apartment overlooking the Seine, where she used to laugh with friends, her shelves full of records and her beloved typewriter by the wide window. Trapped inside the maze of barbed wire, she takes fourteen-year-old Danielle under her wing. Every evening, Etty tells Danielle stories, building a beautiful world of imagination and hope for Danielle to escape into. Soon, Etty realises that the other women in their cramped hut are listening too. But the more hope Etty gives Danielle, the more chances the young girl begins to take with her life, rebelling against the brutal SS guards and forcing Etty to protect her.
Author: Curham, Siobhan
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
412 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Large Print - LP CURH - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - 010312512

Lilith [Large Print Ed.] / Nikki Marmery.

Lilith and Adam are equal and happy in the Garden of Eden. But when Adam decides Lilith should submit to his will and lie beneath him, she refuses - and is banished forever from Paradise. Demonised and sidelined, Lilith watches in fury as God creates Eve, the woman who accepts her submission. But Lilith has a secret: she has already tasted the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Endowed with Wisdom, she knows why Asherah - God's wife and equal, the Queen of Heaven - is missing. Lilith has a plan: she will rescue Eve, find Asherah, restore balance to the world and regain her rightful place in Paradise.
Author: Marmery, Nikki
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
478 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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See them run [Large Print Ed.] / Marion Todd.

On the night of a wedding celebration, one guest meets a grisly end when he's killed in a hit-and-run. A card bearing the number '5' has been placed on the victim's chest. DI Clare Mackay, who recently moved from Glasgow to join the St Andrews force, leads the investigation. The following night another victim is struck down and a number '4' card is at the scene. Clare and her team realise they're against the clock to find a killer stalking the streets of the picturesque Scottish town and bent on carrying out three more murders. To prevent further deaths, the police have to uncover the link between the victims. But those involved have a lot more at stake than first meets the eye. If Clare wants to solve the case she must face her own past and discover the deepest secrets of the victims - and the killer.
Author: Todd, Marion
Large print edition.
Published: ©2019.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
390 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Detective Clare Mackay ; 1..
Detective Clare Mackay ; 1.
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Murder on Mistletoe Lane [Large Print Ed.] / Clara McKenna.

Taking on the responsibilities that come with being Lady Lyndhurst, Stella is eager to embrace yuletide traditions in the Edwardian English countryside and use her strong social influence for good. Her world becomes so consumed with starting a horse farm charity for the holidays that she barely notices the usual oddities attached to her upper-crust lifestyle. At least, not until items vanish from her bedroom and maligned housekeeper, Mrs. Nelson, becomes seriously ill - only to be found dead in the cold on Mistletoe Lane. Her suspicions mount when another person dies under strange circumstances. Then there's the case of Morrington Hall becoming plagued by false identities, secret affairs, and disgruntled employees - now, with two murders unfolding before their eyes in late December, Stella and Lyndy realize they can't fully trust anyone except for themselves while investigating.
Author: McKenna, Clara
Large print edition.
Published: ©2023.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
382 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Stella and Lyndy mystery ; 5.
Stella and Lyndy mystery ; 5
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Diva [Large Print Ed.] / Daisy Goodwin.

In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas is known simply as La Divina: the divine one. With her glorious voice, instinctive flair for the dramatic and striking beauty, she's the toast of the grandest opera houses in the world. Yet her fame has been hard won: raised in Nazi-occupied Greece by a mother who exploited her, Maria learned early in life how to protect herself. When she meets the fabulously rich shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, her isolation melts away. For the first time, she believes she's found a man who sees the woman rather than the legendary soprano. Desperately in love, Onassis introduces her to a life of unbelievable luxury, mixing with celebrities. And then, suddenly, it's over. The press announce that Onassis will marry the most famous woman in the world, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, leaving Maria to pick up the pieces.
Author: Goodwin, Daisy
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
475 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Year at the Star and Sixpence. Part one [Large Print Ed.] / Holly Hepburn.

When sisters Nessie and Sam inherit a little pub in a beautiful country village they jump at the chance to escape their messy lives and start afresh. But when they arrive at the Star and Sixpence, it's not quite what they imagined - it's pretty much derelict, ruined by debts, and it's going to be a huge job to get it up and running again. It's just before Christmas but they are determined to relaunch on New Year's Eve, to bring the new year in with a bang. But with nosy neighbours, miserable locals and no money to contend with, it's not going to be easy. And when the sisters' past comes back to haunt them, they start to think that the fresh start they needed is very far away indeed...
Author: Hepburn, Holly
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2016.
281 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Death and the sisters [Large Print Ed.] / Heather Redmond.

London, 1814: Mary Godwin and her stepsister Jane Clairmont, both sixteen, possess quick minds bolstered by an unconventional upbringing, and have little regard for the rules that other young ladies follow. Mary rejects the two paths that seem open to her - that of an assistant in her father's bookshop, or an ordinary wife. One evening, an opportunity arrives in the form of a dinner guest, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary finds their visitor handsome and compelling, but it is later that evening, after the party has broken up, that events take a truly intriguing turn.
Author: Redmond, Heather, 1969-
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
415 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Mary Shelley mystery ; 1.
Mary Shelley mystery ; 1
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The almost truth [Large Print Ed.] / Anne Hamilton.

When Alina's son, Fin, traces his long-absent birthfather, it's the catalyst for decades of secrets to implode in Alina's neatly ordered life. With the sudden appearance of Rory, and the ever-present pull of a very different life in Bangladesh, she's left reeling. Three relationships, all of them built on half-truths. All Alina can truly be sure of, is that you can choose your family, you just can't choose who they will turn out to be.
Author: Hamilton, Anne
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
428 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The rich list [Large Print Ed.] / Ben Saxon.

Jay Chopra, the world's second richest person, is dead; the result of an apparent tragic accident. Days later, the body of another prominent billionaire is discovered. Several years after his fiance's death, Special Agent Hogan is still trying to salvage his once flourishing career. Leading the task force assigned to the case of the century might be that chance. But powerful people want to keep the killer's identity hidden, and enemies lurk within the FBI. As his work and personal life collide, the investigation takes Hogan from Los Angeles to Miami and New York. Meanwhile the world's wealthiest continue to die. To win the race against time to stop the assassin, Hogan needs to start thinking like one - even if that might cost him his life.
Author: Saxon, Ben
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
459 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The revenge club [Large Print Ed.] / Kathy Lette.

Best friends Matilda, Penny, Sofia and Jo are approaching their sixties with flair until, one by one, their bubbles are burst. Matilda, a bestselling novelist, is dropped by her publisher; Penny is cut from her prime-time TV show in favour of her male co-host; Sofia's acting agent can only offer her menopause adverts and Jo - well Jo realised it's still a man's world a while ago. Confronted by a society that believes they're all past their amuse-by dates, the friends vow to face their non-entity crises together. Each has been trampled on by men, so - as the saying goes - if you can't beat them, join them. Let the revenge games begin!
Author: Lette, Kathy, 1958-
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
465 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The Highland girls at war [Large Print Ed.] / Helen Yendall.

The Lumberjills, the newest recruits in the Women's Timber Corps, arrive in the Scottish Highlands to a hostile reception from doubtful locals. The young women are determined to prove them wrong and serve their country - but they're also all looking for something more.Lady Persephone signed up to show everyone she's more than just a pretty face - but it'll take more than some charm and her noble credentials to win handsome Sergeant Fraser over. Tall, strong Grace has led a lonely life working on a croft, with just her mother for company. All she wants is to find her place in the world - even if that's a thousand miles from home. And Irene misses her husband terribly, so until he returns home from the frontline, she's distracting herself with war work. But one distraction too far leads to devastating consequences. Can the Lumberjills get through their struggles together - even when tragedy strikes?
Author: Yendall, Helen
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2022.
461 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The Sardinian story [Large Print Ed.] / Francesca Scanacapra.

Apennine Mountains, Italy, 1965 - Leonora Bacchetti was once a happy child. But at the age of seventeen she has become a wild and rebellious young woman who leaves her parents in despair when she runs away from home with a group of itinerant travellers. At first, Leonora keeps in touch with her mother and father, sending letters and postcards from different countries until, very abruptly, her correspondence stops. Eighteen years later, in the midst of a snowstorm, a stranger from Sardinia knocks on the door of Leonora's father's house. Now a widower, he has come to terms with never knowing what happened to his daughter. But everything changes when the unexpected visitor claims that he has new information. The two men quickly bond and gradually begin to piece together the truth about Leonora, provoking deep questions about her life and how they have lived their own.
Author: Scanacapra, Francesca
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
430 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The lifeline [Large Print Ed.] / Tom Ellen.

Will is sleepwalking thorugh life. He works a dead-end job and volunteers at an anonymous crisis line to avoid facing his own problems. Annie is sure she has her five-year plan all worked out. But when things start falling apart, she just needs someone who will listen. They're practically strangers but soon Will and Annie rely on their regular phone calls, challenging each other to be brave and rebuild their lives. They've found connection in the most unlikely of places but is it possible to fall in love with someone you've never met?
Author: Ellen, Tom
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2024.
434 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The lodgers [Large Print Ed.] / Eithne Shortall.

Tessa's life as an activist and volunteer worker takes a hit after a fall. At the ripe young age of 69, she's no longer able to live alone and decides to take in two lodgers for free. After the recent death of his brother, Conn is riddled with grief and determined to make amends. A free room seems too good to be true - until he meets the other lodger. Chloe arrives at Tessa's house to deliver a package and leaves with a room. But she takes an instant dislike to Conn, who refuses to say where he disappears to at night. With everyone so busy keeping their own secrets, the mysterious package is forgotten. It's addressed to Tessa's daughter who's been missing for 10 years - and only the contents of the package have the answer to what happened.
Author: Shortall, Eithne
Large print edition.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
Published: ©2023.
516 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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The Paris notebook [Large Print Ed.] / Tessa Harris.

When Katja Heinz secures a job as a typist in Hamburg working for Doctor Viktor's clinic, she doesn't expect to be writing up top secret medical records. Doctor Viktor treated soldiers for PTSD at the end of the first world war - and one of the patients was none other than Adolf Hitler. The notes in his possession declare Hitler unfit for office; exposing such a secret would destroy the Fuhrer's reputation, and perhaps even change the course of the war. Carefully typing out the notes and binding them in a leather book, Katja and Doctor Viktor head to Paris, seeking refuge in the Shakespeare and Company bookshop, whilst they attempt to find a publisher brave enough to print the controversial text. But Paris is full of German spies and Katja is being watched. The Nazi's have learnt of her plan, and will stop at nothing to destroy the notebook and get rid of those who know of the secret hidden inside.
Author: Harris, Tessa
Large print edition.
Published: ©2023.
Published: Rearsby, Leicester : WF Howes Ltd, 2024.
501 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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