Harry Barnett thought he had left his military career behind, so he is startled when two figures from his past turn up on his doorstep after fifty years. On a reuinion in a Scottish castle, one of them uncovers an extraordinary secret and he becomes convinced that they will never leave the castle alive...
Month: October 2014
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Sea of Poppies (2008) is a novel by Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2008. The story is set prior to the First Opium War, on the banks of the holy river Ganges and in Calcutta.
The Killing Place by Tess Gerritsen
Twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. Meals remain untouched on dining room tables. Cars are still parked in garages. The human occupants have vanished, seemingly into thin air.
Facing the Light by Adele Geras
An extended family gathers in late August to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of its formidable matriarch, Leonora. When all the guests have gone their separate ways, two shocking past events have come to light, to rock complacency and change for ever the lives of Leonora and her daughters.
A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George
A Place of Hiding, bestselling novelist Elizabeth George marks new territory in the darker landscapes of human relationships. She tells a gripping, suspenseful story of betrayal and devotion, war and remembrance, love and loss...and the higher truths to which we must all ultimately answer.
The Mysteries of Glass by Sue Gee
At the centre of The Mysteries of Glass is a sensitive, beautifully restrained love story.
The Mysteries of Glass by Sue Gee
At the centre of The Mysteries of Glass is a sensitive, beautifully restrained love story.
Scandal of the Season by Sophie Gee
London, 1711. As the rich, young offspring of the city's most fashionable families þll their days with masquerade balls and clandestine court-ships, Arabella Fermor and Robert, Lord Petre, lead the pursuit of pleasure.
Scandal of the Season by Sophie Gee
London, 1711. As the rich, young offspring of the city's most fashionable families þll their days with masquerade balls and clandestine court-ships, Arabella Fermor and Robert, Lord Petre, lead the pursuit of pleasure.
The White Family by Maggie Gee
Alfred White, a London park-keeper, rules his home with a mixture of ferocity and tenderness that has estranged his three children. But family ties are strong, and when Alfred collapses on duty one day, they rush to be with him.