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Author
Publisher
Saga Press
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
Judith Rice leaves her childhood home to escape an abusive family environment and settles in a remote wooded area of southern Georgia. She takes refuge in an isolated, deteriorating house associated with a violent past and local supernatural traditions. Over time, Judith develops a life centered on self-reliance, healing practices, and coexistence with the spirits believed to inhabit the land. After more than a decade of relative solitude, Judith's...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After a bad break-up and a health diagnosis of Lupus earlier this year, Savannah takes an impulsive trip to her favorite aunt's home, where she spent childhood summers. When she arrives, Savannah is surprised to see the house overflowing with books and the garden overflowing with roses. Aunt Eleanor recommends books to her visitors, including Savannah, which help them grow and blossom-just like the flowers she nurtures with so much care. While soul-searching...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing - and ideally, very little thinking. She is sent to a nondescript office building where she is tasked with watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspected of storing contraband goods. But observing someone for hours on end can be so inconvenient and tiresome. How will she stay awake?...
Author
Publisher
Bookouture
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Tess and Orla have been best friends throughout most of their adult lives. So when life gave them lemons and their loved ones let them down, they pooled their resources and bought a dressmakers shop on the corner of Penny Lane. And they've been doing just fine ever since. But one day, while studying her tired eyes and shapeless figure in the mirror, sixty-two-year-old Tess realised that she doesn't want her life to be just fine anymore. She wants...
385) The world at my feet
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"1990. Harriet is a journalist. Her job takes her to dangerous places, where she asks questions and tries to make a difference. But when she is sent to Romania, to the state orphanages the world is only just learning about, she is forced to rethink her most important rule... 2018. Ellie is a gardener. Her garden is her sanctuary, her pride and joy. But, though she spends long days outdoors, she hasn't set foot beyond her gate for far too long. Now...
Author
Publisher
HQ
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Oxfordshire, 1362. When Lily Barden discovers her best friend Johanna's hand in marriage is being awarded as the main prize at a tournament, she is determined to stop it. Disguised as a knight, she infiltrates the contest, preparing to fight for Jo's hand. But her conduct ruffles feathers, and when a dangerous incident escalates out of Lily's control, Jo must help her escape. Finding safety with a local brewster, Lily and Jo soon settle into a rhythm...