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This novel blends romance and the paranormal using the vivid historical setting of 20th century Britain, moving from the turbulences of the suffragette movement to the adversity of the of both the first and second world war.
span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Set against the historical backdrop of the social and political changes of the first half of the 20th century including both the first and second world wars, we follow the tragic lives of the working class Clarke family as they experience , loss and the horrors of war. Their eldest daughter Frances is a lonely and unusual girl who lives a better life in her mind and feels a greater connection to the spirits of her deceased sisters, Josephine and Ruby than those around her. As Frances grows older the in | |  | | President Fionn
'See this fella? He was named after Fionn mac Cumhaill, king of the ancient Irish warriors! He'll be the next President of America; indeed he will!'
Sspan style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">et in 1930's Ireland, Fionn Connolly is an eight year old boy with the imagination to move mountains. He lives in the Liberties, in South West Dublin, Ireland with his mother and his older sister, his father having absconded to America some time ago. Naming him after Fionn Mac Cumhaill hero of Irish legend, Fionn's grandfather has big plans for him, hoping that he will have the courage to make the trip to America that he wishes he'd made himself. His Grandfather dreams of Fionn one day becoming President of |
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Shanghai Escapist
by Robert Liu
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 Shanghai Escapist grabs the faint-of-heart right from the get-go and serves up an ultimatum: What would you do if caught in the same circumstances? From the opening scene, the reader is tossed into the maze of daily intrigue as it existed in 1960s-70 |
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