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21) The fair vision
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Publisher
Gunsmoke
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Eleanor Stewart takes the American frontier story back to its roots in her first novel, a tale of journeying to a new, unknown, and untamed land.
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Publisher
Headline Review
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Abbey Andersen is the last person to go looking for change. Yes, it's tough that she barely sees her mother these days - but in San Francisco she has great friends, a steady relationship and a job she enjoys. When Abbey is contacted by Irish lawyer Ryan Gilligan she learns in an instant everything she believed about her roots is a lie. She must tra
23) The villa
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Publisher
Paragon
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Large print ed. Pbk.
Description
Initially resistant to her daughter, Tess, going back to her roots, Flavia realises the secrets from her past are about to be revealed and decides to try to explain her actions.
24) All at sea
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Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Bernard Finch has come a long way from his small-town American roots. Bernard had some trouble in college, so he flew to Europe, where he enjoyed an agreeable life in Rome. That is, until his lover and protector died, leaving Bernie penniless. It was time to re-invent himself. Originally published: 2010
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A lucky harbor novel volume 6
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Grace had a great life in New York, until it shattered. Finding out at age 30 that you're adopted will do that to a person. With everything she once believed in yanked out from beneath her feet, Grace travels across the country to find herself. She goes looking for roots, but what she finds is much, much more.
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Publisher
Harlequin MIRA
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Daisy Driscoll is working as a qualified Sister in Brighton. The war may be over, but Daisy's heart is in turmoil. Abandoned in childhood and haunted by the experience of her first marriage, Daisy no longer trusts anyone. Convinced the roots of her identity lie in India, and desperate to find the truth, Daisy leaps at the chance to leave her lonely
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Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2013
Description
A cookbook of delicious Italian recipes, tying in to a new primetime ITV series. Join Gino D'Acampo as he heads back to his roots in Naples, the land of limoncello and al fresco dining. Having grown up in southern Italy and been raised on its food, Gino is our passionate guide to the delights of Italian cuisine.
28) Romany and Tom
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Circus
Pub. Date
2014
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Description
Both Ben Watt's personal journey and a portrait of his parents, 'Romany and Tom' is a vivid story of the post-war years, ambition and stardom, family roots and secrets, life in clubs and in care homes. It is also about who we are, where we come from, and how we love and live with each other for a long time.
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Publisher
Allen Lane
Pub. Date
2011
Description
The author tells the story of the final year of the First World War, and goes to the roots of this dramatic reversal of fortune, analysing the reasons for Allied success and the collapse of Germany and its partners. Everything from food supply to finance, from strategy to technology, logistics and morale is explored.
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Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2015
Description
It all seemed so simple: a murder; an obvious suspect; a shaky alibi: DI McLusky never had it so good. Until a second killing challenges all his earlier assumptions. With every new piece of evidence McLusky brings to light, the case becomes more complicated. Does it have its roots in a disappearance eighteen years earlier, or is it firmly based in
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Publisher
Michael O'Mara
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Luke Thorpe is a 15-year-old wimp. Excellent at maths and awful at sport. Yet, mysterious and uncontrollable changes in his behaviour and appearance are threatening to rocket him out of obscurity. Join Luke on a journey of discovery, embarrassing mishaps and hilarity as he gets to the bottom of his werewolf roots.
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Brother Cadfael volume 16
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Brother Cadfael is called from his herb garden to investigate a murder which seems to have its roots in heresy.
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1927. The discovery of the remains of a middle-aged man buried beneath the snow in the grounds of Maxtead Court, home of the wealthy Scroope family, triggers a series of murders and an intriguing mystery whose roots lie in South Africa and a shocking incident during the Boer War more than 20 years before.
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John Blake
Description
From his humble roots in north London through his days as an electrician, this biography traces the life of one of Britain's favourite actors - Sir David Jason. It is based on the actor's own memories, as well as recollections from friends, relatives and co-stars of both stage and screen. Previous ed.: 2010
35) Swing time
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Two brown girls dream of being dancers - but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either... Dazzlingly energetic and deeply human, Swing Time is a story about friendship and music...
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Over one short weekend, when musician Scott and children's author Frankie meet by chance, a profound connection is made. Their homes are thousands of miles apart: Frankie and her children live by the coast of North Norfolk while Scott?s roots lie deep in the mountains of British Columbia. Against all advice, they decide to see where this might go. Over oceans and time zones, they make sacrifices and take risks, discovering along the way new truths...
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Jackson Brodie volume 4
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A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a purchase she hadn?t bargained for. One moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy?s humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracy?s Faustian exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned...
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Agatha Raisin volume 3
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Agatha goes digging where she shouldn't ... Agatha is taken aback when she finds a new woman ensconced in the affections of her attractive bachelor neighbour, James Lacey. The beautiful Mary Fortune is superior in every way, especially when it comes to gardening - and with Carsely Garden Open Day looming, Agatha feels this deficiency acutely. So when Mary is discovered murdered, buried upside down in a pot, Agatha seizes the moment and immediately...
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Tony Hill and Carol Jordan volume 3
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The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV?s Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. The hunt for a serial killer leads from Britain through Europe in this terrifying psychological thriller. A twisted killer targeting psychologists has left a grisly trail across Europe. Dr Tony Hill, expert at mapping the minds of murderers, is reluctant to get involved. But then the next victim is much closer...
40) Cry wolf
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In the winter of 1935, Mussolini's army threatens to annihilate the almost defenceless people of Abyssinia. Two adventurers - one a big Texan, the other a stylish Englishman - strike a deal to deliver weapons to fight the Italians. Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1976
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