June: 834 books

Evicted from the slums of Gateshead in north-eastern England, Rosa and her family travel to Newcastle where they are reluctantly taken in by her mother’s estranged sister.  Doris Graham is soon to regret this act of kindness as she sees her beautiful home destroyed by the Fenwick family – apart...

The last thing Patrick Flynn wants is another mouth to feed, so he does his best to ensure that Billy does not survive. But survive he does, with the help of a warm-hearted prostitute and Laura Caldwell, the daughter of a wealthy local family. Patrick deserts his family and Billy struggles to eke...

Following the death of her parents, Sophie is sent to live with relatives in London, where she is treated like a servant. Later, her chance to escape an imposed life of hardship comes in the form of Daniel Clayton – a formidable explorer and photographer. Sophie agrees to his proposal of a loveless...

Wild and beautiful, Gwyneth Johns is a Patagonian with a scandalous past that shocks the Victorian ladies of the small pioneering town in the Valdes Peninsula. She has sworn never to let any man get close, but her resolve is weakened by handsome Spaniard, Miguel, who is not all he seems. Then, new...

Holly is excited and feeling the Christmas spirit as she walks into work, fully expecting to hear that she has been promoted. Everyone says she well deserves to move up the ladder of success. However, disappointment awaits when she discovers that a stranger has been promoted over her head –...

First published in 1948, when it was the best-selling mystery of the year in the author’s native Australia, Murder in the Telephone Exchange stars feisty young operator Maggie Byrnes. When one of her more unpopular colleagues is murdered - her head bashed in with a “buttinski,” a piece of equipment...

Will she get another chance at happiness? Flora Cooke is struggling to raise her children alone amidst the ruins of war-torn Liverpool. With her husband, Tom, away fighting in the Second World War, she has only her unreliable sister to help her and she has almost given up hope. She is completely...

Through the Eyes of an Eating Disorder is an intimate collection of true stories offering an inside look at a powerful, biologically influenced illness as seen through the eyes of 13 women who live with anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating. Filled with answers to poignant questions, readers...

Some of the benefits of yoga meditation relaxation are physical in nature and practicing these techniques can improve the entire health of your body. As you continue to use yoga and contemplation, you will find that your blood pressure is lowered, you lose unneeded weight, strength and posture improves,...

Cette nouvelle collection "Délicieuses surprises", rassemble les récits de situations érotiques imprévues, qui entraînent des ébats sensuels empreints de jouissances intenses et surprenantes... Jordane et Kenan, deux fringants cinquantenaires, Libres tous deux, au hasard du...

#LifeChange is based on a dream from the Lord that was set in a very dark, dreary dystopian world. The narrator gives a glimpse of life lived in darkness. Join in the journey, and let the dream reveal the struggles that some face from every day. You will see how some people interpret the light as...

Regional Writing and the Puzzles of Place-Time is a study of literary regionalism. It focuses on the fiction of the United States and considers the place of the genre in world literature. Regionalism is usually understood to be a literature bound to the local, but this study explores how regional...

This text reveals the diversities which continue to shape women's beliefs and experiences. It includes debates on women and nationalisms, women and social policy, sexuality, black studies and ethnic studies, women and education, women and cultural production and women's studies and gender studies.

A snippet view into the lives of women through a series of shorts inspired by picture prompts, introducing the reader to the author's writing style.