Blogs in September 2021

The Madonnas of Leningrad 8th September 2021

The Madonnas of Leningrad, the first novel by Seattle professor Debra Dean, is the story of Marina, a young museum docent who takes refuge in the Hermitage during the 1941 siege of Leningrad. The paintings and artifacts are gone,...

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The Photographer’s Wife 7th September 2021

It is 1920, and Palestine has just fallen into the hands of the British. 11 year old English girl Prudence is sent to Jerusalem to live with her father, a government architect who plans on redesigning the Holy City....

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Daughter of Deià 6th September 2021

When radio presenter Laura Lundon loses the job she adores – shortly after her beloved aunt’s death – things couldn’t get any worse. Until she learns a long-kept family secret. On discovering she was conceived in Mallorca, Laura faces...

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The Sacred Flame 6th September 2021

A reluctant Virgin. A married man on the verge of divorce. A cunning wife who will stop at nothing to protect her home. The fate of an empire lies within their hands. Ancient Rome, 216 BC For thirty years,...

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Bella Toscana 6th September 2021

Rome, Italy: “You are looking for love for a long time,” she says. “Your soul needs this. Without this love you are only half alive.” Toscana Blake’s enthusiasm for life has fizzled. Though she dreams of more, the ever-practical...

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