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List view record 1: Bound by her baby revelationList view anchor tag for record 1: Bound by her baby revelation
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The collapsing wave

Johnstone, Douglas, 1970-2024
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Six months since the earth-shattering events of THE SPACE BETWEEN US, the revelatory hope of the aliens' visit has turned to dust and the creatures have disappeared into the water off Scotland's west coast. Teenager Lennox and grieving mother Heather are being held in New Broom, a makeshift US mi...
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The descent

Hardisty, Paul E.2024
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Kweku Ashworth is a child of the cataclysm, born on a sailboat to parents fleeing the devastation. Growing up in a world forever changed, his only connection to the events that set the Earth on its course to disaster are the stories his step-father, now long-dead, recorded in his manuscript, The ...
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The door-to-door bookstore

Henn, Carsten, 1973-2024
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Carl may be 72 years old, but he's young at heart. Every night he goes door-to-door delivering books by hand to his loyal customers. He knows their every desire and preference, carefully selecting the perfect story for each person. One evening as he makes his rounds, nine-year-old Schascha appear...
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Elsie's wartime wish

MacLean, Carol2024
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Elsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in a Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow with her mother and little sister, Jessie, isn't easy - not least because her mother spends most days in a drunken stupor. But life gets harder still when their mother dies suddenly, leaving Jessi...
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Evie's story

Broady, Sylvia2024
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1942. Determined to do her bit for the war effort, Yorkshire lass Evie Sinclair leaves her island home to become an ack-ack gunner girl, defending Britain from Luftwaffe attacks. Evie embarks on a gruelling training programme with fellow recruits Lily and Gloria - and the three become firm friend...
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The excitements

Wray, C. J.2024
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Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their 90s, Josephine and Penny are in demand at commemorative events. Despite their age, they're in great form - sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next 'excitement'. This time it's a trip to Pari...
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The Guernsey girls

Wood, Mary, 1945-2024
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After the hard work of being a maid at Wallington Manor in the lead-up to Christmas, Annie is very excited at the prospect of going home to Bethnal Green. She has missed her family, but the money she earns keeps them all afloat. Olivia, is from the island of Guernsey and is visiting her aunt at W...
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The home front girls

Bavin, Susanna2024
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Manchester, 1940: the minute war was declared, best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home guard. An Auxiliary Fire Service girl by night, Sally ends up stationed at the salvage depot by day. When Sally meets Andrew, a quiet carpenter with a heart-breaking smile, she finally feels as tho...
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