Caroline Lea
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Language
English
Description
In the wake of the Allies' victory in North Africa, 1,000 Italian soldiers have been sent to a remote island off the Scottish coast to wait out the war. Their arrival has divided the island's community. Nerves frayed from three years of war and the constant threat of invasion, many locals fear the enemy prisoners and do not want them there. Where their neighbors see bloodthirsty enemies, however, orphaned sisters Dorothy and Constance see sick and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown Award In the tradition of Jane Eyre and Rebecca--The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea in which a young woman follows her new husband to his remote home on the Icelandic coast in the 1680s, where she faces dark secrets surrounding the death of his first wife amidst a foreboding landscape and the superstitions of the local villagers. Rósa has always dreamed of living a simple life alongside...
3) Prize women
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Toronto 1926, a childless millionaire leaves behind a controversial will in which the recipient of his fortune will be the woman who bears the most children in the 10 years after his death--a bequest that has dramatic consequences for the lives of two women."--