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In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Fairley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant. By 1968 she is one of the richest women in the world - ruler of a business empire stretching from Yorkshire to the glittering cities of America and the rugged vastness of Australia. A Woman of Substance is as impossible to put down as it is to forget. This multi-million copy bestseller is truly a novel of our times.

Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honour begins with 13 year-old Blackie O’Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother’s brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as a navvy, amid the grand buildings and engineering triumphs of one of England’s most prosperous cities and starts to dream of greater things.

As students at the prestigious Anya Sedgwick School of Decorative Arts in Paris, Alexandra Gordon, Kay Lenox, Jessica Pierce and Maria Franconi share the challenges and excitement of developing their artistic talents to the fullest under Sedgwick's caring and demanding guidance. But once best friends, they part enemies, and after graduation they go their separate ways, pursuing careers and establishing lives in different corners of the world.

Victorian London is a place of wealth, privilege and poverty, a city of extremes. For James Falconer, who grew up as a barrow boy on a London market, it is a city of opportunity. Working his way up Henry Malvern’s trading company in Piccadilly, James faces fraud and betrayal. A fierce rivalry develops with Henry’s daughter and heir, Alexis – but their animosity masks a powerful attraction. Embarking on a love affair with the daughter of Russian émigrés, James’s life begins to transform.

Margo, the most brilliant political fixer in Chicago, has made her name helping others - but now she’s the one in trouble.... Just as she is about to board a plane with her husband, Jack, he vanishes. Stunned and devastated, Margo starts to investigate Jack’s past, using all her contacts and pulling in favours. But before long, she discovers how little she really knew about the man she married.

A glittering tale of a billionaire tycoon and the women who define him. Maximilian West: filthy rich, corporate raider and a man of almost mythical power, glamour and charm. He appears to have everything. But in reality Maximilian is riven with internal conflict and torn apart by personal doubts. Many women have loved Maxim, and many strive to reach his fortress heart. But only one woman holds the key that will unlock Maximilian's secret - and set his soul free....

Urchin at War is the first volume in the 1517 Publishing's Urchin Series about the extraordinary life story of a kid and high school dropout who became a sought-after newsman, who covered the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War, and ended up being a Lutheran lay theologian.

Television war correspondent Nicky Wells is a media superstar. Courageous, beautiful, and renowned for her hard-hitting reports from the world’s most dangerous trouble spots, her life is shattered when she loses the only man she ever truly loved - a dashing English aristocrat, Charles Devereaux. Nicky seeks solace in her work and in her friendship with photographer Cleeland Donovan and, after a romantic interlude in Provence, begins to think she may fall in love again.

As the clouds of war gather over Cavendon Hall, the next generation must step forward.... The great house of Cavendon Hall has stood on the Yorkshire moors for centuries. Two families, the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them, have been bound by loyalty since the first stone was laid. But when war looms, the survival of the great Cavendon estate must rest with the Earl's eldest daughter, Daphne, and her sister in-law, Cecily Swann.

A forgotten past hides the key to the future. Meredith Stratton, a 44 year old owner of six elegant international inns, is about to celebrate her daughter’s engagement. But her happiness is threatened as she begins to suffer from a strange illness that baffles everyone. Her doctor cannot find a physical cause for her debilitating symptoms. Desperate for answers, Meredith seeks the help of a psychiatrist. Through therapy Meredith peels back the layers of her life to discover the truth behind her most careful creation - herself.

From the internationally best-selling author of A Woman of Substance. Three generations of beautiful women and their journeys from rags to riches. Audra is an impoverished children's nanny from Leeds who sacrificed everything for her daughter. Christina is a talented art student who won world renown as a fashion designer - yet who has known heartache. Kyle is a rebellious young woman who chafes against her mother's success - and in whom her grandmother's spirit of duty and sacrifice is reborn.

The secrets of an aristocratic dynasty are about to be revealed.... London, 1949. The New Look is in, Princess Elizabeth's wedding has raised morale and the capital is filled with a new energy. The Earl of Mowbray's niece, Alicia Stanton, is making her mark in the glamorous film world. Alongside her, Victoria Brown, a wartime evacuee, is starting out as a fashion photographer. Life is full of opportunity. But at Cavendon Hall, the stately home where they both grew up, the Second World War has exacted a terrible price....

The Somme, 1916. James Falconer, once a barrow boy on a London market, stands in the trenches, awaiting the command to go over the top. Away from his business empire in London, he is simply a soldier, war the great leveller. But, unlike his men, and unknown to them, deep down, Falconer doesn’t care if he lives or dies. When a face from the past offers James the chance to repair his fractured relationship with his estranged daughter, Leonie, he must decide if he can hold different things dear – and make space in his life for love.

The next instalment in the dramatic new Ravenscar series from the international best-selling author of Woman of Substance. As Edward Deravenel stands alone on the rocky Ravenscar beach he counts his blessings. The war to end all wars is over; he and his brothers have survived. Now he can build Deravenels, the family business empire, into all he has dreamed of. Yet there is a thorn in his side – his reckless younger brother, George.

From the best selling author of A Woman of Substance comes an explosive novel about one woman's journey to success. Annette Remmington is a London art consultant and private dealer at the top of her game. When a rare and long-lost Rembrandt finds its way into her hands – and sells in a frantic and high profile auction - she is at the pinnacle of her career and becomes the most talked about art dealer in the world....

Secrets, drames et amours contrariées... Avec le second opus de "La Maison des Falconer", plongez de nouveau dans l'Angleterre victorienne. Londres, 1889. La métropole est en effervescence et voit coexister privilèges et grande pauvreté. Pour l'ambitieux James Falconer, qui a passé sa jeunesse sur les marchés, cette ville est celle de toutes les opportunités.

James travaille sans relâche aux côtés de son père, commerçant dans la célèbre Burlington Arcade. Les affaires sont florissantes et il ne compte pas s'arrêter là : intelligent, sociable et plein de charme, il est promis à un brillant avenir et en a l'ambition. Mais un accident vient mettre en péril ses projets. Alexis, elle, est l'unique héritière de l'entreprise familiale.

At 47, Stephanie Jardine is at the apex of her career and her life, running the American branch of Jardine’s, the prestigious Crown Jewellers of London. Having fully come to terms with her long widowhood, Stevie now draws emotional strength and contentment from her work and her family. Then, one day, an unexpected act of violence committed by a stranger on the other side of the world plunges Stevie into turmoil and despair.

Bill Fitzgerald is an acclaimed American television foreign correspondent. Exhausted after a long stint in Bosnia, he travels to Venice to meet Francis Xavier Peterson, an old friend. Whilst at the bar of the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal with Frankie, Bill is struck by the dark beauty of a young woman seated alone. Vanessa Stewart is a glass designer from New York who is visiting the glass-blowing works in Murano. The three expatriates meet and decide to celebrate Thanksgiving together. And that evening, full of warmth and camaraderie, begins an illicit though fateful love affair.

Charles Ingham - den 6. jarl af Mowbrays - fire døtre er alle yndefulde piger, men 17-årige Daphne er den smukkeste engelske rose af dem alle. Hendes skønne ydre skal sikre Ingham-familiens forsatte position i det engelske aristokrati. Men en sønderknusende begivenhed ryster Ingham-familien og hele godset Cavendon Hall og vender med et trylleslag op og ned på Daphnes strålende fremtidsudsigter.