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The Scarlet Sisters

My nanna’s story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames

by Helen Batten ...

‘Oh my goodness – another girl Mrs Swain!’Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life.What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red ... Read more

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‘Oh my goodness – another girl Mrs Swain!’Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life.What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red
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Sisters of the East End

by Helen Batten ...

'A second's silence and then an almighty scream. It was the most moving thing I had ever seen . A baby, a real live baby, another human life had entered the world. It didn't seem possible and yet I had witnessed it with my very own eyes.'Born into a happy working-class North London family in the mid-twentieth century, Katie is determined to 'do something' with her life. Working in the impoverished ... Read more

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'A second's silence and then an almighty scream. It was the most moving thing I had ever seen . A baby, a real live baby, another human life had entered the world. It didn't seem possible and yet I had witnessed it with my very own eyes.'Born into a happy working-class North London family in the mid-twentieth century, Katie is determined to 'do something' with her life. Working in the impoverished
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The Improbable Adventures of Miss Emily Soldene

Actress, Writer, and Rebel Victorian

by Helen Batten ...

'A vivid tale of a woman born for the stage, stardom and scandal' - Holly Kyte, author of Roaring Girls: The Forgotten Feminists of British History'One of the most irrepressible women I've come across'- Jane Robinson, author of Ladies Can't Climb Ladders'I rode on the stage in such style, that the men in front forgot I was a girl, and also forgot to laugh.'From humble beginnings with the threat of ... Read more

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'A vivid tale of a woman born for the stage, stardom and scandal' - Holly Kyte, author of Roaring Girls: The Forgotten Feminists of British History'One of the most irrepressible women I've come across'- Jane Robinson, author of Ladies Can't Climb Ladders'I rode on the stage in such style, that the men in front forgot I was a girl, and also forgot to laugh.'From humble beginnings with the threat of
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The Scarlet Sisters

My nanna’s story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames

by Helen Batten ...

Narrated by Annie Aldington ...

Unabridged

11 hours 36 min

‘Oh my goodness – another girl Mrs Swain!’Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life.What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red ... Read more

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‘Oh my goodness – another girl Mrs Swain!’Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life.What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red
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The Improbable Adventures of Miss Emily Soldene

Actress, Writer, and Rebel Victorian

by Helen Batten ...

Narrated by Jilly Bond ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Emily Soldene's life spanned the entire Victorian era. As both leading lady and a formidable impresario with her own opera company, she was a darling of London's music halls and theatre land, later reinventing herself as a journalist and writer. From humble working-class beginnings, Emily's fiery ambition would see her counting the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Charles Dickens as friends and ... Read more

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Emily Soldene's life spanned the entire Victorian era. As both leading lady and a formidable impresario with her own opera company, she was a darling of London's music halls and theatre land, later reinventing herself as a journalist and writer. From humble working-class beginnings, Emily's fiery ambition would see her counting the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Charles Dickens as friends and
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Sisters of the East End

by Helen Batten ...

Narrated by Annie Aldington ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

‘A second’s silence and then an almighty scream. It was the most moving thing I had ever seen … A baby, a real live baby, another human life had entered the world. It didn’t seem possible and yet I had witnessed it with my very own eyes.’Born into a happy working-class North London family in the mid-twentieth century, Katie is determined to ‘do something’ with her life. Working in the impoverished ... Read more

$13.65 USD

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‘A second’s silence and then an almighty scream. It was the most moving thing I had ever seen … A baby, a real live baby, another human life had entered the world. It didn’t seem possible and yet I had witnessed it with my very own eyes.’Born into a happy working-class North London family in the mid-twentieth century, Katie is determined to ‘do something’ with her life. Working in the impoverished
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Broken Heartlands

A Journey Through Labour's Lost England

by Sebastian Payne ...

Narrated by Sebastian Payne ...

Unabridged

12 hours

Broken Heartlands is an essential and compelling political road-trip through ten constituencies that tell the story of Labour’s red wall, by Sebastian Payne – an award-winning journalist and Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times.The Times Political Book of the YearA Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Daily Mail and FT B**ook of the Year****'**Immensely<... ... Read more

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Broken Heartlands is an essential and compelling political road-trip through ten constituencies that tell the story of Labour’s red wall, by Sebastian Payne – an award-winning journalist and Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times.The Times Political Book of the YearA Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Daily Mail and FT B**ook of the Year****'**Immensely<...
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The Hidden Years

Discover the captivating novel from the million-copy bestseller Rachel Hore

by Rachel Hore ...

'A dramatic, warm-hearted, wonderfully written read' DAILY MAIL'Gorgeous*' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING****'***A gripping read' HELLO!Sunday Times bestseller Rachel Hore’s captivating novel of secrets, loss and betrayal - set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s.When talented musician Gray Robinson persuades Belle ... ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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'A dramatic, warm-hearted, wonderfully written read' DAILY MAIL'Gorgeous*' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING****'***A gripping read' HELLO!Sunday Times bestseller Rachel Hore’s captivating novel of secrets, loss and betrayal - set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s.When talented musician Gray Robinson persuades Belle ...
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The Book of Beginnings

by Sally Page ...

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes an utterly beautiful and charming novel full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered …Her new chapter starts now …Jo Sorsby is hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle’s beloved stationery shop. Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes and browse ... Read more

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From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes an utterly beautiful and charming novel full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered …Her new chapter starts now …Jo Sorsby is hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle’s beloved stationery shop. Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes and browse
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The Stepmother

A completely addictive, page-turning psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Ex-Wife

by Sally Rigby, Amanda Ashby ...

BRAND NEW FROM SALLY RIGBY AND AMANDA ASHBYShe’ll do anything to protect her family…From the moment I met Nathan, a widower with two small children, I knew I would do anything for him. Sam and Sienna were both desperate for a mother and I knew I was perfect for them. I would raise them as my own, love them like my own.I would die for them.So when a missing teenager is found lying on the side of ... Read more

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BRAND NEW FROM SALLY RIGBY AND AMANDA ASHBYShe’ll do anything to protect her family…From the moment I met Nathan, a widower with two small children, I knew I would do anything for him. Sam and Sienna were both desperate for a mother and I knew I was perfect for them. I would raise them as my own, love them like my own.I would die for them.So when a missing teenager is found lying on the side of
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The Barefoot Child

by Cathy Sharp ...

Series Book 2 - The Children of the Workhouse
The heart-breaking and compelling new book set in a Victorian workhouse from the author of the The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetWhen Lucy and her brother, Joshua, are orphaned, it falls to Joshua to provide for them both, but he is barely into his teens and in his naivety, falls prey to bad influences and drink. Lucy is desperate to avoid the workhouse, but when Joshua loses their meagre savings ... Read more

$8.49 USD

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The heart-breaking and compelling new book set in a Victorian workhouse from the author of the The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetWhen Lucy and her brother, Joshua, are orphaned, it falls to Joshua to provide for them both, but he is barely into his teens and in his naivety, falls prey to bad influences and drink. Lucy is desperate to avoid the workhouse, but when Joshua loses their meagre savings
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Over My Dead Body

'I couldn't put this fabulous, first class, five star read down.' JANICE HALLETT

by Maz Evans ...

'Laugh-out-loud hilarious, moving and life affirming. How can one book be so many things? I couldn't put this fabulous, first class, five star read down.' JANICE HALLETT'Hilarious, life-affirming and compulsively readable all at once' THE OBSERVER'A triumph...there are also moving moments amid the hilarity' DAILY MIRRORHello? Can you hear me? Probably not. I'm Dr Miriam Price . . . and I'm dead... ... Read more

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'Laugh-out-loud hilarious, moving and life affirming. How can one book be so many things? I couldn't put this fabulous, first class, five star read down.' JANICE HALLETT'Hilarious, life-affirming and compulsively readable all at once' THE OBSERVER'A triumph...there are also moving moments amid the hilarity' DAILY MIRRORHello? Can you hear me? Probably not. I'm Dr Miriam Price . . . and I'm dead...
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