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Sunburn
It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she's always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn't appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend. Lucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love. Fearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah. But with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. Neither will be easy, but only one will offer her happiness. Sunburn is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp. An atmospheric sapphic love story and coming-of-age novel.
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Heap Earth Upon It
In this follow up to the award winning Sunburn, a claustrophobic tale of obsession, family, and identity… In January, 1965, the growing town of Ballycrea has four new residents. The O’Leary siblings arrive in their new village under suspicious circumstances. Desperate to make a new start and leave their troubled life behind, the O'Learys offer few, contradicting details about their past. As they slowly settle in to town, the siblings are taken under the wing of Betty and Bill Nevan, a wealthy couple in their forties who have always wanted children. However, as one O’Leary sister grows close to Betty, lines are crossed and their intense relationship becomes difficult to define. All the while, the O’Leary’s buried secrets keep bubbling up, threatening to ruin their new future. Gothic, lush, and suspenseful, Chloe Michelle Howarth spins a tangled web that leaves you wondering who to trust until the very last page.
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Death And The Harlot
When information is power, secrets are worth lives. London, 1759 Lizzie Hardwicke has learned to escape her history and survive the perilous streets of Soho within the walls of Mrs Farley’s Bawdy House, a reputable brothel. But entertaining wealthy customers may not be so profitable when one of them is brutally murdered after a night with her. Lizzie must escape the investigator Davenport’s suspicious eye by solving the murder herself. But the deeper she goes, the more bodies pile up. From her customers to the doorman, everyone has something to hide. All Lizzie needs to do is find the person willing to kill for theirs, before they come for her. Death and the Harlot is the first instalment of the gripping and vividly imagined historical mystery series. Perfect for fans of Sarah Waters and Diana Gabaldon, echoing the atmospheric pull of a Nancy Drew-esque mystery.
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Talk The Walk - A Premarital Playbook
What actually holds a relationship together once the sparks of romance settle? In Talk the Walk, Prof Dr Minnu Bhonsle uses her decades of psychotherapy and counselling experience to guide couples through vital conversations that are tempting to avoid. From defining commitment to navigating finances to expectations for intimacy to long-term goals—this book allows you and your partner to define for yourselves what will help your relationship thrive. Designed to be an easy-to-understand workbook, it provides you with comprehensive prompts and handy space to reflect in writing as you use it in tandem with your partner. Whether you’re contemplating marriage, preparing for life after ‘I do’ or recalibrating years into your partnership, Talk the Walk equips you with the tools to build a life together on your own terms. A self-help guide to prepare premarital couples to go from “you and me” to “we”