The Mallen Girl (The Mallen Trilogy) by Catherine Cookson from Robinson (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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Even as child Barbara was beautiful. But as her beauty grew, so did the affliction which shadowed it. She was becoming more and more deaf. Yet, living in an almost silent world, Barbara was protected from the knowledge which might otherwise have destroyed her - the secret of her own origins.
Her governess, Anna Brigmore, was haunted by this knowledge, and by the thought that it must one day be revealed to the girl she cherished as her own daughter.
The Mallen Girl - the second novel in the compelling trilogy which follows the fate of the Mallens through succeeding generations.
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One Apple Tasted by Josa Young from Elliott & Thompson (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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1982: Girl meets boy at a champagne-fuelled book launch. After they share a joke at a celebrity’s expense, nothing can ever be the same again.
1958: Two young women go to a ball in home-made dresses. When they catch the eye of their hostess’s sons, everything changes.
1939: A young woman sits crying in a Harley Street waiting room. When a motherly stranger offers her sanctuary, her life takes an unexpected twist.
Dora Jerusalem hits London and lands a coveted job as features assistant at glossy 'Modern Woman' magazine. When she falls for Guy Boleyn, happiness should be simple – but a long-buried secret lies in wait.
'One Apple Tasted' is a story about love, friendship and the moments that change the course of a life for good.
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The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia by Angus Roxburgh from I.B.Tauris (£1.49) is the Amazon UK
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Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed. Abroad, he has used Russia’s energy might as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on opponents, adamant that only he has the right vision for his country’s future._x000D_
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Former BBC Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia’s future under Vladimir Putin - how the former KGB man changed from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West’s respect but earned its fear, how he cracked down on his rivals at home and burnished a flamboyant personality cult, one day saving snow leopards or horse-back riding bare-chested, the next tongue-lashing Western audiences. Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews in Russia, where he worked for a time as a Kremlin insider advising Putin on press relations, as well as in the US and Europe, Roxburgh also argues that the West threw away chances to bring Russia in from the cold, by failing to understand its fears and aspirations following the collapse of communism.
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The Scribe by Antonio Garrido from AmazonCrossing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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The year is 799, and King Charlemagne awaits coronation as the Holy Roman emperor. But in the town of Würzburg, the young, willful Theresa dreams only of following in the footsteps of her scholarly father—a quiet man who taught her the forbidden pleasures of reading and writing. Though it was unthinkable for a medieval woman to pursue a career as a craftsperson, headstrong Theresa convinces the parchment-makers’ guild to test her. If she passes, it means access to her beloved manuscripts and nothing less than true independence. But as she treats the skins before an audience of jeering workmen, unimaginable tragedy strikes—tearing apart Theresa’s family and setting in motion a cascade of mysteries that Theresa must solve if she hopes to stay alive and save her family.
A fugitive in the wilderness, Theresa is forced to rely on her bravery, her uncommon education, and the compassion of strangers. When she encounters Alcuin of York, a wise and influential monk with close ties to Charlemagne, she believes her luck might have finally changed. But the biggest secret lies between Charlemagne and her father. Theresa moves ever closer to the truth, bent on reuniting with her beloved father, only to discover that her family’s troubles are inextricably entwined with nothing less than the fate of an empire.
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