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  David Copperfield

  Charles Dickens

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  In one of his most energetic and enjoyable novels, Dickens tells the life story of David Copperfield, from his birth in Suffolk, through the various struggles of his childhood, to his successful career as a novelist. The early scenes are particularly masterful, depicting the world as seen from the perspective of a fatherless small boy, whose idyllic life with his mother is ruined when his mother marries again, this time to a domineering and cruel man. The novel is partly modeled on Dickens’s own experiences, but that is not to say that it is in any way a direct autobiography. Indeed, one of the great joys of the book lies in its outlandish cast of characters, which includes the glamorous Steerforth, the cheerful, verbose Mr. Micawber, the villainous Uriah Heep, and David’s eccentric aunt, Betsey Trotwood. Dickens described it as his ‘ favorite child’ among his novels.

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  Ordeal of the Mountain Man

  William W. Johnstone

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  Ordeal Of The Mountain Man Revenge On The Outlaw Trail . . .The Wyoming tinderbox of Muddy Gap is feeling none too friendly ever since the Grubbs gang tore through on a hellraising rampage. And it's far from over. Because what the vicious Utah Jack Grubbs would really kill for just rode into town: Smoke Jensen . . . and a small fortune in rawhide.Smoke needed a break from driving a herd of remounts north when he showed up in Muddy Gap. Now, he's on the run again, headed for the Montana wilds—with Grubbs and his men shadowing his trail. As if that wasn't trouble enough, Chief Iron Claw's bloodthirsty Cheyenne warriors have just appeared on the horizon. It isn't long before a war between the white man's greed and the red man's savagery turns the peaceful Bighorn Mountains into a simmering powderkeg.Caught in the middle—with no way out—Smoke Jensen is just the man to set off the explosion.Either way, this mountain man could end up dead . . .Contains mature themes.

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  The Empty Greatcoat

  Rebecca F. John

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  When Francis House enlists in the British Army in 1907, at the tender age of fifteen years and three months, he is not thinking about war. He imagines he simply wants to earn his stripes – to ease his traumatised father's Boer War memories, or perhaps to please his favourite sister, Lily, with whom he has always dreamt of adventure. But he soon discovers that simply becoming a soldier is not enough and, against the advice of his sergeant, he determines to seek out a real fight. Wading ashore at Gallipoli seven years later, Francis thinks he might just have found the site of his greatest opportunity. Here, he thinks, he might finally prove himself a man. First, though, he must find his missing friend Berto.
  He needs to say sorry. He cannot yet imagine the ghosts that might stand in his way.

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  Master of Rome (Masters of the...

  John Stack

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  A stirring adventure novel set amid the tumultuous clashes between the Roman and Carthaginian empires, battling for control of the Mediterranean, north Africa and Rome itself. 
  Atticus, the young Greek captain, is now a commander of the growing Roman navy, blockading a port near Tunis, when the Roman legions suffer terrible defeat by the triumphant Carthaginian army, spearheaded by the elephant charges. He and his ships escape together with the main body of the Roman fleet out manoevred by the more skillful Carthaginians and then caught and almost completely annhilated by a terrible storm. 
  Atticus and his crew are among the handful of survivors and being the messenger of this news to the Senta in Rome brings Atticus into political troubles, almost as stormy as the sea. He begins to feel not onlt that a greek will never be accepted by the Romans but also that the behaviour of many, noth politicians and soldiers, is such that he is not sure that he wants to be a Roman. 
  Full of dramatic battles by land and sea, led by tremendous characters on both sides, MASTER OF ROME is a powerful novel, the third in this bestselling series by a born storyteller. 
  The historical fiction genre is masterfully represented in MASTER OF ROME by John Stack, where the top echelons of the Roman and Carthaginian empires clash in a tumultuous battle for control. The narrative is a testament to the author's ability to weave a tale that is as engaging as it is informative. 
  For fans of K. M. Ashman (Roman II – The Rise of Caratacus), and Simon Scarrow (Under the Eagle).

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  The Path to the Sea

  Liz Fenwick

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  Sometimes going home is just the beginning… 
  ‘Vivid and beautifully written, Liz Fenwick is a gifted storyteller’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author 
  'Atmospheric, emotional and full of mystery – an absolute pleasure from page one' Veronica Henry, Sunday Times bestselling author 
  Boskenna, the beautiful, imposing house standing on the Cornish cliffs, means something different to each of the Trewin women. 
  For Joan, as a glamorous young wife in the 1960s, it was a paradise where she and her husband could entertain and escape a world where no one was quite what they seemed – a world that would ultimately cost their marriage and end in tragedy. 
  Diana, her daughter, still dreams of her childhood there – the endless blue skies and wide lawns, book-filled rooms and parties, the sound of the sea at the end of the coastal path – even though the family she adored was shattered there. 
  And for the youngest, broken-hearted Lottie, heading home in the August traffic, returning to Boskenna is a welcome escape from a life gone wrong in London, but will mean facing a past she’d hoped to forget. 
  As the three women gather in Boskenna for a final time, the secrets hidden within the beautiful old house will be revealed in a summer that will leave them changed for ever. 
  The Path to the Sea beautifully evokes the mystery and secrets of the Cornish coast, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore. 
  PRAISE FOR THE PATH TO THE SEA: 
  ‘Vivid and beautifully written, Liz Fenwick is a gifted storyteller’ Sarah Morgan 
  'Atmospheric, emotional and full of mystery – an absolute pleasure from page one' Veronica Henry 
  'A wonderfully evocative story, packed with secrets and emotion’ Judy Finnigan 
  ‘Pure escapism at its best’ The Sun 
  ‘With wit and skill, Fenwick illuminates the small, often overlooked moments that shape and define life. These… keep you engaged until the last page is turned’ Deborah Harkness 
  ‘A warm and feel-good romance that will have you pining to feel sand beneath your feet’ Woman’s Weekly 
  ‘Evocative and compelling, a glorious tale of the choices women make for love. I adored it’ Cathy Bramley 
  ‘Full of emotion and mystery’ HELLO! 
  This historical fiction novel is a top pick for those seeking a journey into the past, filled with secrets and revelations. The coming events in the lives of the Trewin women will leave readers on the edge of their seats, eager to uncover the mysteries of Boskenna. 
  For fans of Lucinda Riley (The Shadow Sister), Veronica Henry (An Eligible Bachelor), Rosanna Ley (The Forever Garden), Rosamunde Pilcher (A Place Like Home), and Fiona Valpy (The Cypress Maze).

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  War and Peace Book 07: 1810-1811

  Leo Tolstoy

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  War and Peace (Russian: ????? ? ???, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: ????? ? ????, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the world's greatest novels.War and Peace offered a new kind of fiction, with a great many characters caught up in a plot that covered nothing less than the grand subjects indicated by the title, combined with the equally large topics of youth, age and marriage. While today it is considered a novel, it broke so many novelistic conventions of its day that many critics of Tolstoy's time did not consider it as such. Tolstoy himself considered Anna Karenina (1878) to be his first attempt at a novel in the European sense. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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