Under A Cloud Soft Sky

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623655174

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Under a Cloud-Soft Sky by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

This is the inspiring story, set on the cusp of the 20th century, of four people struggling to leave the past behind them and find happiness together. In a small village in the north of England, Dennes Eliot has worked hard to create a better life for himself. Now a respectable worker at the local foundry and boarding with his friend Nat, he tries his best to forget his shameful beginnings. Grace Hemingway knows all about the foundry her father runs, and loves the community built around it. But as her parents are grooming her for a stunning London marriage to a man she's not yet met, and her friend Alexandra she bear to leave the place she calls home?

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781784292461

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Orphan Boy by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

Will he ever find the life he longs for? Born to a mother who died in childbirth and an uninterested father, Niall McAndrew grows up a solitary child, without a home to call his own. His only friend is Bridget, a young girl forced prematurely into womanhood. Niall has brains, spirit and ambition, as well as being blessed with handsome good looks. But his loveless childhood has left its mark. Can he ever find the happiness he yearns for? A moving and uplifting tale of a young boy with big dreams... From the bestselling author of Far From My Father's House and Miss Appleby's Academy comes a rags-to-riches tale of one man's determination to succeed. Perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Diane Allen.

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781784292560

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The Little Terrace by the Sea by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy and Far From My Father's House comes a tale of love and sacrifice perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Anna Jacobs and Dilly Court. Jenna Duncan's only ambition is to marry the boy she loves and have a little terraced house away from her parents and her dull job. Ruari Gallacher has other ideas. Ruari is determined to break away from the little seaside town where his father died down the pit and make all his dreams come true as a professional footballer. But when Rauri lets Jenna down one too many times she becomes involved with another man, and by the time Ruari asks her to escape with him, it's far too late. Will Rauri succeed in capturing his dream, and has he scarified the love of the one person who can ever make him truly happy?

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782061779

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Snow Angels by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

From the homelands of Durham to the streets of London, can she build a new life for herself? A sparkling winter wonderland of a novel, the perfect fireside read for fans of THE WINTER BABY by Sheila Newberry and CHRISTMAS ANGELS by Nadine Dorries. Grieving after the loss of her mother, Abby Reed, finds an unexpected source of comfort exploring the rugged, snowy countryside, where she meets the brooding Gillan Collingwood. But then Abby learns that Gill is already interested in another woman. Heartbroken, she impulsively flees frosty wilds of her homeland to London's glittering social scene . . . but can she ever forget the boy she left behind? Elizabeth Gill's next northern saga THE QUARRYMAN'S WIFE is available to preorder now! Just search 9781786482662 Rated 5 stars by REAL READERS: 'This is a real love story with twists of family saga' Debra, Amazon reviewer 'Snow Angels is a most enchanting book. It keeps you captivated in an exciting world with plenty of twists and turns' Sally, Amazon reviewer 'The story is full of fantastic descriptions of the North Country, where Elizabeth Gill herself has always lived, and which she clearly loves with all her heart.' Amazon reviewer Also by Elizabeth Gill: The Guardian Angel Nobody's Child Miss Appleby's Academy The Singing Winds Far From My Father's House And available to pre-order now: The Quarryman's Wife

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781787472006

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The Black Family Series by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy, is the Black Family trilogy - available in omnibus form for the first time. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Donna Douglas and Diney Costeloe. Swan Island When Ella's father dies, leaving the family bankrupt, she must go and live with her grandmother, leaving everyone she knows - and loves - behind her. She eventually settles into a life of domesticity with a local businessman, David Black, but Ella can never quite forget her first love. Will she find the home she's always been looking for? Silver Street When Iris Black falls deeply for the handsome Johnny Fenwick, she is devastated to learn about his family's shocking secret and immediately leaves to train as a nurse. Her absence casts a dark shadow on the Black household, and as much as he tries to move on, will Johnny forever be plagued by the memory of the girl who left him behind? Sweet Wells After the death of her father, Maddy Grant learns that the home she has always known has been sold to a local businessman, Jonas Ward, who evicts Maddy and her mother. As they scrape to make ends meet and try as she might, she can't keep away from the influence of Jonas and finds herself falling for his handsome nephew. Can she ever come to terms with the ill his family has brought to hers?

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623655150

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Miss Appleby's Academy by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

A vivid and stirring love story about one womanâ??s struggle to survive in a rural village in northern England at the turn of the 20th century. Emma Appleby's arrival in the County Durham village of Tow Law is sudden and mysterious, provoking deep suspicion in the locals. Because she has a child with her, seemingly out of marriage, they want nothing to do with her - except for the local pub landlord Mick Castle. When Emma opens an academy and sets herself up in competition with the local school, she provokes a savage response from the community. But she will not be deterred--even when her past catches up with her and Mick is forced to choose between family and love.

Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1857431790

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International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004 by Europa Publications Pdf

Accurate and reliable biographical information essential to anyone interested in the world of literature TheInternational Who's Who of Authors and Writersoffers invaluable information on the personalities and organizations of the literary world, including many up-and-coming writers as well as established names. With over 8,000 entries, this updated edition features: * Concise biographical information on novelists, authors, playwrights, columnists, journalists, editors, and critics * Biographical details of established writers as well as those who have recently risen to prominence * Entries detailing career, works published, literary awards and prizes, membership, and contact addresses where available * An extensive listing of major international literary awards and prizes, and winners of those prizes * A directory of major literary organizations and literary agents * A listing of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623655112

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The Singing Winds by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

A stark, emotive saga about love and loss in the North of England at the turn of the 20th century. On her father's death, Kate Ferrar is expected to move from London to a mining village in County Durham, to live with an uncle she barely knows. Restricted by the confines of polite society and hungry for education and honest company, she breaks all social rules by taking a job in her uncle's office. There she meets Jon Armstrong, a pit lad, tough, enigmatic and not at all the sort of man Kate should be consorting with. He's also engaged to a local girl Lizzie, while Kate's uncle is plotting a suitable marriage for her. But a sudden and shocking mining disaster almost destroys everything. Both Kate and Lizzie must draw on all their courage to survive, but their delicate position in the village threatens to collapse as disastrously as the mine on which their lives depend.

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623655129

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Shelter from the Storm by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

A tragic and moving rural saga Shelter from the Storm is a powerfully resonant novel about the consequences of early trauma and the harsh reality of life in a bygone age. After a deeply harrowing incident at the hands of mysterious stranger, a woman gives birth to a child and is persuaded by her husband to give him up to a local couple. On the same dark and stormy night, a local pit owner turns his wife out on to the bleak moors, telling her son she is evil. The woman is never seen again. Twenty years later, these seemingly unrelated childhood events have shaped the characters of these two unloved boys. Now grown men, they in turn will wreak havoc in the lives of others, and as the past reaches out and casts a shadow over the present, as a consequence the lives of two innocent young women will be changed forever.

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1864 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015079755974

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Terrie M. Rooney
Publisher : Contemporary Authors
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0787611816

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Contemporary Authors by Terrie M. Rooney Pdf

Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R).

Author : Elizabeth Munro
Publisher : Blue Swell Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780991975907

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Skyfall by Elizabeth Munro Pdf

When Cloud is expelled from Master Sky’s ranger training program, the last gryphon she expects to find at her den is her old lover Soar. Now she’s the only gryphon with the skills to get inside a corrupt Calgary eyrie and Soar needs her in more ways than one. Cloud has little choice but to accept the mission. Success will get her back in Sky’s good books but accepting Soar as her working partner will either heal her broken heart or ruin it completely. Master Soar walked out of Cloud’s life when her departure to the ranger program was inevitable. She was motivated, beautiful and too young to tie herself to someone like him. As much as it hurt, it was better to let her go. But when the Calgary eyrie is at the centre of a conspiracy to destroy his own, he’s forced to play every card he has, including Cloud. When Cloud shuts him out and starts to operate on her own he has no choice but to go in after her, risking the entire mission to get the gryphon he loves out alive.

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0727863282

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Home to the High Fells by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

When Rosalind West leaves her native Durham for a job in London with the Doxbridge Motor Company she is determined to escape her background and build a new life. London in 1958 is different and glamorous, especially when she meets the handsome and aristocratic Freddie Harrington, a rally driver, and the son of a once-wealthy landowner.

Author : Dorothy Abel
Publisher : Thomas Bouregy
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1995-02
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 0803491085

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The Body in the Red Velvet Robe by Dorothy Abel Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Gill
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623655167

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Far from My Father's House by Elizabeth Gill Pdf

A sweeping story of love, hurt and revenge, Far From My Father's House is a moving account of a young man's life and love after the First World War. As a child Blake is taken in by neighbors after the death of his grandparents and works for his keep on their farm. As a young man he falls in love with his employer's daughter, Annie. To build a life together, away from the farm, Blake is determined to make his name and leaves the farm to seek work in the shipyards of Sunderland. He swears one day he will come back for Annieâ??but can he be sure she will wait for him?