great britain

"Barbara Pym lived through extraordinary times. Throughout social and political upheaval, she wrote diaries, notes, letters, stories and more than a dozen novels, which often reflected the themes of Pym's own experience. [In this book,] Paula Byrne brings Barbara Pym back to center stage as one of the great English novelists: a generous, shrewdly perceptive writer and a brave woman with an unparalled sense of fun"--Provided by publisher.

"Believing that she is a carrier of the deadly disease they are calling the 'Aberdeen flu,' Shay has surrendered herself to the authorities and along with other survivors becomes an unwilling test subject in the effort to find a cure; but when the lab is attacked, she and a few of the others with the strongest supernatural abilities escape, and her boyfriend Kai is determined to find her, while ghostly Callie, the true carrier, will atone for her deception"--Provided by publisher.

The lives of two sets of best friends, Kate and Ruby in England and Erik and Hans in Germany, as well as a stray dog in London are brought together in unexpected ways during World War II.

When twelve-year-old aspiring detective Myrtle Hardcastle learns her neighbor in quiet Swinburne, England, a breeder of rare flowers, has died she is certain it was murder and that she must find the killer.

When a young girl named Nell is sold to the ringmaster of Jasper Jupiter's Circus of Wonders as a "leopard girl" because of the birthmarks that cover her body, she feels embarrassed and betrayed. But she soon finds a family in the other performers, and her role as the Queen of the Moon and Stars brings fame to the circus. Jasper sees it as a chance to make a name for himself and hopes to attract the attention of the Queen herself. But Jasper soon becomes jealous of Nell's popularity, and one night threatens to end everything they've built.

"Salimatu and her sister Fatmata are captured, sold to slavers, renamed and split apart. Forced to change their names to Sarah and Faith, they end up on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Faith is taken to America, where slavery is still legal and she is stripped of all rights. Sarah ends up in a Victorian England and as the goddaughter of Queen Victoria. Can the two sisters reclaim their freedom and identity in a world that is trying to break them down? Will these once inseparable sisters survive without each other? And if they do find each other again, will they find the other changed beyond recognition?"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a historical account of the sinking of the "White Ship" in the English Channel in November 1120, killing various nobles, including William Adelin, the heir to the throne of Henry I. Chronicles the event's fallout, including a succession crisis and an eighteen-year civil war. Includes sections of color illustrations.

"Charles Dickens' historical novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' follows the life of Doctor Alexandre Manette following his eighteen-year imprisonment in the Bastille. The text of the novel is based on the first edition published by Chapman and Hall (1859) and reproduces the original illustrations. The text is accompanied by explanatory footnotes and a note on the text and illustrations. 'Contexts' includes selections by Charles Dickens on France and the French, contemporary responses to the French Revolution and its aftermath, writings and correspondence on the composition of 'A Tale of Two Cities', and theatrical adaptations during the nineteenth century. 'Criticism' features contemporary reviews and responses, followed by essays that examine the style, sources and inspirations, and historical framework of the novel, in addition to other critical viewpoints"--Provided by publisher.

In World War II England, orphaned siblings William, Edmund, and Anna are evacuated from London to live in the countryside, where they bounce from home to home in search of someone willing to adopt them permanently.

When Mary Quinn is ordered to work undercover after a petty thief steals from Buckingham Palace, she receives attention from a prince, wonders at a murder suspect's shared name with her father, and struggles with her feelings for James Easton.