Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Bird's Eye View By Elinor Florence

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Title:Bird's Eye View
Author:Elinor Florence
Format:ebook
Page:384 pages
ISBN:1459721446

Rose Jolliffe is an idealistic young woman living on a farm with her family in Saskatchewan After Canada declares war against Germany in World War II, she joins the British Women s Auxiliary Air Force as an aerial photographic interpreter Working with intelligence officers at RAF Medmenham in England, Rose spies on the enemy from the sky, watching the war unfold through Rose Jolliffe is an idealistic young woman living on a farm with her family in Saskatchewan After Canada declares war against Germany in World War II, she joins the British Women s Auxiliary Air Force as an aerial photographic interpreter Working with intelligence officers at RAF Medmenham in England, Rose spies on the enemy from the sky, watching the war unfold through her magnifying glass.When her commanding officer, Gideon Fowler, sets his sights on Rose, both professionally and personally, her prospects look bright But can he be trusted As she becomes increasingly disillusioned by the destruction of war and Gideon s affections, tragedy strikes, and Rose s world falls apart.Rose struggles to rebuild her shattered life, and finds that victory ultimately lies within herself Her path to maturity is a painful one, paralleled by the slow, agonizing progress of the war and Canada s emergence from Britain s shadow


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I grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and had a long career in journalism, writing for newspapers and magazines including Reader s Digest I even published my own newspaper before turning to fiction Married with three grown daughters, I now live in the tiny resort town of Invermere, British Columbia My passions are village life, old houses, and flea markets More than you ever wanted to know about I grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and had a long career in journalism, writing for newspapers and magazines including Reader s Digest I even published my own newspaper before turning to fiction Married with three grown daughters, I now live in the tiny resort town of Invermere, British Columbia My passions are village life, old houses, and flea markets More than you ever wanted to know about me can be found on my website here www.elinorflorence.com.During the research for my first novel Bird s Eye View, about a young Canadian woman who studies aerial photographs during the Second World War, I uncovered so many fascinating non fiction stories that I blog about them here, www.elinorflorence.com blog I ve just published a collection of twenty eight of my veteran interviews into a non fiction book titled My Favourite Veterans True Stories From World War Two s Hometown Heroes Read here www.elinorflorence.com blog my favourI m also working on my second novel, this one about the life of a pioneer woman in northern Alberta Please email me at elinor1 telus.net or visit my Facebook page at www.facebook.com elinorflorenceauthor



thumbnailTitle: Bird's Eye View
Posted by:Elinor Florence
Published :2016-02-02T01:35+01:00
Rose Jolliffe is an idealistic young woman living on a farm with her family in Saskatchewan After Canada declares war against Germany in World War II,
Bird's Eye View
384 pagesElinor Florence

The Spanish Bride By Georgette Heyer

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Title:The Spanish Bride
Author:Georgette Heyer
Format:Paperback
Page:422 pages
ISBN:009947445X

Shot proof, fever proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of twenty five, Brigade Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington s army But at the siege of Badajos, his friends foretell the ruin of his career For when Harry meets the defenceless Juana, a fiery passion consumes him Under the banner of honour and with the selfsame ardour he so fr Shot proof, fever proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of twenty five, Brigade Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington s army But at the siege of Badajos, his friends foretell the ruin of his career For when Harry meets the defenceless Juana, a fiery passion consumes him Under the banner of honour and with the selfsame ardour he so frequently displays in battle, he dives headlong into marriage In his beautiful child bride, he finds a kindred spirit, and a temper to match But for Juana, a long year of war must follow


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Georgette Heyer was a prolific historical romance and detective fiction novelist Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth.In 1925 she married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer, and he often provided basic plot outlines for her thrillers Beginning in 1932, Heyer released one romance novel and one thriller each year.Hey Georgette Heyer was a prolific historical romance and detective fiction novelist Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth.In 1925 she married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer, and he often provided basic plot outlines for her thrillers Beginning in 1932, Heyer released one romance novel and one thriller each year.Heyer was an intensely private person who remained a best selling author all her life without the aid of publicity She made no appearances, never gave an interview and only answered fan letters herself if they made an interesting historical point She sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Stella Martin.Her Regencies were inspired by Jane Austen, but unlike Austen, who wrote about and for the times in which she lived, Heyer was forced to include copious information about the period so that her readers would understand the setting While some critics thought her novels were too detailed, others considered the level of detail to be Heyer s greatest asset.Heyer remains a popular and much loved author, known for essentially establishing the historical romance genre and its subgenre Regency romance



thumbnailTitle: The Spanish Bride
Posted by:Georgette Heyer
Published :2016-01-26T01:35+01:00
Shot proof, fever proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of twenty five, Brigade Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellin
The Spanish Bride
422 pagesGeorgette Heyer

Louise's War (Louise Pearlie, #1) By Sarah R. Shaber

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Title:Louise's War (Louise Pearlie, #1)
Author:Sarah R. Shaber
Format:Hardcover
Page:208 pages
ISBN:0727880403

The first in a new series from the author of the Simon Shaw books 1942 Louise Pearlie, a young widow, has come to Washington DC to work as a clerk for the legendary OSS, the precursor to the CIA When, while filing, she discovers a document concerning the husband of a college friend, Rachel Bloch, a young French Jewish woman she is desperately worried about Louise The first in a new series from the author of the Simon Shaw books 1942 Louise Pearlie, a young widow, has come to Washington DC to work as a clerk for the legendary OSS, the precursor to the CIA When, while filing, she discovers a document concerning the husband of a college friend, Rachel Bloch, a young French Jewish woman she is desperately worried about Louise realizes she may be able to help get Rachel out of Vichy France But then a colleague whose help Louise has enlisted is murdered, and she realizes she is on her own, unable to trust anyone


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Sarah Shaber is an award winning mystery author from North Carolina Her WWII historical mystery series begins with LOUISE S WAR It features young widow Louise Pearlie, a government girl who works for the Office of Strategic Services, the United States first spy agency Shaber is also the author of the Professor Simon Shaw mysteries, BLOOD TEST, and editor of TAR HEEL DEAD Her first book, SIMON Sarah Shaber is an award winning mystery author from North Carolina Her WWII historical mystery series begins with LOUISE S WAR It features young widow Louise Pearlie, a government girl who works for the Office of Strategic Services, the United States first spy agency Shaber is also the author of the Professor Simon Shaw mysteries, BLOOD TEST, and editor of TAR HEEL DEAD Her first book, SIMON SAID, won the St Martin s Press Malice Domestic Award for best first traditional mystery She is the Bouchercon15 World Mystery Conference, 2015 Local Guest of Honor Her home bookstore is Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh www.facebook.com LouisePearlie



thumbnailTitle: Louise's War (Louise Pearlie, #1)
Posted by:Sarah R. Shaber
Published :2016-01-22T01:36+01:00
The first in a new series from the author of the Simon Shaw books 1942 Louise Pearlie, a young widow, has come to Washington DC to work as a clerk for
Louise's War (Louise Pearlie, #1)
208 pagesSarah R. Shaber

The Munitions Girls (The Bomb Girls #1) By Rosie Archer

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Title:The Munitions Girls (The Bomb Girls #1)
Author:Rosie Archer
Format:Paperback
Page:432 pages
ISBN:184866494X

1943, Gosport, Hampshire Pixie Saunders is 19 and employed in the local armaments factory Not for the first time, her mother has run off with a dodgy looking bloke, leaving Pixie to pay the rent and fend for herself Pixie, along with her best friend Rita, Em, the factory overseer, and the rest of the girls are making the most of the war while trying to stay alive The w 1943, Gosport, Hampshire Pixie Saunders is 19 and employed in the local armaments factory Not for the first time, her mother has run off with a dodgy looking bloke, leaving Pixie to pay the rent and fend for herself Pixie, along with her best friend Rita, Em, the factory overseer, and the rest of the girls are making the most of the war while trying to stay alive The work is dangerous and the hours long, but in the evenings they take off their overalls and go to the pub or, better still, go dancing Pixie meets American serviceman Cal and falls in love But then Cal rejoins his ship When Pixie falls pregnant, her life changes dramatically Alone and unable to work, she has to rely on the kindness of friends to help her survive Happiness seems like a thing of the past Little does she know that there are plenty of surprises waiting for her good ones at that Love may be closer than she thinks




thumbnailTitle: The Munitions Girls (The Bomb Girls #1)
Posted by:Rosie Archer
Published :2016-01-22T01:36+01:00
1943, Gosport, Hampshire Pixie Saunders is 19 and employed in the local armaments factory Not for the first time, her mother has run off with a dodgy
The Munitions Girls (The Bomb Girls #1)
432 pagesRosie Archer

You Are My Sunshine By Judith Saxton

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Title:You Are My Sunshine
Author:Judith Saxton
Format:Hardcover
Page:433 pages
ISBN:0312267002

Four girls from very different backgrounds newlywed Kay Duffield, shy Emily Bevan, practical Biddy Bachelor, and rebellious Jo Stewart learn the value of true friendship as they summon their strength to support each other through the joys and hardships of the war effort in 1940s England.


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thumbnailTitle: You Are My Sunshine
Posted by:Judith Saxton
Published :2016-02-12T01:36+01:00
Four girls from very different backgrounds newlywed Kay Duffield, shy Emily Bevan, practical Biddy Bachelor, and rebellious Jo Stewart learn the value
You Are My Sunshine
433 pagesJudith Saxton

A Duty To The Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) By Charles Todd

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Title:A Duty To The Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
Author:Charles Todd
Format:Kindle Edition
Page:486 pages
ISBN:

The daughter of a distinguished soldier, Bess Crawford, follows in his footsteps and signs up to go overseas as a nurse during the Great War, helping to deal with the many wounded There serving on a hospital ship, she makes a promise to a dying young lieutenant to take a message to his brother Jonathan Graham Tell Jonathan that I lied I did it for Mother s sake But i

The daughter of a distinguished soldier, Bess Crawford, follows in his footsteps and signs up to go overseas as a nurse during the Great War, helping to deal with the many wounded There serving on a hospital ship, she makes a promise to a dying young lieutenant to take a message to his brother Jonathan Graham Tell Jonathan that I lied I did it for Mother s sake But it has to be set right Later, when her ship is sunk by a mine and she s sidelined by a broken arm, Bess returns home to England determined to fulfill her promise

It s not so easy, however She travels to the village in Kent where the Grahams live and passes on to Jonathan his brother s plea Oddly, neither Jonathan, his mother, nor his younger brother admit to knowing what the message means Then Bess learns that there s another brother, incarcerated in a lunatic asylum since the age of 14 when he was accused of brutally murdering a housemaid

Bess rightly guesses that the dying soldier s last words had something to do with the fourth brother Because the family seems unwilling to do anything, she decides that she will investigate It s her own duty to the dead.


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Charles Todd is the pen name used by a mother and son writing team, Caroline Todd and Charles Todd.



thumbnailTitle: A Duty To The Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
Posted by:Charles Todd
Published :2016-01-05T01:36+01:00

The daughter of a distinguished soldier, Bess Crawford, follows in his footsteps and signs up to go overseas as a nurse during the Great War, helpi

A Duty To The Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
486 pagesCharles Todd

Passchendaele By Paul Gross

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Title:Passchendaele
Author:Paul Gross
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Page:299 pages
ISBN:9781554682

Sergeant Michael Dunne of the 10th Can adian Infantry Battalion has survived some of the worst fighting of the Great War Wounded on the Western Front, he returns home to Calgary, a broken man suffering from neurasthenia and facing trial as a deserter should he ever attempt a return to the battlefield In Calgary, he finds a complicated love with Sarah Mann, a nurse dismis Sergeant Michael Dunne of the 10th Can adian Infantry Battalion has survived some of the worst fighting of the Great War Wounded on the Western Front, he returns home to Calgary, a broken man suffering from neurasthenia and facing trial as a deserter should he ever attempt a return to the battlefield In Calgary, he finds a complicated love with Sarah Mann, a nurse dismissed from her position because of her German ancestry Sarah is struggling to care for her chronically ill younger brother, David, and is devastated when he finds someone to lie on his medical certificate so that he can enlist in the war Though Michael is haunted by his memories of the battlefield, out of duty and love he follows David to the Front Neither of the two men knows what lies ahead It is November 1917, and Michael, David and the rest of the Fighting 10th are about to plunge into the hell known as Passchendaele.Based on the epic Canadian motion picture written by, starring and directed by Paul Gross, Passchendaele immortalizes the story of a battle that has become synonymous with the horrors of the First World War Yet Passchendaele was also the scene of Allied victory, a triumph carried by Canadians, and one that helped form who we are as a nation In a story of war, love, futility and sacrifice, Passchendaele reminds us of our country s greatest strengths and our lasting achievements From the Author Canada s victory at Passchendaele is an astounding story of determination, commitment and triumph Sadly, with each passing year, the story of our nation s valour is fading With the film Passchendaele we are determined to rectify this As a proud Canadian, it has long been my ambition to bring this powerful period in our nation s history to the world PAUL GROSS This text refers to the Paperback edition




thumbnailTitle: Passchendaele
Posted by:Paul Gross
Published :2016-03-23T01:36+01:00
Sergeant Michael Dunne of the 10th Can adian Infantry Battalion has survived some of the worst fighting of the Great War Wounded on the Western Front,
Passchendaele
299 pagesPaul Gross