La conmovedora lucha de dos mujeres por defender el poder de los libros en tiempos de guerraEl nuevo libro de la autora de La biblioteca de las lectoras valientes.Una carta de amor a los libros en los...

Una declaración de amor a los libros, a las bibliotecas y a las historias que sostienen la esperanza en los momentos más difíciles.East End, Londres, 1944. Clara Button no es una bibliotecaria cualquiera....

London, 1944.Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While the world remains at war, in East London Clara has created the country's only underground library, built over the tracks in the disused Bethnal...

En 1943, l’île de Jersey étouffe sous le joug de l’occupation allemande. Et rien ni personne n’échappe à l’emprise des envahisseurs : Grace, la bibliothécaire de l’île, est sommée de détruire les livres...

À Londres, en 1944, la guerre fait des ravages. Les bombardements sont incessants, et entre le black-out et les évacuations quotidiennes, les habitants vivent l'enfer dans un monde de plus en plus incertain...

On an island at war, two women fight to restore hope . . .Jersey, 1943. When the German Army invades the tranquil island, librarian Grace La Motée is determined to keep her services running. Ordered to...

A new series from bestselling author Kate Thompson.'Kate Thompson's wartime novels always strike a chord and Secrets of the Homefront Girls is no exception. You can almost smell the Yardley violets drifting...

'A twisty plot, warm-hearted characters, laughter, secrets and heartbreak - and bursting with fascinating detail' - Annie Murray Stratford, 1943. World War Two is still raging across Europe. But for...

The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars. 'Inspiring tales of courage in the face of hardship' Mail on Sunday'Inspiring . ....

If only real life was like the movies… In the idyllic village of Lissamore on the West Coast of Ireland, flirty Fleur O'Farrell has what seems to be a perfect life. She has the savoir-faire,...

I could hear Dennis talking to my ma. 'She was little,' he said. 'Little like me. But old. Older than you.' Those words gave me a cold shock. I could see Dennis imagining fairies, but old ones?When Bobby's...

I wonder, my little one, who will you bewhen you're out in this world, big and wide?A bundle so precious and tiny and loved,you will carry my heart by your side . . .A beautiful and inspiring letter of...

“For parents who want their children to read about the true meaning of Christmas” The BooksellerIt's three days until Christmas and Holly is fizzy with excitement! Her tree is a sparkle-fest, she's been...

Marcus is a young baker in Ancient Rome, living with his family in the shadow of the murderous Emperor Littleboots. When a slave boy shoves the reins of a sleek, beautiful horse into Marcus's hands seconds...

Times are hard in the village of Lissamore on Ireland's West Coast. So it's lucky that free-spirited Cat Gallagher knows a thing or two about breaking and entering. Times are hard in the village...

Home is where the heart is… Free spirit Rio Kinsella finds herself settled in the picture-postcard village of Lissamore on Ireland's West Coast. It's where she took her first step, had her first...

Secrets of the Singer Girls is Kate Thompson's heartwarming and moving novel about the brave, hardworking women who kept the homefires burning in the East End of London during World War Two.1942. Sixteen-year-old...

The Allotment Girls is an inspiring and heartwarming novel of wartime hardship, friendship and fortitude from Kate Thompson, author of the Secrets of the Sewing Bee.During the Second World War, life in...

Secrets of the Sewing Bee tells the story of the defiant and courageous women on the home front, from Kate Thompson, author of Secrets of the Singer Girls.Orphan Flossy Brown arrives at Trout's garment...

The Wedding Girls is a heartwarming story of love and friendship in the East End, by Kate Thompson, the bestselling author of Secrets of the Singer Girls.If a wedding marks the first day of the rest of...

'Hold the mare for me, lad. And when I come back I'll give you a golden guinea.'It's more money than the street urchin has ever dreamt of. But who is the rider, and why is there so much interest in his...

Two women, torn apart by war. One shared belief in the power of books...London, 1939. When war breaks out on librarian Joyce Kindred's doorstep and a call for help rings out across the libraries of London,...

The original story that inspired the Tchaikovsky ballet, The Nutcracker is a magical story of one little girl's decent into a dream-like world where the diabolical Mouse King rules… Best known as the...

The Sunday Times Bestseller'Quite simply the most important book you will read this year' Hazel Gaynor'An extraordinary read' Lorraine Kelly'Deeply moving' Daily Mail'Mama, it's me.' I held her hand...