https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=TI%3A%20wife%20%2B%20BIBCOLX%3A%20AF&QRYTEXT=She%20has%20a%20name&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1994127&CF=BIB When Mair McCrae follows her island tradition and hunts for a husband cast up on the beach, she has no notion that the naked, half-drowned man she rescues is not just Captain Michael Dawson, heir to a major shipping firm, but that he's also obsessed by a 'ghost ship' carrying golden cargo. On Big Henry Island women make the decisions and knit the patterns that mark a man as their own. But Big Henry is also a volcano, and threatening to erupt. Yet when Mair agrees to accompany Michael home, she finds that the Australian comfort he promised has a danger just as real: a social system that tries to keep women confined to small roles at the edges of men's lives. And as Michael hunts for the 'Ghost' in his revolutionary new steamship, a string of mysterious deaths upends Mair's new life in Sydney. Who is committing these murders, and why is Mair the only one who realises what is happening? When Mair McCrae follows her island tradition and hunts for a husband cast up on the beach, she has no notion that the naked, half-drowned man she rescues is not just Captain Michael Dawson, heir to a major shipping firm, but that he's also obsessed by a 'ghost ship' carrying golden cargo. On Big Henry Island women make the decisions and knit the patterns that mark a man as their own. But Big Henry is also a volcano, and threatening to erupt. Yet when Mair agrees to accompany Michael home, she finds that the Australian comfort he promised has a danger just as real: a social system that tries to keep women confined to small roles at the edges of men's lives. And as Michael hunts for the 'Ghost' in his revolutionary new steamship, a string of mysterious deaths upends Mair's new life in Sydney. Who is committing these murders, and why is Mair the only one who realises what is happening?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>French, Jackie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country ; Sydney, NSW : HQ Fiction, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024.<br />468 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F FRE - Newmarket - Aussie Authors - Onloan - Due: 26 Apr 2024 - 31111090919208<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F FRE - Newmarket - Aussie Authors - New Market item - borrow or reserve (Set: 02 Apr 2024) - Recently returned - 31111090919182<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2054256&CF=BIB The Frenchman's Love-Child: Tabby fell in love with Christien Laroche, but then tragedy struck and Christien wanted nothing more to do with her. How could Tabby confess to the arrogant Frenchman that she was expecting his baby? Now Tabby has made a new life for herself and her son. But Christien is back! What if he discovers little Jake's existence?The Italian Boss's Mistress: A misunderstanding leads Pippa Stevenson into Andreo D'Alessio's bed. He is a fabulous lover, but all the same, Pippa is overcome with shame because he's her boss! However, now Andreo has decided that he wants Pippa all to himself, in the boardroom and the bedroom! But business and pleasure are a tricky mix, and soon Andreo needs to find a way to persuade Pippa to accept his new proposition - to promote her from mistress to wife!The Banker's Convenient Wife: Italian-Swiss banker Roel Sabatino has suffered partial memory loss after a car crash. It seems he has a wife... but he can't remember getting married! Hilary is pretty, sweet... and ordinary. When Roel tries to take her to bed - as any husband would - he discovers she's a virgin! All this is shocking to Roel, though he still recognises a great deal when he sees one. So why not enjoy all the pleasures that this marriage has to offer, whatever his reasons were for tying the knot? The Frenchman's Love-Child: Tabby fell in love with Christien Laroche, but then tragedy struck and Christien wanted nothing more to do with her. How could Tabby confess to the arrogant Frenchman that she was expecting his baby? Now Tabby has made a new life for herself and her son. But Christien is back! What if he discovers little Jake's existence?<br />The Italian Boss's Mistress: A misunderstanding leads Pippa Stevenson into Andreo D'Alessio's bed. He is a fabulous lover, but all the same, Pippa is overcome with shame because he's her boss! However, now Andreo has decided that he wants Pippa all to himself, in the boardroom and the bedroom! But business and pleasure are a tricky mix, and soon Andreo needs to find a way to persuade Pippa to accept his new proposition - to promote her from mistress to wife!<br />The Banker's Convenient Wife: Italian-Swiss banker Roel Sabatino has suffered partial memory loss after a car crash. It seems he has a wife... but he can't remember getting married! Hilary is pretty, sweet... and ordinary. When Roel tries to take her to bed - as any husband would - he discovers she's a virgin! All this is shocking to Roel, though he still recognises a great deal when he sees one. So why not enjoy all the pleasures that this marriage has to offer, whatever his reasons were for tying the knot?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Graham, Lynne, 1956-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, NSW : Mills & Boon, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024.<br />490 pages ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Coolbellup Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F GRA - Romance - New item - borrow or reserve (Set: 28 Mar 2024) - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 31111090719103<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2073299&CF=BIB Wanted: outback wife / Ally Blake - With her visa about to expire, and desperate to stay in Australia, Jodie has a plan... she'll marry for convenience! Jodie is offering a one-year marriage, with no strings attached. So why does sexy cattle rancher Heath Jameson, who is almost certainly looking for a long-term wife, want to marry her? Heath seems so sure -- and so handsome -- that Jodie takes the plunge. Only to fall for a convenient husband who seems to be running from the ghosts of his past...The Australian's convenient bride / Lindsay Armstrong - Rough, handsome cattle-station owner Steve Kinane needs a temporary housekeeper -- and Chattie Winslow is perfect for the job. Chattie and Steve try hard to resist the intense sexual chemistry between them. Then Steve discovers the reason for Chattie's presence in the Outback, and he has a proposal to make: a marriage of convenience. Now that Steve knows the secrets Chattie's been keeping, she's forced to become his bride...Her outback knight / Melissa James - As the sun rises in the Australian Outback, and flowers open in the delicate morning sunlight, two people drive through the silent land, sharing the beauty unfolding around them. They only have eyes for each other. Danni and Jim's journey started as a quest to find the truth, but soon they begin to realise that this journey may really be one of the heart... Wanted: outback wife / Ally Blake - With her visa about to expire, and desperate to stay in Australia, Jodie has a plan... she'll marry for convenience! Jodie is offering a one-year marriage, with no strings attached. So why does sexy cattle rancher Heath Jameson, who is almost certainly looking for a long-term wife, want to marry her? Heath seems so sure -- and so handsome -- that Jodie takes the plunge. Only to fall for a convenient husband who seems to be running from the ghosts of his past...<br />The Australian's convenient bride / Lindsay Armstrong - Rough, handsome cattle-station owner Steve Kinane needs a temporary housekeeper -- and Chattie Winslow is perfect for the job. Chattie and Steve try hard to resist the intense sexual chemistry between them. Then Steve discovers the reason for Chattie's presence in the Outback, and he has a proposal to make: a marriage of convenience. Now that Steve knows the secrets Chattie's been keeping, she's forced to become his bride...<br />Her outback knight / Melissa James - As the sun rises in the Australian Outback, and flowers open in the delicate morning sunlight, two people drive through the silent land, sharing the beauty unfolding around them. They only have eyes for each other. Danni and Jim's journey started as a quest to find the truth, but soon they begin to realise that this journey may really be one of the heart...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, NSW : Mills & Boon, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023.<br />496 pages : genealogical table ; 20 cm.<br />Brides of Bella Lucia ; 4.<br />Australians ; 34.<br /><br />Coolbellup Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F BLA - Romance - New item - borrow or reserve (Set: 02 Apr 2024) - Onloan - Due: 26 Apr 2024 - L10302591529<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1903911&CF=BIB Three best friends decide they're finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted. They're ready to monetize the mental load, stick it to their exes, and have a wild ride in the process. Lauren, mother of twins, wakes up one morning to her Wife Alarm Bells sounding. Madeline has it all. When she learns that she might lose her child to her ex in England, it stirs up a decades-old personal tragedy. Sophie, with too much FOMO and never enough money, obsesses over her ex-husband's Family 2.0 -- all while keeping her true desires hidden, even from herself. It starts as a joke during a tipsy night out, as Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie rail against everything wives do for free. Let's build an app that monetizes the mental load. And maybe get revenge on our exes in the process? Soon, the Wife App is born, and before long, it's the fastest growing start-up in New York City. Three best friends decide they're finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted. They're ready to monetize the mental load, stick it to their exes, and have a wild ride in the process. Lauren, mother of twins, wakes up one morning to her Wife Alarm Bells sounding. Madeline has it all. When she learns that she might lose her child to her ex in England, it stirs up a decades-old personal tragedy. Sophie, with too much FOMO and never enough money, obsesses over her ex-husband's Family 2.0 -- all while keeping her true desires hidden, even from herself. It starts as a joke during a tipsy night out, as Lauren, Madeline, and Sophie rail against everything wives do for free. Let's build an app that monetizes the mental load. And maybe get revenge on our exes in the process? Soon, the Wife App is born, and before long, it's the fastest growing start-up in New York City.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mackler, Carolyn<br />First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023.<br />353 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MAC - Humour - Onloan - Due: 30 Apr 2024 - 31111086449376<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1913904&CF=BIB When Finn Hensen gets a call from his sister Jess to say their father has died, neither is heartbroken. Their parents divorced many years ago, after which their father, Jimmy, continued to live a bohemian lifestyle in sun-soaked Mallorca. Ownership of his beautiful but dilapidated farmhouse in the mountains now passes to Finn and his sister. The only problem is that Jimmy recently remarried and his new wife, Ruensa, is still living there. The pair agree that Finn should go to Mallorca and tactfully take possession of their inheritance. When he arrives, however, Finn is surprised to find that Finca Siquia has been completely transformed into a chic Mediterranean bolthole by Ruensa and her twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Roze. The Spanish police, meanwhile, are asking awkward questions about Jimmy's death. Are Ruensa and Roze the helpless victims of circumstance? Or will they stop at nothing to get Finca Siquia for themselves? When Finn Hensen gets a call from his sister Jess to say their father has died, neither is heartbroken. Their parents divorced many years ago, after which their father, Jimmy, continued to live a bohemian lifestyle in sun-soaked Mallorca. Ownership of his beautiful but dilapidated farmhouse in the mountains now passes to Finn and his sister. The only problem is that Jimmy recently remarried and his new wife, Ruensa, is still living there. The pair agree that Finn should go to Mallorca and tactfully take possession of their inheritance. When he arrives, however, Finn is surprised to find that Finca Siquia has been completely transformed into a chic Mediterranean bolthole by Ruensa and her twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Roze. The Spanish police, meanwhile, are asking awkward questions about Jimmy's death. Are Ruensa and Roze the helpless victims of circumstance? Or will they stop at nothing to get Finca Siquia for themselves?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Delaney, JP<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Quercus, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023.<br />343 pages ; 25 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F DEL - New item - borrow or reserve (Set: 15 Mar 2024) - Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 - 31111086598404<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F DEL - Newmarket - Crime & Thriller - New Market item - borrow or reserve (Set: 05 Oct 2023) - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - L10302585472<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1943576&CF=BIB You're not who you say you are. But neither is she. In a hotel restaurant, a stranger sits down at Olive Anderson's dinner table and pretends to be her wife. But as much as the fake wife has her secrets, Olive just might have more... You're not who you say you are. But neither is she. In a hotel restaurant, a stranger sits down at Olive Anderson's dinner table and pretends to be her wife. But as much as the fake wife has her secrets, Olive just might have more...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bolton, Sharon<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023.<br />358 pages ; 25 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F BOL - Onloan - Due: 11 May 2024 - 31111087446900<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1972051&CF=BIB Berlin, 1934. Sofie Rhodes is the aristocratic wife of a scientist whose post-WWI fortunes change for the better when her husband, Jurgen, is recruited for Hitler's new rocket project. But too late they realise the Nazis' plans to weaponise Jurgen's technology as they begin to wage war against the rest of Europe. Alabama, 1950. Jurgen is one of hundreds of Nazi scientists offered pardons and taken to the US to work for the CIA's fledgling space program. When news about the Rhodes family's affiliation with the Nazi party spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart a community and a family before the truth is finally revealed -- but is it murder, revenge or justice? Berlin, 1934. Sofie Rhodes is the aristocratic wife of a scientist whose post-WWI fortunes change for the better when her husband, Jurgen, is recruited for Hitler's new rocket project. But too late they realise the Nazis' plans to weaponise Jurgen's technology as they begin to wage war against the rest of Europe. Alabama, 1950. Jurgen is one of hundreds of Nazi scientists offered pardons and taken to the US to work for the CIA's fledgling space program. When news about the Rhodes family's affiliation with the Nazi party spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart a community and a family before the truth is finally revealed -- but is it murder, revenge or justice?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rimmer, Kelly<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country ; Sydney : Hachette Australia, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022.<br />441 pages ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F RIM - Historical Fiction - Available - 31111090890599<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1977646&CF=BIB Naples 1943. Luisa Giordano has faced many losses: her mother to a deadly illness, the man she loved to the Nazis when war came to Italy, and her unborn child at the hands of her own husband. All Luisa has left is her voice, and when she learns her husband is colluding with the enemy, she knows she must use it to fuel the women of Naples with fire. Los Angeles, 1962. Hollywood starlet Lola Hart has come a long way from the backstreets of Naples, the glamorous parties a way to dull past pains. When she is offered the role of a lifetime portraying a heroine of the Italian resistance, she knows returning home means confronting old ghosts. But seeking out the story behind the film, she realises there are many in Naples with secrets, and that the woman she is to play held the greatest one of all... Naples 1943. Luisa Giordano has faced many losses: her mother to a deadly illness, the man she loved to the Nazis when war came to Italy, and her unborn child at the hands of her own husband. All Luisa has left is her voice, and when she learns her husband is colluding with the enemy, she knows she must use it to fuel the women of Naples with fire. Los Angeles, 1962. Hollywood starlet Lola Hart has come a long way from the backstreets of Naples, the glamorous parties a way to dull past pains. When she is offered the role of a lifetime portraying a heroine of the Italian resistance, she knows returning home means confronting old ghosts. But seeking out the story behind the film, she realises there are many in Naples with secrets, and that the woman she is to play held the greatest one of all...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Steele, Sarah (Freelance editor)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline Review, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />446 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F STE - Historical Fiction - Available - L10302572362<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=784277&CF=BIB 1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage when she finds herself in a small hotel on the banks of Loch Ness. But when a monster is spotted in the depths of the waters, the press descends - and Hannah finds her hiding place is discovered. Someone has been looking for Hannah, and when they find her events will take a devastating turn... Present day. True crime podcaster Scarlett finds herself intrigued by the mystery of Hannah Snow, wife of a promising government minister who disappeared in 1933 - just months before her husband also went missing, presumed dead. As Scarlett works to uncover the truth, she discovers a tragic family secret, and a story as murky as the depths of the loch where Hannah and her husband were last seen... 1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage when she finds herself in a small hotel on the banks of Loch Ness. But when a monster is spotted in the depths of the waters, the press descends - and Hannah finds her hiding place is discovered. Someone has been looking for Hannah, and when they find her events will take a devastating turn... Present day. True crime podcaster Scarlett finds herself intrigued by the mystery of Hannah Snow, wife of a promising government minister who disappeared in 1933 - just months before her husband also went missing, presumed dead. As Scarlett works to uncover the truth, she discovers a tragic family secret, and a story as murky as the depths of the loch where Hannah and her husband were last seen...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Barrett, Kerry, 1973-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HQ, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022.<br />308 pages ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F BAR - Thrillers & Crime - Available - 31111087454797<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1878445&CF=BIB In August of 1844, a man named Leonard Reed takes violently ill at his home near Heathsville, Illinois, and four days later he is dead. The cause? Arsenic poisoning. The suspect? His wife, Betsey. The chief witnesses against her? A hired girl, Eveline Deal, and the local apothecary, James Logan. The evidence? Eveline claims she saw Betsey put a pinch of white powder in Leonard's coffee. Betsey Reed, a woman who dabbles in herbal healing, is known about town as a witch. As the gossip and the circumstantial evidence mount, Betsey finds herself under the shadow of a trial and a noose. A historical crime inspired by the true story of Betsey Reed, Lee Martin's latest weaves a tale of a pinch of white powder, a scorched paper, a community hungry for a villain, and a young girl's first taste of revenge - but above all, of the contradictions and imperfections of the human heart. In August of 1844, a man named Leonard Reed takes violently ill at his home near Heathsville, Illinois, and four days later he is dead. The cause? Arsenic poisoning. The suspect? His wife, Betsey. The chief witnesses against her? A hired girl, Eveline Deal, and the local apothecary, James Logan. The evidence? Eveline claims she saw Betsey put a pinch of white powder in Leonard's coffee. Betsey Reed, a woman who dabbles in herbal healing, is known about town as a witch. As the gossip and the circumstantial evidence mount, Betsey finds herself under the shadow of a trial and a noose. A historical crime inspired by the true story of Betsey Reed, Lee Martin's latest weaves a tale of a pinch of white powder, a scorched paper, a community hungry for a villain, and a young girl's first taste of revenge - but above all, of the contradictions and imperfections of the human heart.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Martin, Lee, 1955-<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Ann Arbor, MI : Dzanc Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022.<br />248 pages ; 22 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MAR - Newmarket - Crime & Thriller - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 31111087594147<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MAR - Historical Fiction - Available - 31111087594154<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1897455&CF=BIB Nothing in pottery teacher Stan Andino's regular and uneventful existence has prepared him for the moment he discovers his wife naked, except for a black apron, bleaching the lounge carpet with a sponge. A CT scan one week later explains it: Carmen has a brain tumour. As Stan and his teenage sons grapple with the diagnosis and frightening personality changes in their wife and mother, longstanding family friends Austin and Tibbie Lamb do everything possible to assist the Andinos during their time of crisis. Austin, their GP, oversees Carmen's medical care, while Tibbie picks up on the home front. Then Tibbie's body is discovered at the bottom of Browns Bay cliffs. DS Ramesh Bandara and his partner -- astute, socially awkward DC Hilary Stark -- are assigned to the case. Nothing in pottery teacher Stan Andino's regular and uneventful existence has prepared him for the moment he discovers his wife naked, except for a black apron, bleaching the lounge carpet with a sponge. A CT scan one week later explains it: Carmen has a brain tumour. As Stan and his teenage sons grapple with the diagnosis and frightening personality changes in their wife and mother, longstanding family friends Austin and Tibbie Lamb do everything possible to assist the Andinos during their time of crisis. Austin, their GP, oversees Carmen's medical care, while Tibbie picks up on the home front. Then Tibbie's body is discovered at the bottom of Browns Bay cliffs. DS Ramesh Bandara and his partner -- astute, socially awkward DC Hilary Stark -- are assigned to the case.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sussman, Fiona<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Hobsonville, Auckland : Bateman Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022.<br />303 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F SUS - Newmarket - Crime & Thriller - Onloan - Due: 01 May 2024 - 31111087450811<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=591383&CF=BIB Evie, a widow and stationmaster's daughter, helplessly looks out for the weekly visit of the handsome man she and her sister call The Southerner on their train platform in the wilds of northern England. When polite salutations shift to friendly conversations, they become captivated by each other's reticent manner. After so much sorrow, the childless Evie can't believe love and the chance for her own family has come into her life again. With rumours coming out of Germany that Hitler may be stirring up war again, local English authorities have warned against spies. Even Evie becomes suspicious of her new suitor, Roger. But all is not what it seems. When Roger is arrested, Evie comes up with an audacious plan to prove his innocence that means moving to Germany and working as a British counter-spy. Wearing the disguise of dutiful, naive wife, Evie must charm the Nazi Party's dangerous officials to bring home hard evidence of war mongering on the Führer's part. But in this game of cat and mouse, it seems everyone has an ulterior motive, and Evie finds it impossible to know who to trust. With lives on the line, ultimate sacrifices will be made as she wrestles between her patriotism and saving the man she loves. Evie, a widow and stationmaster's daughter, helplessly looks out for the weekly visit of the handsome man she and her sister call The Southerner on their train platform in the wilds of northern England. When polite salutations shift to friendly conversations, they become captivated by each other's reticent manner. After so much sorrow, the childless Evie can't believe love and the chance for her own family has come into her life again. With rumours coming out of Germany that Hitler may be stirring up war again, local English authorities have warned against spies. Even Evie becomes suspicious of her new suitor, Roger. But all is not what it seems. When Roger is arrested, Evie comes up with an audacious plan to prove his innocence that means moving to Germany and working as a British counter-spy. Wearing the disguise of dutiful, naive wife, Evie must charm the Nazi Party's dangerous officials to bring home hard evidence of war mongering on the Führer's part. But in this game of cat and mouse, it seems everyone has an ulterior motive, and Evie finds it impossible to know who to trust. With lives on the line, ultimate sacrifices will be made as she wrestles between her patriotism and saving the man she loves.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McIntosh, Fiona, 1960-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Southbank, Vic.] : Penguin Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021.<br />417 pages ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MCI - Newmarket - Trending Reads - New Market item - borrow or reserve (Set: 15 Aug 2023) - Onloan - Due: 06 May 2024 - L10302552957<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MCI - Historical Fiction - Onloan - Due: 27 Apr 2024 - 31111083157212<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=593720&CF=BIB Berlin, 1934. Sofie Rhodes is the aristocratic wife of a scientist whose post-WWI fortunes change for the better when her husband, Jurgen, is recruited for Hitler's new rocket project. But too late they realise the Nazis' plans to weaponise Jurgen's technology as they begin to wage war against the rest of Europe. Alabama, 1950. Jurgen is one of hundreds of Nazi scientists offered pardons and taken to the US to work for the CIA's fledgling space program. Sofie, now the mother of four, misses Germany terribly and struggles to fit in among the other NASA wives. When news about the Rhodes family's affiliation with the Nazi party spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart a community and a family before the truth is finally revealed - but is it murder, revenge or justice? Berlin, 1934. Sofie Rhodes is the aristocratic wife of a scientist whose post-WWI fortunes change for the better when her husband, Jurgen, is recruited for Hitler's new rocket project. But too late they realise the Nazis' plans to weaponise Jurgen's technology as they begin to wage war against the rest of Europe. Alabama, 1950. Jurgen is one of hundreds of Nazi scientists offered pardons and taken to the US to work for the CIA's fledgling space program. Sofie, now the mother of four, misses Germany terribly and struggles to fit in among the other NASA wives. When news about the Rhodes family's affiliation with the Nazi party spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart a community and a family before the truth is finally revealed - but is it murder, revenge or justice?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rimmer, Kelly<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022.<br />441 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F RIM - Available - 31111082843838<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=604960&CF=BIB Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise to get harder. Until she unexpectedly meets a man who will change her life forever. Renowned pro golfer Roland Graham is wealthy, handsome, and caring, and Samira is dazzled. Best of all, he seems to understand her better than anyone ever has. And though their relationship moves a bit fast, when Roland proposes, Samira accepts. She even agrees to relocate to his secluded Colorado mansion. After all, there's nothing to keep her in Miami, and the mansion clearly makes him happy. Soon, they are married amid a media firestorm, and Samira can't wait to make a fresh start-as the second Mrs. Graham... Samira settles into the mansion, blissfully happy until she discovers long-hidden journals belonging to Roland's late wife, Melanie, who died in a tragic accident. With each dusty page, Samira comes to realize that perhaps it was no accident at all that perhaps her perfect husband is not as perfect as she thought. Even as her trust in Roland begins to dwindle and a shadow falls over her marriage and she begins to fear for her own life, Samira is determined to uncover the truth of Melanie's troubled last days. But even good wives should know that the truth is not always what it seems... Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise to get harder. Until she unexpectedly meets a man who will change her life forever. Renowned pro golfer Roland Graham is wealthy, handsome, and caring, and Samira is dazzled. Best of all, he seems to understand her better than anyone ever has. And though their relationship moves a bit fast, when Roland proposes, Samira accepts. She even agrees to relocate to his secluded Colorado mansion. After all, there's nothing to keep her in Miami, and the mansion clearly makes him happy. Soon, they are married amid a media firestorm, and Samira can't wait to make a fresh start-as the second Mrs. Graham... Samira settles into the mansion, blissfully happy until she discovers long-hidden journals belonging to Roland's late wife, Melanie, who died in a tragic accident. With each dusty page, Samira comes to realize that perhaps it was no accident at all that perhaps her perfect husband is not as perfect as she thought. Even as her trust in Roland begins to dwindle and a shadow falls over her marriage and she begins to fear for her own life, Samira is determined to uncover the truth of Melanie's troubled last days. But even good wives should know that the truth is not always what it seems...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Williams, Shanora<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York, : Dafina Books, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022.<br />310 pages ; 22 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F WIL - Onloan - Due: 10 May 2024 - 31111084949542<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=604981&CF=BIB In 1961, on the day that Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to rocket into outer space, Edith Devine moves into her brand-new suburban home -- and meets her new neighbour, Frankie Heyman. Frankie is a glamorous, sophisticated foil to the quiet, clever Edith, and the two housewives become firm friends. Then, when Frankie's domineering husband Ralph refuses to let her get a job, Edith hatches a plan to keep her friend's household running while Frankie secretly goes out to work -- and so Edith becomes Frankie's secret wife. As Frankie builds a business empire, Edith runs both their homes -- dusting, cleaning and cooking her way through the sexual revolution, the summer of love and the second wave of feminism. Throughout the 1960s, the world's great events seem to be mirrored in the lives of two women -- until the day in 1969 when the first humans step out onto the surface of the moon, and Frankie and Edith face a calamitous reckoning. In 1961, on the day that Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to rocket into outer space, Edith Devine moves into her brand-new suburban home -- and meets her new neighbour, Frankie Heyman. Frankie is a glamorous, sophisticated foil to the quiet, clever Edith, and the two housewives become firm friends. Then, when Frankie's domineering husband Ralph refuses to let her get a job, Edith hatches a plan to keep her friend's household running while Frankie secretly goes out to work -- and so Edith becomes Frankie's secret wife. As Frankie builds a business empire, Edith runs both their homes -- dusting, cleaning and cooking her way through the sexual revolution, the summer of love and the second wave of feminism. Throughout the 1960s, the world's great events seem to be mirrored in the lives of two women -- until the day in 1969 when the first humans step out onto the surface of the moon, and Frankie and Edith face a calamitous reckoning.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lamprell, Mark, 1958-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022.<br />320 pages ; 23 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F LAM - Newmarket - Romance - New Market item - borrow or reserve (Set: 15 Aug 2023) - 31111082782739<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=556678&CF=BIB 1945. Marta Nederman has barely survived the brutality of a Nazi concentration camp, where she was imprisoned for her work with the Polish resistance. Lucky to have escaped with her life, she meets Paul, an American soldier, who gives her hope of a happier future. The two make a promise to meet in London, but Paul is in a deadly plane crash and never arrives. Finding herself pregnant and alone in a strange city, Marta finds comfort with a kind British diplomat, and the two soon marry. But Marta's happiness is threatened when the British government seeks her help to find a Communist spy -- an undercover mission that resurrects the past with far-reaching consequences. Set during a time of great upheaval and change, The Diplomat's Wife is a story of survival, love and heroism, and a great testament to the strength of women. 1945. Marta Nederman has barely survived the brutality of a Nazi concentration camp, where she was imprisoned for her work with the Polish resistance. Lucky to have escaped with her life, she meets Paul, an American soldier, who gives her hope of a happier future. The two make a promise to meet in London, but Paul is in a deadly plane crash and never arrives. Finding herself pregnant and alone in a strange city, Marta finds comfort with a kind British diplomat, and the two soon marry. But Marta's happiness is threatened when the British government seeks her help to find a Communist spy -- an undercover mission that resurrects the past with far-reaching consequences. Set during a time of great upheaval and change, The Diplomat's Wife is a story of survival, love and heroism, and a great testament to the strength of women.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jenoff, Pam<br />Fourth Australian paperback edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, NSW : Harlequin Mira, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2008.<br />415 pages ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F JEN - Historical Fiction - Onloan - Due: 30 Apr 2024 - 31111079354948<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=558636&CF=BIB Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates -- a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name. But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield Estates' most mysterious resident. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. Jane can't help but see an opportunity in Eddie -- not only is he rich, brooding, and handsome, he could also offer her the kind of protection she's always yearned for. Yet as Jane and Eddie fall for each other, Jane is increasingly haunted by the legend of Bea, an ambitious beauty with a rags-to-riches origin story, who launched a wildly successful southern lifestyle brand. How can she, plain Jane, ever measure up? And can she win Eddie's heart before her past -- or his -- catches up to her? Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates -- a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name. But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield Estates' most mysterious resident. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. Jane can't help but see an opportunity in Eddie -- not only is he rich, brooding, and handsome, he could also offer her the kind of protection she's always yearned for. Yet as Jane and Eddie fall for each other, Jane is increasingly haunted by the legend of Bea, an ambitious beauty with a rags-to-riches origin story, who launched a wildly successful southern lifestyle brand. How can she, plain Jane, ever measure up? And can she win Eddie's heart before her past -- or his -- catches up to her?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020.<br />290 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F HAW - Available - 31111079541452<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=558673&CF=BIB Cinderella married the man of her dreams - the perfect ending she deserved after diligently following all the fairy-tale rules. Yet now, two children and thirteen-and-a-half years later, things have gone badly wrong. One night, she sneaks out of the palace to get help from the Witch who, for a price, offers love potions to disgruntled housewives. But as the old hag flings the last ingredients into the cauldron, Cinderella doesn't ask for a love spell to win back her Prince Charming. Instead, she wants him dead. Endlessly surprising and wildly inventive, The Charmed Wife is a sophisticated literary fairy tale for the twenty-first century that weaves together time and place, fantasy and reality, to conjure a world unlike any other. Nothing in it is quite what it seems, and the twists and turns of its magical, dark, swiftly shifting paths take us deep into the heart of romance, marriage and the very nature of storytelling. Cinderella married the man of her dreams - the perfect ending she deserved after diligently following all the fairy-tale rules. Yet now, two children and thirteen-and-a-half years later, things have gone badly wrong. One night, she sneaks out of the palace to get help from the Witch who, for a price, offers love potions to disgruntled housewives. But as the old hag flings the last ingredients into the cauldron, Cinderella doesn't ask for a love spell to win back her Prince Charming. Instead, she wants him dead. Endlessly surprising and wildly inventive, The Charmed Wife is a sophisticated literary fairy tale for the twenty-first century that weaves together time and place, fantasy and reality, to conjure a world unlike any other. Nothing in it is quite what it seems, and the twists and turns of its magical, dark, swiftly shifting paths take us deep into the heart of romance, marriage and the very nature of storytelling.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Grushin, Olga, 1971-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021<br />275 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F GRU - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available - L10302421984<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=564014&CF=BIB Two husbands dead, a boy and a sick man. And now Katharine is free to make her own choice. The ageing King's eye falls upon her. She cannot refuse him or betray that she wanted another. She becomes the sixth wife, a queen and a friend. Henry loves and trusts her. But Katharine is hiding another secret in her heart, a deeply held faith that could see her burn... Two husbands dead, a boy and a sick man. And now Katharine is free to make her own choice. The ageing King's eye falls upon her. She cannot refuse him or betray that she wanted another. She becomes the sixth wife, a queen and a friend. Henry loves and trusts her. But Katharine is hiding another secret in her heart, a deeply held faith that could see her burn...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Weir, Alison, 1951-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline Review, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021.<br />512 pages : genealogical tables ; 24 cm.<br />Six Tudor queens ; 6.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F WEI - Available - 31111080400482<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=575249&CF=BIB England, The Year of Our Lord, 1364. When married off aged 12 to an elderly farmer, Eleanor Cornfed, who's constantly told to seek redemption for her many sins, quickly realises it won't matter what she says or does, God is not on her side - or any poor woman's for that matter. But Eleanor was born under the joint signs of Venus and Mars. Both a lover and a fighter, she will not bow meekly to fate. Even if five marriages, several pilgrimages, many lovers, violence, mayhem and wildly divergent fortunes (that swoop up and down as if spinning on Fortuna's Wheel itself) do not for a peaceful life make. Aided and abetted by her trusty god-sibling Alyson, the counsel of one Geoffrey Chaucer, and a good head for business, Eleanor fights to protect those she loves from the vagaries of life, the character deficits of her many husbands, the brutalities of medieval England and her own fatal flaw... a lusty appreciation of mankind. All while continuing to pursue the one thing all women want - control of their own lives. This funny, picaresque, clever retelling of Chaucer's 'Wife of Bath' from The Canterbury Tales is a cutting assessment of what happens when male power is left to run unchecked, as well as a recasting of a literary classic that gives a maligned character her own voice, and allows her to tell her own (mostly) true story. England, The Year of Our Lord, 1364. When married off aged 12 to an elderly farmer, Eleanor Cornfed, who's constantly told to seek redemption for her many sins, quickly realises it won't matter what she says or does, God is not on her side - or any poor woman's for that matter. But Eleanor was born under the joint signs of Venus and Mars. Both a lover and a fighter, she will not bow meekly to fate. Even if five marriages, several pilgrimages, many lovers, violence, mayhem and wildly divergent fortunes (that swoop up and down as if spinning on Fortuna's Wheel itself) do not for a peaceful life make. Aided and abetted by her trusty god-sibling Alyson, the counsel of one Geoffrey Chaucer, and a good head for business, Eleanor fights to protect those she loves from the vagaries of life, the character deficits of her many husbands, the brutalities of medieval England and her own fatal flaw... a lusty appreciation of mankind. All while continuing to pursue the one thing all women want - control of their own lives. This funny, picaresque, clever retelling of Chaucer's 'Wife of Bath' from The Canterbury Tales is a cutting assessment of what happens when male power is left to run unchecked, as well as a recasting of a literary classic that gives a maligned character her own voice, and allows her to tell her own (mostly) true story.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brooks, Karen (Karen Ruth)<br />First Australian paperback edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, NSW : HQ Fiction, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021.<br />xii, 541 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F BRO - Onloan - Due: 08 May 2024 - 31111081316786<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F BRO - Historical Fiction - Available - 31111081316794<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F BRO - Historical Fiction - Available - 31111081316802<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=577830&CF=BIB Sarah is a smart, young lawyer living in Bondi when she falls head over heels. Daniel is handsome, passionate and is part of the kind of large, chaotically loving family Sarah longed for as an only child. When Daniel introduces her to a charismatic young couple, rabbi Menachem Lev and his wife, Chani, despite herself, Sarah is drawn in by the vibrant community at the beachside synagogue. By the time the couple move to the Jamison Valley, where Menachem and Chani have established a community of believers, Sarah can't imagine life without the joy, purpose and love she's discovered. Four years on, youthful passion has given way to something darker. The community will celebrate its first wedding, between the beautiful convert, Avital, and a much older divorcee, but no one seems to be able to give a clear explanation of where Rebecca, his wife, has gone. In the lead up to the wedding a series of terrifying truths emerges that rock Sarah's world and cause her to question everything - her faith, her marriage, and her future. Sarah is a smart, young lawyer living in Bondi when she falls head over heels. Daniel is handsome, passionate and is part of the kind of large, chaotically loving family Sarah longed for as an only child. When Daniel introduces her to a charismatic young couple, rabbi Menachem Lev and his wife, Chani, despite herself, Sarah is drawn in by the vibrant community at the beachside synagogue. By the time the couple move to the Jamison Valley, where Menachem and Chani have established a community of believers, Sarah can't imagine life without the joy, purpose and love she's discovered. Four years on, youthful passion has given way to something darker. The community will celebrate its first wedding, between the beautiful convert, Avital, and a much older divorcee, but no one seems to be able to give a clear explanation of where Rebecca, his wife, has gone. In the lead up to the wedding a series of terrifying truths emerges that rock Sarah's world and cause her to question everything - her faith, her marriage, and her future.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Emanuel, Lisa<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Neutral Bay, NSW : Pantera Press, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021.<br />397 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F EMA - Onloan - Due: 24 Apr 2024 - 31111081605980<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=581201&CF=BIB Evie, a widow and stationmaster's daughter, helplessly looks out for the weekly visit of the handsome man she and her sister call The Southerner on their train platform in the wilds of northern England. When polite salutations shift to friendly conversations, they become captivated by each other's reticent manner. After so much sorrow, the childless Evie can't believe love and the chance for her own family has come into her life again. With rumours coming out of Germany that Hitler may be stirring up war again, local English authorities have warned against spies. Even Evie becomes suspicious of her new suitor, Roger. But all is not what it seems. When Roger is arrested, Evie comes up with an audacious plan to prove his innocence that means moving to Germany and working as a British counter-spy. Wearing the disguise of dutiful, naive wife, Evie must charm the Nazi Party's dangerous officials to bring home hard evidence of war mongering on the Führer's part. But in this game of cat and mouse, it seems everyone has an ulterior motive, and Evie finds it impossible to know who to trust. With lives on the line, ultimate sacrifices will be made as she wrestles between her patriotism and saving the man she loves. Evie, a widow and stationmaster's daughter, helplessly looks out for the weekly visit of the handsome man she and her sister call The Southerner on their train platform in the wilds of northern England. When polite salutations shift to friendly conversations, they become captivated by each other's reticent manner. After so much sorrow, the childless Evie can't believe love and the chance for her own family has come into her life again. With rumours coming out of Germany that Hitler may be stirring up war again, local English authorities have warned against spies. Even Evie becomes suspicious of her new suitor, Roger. But all is not what it seems. When Roger is arrested, Evie comes up with an audacious plan to prove his innocence that means moving to Germany and working as a British counter-spy. Wearing the disguise of dutiful, naive wife, Evie must charm the Nazi Party's dangerous officials to bring home hard evidence of war mongering on the Führer's part. But in this game of cat and mouse, it seems everyone has an ulterior motive, and Evie finds it impossible to know who to trust. With lives on the line, ultimate sacrifices will be made as she wrestles between her patriotism and saving the man she loves.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McIntosh, Fiona, 1960-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Michael Joseph, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021.<br />417 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Coolbellup Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MCI - Historical Fiction - Available - L10302505398<br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MCI - Available - 31111081355867<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MCI - Historical Fiction - Available - L10302486377<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=581210&CF=BIB Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity - a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn't truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman, whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afi's heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself. Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity - a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn't truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman, whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afi's heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Medie, Peace A.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Oneworld Publications, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020.<br />278 pages ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MED - Humour - Available - 31111081399345<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=585255&CF=BIB Inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, this novel tells the story of the most famous woman ever written out of literary history. 'I am the queen of two crowns, banished fifteen years, the famed and gilded woman, bad-luck baleful girl, mother of three small animals, now gone. I am fifty-five years old. I am Lear's wife. I am here.' Word has come. Care-bent King Lear is dead, driven mad and betrayed. His three daughters too, broken in battle. But someone has survived: Lear's queen. Exiled to a nunnery years ago, written out of history, her name forgotten. Now she can tell her story. Though her grief and rage may threaten to crack the earth open, she knows she must seek answers. Why was she sent away in shame and disgrace? What has happened to Kent, her oldest friend and ally? And what will become of her now, in this place of women? To find peace she must reckon with her past and make a terrible choice, one upon which her destiny and that of the entire abbey, rests. Inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, this novel tells the story of the most famous woman ever written out of literary history. 'I am the queen of two crowns, banished fifteen years, the famed and gilded woman, bad-luck baleful girl, mother of three small animals, now gone. I am fifty-five years old. I am Lear's wife. I am here.' Word has come. Care-bent King Lear is dead, driven mad and betrayed. His three daughters too, broken in battle. But someone has survived: Lear's queen. Exiled to a nunnery years ago, written out of history, her name forgotten. Now she can tell her story. Though her grief and rage may threaten to crack the earth open, she knows she must seek answers. Why was she sent away in shame and disgrace? What has happened to Kent, her oldest friend and ally? And what will become of her now, in this place of women? To find peace she must reckon with her past and make a terrible choice, one upon which her destiny and that of the entire abbey, rests.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thorp, J. R.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Canongate, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021.<br />328 pages ; 23 cm.<br /><br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F THO - Historical Fiction - Available - 31111083098010<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=585554&CF=BIB Tully and Rachel are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend. The fact that Heather is half his age isn't even the most shocking part. Stephen is still married to their mother, who is in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer's disease. Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win Tully and Rachel over, while carrying the burden of the secrets of her past. But, as it turns out, they are all hiding something. The announcement of Stephen and Heather's engagement threatens to set off a family implosion, with old wounds and dark secrets finally being forced to the surface. A garage full of stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle, stuffed with cash. A blood-soaked wedding. And that's only the beginning. Tully and Rachel are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend. The fact that Heather is half his age isn't even the most shocking part. Stephen is still married to their mother, who is in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer's disease. Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win Tully and Rachel over, while carrying the burden of the secrets of her past. But, as it turns out, they are all hiding something. The announcement of Stephen and Heather's engagement threatens to set off a family implosion, with old wounds and dark secrets finally being forced to the surface. A garage full of stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle, stuffed with cash. A blood-soaked wedding. And that's only the beginning.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hepworth, Sally<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, New South Wales : Macmillan, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021.<br />324 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F HEP - Onloan - Due: 10 May 2024 - L10302465531<br />Success Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F HEP - General Fiction - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - L10302498189<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=557235&CF=BIB When Jane, a broke dog walker newly arrived in town, meets Eddie Rochester, she can't believe her luck. Eddie is handsome, rich and lives alone in a beautiful mansion since the tragic death of his beloved wife a year ago. Eddie can give Jane everything she's always wanted: stability, acceptance, and a picture-perfect life. But what Jane doesn't know is that Eddie is keeping a secret -- a big secret. And when the truth comes out, the consequences are far more deadly than anyone could ever have imagined... When Jane, a broke dog walker newly arrived in town, meets Eddie Rochester, she can't believe her luck. Eddie is handsome, rich and lives alone in a beautiful mansion since the tragic death of his beloved wife a year ago. Eddie can give Jane everything she's always wanted: stability, acceptance, and a picture-perfect life. But what Jane doesn't know is that Eddie is keeping a secret -- a big secret. And when the truth comes out, the consequences are far more deadly than anyone could ever have imagined...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020.<br />290 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Coolbellup Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F HAW - Thrillers & Crime - Available - 31111079464309<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=556088&CF=BIB How do you tame a wild colonial boy? With an even wilder colonial girl. Central Highlands of Victoria 1861 Jack the Devil's reputation precedes him. The most notorious bushranger on the Central Highlands, nothing throws him off his game -- until he holds up Prudence Stanforth and her grandmother. Jack can't help but be captivated by the feisty Pru and her lack of fear in the face of danger. Weeks later, Pru crosses paths with the respectable businessman Jack Fairweather, and it's not long before she recognises him as the bushranger who stole her favourite necklace. His price for the locket's return is a kiss -- a kiss that ignites sparks in them both. When Pru discovers her grandmother has been keeping a devastating secret, running away with Jack the Devil is the perfect escape for her broken heart. The dangerous nature of his less than salubrious occupation is a poetic contradiction to her sheltered upbringing, and only fuels their passion. But as life becomes more complicated, will the return of dark elements from Jack's past ruin their chance at happiness? How do you tame a wild colonial boy? With an even wilder colonial girl. Central Highlands of Victoria 1861 Jack the Devil's reputation precedes him. The most notorious bushranger on the Central Highlands, nothing throws him off his game -- until he holds up Prudence Stanforth and her grandmother. Jack can't help but be captivated by the feisty Pru and her lack of fear in the face of danger. Weeks later, Pru crosses paths with the respectable businessman Jack Fairweather, and it's not long before she recognises him as the bushranger who stole her favourite necklace. His price for the locket's return is a kiss -- a kiss that ignites sparks in them both. When Pru discovers her grandmother has been keeping a devastating secret, running away with Jack the Devil is the perfect escape for her broken heart. The dangerous nature of his less than salubrious occupation is a poetic contradiction to her sheltered upbringing, and only fuels their passion. But as life becomes more complicated, will the return of dark elements from Jack's past ruin their chance at happiness?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Adnams, Cheryl<br />First Australian paperback edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, NSW : Mira, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2019.<br />337 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F ADN - Available - 31111079394290<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=555992&CF=BIB 1850: Beatrix is just eighteen when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Upon meeting her future husband and seeing the the marital home, Beatrix falls in love with the house in East Yorkshire and, with little choice, agrees to the match. But she does not fall in love with the man... Charles has chosen her simply to meet the requirements of his inheritance and has little interest in his young wife or their marriage. Soon, the only spark in Beatrix's lonely life is her beloved children. But to leave her husband would be to leave them behind too... Powerless, Beatrix must find strength in desperate times. Can she fight against her circumstances and claim what is rightfully hers? 1850: Beatrix is just eighteen when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Upon meeting her future husband and seeing the the marital home, Beatrix falls in love with the house in East Yorkshire and, with little choice, agrees to the match. But she does not fall in love with the man... Charles has chosen her simply to meet the requirements of his inheritance and has little interest in his young wife or their marriage. Soon, the only spark in Beatrix's lonely life is her beloved children. But to leave her husband would be to leave them behind too... Powerless, Beatrix must find strength in desperate times. Can she fight against her circumstances and claim what is rightfully hers?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wood, Valerie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bantam Press, 2020.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020.<br />357 pages ; 25 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F WOO - Available - 31111080602715<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=541557&CF=BIB 1929. Police surgeon Dr Clive Mason is devastated when his wife Martha is found dead in an empty horsebox at Southwell Races, her handbag stolen. The Masons were enjoying a day out at the races with their friends, Dr Ephraim Phillips and his wife Nora, when Martha went to speak to a face she recognized in a crowd - and disappeared. As Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered. Why did the life of this well-respected, popular member of the community meet such a tragic end? Henry and Mickey soon learn that the Masons' marriage was not what it seemed, and make a number of shocking discoveries. Who was Martha Mason, and what secrets was she hiding? 1929. Police surgeon Dr Clive Mason is devastated when his wife Martha is found dead in an empty horsebox at Southwell Races, her handbag stolen. The Masons were enjoying a day out at the races with their friends, Dr Ephraim Phillips and his wife Nora, when Martha went to speak to a face she recognized in a crowd - and disappeared. As Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered. Why did the life of this well-respected, popular member of the community meet such a tragic end? Henry and Mickey soon learn that the Masons' marriage was not what it seemed, and make a number of shocking discoveries. Who was Martha Mason, and what secrets was she hiding?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Adams, Jane A., 1960-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Severn House, 2020.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020.<br />199 pages ; 23 cm.<br />Henry Johnstone mystery ; 5.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F ADA - Onloan - Due: 16 Jan 2024 - Long overdue - considered lost (Set: 20 Feb 2024) - 31111078540844<br /> https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=558580&CF=BIB Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity -- a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn't truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman, whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afi's heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself. Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity -- a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn't truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman, whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afi's heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Medie, Peace A.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Oneworld, 2020.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020.<br />278 pages ; 23 cm.<br /><br />Spearwood Library - (Cockburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F MED - Available - 31111079348023<br />