In The Lion’S DenFrom the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance, a page turning epic Victorian historical family saga. London 1889: Victorian London is a place of wealth, privilege and poverty, a city of extremes. For James Falconer, who grew up as a barrow boy on a London market, it is a city of opportunity. Working his way up Henry Malverns trading company in Piccadilly, James faces fraud and betrayal. A fierce rivalry develops with Henrys daughter and heir

He kept an old trunk packed with the pictures postcards maps and menus that he had collected on his adventures

The programme is temporary but the results are permanent

Mansarovar (Part 4) by Premchand is a captivating literary work that delves into the complexities of human emotions and societal issues

or the grasping of subliminal clues

with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how it works in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning

'an excellent book' 50 Plus Magazine

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She was too young

Emily throws herself into good works - saving prostitutes and starts to win them over just as she learns Sam ISN'T married and has done quite well for himself in gold prospecting

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A trade in human misery

of the piratical stereotype - of a dashingly handsome man with an eye-patch