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From Booker Prize winner Pat Barker, a masterful novel that portrays the staggering human cost of the Great War. Admirers of her Regeneration Trilogy as well as fans of Downton Abbey and War Horse will be enthralled.

With Toby’s Room, a sequel to her widely praised previous novel Life Class, the incomparable Pat Barker confirms her place in the pantheon of Britain’s finest...

When champion endurance racer Tanzania Grey accepts a mysterious invitation to the Ski to Sea Relay Race in Bellingham, Washington, she knows she may be risking her life. Born Amelia Robinson, she's been living on the run for four years after masked "ninjas" killed her family. By returning to her hometown, Tana hopes to find clues to the murders. But will discovering the motives behind an apparent conspiracy help her find justice, or lead the killers...

They have a past. But will they have a future? Leah Parker is resilient and hardworking. She'd always prided herself in maintaining a level head, even under pressure. Everything changes when she begins to see strange apparitions and hear ghostly voices on the morning of her birthday. In a blink of the eyes, Leah's life takes a drastic turn that spirals her into the unknown. Something is out to get her, but she's unsure if she's losing her mind,...

Fate brought them together. Will evil break them apart? Leah Parker's visit to her hometown is supposed to bring her closer to the truth behind her identity. What she doesn't anticipate is the handsome stranger with almond eyes claiming to be her Pair. Her world once again upturned with the arrival of the man chosen to be her life partner, Leah is pulled between the feelings she's always had for the friend she left behind, and those for the compelling...

The exciting conclusion to the Run for Your Life Trilogy When teen champion runner Tanzania "Tana" Grey receives a mysterious invitation to the Extreme Africa Endurance Challenge, she fears it might be a trap. The multi-day race is in Zimbabwe, the violence-prone homeland of her brilliant biochemist mother, who was murdered along with Tana's father. The killers, never apprehended, seem to suspect that Tanzania Grey is actually Amelia Robinson, the...

Life is never straightforward. Lizzie is fast approaching 50. Her once angst-ridden teenage daughters have flown the nest: Cassie to London and Maisy to Australia. And, although Connor, Lizzie's teenage son, is now on his own tormented passage to adulthood, his quest to get there is a far quieter journey than that of his sisters. The hard years, Lizzie believes, are behind her. But, things are never quite as black and white as them seem... A visit...

Will the truth come out? Writer Lizzie, and her loving but somewhat dysfunctional family, are still grieving over the loss of a much-loved family member. Lizzie is doing her best to keep her family together, but why does the recent death of a well-known celebrity have them all in a spin? The police suspect foul play; Lizzie and other family members suspect one another. As Lizzie begins searching for answers, she finds herself being, dragged back to...