A beautiful and atmospheric novel about family, love, loss and regret by critically acclaimed author Roma Tearne. How deep the summer had bitten into the land that last August, how cruelly it had burnt into earth and grass and air. What had started out as a pastel and water-faded spring turning so unexpectedly into a splintering, shimmering thing. All that had been required was a spark to cause a fire. Why had no one noticed? The summer of 1939 broke the Maudsley family. Cecily was only thirteen years-old and desperate to grow up; desperate to be as beautiful and desired and reckless as her older sister Rose. Now, in her forties, the family resemblance is uncanny but Cecily is a shadow of her former self. A part of her died that fateful summer. Returning to the deserted family farm as an adult, Cecily recalls the light before the storm, before the war came and before the terrible family tragedy. It was a summer of laughter and icecream, promises and first love. She remembers... Views: 71
Jen Erikson has always had a problem with guys dreaming about her before they meet but they never seem to stick around for to long. When she meet Steven Patrick from a famous band she is convinced that it is not going to last and doesn't want to be involved with him or his life style. Steven tries to get her to see that is more than she thinks it is.** Views: 71
Set over fifteen years in the heart of global finance, Shadow Banking follows the lives of City hopefuls, as they try to wheel, deal and back stab their way to billions. Remember: life’s a trade… Views: 71
