Bøger om South West England

'Grips from the first page. An emotive thriller which I couldn't put down.' Carys Jones, author of We Are All LiarsWhat would you hide to get everything you ever wanted?After years of infertility and heartbreak, Hannah and Charlie are finally going to get their dream family. Two-year-old Isabelle is a week away from being theirs; they just have to get through the final adoption approval process. But when a global popstar is found murdered at the celebrity members‿ club in their sleepy Oxfordshire village, Hannah fears her past is finally catching up with her. Exposing the truth could see her lose everything‿ her husband, Isabelle ‿ perhaps even her life. But Hannah doesn‿t realise that Charlie has his own secrets, and, in trying to save her, has put them more at risk than she ever thought possible. As the couple get drawn in further to the murky world of celebrity and murder, they soon find themselves caught in a nightmare, forced to make terrible choices. How many bad things will a good person do to hold onto what they love?A twisty, utterly addictive psychological thriller that fans of Adele Parks and Lisa Jewell won't be able to put down. 'An irresistible setting, some truly killer secrets and a complex emotional heart.' Holly Seddon, author of The Woman on the Bridge'A pacy yet heartbreaking thriller...Fabulous read.' L.V. Matthews, author of The Twins'Beautifully written and brimming with secrets. I loved it.' Louise Jensen, author of All For You‿I thoroughly enjoyed this novel ‿ Flynn has without a doubt cemented her place in this genre.‿ Meera Shah, author of Her'A tense, emotional thriller with complex but relatable characters, and an agonising dilemma that grips from the first page.' Sarah Clarke, author of A Mother Never LiesReaders can't get enough of the secrets hidden in If They Knew:‿Honest, relatable and compelling. The plot unfolds perfectly‿a must read! It truly is a book worthy of all the stars.‿ â­?â­?â­?â­?â­? Reader Review‿Kept me on my toes the entire time‿ trust me, this is one you're gonna want to pick up.‿ â­?â­?â­?â­?â­? Reader Review‿I guzzled this book up in 48 hours, absolutely loved it.‿ â­?â­?â­?â­?â­? Reader Review‿Incredible and immensely enjoyable thriller. I could not stop reading.‿ â­?â­?â­?â­?â­? Reader Review‿A fantastically written psychological thriller‿kept me hooked and guessing until the very end.‿ â­?â­?â­?â­?â­? Reader Review‿What a wild ride! I couldn't put this down‿a rollercoaster of emotion and drama.‿ â­?â­?â­?â­?â­? Reader Review‿Incredible thriller that immediately pulls the reader into the plot.‿ â­?â­?â­?â­?â­? Reader ReviewPraise for Sophie Flynn:‿A splendidly twisty psychological mystery‿ Daily Mail‿Expertly paced and totally compelling‿a bruising exploration of motherhood and family secrets.‿ Anna Bailey, author of Tall Bones‿A terrifying, twisty thriller in which seemingly no one can be trusted. Very cleverly written - I raced through this. Highly recommended.‿ Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet‿I sped through Keep Them Close‿before being slammed by an ending I didn‿t see coming. Nuanced and pacey, this is a must-read.‿ Polly Phillips, author of The ReunionThe very definition of a page-turner, but also heartbreaking and relatable - a real rollercoaster of a read‿ Charlotte Duckworth, author of The Perfect Father

A photographic historic record of the modern Great Western Railway mainline, and the variety it offers.

Fully illustrated description of Truro's well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.

This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorset's remarkable local military history through time.

A fascinating exploration of the local history of the castles and fortifications of the West Country.

A fascinating portrait of Bath presented through a remarkable collection of lovely historical postcards.

The unmissable twenty-eighth mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series set in Devon, by award-winning crime writer Kate Ellis.

After a dramatic series of events, the Artemis crew must now pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. As they all deal with their own dramas, the friends face different challenges that they each have to overcome. None of them know what the future holds, but there's one thing they know for sure... Artemis Advertising will never be the same again.Nathan Stone's world was turned upside down with the arrival of Ashley Granger. For the first time ever, he'd fallen in love, but now his new life has been violently ripped into pieces at the hands of a drug-dealing psychopath. In his girlfriends' blood spattered apartment, Nathan is facing the reality of life without Ashley Granger. Ritchie Carlton is a loveable rogue. Under his mischievous facade, the Aussie larrikin is madly in love with his non-girlfriend, Amy Vaughn. All he really wants is to get married, settle down and raise a family, but Amy is resistant to his proposals and refuses to commit to him. It's time for Ritchie to make a choice, it's either stay or go. Ryan McPherson no longer recognises himself or his life. Full of rage and unable to cope with the discovery that his pregnant wife had cheated on him, Ryan veered off the rails and found himself in rehabs where he's been battling some big demons. But the arrival of Ryan's daughter has made him more determined than ever, to pull himself back together and begin his life with his new family. Kat McPherson made a huge mistake and spent many months dealing with the fall-out. After spending time with her family in Framlingham, Kat decides to move back home so she can be near Ryan while he finishes his stint in rehab, however some unexpected news may change her plans. Will the McPherson's marriage survive this latest trial?

Isabel Bannerman reflects on the gardens she and her husband, Julian, have made together for the various houses in which they have lived, and the garden they are making now, at Ashington Manor in Somerset

This guidebook features the best traffic-calmed cycle routes of southern England, together forming a continuous route from Dover or Harwich, via London and Bristol to Devon and Cornwall. The book offers full east-west route directions, high-profile maps, visitor information, accommodation listings and a code to obtain GPS-tracks of the routes.

Explores the progressive social and economic response of local prehistoric communities to sea level rise and environmental change based on evidence from Mount's Bay, Cornwall.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2023AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEARIt's time to dance, to love, to be free...'Mesmerising' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other'Fabulous' MAGGIE O'FARRELL, author of Hamnet'Beautiful' CALEB AZUMAH NELSON, author of Open WaterYamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes. Yamaye meets Moose, who she falls deeply in love with, and who offers her the chance of freedom and escape.After their relationship is brutally cut short, Yamaye goes on a dramatic journey of transformation that leads her to Jamaica, where past and present collide with explosive consequences.***A SUNDAY TIMES BEST NOVEL AND GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2023***'A wonderfully literary, musical and original novel about a culture and era that rarely makes the pages of fiction' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'Scorching... We follow Yamaye through love, loss and peril, as she chases her dreams and connects with her heritage' GUARDIAN'Ambitious, atmospheric... A novel of passion and anger' SUNDAY TIMES'A rich and rhythmic story about love and music' I

Navigate your way around Bristol and Bath with this detailed and easy-to-use A-Z Street Atlas. Printed in full-colour, paperback format, this atlas contains 104 pages of continuous street mapping. More than 12,800 streets indexed.

Tag med på den dejligste strandtur i denne hjertevarme roman om tre kvinder, tre somre og et bryllup, der ændrer alt Sommeren nærmer sig, og Robyn og Jake er i færd med at planlægge deres bryllup. Deres nærmeste familie er inviteret, og brylluppet skal afholdes i familiens lille strandhus i Devon – med frokost i vandkanten, dans i sandet og masser af rosé. Det bliver vidunderligt!Men Robyn er bekymret snarere end forventningsfuld. Hun kan nemlig ikke lade være med at tænke på æsken, hun fik til sin attenårs fødselsdag. Hvilke hemmeligheder indeholder den, og bør hun overhovedet åbne den dør til fortiden, hvis hun skal gøre sig håb om en lys og lykkelig fremtid?Efterhånden som bryllupsdagen nærmer sig, begynder sandheden at gå op for Robyn, og hun indser, at selv den største sorg kan rumme håb – og at kærligheden altid sejrer til sidst.Sommeren ved havet er en hyggelig og varm historie om tre generationer af kvinder, hvis liv knyttes sammen af gamle hemmeligheder, hjertesorg og den brændende kærlighed.Bloggerne skrev om Hjertets boghandel og Villa Måneskin:"Hyggelig og hjertevarm – til os, der elsker bøgernes verden."– Bøgerne i mit liv”En rigtig sød bog om, hvor langt og hvor meget en families sammenhold kan udholde.”******  – Bogkvisten"En hyggelig bog

Charmerende hit-serie om folk og fæ i den lille engelske by Cockleberry Bay, Devon. Rosa går hjemme med sin nyfødte søn, mens hendes mand, Josh, er bortrejst på forretningsrejser flere uger ad gange. Hun har derfor overladt sin café i en andens trygge hænder. Eller i hvert fald næsten. For hun kan ikke helt holde sig væk, og snart har hun også kastet sig over et nyt projekt. Til ære for sin oldefar Ned begynder hun at samle ind til velgørende formål i hans navn. Det var ham, der i sin tid testamenterede butikken til Rosa og på mange måder ændrede hendes liv. Den helt store finale er en julekoncert i Cockleberry Bay, men vil det lykkes Rosa at få stablet arrangementet på benene i tide? Mens julen nærmer sig og sneen daler, forsøger Rosa at jonglere en hektisk hverdag, men tingene går ikke altid helt som planlagt i den lille kystby. NICOLA MAY er forfatter til tolv romaner inden for romantic comedy-genren og er blevet kaldt Englands 'usynlige bestsellerforfatter'. Huset på hjørnet i Cockleberry Bay har solgt over 250.000 eksemplarer i England og var Amazon UK's tredjemest solgte skønlitterære bog i 2019.

Charmerende hit-serie om folk og fæ i den lille engelske by Cockleberry Bay, Devon. Rosa og gravhunden Hot og deres venner er tilbage i andet bind i serien om den lille hyggelige hjørnebutik i Cockleberry Bay, hvor en mystisk ildebrand og jagten på en forsvundet far sætter byen på den anden ende. NICOLA MAY er forfatter til tolv romaner inden for den romantic comedy-genren og er blevet kaldt Englands 'usynlige bestsellerforfatter'. Huset på hjørnet i Cockleberry Bay har solgt over 250.000 eksemplarer i England og var Amazon UK's tredjemest solgte skønlitterære bog i 2019. Romanen er den første bog i den lille Cockleberry Bay-serie, og den første af Nicola Mays romaner, der udkommer på dansk.

I 1976 bliver Tiggy enlig mor og får hjælp af veninden Julia. Sammen skjuler de en familiehemmelighed, som 30 år senere skaber utryghed hos Tiggys søn, der selv skal være far.

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