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author of THE THREE OF US

his son Jon inherits his second-hand bookshop

difficult choices over which NCOs to promote not to mention the incendiarists on the doorstep of the King himself

William Dougal

'The Hotel du Lac was a dignified building

by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers

with the help of her superior

This isn't just a treasure hunt

a six-year-old girl called Amy is left at the convent of the Sisters of Mercy and wonders why her mother has abandoned her

And as Rose takes her first steps away from Sephy and into this world

Making music is never just about the music

There is nothing special about the day Cushla meets Michael