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The Harem MidwifeFrom the author of the bestselling novel The Midwife of Venice comes a sweep-ing sequel set in exotic Constantinople. Hannah, a midwife, plies her trade within the opulent palace of Sultan Murat III, tending to the thousand women of his lively and infamous harem. If you know she read The Midwife of Venice, this isthe perfect gi .

Us ConductorsA beautiful, haunting, brilliant novel inspired by the true life and loves of the Russian scientist, inventor and spy Lev Termencreator of the theremin. In a nely woven series of ashbacks and correspondence, Us Conductors takes us from the glitz and glam of New York in the 1930s to the gulags and scienti c camps of the Soviet Union. Its a perfect gi if she enjoyed Loving Frank or The Paris Wife.

Empress of the NightFrom the author of the bestselling novel The Winter Palace! If she is a fan of the Royal family and loves all things opulent and glamorous, Empress of the Night is the book for her! Catherine the Great, the Romanov monarch re ects on her astonishing ascen-sion to the throne, her leadership over the worlds greatest power, and the lives sacri ced to make her the most feared woman in the worldlives including her own . . .

The Sultans WifeThe Sultans Wife is a great choicefor an arm chair traveler. Its a page-turning mystery, a grandly seductive romance and full historical immersion into Moroccan court history. Set in 1677 and told through the eyes ofan English woman captured by the Sultan, its a fascinating tale that transports the reader to a di erent time and place.

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The Lemon GroveThis spicy read is one that has everyone talking! Set on the rugged, mountainous west coast of Mallorca, this taut, sultry, brilliantly paced novel is an urgent meditation on female desire, the vicissitudes of marriage and the allure of youth.

Secret RevealedTwo women blossom as sexual beings, but they also discover that ecstasy and true love are closer than they ever imagined. SECRET Revealed is the explosive, sensual and sexually-charged nale to the best-selling S.E.C.R.E.T. trilogy.

The ConfabulistThe Confabulist weaves together the life, loves and murder of the worlds greatest magician, Harry Houdini, with the story of the man who killed him (twice): Martin Strauss, an everyday man whose fate was tied to the magicians in unforeseen ways. A beautiful, suspense- lled novel from the be-loved, award-winning, bestselling author of The Cellist of Sarajevo.

All My Puny SorrowsTender and unquiet, All My Puny Sorrows o ersa profound re ection on the limits of love, and the sometimes unimaginable challenges we experience when childhood becomes a new country of adult commitments and responsibilities. In Miriam Toews most passionate novel yet, she brings us the riveting story of two sisters, and a love that illuminates life.

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if she loves...thrillers & mysteriesthrillers & mysteries

Keep Your Friends CloseFriendship can be a real killer.If watching Revenge or CSI is her style, then youll want to go with something more complex with relationship-based crime like Keep Your Friends Close. Natty and Paul have a rock solid marriage. But when Nattys childhood friend Helen slots herself into their family life, there are fatal consequences.

The Dead In TheirVaulted ArchesYoung Flavia de Luce comescloser than ever to solving her lifes greatest mysteryher mothers disappearance. Light-hearted mysteries (particularly ones with a spunky 11 year old sleuth in Alan Bradleys Flavia de Luce series) will appeal to fans of Murder, She Wrote and novels by P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, or Louise Penny.

Licence of WarLong-buried secrets could ultimately destroy the Beaumont family in this historical thriller set in 17th century England. For those who lean towards historical ction like The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak or Sacrilege by S.J. Parris, and love a thrilling twist then Licence of War is the right pick for her.

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The Winter People McMahon unfurls a whirlwind of suspense.Entertainment Weekly

If psychological thrillers like Stephen Kings Liseys Story or Gillian Flynns Dark Places is her thing, then go for The Winter People. A secret compartment beneath the oorboards of an old farmhouse contains a gun and the diary of a woman who was murdered in 1908.

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Life After LifeWhat if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you nally got it right? This beautifully written novel follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. Gillian Flynn calls it one of the best novels Ive read this century.

Landing GearFor the women who love Chris Cleave, this is a novel about a migrant worker, Yacub, who falls out of the landing gear of the airplane on which he is a stowaway and onto the car of a British suburban mother, Harriet. Yacubs arrival in Harriets life sets o a series of life-changing events for them and everyone around them.

The AgeSet in Vancouver in 1984 as Soviet war-ships swarm the Atlantic, The Age tells the story of Gerry, a troubled teenager who nds a kind of belonging with a groupof mis ts planning a subversive protestat the citys upcoming peace march.The Age is at once a heartbreaking journey through adolescent recklessness and desire and a portrait of a generation shaped by nuclear anxiety.

The LuminariesWinner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize and Governor Generals Award for Fiction, and set during the heady days of New Zealands Gold Rush, The Luminaries is a magni cent novel of love, lust, murder, and greed, in which three unsolved crimes link the fates and fortunes of twelve men. Dickens meets Deadwood in this inter-nationally celebrated phenomenon.

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