Worsley, Kate.
Summary: "It is 1740 and Louise Fletcher, a young dairy maid on an Essex farm, has been warned of the lure of the sea for as long as she can remember--after all, it stole away her father and brother. But when she is offered work in the bustling naval port of Harwich, as a lady's maid to a wealthy captain's daughter, she leaps at the chance to see more of the world. There she meets Rebecca, her haughty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WORBlake, Robin
Summary: "November, 1745. Preston, Lancashire. Rumours abound that Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, has landed in Scotland, intent on marching south to claim the English throne. Meanwhile, a headless body is discovered in an icy pond. Coroner Titus Cragg thinks he has a lead when a head is eventually found - only to discover that it belongs to a different body. Could there be a connection to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BLAWolf, Jack
Summary: A promising young medical student,Tristan Hart, is concerned with the prevention of pain, but also has an unhealthy obssession with causing it, a disorder which he tries to treat on his own as his illness threatens to overwhelm him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WOLBailey, Martine
Summary: During the midsummer of 1752, following a desperate summons from her mother, Tabitha Hart departs London for her home village of Netherlea - only to discover that her mother has drowned. Determined to discover the truth about the Widow Hart's death, Tabitha consults her almanack and uncovers a series of cryptic notes describing her mother's terror of someone she names only as 'D'. Teaming up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Bailey 2019Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010