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Ein alter Mann stirbt einsam im Pflegeheim, ohne Testament und ohne Angehörige. Er hinterlässt einen zerknautschten alten Pfandschein und fünfzigtausend Pfund, eingenäht ins Futter seines Anzugs. Der vom Absturz bedrohte Erbenermittler ­Solomon Farthing wittert seine Chance, recherchiert den Familienstamm­baum des Verstorbenen und stößt auf ein Geheimnis aus dem Jahr 1918. ­Damals, nicht lange vor dem Waffenstillstand, wurde ein kleiner Trupp ...

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An einem Wintertag in Edinburgh stirbt eine alte Frau. Sie hinterlässt ein smaragdgrünes Kleid, eine Orange und eine gravierte Paranuss. Margaret Penny soll die Geschichte hinter diesem Leben zutage fördern: Mit überwältigend sinnlichen Bildern beschwört Mary Paulson-Ellis die 30er Jahre herauf, den Weltkrieg und die britische Nachkriegszeit.

The moving and heartfelt third novel from Mary Paulson-Ellis, which follows two sisters and their journey into their traumatic past.

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The moving and heartfelt third novel from Mary Paulson-Ellis, which follows two sisters and their journey into their traumatic past.

The moving and heartfelt third novel from Mary Paulson-Ellis, which follows two sisters and their journey into their traumatic past.

‘A profound and moving book’ Woman’s WeeklyIn the end they drew lots to decide who would choose first:A wishbone, A tanner, A reel of pink cotton . . .France, 1918. In the final weeks of the First World War, a disparate group of British soldiers shelters in an abandoned farmhouse. To while away the time, they place bets using the few precious objects they still possess. But as the soldiers become restless awaiting their orders, tensions rise. ...

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In the end they buried him before they walked away. Not deep, but a dip in the ground scraped out beneath a scattering of walnut shells . . . They didn’t leave a marker, only the mud on their boots told the tale. And the treasure that came last from the dead man’s pockets: Pawn ticket no.125, That small square of blue.Praise for The Other Mrs Walker‘One of the strongest debuts of the year’ Herald‘Wonderful . . . I can’t wait to see what this a...

Somehow she'd always known that she would end like this. In a small square room, in a small square flat. In a small square box, perhaps. Cardboard, with a sticker on the outside. And a name . . .In a freezing Edinburgh flat an old woman takes her last breath surrounded by the few objects she has accrued over a lifetime: a photograph, an emerald dress - and a Brazil nut with the Ten Commandments etched in its shell.Meanwhile, guided by the flip...

Somehow she'd always known that she would end like this. In a small square room, in a small square flat. In a small square box, perhaps. Cardboard, with a sticker on the outside. And a name . . .An old lady dies alone and unheeded in a cold Edinburgh flat on a snowy Christmas night. A faded emerald dress hangs in her wardrobe, a spilt glass of whisky pools on the carpet.A few days later a middle-aged woman arrives back in the city she thought ...

The Swedish Gypsy is a historical novel se in turn-of-the-century Stockholm. Fredrik, a successful business man hires Lilly to work at his cafe. Realizing she is a gypsy he keeps her on to tell fortunes. He is fascinated with her culture and with Lilly who becomes obsessed with him and pursues him using spells and charms. His cafe suffers as Swedish workers strike, leaving him with no other choice than to risk all to save his business and his...