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When Germany invades France in 1940, Cecily Lefort can’t imagine how the aristocratic comforts of life as a French doctor’s wife are about to disappear. A return to native England eventually leads Cecily back to France, this time as a secret agent. Cecily is one of 13 female special operations executive (SOE) spies who do not survive to tell their story. But a 100-year old family-owned photograph of Cecily inspires author Elizabeth Sloan to travel to Paris and investigate the story of Cecily’s life - and death.

When Squire Fenton Babblewick inherits his uncle's Yorkshire estate, it's the perfect opportunity to realise his utopian dreams. He attempts to become a member of parliament, reform beetroots, win the love of lovely Lucinda, be a musical composer genius and buy a workhouse to turn it into a school. His ever present manservant - August Snipe, the true brains - watches in dismay as his master makes mistake after mistake. A sit-com set in the 18th century.

Ein unbeschwerter Bootsausflug wird überraschend zum Albtraum! Ein heraufziehendes Unwetter macht eine Rückkehr in den sicheren Hafen unmöglich. Schnell muss ein geschützter Zufluchtsort gefunden werden und eine verlassene Siedlung tief im Netz der Kanäle scheint die Rettung für die kleine Reisegruppe zu sein. Doch dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Wer ist der im Wasser treibende, gesichtslose Tote? Wer hat ihn so zugerichtet? Und welches Grauen schleicht durch die verlassenen Ruinen im Wald?

After the fall of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk. Britain now stood alone to face Hitler’s inevitable invasion attempt. For the German Army to be landed across the Channel, Hitler needed mastery of the skies – the RAF would have to be broken – so every day, throughout the summer, German bombers pounded the RAF air bases in the southern counties.