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The Silver Link The Silver Link Claire Lorrimer Pretty Adela Carstairs had lived in a secure and loving home until her father died. But her happy world is shattered when her mother remarries a cruel, hard-drinking man. As her stepfather's drunken … OL10540179W
Variations Variations Claire Lorrimer A collection of stories to suit the reader's every mood... tender, funny, romantic, bitter-sweet, nostalgic... Sensitively written and with particular insight into the emotions of the young and the o… OL10540181W
House of Tomorrow House of Tomorrow Claire Lorrimer This is the moving story of Jeanette Roberts, a young London girl who survived appalling abuse in her own childhood, and so determined to give other children in the same position the love and care sh… OL10540186W
The Wilderling The Wilderling Claire Lorrimer Although born into the British aristocracy, the Honourable Sophia Lucienne Rochford was raised in obscurity first in a French convent and then in a Parisian brothel. Like a wilderling—a cultivated fl… OL10540189W
Beneath the Sun Beneath the Sun Claire Lorrimer It was a routine flight bound for Africa but the passengers were destined never to arrive. Hijacked at gunpoint, the pilot is forced to land in the desert where, in the blistering heat and with remot… OL15393557W
The Search for Love The Search for Love Claire Lorrimer At seventeen, beautiful green-eyed Beverly Bampton knew just what she wanted. She was madly in love with Jonnie Colt and dreamt of nothing more than being his wife, lover and best friend. And once sh… OL15393574W
Dead Centre Dead Centre Claire Lorrimer Pretty young university students Rose and Poppy Matheson are keen golfers. But one night Poppy is attacked on the footpath near the golf course and her sister, following behind, mistakenly kills the … OL15393591W
Lonely Quest = The Search for Love Lonely Quest = The Search for Love Claire Lorrimer,Patricia Robins At seventeen, beautiful green-eyed Beverly Bampton knew just what she wanted. She was madly in love with Jonnie Colt and dreamt of nothing more than being his wife, lover and best friend. And once sh… OL15399585W
Lady Chatterley's Daughter = Connie's Daughter Lady Chatterley's Daughter = Connie's Daughter Claire Lorrimer,Patricia Robins Clare Mellors is the daughter of Constance, the former Lady Chatterley. Mysterious and attractive, Clare is a wartime VAD nurse, and is engaged to Robin Claye, an army officer. On the surface Clare a… OL15399588W
You Never Know You Never Know Claire Lorrimer "You Never Know", Claire Lorrimer's autobiography, spans the 20th century. A "Daily Mirror" reviewer described one of her many books as a 'slice of life'. "You Never Know" is the whole rich tapestry … OL15415802W
Fool's Curtain = The Dynasty Fool's Curtain = The Dynasty Claire Lorrimer For three generations, Rochford Manor has dominated the lives of the women who live there. Willow became its chatelaine at seventeen. Her daughter, Lucy Rochford, taken from her mother and her hom… OL17791685W
Georgia Georgia Claire Lorrimer Georgia Driffield is passionate, wilful, resourceful, intelligent but often foolhardy, as she grows from girl to woman in the years between the two wars. It is not until she discovers the extraordina… OL17792592W
Live the Dream Live the Dream Claire Lorrimer August, 1939. "When it becomes clear that war is about to break out with Germany, twin sisters Dilys and Una Singleby are forced to leave their studies in Munich and return home to England. Heartbrok… OL17792596W
Emotions Emotions Claire Lorrimer Each of the short stories in this collection covers an emotion all women will recognise, and many of which are true reflections of women's experiences past and present. OL20823728W
An Open Door An Open Door Claire Lorrimer After losing her husband in the war, Susan Parish has, in the succeeding years, managed to find a measure of happiness and contentment in bringing up their young son in the quiet seclusion of the cou… OL79496W
The Reckoning The Reckoning Claire Lorrimer Clare and Mark Bainbury have been married for four years, and although their love for each other is still strong, they are gradually becoming aware that life may not turn out exactly as they might li… OL79503W
Second Chance Second Chance Claire Lorrimer Louise Endor is just seventeen when she discovers she is pregnant and alone. The father, a married man with two other children, has no intention of leaving his wife. But despite the disgrace imposed … OL79504W
Fool's Curtain Fool's Curtain Claire Lorrimer For three generations, Rochford Manor has dominated the lives of the women who live there. Willow Telford Rochford became its chatelaine at seventeen. Her daughter, Sophia Lucienne "Lucy", taken f… OL79505W
The Secret of Quarry House The Secret of Quarry House Claire Lorrimer At twenty-four Kate marries her first love, Campbell Rivers, and becomes mistress of Quarry House, set brooding and isolated on the Yorkshire moors. Kate is blissfully happy, falling in love should m… OL79511W
The Shadow Falls The Shadow Falls Claire Lorrimer Samantha had been in love with Greg since her early teens. When he realised that he felt the same, the one time teenage sweethearts decide to marry. They set the wedding date, but suddenly Greg postp… OL79512W
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