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The Innocents at Home (Simon Kenworthy #15)
by John Buxton HiltonThe rural town of St. Botolph’s Fen End may have a pervert in their midst. Did Henry Gower, the very enthusiastic schoolteacher, carry the demonstrations in his sex education classes just a little too far? So claim four “innocent” schoolgirls. But the weakest of the four buckles and confesses to her parents that they made the story up—but why? Was it boredom, revenge, or just a pure evil in the leader of the group? After all, she’s been seen consulting the town’s ancient herbalist, a local witch of sorts. But when Henry Gower’s body is found mangled in a pond, the unanswered questions grow even more complex. Only Superintendent Simon Kenworthy, with the help of the sexy but hard-nosed young cop Polly Parrott, can sort through the slander and find the true murderer.
Innocents and Others
by Dana Spiotta‘Spiotta is a wonder.’ – George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the BardoMeadow Mori and Carrie Wexler grew up together in Los Angeles, and both became film-makers. Meadow makes challenging documentaries; Carrie makes successful feature films with a feminist slant. The two friends have everything in common - except their views on sex, power, movie-making and morality. And yet their loyalty trumps their different approaches to film and to life. Until, one day, a mysterious woman with a unique ability to cold-call and seduce powerful men over the phone - not through sex, but through listening - becomes the subject of one of Meadow's documentaries. Her downfall, and what makes her so extraordinarily moving, is that she pretends to be someone she is not. The fallout from this challenges their friendship like nothing before.Heart-breaking and insightful, Innocents and Others by Dana Spiotta is an astonishing novel about friendship, identity, loneliness and art.
The Innocents (Quinn Colson #6)
by Ace AtkinsShe was just 17, a high school dropout named Milly Jones, found walking down the middle of the highway, engulfed in flames. Even in a tough Mississippi county like Tibbehah, it shatters the community, and it is up to Sheriff Quinn Colson, back on the job after a year away, and his deputy Lillie Virgil, to investigate what happened, and why. Before long, however, accusations start to fly; national media and federal authorities descend; and what seemed like a senseless act of violence begins to appear like something even more disturbing - with more victims waiting in the shadows.
Innocents: Variations on a Theme
by A. L. BarkerA. L. Barker's debut story collection appeared in 1947 and won the inaugural Somerset Maugham prize, instantly marking her out as a remarkable new talent. Each story describes a crisis in life; each reveals the impact of experience upon innocence, or vice versa.'[Barker's] remarkable descriptive powers, her feeling for the exact word and the right combination of adjectives are most satisfyingly applied to the evocation of landscape... Barker writes with a subtlety and precision which are as delightful as they are rare.' Times Literary Supplement'This collection of eight short stories... introduces an already assured and subtle stylist... There is little pity here, but - if restrained - considerable terror and tragedy, and a precision of observation and treatment which qualify this collection for a critical, fastidious audience.' Kirkus Reviews
The Innocents: A Novel
by Michael CrummeyRichly imagined and compulsively readable, The Innocents is a riveting story of hardship and survival, and an unflinching exploration of the bond between siblings.SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILLER PRIZE, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S PRIZE, AND THE ROGER'S WRITER'S TRUST FICTION AWARD In centuries past, a brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated outport cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean and a relentless pendulum of abundance and murderous scarcity. Still children with only the barest notion of the outside world, they have nothing but their family's boat and the little knowledge passed on haphazardly by their mother and father to help them survive.Muddling through the severe round of the seasons, through years of meagre catches and storms and ravaging illness, it is their fierce loyalty to each other that motivates and sustains them. But as seasons pass and they wade deeper into the mystery of their own natures, even that loyalty will be tested.'A gripping and credible page-turner about children surviving in the wilderness, but more than that: this Adam and Eve struggle to make sense of a world that's somewhere between Eden and Hell. Michael Crummey writes like an avenging angel, never putting a word wrong' - Emma Donoghue, author of Room'An extraordinary novel, emotionally precise, vivid in its portrayal of nature, and subtle in its exploration of the relationship between life and story' - Wall Street Journal'In The Innocents, Mr Crummey, a Newfoundland native, captures in hypnotic prose the force of the driving sea and the ways of a beautiful, barren place where Evered and Ada are cast adrift' - The Economist'Imagine Into the Wild with prepubescents, told in the voice of a William Blake acolyte as verbally inventive as Tolkien... The Innocents is a survivor narrative and a psychological thriller, a chilling study in isolation' - Vulture
The Innocents: Some Secrets Cant Be Kept...
by Laura Lippman‘As five we were mighty, the points on a star…Once we five joined, it was never boys against girls…Two of our triangles cut themselves off and ran away together, and we were never whole again. Never.’
The Innocents: A Novel
by Caroline SeebohmThe whole world was about to change, and no one would be affected more deeply than Dorothea and Iris Crosby, sisters—identical twins—born to the wealth and social standing of New York City's Park Avenue. It was 1914, and while life in Manhattan seemed to center on grand balls and exotic parties, in Europe everything was coming undone. World War I was about to explode, and when it did it would involve many thousands of young Americans already heading overseas. Aroused by the perils of the rest of the world, Dorothea and Iris decided to join the American Red Cross in France. Sent immediately to the battlefront, they became immersed in a daily struggle to help save lives, and when that wasn't possible, to at least make death less terrifying for the young French soldiers in their care. Beautiful and mysterious, the twin sisters were dubbed les anges, the angels, by the wounded men. They charmed the Americans as well, among them a fighter pilot with whom Iris fell in love—the first threat to the singular bond that held the sisters together. As the losses mounted, however, the link between the sisters grew stronger. Finally, when the battles ended, they awoke to the reality that the world they had known was forever gone, and home seemed a distant and alien place. A powerful story of spiritual awakening, of innocence lost, and of the emotional toll of war, The Innocents is sure to appeal to readers of such outstanding historical novels as Regeneration by Pat Barker, Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks, and Rebecca West's classic The Return of the Soldier.
The Innocents
by Francesca SegalWINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2012LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD 2013WINNER OF THE SAMI ROHR PRIZE FOR JEWISH LITERATURE 2013What if everything you’d ever wanted was no longer enough?Adam and Rachel are getting married at last. Childhood sweethearts whose lives and families have been intertwined for years; theirs is set to be the wedding of the year.But then Rachel’s cousin Ellie makes an unexpected return to the family fold. Beautiful, reckless and troubled, Ellie represents everything that Adam has tried all his life to avoid – and everything that is missing from his world. As the long-awaited wedding approaches, Adam is torn between duty and temptation, security and freedom, and must make a choice that will break either one heart, or many.'Wonderful...witty…an astonishingly accomplished debut which will draw comparisons between Segal and Zadie Smith and Monica Ali' Stylist
Innocent Witness (Intrigue Ser.)
by Leona KarrA child's only hope Little Penny Drake had witnessed a murder and would no longer speak. Only Dr. Steve Sherman could help bring the child out her shell. Seeing her daughter respond to the psychologist brought tears to Deanna Drake's eyes–and warmth to a place in her heart that had been cold for a long, long time.
Innocent Witness (Beaumont Brothers Justice #3)
by Julie Anne LindseyShe’s willing to risk anything…
Innocent Wife, Baby Of Shame (Mills And Boon Modern Ser. #2719)
by Melanie MilburneFor Patrizio Trelini, everything points to Keira Worthington's infidelity. The ruthless Italian throws his temptress wife out–he won't listen to her lies! But, two months later, necessity brings Keira back into Patrizio's life, and into his bed, although his heart remains cold.
The Innocent Wife: The breakout psychological thriller of 2018, tipped by Lee Child and Peter James
by Amy LloydHow do you confront your husband when you don't want to know the truth?__________________________'This book had me hooked from the first page to the last.’ Lisa JewellNOW A TOP TEN BESTSELLER__________________________You're in love with a man on Death Row in Florida, convicted of a brutal murder twenty years ago.You're convinced he didn’t do it, and you're determined to prove it.Now you're married to him, and he’s a free man, his conviction overturned.You’re overjoyed. After all, he’s innocent. Isn’t he?__________________________Amy's readers are raving about the book they 'just couldn't put down':“I picked up The Innocent Wife this morning on my subway commute to work and couldn't put it down! I read it during my lunch break, commute home, on the stair master… It was just that addicting!”“Absolutely fantastic book… couldn’t put it down”“grips you from the off”“I read the book in two days, couldn't wait to find out what happened next”“Fantastic, gripping, page turning… Drew you in and kept you there until the very end”“A fantastic debut! … It gets you hooked from the very beginning, and yet it's never predictable, you're in for some surprises until the very last page”“The Innocent Wife was gripping. I read with heart racing”“I literally couldn't wait to steal five minutes with it during the day and loved my evenings completely immersed in the tension”“I couldn't put this down… thriller fans, you're in for a treat”“original and utterly compelling … I honestly feel bereft now that I've finished it and can't wait to spend 2018 talking about this fantastic novel”
Innocent Victims: Poetic Injustice in Shakespearean Tragedy
by R. S. WhiteThis is a revised version of the book which was privately published by the author in 1982. At the time, the book was widely welcomed by Shakespearean scholars as a trenchant, scholarly and highly orginal contribution to the field of Shakespearean studies. The book's argument is that a full response to Shakespearean tragedy has to take account of the fate of the victims as well as of the tragic heroesl and this thesis is illustrated and developed by a consideration of Lavinia, Lucrece and the children in Richard III, Macbeth and King John; and to the thee principal Shakespearean tragic victims, Ophelia, Desemona and Cordelia.
Innocent Until His Forbidden Touch / Emergency Marriage To The Greek (Scandalous Sicilian Cinderellas) / Emergency Marriage to the Greek (Mills & Boon Modern): Innocent Until His Forbidden Touch (scandalous Sicilian Cinderellas) / Emergency Marriage To The Greek
by Carol Marinelli Clare ConnellyHis touch promises pleasure! PR pro Beatrice’s brief is simple – clean up playboy prince Julius’s image before he becomes king. A challenge made complicated by the heat she feels for her off-limits client! For the first time, innocent Beatrice wants to give into wild temptation…
Innocent Until His Forbidden Touch: Innocent Until His Forbidden Touch (scandalous Sicilian Cinderellas) / Emergency Marriage To The Greek / The Desert King Meets His Match / The Powerful Boss She Craves (Scandalous Sicilian Cinderellas #2)
by Carol MarinelliHis touch promises pleasure!
Innocent Traitor: A Novel Of Lady Jane Grey
by Alison WeirAlison Weir, our pre-eminent popular historian, has now fulfilled a life's ambition to write historical fiction. She has chosen as her subject the bravest, most sympathetic and wronged heroine of Tudor England, Lady Jane Grey. Lady Jane Grey was born into times of extreme danger. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she was merely a pawn in a dynastic power game with the highest stakes, she lived a life in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. Jane's astonishing and essentially tragic story was played out during one of the most momentous periods of English history. As a great-niece of Henry VIII, and the cousin of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, she grew up to realize that she could never throw off the chains of her destiny. Her honesty, intelligence and strength of character carry the reader through all the vicious twists of Tudor power politics, to her nine-day reign and its unbearably poignant conclusion.
An Innocent To Tame The Italian: His Shock Marriage In Greece / An Innocent To Tame The Italian (The Scandalous Brunetti Brothers #1)
by Tara PammiTo discover the truth… He’ll keep his beautiful adversary close
Innocent 'til Proven Otherwise: Savas' Defiant Mistress / Much More Than A Mistress / Innocent 'til Proven Otherwise (Mills And Boon Modern Heat Ser. #2)
by Amy AndrewsRules are made to be broken…aren’t they? Ali doesn’t do reckless, and she certainly doesn’t do one-night stands – until one intoxicating night with the most lethally attractive man she’s ever laid eyes on… More shocking still, when Ali meets the lawyer holding her career in his hands a few days later – it’s the same hot guy!
Innocent Target: Amish Haven Buried Mountain Secrets Innocent Target (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Elisabeth ReesTo clear her father’s name… she’ll risk her life
Innocent Surrender: The Virgin's Proposition / The Virgin And His Majesty / Untouched Until Marriage (Wedlocked!)
by Robyn Donald Chantelle Shaw Anne McAllisterTHE VIRGIN’S PROPOSITIONSensible Anny Chamion isn’t used to acting out of the ordinary. But a passionate encounter with the infamous Demetrios Savas has this virgin princess desperate to throw the rule book out of the window for a taste of forbidden fruit…
Innocent Sins (Mills And Boon Modern Ser. #No. 977)
by Anne MatherMills & Boon are excited to present The Anne Mather Collection – the complete works by this classic author made available to download for the very first time! These books span six decades of a phenomenal writing career, and every story is available to read unedited and untouched from their original release. Innocence betrayed…
Innocent Secretary...Accidentally Pregnant (Mills And Boon Modern Ser.)
by Carol MarinelliSexy Sicilian boss – handle with care!
