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Alice Delarbre

    Beta
    Russian Winter
    Delirium English Edition
    The Thread
    Weyward
    Second Chance Summer
    • KATE, 2019 Kate flees London – abandoning everything – for Cumbria and Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt. There, a secret lurks in the bones of the house, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. VIOLET, 1942 Violet is more interested in collecting insects and climbing trees than in becoming a proper young lady. Until a chain of shocking events changes her life forever. ALTHA, 1619 Altha is on trial for witchcraft, accused of killing a local man. Known for her uncanny connection with nature and animals, she is a threat that must be eliminated. But Weyward women belong to the wild. And they cannot be tamed… Weaving together the stories of three women across five centuries, Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.

      Weyward2023
      4.1
    • The Thread

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri's, and with the story of the city itself, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people. Thessaloniki, 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' life story for the first time and realises he has a decision to make. For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of the people who were forced to leave. Should he become their next custodian and make this city his home?

      The Thread2014
      4.1
    • Second Chance Summer

      • 468 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Taylor Edwards family might not be that close - everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled, but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor's dad gets some devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains.

      Second Chance Summer2014
      4.2
    • Beta

      • 332 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      A captivating and unforgettable story of courage and love in an immoral world. Elizja is created to serve the inhabitants of the Dominion, a paradise island where the wealthiest people on Earth reside. The sixteen-year-old is an emotionless clone, designed to be a caretaker for the governor's children. However, when she encounters Tahir, a wonderful and enigmatic young man from one of the most influential families, unexpected emotions begin to surface in her mind. Elizja struggles to understand what is happening to her and how to cope with feelings she never anticipated. If others discover that Elizja is capable of love, a terrifying fate awaits her. Yet, her desire for Tahir is too powerful to ignore. When cruel circumstances separate them, the girl resolves to escape, no matter the cost!

      Beta2012
      3.3
    • Delirium English Edition

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Lena Haloway is content in her safe, government-managed society. She feels (mostly) relaxed about the future in which her husband and career will be decided, and looks forward to turning 18, when she’ll be cured of deliria, a.k.a. love. She tries not to think about her mother’s suicide (her last words to Lena were a forbidden “I love you”) or the supposed “Invalid” community made up of the uncured just beyond her Portland, Maine, border. There’s no real point—she believes her government knows how to best protect its people, and should do so at any cost. But 95 days before her cure, Lena meets Alex, a confident and mysterious young man who makes her heart flutter and her skin turn red-hot. As their romance blossoms, Lena begins to doubt the intentions of those in power, and fears that her world will turn gray should she submit to the procedure. In this powerful and beautifully written novel, Lauren Oliver, the bestselling author of Before I Fall , throws readers into a tightly controlled society where options don’t exist, and shows not only the lengths one will go for a chance at freedom, but also the true meaning of sacrifice. -- Jessica Schein

      Delirium English Edition2011
      4.0
    • Russian Winter

      • 466 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Former Bolshoi ballerina Nina Revskaya auctions off her jewelry collection and becomes overwhelmed by memories of her homeland, the friends she left behind amidst Stalinist aggression, and the dark secret that brought her to a new life in Boston.

      Russian Winter2010
      3.6