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But there is a great deal more to this bucolic scene than meets the eye

Mary Maitland is an attractive and intelligent young woman determined to strike out on her own and earn a living

As the Confederacy prepares to surrender and she finds herself friendless and alone

In Behind the Illusion

Third and final book in the bestselling prequel series to The Mortal Instruments

William Ryan: The Constant Soldier [2016] paperback ZPUZZ But there is a great'Haunting, passionate, William Ryan's The Constant Soldier is a subtle WW2 thriller of horror and love with an utterly gripping countdown to Gotterdamerung. One of my favourites of the year.' Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Red Sky at Noon. Shortlisted for the HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown. 1944. Paul Brandt, a soldier in the German army, returns wounded and ashamed from the bloody chaos of the Eastern front to find his village home much changed and