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When Alan Craven discovers a young Asian girl stowaway in his van he is inexorably drawn into a major police operation involving people smuggling, sexual exploitation and murder. Alan is attacked in the belief that he is an undercover police officer. His home is destroyed by an arsonist and he is hospitalised as a result. The criminal gang responsible have based their operations in a remote building on the North York Moors under the guise of a rest centre for tired businessmen. Alan is attacked a second time before those responsible are finally brought to justice.
When Sam Broady discovers an old man collapsed on the road in front of his car in the middle of a snowstorm he is astounded to discover that the man is dressed only in night attire. Unable to call for help, Sam drives home with his passenger. Jimmy, as the old man is called, recovers in Sam's home. As Jimmy recovers he tells Sam of momentous news he had recently received from Australia: the body of his father, believed by his mother to have disappeared during World War 2 near Australia, had been discovered in a wartime plane wreck in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Subsequently Jimmy employs Sam to accompany him to Lae in Papua New Guinea to visit the grave of his father. Having returned to Yorkshire, Jimmy dies a few months later and Sam decides to put together a biography for Jimmy's newly discovered family in Australia - relations who were found as a result of the funeral of his father. Based upon a diary which Jimmy has written, Sam uncovers the details of a remarkable life.
Billy Whitehurst, accountant and Sunday League footballer, is faced with a dilemma when his girlfriend of five years leaves him. Billy, named after his father's favourite Hull City centre forward, decides to resign his post and travel. He begins by flying to Malta where by chance he is employed to seek out a sticky fingered member of the banking fraternity. He then moves on to Gibraltar by working his passage on a yacht. His further adventures, amorous and otherwise, take him by cruise liner to Australia and on to Singapore. After further overseas adventures he finally settles back in his native Yorkshire with the love of his life, Janet, and her mother Rose.
York in the last decade of the 19th century is the dramatic setting for his powerful novel. An international bestseller when first published, Louisa Elliott's timeless themes of love, desire and betrayal make it equally relevant today.Louisa and Edward Elliott are cousins tied by more than simple family affection. As the daughter of a family with secrets, Louisa feels bound to remain single and independent, while Edward, sensitive and poetic, loves her far more than he can admit, even to himself. But with the advent of Robert Duncannon, an Irish officer with the Royal Dragoons, their lives change completely. Outwardly dashing and hard-living, Robert has secrets of his own; and as Louisa falls passionately in love, Edward despairs for her future. While he takes up a different battle, Louisa finds she must choose between safety and respectability in York, and the uncertainty of life in Dublin with Robert, his family and friends. In both cities, here magically evoked, military pageantry marches side with poverty and wealth, while Louisa is inwardly torn by opposing forces. Having followed her heart, how will she deal with the consequences? A great, rich novel, peopled with characters you come to know intimately and care about deeply, Louisa Elliott will linger with you long after the final page has been turned.This is one of those novels that grabs the attention and doesn't let go... delightful from first page to last - New York City TribuneSettle in for non-stop reading... remarkable in size and scope... Roberts has done admirable research... Her descriptive talents shine. The characters come alive on the page... The best this genre has to offer - The Boston HeraldCompelling and thought-provoking reading, right to the very last page - Chicago Sun TimesAnn Victoria Roberts is an unusually gifted author - Daily MailA telling portrait of ordinary people struggling to make the best they can with the hand fate has dealt them - San Diego Union

The History and Antiquities of the City of York,: Containing, I. The government of the city during the times of the Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans; with the present government by a lord mayor, aldermen, and sheriffs. II. The antient and present navigation of the River Ouse. III. The liberties, franchises, charters, gifts, donations, and privileges granted to the community of the city. IV. The bye-laws, antient customs, fairs and markets of the city. V. The guilds, crafts, trades, and fraternities

Published: 1785

Total Pages: 420


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