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\u2018The exact number of German women raped during the dying days of world war two is unknown, but it is possibly as high as 2 million (and many were raped multiple times).\u2019 So writes Josie Ferguson, whose incredible debut novel The Silence In Between<\/strong> is dedicated to \u2018those whose stories deserved to be heard\u2019. A heart-breaking historical fiction story of family, fear, hope and the atrocities of war. The story opens on August 12, 1961. Lisette\u2019s baby is ill, and she\u2019s left him overnight in a hospital in the West, going home to her home in the East to get clean clothes and some rest.<\/p>\n

\"\"When she wakes, early on August 13, everything\u2019s changed. Overnight, the border between East and West Berlin has been closed. And there\u2019s no way she can get to her child. From this shattering start, the tale jumps to and from 1961, with Lisette\u2019s teenage daughter, Elly, desperately trying to find a way to get her baby brother back and hopefully receive the love she longs for from her mother, and 1938, and what Lisette and her family endured through the war. It\u2019s fiction based on fact \u2026 and the most far-fetched events which are seemingly unrealistic are all horribly true. As the author points out, the East West border was closed overnight. Rape victims offered themselves to a single officer so as to escape multiple rapes. Hitler Youth members really did hand out cyanide pills, and husbands were separated from wives, mothers from babies. It\u2019s not an easy read, but it\u2019s beautifully written, compelling, and will stay with you long, long after you turn the last page. Penguin<\/p>\n

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Set in the 1970s in a summer camp in the Adirondack mountains, The God of the Woods<\/strong> is part mystery, part family drama. When a girl goes missing from the camp, it\u2019s tragic. But the fact that she\u2019s gone missing in the same woods as her young brother did 14 years ago makes it somewhat suspicious. The boy was never found, the locals didn\u2019t all agree with the person finally found guilty, stories are murky and characters not all terribly likeable. Liz Moore\u2019s book is brilliantly thrilling, couldn\u2019t put it down! The Borough Press \u2022 An all-female boarding house. A new glam and mysterious arrival. Unlikely friendships. Add one deadly secret and an unexpected shocking act of violence and you\u2019ve a thrilling read … The Brair Club by Kate Quinn – queen of historical fiction. Harper Collins<\/p>\n

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Home interiors influencer Elle\u2019s life is the envy of thousands. And when her producers tell her about a dilapidated chateau in the French countryside, she\u2019s delighted. Social media content of sprawling vineyards and tasteful interiors will surely take attention away from the cracks that are beginning to show in her life, and the risk of past secrets being revealed. After all, it\u2019s what\u2019s in front of the cameras that\u2019s important. As she well knows, dark and dirty behind-the-scenes flaws can be filtered out. Amanda Cassidy\u2019s The Perfect Place<\/strong> … a first-class thriller. Canelo<\/p>\n

From John Boyne – author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, the second in his four interlinked novels named after the elements. The first, Water, looked at a wife\u2019s complicity in her husband\u2019s sexual abuse of minors. This second book, Earth<\/strong>, is about two football players on trial. One accused of rape. The other an accessory … who, as the trial unfolds, reflects on the events in his life that have led him to this moment. A beautifully written, haunting read. Penguin<\/p>\n

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The Paris Muse<\/strong> is the story of Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso\u2019s love affair … dubbed the greatest love affair in art history. It\u2019s the story about Dora – artist, creative genius and muse – who inspired some of Picasso\u2019s greatest work. And their love affair that destroyed her. Author Louisa Treger says the book is based on the biographical facts of Dora\u2019s life, but is a work of fiction … she\u2019s taken liberty with facts, characterisations an particularly chronologies. Bloomsbury Publishing<\/p>\n

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The recently released 2023 La Motte Chardonnay\u2019s<\/strong> nectarine and citrus fruit flavours are complemented by hints of cashew nut and freshly baked bread. A polished, medium-full wine with exceptional freshness and a lively length. Really food-friendly … superb with creamy cheese and egg dishes (think quiche and souffl\u00e9), subtle spice and curry dishes and for those splashing out, with caviar, snails, crayfish and mussels. R170 from la-motte.com.<\/h3>\n

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