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Post Wall, Post Square

Kristina Spohr

‘A gripping and compelling account…. The peaceful ending of the Cold War between West and East remains one of the greatest achievements of modern statecraft’ CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, Literary ReviewThis landmark global study makes us rethink what happened when the Cold War ended and our present era was born.The world changed dramatically as the Berlin Wall fell and protest turned to massacre in Tiananmen Square. Now, with deft analysis and a wealth of newly declassified archival sources, historian Kristina Spohr offers a bold and novel interpretation of the revolutionary upheaval of 1989 and, how in its aftermath, a new world order was forged without major conflict.The Post-Wall world, Spohr argues, was brought about in significant measure through the determined diplomacy of a small cohort of international leaders. They engaged in tough but cooperative negotiation and worked together to reinvent the institutions of the Cold War. Exploring this extraordinary historical moment, Spohr offers a major reappraisal of US President George H. W. Bush and innovative assessments of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and President François Mitterrand of France.But the transformation of Europe must be understood in global context. Spohr elegantly weaves together the Western and Asian timelines to revelatory effect, by contrasting events in Berlin and Moscow with the story in Beijing, where the pro-democracy movement was brutally suppressed by Deng Xiaoping. Post Square, he pushed through China’s very different Communist reinvention.Meticulously researched and brilliantly original, Post Wall, Post Square provides an authoritative contemporary history of those crucial hinge years of 1989-1992 and their implications for our times. The world of Putin, Trump and Xi, with a fractious European Union, rogue states and the crisis of mass migration has its roots in the global exit from the Cold War.

The Kashmir Shawl

Rosie Thomas

For fans of The Tea-Planter’s Wife and Victoria Hislop comes a gripping story of doomed love and secrets in 1940s Kashmir.Within one exotic land lie the secrets of a lifetime…In 1938, young bride Nerys Watkins accompanies her missionary husband on a posting to India. Up in Srinagar, the British live on beautiful wooden houseboats and dance and gossip as if there is no war. But when the men are sent away to fight Nerys is caught up in a dangerous friendship.Years later, when Mair Ellis clears out her father’s house, she finds an antique shawl with a lock of child’s hair wrapped up in its folds. Tracing her grandparents’ roots back to Kashmir, Mair uncovers a story of great love and great sacrifice.

Regency Rogues: Stolen Sins

Julia Justiss

Power, privilege and the daring pursuit of passion!Lady Margaret Roberts has sworn off passion…that is, until she meets Giles Hadley. Reluctant viscount Giles is prepared to indulge in an illicit affair. But he must beware, for spirited Maggie awakens in him something even more forbidden – the desire to claim her as his wife!•Faith, Duchess of Ashedon, is saved from attack by an unlikely figure from her past. But David Tanner Smith is no longer the penniless orphan Faith once knew, and with one spine-tingling kiss, their old friendship is transformed to an explosive mix of illicit encounters and forbidden desire…

Regency Rogues: Unlacing The Forbidden

Louise Allen

Journey into pleasure…The night before Lord Denham embarks on his Grand Tour, his childhood friend Lady Althea Curtiss—desperate to escape an arranged marriage—arrives, demanding free passage! But soon Rhys realises that with his new travelling companion he is in danger of awakening not only Thea’s sensuality, but also his own long-buried heart.…Anusha Laurens is in danger. The daughter of an Indian princess and an English peer, she’s the perfect pawn in the opulent courts of Rajasthan. Arrogant Major Nicholas Herriard is charged with protecting the alluring Princess. But under the searing Indian sun Nick is left with only one option to keep Anusha safe: marriage.

Regency Surrender: Passion And Rebellion

Louise Allen

Twelve addictive and scandalous Regency stories from your favourite Mills & Boon Historical authors!Featuring:• Lord Havelock’s List by Annie Burrows• Portrait of a Scandal by Annie Burrows• His Unusual Governess by Anne Herries• Claiming the Chaperon’s Heart by Anne Herries• Marriage Made in Rebellion by Sophia James• Marriage Made in Hope by Sophia James• Rake Most Likely To Seduce by Bronwyn Scott• Rake Most Likely To Sin by Bronwyn Scott• A Debt Paid in Marriage by Georgie Lee• A Too Convenient Marriage by Georgie Lee• The Many Sins of Cris de Feaux by Louise Allen• The Unexpected Marriage of Gabriel Stone by Louise Allen

Regency Surrender: Scandal And Deception

Marguerite Kaye

Twelve addictive – and truly scandalous – Regency stories from your favourite Mills & Boon Historical authors!Featuring:• The Truth About Lady Felkirk by Christine Merrill• A Ring from a Marquess by Christine Merrill• An Unsuitable Duchess by Laurie Benson• An Uncommon Duke by Laurie Benson• Return of Scandal’s Son by Janice Preston• Saved by Scandal's Heir by Janice Preston• Lord Laughraine's Summer Promise by Elizabeth Beacon• Redemption of the Rake by Elizabeth Beacon• The Soldier’s Dark Secret by Marguerite Kaye• The Soldier’s Rebel Lover by Marguerite Kaye• The Chaperon's Seduction by Sarah Mallory• Temptation of a Governess by Sarah Mallory

The Regency Bestsellers Collection

Bronwyn Scott

Be whisked away by four of your favourite Regency authors!Featuring:• The Governess Game by Tessa Dare• The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens• Society’s Beauties by Sophia James• Rebellious Rakes by Bronwyn Scott

Convenient Christmas Brides

Louise Allen

A convenient arrangement Three festive Regency romances…In The Captain’s Christmas Journey, by Carla Kelly, Captain Everard is escorting Verity to her governess job—and for propriety’s sake that means a convenient engagement! In Louise Allen’s The Viscount’s Yuletide Betrothal Eleanor advertises for a 'suitable' gentleman to pose as her betrothed over Christmas. And in Laurie Benson’s novella, Juliet Sommersby’s One Night Under the Mistletoe leads to a marriage of convenience with handsome former love Lord Montague…

Regency Christmas Courtship

Louise Allen

Melting the Earl’s heartWhen Grant Rivers, Earl of Allundale, stumbles upon a woman having a baby out of wedlock, it’s his duty to stay and help her. Having saved her life, Grant is determined to save Kate’s reputation too…if she will consent to marrying a stranger on Christmas Day!Having helped friends secure good marriages, Amelia can’t help thinking her chance might never come. As a young woman she’d had her heart broken by Gerard Ravenshead. But now Gerard is back in her life, and this time she’s determined to secure a proposal!

Regency Rogues: A Winter's Night

Elizabeth Beacon

Forbidden PassionSince his father’s scandalous affair, Colm Hancourt has lived life on his own terms…until he comes face to face with Eve, the daughter of his father’s mistress! Eve has always lived in the shadow of her mother’s scandalous affair, but with one kiss that sets tongues wagging, could the latest Winterley scandal be the start of something special? • To escape her family’s scandals, Eleanor Hancourt lives as ordinary governess Nell Court. But when Fergus the new estate manager arrives, her quiet existence is disrupted. He may be unspeakably arrogant, but he’s also irresistible! But is he who he really says he is…