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The Long Water

Gripping literary mystery set in a remote Norwegian community

By: Stef Penney

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The Long Water

Gripping literary mystery set in a remote Norwegian community

By: Stef Penney

Author of the Costa-prizewinning, world-wide bestseller The Tenderness of Wolves, Stef Penney, returns to her snow-covered heartland in this tense mystery set in a small Scandinavian town. Nordland. A region in the Norwegian Arctic; a remote valley that stretches from the sea up to the mountains and glaciers. It is May in what was once a prosperous mining community. The snows are nearly gone and it's a time of spring and school-leavers' celebrations - until Daniel, a popular teenage boy, goes missing. Conflicting stories circulate among his friends, of parties and wild behaviour. As the search for Daniel widens, the police open a disused mine in the mountains. They find human remains, but this body has been there for decades, its identity a mystery. Everyone in this tight knit, isolated community is touched by these events: misanthropic Svea, whose long life in the area stretches back to the heyday of the mines, and beyond. She has cut all ties with her family, except for her granddaughter, Elin, an outsider like her grandmother. Elin and her friend Benny, both impacted by Daniel while he was alive, become entangled in the hunt for answers, while Svea has deep, dark secrets of her own.

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The Tenderness of Wolves

A Novel

By: Stef Penney

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The Tenderness of Wolves

A Novel

By: Stef Penney

When her teenage son disappears in the aftermath of a brutal murder, a determined mother sets out from her snow-covered nineteenth-century settlement to find him, an effort that is hampered by vigilante groups and the harrowing forces of nature. A first novel.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416571302

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9781416571308

Under a Pole Star

By: Stef Penney

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Under a Pole Star

By: Stef Penney

Sometimes you have to travel to the farthest edge of the world in order to find your true place in it... A panoramic historical epic and an unforgettable love story from the author of The Tenderness of Wolves, for fans of Kristin Hannah, Sarah Perry, and Barbara Kingsolver A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve. Years later, in 1892, determination and chance lead her back to northern Greenland as a scientist at the head of a British expedition, defying the expectations of those who believe a woman has no place in that harsh world. Geologist Jakob de Beyn was raised in Manhattan. Yearning for wider horizons, he joins a rival expedition. Jakob and Flora's paths cross. It is a fateful meeting, where passion and ambition collide and an irresistible attraction is born. The violent extremes of the north obsess them both: perpetual night and endless day; frozen seas and coastal meadows, and the strange, maddening pull it exerts on the people trying to make their mark on its vast expanses - a pursuit of glory whose outcome will reverberate for years to come.

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1681441152

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The Tenderness of Wolves

Costa Book of the Year 2007

By: Stef Penney

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Costa Book of the Year 2007

By: Stef Penney

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION - FEATURES READING GROUP QUESTIONS AND NEW MATERIAL FROM STEF'S UPCOMING EPIC NOVEL, UNDER A POLE STAR COSTA AWARD WINNER and WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER. A breathtaking tale of mystery, buried secrets and romance, set in nineteenth century frontier Canada - for fans of THE SNOW CHILD and A PLACE CALLED WINTER. 'Unquestionably atmospheric, evocative and rewarding' Independent on Sunday 'A tense and delicately written thriller' Observer Canada, 1867. A young murder suspect flees across the snowy wilderness. Tracking him is what passes for the law in this frontier land: trappers, sheriffs, traders and the suspect's own mother, desperate to clear his name. As the party pushes further from civilisation, hidden purposes and old obsessions are revealed. One is seeking long-lost daughters; another a fortune in stolen furs; yet another is chasing rumours of a lost Native American culture. But where survival depends on cooperation, their fragile truce cannot afford to be broken, nor their overriding purpose - to find justice for a murdered man - forgotten. The Tenderness of Wolves is a must-read historical epic, weaving adventure, suspense and humour into an exhilarating thriller, a panoramic romance and ultimately, one of the books of the last ten years.

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1847248950

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The Beasts of Paris

A Novel

By: Stef Penney

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The Beasts of Paris

A Novel

By: Stef Penney

Enter the world of Haussmann's newly built City of Light: a dazzling, panoramic novel of love and survival set during the Siege of Paris in 1870. A diverse group of memorable characters find themselves in Paris during the build up to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Dreamer Anne is half-Haitian, possessed of incredible gifts, but with a past she tries to bury; Lawrence is desperate to spread his wings, develop his talents as a photographer, and escape the restrictions of his Canadian upbringing; Ellis, an American army surgeon, has lived through the trauma of the American Civil War and will do anything to avoid further violence. We join these characters and others as they live through, and are buffeted by, momentous historical events that will change them forever. The Franco-Prussian War ends in a devastating defeat for the French after the Siege of Paris, in which countless Parisians die of starvation and cold during a bitter winter. This terrible time is quickly followed by yet more horror: the socialist revolution of the Paris Commune that seizes the government, briefly, until it is brutally crushed by the French Army. Against this backdrop our characters meet, struggle, grow, fight their demons, lose their hearts, find love. The reader witnesses the ebb and flow of history as the characters confront a changing world around them. And although set in the nineteenth century, the novel explores questions that are uniquely contemporary: issues of gender, sexuality, inequality, and race.

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1639363777

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The Invisible Ones

By: Stef Penney

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The Invisible Ones

By: Stef Penney

In a hospital bed, small-time private detective Ray Lovell veers between paralysis and delirium. But before the accident that landed him there, he’d been hired to find Rose Janko, the estranged daughter of a traveling Gypsy family, who went missing seven years earlier. Half Romany himself, Ray is well aware that he’s been chosen more for his blood than for his investigative skills. Still, he’s surprised by the intense hostility he encounters from the Jankos, who haven’t had an easy past. Touched by tragedy, they’re either cursed or hiding a terrible secret—the discovery of which Ray can’t help suspecting is connected to Rose’s disappearance… Seamlessly toggling between Ray’s past and present, and the perspective of the missing woman’s young nephew JJ, Stef Penney builds a gripping page-turner that doesn’t let go until its shocking end.

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Penguin

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1101554169

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Tenderness of Wolves

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Tenderness of Wolves

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As winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Dove River in 1867, a man is brutally murdered and a 17-year-old boy disappears. Tracks leaving the dead man’s cabin lead north towards the tundra beyond. Strangers are drawn to the township—journalists, Hudson’s Bay Company men, trappers, traders—but do they want to solve the crime or exploit it?

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0143052136

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The Tenderness of Wolves

Costa Book of the Year 2007

By: Stef Penney

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Costa Book of the Year 2007

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The Long Water

Gripping literary mystery set in a remote Norwegian community

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The Beasts of Paris

A dazzling historical epic of love and survival

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A dazzling historical epic of love and survival

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In Paris 1870, three wandering souls find themselves in a city set to descend into war. 'A historical epic that Jessie Burton fans will adore' GRAZIA 'Exquisite, relevant and immersive' ANNA MAZZOLA 'A triumph' GUARDIAN Anne is a former patient from a women's asylum trying to carve out a new life for herself in a world that doesn't understand her. Newcomer Lawrence is desperate to develop his talent as a photographer and escape the restrictions of his puritanical upbringing. Ellis, an army surgeon, has lived through the trauma of one civil war and will do anything to avoid another bloodbath. Each keeps company with the restless beasts of Paris' Menagerie, where they meet, fight their demons, lose their hearts, and rebel in a city under siege. A dazzling historical epic of love and survival, Stef Penney carries the reader captivated through war-torn Paris. ***************************************** Praise for Stef Penney 'One of the best storytellers we have' The Scotsman 'Penney works hard to fill her canvas with colour and conviction' Sunday Times '[Her] prose is cinematic' Independent 'What has marked Penney out from the start is her ability to make her extensive historical research come alive' Sunday Herald 'Hypnotically readable . . . Stef Penney is a mesmerising storyteller' Amanda Craig

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1529421578

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Girls Night (Single Moms, Second Chances Series, Book 1)

By: Stef Ann Holm

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Girls Night (Single Moms, Second Chances Series, Book 1)

By: Stef Ann Holm

Jillene McDermott is raising two daughters, alone. Her coffee bar, Java The Hut, is on life support and the only place she can find a quiet moment is in the bathtub. Claire and Faye, Jillene's teenage daughters, know their mom deserves some happiness. But their good intentions go wrong when infamous crime writer, Vince Tremonti, steps up to play Jillene's "boyfriend." Vince has briefly returned to Blue Heron Beach to rethink his flagging career. He doesn't have time to get involved with anyone, much less a young widow with a ready-made family. Still, he owes 'the universe' a good deed or two. But when a couple of dates threaten to become a summer fling, suddenly the breakfast lattes aren't the only brews steaming in Blue Heron Beach. AWARDS: Desert Isle Keeper Award ~Romance Reviews Today REVIEWS: "Don't miss this incredible read!" ~Romance Review Today "...will make you laugh and cry and fall in love again." ~New York Times bestselling author Jill Barnett SINGLE MOMS, SECOND CHANCES, in order Girls Night Lucy Gets Her Life Back Pink Moon TO PROTECT AND SERVE, HEROES IN UNIFORM, in order An Igniting Attraction An Arresting Attraction

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1614176531

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Under a Pole Star

By: Stef Penney

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Book's by Stef Penney

The Long Water

The Long Water

The Tenderness of Wolves

The Tenderness of Wolves

Under a Pole Star

Under a Pole Star

The Tenderness of Wolves

The Tenderness of Wolves

The Beasts of Paris

The Beasts of Paris

The Invisible Ones

The Invisible Ones

Tenderness of Wolves

Tenderness of Wolves

The Tenderness of Wolves

The Tenderness of Wolves

The Long Water

The Long Water

The Beasts of Paris

The Beasts of Paris

Girls Night (Single Moms, Second Chances Series, Book 1)

Girls Night (Single Moms, Second Chances Series, Book 1)

Under a Pole Star

Under a Pole Star

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