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Juli 1926. Jarlen af Cavendon har kaldt Ingham og Swann-familierne sammen på Cavendon Hall. Glæder og sorger åbenbarer sig, og en gammel fjende træder ud af fortidens skygge og sætter den ellers så trofaste tjenestestabs loyalitet på en uventet hård prøve. Første Verdenskrig har bragt godset på randen af ruin, og nu afhænger fremtiden af Cavendon Halls unge døtre. Vil det lykkes de fire meget forskellige kvinder at bringe godset på fode igen og ind i et nyt årti?

Da den succesfulde filminstruktør Justine Nolan vender hjem til sit smukke barndomshjem kommer hun ved en fejltagelse til at åbne et af sin mors breve. Brevet viser sig at være en bombe under familieidyllen for det afslører, at Justines elskede mormor ikke er død i en flyulykke, som Justine og hendes bror ellers har fået fortalt. Det bliver begyndelsen på en intens jagt efter sandheden. For hvor har mormoren været i alle de år? Og hvorfor har Justines mor løjet for familien?

From the internationally best-selling author of A Woman of Substance. Three generations of beautiful women and their journeys from rags to riches. Audra is an impoverished children's nanny from Leeds who sacrificed everything for her daughter. Christina is a talented art student who won world renown as a fashion designer - yet who has known heartache. Kyle is a rebellious young woman who chafes against her mother's success - and in whom her grandmother's spirit of duty and sacrifice is reborn.

Mallory Keswick can't imagine how her life could possibly be better. She has a wonderful, fulfilling marriage to a man who loves, supports, and nurtures her. She has a lovely home and beautiful twins who bring joy to her days, all of which she devotes herself to wholeheartedly. Mallory feels she has finally found the elusive sense of family that never quite rang true in her own childhood - until an exceptionally cruel act of violence tears apart the fabric of her happiness.

It is 1938 in England, and Miles and Cecily Ingham have lead the family in bringing the Cavendon estate back from the brink of disaster. But now, with the arrival of World War II, Cavendon Hall will face its biggest challenge yet. It is a challenge that will push the Inghams and Swanns to protect each other and the villagers, and reveal their true capacity for survival and rebirth.

Den elegante og smukke kunsthandler Annette Remmington opnår stor anerkendelse, da hun får til opgave at sælge en meget sjælden Rembrandt, som hun har restaureret. Begivenheden bliver kendt som "årets auktion" i kunstverdenen, og Annette er med ét den mest omtalte kunsthandler i verden. Annettes mentor og mand, den tyve år ældre Marius Remmington, er yderst tilfreds med sin kones succes og overtaler hende til at give et interview til en stor avis. Men efterhånden som journalisten graver ned i ægteparrets fortid, dukker der historier frem, som vil udløse en kæmpe skandale, hvis de bliver afsløret.

Ravenscar - et gods, en legende og et dynasti. På en bidende kold dag i 1904 ændres familien Deravenels skæbne for altid. Da Cecily Deravenel fortæller sin 18-årige søn Edward, at hans far, bror, fætter og onkel på mystisk vis er omkommet ved en brand, er der også noget inden i Edward, der dør. Sammen med sin rige og talentfulde fætter Neville Watkins, sværger de to mænd at hævne deres slægtninge og tage kontrol med det forretningsimperium, der blev stjålet fra familien tres år tidligere.

Ravenscar - et gods, en legende og et dynasti. Verdenskrig er slut, og alt ser lovende ud for Edward, det karismatiske overhoved for familien Deravenel. Hans kone og børn er i sikkerhed på familiens hovedsæde - Ravenscar, og hans forretningsimperium blomstrer. Men under overfladen lurer ufreden. Elizabeth, Edwards smukke kone, er jaloux på hans elskerinde, og de ondsindede rygter, Elizabeth spreder, begynder at skade familien. Endnu værre står det til med Edwards bror, George.

Elizabeth Deravenel Turner har arvet sine forfædres rødgyldne hår og smukke lyse teint. Og det er ikke bare farverne, hun har arvet. Den intelligente og karismatiske kvinde er også dristig, fuld af vovemod og rasende ambitiøs, og hun behandler sine modstandere lige så nådeløst, som hendes far gjorde. I en alder af femogtyve år opnår hun sine drømmes mål, da hun arver familiens firma, Deravenels. Firmaet er mere end otte hundrede år gammelt og en bastion for gammeldags mænd, der ikke vil ledes af kvinder.

A sweeping, multigenerational saga for fans of Downton Abbey, set around the stately home of Cavendon Hall as the roaring '20s change the family's fortunes forever. It's 1926. One stately home's future lies with four very different young women.... On a summer weekend in 1926, the Ingham family gathers at Cavendon Hall, the great house in Yorkshire that has been their family home for centuries, summoned by the earl.

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author comes an epic saga of intrigue and mystique set in Edwardian England. Cavendon Hall is home to two families, the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them. With World War I looming, both families will find themselves tested in ways they never thought possible. Loyalties will be challenged and betrayals will be set into motion. In this time of uncertainty, one thing is sure: these two families will never be the same again.

BTB at her superb best. A sweeping saga set around the aristocratic Ingham family of Cavendon Hall and the Swanns who serve them, set on the eve of World War I. Two entwined families: the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them. One stately home: Cavendon Hall, a grand imposing house nestled in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. A society beauty: Lady Daphne Ingham is the most beautiful of the Earl's daugthers. Being presented at Court and then a glittering marriage is her destiny.

At 30, American photojournalist Serena Stone has already made a name for herself with her unique and dramatic coverage of wars in the Middle East, following in her famous father's footsteps. But after his unexpected death in France, she has left her job at the renowned photo news agency that he founded, weary of years of dodging bullets and exploding landmines. Leaving the front lines behind, Serena returns to New York where she starts work on a biography of her celebrated father.

Thirty-year old Serena Stone is a talented war photographer who has followed in her famous father’s footsteps. But when he dies unexpectedly, she steps away from the war zone to reassess her life. Drawn to writing her father’s own story, Serena approaches Harry Redford, his best friend and front line colleague. Harry has a request of his own. He wants her to go take care of Zachary North, her former lover, who has come out of Afghanistan suffering from mental and physical exhaustion.

The Ravenscar Dynasty, introducing the house of DeRavenel, launches Barbara Taylor Bradford’s epic new series. Ravenscar: A house, a legacy and a dynasty. On a bitterly cold day in 1904, the Deravenel family's future changes for ever. When Cecily Deravenel tells her 18-year-old son Edward of the death of his father, brother, and cousins in a fire, a part of him dies as well. Edward is comforted by his cousin Neville Watkins, who is suspicious of the deaths.

A captivating story of family and friends, innocence and corruption. Four friends swore eternal friendship when all they had was each other. Now their dazzling careers, their seemingly successful lives, are to be disrupted by a devastating singer - and by the shadow of their past. Rosie Madigan is the angel… an Award-winning costume-designer; she is blessed with worldly goods yet troubled by personal commitments. Gavin Ambrose is the Hollywood megastar: talented and idolized, true love has eluded him.

Television war correspondent Nicky Wells is a media superstar. Courageous, beautiful, and renowned for her hard-hitting reports from the world’s most dangerous trouble spots, her life is shattered when she loses the only man she ever truly loved - a dashing English aristocrat, Charles Devereaux. Nicky seeks solace in her work and in her friendship with photographer Cleeland Donovan and, after a romantic interlude in Provence, begins to think she may fall in love again.

Jake and Maggie, each fleeing a failed marriage, meet and fall in love, but their pasts provide obstacles. Jake Cantrell is suave, charming, and a brilliant electrical engineer saddened by the failure of his marriage to Amy. Maggie Sorrell is a bright and elegant interior designer. She, too, has suffered a broken marriage. In picturesque Kent, Connecticut, Jake and Maggie join a local amateur dramatics group, and are introduced.

The enthralling sequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford’s universally loved novels, A Woman of Substance and Hold The Dream. Set in Yorkshire, Hong Kong and America, this remarkable contemporary novel continues the story of an unorthodox and endlessly fascinating family. As the spirit of Emma Harte lives on in her granddaughter, Paula O’Neill, an engrossing drama is played out in the glamorous arena of the wealthy and privileged, underscored by a cut-throat world of jealousy and treachery.

Emma Harte was the heroine of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s multi-million copy bestseller, A Woman of Substance. Now she is eighty years old and ready to hand over the reins of the vast business empire she has created. To her favourite grandchild, Paula McGill Fairley, Emma bequeaths her mighty retailing empire with these heartfelt words: ‘I charge you to hold my dream.’