Bøger af Liz Harris

This is a self-help book about a woman who was stricken with Multiple Sclerosis at age 42. She was only married for two years at the time and had to re-think her life and career. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, she put her mind working, studied with many Rabbis, and managed to overcome the adversity of having to live life from the couch. Here are some of her thoughts over the years in dealing with her disease and losing most of her mobile abilities.

The story of a man and a woman brought together through need, not love. From award-winning author, Liz Harris, comes an emotional tale of love and deception set in the south-east of the sweeping state of Wyoming.Wyoming, 1887Widower Connor Maguire advertises for a wife to raise his young daughter, Bridget, work the homestead and bear him a son.Ellen O'Sullivan longs for a home, a husband and a family. On paper, she is everything Connor needs in a wife. However, it soon becomes clear that Ellen has not been entirely truthful.Will Connor be able to overlook Ellen's dishonesty and keep to his side of the bargain? Or will Bridget's resentment, the attentions of the beautiful Miss Quinn, and the arrival of an unwelcome visitor, combine to prevent the couple from finding happiness.As their personal feelings blur the boundaries of their deal, they begin to wonder if a bargain struck makes a marriage worth keeping.A Bargain Struck, an unforgettable story of love, is perfect for readers of Penelope Williamson, Santa Montefiore, Dinah Jefferies, Kristin Hannah, Fiona Valpy and Colleen McCullough.

A wonderfully feel-good romantic novel from award-winning author Liz Harris, which will transport you to the beautiful Italian countryside.When libel lawyer Tom Hadleigh acquires a perfect holiday home, a 14th century house that needs restoring, there's a slight problem. The house is located in the beautiful Umbria countryside, and Tom can't speak a word of Italian.Enter Evie Shaw, masquerading as an agency temp, but in reality the newest reporter for gossip magazine 'Pure Dirt'.Unknown to Tom, Italian speaking Evie has been sent by her manipulative editor to write an exposé on him.And the stakes are high - Evie's job rests on her success.

From award-winning author, Liz Harris, comes an emotional tale of love and revenge set in Simla, the summer capital of the British Raj, which lies in the shadow of the Himalayas.Simla, 1932Life-long friends, Lilian Hunt and Daisy Chatsworth, whose fathers work for the British government in India, have travelled north with their families from Delhi to Simla, eagerly anticipating a summer of parties, dances and, dare they hope, romance.Frederick, Lilian's ambitious father, is determined that Lilian should marry Eric, the son of his superior, Cecil Stanford, as that is what Cecil wants. Eric, however, against his father's clearly expressed wishes, is drawn to Daisy. But Cecil objects to Eric marrying a Chatsworth, though no one knows why.Lilian decides to take matters into her hands, and help her friend to win the man she loves.Unknown to Frederick, he has an enemy in Simla, and soon after his arrival, that enemy makes his presence felt.Feeling increasingly threatened, Frederick asks a new colleague, Jack Leighton, to stay close to Lilian and Daisy without them realising he's there to protect them. Jack has taken an instant dislike to Lilian but, reluctantly, he agrees.But the enemy is watching...Simla Mist, an unforgettably powerful story of love and revenge, is perfect for readers of Santa Montefiore, Dinah Jefferies, Kristin Hannah, Fiona Valpy and Rosie Thomas.

Von der preisgekrönten Autorin von Eine Erbschaft in Darjeeling und Liebe und Verrat in Cochin kommt das erste Buch in einer mitreißenden Familiensaga aus der Zeit zwischen dem Ersten und Zweiten Weltkrieg, in dem uns die Linfords vorgestellt werden, eine Familie, in der viele Geheimnisse, Pläne und Lügen zerstörerisch gären. Oxfordshire, 1919Von dem Augenblick an, als Lily Brown und Robert Linford einander begegnen, ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Doch schon beim ersten Treffen zwischen Roberts Vater Joseph, dem Vorsitzenden des erfolgreichen Bauunternehmens der Familie, und Lily, misstraut er ihr. Überzeugt, dass seine Schwiegertochter es auf das Familienvermögen abgesehen hat, und dass Roberts Gefühle nur auf jugendlicher Verliebtheit basieren, was er letztlich bereuen wird, beschließt Joseph, alles zu tun, um Lily loszuwerden. Ganz gleich mit welchen Mitteln. Beim Versuch, das junge Paar zu trennen, wird der Familie eine Lüge aufgetischt, die über Jahre hin zerstörerische Folgen haben wird.Am Tagesende ist eine perfekte Lektüre für die Leserinnen und Leser von Die Dornenvögel, Die Cazalet Chroniken und die Romane von Fiona Valpy und Santa Montefiore.

Darjeeling, 1930After eleven years in school in England, Charlotte Lawrence returns to Sundar, the tea plantation owned by her family, and finds an empty house. She learns that her beloved father died a couple of days earlier and that he left her his estate. She learns also that it was his wish that she marry Andrew McAllister, the good-looking younger son from a neighbouring plantation.Unwilling to commit to a wedding for which she doesn't feel ready, Charlotte pleads with Dan Fitzgerald, the assistant manager of Sundar, to teach her how to run the plantation while she gets to know Andrew. Although reluctant as he knew that a woman would never be accepted as manager by the local merchants and workers, Dan agrees.Charlotte's chaperone on the journey from England, Ada Eastman, who during the long voyage, has become a friend, has journeyed to Darjeeling to marry Harry Banning, the owner of a neighbouring tea garden.When Ada marries Harry, she's determined to be a loyal and faithful wife. And to be a good friend to Charlotte. And nothing, but nothing, was going to stand in the way of that.Darjeeling Inheritance is perfect for readers of the novels of Dinah Jefferies, Fiona Valpy and Kristin Hannah.

From Liz Harris, award-winning author of The Dark Horizon comes a compelling story of love, loss and betrayal that follows the lives of four girls, sharing a house together in London.Confident that the woman with whom Robert, her husband of nine years, has run off, wouldn't be one of the three girls who'd been her closest friends since they first started sharing a place in Camden Town eleven years earlier, Caroline walks up to the door of the house where, she's discovered, Robert is living with the unknown woman, and rings the bell. Reeling from shock when she hears the voice of the woman inside the house, her mind sweeps back to Camden Town eleven years earlier, and the reader follows the story of trainee barrister, Emily, of would-be actress Terri Lee, of PA Louise, and of Caroline herself. The final chapter returns to the present, when the reader learns which of the three girls has stolen Caroline's husband. The Best Friend is perfect for fans of Penny Vincenzi, Danielle Steele, Jilly Cooper, Diane Chamberlain, Kristin Hannah and Lucinda Riley

A illustrated picture book for all ages about understanding grief and coming to terms with loss. Designed to help bereaved children and families

When Dorothy Linford marries former German internee, Franz Hartmann, at the end of WWI, she's cast out by her father, Joseph, patriarch of the successful Linford family.Dorothy and Franz go to live in a village in south-west Germany, where they have a daughter and son. Throughout the early years of the marriage, which are happy ones, Dorothy is secretly in contact with her sister, Nellie, in England.Back in England, Louisa Linford, Dorothy's cousin, is growing into an insolent teenager, forever at odds with her parents, Charles and Sarah, and with her wider family, until she faces a dramatic moment of truth.Life in Germany in the early 1930s darkens, and to Dorothy's concern, what had initially seemed harmless, gradually assumes a threatening undertone.Brought together by love, but endangered by acts beyond their control, Dorothy and Franz struggle to get through the changing times without being torn apart.