Lydia Syson

Spain, 1936. Felix, a spirited young nurse, has travelled to Spain to help the cause of the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. But she is also following Nat, a passionate young man who has joined the International Brigades fighting Franco. And George - familiar George from home - is not far behind, in pursuit of Felix ...As Spain fights for its freedom against tyranny, Felix battles a conflict of the heart. With the civil war raging around her, Felix must make choices that will change her life forever. An epic and moving historical adventure from debut author Lydia Syson.

A World Between Us

Romney Marsh, July 1940. When invasion threatens, you have to grow up quickly. Sixteen-year-old Peggy has been putting on a brave face since the fall of France, but now the enemy is overhead, and the rules are changing. Staying on the right side of the law proves harder than she expects when a plane crash-lands in the Marsh: it's Peggy who finds its broken pilot; a young Polish man, Henryk. Peggy secretly cares for Henryk while he hides in a remote church. As something more blossoms between the two, and other secrets come to light, Peggy and Henryk are forced to question the loyalties and beliefs they thought they held dear.

That Burning Summer

An intimate, intense and beautifully realised novel of possession, power and the liberating loss of innocence, this will delight fans of MISTER PIP and THE POISONWOOD BIBLE. Oceania, 1879. For two years the Peacocks, a determined family of settlers, have struggled to make a remote volcanic island their home. At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled over eight hundred miles in search of new horizons. Hopes are high, until a vulnerable boy vanishes. In their search for the lost child, settlers and newcomers together uncover far more than they were looking for. The island's secrets force young Lizzie Peacock to question her deepest convictions, and slowly this tiny, fragile community begins to fracture . . . 'Intelligent, beautifully written' The Times 'Historical fiction fans, meet your new favourite author' Stella Magazine 'Beautifully written, immaculately researched and powerfully imagined' Lancashire Evening Post

THE TIMES Book of the Year

Mr Peacock's Possessions

Paris is in revolt. After months of siege at the hands of the Prussians, a wind of change is blowing through the city, bringing with it murmurs of a new revolution. Alone and poverty-stricken, sixteen-year-old Zephyrine is quickly lured in by the ideals of the city's radical new government, and she finds herself swept away by its promises of freedom, hope, equality and rights for women. But she is about to be seduced for a second time, following a fateful encounter with a young violinist. Anatole's passion for his music is soon swiftly matched only by his passion for this fierce and magnificent girl. He comes to believe in Zephyrine's new politics-but his friends are not so sure. Opera singer Marie and photographer Jules have desires of their own, and the harsh reality of life under the Commune is not quite as enticing for them as it seems to be for Anatole and Zephyrine. And when the violent reality of revolution comes crashing down at their feet, can they face the danger together-or will they be forced to choose where their hearts really lie? Well-researched, passionate and gripping, this is historical fiction at its most absorbing. There's an AUSTRALIAN connection as many of the real French revolutionaries were exiled to New Caledonia. During the voyage the ship berthed in Sydney and the prisoners were granted amnesty. The exiles were allowed to return to France but some stayed in Australia.

Liberty's Fire

Meneer Peacocks paradijs van Lydia Syson is een betoverende roman over het leven op een onbewoond eiland. Een verhaal vol drama, moed en ambitie. Oceanië, 1879. Het jonge gezin Peacock uit Nieuw-Zeeland vestigt zich op een onbewoond vulkanisch eiland. Twee jaar lang worstelt meneer Peacock, met hulp van zijn elfjarige dochter Lizzie, om van deze meedogenloze plek een eigen paradijs te maken. Eindelijk meert er een schip aan, en komt een handjevol mannen aan land, op zoek naar werk en nieuwe kansen. Maar dan verdwijnt Lizzies broertje spoorloos. Er wordt een zoektocht opgezet, met onthutsende gevolgen. De geheimen van het eiland dwingen Lizzie haar diepste overtuigingen in twijfel te trekken.

Meneer Peacocks paradijs

In 1879 probeert een kolonistenfamilie op een afgelegen en verder onbewoond vulkanisch eiland voor de kust van Nieuw-Zeeland een bestaan op te bouwen. Er arriveert hulp van zes Polynesiërs, maar dan verdwijnt een van de kinderen.

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