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New books Issue 70July 2019Your regular update of new titles available for loan and sale from RNIB.BrailleMusicGiant printTalking books Postal collectionsTo arrange a collection of books to return to the library, call Royal Mail and follow the selections as follows:Call 08457 950 950Press 1 for Business or registered charityPress 7 for anything else(including to set up a business collection including ad-hocCollections)Newer books!It’s much easier to keep up to date with new additions to our librarycollection if you access our website. Don’t wait for the next edition of New Books; choose your books from our up to the minute online catalogue at ContentsBrailleAdult fictionAdult non-fictionAutobiographyBiographyFood and DrinkHistoryMiscellaneousPoetryReligionSocietyWarfare and DefenceChildren and young adult fiction0-4 Suggested Reading Age05+ Suggested Reading Age07+ Suggested Reading Age09+ Suggested Reading Age11+ Suggested Reading Age13+ Suggested Reading Age15+ Suggested Reading AgeGiant printAdult fictionAdult non-fictionAutobiographyBiographyFood and DrinkMiscellaneousPoetrySocietyWarfare and DefenceChildren and young adult fiction07+ Suggested Reading Age09+ Suggested Reading Age11+ Suggested Reading Age13+ Suggested Reading Age15+ Suggested Reading AgeTalking BooksAdult fictionAdult non-fictionAutobiographyBiographyHistoryNatural HistoryPhilosophyPoetryPolitics & GovernmentTrue CrimeA Selection Of Harper Collins TitlesAdult fictionAdult non-fictionArt and DesignAutobiographyBusiness and ManagementHealth and FitnessHistoryPsychologySelf HelpChildren and young adult fiction05+ Suggested Reading Age07+ Suggested Reading Age 09+ Suggested Reading Age11+ Suggested Reading Age15+ Suggested Reading AgeBooks Narrated By VolunteersAdult FictionAdult non-fictionAutobiographyBiographyCountry Life and FarmingDramaHistoryLiteratureMiscellaneousMusicPetsPoetryReligionSportWarfare and DefenceChildren’s fiction09+ Suggested Reading AgeBooks for SaleTo borrow booksTo buy booksBrailleAdult fictionAaronovitch, Ben. Whispers Under Ground. 2012. Fantasy.Peter Grant: book 3. It begins with a dead body at the far end of Baker Street tube station, all that remains of an American exchange student. The victim's wealthy, politically powerful family is understandably eager to get to the bottom of the gruesome murder. It's time to call in London constable and Sorcerer's apprentice PC Peter Grant. He won't be working alone. The FBI has sent over a crack agent to help, one that views magic as the work of the devil.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26272603Broom, Isabelle. One Thousand Stars And You. 2018. Chick lit.Alice is settling down with her steady boyfriend. It might not be the adventurous life she once imagined, but she wants to make everyone happy. Max is shaking things up. After a devastating injury, he is determined to prove himself. He wants to find the man beyond the disability, to escape his smothering family and go on an adventure. Max doesn't know it yet, but he is going to change Alice's life.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26258703Candlish, Louise. Our House. 2018. Thriller.When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years and have no intention of selling. Bram has made a catastrophic mistake and now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26273803Clark, Mary Higgins. I'll Be Seeing You. 1993. Thriller.Young news reporter Meghan Collins is on an assignment in a busy casualty department of a New York hospital. A trauma team bring in a street mugging victim, a young woman robbed of her identification. The medics can't save her, remove the oxygen mask that has covered her face and Meghan sees a face that is a mirror image of her own. The recent death of Meghan's father is suddenly being treated as a suspicious case. As the links between these two mysterious stories increase, Meghan's own life could be in danger.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26244203Colgan, Jenny. Christmas At The Cupcake Café. 2013. Chick lit.Cupcake Café: book 2. Issy Randall, proud owner of the Cupcake Cafe, is in love and couldn't be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close friends. But when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York, Issy is forced to face up to the prospect of a long-distance romance. And when the Christmas rush at the cafe begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26243903Cookson, Catherine. The Mallen Streak. 2007. Family stories.Mallen family: book 1. The men in the Mallen family are said to have been cursed by a dramatic white streak in their jet-black hair. Those with the streak did not usually reach old age, nor did they die in their beds. Thomas Mallen, heir of High Banks Hall, faces disaster and financial ruin in the turbulent 1851. Amid scandal and disgrace, he is forced to sell High Banks Hall, and adjust to a new way of living. With him go his two young wards, Barbara and Constance Farington.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26275103Dennison, Hannah. Deadly Desires At Honeychurch Hall. 2015. Crime.Honeychurch Hall: book 2. When the body of a transport minister is discovered in the grounds on the Honeychurch Hall estate, suspicion naturally falls on the residents. After all, who could possibly want a high-speed train line and rolling stock depot built in their front yard? As the body count begins to build, Kat Stanford becomes embroiled in the ensuing scandal. Kat must determine if the deaths could be connected to her mother's past.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26275403Also;Dennison, Hannah. Killer Ball At Honeychurch Hall. 2016. Crime.Honeychurch Hall: book 3.UEB. 4v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26275503Dennison, Hannah. Murderous Mayhem At Honeychurch Hall. 2017. Crime.Honeychurch Hall: book 4. UEB. 4v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26275603Dickinson, Margaret. Sow The Seed. 2015. Family stories.Fleethaven: book 2. Lincolnshire, 1926. Kate Hilton is devastated when sent away to boarding school and separated from her childhood sweetheart. Later Kate finds unexpected release with the outbreak of war, when she leaves Fleethaven Point to become a driver in the WAAF. In the chaos and destruction of the war years, Kate will experience her first taste of a love that finally allows her to leave the past behind.UEB. 7v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26243703Also;Dickinson, Margaret. Reap The Harvest. 2015. Family stories.Fleethaven: book 3.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26243803Dunmore, Helen. Girl, Balancing & Other Stories. 2018. Short stories.A girl alone becomes aware that the young man who has come to see her may not be as friendly as he seems. Two women from very different backgrounds enjoy an unusual night out. A young man picks up his infant son and goes outside into a starlit night as he makes a decision that will inform the rest of his life. A woman imprisoned for her religion examines her faith in a seemingly literal and quietly original way.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26258903Eastham, Kate. Miss Nightingale's Nurses. 2018. Historical romance.Nursing: book 1. Ada Houston is alone. Her grandfather has recently passed away and her brother is missing, last seen working on the Liverpool docks. Everyone assumes him to be dead. But she will not give up hope. Ada's determined search takes her to the Crimea where she joins the team of Florence Nightingale's nurses. Along the way Ada finds friends, romance and a new purpose in her own life.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26302703Enfield, Elizabeth. Ivy And Abe. 2017. Chick lit.Ivy and Abe were inseparable as children until an accident tore them apart. Several decades later, a chance encounter reunites them. In another life, Ivy and Abe meet in their forties, when both are married already, and embark on a passionate affair. In yet another life, they marry young, only for a dark shadow to threaten their happiness. Throughout various incarnations of their lives, they come together and go their separate ways, and fall in and out of love.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26266103Fry, Stephen. Heroes. 2018. Myths and legends.Mythos: volume II. In this companion to his book Mythos, Stephen Fry retells dramatic tales of Greek heroes. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta, who was raised by bears, outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.UEB. 8v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26249303Fuller, Claire. Bitter Orange. 2018. Literary fiction.1969. In a dilapidated English country house, Frances writes a report on the follies in the garden for the absent American owner. Cara and Peter are spending the summer in the rooms below hers. But as the hot summer rolls lazily on, it becomes clear that not everything is right between Cara and Peter. Frances becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of the glamorous, hedonistic couple. A small crime brings on a bigger one: a crime so terrible that it will brand all their lives forever.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26259403Gaston, Diane. Bound By Their Secret Passion. 2017. Mills and Boon romance.Scandalous Summerfields: book 4. Years ago, penniless Lorene Summerfield wed for duty, giving her siblings the chance to marry for love. But now the generous-hearted Countess finds herself widowed. The man she’s loved in silence for years is falsely accused of her husband’s murder. The Earl of Penford has always found Lorene irresistible. Their newly-ignited passion may be scandalous, but now he’ll stop at nothing to clear his name and win Lorene’s hand.UEB. 4v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26244003Grafton, Sue. P Is For Peril. 2012. Crime.Kinsey Millhone: book 16. It is now nine weeks since Dr Dowan Purcell vanished without trace. The 69-year-old doctor had said goodnight to his colleagues at the Pacific Meadows nursing home, climbed into his car and driven away never to be seen again. His embittered first wife Fiona is convinced he is still alive. His second wife, Crystal a former stripper forty years his junior is just as sure he is dead. Enter private investigator Kinsey Malone to find out just what has happened to the man they loved.UEB. 7v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26289203Also;Grafton, Sue. Q Is For Quarry. 2012. Crime.Kinsey Millhone: book 17.UEB. 7v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26289403Halls, Stacey. The Familiars. 2019. Historical fiction.1612, Lancashire. Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married, and pregnant for the fourth time. As the mistress at Gawthorpe Hall, she still has no living child. Her husband Richard is anxious for an heir. Alice Gray, a young midwife, promises to help Fleetwood give birth to a healthy baby. When Alice is drawn into the witchcraft accusations that are sweeping the North-West, Fleetwood risks everything by trying to help her.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26283503Hanks, Tom. Uncommon Type: Some Stories. 2017. Short stories.A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game winds up ESPN's newest celebrity. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions. UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26254803Haywood, Sarah. The Cactus. 2018. General fiction.At 45, Susan Green has a London flat which is ideal for one and a job that suits her passion for logic. Suddenly faced with the loss of her mother and with the possibility of becoming a mother herself, Susan is losing control. When she discovers that her mother's will favours her brother, Susan sets out to prove that Edward and his equally feckless friend Rob somehow coerced this outcome. But when problems closer to home become increasingly hard to ignore, she finds help in the most unlikely of places.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26273003Iggulden, Conn. The Falcon Of Sparta. 2018. Historical fiction.Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling. He employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers. The army becomes stranded as a result of the unexpected death of Cyrus. They then witness the treacherous murder of its entire officer corps. One man, Xenophon, rallies the Greeks. He attempts to lead them to freedom across 1500 miles of hostile territory seething with adversaries.UEB. 7v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26249403Jacobs, Anna. The Trader's Dream. 2013. Historical fiction.Trader: book 3. Bram Deagan dreams of bringing his family from Ireland to join him in Australia. When a typhus epidemic strikes Ireland, it leaves Maura Deagan to look after her orphaned nieces and nephew. They set sail on the SS Delta, which will carry them to Australia via the newly opened Suez Canal. A storm throws Maura and fellow passenger Hugh Beaufort together. But someone from Hugh's past threatens to jeopardise everything.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26248703Also;Jacobs, Anna. The Trader's Gift. 2014. Historical fiction.Trader: book 4. UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26266203Jacobs, Anna. The Trader's Reward. 2014. Historical fiction.Trader: book 5.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26275003Kernick, Simon. The Bone Field. 2017. Crime.Bone field: book 1. 1990: A young woman goes missing while backpacking in Thailand. She is never seen again. 2016: Her bones are discovered 6000 miles away in an English field and, within hours, the boyfriend who reported her disappearance all those years ago is dead. So begins a hunt to solve her murder that will take DI Ray Mason and PI Tina Boyd into a dark and terrifying world of deadly secrets, where murder is commonplace.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26156303Lloyd, Amy. The Innocent Wife. 2017. Thriller.20 years ago, Dennis Danson was arrested for the brutal murder of Holly Michaels. Now, the accused is at the centre of a true crime documentary that is taking the world by storm. The goal of the documentary is to free the victim of a gross miscarriage of justice. Sam is a viewer obsessed with the documentary, and starts to write to Dennis in prison. Soon she sets up a meeting and finds she has fallen for him. But how can she know for sure that he's innocent?UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26255303McAllister, Gillian. Anything You Do Say. 2017. Thriller.Joanna has spent her adult life hiding bank statements and changing career aspirations weekly. But then one night Joanna hears footsteps on the way home. She is sure it's the man from the bar who wouldn't leave her alone. Hearing the steps speed up Joanna turns and pushes with all of her might, sending her pursuer tumbling down the steps and lying motionless on the floor. Now Joanna has to make a decision to tell the truth about what happened or to lie.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26265903Murakami, Haruki. 1Q84. 2011. Literary fiction.1Q84: book 3. Book Two of 1Q84 ended with Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She knows she is being hunted, and that she has put herself in terrible danger in order to save the man she loves. Tengo is searching for Aomame, and he must find her before this world's rules loosen up too much. He must find her before someone else does.UEB. 9v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26255103Navin, Rhiannon. Only Child. 2018. General fiction.Six-year-old Zach survives a school shooting which takes 19 lives. In the aftermath of the shooting, everyone deals with the tragedy differently. Zach's father absents himself. His mother pursues a quest for justice. Zach retreats into his super-secret hideout and loses himself in a world of books and drawing. Ultimately though, it is Zach who will show the adults in his life the way forward.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26272903Nicholls, David. Us. 2014. General fiction.Douglas Petersen understands his wife's need to 'rediscover herself' now that their son is leaving home. He just thought they'd be doing their rediscovering together. So when Connie announces that she will be leaving too, he resolves to make their last family holiday into the trip of a lifetime. It will be one that will win the respect of his son and make Connie fall in love with him all over again. What could possibly go wrong?UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26273503Parks, Adele. I Invited Her In. 2018. Thriller.Mel and Abi were best friends at university. Now, seventeen years later, their lives couldn't be more different. Mel is happily married with three children. Abi has discovered her partner had been cheating on her. Mel wants to help her friend in her time of need, and welcomes her into her family home. Mel is thrilled at the chance to catch up and relive her younger years by rekindling their friendship. But Abi has other ideas.UEB. 7v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26265503Patterson, James. 12th Of Never. 2013. Thriller.Women's Murder Club: book 12. After only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career. A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. And an eccentric English professor has been having vivid nightmares about a violent murder and he's convinced is real. Lindsay doesn't believe him, but then a shooting is called in, and it fits the professor's description exactly.UEB. 4v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26259503Pearce, A. J. Dear Mrs Bird. 2018. General fiction.London, 1941. Emmeline Lake finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt at Woman's Friend magazine. Mrs Bird refuses to read letters containing any form of unpleasantness. But the thought of the lovelorn, grief-stricken, and morally conflicted waiting for an answer at this most desperate of times becomes impossible for Emmy to ignore. She secretly starts to write back.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26273103Rankin, Ian. The Beat Goes On. 2015. Crime.Detective DI Rebus is brilliant, irascible and endlessly frustrating both to his friends and his long-suffering bosses. For over two decades he has walked through the dark places of Edinburgh, and now Rebus's life is revealed through this complete collection of stories, from his early days as a young DC in 'Dead and Buried' right up to the dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in 'The Very Last Drop'.UEB. 11v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26249703Reeve, Alex. The House On Half Moon Street. 2018. Historical crime.Leo Stanhope: book 1. Leo Stanhope was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend. But knowing he was meant to be a man, he fled his family home at just 15 and has been living as Leo. But then the woman he loves is found dead and Leo is accused of her murder. Desperate to find Maria's killer and under suspicion from all those around him, he stands to lose not just the woman he loves, but his freedom and, ultimately, his life.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26273403Riley, Lucinda. The Moon Sister. 2018. Family stories.Seven sisters: book 5. Pa Salt was an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe. After his death his daughter Tiggy D'Aplièse is told by an ancient gipsy that she possesses a sixth sense, passed down from her ancestors. In Granada, Spain, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, and to 'La Candela' the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation.UEB. 11v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26239003Shaw, Rebecca. Country Wives. 2002. Country life fiction.Barleybridge: book 2. The vets' practice, which normally runs so smoothly, is disrupted by the new locum, Dan, who seems to be annoying just about everyone with his abrupt manner and unreasonable demands. Kate, who works at the practice, finds she rather likes Dan's no-nonsense approach. When she is suddenly confronted by a devastating tragedy at home, it is Dan, with a sad secret of his own, who helps her come to terms with her new situation.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26283803Also;Shaw, Rebecca. Country Lovers. 2003. Country life fiction.Barleybridge: book 3.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26283903Shaw, Rebecca. Country Passions. 2005. Country life fiction.Barleybridge: book 4.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26284003Skewis, Ian. A Murder Of Crows. 2017. Crime.DCI Jack Russell: book 1. The most violent thunderstorm in living memory occurs above a sleepy village on the West Coast of Scotland. A young couple take shelter in the woods, never to be seen again. DCI Jack Russell is brought in to investigate. Nearing retirement, he agrees to undertake one last case. Jack must find and stop a psychopath who is just getting started.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26258403Slimani, Lei?la. Lullaby. 2018. General fiction.When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect caretaker for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children. But as jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, Myriam and Paul's idyllic tableau is shattered.UEB. 3v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26162503Syson, Lydia. Mr Peacock's Possessions. 2018. Historical fiction.Oceania 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled with the harsh reality of trying to make this unforgiving place a paradise they can call their own. At last, a ship appears. The six on board have travelled eight-hundred miles across the ocean in search of work and new horizons. Hopes are high for all, until a vulnerable boy vanishes. In their search for the lost child, settlers and newcomers together uncover far more than they were looking for.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26283603Trollope, Joanna. An Unsuitable Match. 2018. Family stories.Rose Woodrowe is getting married to Tyler Masson, a wonderful, sensitive man who is head-over-heels in love with her. Rose's daughter, Laura, remembers her mom's first marriage and doesn't want her to get hurt again. Her twins, Emmy and Nat, are used to their mother always being there for them. And then there's Tyler's children: Mallory, a young actress who craves her father's attention; and Seth, whose San Francisco bakery is just taking off and needs all the money he can get. In trying to make everyone happy, can Rose and Tyler ever be happy themselves?UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26248803Turton, Stuart. The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle. 2018. Thriller.Tonight, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed ... again. Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed at a party. Until Aiden, one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party, can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath.UEB. 8v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26266303Vaughan, Sarah. Anatomy Of A Scandal. 2018. Thriller.Sophie is sure her husband, James, is innocent. Kate is the barrister who will prosecute the case; she is equally certain that James is guilty. A wife, determined to keep her family safe, must face a prosecutor who believes justice has been a long time coming.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26272403Viskic, Emma. Resurrection Bay. 2018. Thriller.Caleb Zelic: book 1. Caleb Zelic, profoundly deaf since early childhood, has always lived on the outside. When a childhood friend is murdered, a determination to prove his own innocence sends Caleb on a hunt for the killer. But he can't do it alone. Caleb and his troubled friend Frankie, an ex-cop, start with one clue: Scott, the last word the murder victim texted to Caleb. But Scott is always one step ahead.UEB. 4v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26249103Adult non-fictionAutobiographyAlderton, Dolly. Everything I Know About Love. 2018.In her memoir, Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton recounts falling in love, wrestling with self-sabotage, and finding a job. She also recalls getting drunk, getting dumped, and finding that that your mates are always there at the end of every messy night out. This is a book about bad dates, good friends and recognising that you and you alone are enough.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26259803Cribbins, Bernard. Bernard Who? 2018.In 1943, Bernard Cribbins left school aged fourteen and joined Oldham Repertory Company where he earned fifteen bob for a seventy-hour week. Two hit singles, 'The Hole in the Ground' and 'Right Said Fred', and a children's television programme called Jackanory catapulted Bernard to stardom. By the time he started filming The Railway Children in 1970, he was already a national treasure. Bernard Who? tells the story of his career in show business.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26242603Zephaniah, Benjamin. The Life And Rhymes Of Benjamin Zephaniah. 2018.In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas were on the streets protesting about unemployment, homelessness and the National Front, Benjamin Zephaniah's poetry could be heard at demonstrations, outside police stations and on the dance floor. His mission was to take poetry everywhere, and to popularise it by reaching people who didn't read books. Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the story of his life.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26242703BiographyHilsum, Lindsey. In Extremis: The Life Of War Correspondent Marie Colvin. 2018.Marie Colvin was glamorous, brave, hard-drinking, with a troubled personal life. She reported from the most dangerous places in the world. In Sri Lanka in 2001, Marie was hit by a grenade and lost the sight in her left eye, resulting in her trademark eye patch. In 2012 she was killed in Syria. Written by fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum, this is the biography of a daring war reporter.UEB. 8v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26249603Roberts, Andrew. Churchill: Walking With Destiny. 2018.Andrew Roberts draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, to depict Churchill intimately. This biography shows us Churchill's lifelong desire to please his father (even long after his father's death) but aristocratic disdain for the opinions of almost everyone else, his love of the British Empire, his sense of history and its connection to the present.UEB. 30v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26235203Smith, Sally Bedell. Charles: The Misunderstood Prince. 2017.Sally Bedell Smith describes a man who possesses a fiercely independent spirit, and yet has spent his life in waiting for the ultimate role. Beginning with his lonely childhood, Smith details his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, the tragedy of his marriage to Diana and his eventual reunion with Camilla. She also covers his relationship with the next generations of royals, including his beloved grandchildren.UEB. 11v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26214303Szabo?, Tania. Young, Brave And Beautiful: The Missions Of Special Operations Executive Agent Lieutenant Violette Szabó, George Cross, Croix de Guerre Avec ?toile de Bronze. 2015.Violette Szabó was daring and courageous, operating behind enemy lines during the Second World War. On her second mission she was captured by the Nazis, and interrogated and tortured. She was then deported to Germany where she was eventually executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp. Violette was one of the first women ever to be awarded the George Cross.UEB. 10v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26265803Tóibín, Colm. Mad, Bad, Dangerous To Know: The Fathers Of Wilde, Yeats And Joyce. 2018.Wilde's doctor father was a brilliant statistician and amateur archaeologist. Yeats' father was an impoverished artist and brilliant letter-writer. John Stanislus Joyce, was a singer, drinker and story-teller. Tóibín reveals how the complex relationship each of these writers had with their father surfaced in their literary work.UEB. 3v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26259703Van Es, Bart. The Cut Out Girl: A Story Of War And Family, Lost And Found. 2018.The last time Lien saw her parents was in the Hague when she was collected at the door by a stranger and taken to a city far away to be hidden from the Nazis. She was raised by her foster family as one of their own, but a falling out well after the war meant they were no longer in touch. Bart van Es, a grandson of the couple who looked after Lien, wanted to know her side of the story. Lien was now in her 80s and living in Amsterdam. Reluctantly, she agreed to meet Bart van Es, and they struck up a remarkable friendship.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26253603Food and DrinkIyer, Rukmini. The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan & Vegetarian One Dish Dinners. 2018.With the 75 recipes in this book you simply pop your ingredients in a tin and let the oven do the work. Every recipe is vegan or vegetarian (with an option to make it vegan). The recipes, which span super-greens to indulgent chillis, take flavour inspiration from around the world. These quick, simple and delicious recipes are for anyone who wants to eat nutritious food made from scratch that fits around their busy lives.UEB. 2v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26244503HistoryWhittock, Martyn J. When God Was King: Rebels & Radicals Of The Civil War & Mayflower Generation. 2018.In the 17th century, Christians in the British Isles and North America attempted to follow the examples of 16th century European radicals of contrasting types, while attempting to learn from their mistakes. At the same time, millenarian groups planned a religious, political and social revolution to usher in the return of Christ. Others argued for something akin to communism. This book is a study of the ideas and actions of these political radicals and the kind of societies and life experiences that produced them.UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26331402MiscellaneousWho Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Quiz Book. 2018.This quiz book is packed with a thousand questions that everyone can have a go at, from ?100 answers that everyone should know, to the formidable ?1,000,000 question. It is written by the same people behind the simple, challenging and torturous questions on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? television show.UEB. 6v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26259603PoetryMorgan, J. O. Assurances. 2018.A war-poem both historic and frighteningly topical, 'Assurances' begins in the 1950s during a period of vigilance and dread in the middle of the Cold War. Using a mix of versed and unversed passages, Morgan places moments of calm reflection alongside the tensions inherent in guarding against such a permanent threat. We hear the thoughts of those involved who are trying to understand and justify their roles. We examine the lives of civilians who are not aware of the impending danger, as well as those who are.UEB. 1v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26253803ReligionWhittock, Martyn J. The Vikings: From Odin To Christ. 2018.The popular image of the Vikings is of tall red-headed men ransacking monasteries and burning longships. But the violent Vikings of the 8th century became the pious Christians of the 11th century, who gave gold crosses to Christian churches and in whose areas of rule pagan idols were destroyed and churches were built. So how did this radical transformation happen, and why?UEB. 5v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26295102SocietyThe Good Immigrant. 2016.Studies show that throughout the UK, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are much more likely to live in poverty than white British people. 'The Good Immigrant' brings together twenty emerging British BAME writers, poets, journalists, and artists to confront this issue. In these essays about race and immigration, they paint a picture of what it means to be 'other' in a country that doesn't accept you.UEB. 4v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26249503Warfare and DefenceLewis, Damien. SAS Italian Job. 2018.In the hard-fought winter of 1944 the Allies advanced northwards through Italy, but stalled on the fearsome mountainous defences of the Gothic Line. Two men were parachuted in, to penetrate deep into enemy territory and lay waste to the Germans' impregnable headquarters. At the last minute, fearless war hero, David 'The Mad Piper' Kilpatrick, was brought in to lead them. Chances of success were assessed at little more than zero. This book tells the incredible story.UEB. 7v. Price: ?9.99. Order No: 26265703Children and young adult fiction0-4 Suggested Reading AgeBrownlow, Michael. Ten Little Bookworms. 2019.Ten little bookworms set off to explore the library. As they munch their way through stories of every kind, each little bookworm is whisked off into an exciting tale. From prehistoric swamps and spooky castles to outer space and jungle treetops, the bookworms discover amazing adventures in every story they explore. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 1v. Loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. 05+ Suggested Reading AgeGraham, Ian. Curious Questions & Answers About The Solar System. 2018.This fresh approach to the perennially popular Q & A format takes a sideways look at all that is wild, wonderful and downright weird about the solar system. Find out how hot the Sun really is, whether there are rainbows on the Moon and why planets are round.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 2v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26278603Bently, Peter. The Hundred And One Dalmatians: Cruella And Cadpig. 2019.This is new story, based on Dodie Smith’s iconic characters from The Hundred and One Dalmatians. When Cadpig gets lost playing hide-and-seek, she stumbles into the path of evil Cruella de Vil. But can her new furry friends help her to escape? This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 1v. Loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Davies, Beth. LEGO Minifigure Mayhem. 2019.Join the LEGO minifigure party with a bunch of wacky and wonderful LEGO minifigure characters. Full of facts, jokes and activities, this book is for children who are beginning to develop a love of reading. Discover the Chef's tastiest creations, laugh at the Clown's funniest jokes, and be inspired by creative LEGO play ideas and challenges. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 3v. Loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 3v. Smith, Alex T. Best In Show. 2019.Claude is an ordinary dog with an extraordinary life. The Great Waggy Avenue Dog Show is happening today and there are medals galore to be won. Claude nearly wags his tail off and Sir Bobblysock's bobbles tingle with excitement. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 1v. Loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Wade, Stef. A Place For Pluto. 2018.Pluto status as a planet was stripped away, leaving him lost and confused. On his quest to find a place where he belongs, he talks to comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. He doesn't fit in anywhere. But when Pluto is about to give up, he runs into a dwarf planet and finally finds his place in the solar system.UEB double line spacing, single sided. 1v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 2627800307+ Suggested Reading AgeBaudet, Stephanie. Mr Pattacake And The Space Mission. 2017.Mr Pattacake and his ginger cat Treacle have been invited to join a mission into outer space. Whilst the scientists collect samples from the planet Collywobble, Mr Pattacake tries to show the Collywobblians what food from planet Earth is like. But as ever with Mr Pattacake, disaster strikes and he must find a way to rescue the mission and save Treacle from the evil CATerpillar.UEB double line spacing. 1v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26277503Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Order No: 26277505Brown, Eric. Space Ace. 2017. Billy's grandfather is a retired astronaut who likes to take Billy on trips around planet Earth. But when the ship's computer takes over, they suddenly find themselves zooming away on a grand tour of the Solar System. But when the computer system fails Billy's grandfather is forced to pilot the ship manually through the treacherous asteroid belt. This is a dyslexic-friendly story filled with facts about the solar system.UEB double line spacing. 1v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26266703Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Order No: 26266705Child, Lauren. A Very Fishy Tale. 2019.Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent is a very responsible child. Just meet his parents and you will understand. This is the very fishy tale of how an ordinary day out with Mr and Mrs Bobton-Trent became the death-defying rescue of the one and only Hubert Horatio. And who did the rescuing? Why Hubert of course. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB double line spacing. 1v. Loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. McGowan, Anthony. Lark. 2019.Nicky and Kenny: book 4. Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny. Mum's coming to visit and it'll be the first time they've seen her in years. But when they head for a trek across the moors to take their minds off everything, a series of unforeseen circumstances could leave the brothers in a vulnerable and very dangerous position. This book is particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers with an interest age of 13+ and a reading age of 8+.UEB double line spacing. 1v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26273703Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. Order No: 26273705O'Leary, Dermot. Toto The Ninja Cat And The Incredible Cheese Heist. 2018.Toto the ninja cat: book 2. Toto, the amazing ninja cat, is back and cooler than ever. Something cat-astrophic has happened: all the cheese in the world has been stolen. Join Toto, her brother Silver and their best-friend Catface on a secret mission to save the day. Toto is going to need all her ninja skills to defeat the fur-midable cheese thief.UEB double line spacing. 3v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26243503Also available in uncontracted braille. 4v. Order No: 26243505Pounder, Sibéal. Bad Mermaids Meet The Witches. 2019.Bad mermaids: book 5. Once every one hundred years, the mermaids of the Hidden Lagoon and the witches of Sinkville get together for a party. The Top Witch greets the Mermaid Queen, who is wheeled through the streets of Sinkville in a bathtub. Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda can't wait to meet a real witch, but when Tiga is unexpectedly sucked down the plughole into the Hidden Lagoon, things start to go wrong! This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB double line spacing. 2v. Loan only.Also available in uncontracted braille. 2v.Solomons, David. The Secret In Vault 13. 2018.Doctor Who. The Doctor has been summoned. The galaxy is in terrible danger, and only a Time Lord can save it. But to do so, she must break in to an ancient vault on a remote and frozen world, from which nobody has ever returned alive. Summer Reading Challenge 2019.UEB double line spacing. 9v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26254503Also available in uncontracted braille. 11v. Order No: 26254505Treleaven, Lou. Letter To Pluto. [2016]Jon's teacher has started an interplanetary penpal programme. Much to Jon's annoyance, he is assigned Straxi as a penpal. Straxi is from Pluto, the most boring, smelliest and faraway place possible. And if that wasn't bad enough, she's a girl!UEB double line spacing. 2v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26266803Also available in uncontracted braille. 2v. Order No: 26266805Walliams, David. Fing. 2019.Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn't enough. She wants more, more, more! When Myrtle declares she wants a fing, there's only one problem. What is a fing? Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found.UEB double line spacing. 5v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 2629340309+ Suggested Reading AgeAnderson, Sophie. The House With Chicken Legs. 2018.Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning. For Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world and the next. Marinka longs to change her destiny and sets out to break free from her grandmother's footsteps, but her house has other ideas.UEB. 4v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26261803Cottrell Boyce, Frank. The Great Rocket Robbery. 2019.Laika and her fellow street dogs are being trained up for what will be the greatest adventure in history, a trip to the moon! But they can't wait to see the stars, so they hatch a plan to get there all on their own. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB. 1v. Loan only.Elphinstone, Abi. Everdark. 2019.It is midnight in Crackledawn. Everyone is waiting for the phoenix, the guardian of the kingdom's magic, to rise up from the forests of Everdark. But something else surges up out of Everdark instead. It's a harpy bent on stealing Crackledawn's magic. It is up to an eleven-year-old girl called Smudge and an eccentric monkey called Bartholomew to set sail beyond the legendary Northswirl and stop the harpy before it's too late. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB. 2v. Loan only.Kinney, Jeff. Diary Of Greg Heffley's Best Friend. 2019.Greg Heffley has chronicled his middle school years in his journals. Now it's time for readers to hear from Greg's trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. Rowley agrees to take on the role of biographer, recording his pal's every triumph and tribulation. But it turns out Rowley is a poor choice for the job, and his "biography" is a comically rambling mess. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB. 1v. Loan only.McKay, Hilary. The Skylarks' War. 2018.Clarry and her older brother Peter live for their summers in Cornwall, staying with their grandparents and running free with their charismatic cousin, Rupert. Normal life resumes each September, with boarding school for Peter and Rupert, and a boring life for Clarry at home with her absent father. But then Rupert goes off to fight in World War I. Can their family survive this fearful war?UEB. 5v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26239403Montgomery, L. M. Emily Of New Moon. 2013.Emily: book 1. Emily Starr has never known what it is to be unloved. But when her father dies, she is left in the care of her mother's family. Emily is sent to live at New Moon Farm with stern Aunt Elizabeth, kind Aunt Laura and friendly, eccentric Cousin Jimmy. Things begin to change when she makes friends.UEB. 8v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26234503Also available in uncontracted braille. 10v. Order No: 26234505Also;Montgomery, L. M. Emily Climbs. 2013.Emily: book 2. UEB. 8v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26248603Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson And The Singer Of Apollo. 2019.When the god Apollo asks for a favour, it's never going to be straightforward. Percy Jackson is celebrating a friend's birthday when Apollo turns up. The god is supposed to perform on Mount Olympus, but one of his four beautiful singers is missing. Can Percy find a way to capture the singer and return her to Apollo in time? This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB. 1v. Loan only.Rudden, Dave. Twelve Angels Weeping. 2018.This is a collection of twelve extraordinary Doctor Who stories, each featuring a monstrous villain from the Doctor Who world. There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things, lurking in the cold between the stars. Here are twelve stories, one for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas, to remind you that to come out of the darkness we need to go into it in the first place.UEB. 6v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26263403Saunders, Kate. The Land Of Neverendings. 2018.When Emily's sister, Holly, dies, she is surprised by how much she misses Holly's toy bear. Bluey was a constant companion for Holly, always beside her in her wheelchair. Emily used to make up stories about Bluey and his escapades in the magical world of Smockeroon. But then Emily dreams of talking toys visiting her bedroom, telling her that they have a message for her from Bluey. Is it possible that the land of Emily's imagination really exists?UEB. 4v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26261703St. John, Lauren. Kat Wolfe Investigates. 2018.Wolfe & Lamb: book 1. Kat Wolfe loves her new home in idyllic Bluebell Bay, especially as it comes with a resident wildcat. But when she starts pet-sitting for pocket money, she finds the town has some dark secrets. After a pet owner vanishes from his clifftop mansion, Kat turns to her new friend, Harper Lamb, for help. What began as mystery-solving holiday fun quickly turns deadly for Wolfe and Lamb. Can they count on their unruly animals to save their lives?UEB. 5v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26266503Walliams, David. The Ice Monster. 2018.This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth. Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster, a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole. She is determined to discover more. A chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature. This sparks the adventure of a lifetime, from London to the heart of the Arctic!UEB. 4v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26234403Walliams, David. The World's Worst Children 3. 2018.This is a collection of ten stories about the absolute worst children ever. Read about revolting boys and horrid girls. There is ten-year old Hank and his endless pranks on his poor, long-suffering family and Tandy and her titanic tantrums. And Boastful Barnabas is so big-headed he might just explode!UEB. 3v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26239303Willoughby, Holly. First Term At L'Etoile. 2013.School for Stars: book 1. On the first day of term at L'Etoile, School for Stars, twins Maria and Molly Fitzfoster meet Pippa Burrows who's won a song-writing scholarship to the school. The talented trio share the same dreams of super-stardom and become best friends. But will their friendship stand up against Lucifette Marciano's plans to wreck their chances and claim fame for herself?UEB. 3v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26248503Wilson, Amy. Snowglobe. 2018.Daydreamer Clementine discovers a mysterious house full of snow globes, swirling with stars and snow and each containing a trapped magician. One of these is Dylan, a boy who teases her in the real world but who is now desperate for her help. So Clem ventures into the snow globes, rescuing Dylan and discovering her own powerful connection to the magic of these thousand worlds.UEB. 4v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 2626690311+ Suggested Reading AgePratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind. 2004.Johnny Maxwell: book 1. As the mighty alien fleet from the latest computer game thunders across the screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into a million pieces. And they send him a message: "We surrender". But they're supposed to die, computer joysticks don't have "Don't fire" buttons. But it's only a game, isn't it? Summer Reading Challenge 2019.UEB. 4v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 2625440313+ Suggested Reading AgeAcevedo, Elizabeth. The Poet X. 2018.Xiomara has always kept her words to herself. When it comes to standing her ground in her Harlem neighbourhood, she lets her fists and her fierceness do the talking. Xiomara hides her feelings for a boy in her bio class, and the notebook full of poems that she keeps under her bed. A slam poetry club will pull those secrets into the spotlight. In spite of a world that might not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to stay silent.UEB. 3v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26260903Blackman, Malorie. Nought Forever. 2019.Dan is on the run. He is hiding from a ruthless nought gang who want him dead. Eva just wants to be left alone to mourn her daughter. But when a badly wounded Dan crosses her path, she's compelled to help. Before the night is over, Eva will be forced to choose: betray Dan, or protect him whatever the cost? This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB. 1v. Loan only.Gourlay, Candy. Bone Talk. 2018.Samkad lives deep in the Philippine jungle, and has never encountered anyone from outside his own tribe before. While he's desperate to grow up, he's worried that this will take him away from his best friend, Little Luki. However, Samkad's world is about to change utterly. He discovers the brother he never knew he had. A brother who tells him of a people called 'Americans'. A people who are bringing war and destruction, right to their home.UEB. 4v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26260603Joelson, Penny. I Have No Secrets. 2017.Jemma knows who did the murder. She knows because he told her. And she can't tell anyone. Fourteen-year-old Jemma has severe cerebral palsy. Unable to communicate or move, she relies on her family and carer for everything. She has a sharp brain and inquisitive nature. But when she is confronted with this terrible secret, she is utterly powerless to do anything. Though that might be about to change.UEB. 4v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26254203Lawrence, Patrice. Snap. 2019.This is a story of two friends, one missing boy and a secret as precious as gold. When Soraya's younger brother Farhad runs off into the freezing night, Soraya and her friend, Austin, are in a race against time to find him. High above the streets, Farhad's guilt closes in. He doesn't want to be found. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.UEB. 1v. Loan only.Pitcher, Chelsea. This Lie Will Kill You. 2018.One year ago, there was a party. At the party, someone died. Five teens each played a part and, up until now, no one has told the truth. But tonight, the five survivors arrive at an isolated mansion in the hills, expecting to compete in a contest with a $50,000 grand prize. Now, they realise they've been lured together by a person bent on revenge, a person who will stop at nothing to uncover what actually happened.UEB. 6v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26276703Wegelius, Jakob. The Murderer's Ape. 2018.Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she's an extraordinary individual. In overalls or in a maharaja's turban, this unique gorilla moves among humans without speaking, but understanding everything. She and the Chief are devoted comrades who operate a cargo boat. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, and the Chief is convicted of murder, Sally Jones embarks on a harrowing quest to clear his name.UEB. 9v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 2624360315+ Suggested Reading AgeThomas, Angie. On The Come Up. 2019.Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons. Bri finds herself portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. With an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it, she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.UEB. 6v. Price: ?4.99. Order No: 26277103Giant PrintAdult fictionAaronovitch, Ben. Moon Over Soho. 2011. Fantasy.Peter Grant: book 2. The song. That's what London constable and Sorcerer's apprentice Peter Grant first notices when he examines the corpse of Cyrus Wilkins, part-time jazz drummer and full-time accountant, who dropped dead while playing a gig at Soho's 606 Club. The notes of the old jazz standard are rising from the body, a sure sign that something about the man's death was not at all natural but instead supernatural.4v.Broom, Isabelle. One Thousand Stars And You. 2018. Chick lit.Alice is settling down with her steady boyfriend. It might not be the adventurous life she once imagined, but she wants to make everyone happy. Max is shaking things up. After a devastating injury, he is determined to prove himself. He wants to find the man beyond the disability, to escape his smothering family and go on an adventure. Max doesn't know it yet, but he is going to change Alice's life.3v.Candlish, Louise. Our House. 2018. Thriller.When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years and have no intention of selling. Bram has made a catastrophic mistake and now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores.4v.Clark, Mary Higgins. I'll Be Seeing You. 1993. Thriller.Young news reporter Meghan Collins is on an assignment in a busy New York hospital. A trauma team bring in a mugging victim, a young woman robbed of her identification. When the oxygen mask is removed, Meghan sees a face that is a mirror image of her own. The death of Meghan's father is suddenly being treated as a suspicious case. As the links between these two stories increase, Meghan's own life could be in danger.3v.Colgan, Jenny. Christmas At The Cupcake Café. 2013. Chick lit.Cupcake Café: book 2. Issy Randall, proud owner of the Cupcake Cafe, is in love and couldn't be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close friends. But when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York, Issy is forced to face up to the prospect of a long-distance romance. And when the Christmas rush at the cafe begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.3v.Cookson, Catherine. The Mallen Streak. 2007. Family stories.Mallen family: book 1. The men in the Mallen family are said to have been cursed by a dramatic white streak in their jet-black hair. Those with the streak did not usually reach old age, nor did they die in their beds. Thomas Mallen, heir of High Banks Hall, faces disaster and financial ruin in the turbulent 1851. Amid scandal and disgrace, he is forced to sell High Banks Hall, and adjust to a new way of living.3v.Dennison, Hannah. Deadly Desires At Honeychurch Hall. 2015. Crime.Honeychurch Hall: book 2. When the body of a transport minister is discovered in the grounds on the Honeychurch Hall estate, suspicion naturally falls on the residents. After all, who could possibly want a high-speed train line and rolling stock depot built in their front yard? As the body count begins to build, Kat Stanford becomes embroiled in the ensuing scandal.3v.Also;Dennison, Hannah. Killer Ball At Honeychurch Hall. 2016. Crime.Honeychurch Hall; book 3.3v.Dennison, Hannah. Murderous Mayhem At Honeychurch Hall. 2017. Crime.Honeychurch Hall; book 4.3v.Dickinson, Margaret. Sow The Seed. 2015. Family stories.Fleethaven: book 2. Lincolnshire, 1926. Kate Hilton is devastated when sent away to boarding school and separated from her childhood sweetheart. Later, Kate finds unexpected release with the outbreak of war, when she leaves Fleethaven Point to become a driver in the WAAF. In the chaos and destruction of the war years, Kate will experience her first taste of a love that finally allows her to leave the past behind.5v.Also;Dickinson, Margaret. Reap The Harvest. 2015. Family stories.Fleethaven; book 3.4v.Dunmore, Helen. Girl, Balancing & Other Stories. 2018. Short stories.A girl alone becomes aware that the young man who has come to see her may not be as friendly as he seems. A young man picks up his infant son and goes out into a starlit night, as he makes a decision that will inform the rest of his life. A woman imprisoned for her religion examines her faith in a quietly original way.3v.Enfield, Elizabeth. Ivy And Abe. 2017. Chick lit.Ivy and Abe were inseparable as children until an accident tore them apart. Several decades later, a chance encounter reunites them. In another life, they meet in their forties, when both are married already, and embark on a passionate affair. In yet another life, they marry young, only for a dark shadow to threaten their happiness. Throughout, they come together and go their separate ways, and fall in and out of love.4v.Fry, Stephen. Heroes. 2018. Myths and legends.Mythos; volume II. Stephen Fry retells dramatic tales of Greek heroes. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta, who was raised by bears, outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.5v.Fuller, Claire. Bitter Orange. 2018. Literary fiction.1969. Frances writes a report on the follies in the garden of an English country house for the absent owner. Cara and Peter are spending the summer in the rooms below hers. But as summer rolls on, it becomes clear that not everything is right between Cara and Peter, and Frances becomes increasingly entangled in their lives. A small crime brings on a bigger one, one so terrible that it will brand all their lives forever.3v.Gaston, Diane. Bound By Their Secret Passion. 2017. Mills and Boon romance.Scandalous Summerfields: book 4. Years ago, penniless Lorene Summerfield wed for duty. But now the Countess finds herself widowed. The man she’s loved in silence for years is falsely accused of her husband’s murder. The Earl of Penford has always found Lorene irresistible. Their newly-ignited passion may be scandalous, but now he’ll stop at nothing to clear his name and win Lorene’s hand.3v.Halls, Stacey. The Familiars. 2019. Historical fiction.1612, Lancashire. Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married, and pregnant for the fourth time. As the mistress at Gawthorpe Hall, she still has no living child. Her husband Richard is anxious for an heir. Alice Gray, a young midwife, promises to help Fleetwood give birth to a healthy baby. When Alice is drawn into the witchcraft accusations that are sweeping the North-West, Fleetwood risks everything by trying to help her.3v.Hanks, Tom. Uncommon Type. 2017. Short stories.A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game and winds up ESPN's newest celebrity. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions. 3v.Haywood, Sarah. The Cactus. 2018. General fiction.At 45, Susan Green has a flat which is ideal for one and a job that suits her passion for logic. Faced with the loss of her mother and with the possibility of becoming a mother herself, Susan is losing control. When she discovers that her mother's will favours her brother, Susan sets out to prove that Edward somehow coerced this outcome. As her problems become harder to ignore, she finds help in the most unlikely of places.4v.Iggulden, Conn. The Falcon Of Sparta. 2018. Historical fiction.Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling. He employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers. The army becomes stranded as a result of the unexpected death of Cyrus. They then witness the treacherous murder of its entire officer corps. One man, Xenophon, rallies the Greeks. He attempts to lead them to freedom across 1500 miles of hostile territory seething with adversaries.4v.Jacobs, Anna. The Trader's Dream. 2013. Historical fiction.Trader: book 3. Bram Deagan dreams of bringing his family from Ireland to join him in Australia. When a typhus epidemic strikes Ireland, it leaves Maura Deagan to look after her orphaned nieces and nephew. They set sail to Australia via the newly-opened Suez Canal. A storm throws Maura and fellow passenger Hugh Beaufort together. But someone from his past threatens to jeopardise everything.4v.Also;Jacobs, Anna. The Trader's Gift. 2014. Historical fiction.Trader: book 4. 5v.Jacobs, Anna. The Trader's Reward. 2014. Historical fiction.Trader: book 5.4v.Kernick, Simon. The Bone Field. 2017. Crime.Bone field: book 1. 1990: A young woman goes missing while backpacking in Thailand. She is never seen again. 2016: Her bones are discovered 6000 miles away in an English field and, within hours, the boyfriend who reported her disappearance is dead. So begins a hunt to solve her murder that will take DI Ray Mason and PI Tina Boyd into a terrifying world of deadly secrets, where murder is commonplace.4v. Lloyd, Amy. The Innocent Wife. 2017. Thriller.20 years ago, Dennis Danson was arrested for the brutal murder of Holly Michaels. Now, he is at the centre of a true crime documentary that is taking the world by storm. Sam is a viewer obsessed with the documentary, and starts to write to Dennis in prison. Soon she sets up a meeting and finds she has fallen for him. But how can she know for sure that he's innocent?3v.McAllister, Gillian. Anything You Do Say. 2017. Thriller.Joanna has spent her life hiding bank statements and changing career aspirations weekly. One night, she hears footsteps on the way home. Sure it's the man from the bar who wouldn't leave her alone, when she hears the steps speed up, she turns and pushes with all of her might, sending her pursuer tumbling down the steps and lying motionless on the floor. Now, she has to decide whether to tell the truth about what happened.4v.Murakami, Haruki. 1Q84. 2011. Literary fiction.1Q84: book 3. Book Two of 1Q84 ended with Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She knows she is being hunted, and that she has put herself in terrible danger in order to save the man she loves. Tengo is searching for Aomame, and he must find her before this world's rules loosen up too much. He must find her before someone else does.5v.Navin, Rhiannon. Only Child. 2018. General fiction.Six-year-old Zach survives a school shooting which takes 19 lives. In the aftermath of the shooting, everyone deals with the tragedy differently. Zach's father absents himself. His mother pursues a quest for justice. Zach retreats into his super-secret hideout and loses himself in a world of books and drawing. Ultimately though, it is Zach who will show the adults in his life the way forward.3v.Nicholls, David. Us. 2014. General fiction.Douglas Petersen understands his wife's need to 'rediscover herself' now that their son is leaving home. He just thought they'd be doing their rediscovering together. So when Connie announces that she will be leaving too, he resolves to make their last family holiday into the trip of a lifetime. It will be one that will win the respect of his son and make Connie fall in love with him all over again. What could possibly go wrong?4v.Parks, Adele. I Invited Her In. 2018. Thriller.Mel and Abi were best friends at university. Now, seventeen years later, their lives couldn't be more different. Mel is happily married with three children. Abi has discovered her partner had been cheating on her. Mel wants to help her friend in her time of need, and welcomes her into her family home. Mel is thrilled at the chance to catch up and relive her younger years by rekindling their friendship. But Abi has other ideas.4v.Patterson, James. 11th Hour. 2012. Thriller.Women's Murder Club series: book 11. When a weapon stolen from her department’s evidence locker is used in a series of vigilante murders, Detective Lindsay Boxer must confront the unthinkable and question which of her friends she can trust. In a separate investigation, three severed heads are discovered, and Lindsay is left wondering how many more lives will be taken.3v.Also;Patterson, James. 12th Of Never. 2013. Thriller.Women's Murder Club: book 12.3v.Pearce, A. J. Dear Mrs Bird. 2018. General fiction.London, 1941. Emmeline Lake finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt at Woman's Friend magazine. Mrs Bird refuses to read letters containing any form of unpleasantness. But the thought of the lovelorn, grief-stricken, and morally conflicted waiting for an answer at this most desperate of time becomes impossible for Emmy to ignore. She secretly starts to write back.3v.Rankin, Ian. The Beat Goes On. 2015. Crime.Detective DI Rebus is brilliant, irascible and endlessly frustrating both to his friends and his long-suffering bosses. For over two decades he has walked through the dark places of Edinburgh, and now Rebus's life is revealed through this complete collection of stories, from his early days as a young DC in 'Dead and Buried' right up to the dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in 'The Very Last Drop'.7v. Riley, Lucinda. The Moon Sister. 2018. Family stories.Seven sisters: book 5. Pa Salt was an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe. After his death his daughter Tiggy D'Aplièse is told by an ancient gipsy that she possess a sixth sense, passed down from her ancestors. In Granada, Spain, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, and to 'La Candela' the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation.7v.Robinson, Peter. Careless Love. 2018. Crime.Inspector Banks: book 25. A young local student has apparently committed suicide. Her body is found in an abandoned car on a lonely country road. Meanwhile, a man in his sixties is found dead in a gully up on the wild moorland. He is wearing an expensive suit and carrying no identification. As the mysteries proliferate, Annie's father's new partner, Zelda, comes up with a shocking piece of information4v.Shaw, Rebecca. Country Lovers. 2003. Country life fiction.Barleybridge: book 3. At the lively veterinary hospital the staff are coping with personal crises. Kate is worrying about her exam results, hoping to get into veterinary college. Rhodri is deeply in love with Megan, but is struggling to find a solution for her invalid father. Letty is worried that she may be terminally ill, but is afraid to tell anyone. Through it all, everyone works hard to ensure that all the animals are looked after.3v.Skewis, Ian. A Murder Of Crows. 2017. Crime.DCI Jack Russell: book 1. The most violent thunderstorm in living memory occurs above a sleepy village on the West Coast of Scotland. A young couple take shelter in the woods, never to be seen again. DCI Jack Russell is brought in to investigate. Nearing retirement, he agrees to undertake one last case. Jack must find and stop a psychopath who is just getting started.4v.Syson, Lydia. Mr Peacock's Possessions. 2018. Historical fiction.Oceania 1879. A family of settlers from New Zealand are the sole inhabitants of a remote volcanic island. For two years they have struggled to make this place a paradise they can call their own. At last, a ship appears. The six on board have travelled eight-hundred miles across the ocean in search of work and new horizons. Hopes are high for all, until a vulnerable boy vanishes.4v.Trollope, Joanna. An Unsuitable Match. 2018. Family stories.Rose Woodrowe is getting married to Tyler Masson, a wonderful, sensitive man who is head-over-heels in love with her. Rose's daughter, Laura, remembers her mom's first marriage and doesn't want her to get hurt again. Her twins, Emmy and Nat, are used to their mother always being there for them. And then there's Tyler's children … In trying to make everyone happy, can Rose and Tyler ever be happy themselves?3v.Turton, Stuart. The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle. 2018. Thriller.Tonight, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed ... again. Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed at a party. Until Aiden, one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party, can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath.5v.Vaughan, Sarah. Anatomy Of A Scandal. 2018. Thriller.Sophie is sure her husband, James, is innocent. Kate is the barrister who will prosecute the case; she is equally certain that James is guilty. A wife, determined to keep her family safe, must face a prosecutor who believes justice has been a long time coming.3v.Viskic, Emma. Resurrection Bay. 2018. Thriller.Caleb Zelic: book 1. Caleb Zelic, profoundly deaf since early childhood, has always lived on the outside. When a childhood friend is murdered, a determination to prove his own innocence sends Caleb on a hunt for the killer. But he can't do it alone. Caleb and his troubled friend Frankie, an ex-cop, start with one clue: Scott, the last word the murder victim texted to Caleb. But Scott is always one step ahead.3v.Adult non-fictionAutobiographyAlderton, Dolly. Everything I Know About Love. 2018.In her memoir, Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton recounts falling in love, wrestling with self-sabotage, and finding a job. She also recalls getting drunk, getting dumped, and finding that that your mates are always there at the end of every messy night out. This is a book about bad dates, good friends and recognising that you and you alone are enough.3v.Cribbins, Bernard. Bernard Who? 2018.In 1943, Bernard Cribbins left school aged fourteen and joined Oldham Repertory Company where he earned fifteen bob for a seventy-hour week. Two hit singles, and a children's television programme called Jackanory, catapulted Bernard to stardom. By the time he started filming The Railway Children in 1970, he was already a national treasure. This is the story of his career in show business.3v.Zephaniah, Benjamin. The Life And Rhymes Of Benjamin Zephaniah. 2018.In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas were on the streets protesting about unemployment, homelessness and the National Front, Benjamin Zephaniah's poetry could be heard at demonstrations, outside police stations and on the dance floor. His mission was to take poetry everywhere, and to popularise it by reaching people who didn't read books. Now, he tells the story of his life.3v.BiographyAtherstone, Andrew. Archbishop Justin Welby: The Road To Canterbury. 2013.This biography of Justin Welby, the 105th archbishop of Canterbury, traces the story of his life and ministry from his earliest years to the eve of his enthronement in March 2013. It examines his conversion to Christianity as a student at Cambridge University, his career as a treasurer in the oil industry and his meteoric rise through the ranks of the Church of England. 2v.Hilsum, Lindsey. In Extremis: The Life Of War Correspondent Marie Colvin. 2018.Marie Colvin was glamorous, brave, hard-drinking, with a troubled personal life. She reported from the most dangerous places in the world. In Sri Lanka in 2001, Marie was hit by a grenade and lost the sight in her left eye, resulting in her trademark eye patch. In 2012 she was killed in Syria. Written by fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum, this is the story of a daring war reporter.4v.Roberts, Andrew. Churchill: Walking With Destiny. 2018.Andrew Roberts now draws on new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, to depict Churchill intimately. This biography shows us Churchill's lifelong desire to please his father, (but aristocratic disdain for the opinions of almost everyone else), his love of the British Empire, his sense of history and its connection to the present.17v.Smith, Sally Bedell. Charles: The Misunderstood Prince. 2017.The author describes a man who possesses a fiercely independent spirit, and yet has spent his life in waiting for the ultimate role. She details his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, the tragedy of his marriage to Diana and his eventual reunion with Camilla. She also covers his relationship with the next generations of royals, including his grandchildren.9v.Szabo?, Tania. Young, Brave And Beautiful: The Missions Of Special Operations Executive Agent Lieutenant Violette Szabó, George Cross, Croix de Guerre Avec ?toile de Bronze. 2015.Violette Szabó was daring and courageous, operating behind enemy lines during the Second World War. On her second mission, she was captured by the Nazis, and interrogated and tortured, eventually being executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp. Violette was one of the first women ever to be awarded the George Cross. 6v.Tóibín, Colm. Mad, Bad, Dangerous To Know: The Fathers Of Wilde, Yeats And Joyce. 2018.Wilde's doctor father was a brilliant statistician and amateur archaeologist. Yeats' father was an impoverished artist and brilliant letter-writer. John Stanislus Joyce was a singer, drinker and story-teller. The complex relationship each of these writers had with their father surfaced in their literary work.2v.Van Es, Bart. The Cut Out Girl: A Story Of War And Family, Lost And Found. 2018.The last time Lien saw her parents was in The Hague, when she was collected at the door by a stranger, to be hidden from the Nazis. She was raised by a foster family, but a falling-out well after the war meant they were no longer in touch. Bart van Es, a grandson of the couple who looked after her, wanted to know her side of the story. Lien, now in her 80s, agreed to meet him, and they struck up a remarkable friendship.3v.Food and DrinkIyer, Rukmini. The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan & Vegetarian One Dish Dinners. 2018.With the 75 recipes in this book, you simply pop your ingredients in a tin and let the oven do the work. Every recipe is vegan or vegetarian (with an option to make it vegan). The recipes, which span super-greens to indulgent chillis, take flavour inspiration from around the world. These quick, simple and delicious recipes are for anyone who wants to eat nutritious food made from scratch that fits around their busy lives.2v.MiscellaneousWho Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Quiz Book. 2018.This quiz book is packed with a thousand questions that everyone can have a go at, from ?100 answers that everyone should know, to the formidable ?1,000,000 question. It is written by the same people behind the simple, challenging and torturous questions on the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” television show.3v.PoetryMorgan, J. O. Assurances. 2018.A war-poem both historic and frighteningly topical, 'Assurances' begins in the 1950s, during a period of vigilance and dread, in the middle of the Cold War. Using a mix of versed and unversed passages, Morgan places moments of calm reflection alongside the tensions inherent in guarding against such a permanent threat.1v.SocietyThe Good Immigrant. 2016.Studies show that throughout the UK, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are much more likely to live in poverty than white British people. 'The Good Immigrant' brings together twenty emerging British BAME writers, poets, journalists, and artists to confront this issue. In these essays about race and immigration, they paint a picture of what it means to be 'other' in a country that doesn't accept you.3v.Warfare and DefenceLewis, Damien. SAS Italian Job. 2018.In the hard-fought winter of 1944, the Allies advanced northwards through Italy, but stalled on the fearsome mountainous defences of the Gothic Line. Two men were parachuted in, to penetrate deep into enemy territory and lay waste to the Germans' impregnable headquarters. At the last minute, fearless war hero, David 'The Mad Piper' Kilpatrick, was brought in to lead them. Chances of success were assessed at little more than zero.4v.Children’s and young adult fiction07+ Suggested Reading AgeBrown, Eric. Space Ace. 2017. Billy's grandfather is a retired astronaut, who likes to take Billy on trips around planet Earth. But when the ship's computer takes over, they suddenly find themselves zooming away on a grand tour of the Solar System. Then, the computer system fails, and Billy's grandfather is forced to pilot the ship manually through the treacherous asteroid belt. This is a dyslexic-friendly story filled with facts about the solar system.1v.McGowan, Anthony. Lark. 2019. Nicky and Kenny: book 4. Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny. Mum's coming to visit and it'll be the first time they've seen her in years. But when they head for a trek across the moors, a series of unforeseen circumstances could leave the brothers in a very dangerous position. This book is perfect for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers with an interest age of 13+ and a reading age of 8+.1v.Solomons, David. The Secret In Vault 13. 2018. Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor. The Doctor has been summoned. The galaxy is in terrible danger, and only a Time Lord can save it. But to do so, she must break in to an ancient vault on a remote and frozen world, from which nobody has ever returned alive. Summer Reading Challenge 2019.2v.Treleaven, Lou. Letter To Pluto. 2016.Jon's teacher has started an interplanetary penpal programme. Much to Jon's annoyance, he is assigned Straxi as a penpal. Straxi is from Pluto, the most boring, smelliest and faraway place possible. And if that wasn't bad enough, she's a girl!1v.09+ Suggested Reading AgeAnderson, Sophie. The House With Chicken Legs. 2018.Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house stays in one place long enough for her to make friends. But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning. For Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world and the next. Marinka longs to change her destiny, and sets out to break free from her grandmother's footsteps - but her house has other ideas.2v.McKay, Hilary. The Skylarks' War. 2018.Clarry and her older brother Peter live for their summers in Cornwall, staying with their grandparents and running free with their charismatic cousin, Rupert. Normal life resumes each September, with boarding school for Peter and Rupert, and a boring life for Clarry at home with her absent father. But then Rupert goes off to fight in World War I. Can their family survive this fearful war?3v.Montgomery, L. M. Emily Climbs. 2013.Emily: book 2. Emily's Aunt Elizabeth allows her to leave New Moon to go to high school in Shrewsbury. But Emily must board with hateful Aunt Ruth, and promise to stop writing stories. She has to prove herself at school, despite rejection and jealousy. Her childhood friendships, with Teddy and Perry, start to turn into something more complicated, and in a small town, the merest hint of gossip can cause scandal.4v.Rudden, Dave. Twelve Angels Weeping. 2018.This is a collection of twelve extraordinary Doctor Who stories, each featuring a monstrous villain from the Doctor Who world. There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things, lurking in the cold between the stars. Here are stories to remind you that to come out of the darkness, we need to go into it in the first place.3v.Saunders, Kate. The Land Of Neverendings. 2018. When Emily's sister, Holly, dies, she is surprised by how much she misses Holly's toy bear. Bluey was a constant companion for Holly, always beside her in her wheelchair. Emily used to make up stories about him and his escapades in the magical world of Smockeroon. But then Emily dreams of talking toys visiting her, telling her that they have a message for her from Bluey. Is it possible that the land of Emily's imagination really exists?2v.St. John, Lauren. Kat Wolfe Investigates. 2018.Wolfe & Lamb: book 1. Kat Wolfe loves her new home in idyllic Bluebell Bay, especially as it comes with a resident wildcat. But when she starts pet-sitting for pocket money, she finds the town has some dark secrets. After a pet owner vanishes from his clifftop mansion, Kat turns to her new friend, Harper Lamb, for help. What began as mystery-solving holiday fun quickly turns deadly. Can they count on the animals to save their lives?3v.Wilson, Amy. Snowglobe. 2018.Daydreamer Clementine discovers a mysterious house full of snow globes, swirling with stars and snow, and each containing a trapped magician. One of these is Dylan, a boy who teases her in the real world, but who is now desperate for her help. So Clem ventures into the snow globes, rescuing Dylan and discovering her own powerful connection to the magic of these thousand worlds.2v.11+ Suggested Reading AgePratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind. 2004.Johnny Maxwell: book 1. As the mighty alien fleet from the latest computer game thunders across the screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into a million pieces. And they send him a message: "We surrender". But they're supposed to die; computer joysticks don't have "Don't fire" buttons. But it's only a game, isn't it? Summer Reading Challenge 2019.2v.13+ Suggested Reading AgeGourlay, Candy. Bone Talk. 2018.Samkad lives deep in the Philippine jungle, and has never encountered anyone from outside his own tribe before. While he's desperate to grow up, he's worried that this will take him away from his best friend, Little Luki. However, Samkad's world is about to change utterly. A people called 'Americans' are bringing war and destruction, right to his home.2v.Joelson, Penny. I Have No Secrets. 2017.Jemma knows who did the murder. She knows because he told her. And she can't tell anyone. Fourteen-year-old Jemma has severe cerebral palsy. Unable to communicate or move, she relies on her family and carer for everything. She has a sharp brain and inquisitive nature. But when she is confronted with this terrible secret, she is utterly powerless to do anything. Though that might be about to change.2v.Wegelius, Jakob. The Murderer's Ape. 2018.Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she's an extraordinary individual. In overalls or in a maharaja's turban, this unique gorilla moves among humans without speaking, but understanding everything. She and the Chief are devoted comrades who operate a cargo boat. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, and the Chief is convicted of murder, Sally Jones embarks on a harrowing quest to clear his name.4v.15+ Suggested Reading AgeThomas, Angie. On The Come Up. 2019.Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons. Bri finds herself portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. With an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it, she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.4v.Talking BooksAdult fictionAlder, Mark. Son Of The Night. 2017. Fantasy. TB24618.Banners of blood: book 2. Mark Alder takes his history of the 100 years war into France as the war between Heaven and Hell swallows up the ambitions of both the French and English crowns. As the armies mass around Crecy the rivalries between Lucifer, Satan and God become ever deeper and more violent. Read by Elliot Fitzpatrick. 15 hours 37 minutes. TB24618.Billingham, Mark. Time Of Death. 2015. Crime. TB24612.Tom Thorne: book 13. Two schoolgirls are abducted in the small town of Polesford. It's the town where police officer Helen Weeks grew. Family man Stephen Bates is arrested. Helen and her partner Tom Thorne go to support Bates' wife, an old school friend of Helen's. A decomposing body is found. With a girl still missing, Thorne sets himself on a collision course with local police, townsfolk, and a merciless killer.Read by Mark Billingham. 10 hours 48 minutes. TB24612.Blair, Jessica. A Distant Harbour. 2010. Historical romance. TB24675.Whitby: book 2. Captain David Fernley has made and lost a fortune in the whaling trade, fishing the frozen Arctic wastes from the Yorkshire port of Whitby. Then his erring wife and best friend die in an accident at sea. David's self-destructive need to seek revenge consumes him in a story that sweeps through Whitby, the Arctic, London, Nova Scotia and the Pacific.Read by Emma Pallant. 14 hours 9 minutes. TB24675.Chadwick, Elizabeth. Templar Silks. 2018. Historical fiction. TB24611.England, 1219. Lying on his deathbed, William Marshal, England's greatest knight, sends a trusted servant to bring to him the silk Templar burial shrouds that returned with him from the Holy Land 30 years ago. As he waits for the shrouds' return, he looks back upon his long-ago pilgrimage with his brother, and the sacred mission to bear the cloak to Jerusalem and lay it on Christ's tomb. Jerusalem, 1183.Read by Jonathan Keeble. 15 hours 53 minutes. TB24611.Claydon, Annie. From Doctor To Princess? 2018. Mills and Boon romance. TB24668.Dr Nell Maitland has escaped her unpleasant former boss to become private physician to Dr Hugo DeLeon, who’s also a crown prince! But doctors make the worst patients, especially when they’re as distractingly handsome as Hugo. When her past catches up with her, Nell must fake an engagement to this Prince. Might she become his Princess for real?Read by Rachel Atkins. 5 hours 46 minutes. TB24668.Collier, Catrin. Past Remembering. 2013. Family stories. TB24620.Pontypridd: book 6. 1941. In Pontypridd, Ronnie Ronconi has returned home from war-torn Italy. After the loss of his beloved wife, Ronnie is certain he will never look at a woman again. Ronnie certainly doesn't expect to fall in love, particularly with the wife of a friend. Diana is locked in an unhappy marriage. But can Ronnie and Diana put their own personal happiness ahead of that of an entire family?Read by Charlotte Strevens. 13 hours 20 minutes. TB24620.Court, Dilly. Mermaids Singing. 2018. Family stories. TB24685.Born into poverty in turn of the century London, Kitty finds herself working as a skivvy for Sir Desmond and Lady Arabella in Mayfair. But Lady 'Bella' is unable to live with her domineering husband and decides to leave, fighting for custody of their daughter, Leonie. Kitty's loyalty to her mistress is severely tested as all their lives are thrown into turmoil and Kitty faces a life of hardship in the slums of the East End once more.Read by Annie Aldington. 10 hours 57 minutes. TB24685.Evans, Lissa. Old Baggage. 2018. Literary fiction. TB24653.It is 1928. Matilda Simpkin, rooting through a cupboard, comes across a small wooden club. Mattie is a woman with a thrilling past. During the Women's Suffrage Campaign she was a militant. Giving the wooden club a twirl, she is struck by an idea. It will be derailed by a connection with Mattie’s militant past, one which begins to threaten every principle that she stands for.Read by Veronika Hyks. 8 hours 29 minutes. TB24653.Forrester, Helen. A Cuppa Tea And An Aspirin. 2004. Family stories. TB24672.Life in a Liverpool tenement block during the Great Depression is a grim struggle for Martha Connelly and her poverty-stricken family, as every day renews the threat of homelessness, hunger and disease. Family warmth remains constant however, despite the misery and disquiet of the slum surroundings, and the indomitable neighbourhood puts up a relentless fight for survival.Read by Elaine Fellows. 9 hours 22 minutes. TB24672.Gaston, Diane. Bound By Their Secret Passion. 2017. Mills and Boon romance. TB24688.Scandalous Summerfields: book 4. Years ago, penniless Lorene wed for duty, giving her siblings the chance to marry for love. But now the Countess finds herself widowed. The man she’s loved in silence for years is falsely accused of her husband’s murder. Their newly-ignited passion may be scandalous, but now he’ll stop at nothing to clear his name and win Lorene’s hand.Read by Josephine Arden. 10 hours 30 minutes. TB24688.Gianna, Robin. Tempted By The Brooding Surgeon. 2018. Mills and Boon romance. TB24654.Annabelle Richards arrives in Peru to find she’ll be working with renowned surgeon Daniel Ferrera, the man who almost ruined her career. When Annabel learns that Daniel’s brooding exterior hides a wealth of pain, an unexpected passion ignites between them. Will temptation prove too much to resist?Read by Regina Reagan. 4 hours 58 minutes. TB24654.Hollins, Jon. Fool's Gold. 2016. Fantasy. TB24679. Dragon Lords: book 1. It's not easy to live in a world ruled by dragons. The taxes are high and their control is complete. But for one group of bold misfits, it's time to band together and steal back some of that wealth. No one said they were smart.Read by John Banks. 15 hours 48 minutes. TB24679.Hope, Maggie. The Coal Miner's Daughter. 2017. Family stories. TB24670.Growing up in poverty, one of six siblings, Hannah Armstrong never thought she'd know anything other than her little mining town. But then she falls for Timothy Durkin, a wealthy Oxford student. Hannah sacrifices everything she holds dear and follows her new husband to Oxford. Will her new life of luxury be everything she expected?Read by Laoise Sweeney. 12 hours 42 minutes. TB24670.Howatch, Susan. The High Flyer. 2004. General fiction. TB24656.St Benet's: book 2. Cool, blonde Carter is a successful lawyer who believes she is well on the way to reaching all the goals listed in her glamorous life plan. But Carter forgot that sometimes the best laid dreams turn into nightmares. Read by Stephanie Beattie. 19 hours 24 minutes. TB24656.Jacobs, Anna. Hallam Square. 2005. Family stories. TB24600.Gibson family: book 4. In 1858 Annie has three healthy babies and adores her husband Frederick. But Frederick has been looking pale and ill lately. Her brother Tom hasn't moved on after the death of his wife. Rebecca, her half-sister, is longing for something more than her work in the salon. And William, her son, isn't happy at university. And something much more dangerous is looming. Read by Anne Dover. 15 hours 33 minutes. TB24600.Jefferies, Dinah. The Separation. 2014. General fiction. TB24696.Malaya, 1955. Lydia Cartwright returns from visiting a sick friend to an empty house. Where is her husband Alec and her young daughters, Emma and Fleur? Lydia's search takes her on a hazardous journey through war-torn jungle. Forced to turn to Jack Harding, a man she'd vowed to leave in her past, she sacrifices everything to be reunited with her family.Read by Sherry Baines. 13 hours 38 minutes. TB24696.Jordan, Robert. The Path Of Daggers. 2014. Fantasy. TB24446.Wheel of time: book 8. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, has conquered the city of Illian, struck down Sammael the Forsaken and shattered the armies of the invading Seanchan. Nynaeve, Aviendha and Elayne have broken the Dark One's hold on the world's weather and are poised to retake the throne of Andor. And Egwene al'Vere, leader of the exiled Aes Sedai, marches her army towards the White Tower. Read by Mark Elstob. 25 hours 25 minutes. TB24446.Keyes, Marian. The Break. 2017. Chick lit. TB24594.Amy's husband Hugh says he isn't leaving her. He still loves her, he's just taking a break from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together. Six months to lose himself in South East Asia. When Hugh returns, if he returns, will he be the same man she married? Will Amy be the same woman? Because if Hugh is on a break from their marriage, then isn't she?Read by Aoife McMahon. 19 hours 1 minute. TB24594.Page, Libby. The Lido. 2018. General fiction. TB24579.Rosemary, 86, has lived in Brixton all her life. But the library where she used to work has closed and her beloved husband George is gone. Kate, 26, is at the bottom rung of her career as a journalist on a local paper. When the local lido is threatened with closure, Kate knows this story could be her chance. And Rosemary knows it is the end of everything for her. Together they are determined to make a stand. Read by Clare Corbett. 9 hours 20 minutes. TB24579.Stockwin, Julian. The Admiral's Daughter. 2014. Sea stories. TB24595.Kydd: book 8. 1803. Tensions are escalating again between England and France. While the Royal Navy launches reconnaissance and rescue missions on the continent, French privateer ships are lurking off the English coast. Smugglers, perilous storms and a treacherous coastline all threaten to overcome HMS Teazer as her men fight to gain control of the seas.Read by Christian Rodska. 11 hours 13 minutes. TB24595.Titchmarsh, Alan. The Scarlet Nightingale. 2018. General fiction. TB24586.In wartime London socialite Rosamund is recruited by the Special Operations Executive under the code name 'The Scarlet Nightingale'. She is moved in secret to France. There she falls under the charm of Count Foustier, a gallant Frenchman with a taste for danger and women. But in the high-stakes role of secret agent Rosamund can't trust anyone, for if her true identity is revealed, she will be killed.Read by Alan Titchmarsh. 10 hours 15 minutes. TB24586.Willett, Marcia. Homecomings. 2018. Chick lit. TB24659.Ned's house first belonged to his parents. Then Ned settled down after a life at sea and called it home. Now others are drawn to the house on the Cornish coast. Among them is Dossie, who's lonely after her parents died and her son remarried. And cousin Jamie, who's coming home after his career as an RAF pilot was abruptly cut short. As newcomers arrive and old friends reunite, secrets are uncovered, and romance is kindled.Read by Frances Jeater. 9 hours 30 minutes. TB24659.Wood, Valerie. The Kitchen Maid. 2016. Historical romance. TB24660.Jenny is determined to make her own way in the world, and she secures a job as the kitchen maid in a grand house in Yorkshire. Gradually, she gains the attention of the young master of the house, and they fall in love. But their hopes and dreams turn to nightmares, ending in a scandal that will force Jenny to leave behind everything she knows. She wonders if she will ever return to where she was happy and discover true love.Read by Sherry Baines. 15 hours 14 minutes. TB24660.Adult non-fictionAutobiographyHick, Gillian. Vet On A Mission. 2018. TB24655.Gillian Hick decides to abandon the perils of mixed animal practice, in favour of setting up a small animal practice from home. Running a twenty-four/seven on call business and looking after her three pre-school children leaves Gillian struggling to hang on to her sense of humour and her sanity. From hatching goslings on a moonlit night, to assisting in the final farewells of much-loved patients, the circle of life continues.Read by Grainne Gillis. 6 hours 38 minutes. TB24655.Kay, Adam. This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor. 2017. TB24709.Adam was a junior doctor from 2004 until 2010, before a devastating experience on a ward caused him to reconsider his future. He kept a diary throughout his training, and intersperses tales from the front line of the NHS with reflections on the current crisis. The result is a first-hand account of life as a junior doctor in all its joy, pain, sacrifice and maddening bureaucracy.Read by Adam Kay. 6 hours 8 minutes. TB24709.BiographyBurton, Humphrey. Leonard Bernstein. 2017. poser, pianist, author, Harvard lecturer, cultural icon and conductor without peer, Bernstein's versatility was legendary. Burton was given exclusive access to Bernstein's papers and conducted hundreds of interviews with the composer's family, friends and colleagues. Burton captures Bernstein's fascinating and complex personality, providing a frank account of his homosexuality and his marriage.Read by Mark Elstob. 28 hours 35 minutes. TB24673.De Lisle, Leanda. White King: Traitor, Murderer, Martyr. 2018. TB24686.Charles I’s reign is one of the most dramatic in history, yet Charles the man remains elusive. Too often he is recalled as weak and stupid, his wife, Henrietta Maria, as spoilt and silly: the cause of his ruin. In this portrait, informed by newly disclosed manuscripts, including letters between the king and his queen, Leanda de Lisle uncovers a Charles I who was principled and brave, but also fatally blinkered.Read by Frances Jeater. 12 hours 29 minutes. TB24686.HistoryBorman, Tracy. King's Mistress, Queen's Servant: Henrietta Howard. 2010. TB24676.Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; and a passionate advocate for the rights of women. Read by Joan Walker. 12 hours 38 minutes. TB24676.Norwich, John Julius. A Short History Of Byzantium. 1998. TB24677.Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this abridgement of his celebrated trilogy, John Julius Norwich provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium.Read by David Thorpe. 21 hours 50 minutes. TB24677.Oren, Michael B. Six Days Of War: June 1967 War And The Making Of The Modern Middle East. 2002. TB24667.In 1967 the future of the state of Israel was far from certain. But with its swift military victory against an Arab coalition led by Egypt in the Six Day War, Israel preserved its existence and redrew the map of the region. Oren reconstructs the military conflict, reveals how the super-powers avoided a nuclear showdown over the Eastern Mediterranean and how a military coup in Israel almost occurred on the eve of the war.Read by Jonathan Oliver. 20 hours 51 minutes. TB24667.Natural HistoryCollier, Jayne. The Meerkats Of Summer Farm: The True Story Of Two Orphaned Meerkats And The Family Who Saved Them. 2011. TB24684.The Colliers are a family of mum, dad, two kids, two dogs and two cats. But then there are also a few wallabies, two lemurs, several owls, a bad -tempered crane and two hand-reared meerkats. This is the story of a year at Axe Valley Bird and Animal Park, following the birth of the meerkats. Collier describes how these two playful creatures became the park's star attraction and found a place in the family's heart.Read by Rachel Essex. 2 hours 49 minutes. TB24684.PhilosophyEpictetus. The Enchiridion And Discourses. 2016. TB24680.Having been released from bonds of slavery Epictetus became a stoic in the tradition of its originator Zeno and Seneca. Epictetus didn’t leave a formal written legacy, but his pupil Arrian collected his teachings. The Enchiridion is a short compilation of Stoical precepts on how to live an ethical life. The Discourses provides a more comprehensive view of the teachings of Epictetus.Read by Hayward B. Morse. 13 hours 19 minutes. TB24680.PoetryMorgan, J. O. Assurances. 2018. TB24755.A war-poem both historic and frighteningly topical, 'Assurances' begins in the 1950s during a period of vigilance and dread in the middle of the Cold War. Using a mix of versed and unversed passages, Morgan places moments of calm reflection alongside the tensions inherent in guarding against such a permanent threat. Read by J.O. Morgan. 1 hour 25 minutes. TB24755.Politics and governmentOren, Michael B. Ally: My Journey Across The American-Israeli Divide. 2016. TB24666.Michael Oren served as the Israeli ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013. He recounts the story of his personal journey and reveals behind-the-scenes accounts of meetings between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu, summits with the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, and diplomatic crises that intensified the controversy surrounding the world's most contested strip of land.Read by John Chancer. 21 hours 10 minutes. TB24666.True crimeEdwards, Owen Dudley. Burke & Hare. 2014. TB24543.At Christmastide, 1827, in a boarding house in Edinburgh's West Port, a pensioner dies of natural causes. Instead of burying the body, the landlord, William Hare, and his friend William Burke fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr Robert Knox, an anatomist. Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant. Edwards tells the story behind the infamous pair and reconstructs the drama of their trial.Read by John Cormack. 19 hours 19 minutes. TB24543.A selection of Harper Collins titlesAdult FictionCroft, Freeman Wills. The Groote Park Murder. 2019. Classic crime. TB704270.When a signalman discovers a mutilated body inside a railway tunnel near Groote Park, it seems to be a straightforward case of a man struck by a passing train. But Inspector Vandam of the Middeldorp police isn't satisfied that Albert Smith's death was accidental, and he sets out to prove foul play in a baffling mystery which crosses continents from deepest South Africa to the wilds of northern Scotland. Read by Crawford Logan. 8 hours 30 minutes. TB 704270Doughty, Anne. The Belfast Girl On Galway Bay. 2019. Family stories. TB704268.When Elizabeth announced that she wants to leave Belfast for the west coast of Ireland, her family can't help but question her judgement. A stranger in the village, Lizzie's presence draws the attention of all the locals. And her charming spritely nature doesn't escape the attention of the charming Patrick. It's not long before Lizzie discovers that more than the green hills and beautiful landscapes have captured her heart.Read by Aoife MacMahon. 8 hours 39 minutes. TB704268.Ellams, Inua. The Half-God Of Rainfall. 2019. Literary fiction.TB704246.There is something about Demi. When he is angry, rain clouds gather. When he cries, rivers burst their banks and the first time he takes a shot on a basketball court, the deities of the land take note. His mother looks on with a mixture of pride and worry. Only the women in Demi's life will stand between him and a lightning bolt.Read by Inua Ellams. 1 hour 17 minutes. TB704246.McGurl, Kathleen. The Forgotten Secret. 2019. General fiction.TB704214.Ellen has her whole life ahead of her, in love and leaving for her first job, the future seems full of possibility. But war is brewing and Ellen and all around her are swept up by it. A hundred years later Clare has inherited an old farmhouse. Seizing the chance to escape her unhappy marriage she strikes out on her own. She stumbles across a long-forgotten hiding place, with a clue to a secret that has lain buried for decades.Read by Melanie MacHugh. 10 hours 32 minutes. TB704214.Morgan, Sarah. One Summer In Paris. 2019. Chick lit. TB704222.Grace can't believe it when her husband of twenty-five years announces he doesn't want to join her on their anniversary trip to Paris - instead, he wants a divorce. Grace makes the bold decision to go alone. Audrey leaves behind heartache of her own. When she arrives in Paris a job in a bookshop is her ticket to freedom, but with no money, and no knowledge of French, her adventure seems doomed to fail. Until she meets Grace. Read by Lucy Treagar. 11 hours 16 minutes. TB704222.Smith, Ben. Doggerland. 2019. Science fiction. TB704228.In the North Sea, a wind farm stretches for thousands of acres. The Boy, who is no longer a boy, and the Old Man, whose age is unguessable, are charged with its maintenance. Land is only a memory. So too is the Boy's father, who worked on the turbines before him. The boy has been sent by the Company to take his place, but the question of where he went and why is one for which the Old Man will give no answer. Read by Peter Noble. 6 hours 56 minutes. TB704228.White, Christian. The Nowhere Child. 2019. Thriller. TB704213.Twenty years ago little Sammy Went vanishes from her home in Manson, Kentucky, an event that devastates her family and tears apart the town’s deeply religious community. In Melbourne Kim Leamy is approached by a stranger who believes Kim is that girl. . At first she brushes it off, but soon finds herself questioning her family history. Kim begins to unravel an unexpectedly dark past.Read by Kirsty Gilmore. 9 hours 24 minutes. TB704213.Adult Non-FictionArt and designLewis, Ben. The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives Of The World's Most Expensive Painting. 2019. TB704260.In 2017, Leonardo Da Vinci's small oil painting, the Salvator Mundi entered global popular consciousness with its record-breaking $450m sale. In this stunning mix of biography, art history, history and thriller that goes deep into the story of this astonishing picture, not to mention the dealings of the contemporary art world, is an adventure story about art historians and a work of art.Read by Peter Noble. 12 hours 34 minutes. TB704260.AutobiographyMay, Meredith. The Honey Bus: A Girl Raised By Bees. 2019. TB704215.When Meredith May is abandoned by both parents, she ends up learning life lessons about family, generosity and resilience from a rather unexpected source: the honeybees her grandfather keeps. In a converted WWII military bus marooned in the backyard, Grandpa shows her the nuances of harvesting honey while the bees become a guiding force in her life, bonding her to the natural world. Read by Candace Thaxton. 9 hours 31 minutes. TB704215.Business and managementBright, Patricia. Heart And Hustle. 2019. TB704239.From the early lessons she learned growing up in South London, to the moment she gave up the 9 to 5 to do what she loved, Patricia Bright's story will revolutionise how you think about work, life, and what it means to succeed. Packed with her trademark attitude, style and sense of fun, Heart & Hustle is an inspirational guide to taking control of your own future.Read by Patricia Bright. 5 hours 24 minutes. TB704239.Health and fitnessWestaby, Stephen. The Knife's Edge: The Heart And Mind Of A Cardiac Surgeon. 2019. TB704237.Professor Westaby was born with the coordination and manual dexterity, but, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities frequently associated with psychopathy. His career has been characterised by fearlessness and ruthless ambition; Westaby reflects on the unique mindset of those who are drawn to this exhilarating and often tragic profession.Read by Gordon Griffin. 9 hours 36 minutes. TB704237.HistoryRussell, Gareth. The Darksome Bounds Of A Failing World: The Sinking Of The "Titanic" And The End Of The Edwardian Era. 2019. TB704221.Russell peers through the portholes of six first-class travellers to immerse us into the Edwardian era while demonstrating how modernity shook up the class system of the age. Read by Jenny Funnell. 12 hours 35 minutes. TB704221.PsychologyStorr, Will. The Science Of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human And How To Tell Them Better. 2019. TB704223.Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us, leading us on a journey from the Hebrew scriptures to Mr Men, from Booker Prize-winning literature to box set TV. Applying psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use these tools to tell better stories - and make sense of our chaotic modern world.Read by Will Storr. 6 hours 27 minutes. TB704223.Self helpAuerbach, Annie. Flex: The Modern Woman's Handbook. 2019. TB704255.Flex is a creative, rebellious way to live. It's about looking at routines and social norms and bending and re-shaping them. Flex is looking within and understanding yourself, your body and the patterns of your relationships, and working out how to live, earn money and be happy in a way that is perfect for you and your unique talents. If you feel stuck, tired, not at your best or bored this book is for you.Read by Annie Auerbach. 2 hours 57 minutes. TB704255.Children and young adult fiction05+ Suggested Reading AgeDavies, Beth. LEGO Minifigure Mayhem. 2019. TB24723.Join the LEGO minifigure party with a bunch of wacky and wonderful LEGO minifigure characters. Full of facts, jokes and activities, this book is for children who are beginning to develop a love of reading. Discover the Chef's tastiest creations, laugh at the Clown's funniest jokes, and be inspired by creative LEGO play ideas and challenges. This is a World Book Day 2019 title.Read by Beth Chalmers. 28 minutes. TB24723.07+ Suggested Reading AgeButchart, Pamela. The Phantom Lollipop Man. 2018. TB24683.Izzy and her friends are shocked when they find their lollipop man has disappeared. Maisie thinks he's gone to Rome. But they keep seeing a weird white wispy cloud around the school. And Izzy's legs feel cold even though she's got tights on. Could it be that the lollipop man is a phantom and he's come to spook them all?Read by Gemma Lawrence. 1 hour 44 minutes. plete Children's Cookbook. 2015. TB24661.From eggy bread to sunflower loaves, lamb hotpot to ice cream, there's a recipe for every occasion in this children's cookbook. These 150 recipes will encourage and inspire your child to cook delicious food and learn basic cooking skills. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions for each stage of cooking your child will be able to whip up soups and salads, main meals and tasty puddings in no time.Read by Emma Carter. 7 hours 10 minutes. TB24661.Hawken, Eleanor. Sammy Feral's Diaries Of Weird. 2018. TB24632.Sammy Feral's diaries of weird: book 1. Sammy Feral is a lucky boy. His family run a zoo and so he spends his spare time hanging out with orangutans, crocodiles and snakes. But his luck has just run out. His entire family has been infected with a werewolf virus. Now his mum, dad and sisters are howling at the moon, craving raw meat and, worst of all, trying to infect Sammy.Read by Stephen Perring. 3 hours 7 minutes. TB24632.Also;Hawken, Eleanor. Dragon Gold. 2018. TB24635. Sammy Feral's diaries of weird: book 4.Read by Stephen Perring. 3 hours 25 minutes. TB24635.09+ Suggested Reading AgeBrooks, Ben. Stories For Boys Who Dare To Be Different. 2018. TB24590.Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different is a compilation of 100 stories of famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and innovator in his own way, and all going on to achieve amazing things. Entries include Frank Ocean, Salvador Dalí, Rimbaud, Beethoven, Barack Obama, Stormzy, Ai Weiwei and Jesse Owens.Read by Joshua Higgott and Thomas Judd. 3 hours 1 minute. TB24590.Bunzl, Peter. Moonlocket. 2017. TB24629.Cogheart adventures: book 2. When escapologist Jack breaks out from Pentonville Prison, he is determined to find his missing treasure, the Moonlocket. Lily and Robert find themselves caught up in Jack's search. They discover that Robert's history holds the secret to the Moonlocket's whereabouts. Determined to solve the mystery, they set out for London on an adventure full of danger.Read by Rachael Beresford. 7 hours 55 minutes. TB24629.Evans, Maz. Simply The Quest. 2017. TB24459.Who let the gods out?: book 2. Elliot’s troubles are far from over: his mum's health worsens and he's struggling at school. A bunch of Greek immortals have moved into his home, including teen goddess Virgo, who's in trouble with the Zodiac. What's more, death-daemon Thanatos and his scary mum are at large. As even more immortal allies and enemies emerge, Virgo and Elliot must learn how to be heroes.Read by Maz Evans. 7 hours 1 minute. TB24459.Leonard, M. G. Battle Of The Beetles. 2018. TB24637.Battle of the Beetles: book 3. Arch-villainess Lucretia Cutter has a secret Biome hidden in the Amazon rainforest: can Darkus and his friends, human and beetle alike, find it before it's too late? If they can't stop Lucretia, she will release her hoard of giant Frankenstein beetles, and the planet will never be the same again. Summer Reading Challenge 2018.Read by M. G. Leonard. 6 hours 57 minutes. TB24637.McLaughlin, Tom. The Accidental Billionaire. 2018. TB24638.Accidental: book 3. Jasper is mad about science. The problem is that his experiments tend to end in a bang. Then one day Jasper manages to invent the world's first talking cat. With his newfound wealth, Jasper can finally live the life he's always dreamed of, buying a mansion and a sports team and producing a Hollywood blockbuster. But is there a huge price to pay for bringing talking cats to the world?Read by Andy Cresswell. 3 hours 22 minutes. TB24638.Williamson, Lara. Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy. 2017. TB24641.It's no secret that 11 year-old Adam Butters is adopted. But when he thinks his parents don't want him anymore, he decides to find his real mum. If he can just show her how amazing he is and how he can be superhero then surely she'll want him back. It takes a painful discovery for Adam to realise that you don't need to be super to be a hero.Read by Andy Cresswell. 7 hours 21 minutes. TB24641.Woodfine, Katherine. The Midnight Peacock. 2018. Historical crime. TB24642.Sinclair's mysteries: book 4. Sophie and Lil are spending the holidays at snowy Winter Hall. As sinister secrets come to light, our intrepid heroines find themselves faced with a more baffling mystery than ever before. With the help of their friends, can they uncover the truth in time to foil a truly diabolical plot? Or will Mr Sinclair's New Year's Eve Midnight Peacock Ball spell disaster for the dauntless young detectives?Read by Jessica Preddy. 7 hours 44 minutes. TB24642.11+ Suggested Reading AgeEarl, Rae. #Help: My Cat's A Vlogging Superstar! 2017. TB24687.Everyone relies on Millie Porter for good advice. So she decides to start a vlog with her best friend Lauren, where they will help people with the things that really matter: parents, cats, make-up and boys. Not even Erin Breeler, Queen of Instagram, can stop them. But is fab contouring and a cat who likes standing on Millie's head enough to make her an online sensation?Read by Katy Sobey. 5 hours 53 minutes. TB24687.15+ Suggested Reading AgeNicholls, Sally. Things A Bright Girl Can Do. 2018. TB24758.Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote. But the fight for freedom will challenge Evelyn, May and Nell more than they ever could believe. As war looms, just how much are they willing to sacrifice?Read by Cassie Layton. 9 hours 19 minutes. TB24758.Books narrated by volunteersAdult fictionBonavero, Yves. The Nuremberg Enigma. 2016. Thriller. TB405824.Berlin, April 1945. The Führer is missing, and so are his uranium stocks. Stalin needs uranium for his nuclear bomb. The hunt is on. For the British: Peter Birkett of T Force, the youngest captain in the British Army. For the Soviet Union: Captain Elizaveta Terisova, Stalin’s favourite Komsomol maiden. Two resourceful and ruthless agents are on a mission against the backdrop of a collapsing Thousand-Year Reich.13 hours 6 minutes. TB405824.Harry, Lilian. Surprises In Burracombe. 2016. Country life fiction. TB405813.Burracombe village: book 10. Hilary Napier has had enough of secrets. The engagement party at the Barton is finally a chance for her and David to celebrate their good news with friends and family. But with obstacles springing up from all angles, there may be more than the dress and the venue to arrange before they can consider walking down the aisle.13 hours 12 minutes. TB405813.Howard, Linda. Duncan's Bride. 1996. Romance. TB405830.Reese Duncan wanted a wife. He wanted someone to start a family with and help him rebuild his ranch. But Reese hadn't bargained on Madelyn Patterson. She was sophisticated and citified, and she was willing to herd cattle, keep house and start a family with Reese. The only thing Madelyn wanted in return was love, the one thing Reese refused to guarantee.5 hours 47 minutes. TB405830.Jacob, Naomi Ellington. Four Generations. 1984. Family stories. TB405775.Gollantz Saga: book 4. Three years after returning from Italy, Emmanuel is now married to Viva, but memories of Juliet, and his love for her, persist. Can Emmanuel break from tradition and his role in the House of Gollantz, to find true love and fulfilment on his own terms?10 hours 43 minutes. TB405775.Lee, Maureen. Kitty And Her Sisters. 2006. Family stories. TB405827.At the age of nineteen, Kitty McCarthy has decided she doesn't want to get married and raise children in Liverpool. Her elder sisters Claire, Norah and Aileen are mothers. She bounces through the years, wryly accepting that regrets and mistakes are all part of life. It is her sisters who are the constant thread when other relationships have come and gone.16 hours 55 minutes. TB405827.Shea, Robert. Shiké: Time Of The Dragons. 1981. Historical fiction. TB405822.In the Year of the Dragon, a young warrior monk leaves his mountain temple on his first mission. Jebu's task is to escort the beautiful, headstrong Lady Taniko through the dangerous countryside to her wedding in the capital. Defying tradition, they fall in love, but fate sweeps them apart. Each must serve a rival clan, each must be a deadly enemy, until his prowess as a warrior forces him into exile.19 hours 29 minutes. TB405822.Sillah, Baaba. When The Monkey Talks. 2012. General fiction. TB405820.This is a social history novel that examines the changes that have taken place in colonial West Africa. The events are seen and narrated through the eyes of a young boy. It is a story that assesses the impact of living under indirect rule. It is about a son and his mother, a boy and his friends, a young man falling in love, and a young adult becoming aware of the dynamics of colonialism and his own society.12 hours 21 minutes. TB405820.Adult non-fictionAutobiographyCole, George. The World Was My Lobster: My Autobiography. 2014. TB405833.George Cole's more than 70 years in the acting profession began with a walk-on part at the age of 14. In 1979, he was offered the iconic role of Arthur Daley in Thames Television's new series Minder. In “The World was my Lobster”, a title taken from a classic line in a Minder episode, he talks candidly, humorously and sensitively about his life, his roles and many of the people he has worked with throughout his long career.10 hours 59 minutes. TB405833.Hart, Kitty. Return To Auschwitz: The Remarkable Story Of A Girl Who Survived The Holocaust. 1983. TB405826.Kitty Hart was twelve years old at the outbreak of the Second World War. She was fifteen when the Nazis flung her and her mother into the extermination camp at Auschwitz. By dint of almost superhuman qualities of courage and resourcefulness, they both survived. Return to Auschwitz is a disturbing insight into man's inhumanity to man. It is also an inspiring confirmation of the will to live through adversity.10 hours 10 minutes. TB405826.McGrath, Paul. Back From The Brink. 2007. TB405828.Paul McGrath's autobiography reveals a life of highs and lows. He had a tough, hidden childhood spent in Dublin's orphanages. McGrath endured routine loneliness and ritual bullying as a black kid in the 1960s. He went on to play for Manchester United and Aston Villa. He found success on the field, but struggled with alcoholism and coping with life after football.10 hours 35 minutes. TB405828.Urquhart, Alistair. The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story Of Survival During The War In The Far East. 2011. TB405837.This is the extraordinary and moving story of a young man, who survived three very close separate encounters with death. Alistair Urquhart was the last surviving member of the Gordon Highlanders regiment that was captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He survived working on the Bridge on the River Kwai, being on a Japanese ‘hellship’ which was torpedoed, and working in a mine near Nagasaki.8 hours 42 minutes. TB405837.Vreeland, Diana. D.V. 1984. TB405800.D.V. is the autobiography of one of the 20th century's greatest fashion icons, Diana Vreeland. The one-time fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue, her style-sense and genius helped define the world of haute couture for fifty years. Vreeland carries the reader along on her whirlwind life. It takes her from English palaces to the nightclubs of Paris in the 1930s to the heart of New York high society.7 hours 17 minutes. TB405800.BiographyGraham-Dixon, Andrew. Caravaggio: A Life Sacred And Profane. 2010. TB405812.Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. He was a man who committed murder and yet created the most beautiful and dramatic paintings of his age. Andrew Graham-Dixon immerses readers in the world of Italy at the height of the Counter-Reformation and creates a profile of the mercurial painter's life and work.19 hours 19 minutes. TB405812.Country Life and FarmingCherished Tales Of The Countryside. 2004. TB405805.Featuring personal tales from a number of colourful characters, this book spotlights a more nostalgic time and remembers a way of life that has nearly passed. Brian P. Martin, John Humphreys, Tom Quinn, Valerie Porter, Jennifer Davies, Euan Corrie, Jean Stone and Louise Brodie have gathered the tales, interviewing and collecting nostalgic snippets from subjects close to their own hearts.9 hours 44 minutes. TB405805.Hatton, Michael B. It's A Funny Old World. 2014. TB405819.Matthew Hatton recounts his life as an agriculturist, or farmer. The author's memories of farming begin as a small boy in 1950 when his family moves to a small farm in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. This was the start of a life-long interest in farming. This is a gentle and humorous look at some of the trials and tribulations of someone who considers himself to be one of the luckiest people to be alive.4 hours 4 minutes. TB405819.DramaDorney, Kate. Played In Britain: Modern Theatre In 100 Plays. 2015. TB405834.‘Played in Britain’ explores the best and most influential plays since 1945. Arranged chronologically, the plays illustrate and respond to a number of themes that animate post-war society: censorship and controversy; race and immigration; gender and sexuality; money and politics. An essay on each period sets the context. The commentary accompanying each play illuminates the plot and themes, and suggests other plays to explore.11 hours 13 minutes. TB405834.HistoryFehrenbach, T. R. Comanches, The Destruction Of A People. 1975. TB405803.This is an account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. Master horseback riders who lived in teepees and hunted bison, the Comanches were stunning orators, disciplined warriors, and the finest makers of arrows. They lived by a strict legal code and worshipped within a cosmology of magic. T. R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches' rise to power and their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion.26 hours 25 minutes. TB405803.Rowbotham, Sheila. Dreamers Of A New Day: Women Who Invented The Twentieth Century. 2010. TB405832.From the 1880s to the 1920s, a profound social awakening among women extended the possibilities of change far beyond the struggle for the vote. In the process, they challenged ideas about sexuality, mothering, housework, the economy and citizenship. Drawing on research, Sheila Rowbotham shows how women created much of the fabric of modern life.18 hours 15 minutes. TB405832.LiteratureWilliams, Raymond. The Country And The City. 2016. TB405810.Our collective notion of the city and country is irresistibly powerful. The city as the seat of enlightenment, sophistication, power and greed is positioned in profound contrast to an innocent, peaceful, backward countryside. Examining literature since the 16th century, Raymond Williams traces the development of our conceptions of these two traditional poles of life.21 hours 38 minutes. TB405810.MusicPhillips, Pamelia S. Singing For Dummies. 2011. TB405799.“Singing for Dummies” is a practical guide for beginner to more experienced singers. It includes advice on the mechanics of singing, discovering your singing voice, developing technique, singing in performance, maintaining vocal health, and performing like a pro. This Second Edition has additional vocal exercises, new songs, and information on the latest technology and recording devices.14 hours. TB405799.PetsFelix The Railway Cat. 2017. TB405838.Felix the cat is a much-loved ‘employee’ at Huddersfield Railway Station. She seems to have a remarkable ability to save the day time and again: from bringing a boy with autism out of his shell to providing comfort to a runaway child shivering on the platform one night. This book is full of moving stories that show the bond between this very special cat and the station’s staff and commuters.8 hours 16 minutes. TB405838.PoetryGibran, Kahlil. A Second Treasury Of Kahlil Gibran. 1962. TB405811.The poet, philosopher and artist, Kahlil Gibran - the “prophet of Lebanon” - lived from 1883 to 1931. This second selection of his work contains four books of poetry, translated into English by Anthony Ferris.9 hours 29 minutes. TB405811.Sillah, Baaba. Pé?cum Taakusaan. 2010. TB405823.This is a collection of seventy-one poems expressing moments as epitomes of the lives and general conditions of the African, particularly the Gambian. Baaba Sillah adds a new voice to the rich collection of Gambian poetry. Sillah makes a clean break with convention and tells his stories in unorthodox ways.1 hour 44 minutes. TB405823.ReligionAshimolowo, Matthew. Breaking The Grip Of Fear: Living A Fear-Free Life. 2002. TB405802.Fear is one of the spirits ruling our society. But most of the things we are afraid of never happen. The believer must recognize what fear is. Fear does not come from God. Therefore, we can renounce it. This is a guide to living a fear-free life from the Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London.1 hour 24 minutes. TB405802.Ashimolowo, Matthew. Ruling In Life Through God's Word: Possess The Future By A Prophetic Word. 2016. TB405818.In today's world, Christians are confronted with issues that are daunting, such as marital crisis, financial crisis, bankruptcy, spiritual battles and more. What changes the equation is what is the Lord saying? One word from God can change everything. Bring freedom to every captive situation through the word. This book is meant to be a tool to help you rule in life through God's word.2 hours 39 minutes. TB405818.Katz, Vernon. Conversations With Maharishi. 2014. TB405814.Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a spiritual leader known for developing the Transcendental Meditation technique and spreading it all over the world. In Conversations with Maharishi, Dr. Vernon Katz shares Maharishi’s descriptions and analyses of the heights of human consciousness. These conversations also reveal Maharishi himself: his wisdom, his humour, his playfulness, his penetrating insights and joyful expressions.17 hours 44 minutes. TB405814.Keating, Thomas. Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension Of The Gospel. 2006. TB405836.This is a deep and thorough overview of the Christian contemplative tradition, a process of interior transformation, a conversation initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. Father Thomas gives step-by-step guidance in the method of Centering Prayer. The new edition consists of a substantial new preface, an expanded glossary, some changes in terminology, and a reordering of several chapters.6 hours 27 minutes. TB405836.Southerland, Mary. Hope In The Midst Of Depression: How To Embrace Life Again. 2007. TB405808.Mary Southerland had a successful ministry, a husband who led a growing church, and two kids who were the joy of her life. Then clinical depression brought her world crashing down. Mary recounts her difficult journey and offers readers biblical advice and encouraging words to help them. For anyone who struggles with depression, knows someone who is, or who needs encouragement, this is a source of light that will lead them to the hope and healing of Christ.7 hours 12 minutes. TB405808.SportBrearley, Mike. The Art Of Captaincy. 2001. TB405825.This title has been updated to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ashes series of 1981 when Mike Brearley led England to victory. In cricket, more than any other sport, the role of the leader is crucial. In this book, Mike Brearley considers the role of captain on the cricket field. He also applies the principles of sport captaincy to more general leadership debates.17 hours 10 minutes. TB405825.Warfare and DefenceAnderson, John. Trapped Behind Enemy Lines: Accounts Of British Soldiers And Their Protectors In The Great War. 2015. TB405801.As 1914 ends, there are British soldiers trapped behind enemy lines being hidden by brave French families. The risks are high for both fugitives and their protectors. This book tells their story, while focussing on a young Scot who emerges from hiding as Mademoiselle Louise.9 hours 8 minutes. TB405801.Heaney, Steve. X Platoon: The True Story Of An Elite British Unit. 2015. TB405835.For three decades, one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known variously as the Shadow Wing, the Black Unit or X Platoon. Officially there was no X Platoon. The sixty men in its elite number were culled from units across the Armed Forces. Steve Heaney was awarded the Military Cross for bravery. A veteran of this shadow force, he reveals its history.12 hours 8 minutes. TB405835.Children’s fiction09+ suggested reading ageMcEnnis, J. A. Buddy The War Dog. 2017. TB405798.Buddy, a black Labrador, is about to be put to death at the start of World War II. In a touch-and-go situation, Buddy survives. Written in the first ‘doggie person’, the book focusses on the heroic tales of Buddy during the London Blitz and his adventures when he is parachuted behind enemy lines into France.2 hours 56 minutes. TB405798.Needham, Violet. The Emerald Crown. 1970. TB405831.Stormy Petrel: book 2. This is a stirring tale of a boy and girl in the Kingdom of Flavonia. There is unrest in the country when Alex arrives from England to spend his holidays with the young Countess Pixie. The people are ruled by a usurper, but the rumour is still strong among them that the real heir to the throne is still alive. But who is the rightful King?6 hours 27 minutes. 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It affects your ability to earn an income, your independence, your confidence – chances to succeed in life. Through our services, campaigns and promotion of new technology we are determined to level the playing field and transform the lives of people with sight loss. But we can only do this with your help.Almost a third of our vital work is funded by the kindness of those who include a gift to us in their Will. In other words, without these gifts, RNIB wouldn’t be able to offer vital services, such as Talking Books, to the people that need them most. A gift in your Will could mean people with sight loss can look forward to a future full of opportunity, free from the daily barriers they currently face. People like Tiri Hughes: “I have ocular motor palsy and nystagmus. That means I can’t control where I look and have trouble focusing. When you have a sight issue like mine, it’s easy to be left behind. I worked really hard for my GCSEs and was really proud to get 10 A* and a B. 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