Suggested reading age 7+ Grahame, Kenneth. The wind in the willows.
The tale of Mole and Rat, Badger and Toad, which has been enjoyed by countless children.
1971. UEB. Interline, 1v. Price: £1.99. Order No: 23090104.
Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry's big bad book.
Horrid Henry gives his classmates nits, scares off the teachers he
doesn't like, battles with the demon dinner lady, wears pink underpants.
2004. UEB. Interline, 4v. Price: £9.99. Order No: 22695205
Music
Braille Music
In the mood: 17 popular classics for choirs, [tenor parts] edited by David Blackwell and Andrew Carter.
1995. 1v. Price: Subsidised £1.13; Cost £3.15; Export £10.00. Order No: 24548501.
Clarke, Ian. Orange Dawn for Flute and Piano - Flute part.
2014. Single line, 1v. Price: Subsidised £0.76; Cost £1.26; Export £3.00. Order No: 24582001.
In the mood: 17 popular classics for choirs, [Piano Parts] edited by David Blackwell and Andrew Carter. 1995. 2v. Price: Subsidised £2.26; Cost £6.30; Export £20.00. Order No: 24548701.
Music Tuition CDs
For UK loan only.
Choral Tuition CDs
A series of recording to let singers learn their parts. The voice-part is sung at normal speed, with a piano accompaniment including helpful cues from other parts. Some difficult music passages are presented again at the end at lower speed, with hints on how to practise them.
Benziger, Quintus Rejoice in the Lamb. SATB
Benziger, Quintus Messa di Gloria. SATB
Benziger, Quintus Requiem and anthems. SATB
Benziger, Quintus Five Negro spirituals. From A child of our time. SATB
Benziger, Quintus Belshazzar’s feast. SATB
Piano by Ear
The following titles are all performed and taught by Bill Brown.
Please help me I’m falling: in the style of Floyd Crammer.
Believe me if all those endearing young charms.
Body and soul.
Danny boy.
Do re mi.
Endless love.
EZ solos traditional hymns 1.
Memory.
Must be santa.
Prelude in C m Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Ribbon in the sky.
There goes my everything.
Thorn birds theme.
To Zanarkand.
Wings of a dove.
Giant Print
For UK loan only.
Adult fiction
Andrews, Lynda M. When tomorrow dawns. Family stories.
1945. The people of Liverpool are making the best of the hard-won peace, none more so than the ebullient O’Sheas. They welcome widowed Mary O'Malley from Dublin, her young son Kevin, and Breda, her bold strap of a sister, with open arms and hearts.
1998. 4v.
Andrews, Lynda M. Maggie May. Family stories.
Maggie May, born into the slums of Liverpool in the 1880s, had many difficulties to cope with - a drunken father, the early death of her gentle mother, and the grinding poverty of their lives. But most of all, she had to endure the shame of her name - that of the city’s most notorious prostitute.
2009. 3v.
Bagshawe, Louise. The devil you know. Chick Lit.
What do a feisty New Yorker, an LA rock chick and a dreamy English public school girl have in common? On paper, not a lot. But even though they live thousands of miles apart and have never met they have the strongest of bonds. They just don’t know it yet.
2008. 6v.
Baker, Jo. Longbourn. Historical fiction.
'If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats,' Sarah thought, 'she would be more careful not to tramp through muddy fields.' It is wash-day at Longbourn House, and Sarah’s hands are chapped and raw. Domestic life below stairs, ruled with a tender heart and an iron will by Mrs Hill the housekeeper, is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman, bearing secrets and the scent of the sea.
2014. 4v.
Barclay, Linwood. A tap on the window. Thriller.
When Cal Weaver stops at red light on a rainy night while driving home, he ignores the bedraggled-looking teenaged girl trying to hitch a lift. OK, so giving a ride to a teenage girl might not be the smartest move, but how much harm could it do? Over the next 24 hours Cal is about to find out.
2013. 4v.
Beaton, M C. Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death. Crime.
Agatha Raisin book 1. Meet Agatha Raisin, high-flying public relations boss turned village sleuth. After her many years of bullying and cajoling others, her early retirement to a picture-perfect village in the Cotswolds is a dream come true.
2010. 2v.
Beaton, M C. Agatha Raisin and the vicious vet . Crime.
Agatha Raisin book 2. Agatha Raisin believes the village vet has taken a shine to her, but before romance can bloom, he accidently kills himself. Oh well, there is still her neighbour, and perhaps a common interest like a murder investigation will bring them together.
2010. 2v.
Beaton, M C. Agatha Raisin and the potted gardener. Crime.
Agatha Raisin book 3. Beautiful newcomer Mary Fortune is superior in every way, especially when it comes to gardening. But when Mary is discovered murdered, buried upside down in a pot, Agatha Raisin seizes the moment and immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging the dirt on the victim.
2004. 2v.
Beaton, M C. Agatha Raisin and the witch of Wyckhadden. Crime.
Agatha Raisin book 9. Left with bald patches thanks to the wicked doings of a murderer from a previous investigation, Agatha flees to the coastal resort of Wyckhadden to grow her tresses back in privacy. When a local witch provides her with hair tonic, Agatha’s hair begins to flow - but the witch is found bludgeoned to death.
2010. 2v.
Beaton, M C. There goes the bride. Crime.
Agatha Raisin book 20. Agatha’s former husband James is engaged to be married and Agatha has been invited to the wedding. When the bride is murdered on her wedding day, Agatha becomes suspect number one. But then the dead bride’s mother engages Agatha to take on the case of her murdered daughter!
2010. 2v.
Beaton, M C. Hiss and hers. Crime.
Agatha Raisin book 23. Agatha has fallen in love again. This time it’s the local gardener, George Marston. But competition for his attention abounds. With shameless determination Agatha will do anything to get her man - including footing the bill for a charity ball in town just for the chance to dance with him.
2013. 2v.
Beaton, M C. Death of a cad. Crime.
Hamish Macbeth book 2. When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh, the whole town is delighted -- save perhaps for love-smitten bobby Hamish Macbeth. But the morning after a posh engagement party, one of the guests, Captain Bartlett, is murdered on a grouse hunt.
2008. 2v.
Betts, Charlotte. The spice merchant’s wife. Historical fiction.
1666. Married to a wealthy spice merchant, Kate Finche believes all her dreams of a happy life are just around the corner until the Great Fire rages through London. Kate’s husband Robert is forced to seek employment to ensure their survival, but when he is found drowned, Kate refuses to believe that he has taken his own life.
2014. 4v.
Binchy, Maeve. Firefly summer. Family stories.
Kate and John Ryan have four children, of whom the eldest are Michael and Dara. Their small town is peaceful and friendly, an unchanging background for a golden childhood. No one in Mountfern has the slightest inkling of what it will mean when the local ruins are bought by Patrick O’Neill.
2006. 8v.
Brody, Frances. Dying in the wool. Crime.
Kate Shackleton book 1. Take one quiet Yorkshire Village, add a measure of mystery, a sprinkling of scandal and Kate Shackleton - amateur sleuth extraordinaire! She has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua’s mysterious disappearance?
2009. 4v.
Busby, Sion. Commonplace killing. Crime.
A murder story set in London in 1946, which gradually peels away the veneer of stoicism and respectibility to reveal the dark truths at the heart of post-war austerity Britain.
2014. 3v.
Cartland, Barbara. A perfect way to heaven. Romance.
Orphaned young and cast upon the charity of her disapproving Aunt Willis, Elvira Carrisford has known little love and affection in her life. All that looks set to change for the better when Elvira is invited to become companion to her lively cousin, Delphine.
2008. 2v.
Cartland, Barbara. A castle of dreams. Romance.
Impoverished Lady Viola and her twin brother David Northcombe find that their fortunes change dramatically when their entrepreneurial father dies unexpectedly, leaving them a vast fortune that will change their lives forever.
2009. 2v.
Cartland, Barbara. A miracle of love. Romance.
Prince Nicolo of Vienz is irritated by his family and his Prime Minister continually begging him to be married. He finally agrees to meet Princess Marziale when she arrives, the Prince learns that she is very much in love with the Comte who had been sent to escort her to Vienz.
2012. 2v.
Coe, Jonathan. Expo 58. General fiction.
London, 1958: unassuming civil servant Thomas Foley is plucked from his desk at the Central Office of Information and sent on a six-month trip to Brussels. His task: to keep an eye on The Brittania, a brand new pub which will form the heart of the British presence at Expo 58 - the biggest World’s Fair of the century.
2013. 3v.
Collard, Paul Fraser. The Maharajah’s general. Historical novels.
Jack Lark book 2. Jack Lark barely survived the Battle of the Alma. As the brutal fight raged, he discovered the true duty that came with the officer’s commission he’d taken. In hospital, wounded, and with his stolen life left lying on the battlefield, he grasps a chance to prove himself a leader once more.
2013. 4v.
Cornwell, Patricia. Dust. Crime.
Doctor Kay Scarpetta book 21. After working on one of the worst mass killings in US history, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta returns home to recover, but an unsettling call drives her straight back to work. The body of a young woman has been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT, draped in ivory linen.
2013. 5v.
Cox, Josephine. Cradle of thorns. Historical novels.
Nell Reece has never known her mother, and her father’s burden of guilt about his wife has kept him cowed for years, working as a common labourer on his sister’s farm. But for all her aunt’s spiteful attempts to break Nell’s independent spirit, she has never succeeded.
1997. 4v.
Cussler, Clive and Du Brul, Jack B. Mirage.Thriller.
Oregon files book 9. In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer sailed out of Philadelphia and supposedly vanished, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax - but now Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren’t so sure.
2013. 4v.
Doctorow, Cory. Eastern standard tribe. General fiction.
Art is working on the management of data flow along the Massachusetts Turnpike. He’s doing the best work of his career and can guarantee that the system will be the most counterintuitive, user-hostile piece of software ever pushed forth into the world. Why? Because Art is an industrial saboteur.
2010. 2v.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The last dark. Fantasy.
Compelled step by step to actions whose consequences they could neither see nor prevent, Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery have fought for what they love in the magical reality known only as ‘the Land’. Now they face their final crisis.
2013. 9v.
Drabble, Margaret. The pure gold baby. General fiction.
Anna is a child of special, unknowable qualities. She is a happy child, always willing to smile at the world around her. But she also presents profound challenges. For her mother Jess, still in her early twenties, living alone in North London and hoping to embark on an adventurous career, her arrival will prove life-transforming.
2013. 3v.
Green, Mark. The travel auction. General fiction.
It should have been their trip of a lifetime. But Jonathan is dumped by his girlfriend. Unable to change the name on the ticket Jonathan decides to take desperate measures. He advertises on eBay for a travel companion with the same name as his ex. What follows is a funny, page-turning, rollercoaster ride around South America.
2013. 3v.
Groves, Annie. Daughters of Liverpool.Family stories.
Campion Family book 2. An evocative and heartrending saga set in Liverpool during World War Two, Katie is full of trepidation as she arrives in Liverpool. It’s her first posting and her work will be so secret that she can’t even speak about it to the family she’s billeted with.
2008. 4v.
Fforde, Katie. Artistic licence. Romance.
Thea, fed up with being mother to a houseful of students, accepts her bossy friend Molly’s offer of an art appreciation holiday in Provence, and meets the gorgeous Rory. So when Thea hears that her student lodgers have had a party and her house is a tip, she decides to extend her holiday.
2001. 4v.
Fielding, Helen. Bridget Jones: mad about the boy. General fiction.
Bridget Jones stumbles through the challenges of single-motherhood, tweeting, texting and redisovering her sexuality in what SOME people rudely and outdatedly call ‘middle age’.
2013. 4v.
Francis, Dick. Bonecrack . Thriller.
Neil Griffon’s home is broken into and he is abducted by masked men. When he wakes up, Neil discovers that ‘unless he cooperates’ his kidnappers will destroy his father’s racing stable, his precious horses and even Neil himself. Trapped, Neil devises an ingenious scheme to beat his kidnappers at their own game.
2013. 2v.
Francis, Dick. Come to grief. Thriller.
Sid Halley, the ex-champion jockey turned investigator who appears in Odds Against and Whip Hand is back, facing new dilemmas, new dangers and new deeply demanding decisions.
2013. 3v.
Francis, Dick. Enquiry. Thriller.
No jockey likes being labelled a cheat. Least of all by a Stewards’ Enquiry. Kelly Hughes’ career looks doomed. He knows he’s been framed, but finding the reason could prove dangerous. Especially with a killer on his tail.
2013. 3v.
Francis, Dick. Flying finish. Thriller.
Amateur jockey Lord Henry Grey decides on a whim to join the bloodstock market, transporting racehorses around the world. And when he meets the glamorous Gabriella in Italy, he is sure he’s hit the good life. That is, until a horse unexpectedly dies in transit and a colleague vanishes.
2013. 3v.
Green, Jane. Tempting fate. General fiction.
When Gabby first met Elliott she knew he was the man for her. In twenty years of marriage she has never doubted her love for him - even when he refused to give her the one thing she still wants most of all. And then she meets Matt and in one reckless moment she destroys all that she holds dear.
2013. 3v.
Hamilton, Ruth. Sugar and spice. Family stories.
Anna MacRae is only five years old when her mother dies in childbirth in 1940. She is left with twin sisters and a father fighting somewhere in Europe. Over the years, her twin sisters become bullies and turn to stealing, then worse. Anna must learn to distance herself from them if she is to thrive.
2011. 3v.
Hamilton, Ruth. Lights of Liverpool. Family story.
The O’Neils, who have lost brothers and sons into the bowels of London’s East End, keep watch over their one remaining young male, Seamus. Meanwhile, Rosh Allen mourns the loss of Phil, her dearly-beloved husband. Aided and impeded by her mother, Anna, she struggles to raise three fatherless children.
2012. 5v.
Hamilton, Ruth. Mersey view. Family stories.
Lucy Henshaw finally leaves her unhappy marriage and buys a beautiful house overlooking the Mersey, near Liverpool. Within hours, she has met some characters: her new neighbour Moira, who is disabled and dying; Shirley Bishop, cleaner extraordinaire; and Dr David Vincent, who is grieving for the loss of his young son.
2010. 4v.
Hamilton, Ruth. That Liverpool girl. Family stories.
In the backstreets of Liverpool, Eileen Watson lives with her mother Nellie, daughter Mel and her three tearaway sons. Life isn’t great, but they love each other. Then, on the third day in September 1939, Britain declares war on Germany and lives change forever.
2011. 5v.
Harper, Nina. Succubus takes Manhattan. Fantasy.
Lily loves working for Satan. Being one of Her Chosen means a gig filled with fashion, food, and the best supernatural gal pals a succubus could imagine. Still, being dumped by the first mortal she’d fallen in love with in centuries has put Lily in a serious funk.
2008. 4v.
Harry, Lilian. The bells of Burracombe. General fiction.
Burracombe Village book 1. When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as a child and brought up in a children’s home, she was separated from her sister and has never been able to trace her.
2006. 4v.
Harry, Lilian. Storm over Burracombe. General fiction.
Burracombe Village book 3. Hilary Napier is angry when her father brings in a new manager for the family estate which she has been running for the past year. Even though she cannot help liking Travis Kellaway, she resents his presence. Then tragedy strikes, making everyone realise exactly what is important in their lives.
2008. 4v.
Hart, Ellen. Taken by the wind. Thriller.
Jane Lawless book 21. PI and restaurateur Jane Lawless must track down two missing teenagers. Although Eric and Andrew have been trying to keep up a semblance of normal life, they know their thirteen-year-old son Jack has been having a tough time of it since they separated.
2013. 3v.
Herbert, James. Once. Horror.
Remember the faery stories you were told as a child? Tales of tiny, magical, winged beings and elves, wicked witches and goblins. What if one day you found they were true? It will take you to a realm where fantasy and reality collide, where faery tales really can come true.
2001. 5v.
Howard, Elizabeth Jane. All change. General fiction.
The Cazalet Chronicles book 5. It is the 1950s and as the Cazalets beloved matriarch, the Duchy, passes away, she takes with her the last remnants of a world in which the Cazalets have thrived. Louise becomes entangled in a painful affair, while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ambitions.
2013. 5v.
Hurley, Graham. Touching distance. Crime.
Jimmy Suttle book 2. Jimmy has barely got his feet under the desk at his new job. Having flown in the face of his superiors on his first big case he now finds himself trying to track down a random, hugely skilled killer before another innocent dies and before the media tear the force apart.
2013. 4v.
Jackson, Angela. The emergence of Judy Taylor. General fiction.
Judy Taylor married the first man who asked her. She lives in the neighbourhood where she spent her uneventful childhood. She still has the same friends she first met in primary school. But everything she once knew is about to be turned upside down. Judy might be ready to start a new life in vibrant Edinburgh.
2013. 2v.
Jacobs, Anna. The trader’s sister. Historical fiction.
Trader book 1. Ismay Deagan has one wish in the world - to leave Ireland and join her brother, Bram, in Australia. However, her father has other ideas and orders her to marry their vicious neighbour Rory Flynn, even though she loathes him. But after Rory brutally attacks her Ismay realises she has to escape.
2012. 4v.
Joyce, Rachel. Perfect . General fiction.
In 1972, two seconds were added to time. It was in order to balance clock time with the movement of the Earth. Byron Hemming knew this because James Lowe had told him and James was the cleverest boy at school. Then Byron’s mother, late for the school run, makes a devastating mistake.
2013. 3v.
Kelly, Cathy. The honey queen. General fiction.
Frankie’s boundless energy helps her to take everything in her stride, including a husband who has lost his job and the unwelcome arrival of the menopause. But when things at work take a nosedive, Frankie wonders how much more she has left to give.
2013. 5v.
Leather, Stephen. True colours. Thriller.
Spider Shepherd book 10. The Russian oligarchs are the world’s new elite. They treat the world as their plaything living lives of unimaginable luxury without fear or restraint. But when an assassin starts killing off some of the world’s richest men, an oligarch with friends in high places seeks the protection of MI5.
2013. 6v.
Lee, Maureen. Queen of the Mersey. Family story.
The Second World War is about to start when Laura 21 and happily married meets Queenie aged 14. Queenie is trusted to look after two young children, and the three of them are evacuated to a small town on the coast of Wales. At first it is a haven of peace and quiet.
2004. 5v.
Lee, Maureen. Lime Street blues. General fiction.
In the 1960s Liverpool and the world of music, is the place to be. Sean, Lachlan and Max form The Merseysiders and Jeannie and Rita become part of The Flower Girls, achieving success beyond their wildest dreams. But Jeannie has married Lachlan and no-one is prepared for the deceits and betrayals that lie ahead.
2003. 4v.
McDermott, Andy. The sacred vault . Thriller.
When the Talonor Codex - a great Atlantean explorer’s account of his travels - is stolen, it becomes clear that the thefts form only part of the raiders’ ultimate plan. The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its fabled contents - the legendary Shiva-Vedas, the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction.
2010. 5v.
Montefiore, Santa. The French gardener. General fiction.
Miranda and David move out of London into a country house with a magical garden. But Miranda insists on tottering across the wet lawn in kitten heels, David is never there, and the kids won’t tear themselves away from the telly. Then an enigmatic Frenchman arrives and begins to heal the past and the present. But who is he?
2013. 4v.
Mortimer, Carole. His reputation precedes him. Mills and Boon romance.
Markos Lyonedes is one of the most talked-about men in New York - and interior designer Eva Grey has heard all the stories. Eva knows that whilst he might make a girl feel special for one searingly hot night, that’s all he’s good for. After her disastrous marriage, he’s just the type of man she should avoid.
2010. 2v.
Patterson, James and Paetro, Maxine. The 6th target. Crime.
Detective Lindsay Boxer is called to the scene of a shooting to find that three people have been killed, and one of her friends, Claire, has been shot and lies bleeding, whilst the murderer is on the run. Lindsay promises Claire that she’ll hunt down this killer. But, it proves not to be so easy.
2009. 3v.
Reeman, Douglas. For valour. Sea stories.
Commander Graham Martineau V.C. is the captain of a destroyer defending the vital convoys to Russia. In the bitter Arctic seas, where there is no hiding place from a pitiless enemy, all men are heroes.
2001. 4v.
Reeman, Douglas. The glory boys. War stories.
They are called ‘The Glory Boys’, by those who regard their exploits with envy or contempt. Bob Kearton is one of them. In January of 1943 he is ordered to the Mediterranean & beleagured Malta. Kearton’s is a new war of stealth, subterfuge, and daring, in which the Glory Boys are only too expendable.
2009. 3v.
Reeman, Douglas. Battlecruiser. War stories.
1943 - Of all her class, HMS Reliant and one other have survived. Reliant has the reputation of a lucky ship but when Captain Guy Sherbrooke joins her he knows he could be her last captain. All those who sail in her know that there can be no half measures: only death or glory awaits HMS Reliant.
1998. 3v.
Reeman, Douglas. Twelve seconds to live. Sea stories.
Lieutenant Chris Foley, minelaying off an enemy coast , rolls on an uneasy sea with a release bracket sheared and a lie mine jammed. Sub-Lieutenant Michael Lincoln, hailed as a hero, dreads exposure as a coward even more than the gentle whirr of the activated fuse marking the last twelve seconds of his life.
2003. 4v.
Reeman, Douglas. H.M.S. Saracen. Sea stories.
Malta 1941. To most people HMS Saracen is just an ugly, obsolete ship her last commander due for court-martial after shelling the troops he was sent to protect. To Captain Richard Chesnaye she brings back memories as the war enters a new phase he senses the possibility of a fresh, significant role - for him and the Saracen.
2013. 4v.
Rose, Karen. Watch your back. Crime.
When Stevie Mazzetti was six months pregnant, her husband and five-year-old son were shot dead in a store robbery. A killer was found and imprisoned and Stevie returned to work as a homicide cop. Years later, she receives a letter bearing the name of the man imprisoned for the crime, and her world is turned upside-down once again.
2013. 7v.
Runcie, James. Sidney Chambers and the shadow of death. Crime.
The Grantchester mysteries book 1.The first in a series of six detective novels which move from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953 to the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981, we meet a new hero in the form of a crime-fighting vicar with a keen interest in cricket, warm beer and hot jazz.
2013. 5v.
Shaw, Rebecca. Village gossip: tales from Turnham Malpas. General fiction.
Turnham Malpas book 7. When a famous actor comes to stay in Turnham Malpas for a spot of convalescence he soon becomes bored. By organising a play and directing the village’s folk as actors, he soon has the vicar’s wife involved in a scandal. Can the village stand the gossip?
2000. 3v.
Smith, Wilbur. Elephant song. Adventure.
In Zimbabwe’s Chiwewe National Park, Dr Daniel Armstrong, world-famous TV naturalist, films the slaughter of a herd of elephant. In London, anthropologist Kelly Kinnear is forced into violent conforntation with the shareholders of the most powerful conglomerate in the City of London. Now the time has come to act.
2011. 6v.
Smith, Wilbur. Hungry as the sea. Adventure.
Robbed of his wife and ousted from his huge shipping empire, Nick Berg is hell-bent on vengeance. When his arch-rival’s luxury liner is trapped in the tempestuous Antarctic, Nick stakes all to pit his powerful salvage tug, the Warlock, in a desperate race against time and the elements.
2011. 5v.
Smith, Wilbur. Cry wolf. Adventure.
Jake Barton is an American engineer, Gareth Swales a stylish Englishman with a nose for a quick deal. Now, as Mussolini prepares to annihilate the people of Ethiopia, the two adventurers come up against Vicky Camberwell, the beautiful but fiery reporter bent on espousing their cause.
2011. 5v.
Smith, Wilbur. The eye of the tiger. Adventure.
Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed and is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Inidan Ocean. Suddenly men from the world of violence he put behind him overturn his intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover treasure from a wreck.
2011. 4v.
Stockwin, Julian. Seaflower. Sea stories.
Kydd book 3. Thomas Kydd and other members of the ill-fated Artemis are shipwrecked sailors, back in London waiting to be summoned as court martial witnesses. Then, in a political act to shield an officer’s reputation, they are shipped out in haste to the Caribbean - where sugar is king and yellow jack a fearsome peril.
2004. 3v.
Stockwin, Julian. Mutiny. Sea stories.
Kydd book 4. It is 1797 and Thomas Kydd is now master’s mate on Achilles, on his way back from the Caribbean. He finds himself at the centre of one of the Mutiny at the Nore. Kydd is faced with a terrible choice, abandon his friends and shipmates or join the rebellion and put his career - and even his life - on the line?
2004. 4v.
Tartt, Donna. The goldfinch. General fiction.
Aged 13, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart.He is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is alienated and in love and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.
2013. 11v.
Wolff, Isabel. A vintage affair. Romance.
Phoebe Swift’s dream of opening her own vintage dress shop has come true, but a secret from her past is casting a shadow over her new venture. Then one day she meets Therese, an elderly Frenchwoman with a collection to sell, apart from a little blue coat.
2009. 4v.
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