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Braille Adult fiction Archer, Jeffrey. This Was A Man. 2016. Family Stories. The Clifton chronicles: book 7. In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her 10 years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. UEB. 7v. Price: £16.99. Order No: 25677303

Hannah, Sophie. Closed Casket: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery. 2016. Crime. Hercule Poirot mystery: book 2. Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty, County Cork. As guests arrive, Lady Playford summons her lawyer to make an urgent change to her will, one she intends to announce at dinner that night. She has decided to cut off her two children without a penny and leave her fortune to someone who has only weeks to live. Among Lady Playford’s guests are the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, and Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard. When a crime is committed Poirot must find the culprit. UEB. 5v. Price: £18.99. Order No: 25636203

Patterson, James. Zoo. 2013. Thriller. Zoo: book 1. All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the violence becomes clear. With the help of ecologist Chloe Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it's too late. The attacks are growing in ferocity, cunning, and planning, and soon there will be no place left for humans to hide. UEB. 5v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25550803 Patterson, James. I, Michael Bennett. 2012. Thriller. Michael Bennett: book 5. Detective Michael Bennett arrests infamous South American crime lord Manuel Perrine in a deadly chase that leaves Bennett’s lifelong friend Hughie McDonough dead. From jail, the prisoner vows to rain terror down upon New York City and to get revenge on Michael Bennett. Perrine's men create chaos: police officers are shot, judges murdered. As Bennett is engulfed in the struggle against this widening organised violence, he realises that not only is he being targeted; the lives of everyone he loves are under threat. UEB. 5v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25632303

Patterson, James. Gone. 2014. Thriller. Michael Bennett: book 6. Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he has sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him. UEB. 5v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25632203

Patterson, James. Alert. 2016. Thriller. Michael Bennett: book 8. New York has seen more than its fair share of horrific attacks, but the city is about to be shaken in a way it never has before. After two devastating catastrophes in quick succession, everyone is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett is assigned to the case and given the near impossible task of hunting down the shadowy terror group responsible. Then a shocking assassination makes it clear that these inexplicable events are just the prelude to the biggest threat of all. Now Bennett is racing against the clock to save his beloved city, before the most destructive force he has ever faced tears it apart. UEB. 5v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25632103

Patterson, James. Bullseye. 2016. Thriller. Michael Bennett: book 9. As the most powerful men on earth gather in New York for a meeting of the UN, Detective Michael Bennett receives intelligence warning that there will be an assassination attempt on the US president. The intelligence suggests that the Russian government could be behind the plot. Tensions between America and Russia are the highest they've been since the Cold War. The details are shadowy, and Bennett finds false leads and unreliable sources at every turn. But if the plotters succeed, the shock waves will be felt across the globe. UEB. 4v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 25632403 Pearse, Lesley. The Promise. 2012. General Fiction. Belle: book 2. Belle Reilly has the life she's dreamed of thanks to a devoted husband in Jimmy and the hat shop she's wanted to own since she was a child. But as the storm clouds of World War One begin to gather, Belle's already turbulent life is to change in ways she never imagined possible. UEB. 8v. Price: £18.99. Order No: 23274205

Rankin, Ian. Even Dogs In The Wild. 2016. Crime. Inspector Rebus: book 20. Retirement doesn't suit John Rebus. He wasn't made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood. So when DI Siobhan Clarke asks for his help on a case, Rebus doesn't need long to consider his options. Clarke's been investigating the death of a senior lawyer whose body was found along with a threatening note. On the other side of Edinburgh, Big Ger Cafferty, Rebus's long-time nemesis, has received an identical note and a bullet through his window. Now it's up to Clarke and Rebus to connect the dots and stop a killer. UEB. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 25693303

Quick reads Blake, Fanny. Red For Revenge. 2015. Maggie is married with two grown-up children. Her 25-year-old marriage to Phil has lost its sparkle. Carla is widowed. She understands life is short so she lives it to the full. But is her new romance all that it seems? When the two women meet in the beauty salon, they soon find they have more in common than the colour of their nails. The discovery that they are sharing the same man is shocking. How will Phil be taught a lesson or two he won't forget? UEB double line spacing, single sided. 7v. Price: £1.00. Order No: 25462705 Also available in uncontracted braille. 9v. Order No: 25462703

Doyle, Roddy. Dead Man Talking. 2015. Pat had been best friends with Joe Murphy since they were kids. But years ago they had a big fight, and they haven't spoken since, until the day before Joe's funeral. What? On the day before his funeral Joe would be dead, wouldn't he? Yes, he would. UEB double line spacing, single sided. 7v. Price: £1.00. Order No: 25462803 Also available in uncontracted braille. 8v. Order No: 25462805 Children and young adult fiction 0-4 suggested reading age Freedman, Claire. Everyone Loves Underpants. 2017. 'Yes! EVERYONE loves underpants'. In this PANTSTASTIC story, join old friends to celebrate the wonder of underpants! This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB double line spacing, single sided. 1v. For loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. For loan only.

Peppa Loves World Book Day!. 2017. It's World Book Day and Peppa and George are allowed to dress up as their favourite characters for school. George knows exactly what he wants to be, but Peppa has so many favourite stories, she can't decide who to go as. Find out which costume Peppa decides to wear. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB double line spacing, single sided. 1v. For loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. For loan only.

05+ suggested reading age Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry Funny Fact Files. 2017. A collection of Horrid Henry's best and most brilliant facts! Collated especially to celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Book Day, this compilation includes everything you need to know about Horrid Henry, from fiendish facts and how-to's, to top-secret diary excerpts and Purple Hand Gang passwords. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB double line spacing, single sided. 2v. For loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 3v. For loan only.

07+ suggested reading age Blyton, Enid. Good Old Timmy And Other Stories. 2017. The Famous Five: Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's popular series. This special World Book Day book contains three of Enid Blyton's short stories about the Famous Five. In Good Old Timmy, the five see a boy being kidnapped at the beach and set out to rescue him. But where have the kidnappers hidden the boy? Could Timmy lead them to the answer? This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB double line spacing. 2v. For loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 3v. For loan only. Donaldson, Julia. Princess Mirror-Belle And Snow White. 2017. Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into a variety of hilarious escapades, from battling with Dragon Pox to exploring a department store and helping out with the local pantomime. You can always guarantee that wherever Mirror -Belle goes, trouble will follow. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB double line spacing. 1v. For loan only. Also available in uncontracted braille. 1v. For loan only.

09+ suggested reading age Walliams, David. The Midnight Gang. 2016. When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital, and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter. Things go from bad to worse when he meets the wicked matron in charge of the children's ward. But Tom is about to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime! 'The Midnight Gang' tells an extraordinarily story of five children on a hospital ward on a quest for adventure. It is a story of friendship and magic and of making dreams come true. UEB. 4v. Price: £12.99. Order No: 25677403

Walliams, David. Blob. 2017. This is the story of how a boy called Bob meets a blobfish fish called Blob. Bob is a ten-year-old boy who lives in a tiny flat with his grandpa. Bob has been told he has a funny face. Sir Basil Basildon is the incredibly grand owner of the local zoo. He always wears a safari suit with a cravat. Of all the animals at the local zoo Bob is most intrigued by a blobfish that hides itself away. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB double line spacing. 2v. For loan only.

Wilson, Jacqueline. Butterfly Beach. 2017. Selma can't wait to go on holiday with her best friend forever, Tina. But a holiday with Tina means a holiday with her triplet sisters too and it's not long before Selma feels like the odd one out. Can their shared love of butterflies bring Selma and Tina together again? This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB. 1v. For loan only. 13+ suggested reading age Almond, David. Island. 2017. Sixteen-year-old Louise travels with her father to the island of Lindisfarne every year ever since she can remember. Lindisfarne the place Louise's mother loved best of all. The arrival of Hassan from war-torn Syria changes everything. Louise is restless and yearning for independence, and the fiercely free and self-reliant Hassan fascinates her. The wild gang of boys who call the island their home want to cast him out. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB. 2v. For loan only.

Grant, Michael. Dead Of Night. 2017. Rio Richlin is a soldier in the American army, wearing a uniform, carrying a rifle, and fighting alongside thousands who are trying to make a difference, trying to change the world. At least, that's the plan. Right now she's part of a squad on a training exercise in some place called Wales. They're cold, they're wet, and Rio's pretty sure they're also lost. Spending the night in a creepy old inn wasn't part of the plan at all. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. UEB. 2v. For loan only. Giant Print Adult fiction Ambler, Eric. A Kind Of Anger. 2016. Thriller. A car hurtles down the driveway of a luxury villa in Switzerland. The driver is a young woman, Lucia Bernardi. Inside the house, police find the body of her lover on the bedroom floor. The dead man, Ahmed Fathir Arbil, was an Iraqi refugee, who has been tortured and killed. Lucia vanishes into hiding in the South of France. Piet Mass, a journalist for the World Reporter, sets out on Lucia's trail, hoping for a scoop. Soon he must decide whether to publish his story, which will lead to Lucia's exposure and almost certain death, or join her in executing a perilous scheme that could net them both a fortune. 3v.

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. Dangerous To Know. 1996. General Fiction. Sebastian, the fifty-six-year-old patriarch, heads up the philanthropic Locke Foundation, funded by the vast family fortune built by his forefathers. That is why the police are so baffled when Sebastian is found dead in mysterious circumstances. Vivienne Trent, an American journalist and Sebastian’s ex-wife but has stayed close to him. Aware that there was another side to this enigmatic man, she sets out to find the truth about his death and about Locke himself. 4v.

Brody, Frances. Dying In The Wool: A Kate Shackleton Mystery. 2009. Crime. Kate Shackleton: book 1. Bridgestead is a quiet village, pretty and remote where nothing exceptional happens, except for the day when Joshua Braithwaite, goes missing in dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants one last attempt at finding her father. Kate Shackleton, amateur sleuth, taps into the lives of the Bridgestead dwellers, she opens cracks that some would kill to keep closed. 4v. Camilleri, Andrea. The Wings Of The Sphinx. 2011. Crime. Inspector Montalbano: book 11. Things are not going well for Inspector Salvo Montalbano. His long-distance relationship with Livia is on the rocks, he feels himself getting even older and he's growing tired of the violence in his job. Then the dead body of a young woman is found in an illegal dump and Montalbano is propelled into the sex trade underworld. 3v.

Cookson, Catherine. A Grand Man. 1976. General Fiction. Mary Ann: book 1. The childhood years of Mary Ann Shaughnessy, living in poverty in a dockside tenement on Tyneside. 2v.

Copleton, Jackie. A Dictionary Of Mutual Understanding. 2016. Literary Fiction. Amaterasu Takahashi has spent her life grieving for her daughter and grandson who were victims of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945. Now a widow living in America, she believes that one man was responsible for her loss; a local doctor who caused an irreparable rift between mother and daughter. When a man claiming to be Ama's grandson arrives on her doorstep, she is forced to revisit the past, the intoxication of a first romance and the realisation that if she had loved her daughter in a different way, she might still be alive today. 3v.

Court, Dilly. Cinderella Sister. 2011. Family Stories. Lily Larkin is the youngest of six and the least important member of her talented, argumentative, temperamental family. With their father dead and their mother a stranger to them, she must stay at home and keep house whilst her elder siblings go out to work. Lily's head is full of dreams but soon her life changes forever. 4v.

Ellroy, James. American Tabloid. 2010. Thriller. Underworld USA trilogy: book 1. 1958. America is about to emerge into a bright new age - an age that will last until the 1000 days of John F. Kennedy's presidency. Three men move beneath the glossy surface of power, men allied to the makers and shakers of the era. The festering discount of the age that burns brightly in these men's hearts will go into supernova as the Bay of Pigs ends in calamity, the Mob clamours for payback and the 1000 days ends in brutal quietus in 1963. 7v. French, Dawn. According To Yes. 2016. Humorous Fiction. The Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy, otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side, has its own rigid code of behaviour. So when an unconventional thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from England bounces into their inflexible lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises she hasn't read the rule book. And for the Wilder-Bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. 3v.

Graham, Winston. Ross Poldark: A Novel Of Cornwall, 1783-1787. 2008. Historical Fiction. Poldark: book 1. Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he has anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate is derelict and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. But his sympathy for the destitute miners and farmers of the district leads him to rescue a half-starved urchin girl from a fairground brawl and take her home, an act which alters the whole course of his life. 4v.

Groves, Annie. Where The Heart Is. 2009. Family Stories. Campion family: book 4. Lou Campion has joined the WAAFs, against the wishes of her parents and twin sister Sasha. Lou's always been a rebel, but now finds that if she wants to succeed she'll have to follow extremely strict rules. Can she do this or will it all end in deep disgrace? Tragedy haunts the other members of the family, as Katie's plans for the future are dashed, Fran's young husband is close to death and Bella's impossible passion has to remain a close secret. Yet even in the darkest hour there is hope. 4v.

Harris, Robert. Imperium. 2009. Historical Fiction. Cicero: book 1. When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state. 4v.

Harry, Lilian. Celebrations In Burracombe. 2014. General Fiction. Burracombe village: book 9. It's the late 1950s and change is in the air. For the Napier family, up at the big house, the old ways are shifting. Hilary must discover if reaching out for a chance of happiness must mean breaking away from the life expected of her, while Patsy, their young housekeeper's help, is facing motherhood without her own family around her. Down the hill from the Napiers, villagers young and old are setting out on adventures - Stella and Felix begin married life, change comes to the village school and the Tozer family continue to find surprises in their midst. 4v.

Howard, Elizabeth Jane. Casting Off. 1996. Family Stories. Cazalet Chronicles: book 4. The aftermath of war, and the slow dawning of a new era of freedom and opportunity, shape the destinies of the Cazalets. Polly, Clary and Louise, now grown up, are ready to discover the truth about the adult world. While Rupert, Hugh and Edward must make the choices that will decide their own, and the family’s, future. For the Cazalets, and all those close to them, one end is another beginning. 7v.

Jewell, Lisa. The Girls. 2016. Thriller. Pip and Grace move with their mother Clare into an apartment in Virginia Terrace, a picturesque communal garden square, and an oasis in urban London. On a midsummer night, as a festive neighbourhood party is taking place, preteen Pip discovers her thirteen-year-old sister Grace lying unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner of a lush rose garden. What really happened to her and who is responsible? 3v.

Kinsella, Sophie. Shopaholic Ties The Knot. 2002. Chick Lit. Shopaholic: book 3. Rebecca Bloomwood has the dream job. She's a personal shopper, so is able to spend other people's money all day instead of her own. And she gets paid for doing it. The perfect job, the perfect man, gorgeous Luke Brandon, and now the perfect wedding. Her parents are assuming that the wedding will be at home, but Luke's mother has different ideas, with a huge affair in New York in mind. Becky can't say no to anyone and soon the plans are going ahead for both weddings. 5v. Mackay, Malcolm. How A Gunman Says Goodbye. 2015. Thriller. Glasgow trilogy: book 2. How does a gunman retire? Frank MacLeod was the best at what he does. Thoughtful. Efficient. Ruthless. But is he still the best? A new job. A target. But something is about to go horribly wrong. Someone is going to end up dead. Most gunmen say goodbye to the world with a bang. Frank's still here. He's lasted longer than he should have. This is the Glasgow underworld, where criminal organisations war for prominence and those caught up in events are tested at every turn. 3v.

Robinson, Peter. Watching The Dark. 2012. Crime. Inspector Banks: book 20. Detective Inspector Bill Quinn is killed by a crossbow in the tranquil grounds of a police rehabilitation centre, and compromising photos are found in his room. DCI Banks, brought in to investigate, is assailed on all sides. 5v.

Stack, John. Armada. 2012. Sea Stories. Robert Varian is a captain in Drake's navy, rising quickly through the ranks. But he guards a secret, one for which he would pay with his life if discovered: he is a Catholic. He is about to find his conflicting loyalty to his religion, to his Queen, and to his country tested under the most formidable of circumstances: facing the Armada. Unknown to Varian, he will also be facing his long-estranged father, who is fighting on the side of the Spanish enemy. 4v.

Steel, Danielle. The Gift. 1994. Romance. A young woman steps off a Chicago bound bus into a small mid-western town. She doesn't intend to stay, yet she becomes part of an extraordinary set of events. A happy home is shattered by a child's senseless death and a loving marriage starts to unravel. The young woman will touch many lives before she moves on. She and a young man will fall in love and their love, so innocent and full of hope, helps to restore a family's dreams. All of their lives will be changed forever by the precious gift she leaves them. 2v. Adult Non-Fiction Country Life And Farming Gray, Emma. One Girl And Her Dogs: Life, Love And Lambing In The Middle Of Nowhere. 2012. What happens when you swap 'I do' for pastures new? When 23-year-old shepherdess Emma Gray breaks off her engagement, the chance to take over an isolated Northumberland farm seems just the fresh start she needs. Throughout the long nights of lambing, the highs and lows of the local sheepdog trials and the day-to-day chores of maintaining a large, ramshackle farm, Emma's collies are her most loyal companions. With Bill, Fly, Roy and Alfie by her side, she'll never really be alone. 3v.

Drama Thomas, Dylan. Under Milk Wood. 2014. Under Milk Wood takes the form of an emotive and hilarious account of a spring day in the fictional Welsh seaside village of Llareggub. We learn of the inhabitants' dreams and desires, their loves and regrets. The play introduces us to characters such as Captain Cat who dreams of his drowned former seafellows and Nogood Boyo who dreams of nothing at all. It is a unique and touching depiction of a village that has 'fallen head over bells in love'. The First Voice narration reveals the ordinary world of daily happenings and events, while the Second Voice conveys the intimate, innermost thoughts of the fascinating folk of Llareggub. 3v.

9+ suggested reading age Walliams, David. The midnight gang. 2016. Children's stories. Humorous fiction. When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital, and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter. Things go from bad to worse when he meets the wicked matron in charge of the children's ward. But Tom is about to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime! 'The Midnight Gang' tells an extraordinarily story of five children on a hospital ward on a quest for adventure. It is a story of friendship and magic and of making dreams come true. 2v. Children And Young Adult Non-Fiction 07+ suggested reading age Popular Science Harris, Gemma Elwin. Why Can't I Tickle Myself? 2013. Children have a knack of asking great questions: Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why did dinosaurs go extinct and not other animals? What is global warming? Imagine if we could turn to a leading expert and ask them to answer in simple terms. 3v. Talking Books Adult fiction Ahern, Cecelia. Lyrebird. 2016. General Fiction. TB23654. Deep in the woods of south-west of Ireland, a young woman lives alone. She possesses an extraordinary talent, the likes of which no-one has seen before: a gift that will earn her the nickname Lyrebird. When Solomon stumbles into Laura's solitary existence, she is pulled from her peaceful landscape into the cacophony of Dublin. But while Solomon knows the world will embrace Laura, will it free her to spread her wings or will it trap her in a gilded cage? Like all wild birds, she needs to fly free. Read by Aoife McMahon. 12 hours 15 minutes.

Atwood, Margaret. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales. 2015. Short Stories. TB23297. A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. An elderly lady with Charles Bonnet's syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly-formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. A woman born with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire. And a crime committed long-ago is revenged in the Arctic via a 1.9 billion year old stromatolite. Read by Emily Rankin, Lorna Raver, Bernadette Dunne, Rob Delaney, Arthur Morey and Mark Bramhall. 10 hours 5 minutes.

Brooke, Amanda. The Affair. 2017. Thriller. TB23668. When Nina finds out that her fifteen-year-old daughter, Scarlett, is pregnant, her world falls apart. Because Scarlett won't tell anyone who the father is. And Nina is scared that the answer will destroy everything. As the suspects mount, from Scarlett's teacher to Nina's new husband of less than a year, Nina searches for the truth: no matter what the cost. Read by Avita Jay. 13 hours 34 minutes.

Brooks, A. L. The Club. 2016. Erotic Fiction. TB23548. Welcome to The Club where you can leave your inhibitions and your everyday cares at the door and indulge yourself in an evening of anonymous, no-strings, woman-on-woman action. For many of the women who visit The Club this is exactly what they are looking for and what they get. For others the emotions run high, and one night of sex can change their lives in ways they couldn’t have imagined. The lives of these women intersect in ways they don’t realize, and watching over them all is Mandy, the owner, whose own ghosts play a role in the existence of The Club. Contains sex scenes. Contains swear words. Read by Emma Carter. 8 hours 19 minutes.

Chabon, Michael. Moonglow. 2017. General Fiction. TB23753. Moonglow unfolds as a deathbed confession. An old man, his tongue loosened by powerful painkillers, his memory stirred by the imminence of death, tells stories to his grandson. Why did he try to strangle a former business partner with a telephone cord? What was he thinking when he and a buddy set explosives on a bridge in Washington, D.C.? What did he feel while he hunted down Wernher von Braun in Germany? From the Jewish slums of pre-war Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, from the heyday of the space programme to the twilight of `the American Century', Moonglow collapses an era into a single life. Read by George Newburn. 14 hours 44 minutes.

Cox, Josephine. A Family Secret. 2017. Family Stories. TB23671. Marie has been carrying a secret for years, one that could ruin the lives of those she loves most, and the guilt she feels weighs heavily. Her granddaughter, Cathy, is a most cheerful young woman, and in the first flush of love. The secret Marie is about to tell her will not only change her future but rewrite her past. Read by Carole Boyd. 7 hours 34 minutes.

Downing, David. Zoo Station. 2009. Spy Stories. TB23312. John Russell: book 1. Englishman John Russell is a member of the foreign press corps in Berlin and a first-hand witness to the brutal machinations of Hitler and the Nazi party in the build-up to war during the early months of 1939. Russell wishes to remain in Berlin for as long as possible to be close to his eleven-year-old son, who lives with his estranged German wife. When an old acquaintance turns up at his lodging house, Russell's life begins to change. Gradually, he is persuaded by a combination of threats, financial need and appeals to his conscience to become a spy - first for the Soviet Union and then, simultaneously, for the British. Read by Simon Prebble. 10 hours 4 minutes. Fielding, Helen, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. 2013. Chick Lit. TB23513. Bridget Jones: book 3. What do you do when a girlfriend's 60th birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend's 30th? Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating? Is sleeping with someone after 2 dates and 6 weeks of texting the same as getting married after 2 meetings and 6 months of letter writing in Jane Austen's day? Pondering these, and other modern dilemmas, Bridget Jones stumbles through the challenges of single-motherhood, tweeting, texting and rediscovering her sexuality in what SOME people rudely and outdatedly call 'middle age'. Read by Samantha Bond. 11 hours 24 minutes.

Fields, Helen. Perfect Remains. 2017. Crime. TB23754. DI Callanach: book 1. On a Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. In a concealed back room of a house in Edinburgh, the real Elaine Buxton screams into the darkness. D I Luc Callanach has barely set foot in his new office when Elaine's missing persons case is escalated to a murder investigation. Having left behind a promising career at Interpol, he's eager to prove himself to his new team. But Elaine's killer has covered his tracks with meticulous care. It's not long before another successful woman is abducted from her doorstep, and Callanach finds himself in a race against the clock. Read by Angus King. 12 hours 1 minute.

Fuller, Louise. A Deal Sealed By Passion. 2016. Mills And Boon Romance. TB23286. Tycoon Massimo Sforza learned at a young age that emotions are for the weak. He relishes crushing his opponents in the boardroom as much as he enjoys the many women who grace his bed. Free-spirited gardener Flora Golding is all that stands between Massimo and the acquisition of the stunning Italian palazzo where she’s hiding herself away, but his plan to seduce the antagonistic beauty only serves to make this deal even sweeter! Only Massimo hasn’t counted on Flora’s passion blurring that vital line between business and pleasure. Read by Victoria Blunt. 5 hours 46 minutes.

Gibbon, Lewis Grassic. Sunset Song. 2016. Classic. TB23721. Divided between her love of the land and the harshness of farming life, Chris Guthrie finally chooses to stay in the rural community of her childhood. But the First World War and the subsequent economic changes have a deep impact on her life. Read by Eileen McCallum. 11 hours 8 minutes. Hailey, Arthur. Hotel. 1965. General Fiction. TB22880. During five sultry days, the lives of the guests, the management, and the workers at New Orleans’ largest and most luxurious hotel converge in an explosive human drama of round-the-clock excitement. The owner has four days to raise the money to save his financially ailing property. The general manager, struggles with one crisis after another. A rebellious heiress will do anything to attain her secret desires. The duke and the duchess in the lavish presidential suite are covering up a crime. Also staying at the hotel is a professional thief. Read by John Chancer. 17 hours 45 minutes.

Hamilton, Andy. The Star Witness. 2016. Humorous Fiction. TB23571. From comedy legend Andy Hamilton comes his debut novel bursting with satire, wit, and even a little heart. Kevin Carver is a household name. A popular TV soap star, he's coasting through life in the same semi- detached, slightly smug way he's always done. But when he dumps his much-too-young-for-him girlfriend in the same callous way he's come to treat those around him, he makes the first in a series of mistakes. One poor decision leads to another and things go from bad to much worse. Contains swear words. Read by Mark Elstob. 8 hours 56 minutes.

Harris, Charlaine. Definitely Dead. 2009. Fantasy. TB23276. Sookie Stackhouse: book 6. Sookie's cousin Hadley, a consort of New Orleans' vampire queen, was technically already dead. But she is definitely dead now, beyond recall, and she's left Sookie an inheritance, one that comes with a bit of a risk, not least because someone doesn't want Sookie digging too deep into Hadley's past or her possessions. Sookie's life is once again on the line, and this time the suspects range from rogue werewolves to her first love, the vampire Bill. Contains swear words. Read by Kelly Burke. 10 hours 52 minutes. Harris, Robert. Dictator. 2015. Historical Fiction. TB23517. Cicero: book 3. There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others. Read by David Rintoul. 13 hours 49 minutes.

Hunt, Samantha. Mr Splitfoot. 2016. Ghost Stories. TB23026. Nat and Ruth are young orphans. When a travelling conman comes knocking, they join him on the road, proclaiming they can channel the dead. Decades later, in a different time and place, Cora is too clever for her office job, too scared of her abysmal lover to cope with her unplanned pregnancy, and she too is looking for a way out. So when her mute Aunt Ruth pays her an unexpected visit, apparently on a mysterious mission, she decides to join her. Together the two women set out on foot, on a strange and unforgettable odyssey across the state of New York. Contains swear words. Read by Sahana Krishnan. 10 hours 54 minutes.

Hussain, Nadiya. The Secret Lives Of The Amir Sisters. 2017.Family Stories. TB23670. The four Amir sisters, Fatima, Farah, Bubblee and Mae, are the only young Muslims in the quaint English village of Wyvernage. On the inside, each sister is secretly struggling. Fatima is trying to find out who she really is and after fifteen attempts, finally pass her driving test. Farah is happy being a wife but longs to be a mother. Bubblee is determined to be an artist in London, away from family tradition, and Mae is coping with burgeoning Youtube stardom. Yet when family tragedy strikes, it brings the Amir sisters closer together. Read by Avita Jay. 9 hours 30 minutes. Joyce, Rachel. The Love Song Of Miss Queenie Hennessy. 2014. General Fiction. TB23525. Harold Fry: book 2. When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her, and all she has to do is wait, she is shocked. Her note had explained she was dying from cancer. How can she wait? A volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write again; only this time she must tell Harold the truth. Composing this new message, the volunteer promises, will ensure Queenie hangs on. It will also atone for the secrets of the past. This is that letter. Read by Celia Imrie. 10 hours 37 minutes.

Lautner, Robert. The Draughtsman. 2017. Literary Fiction. TB23807. 1944, Germany. Ernst Beck's new job marks an end to months of unemployment. Working for Erfurt's most prestigious engineering firm, Topf & Sons, means he can finally make a contribution to the war effort, provide for his beautiful wife, Etta, and make his parents proud. But there is a price. Ernst is assigned to the firm's smallest team - the Special Ovens Department. Reporting directly to Berlin his role is to annotate plans for new crematoria that are deliberately designed to burn day and night. Their destination: the concentration camps. Read by Peter Noble. 12 hours 41minutes.

McDermott, Andy. The Tomb Of Hercules. 2008. Thriller. TB23557. Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase: book 2. Studies of an ancient text have convinced archaeologist Nina Wilde that a tomb containing the remains of legendary warrior Hercules may actually exist. If she can locate it, it will be the most important historical find ever to be unearthed. As Nina and Eddie Chase, her ex-SAS bodyguard and now boyfriend, begin their search it's clear that others want to find the tomb and the unimaginable riches contained within. Nina and Chase are soon in a race against time to find the Tomb of Hercules before it falls into the most evil of hands. Contains violence. Contains swear words. Read by Mark Elstob. 13 hours 6 minutes. McEwan, Ian. The Children Act. 2014. General Fiction. TB23530. Fiona Maye is a respected High Court judge, renowned for her exactitude and calm professionalism. But when her husband of 30 years standing shocks her with an unreasonable request, she finds her life in crisis. At precisely the same time, she is ordered to try a new case. It is an urgent matter of life and death, bringing science and religion into direct conflict and at its centre is a beautiful adolescent boy with the whole of his life ahead of him. Exactly the kind of case where a small error of judgement might have grave and lasting consequences. Read by Lindsay Duncan. 6 hours 18 minutes.

Mandery, Evan. Q: A Love Story. 2017. General Fiction. TB23749. Would you give up the love of your life, on the advice of a stranger? When our hero meets Q, one Monday morning at a cinema in New York City, he has met the love of his life. Their romance quickly blossoms: in the rowboats of Central Park, on the miniature golf course of Lower Manhattan, under a pear tree in Q's inner-city Eden. Nothing, it seems, can disturb the lovers or prevent their approaching wedding. Until one day a man claiming to be our hero's future self tells him he must leave Q. Read by James Fouhey. 10 hours 36 minutes.

Morrison, J B. The Extra Ordinary Life Of Frank Derrick, Age 81. 2015. Humorous Fiction. TB23590. Frank Derrick: book 1. Frank Derrick is 81 and he's just been run over by a milk float. It was tough enough to fill the hours of the day when he was active, but now he's broken his arm and fractured his foot, it looks set to be a very long few weeks ahead. Then a breath of fresh air comes into his life in the form of Kelly Christmas, home help. With her little blue car and appalling parking, her cheerful resilience and ability to laugh at his jokes, Kelly changes Frank's life. Read by Julian Glover. 7 hours 28 minutes.

Pinborough, Sarah. Behind Her Eyes. 2017. Thriller. TB23672. Since her husband walked out, Louise has made her son her world, supporting them both with her part-time job. But all that changes when she meets David Young, successful and charming - Louise cannot believe a man like him would look at her twice let alone be attracted to her. But that all comes to a grinding halt when she meets his wife, Adele. She becomes obsessed by this flawless couple, entangled in the intricate web of their marriage. Just what terrible secrets are they both hiding and how far will they go to keep them? Read by Josie Dunn, Anne Bentinck, Huw Parmenter and Bea Holland. 11 hours 30 minutes.

Rhodes, Elvi. The Rainbow Through The Rain. 1993. Family Stories. TB23037. The Brogdens were one of Chalywell's most important families. Old Jacob had started then family antique business when he was nine years old. But the most beautiful and valuable thing in Jacob's life was his granddaughter, Lois - for Lois reminded him of the daughter he had lost so tragically many years ago. Read by Stephanie Beattie. 16 hours 58 minutes.

Smart, Michelle. Theseus Discovers His Heir. 2016. Mills And Boon Romance. TB22906. Kalliakis crown: book 2. Shocking news has rocked the Mediterranean principality of Agon. Prince Theseus, second in line to the throne, is rumoured to have fathered a secret love child. Reports surfaced the moment stunning royal biographer Joanne Brooks was hired to memorialise King Astraeus’s reign. But it seems she’s brought more than pens and paper! How will Ms Brooks react when our commanding Prince wants to claim his child and his bride. Read by Gloria Sanders. 5 hours 56 minutes.

Tevis, Walter S. The Man Who Fell To Earth. 2015. Science Fiction. TB23294. Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, an advanced world that has been devastated by a series of nuclear wars. When he lands on Earth, disguised as a human, it's with the intention of saving his own people from extinction. Patenting advanced Anthean technology, he soon begins to amass the fortune he needs to help his people. There are some who are suspicious of Newton's company's innovative products, and suspect there is more to him than meets the eye. Contains violence. Read by James Sobol Kelly. 6 hours 21 minutes. Adult non-fiction Autobiography and Biography Barber, Lynn. A Curious Career. 2014. TB23299. Lynn, by her own admission, has always suffered from a compelling sense of nosiness. An exceptionally inquisitive child she constantly questioned everyone she knew about imitate details of their lives. This talent for nosiness, coupled with her unusual lack of the very English fear of social embarrassment, is the perfect blend for a celebrity interviewer. Barber takes us through her early career at Penthouse where she started out interviewing foot fetishists, voyeurs, and dominatrices through her later more eminent career at the 'Telegraph' and 'Sunday Times'. Read by Alison Larkin. 6 hours 35 minutes.

Barnes, Julian. Levels Of Life. 2013. TB23300. You put together two things that have not been put together before and the world is changed. In Levels of Life Julian Barnes gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; he gives us Colonel Fred Burnaby, reluctant adorer of the extravagant Sarah Bernhardt; then, finally, he gives us the story of his own grief, unflinchingly observed. This is a book of intense honesty and insight; it is at once a celebration of love and a profound examination of sorrow. Read by Julian Barnes. 3 hours 13 minutes.

Callow, Simon. Being Wagner: The Triumph Of The Will. 2017. TB23773. Simon Callow plunges headlong into Wagner's world to discover what it was like to be Wagner, and to be around one of music's most influential figures. During a wildly unpredictable sixty-nine year life, Richard Wagner became the hero of his era and the official protagonist of a new unified Germany: his music was its music. As a man, he was a walking contradiction, aggressive, flirtatious, disciplined, capricious, heroic, visionary and poisonously anti-Semitic. Read by Simon Callow. 6 hours 40 minutes. Holden, Wendy. Haatchi & Little B: The Inspiring True Story Of One Boy And His Dog. 2014. TB23520. On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, Haatchi the dog was hit over the head and abandoned on a railway line to be hit by a train. Somehow, the terrified puppy survived. Adopted by Colleen and Will, dad and stepmum of Owen (known to his family as Little B for 'little buddy'), the lucky dog moved into the Howkins' family home just six weeks after almost being killed. Owen, now aged eight, has a rare genetic disorder and is largely confined to a wheelchair. When he awoke the morning after Haatchi arrived he immediately fell in love with the severely disabled rescue animal who would, in turn, rescue him. Read by Gabrielle Glaister. 5 hours 56 minutes.

Johnson, Alan. Please, Mister Postman. 2014. TB23524. Born in condemned housing in West London in 1950, Alan Johnson did not have the easiest start in life. But by the age of 18, he was married, a father and working as a postman in Slough. This sequel to Alan's memoir 'This Boy', describes the next period in Alan's life with every bit as much honesty, humour and emotional impact as his bestselling debut. 'Please, Mr Postman' paints a vivid picture of a bygone era; Britain in the 1970s was a very different country to the one we know today. Read by Alan Johnson. 9 hours 26 minutes.

Khorsandi, Shappi. A Beginner's Guide To Acting English. 2010. TB23029. It's 1977 and life in Iran is becoming unpredictable and the Shah will be overthrown. For five-year-old Shappi Khorsandi all this means is that she must flee, leaving behind a mad extended Iran clan and everything she has ever known. Shappi and her beloved brother Peyvand arrive with their parents in London, without a word of English. If adapting to a new culture isn't troubling enough, it soon becomes clear that the Ayatollah's henchmen are in pursuit. Read by Avita Jay. 12 hours 53 minutes. Koepcke, Juliane. When I Fell From The Sky: The True Story Of One Woman's Miraculous Survival. 2012. TB23575. On Christmas Eve 1971, a flight from Lima to Pucallpa went down in dense jungle. 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke fell two miles from the sky, still strapped to her plane seat, into the jungle. She was the sole survivor among the 92 passengers, which included her mother. With incredible courage, instinct and ingenuity, she crawled and walked alone for eleven days in the green hell of the Amazon, before coming across a loggers hut, and, with it, safety. Read by Madeleine Brolly. 8 hours 38 minutes.

Lownie, Andrew. Stalin's Englishman: The Lives Of Guy Burgess. 2015. TB23008. Guy Burgess was the most important, complex and fascinating of 'The Cambridge Spies' - Maclean, Philby, Blunt - all brilliant young men recruited in the 1930s to betray their country to the Soviet Union. An engaging and charming companion to many, an unappealing, utterly ruthless manipulator to others, Burgess rose through academia, the BBC, the Foreign Office, MI5 and MI6, gaining access to thousands of highly sensitive secret documents which he passed to his Russian handlers. Read by Simon Shepherd. 12 hours 27 minutes.

Martinez, Francesca. What The **** Is Normal?! 2015. TB23529. What do you do when you're labelled abnormal in a world obsessed with normality? What the **** do you do if you're, gasp, disabled? When Francesca was two years old, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Her parents were told by a consultant that she would never lead a normal life. For many girls, this would have meant hiding away and accepting some things were beyond their reach. Not this girl. This book is personal, funny and insightful, and explores just how bloody hard it is to learn to like yourself, wobbly or not, in this world. Read by Francesca Martinez. 11 hours 9 minutes. Packham, Chris. Fingers In The Sparkle Jar: Lessons In Life And Death. 2016. TB23535. An introverted, unusual young boy, isolated by his obsessions and a loner at school, Chris Packham was only at home in the fields and woods around his suburban home. But when he stole a young kestrel from its nest, he was about to embark on a friendship that would teach him what it meant to love, and that would change him forever. In his rich, lyrical and emotionally exposing memoir, Chris brings to life his childhood in the 70s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds' eggs and sweaty jam jars, to his feral adventures. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning and acceptance in a world that didn't understand him. Read by Chris Packham. 8 hours 50 minutes.

Health And Fitness Gawande, Atul. Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine And What Matters In The End. 2015. TB23273. Atul Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of ageing and dying in his patients and in his family, as well as the limits of what he can do. He emerges with a story that crosses the globe and history, exploring questions that range from the curious to the profound. The systems that we have put in place to manage our mortality are manifestly failing; but, as he reveals, it doesn't have to be this way. The ultimate goal, is not a good death, but a good life, to the very end. Read by Matthew Hendrickson. 8 hours 53 minutes.

Silberman, Steve. Neurotribes: The Legacy Of Autism And How To Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently. 2016. TB23043. Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. Going back to the earliest autism research and chronicling the brave and lonely journey of autistic people and their families through the decades, he provides long-sought solutions to the puzzle, while mapping out a path toward a more humane world in which people with learning differences have access to the resources they need to live happier and more meaningful lives. Read by Hayward B. Morse. 21 hours 31minutes. History Black, Sue. Saving Bletchley Park. 2016. TB23268. Imagine a Britain without Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing and a team of code breakers changed the course of World War II and where thousands of women inspired future generations with their work in the fields of computing and technology. Seventy years after the birth of the modern computer at Bletchley Park, a group of extraordinary people used technology to spark a social media campaign that helped secure its future and transform it into a world-class heritage and education centre. Read by Sue Black and Stevyn Colgan. 9 hours 49 minutes.

Russell, Gareth. Young And Damned And Fair: The Life And Tragedy Of Catherine Howard At The Court Of Henry VIII. 2017. TB23669. England July 1540: Anne Cleves is out. Thomas Cromwell is to be executed and, in the countryside, an aristocratic teenager named Catherine Howard prepares to become fifth wife to the increasingly unpredictable monarch. In the five centuries since her death, Catherine Howard has been dismissed as `a wanton', `inconsequential' or a victim of her ambitious family, but the story of her rise and fall offers not only a terrifying and compelling story of an attractive, vivacious young woman thrown onto the shores of history thanks to a king's infatuation, but an intense portrait of Tudor monarchy in microcosm. Read by Jenny Funnell. 16 hours.

Literature Roberts, Jem. The Frood: The Authorised And Very Official History Of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. 2015. TB22956. The late 20th century author, humorist and thinker Douglas Adams was big, vastly, hugely and thoroughly mind-bogglingly so, both in physical terms, and as a writer who has touched millions of readers, firing up millions of cerebellums all over planet Earth, for over 35 years and for nearly half of that time, he hasn't even been alive. This text tells the story of Adams's explosive but agonisingly constructed fictional universe, from his initial inspirations to the posthumous sequel(s) and adaptations. Read by Kris Dyer. 19 hours 35 minutes. TB22956. Politics And Government Garton Ash, Timothy. Free Speech: Ten Principles For A Connected World. 2016. TB23545. All free countries are wrestling with the same problem: how to combine liberty and diversity. Take a walk through the streets of any of our major cities and you see how people with different backgrounds, customs, faiths and languages are living cheek by jowl. Moreover, as the world is shrunk by cheap air travel and the Internet, what happens in Pakistan happens also in Bradford. Arabs radicalised in Hamburg crash a plane in New York. Anger in Morocco becomes mayhem in Madrid. This book will calmly suggest the things on which most reasonable people can agree. These universal principles will then be offered for debate. Contains swear words. Read by Mark Elstob. 18 hours 52 minutes.

Popular Science Flannery, Tim F. Atmosphere Of Hope: Searching For Solutions To The Climate Crisis. 2015. TB23021. The tools required to avoid a climate disaster already exist. Between emissions cuts and emerging technologies, we can do it. Here Professor Tim Flannery introduces us to the innovative new solutions being developed around the world, which work with the Earth's systems to combat climate change and could safeguard our future. Read by John Cormack. 7 hours 56 minutes.

Sport Széll, Red. The Blind Man Of Hoy. 2015. TB23563. Middle aged, by now a family man, crime novelist and occasional radio personality, Red Széll's life nonetheless felt incomplete. He was still, climbing, but only indoors until he shared his old, unforgotten, dream with his buddies, Matthew and Andres, and it became obvious that an attempt had to be made to climb the Old Man of Hoy. This book tells how, with the help of mountain guides Martin Moran and Nick Carter, and adventure cameraman Keith Partridge, supported by family and an ever growing following, Red set out to confront the Orcadian giant. Read by David Thorpe and Red Szell. 7 hours 38 minutes. Travel Morris, Jan. Coronation Everest. 2003. TB23090. Jan Morris, special correspondent for the London Times and an eyewitness to the climb, recounts Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's famous ascent of Mount Everest. The first climb ever to reach the top of Everest culminated on May 29, 1953, two days before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The quest begins in isolated Katmandu and trudges across the valley to the foot of Everest and upward. Read by Carolanne Lyme. 5 hours 24 minutes.

True Crime Preston, John. A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies And A Murder Plot At The Heart Of The Establishment. 2016. TB23538. In 1979, Jeremy Thorpe, the rising star of the Liberal Party, stood trial for conspiracy to murder. It was the first time that a leading British politician had stood trial on a murder charge. It was the first time that a murder plot had been hatched in the House of Commons. And it was the first time that a prominent public figure had been exposed as a philandering homosexual. 'A Very English Scandal' is an extraordinary story of hypocrisy, deceit and betrayal at the heart of the British establishment. Read by Daniel Weyman. 10 hours 18 minutes.

Children and young adult fiction Suggested Reading Age 0-4 Freedman, Claire. Everyone Loves Underpants. 2017. TB23683. 'Yes! EVERYONE loves underpants'. In this PANTSTASTIC story, join old friends to celebrate the wonder of underpants! This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Kris Dyer. 5 minutes.

Mackenzie, Emily. Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar. 2015. TB23638. Some rabbits dream about lettuces and carrots, others dream of flowering meadows and juicy dandelions, but Ralfy dreams only of books. In fact, he doesn't just dream about them, he wants to read them all the time. Soon his obsession sends him spiralling into a life of crime! Read by Victoria Blunt. 12 minutes. Peppa Loves World Book Day! 2017. TB23684. It's World Book Day, Peppa and George are allowed to dress up as their favourite characters for school. George knows exactly what he wants to be, but Peppa has so many favourite stories, she can't decide. Find out which costume she decides to wear. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Josephine Arden. 8 minutes.

Simmons, Jane. Come On, Daisy. 2004. TB23799. Daisy's mother told her to stay close. But Daisy didn't, and soon she found that she was lost and all alone. She was busy chasing dragonflies and bouncing on the lily pads. Read by Kate Louise Okello. 5 minutes.

Suggested Reading Age 5+ Norton, Liss. Honey’s Summer Ball. 2011. TB23212. Bluebell Woods: book 2. It will soon be time for the Bluebell Woods Summer Ball and everyone is preparing for the festivities. Honey the wood mouse cannot wait. This time she'll be old enough to join her big sister Hattie in the Grand Procession. But she has nothing to wear! Can Honey's friends, Florence the rabbit, Evie the squirrel and Natalie the hedgehog, help to make Honey's day truly special? Read by Rita Sharma. 1 hour 2 minutes.

Potter, Beatrix. The Tale Of Kitty In Boots And Other Stories. 2016. TB23537. Miss Kitty is a serious, well-behaved young black cat, who leads a daring double life defeating vile villains. When Miss Kitty sneaks out to go hunting in her beautiful boots she gets herself into all sorts of scrapes, but on this particular night she meets the foxiest hunter of them all - Mr. Tod! This utterly entertaining tale is filled with mistaken identities, devious villains and even an appearance from Peter Rabbit. Read by Helen Mirren and Anna Friel. 59 minutes.

Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry Funny Fact Files. 2017. TB23685. A collection of Horrid Henry's best and most brilliant facts! Collated especially to celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Book Day, this compilation includes everything you need to know about Horrid Henry, from fiendish facts and how-to's, to top-secret diary excerpts and Purple Hand Gang passwords. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Kris Dyer. 41 minutes. Suggested Reading Age 7+ Blyton, Enid. The Famous Five: Good Old Timmy And Other Stories. 2017. TB23687. The Famous Five; Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement wherever they go. This special World Book Day book contains three of Enid Blyton's short stories about the Famous Five. In Good Old Timmy, the five see a boy being kidnapped at the beach and set out to rescue him. But where have the kidnappers hidden the boy? Could Timmy lead them to the answer? This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Lucy Tregear. 50 minutes.

Donaldson, Julia. Princess Mirror-Belle And Snow White. 2017. TB23686. Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into a variety of hilarious escapades, from battling with Dragon Pox to exploring a department store and helping out with the pantomime. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Avita Jay. 26 minutes.

Frost, Adam. A Whiff Of Mystery. 2015. TB23553. Fox investigates: book 2. Solving Crime in Record Time! One knock-out perfume, an underground hideout and a string of bogus bank robberies. From the canals of Venice to the mountains of China, Wily Fox is on a mission to sniff out the thief of a precious perfume recipe. The villain is involved in some stinky business and it's getting right up Wily's nose. Read by Leighton Pugh. 1 hour 35 minutes.

Suggested Reading Age 9+ Boyne, John. The Boy At The Top Of The Mountain. 2016. TB23547. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape. Read by Gordon Griffin. 6 hours 14 minutes. Eastham, Ruth. The Messenger Bird. 2012. TB23296. Nathan's father has been arrested. He works for the Ministry of Defence and is accused of leaking top secret information. But as he is dragged into a police car, he gives Nathan a message. It leads to a riddle, but it's not from Dad. It's from Lily Wilson, and was written in 1940. Read by Alexander Stutt. 6 hours 15 minutes.

O'Dowd, Chris. The Blunder Years. 2015. TB23591. Moone boy: book 1. Martin Moone is fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. With three elder sisters, he's desperate for a sidekick to help him fight his corner. When best mate Padraic suggests getting an imaginary friend, he decides to give it a go. His first attempt is Loopy Lou but Martin soon gets fed up with Lou's clowning around, so selects Sean 'Caution' Murphy instead. Sean is much more up Martin's street but getting rid of Lou is not easy, and TWO imaginary friends is a recipe for trouble! Read by Chris O'Dowd and Nick V Murphy. 4 hours 45 minutes.

Oliver, Lauren. Liesl & Po. 2012. TB23093. Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel stepmother. Her only friends are the shadows and the mice, until one night a ghost appears from the darkness. It is Po, who comes from the Other Side. Both Liesl and Po are lonely, but together they are less alone. Read by Laurel Lefkow. 5 hours 48 minutes.

Ure, Jean. Born To Dance. TB23767. Dance Trilogy: book 1. When new girl Caitlyn arrives at Coombe House School Maddy is sure she must be a fellow ballet dancer; she certainly has all the grace and poise of a ballerina. So when Caitlyn denies it, Maddy isn't convinced. But it isn't until she comes across Caitlyn practising ballet in the gym that she realises there must be more to her story. Just what can it be? Maddy is determined to find out! Read by Sarah Ovens. 3 hours 5 minutes.

Wilson, Jacqueline. Butterfly Beach. 2017. TB23688. Selma can't wait to go on holiday with her best friend forever, Tina. But a holiday with Tina means a holiday with her triplet sisters, too and it's not long before Selma feels like the odd one out. Can their shared love of butterflies bring Selma and Tina together again? This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Josephine Arden. 1 hour 16 minutes. Walliams, David. Blob. 2017. TB23808. This is the story of how a boy called Bob meets a blobfish fish called Blob. Bob is a ten-year-old boy who lives in a tiny flat with his grandpa. Bob has been told he has a funny face. Sir Basil Basildon is the incredibly grand owner of the local zoo. He always wears a safari suit with a cravat. Of all the animals at the local zoo Bob is most intrigued by a blobfish that hides itself away. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by David Walliams and Nitin Ganatra. 1 hour 38 minutes.

Suggested Reading Age 13+ Almond, David. Island. 2017. TB23689. Sixteen-year-old Louise travels with her father to the island of Lindisfarne every year ever since she can remember. Lindisfarne the place Louise's mother loved best of all. The arrival of Hassan from war- torn Syria changes everything. Louise is restless and yearning for independence, and the fiercely free and self-reliant Hassan fascinates her. The wild gang of boys who call the island their home want to cast him out. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Kate Louise Okello. 2 hours 11minutes.

Grant, Michael. Dead Of Night. 2017. TB23806. Rio Richlin is a soldier in the American army, wearing a uniform, carrying a rifle, and fighting alongside thousands who are trying to make a difference, trying to change the world. At least, that's the plan. Right now she's part of a squad on a training exercise in some place called Wales. They're cold, they're wet, and Rio's pretty sure they're also lost. Spending the night in a creepy old inn wasn't part of the plan at all. This is a World Book Day 2017 book. Read by Katherine Fenton. 2 hours 18 minutes.

Roth, Veronica. Carve The Mark. 2017. TB23745. On a planet where violence and vengeance rule, in a galaxy where some are favoured by fate, everyone develops a currentgift, a unique power meant to shape the future. Most benefit from their currentgifts, Akos and Cyra do not - their gifts make them vulnerable to others' control. Can they reclaim their gifts, their fates, and reset the balance of power in this world? Read by Austin Butler and Emily Rankin. 14 hours 57 minutes. Children and young adult non-fiction Suggested reading age 9+ Pulle, Shreyas. Ramayana: An Ancient Indian Epic. 2016. TB23646. The great Indian epic - the Ramayana - has been told and retold over thousands of years by poets, performers, and writers. It is a tale of courage and fear, love and hate, devotion and betrayal. The epic spans the three worlds of gods, humans and demons. Here, the forces of good and evil collide, locked in a battle for the ultimate supremacy. This is a retelling of the Indian epic for young readers. Read by Shreyas Pulle and Ayur Pulle. 1 hour 9 minutes.