The Mammoth Book of Westerns: Edited by Jon E. Lewis

1. New Books issue 41 – 2. September 2014

3. Braille All titles are available for loan and sale unless otherwise stated.

Adult Fiction

The mammoth book of Westerns: edited by Jon E. Lewis. This collection includes stories by Rick Bass, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Larry McMurtry, Mari Sandoz, Christopher Tilghman, and Mark Twain. 2013. 11v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24755505. Also available in uncontracted braille. 13v. Order No:24755503.

The time traveller's almanac: the ultimate treasury of time travel fiction - brought to you from the future: edited by Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Reacquaints readers with beloved classics and introduces them to thrilling contemporary examples of the time travel genre. 2013. 26v. Price: £25.00. Order No: 24756403.

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. Cavendon Hall. Family Stories. Two entwined families: the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them. But in the summer of 1913, a devastating event changes their future forever, and threatens the Ingham name. 2014. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24760303.

Carey, Kevin. Unity. Religious fiction. The tranquil development of the Perpetuan movement is disrupted by Gregg, a former US Secret Service operative and charismatic sex maniac. He subverts Perpetua's message in a series of aggressive emails. Can the movement survive? 1 2012. 11v. Price: £14.99. Order No: 23602503.

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 Britannia, 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. 4v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24747403.

Heller, Mandasue. Respect. Thriller. Chantelle thinks her worst problem is the debt collectors at the door. But her brother Leon has made some new friends: teenage gang members who have given him a mobile phone, a knife - and some drugs to hide in her flat. Violence is about to come home to her - with a vengeance. 2014. 5v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24759603.

Hodder, Mark. A red sun also rises. Science fiction. Aiden Fleischer, a bookish priest, finds himself transported to an alien world. With him is Miss Clarissa Stark, a crippled hunchback of exceptional ability. The alien creatures enrol Clarissa in their Council of Magicians and Aiden in the City Guard. But why does the peaceful city require guards? 2014. 6v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24756803.

Jacobs, Anna. Farewell to Lancashire. Family stories. When Reece is given the chance to start a new life in Western Australia, he seizes the opportunity, promising to send for Cassandra. Then Cassandra is kidnapped and her sisters are forced to sail with a group of desperate cotton lasses to Fremantle. Penniless and alone, Cassandra is determined to find them again. 2010. 6v. Price: £6.59. Order No: 24760203.

Meyer,Philipp. The son. Historical fiction. The Son maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs. Love, honour, children are sacrificed in the name of ambition, as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. 2013. 9v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24756203. 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. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24737003.

Moore, Margaret. Highland heiress. Romance. No sooner does wealthy heiress Lady Moira MacMurdaugh avoid a disastrous marriage to a gambling womaniser than she is served with a lawsuit! Torn between duty and this impulsive beauty who stirs him to distraction, solicitor Gordon McHeath has no choice but to go up against the woman whose kiss he's never forgotten. 2013. 4v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24760105.

Rankin, Ian. Saints of the Shadow Bible. Crime fiction. Inspector Rebus series; 19. Rebus and his team from thirty years ago are suspected of corruption and worse. But with Malcolm Fox as the investigating officer - and determined to use Rebus for his own ends – the crimes of the past may not stay hidden much longer. 2013. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24762003.

Roberts, Gareth R. Whatever happened to Billy Parks? General fiction. October 17th 1973: All England had to do was beat Poland to qualify for the World Cup. They didn’t. Left on the bench that night West Ham's Billy Parks. Fast-forward forty years, Billy's life is a testament to wasted talent. But what if he could be given a second chance and go back in time to win the game for England? 2014. 4v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24760903.

Royle, Nicholas. Regicide. Horror. Carl meets Annie Risk and falls for her. Hurt by a recent relationship, she resists becoming involved. Carl stumbles across part of a map to an unknown town. He becomes convinced it

3 represents the city of his dreams, where Annie Risk will agree to see him again. 2011. 4v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24759703.

Setterfield, Diane. Bellman & Black. Ghost stories. As a boy, William Bellman commits one small cruel act that appears to have unforeseen and terrible consequences. By the time he is grown he seems to be a man blessed by fortune. Until tragedy strikes and the stranger in black comes. Desperate to save the one thing he has left, he enters into a strange bargain. 2013. 5v. Price: £14.99. Order No: 24755203.

Weis, Margaret. Bones of the dragon. Fantasy. Dragonships ; book 1. Skoval and the others are under siege from a new generation of gods who are challenging them for the powers of creation - and the only way to stop them lies within the mysterious and hidden Five Bones of the Vektia Dragons. 2009. 9v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24756603.

4. Adult Non-fiction

Animals and nature

Goulson, Dave. A sting in the tale. Dave Goulson’s passionate drive to reintroduce the bumblebee to its native land is one of the highlights of a book that includes exclusive research into these curious creatures, history’s relationship with the bumblebee and advice on how to protect it for all time. 2013. 5v. Price: £16.99. Order No: 24760703.

Autobiographies and biographies

Battle, Nick. Big Boys Don't Cry. Nick Battle seemed to have it all. A successful career in the music business had brought rich rewards. However a traumatic family illness leaves Nick devastated. Can he cling to any sense of meaning in life when his whole world starts falling apart? Donated by the Guild of Church Braillists. 2007. 5v. For loan only.

Hicks, Pamela. Daughter of empire: life as a Mountbatten. The daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten and his glamorous wife Edwina Ashley, she was brought up by nannies and governesses. Her parents' vast social circle included royalty, film stars, senior service officers, politicians and celebrities. Noel Coward invited her to watch him filming and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. dropped in for tea. 2013. 4v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 23443605.

Morrissey. Autobiography. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths, Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years. 2013. 6v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24760503.

Redknapp, Harry. Always managing: my autobiography. Harry Redknapp is without doubt one of the most charismatic, well- respected managers in the Premiership admired by home and rival supporters alike. His has been a rollercoaster career full of colour, incident and controversy. 2013. 6v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 24760603.

Saunders, Jennifer. Bonkers: my life in laughs. Jennifer Saunders' funny, touching and disarmingly honest memoir, filled with stories of friends, laughter and occasional heartache. 2013. 5v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 24737703.

Tyson, Mike. Undisputed truth: my autobiography. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again. 2013. 11v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 24756503.

5 Health and fitness Jones, Hilary. A day in your life. From how our bodies function to why they react in certain ways, Dr Hilary tackles the questions that matter and examines what makes us tick by following an average family and their daily routine 2013. 6v. Price: £20.00. Order No: 24836303.

Religion Hargrave, Alan. Living Well : finding a 'rule of life' to revitalize and sustain us. Through absorbing stories, honest and often very funny accounts of his own personal struggles, and the provision of many useful exercises, Alan Hargrave aims to help us find our own rule of life. Donated by the Guild of Church Braillists. 2010. 3v. For loan only.

Perkins, Trish. In Rebel Hands. On May 13, 1987, during a moonlit night in Mozambique, six missionaries and an eighteen-month-old girl were abducted at gunpoint. For Trish, the story she writes is of the profound effect this experience had on her understanding of humanity, the rivers of bloodshed throughout Africa, and the constant hope in Christ. Donated by the Guild of Church Braillists. 2009. 10v. For loan only.

Radcliffe, Timothy. Why Go To Church? : the drama of the Eucharist. Written by a spiritual master, this is an important Lent title that examines what it means to celebrate the Eucharist, and in turn reminds us of our capability for love, hope and faith. Donated by the Guild of Church Braillists. 2009. 5v. For loan only.

Sport Calvin, Mike. The nowhere men. Michael Calvin opens up the hidden world of football scouts, examining their disconnected lifestyles, petty betrayals and unconsidered professionalism of men who spend long, lonely hours on the road. 2013. 6v. Price: £14.99. Order No: 24825003. Travel Wilson-Howarth, Jane. The essential guide to travel health: don't let bugs, bites and bowels spoil your trip. Aimed at travellers to the tropics, mountainous regions and other remote areas of the developing world, this book gives advice on what to expect when you get to your destination, how to treat bites and stings, and general first aid. 2009. 9v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 23533503. Also available in uncontracted Braille. 11v. Order No: 23533505.

True Crime McCrery, Nigel. Silent witnesses: a history of forensic science. The history of forensic science over the last two centuries, during which time a combination of remarkable intuition, painstaking observation and leaps in scientific knowledge have developed this fascinating branch of detection. 2013. 4v. Price: £18.99. Order No: 24831807. Also available in Uncontracted Braille. 5v. Order No: 24831803.

Quick reads. For readers wanting a short, fast read and for those who want to rediscover the reading habit. Ideal practice material for adult braille learners.

Henry, Veronica. A sea change. Craig spends as much time as he can at the beach hut he rents with a few of his mates. As a policeman, it is a welcome break from his daily life. One weekend he's down there on his own when he notices a girl. He's young and single and she catches his eye. But during this weekend, both Jenna and Craig's lives are about to change.

7 2013. UEB. Single-sided. Double-line spacing, 5v. Price: £1.99. Order No: 24841305.

5. Children and young adult fiction

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. 6. Music Tuition CDs For UK loan only.

7. 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.

9 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.

8. 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.

11 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.

13 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.

15 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.

17 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

19 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.

21 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.

23 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.

25 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.

9. Adult non-fiction Animals and nature Goulson, Dave. A sting in the tale. Dave Goulson’s passionate drive to reintroduce the bumblebee to its native land is one of the highlights of a book that includes exclusive research into these curious creatures, history’s relationship with the bumblebee and advice on how to protect it for all time. 2013. 3v.

Autobiographies and Biographies Ferguson, Alex. Alex Ferguson: my autobiography. His compelling story starts in Govan, a shipbuilding district of Glasgow: always honest and revealing, he reflects on his epic journey, and a managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 27 triumphant years with Manchester United. 2013. 4v.

Jason, David. David Jason: my life. Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, David Jason’s early life was spent dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. David’s is a touching, funny and warm-hearted story, which follows his incredible six decades at the top of the entertainment business. 2013. 1v.

Saunders, Jennifer. Bonkers: my life in laughs. Jennifer Saunders' funny, touching and disarmingly honest memoir, filled with stories of friends, laughter and occasional heartache. 2013. 3v.

Stibbe, Nina. Love, Nina: despatches from family life. General fiction. In the 1980s Nina Stibbe wrote letters home to her sister describing her trials and triumphs as a nanny to a London family. There's a cat nobody likes, a visiting dog called Ted Hughes (Ted for short) and suppertime visits from a local playwright – Alan Bennett. 2013. 4v

Tovey, John and Clark, Veronica. A dog called Dez: the true story of how one amazing dog changed his owner’s life. When John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42, he thought his life was over. He was wrong, it was just beginning. John asked for help and was introduced to a bouncy black labrador called Dez. 2013. 3v.

27 Food and drink

Stein, Rick. Rick Stein’s India. Whether sampling Bhapa maach paturi (spicy steamed fish) in Calcutta, exploring the impact of spicy Konkan cuisine on European settlers or trying his hand at a hot Tandoori grill, Rick is searching for the soul of Indian food - the real flavours, ingredients and techniques that make up this fiery and fragrant cuisine. 2013. 3v.

History

Schama, Simon. The story of the Jews: finding the words: 1000 BCE-1492 CE. From the invention of a single deity and the killing of his embodied Son through to the production of urban modernity, so much bears the imprint of Jewish thinking and culture. 2013. 8v.

Self help Toksvig, Sandi. Peas & queues: the minefield of modern manners. How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there’s a racket in the quiet carriage? Who are you supposed to kiss - and is it one kiss or two? Thankfully, Sandi Toksvig has come to the rescue with her entertaining guide to modern manners. 2013. 3v.

War Hastings, Max. Catastrophe: Europe goes to war 1914. Max Hastings answers how World War I could ever have begun. Ranging across Europe, from Paris to St. Petersburg, from kings to corporals, he traces how tensions kindled into a blaze of battles; battles of movement and dash where Napoleonic tactics met with weapons from a newly industrialised age. 2013. 10v.

Mallinson, Allan. 1914: fight the good fight: Britain, the army and the coming of the First World War. Allan Mallinson has written a new history of the origins - and the opening first few weeks fighting - of what would become known as the war to end all wars. He explains the grand strategic shift that occurred in the century before the war and the British Army’s regeneration after its drubbings in its fight against the Boer. 2013. 8v.

10. Children and young adult fiction Suggested reading age 0-4

Andreae, Giles and Wojtowycz, David. Mad about minibeasts! From slugs and snails to bustling beetles and beautiful butterflies these rhymes are full of humour and great to read aloud. 2011. 1v.

Bently, Peter and Oxenbury, Helen. King Jack and the dragon. Night is falling, bedtime is looming and playtime is nearly over - but brave King Jack is more than a match for the dragons and terrible beasties. 2012. 1v.

Donaldson, Julia and Scheffler, Axel. Tiddler. Every day Tiddler is late for school, and every day he has another tall tale for his teacher. But did he really ride a seahorse? Did he really meet a mermaid? And who will believe him when he really does get captured in a net? 2008. 1v.

29 Suggested reading age 5+

Meadows, Daisy. Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy. The whole of Fairyland is very excited – there’s going to be a new royal baby! But when Foster the stork fails to deliver the new bundle of joy on time, the Royal Baby Fairy asks friends of the fairies, Rachel Tate and Kirsty Walker, for their help. 2013. 1v.

Suggested reading age 15+

Burgess, Melvin. The hit. A new drug is out. The Hit. Take it, and you have one amazing week to live. It’s the ultimate high. At the ultimate price Adam is tempted. Life is rubbish; his girlfriend’s over him, his brother’s gone. So what’s he got to lose? It’s up to his girlfriend, Lizzie to show him. 2013. 2v. Garcia, Kami and Stohl, Margaret. Beautiful creatures. Beautiful creatures book 1.In Ethan Wate’s hometown there lies the darkest of secrets. There is a girl, Lena Duchannes. Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her sixteenth birthday her fate will be decided. 2013. 3v.

Grant, Michael. Light. All eyes are on Perdido Beach. The barrier wall is now as clear as glass and life in the FAYZ is visible for the entire world to see. Life inside the dome remains a constant battle and the Darkness, away from watchful eyes, grows and grows. The society that Sam and Astrid has struggled so hard to build is about to be shattered for good. It’s the end of the FAYZ. But who will survive to see the light of day? 2013. 2v.

11. Children and young adult non- fiction Suggested reading age 9+ Gifford, Clive. The who’s who of the Industrial Revolution. This series portrays some of the key figures in major historical periods, including politicians and leaders, as well as rebels, spies, industrialists, engineers and members of resistance movements. 2009. 1v.

Steele, Philip. Men, women and children in the First World War. This title provides an introduction to the daily lives of men, women and children during the First World War for primary school children. 2010. 1v.

35 Suggested reading age 11+ Clarke, Catriona and others. Aztecs. Usborne Beginners level 2. This series provides an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers. Developed with reading experts, each title helps young readers to grow in confidence and to build their reading skills. 2007. 1v. 12. Talking Books

13. Adult fiction

Atkinson, Kate. Life after life. General fiction. TB 21151. What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? What if you could alter the events of history? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born a second time and this time lives to tell the tale of the turbulent events of the 20th century. 2013. Read by Fenella Woolgar. 15 hours 31 minutes. TB 21151.

Barry, Sebastian. Annie Dunne. General fiction. TB 21111. Dunne family series; book 1. Annie Dunne and her cousin Sarah live and work on a small farm in a remote and beautiful part of Wicklow in late 1950s Ireland. Annie's nephew and his wife bring their two small children to spend the summer. A summer of adventure, pain, delight and ultimately epiphany unfolds in this poignant and exquisitely told story of innocence, loss and reconciliation. 2002. Read by Caroline Lennon. 8 hours 18 minutes. TB 21111.

Beaton, M. C. Agatha Raisin and the perfect paragon. Crime fiction. TB 21008. Agatha Raisin series; book 16. Agatha Raisin could do with some low-key cases so when Robert Smedley walks through the door, determined to prove his wife has been cheating on him, it seems like the ideal assignment. But unfortunately for Agatha, murder is again just around the corner. 2010. Read by Penelope Freeman. 6 hours 38 minutes. TB 21008.

Bennett, Anne. If you were the only girl. Family story. TB 21007. When Lucy's family is plunged into poverty, she is forced to become a housemaid for the Hetherington's. When their son, Clive, decides to volunteer to fight in the Spanish Civil War and is then injured, Lucy tends his wounds. The two fall in love, but war is approaching. 2013. Read by Madeleine Brolly. 13 hours 44 minutes. TB 21007.

Billingham, Mark. From the dead. Crime fiction. TB 21012. Tom Thorne series; book 9. When Donna Langford receives a very recent photo of her ex-husband in the post, she gets the shock of her life. Because she's just spent ten years in prison for organising his murder. When her daughter goes missing, Donna believes there can only be one man responsible and hires Anna Carpenter, a determined young private investigator, to find him and she contacts DI Tom Thorne who worked on the Alan Langford case. Contains strong language. 2010. Read by Mark Elstob. 10 hours 42 minutes. TB 21012.

Chadwick, Elizabeth. The running vixen. Historical fiction. TB 21106. Wild hunt series; book 2. 1126. Heulwen, daughter of Welsh Marcher baron Guyon FitzMiles, has grown up with her father's ward, Adam de Lacey. There has always been a spark between them, but when Heulwen marries elsewhere, to Ralf le Chevalier, a devastated Adam absents himself on various diplomatic missions for King Henry I. 2009. Read by Karen Cass. 11 hours 46 minutes. TB 21106.

Chadwick, Elizabeth. The leopard unleashed. Historical fiction. TB 21099. Wild hunt series; book 3. Renard, Lord of the Ravenstow estate and Crusader knight, returns from Antioch, but he does not return alone. He brings with him a mistress. Renard has returned home

37 because of his father's ill health and imminent death. Also there is tension locally caused by the dispute over the succession to England's throne. 2010. Read by Charlotte Strevens. 11 hours 38 minutes. TB 21099.

Coben, Harlan. One false move. Thriller. TB 21100. Myron Bolitar series; book 5. Myron Bolitar meets Brenda Slaughter, one of the hottest female sports stars around who seems to have mislaid her agent. But when her father disappears, and the Mob starts leaning on her, it soon becomes apparent that potent forces are at work. 2009. Read by Michael FitzPatrick. 9 hours 58 minutes. TB 21100.

Connelly, Michael. The reversal. Thriller. TB 21022. Mickey Haller series; book 3. When Mickey Haller is invited by the Los Angeles County District Attorney to prosecute a case for him, he knows something strange is going on. Mickey's a defence lawyer but the high-profile case of Jason Jessup is an intriguing one. Contains strong language. 2011. Read by Christopher Ragland. 11 hours 19 minutes. TB 21022.

Cornwell, Bernard. 1356. Historical fiction. TB 20464. Thomas of Hookton, a veteran of Crecy and many other battles, is the leader of a mercenary company of bowmen and men-at-arms who ravage the countryside east of Gascony. The Black Prince is assembling an army to fight the French once more but before Thomas can join, he must fulfil an urgent task. 2013. Read by Jack Hawkins. 12 hours 1 minute. TB 20464.

Courtenay, Bryce. The potato factory. Historical fiction. TB 20992. The Australian trilogy; book 1. Ikey Solomon is in the business of thieving and he's very good at it. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from thriving 19th century London to the convict settlement of Van Diemen's Land. 2006. Read by Gordon Griffin. 28 hours. TB 20992. Cussler, Clive. Treasure. Thriller. TB 21006. Dirk Pitt series; book 9. The President of the United States had reason to be grateful. Dirk Pitt had unearthed the greatest storehouse of knowledge in the ancient world: the Alexandrian Library. 2005. Read by Jeff Harding. 18 hours 5 minutes. TB 21006.

Dunn, Carola. A colourful death. Crime fiction. TB 21026. Cornish mysteries; book 2. Charity shop worker and amateur sleuth Eleanor Trewynn has a murder to investigate. Rival artists have clashed and when one is found murdered the finger of suspicion lies with the other one. 2013. Read by Emma Powell. 10 hours 21 minutes. TB 21026.

Ford, Ford Madox. Parade's end. Classic fiction. TB 20989. Tietjens is the last of a breed, the Tory gentleman, which the Great War, marriage and qualities inherent in his nature define and unravel. Opposite him is MacMaster, a Scot, different in class and culture, at once friend and foil. 1928 (first published). Read by Christopher Oxford. 39 hours 33 minutes. TB 20989.

Fox, Essie. The goddess and the thief. General fiction. TB 21023. Uprooted from her home in India, Alice is raised by her aunt, a spiritualist medium in Windsor. When the mysterious Mr Tilsbury enters their lives, Alice is drawn into a plot to steal the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond, claimed by the British Empire. In the midst of all this madness, Alice must discover a way to regain control of her life and fate. 2013. Read by Avita Jay. 15 hours 44 minutes. TB 21023.

Gabaldon, Diana. The Scottish prisoner. Historical fiction. TB 21147. Lord John series; book 3. London, 1760, and Lord John Grey - aristocrat, soldier and sometimes spy - finds himself in possession of a packet of papers that might as well have come equipped with

39 a fuse, so explosive are their contents. The documents reveal a damning case of corruption and murder against a British Officer. 2012. Read by Tom Carter. 14 hours 26 minutes. TB 21147.

Gale, Patrick. A perfectly good man. General fiction. TB 21150. When 20-year-old Lenny Barnes, paralysed in a rugby accident, commits suicide in the presence of Barnaby Johnson, the much- loved priest of a West Cornwall parish, the tragedy's reverberations open up the fault-lines between Barnaby and his nearest and dearest. 2012. Read by Greg Wagland. 14 hours 10 minutes. TB 21150.

Garner, Alan. Boneland. Fantasy. TB 21153. An adult conclusion to the children’s novels, the Weirdstone of Brisingamen and the Moon of Gomrath. Fifty years on, Colin can’t remember anything before the age of thirteen. Finally, a new force enters Colin’s life - a therapist who might be able to unlock what happened to him when he was twelve and what happened to his sister. 2012. Read by Robert Powell. 4 hours 57 minutes. TB 21153.

Gray, Alex. Shadows of sounds. Crime fiction. TB 21033. Lorimer and Brightman series; book 3. The Glasgow Orchestra are rehearsing to perform, but little do they know they are set to be outplayed by the sequence of events happening backstage. 2006. Read by Angus King. 9 hours 28 minutes. TB 21033.

Hearne, Kevin. Hounded. Fantasy. TB 20834. The iron druid chronicles; book 1. Atticus O'Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound and his magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword. 2013. Read by Christopher Ragland. 9 hours 25 minutes. TB 20834. Hill, Joe. NOS-4R2: 1938: a novel. Horror. TB 21075. Vic McQueen is able to travel on her Raleigh Burner across a portal to a world hidden behind our own. These worlds are also well-travelled by the evil Charlie Manx who kidnaps children in his black 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith after promising them a visit to Christmasland; a place where every day is Christmas Day and every night is Christmas Eve. Contains strong language and violence. 2013. Read by Robert G. Slade. 22 hours 36 minutes. TB 21075.

Hope, Maggie. A daughter's duty. Family story. TB 21081. Young Rose Sharpe's dreams of independence are ruined by her domineering father and constantly ailing mother. It falls to Rose to bring up her young sister and run the household with little thanks from either of her parents. But just as Rose has almost given up hope, she realises she has a secret admirer of her own. 2014. Read by Elizabeth Proud. 10 hours 56 minutes. TB 21081.

Hore, Rachel. The silent tide. General fiction. TB 21074. When Emily commissions an account of novelist Hugh Morton, she finds herself steering a path between Morton's widow who's determined to protect his secrets and the charming and ambitious Joel Richards. But someone is sending Emily messages about Hugh Morton's past and she discovers a buried story that has to be told. 2013. Read by Joan Walker. 13 hours 30 minutes. TB 21074.

Howard, Elizabeth Jane. All change. Family story. TB 21029. 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 of great houses and servants, of class and tradition in which the Cazalets have thrived. Louise, now divorced, becomes entangled in a painful affair, while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ideas and ambitions. 2013. Read by Helen Bourne. 18 hours 26 minutes. TB 21029.

41 L'Amour, Louis. Jubal Sackett. Western. TB 21063. Sacketts series; book 4. Jubal Sackett journeys westwards into the vast wilderness of 17th century America and discovers the perils of the frontier, a new way of life among the Indians, and the love of a beautiful Natchez Indian princess. 2010. Read by Matthew Hendrickson.12 hours 19 minutes. TB 21063.

Le Carre, John. The secret pilgrim. Thriller. TB 21064. George Smiley series, book 9. The Berlin Wall has come down. The Cold War is over. Ned, who learned his tradecraft at Smiley's feet, has been put out to grass at Sarratt, known otherwise as the Nursery, the training school for young entrants to the British Secret Service. 2011. Read by Steve Hodson. 16 hours 20 minutes. TB 21064.

Lee, Maureen. Lime Street blues. Family story. TB 20976. It is the 1960s and three Liverpool families are bound together by just one thing: music. The children are seduced by the glamour that surrounds the city and soon put their hearts and souls into achieving success. But the future holds a few surprises. 2003. Read by Laura Dos Santos. 12 hours 39 minutes. TB 20976.

Mansell, Jill. Don't want to miss a thing. Romance. TB 21040. Dexter Yates loves his fun, care-free London life but everything changes overnight when his sister dies, leaving him in charge of her eight-month-old daughter Delphi. Dex moves to Briarwood and he and Molly, a comic-strip artist with a patchy relationship history, become neighbours. There’s no denying there’s a connection but is it enough? 2013. Read by Karina Fernandez, 12 hours 48 minutes. TB 21040.

Moggach, Deborah. Heartbreak Hotel. General fiction. TB 20671. Russell 'Buffy' Buffery erstwhile thespian and thrice-married B and B owner has hit on an idea: run residential courses for divorcees to learn how to do what your partner did before. Join Buffy and his raggle-taggle group of singletons and divorcees as they seek solace and late-flowering love. 2013. Read by Penelope Freeman. 10 hours 6 minutes. TB 20671.

Montefiore, Santa. The French gardener. General fiction. TB 21095. 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. Read by Sherry Baines. 15 hours 37 minutes. TB 21095.

Moriarty, Liane. The husband's secret. General fiction. TB 21071. Imagine your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret - something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others too. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive! 2013. Read by Helen Cashin. 12 hours 14 minutes. TB21071.

Riley, Lucinda. The midnight rose. General fiction. TB 21089. The story of the extraordinary life of Anahita Chavan which begins in 1911 and spans four generations, sweeping from glittering palaces in India to stately homes in England and uncovering unbreakable ties of love, family and friendship. 2014. Read by Avita Jay. 25 hours 3 minutes. TB 21089.

Rimington, Stella. Dead line. Thriller. TB 21055. Liz Carlyle series; book 4. MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is summoned to a meeting. The Syrians have learned that two individuals are planning to disrupt a high-profile peace conference at Gleneagles in a spectacular way and lay the blame at Syria's door. Is the whole story a carefully laid trail of misinformation? It is Liz's job to find out. 2009. Read by Annie Aldington. 9 hours 34 minutes. TB 21055.

43 Sanghera, Sathnam. Marriage material. General fiction. TB 21046. To Arjan Banga, returning to the Black Country after the unexpected death of his father, his family's corner shop represents everything he has tried to leave behind – a lethargic pace of life, insular rituals and ways of thinking. But when his mother insists on keeping the shop open, he finds himself being dragged back, forced into big decisions and uncovering the betrayals and loyalties, loves and regrets that have played out in the shop over more than fifty years. 2013. Read by Chetan Pathak. 10 hours 12 minutes. TB 21046.

Scarrow, Simon. When the eagle hunts. Historical fiction. TB 21048. Cato series; book 3. After a series of bloody battles, the Emperor has returned to Rome, leaving the fearless Centurion Macro and his young Optio, Cato, to rest and regroup, along with the rest of the Second Legion. Their leader General Plautius hears word that the ship carrying his family to join him was wrecked in a storm and his wife and children have fallen into the hands of a dark sect of Druids. Will Cato and Macro find some way to rescue them before time runs out? 2008. Read by Chris Courtenay. 12 hours 14 minutes. TB 21048.

Setterfield, Diane. Bellman and Black. Ghost story. TB 21060. As a boy, William Bellman commits one small cruel act that appears to have unforeseen and terrible consequences. The killing of a rook with his catapult is soon forgotten amidst the riot of boyhood games. Indeed, he seems to be a man blessed by fortune with a wife and family. Until tragedy strikes, and the stranger in black comes, and William Bellman is forced to enter into a bargain. 2013. Read by Philip Bretherton. 10 hours 30 minutes. TB 21060.

Sherez, Stav. A dark redemption. Crime fiction. TB 20951. Carrigan and Miller series; book 1. DI Jack Carrigan and DS Geneva Miller are forced to face up to past fears and confront future paths as they investigate the brutal rape and murder of a young Ugandan student. They discover that the murdered girl's studies at a London College may have threatened to reveal things that some people will go to any lengths to keep secret. 2012. Read by Jonathan Oliver. 11 hours 35 minutes. TB 20951.

Simms, Chris. The edge. Crime fiction. TB 21086. DI Jon Spicer; book 5. DI Jon Spicer receives a phone call saying that his younger brother has been found murdered on the moor. The only clue on the corpse is a message on his mobile from his girlfriend Zoe. She and Dave were involved with some bad people, and with him gone, they want their pound of flesh from her. Contains strong language. 2009. Read by Jonathan Oliver. 11 hours 25 minutes. TB 21086.

Stedman, M L. The light between oceans. General fiction. TB 20981. Would you accept a chance for happiness even if it wasn't yours to have? This is a story about a lighthouse keeper and his wife, who live on a lonely island with just seagulls, stars and buffeting winds for company. It's a story about right and wrong, and how sometimes they look the same. 2012. Read by Brigid Lohrey. 13 hours 23 minutes. TB 20981.

Stirling, Jessica. The welcome light. Family story. TB 21087. Nicholson quartet; book 4. Only love for their son holds Kirsty and Craig Nicholson's stormy marriage together. But when a crippling disease strikes the child Kirsty, drained by worry and overwork, seeks comfort in the arms of her new business partner. Only a series of near-tragic events brings Kirsty to a decision where her heart really lies. 1992. Read by Sally Armstrong. 15 hours 43 minutes. TB 21087.

Stock, Jon. Dirty little secret. Thriller. TB 21077. Daniel Marchant series; book 3. The special relationship between London and Washington lies in tatters. Salim Dhar, the world's most wanted terrorist, has disappeared after an audacious attack on an American target in the UK. The CIA believes Daniel Marchant, renegade MI6 officer, was involved. But Marchant has a bigger secret. 2013. Read by Leighton Pugh. 12 hours 10 minutes. TB 21077.

45 14. Adult non-fiction

Animals and nature

Hick, Gillian. Vet among the pigeons. TB 21142. With a mixed base animal practice in Wicklow, Gillian also travels regularly to inner city Dublin to work in the Bluecross animal welfare clinic. From six foot snakes to snuffling hedgehogs, Gillian encounters it all, along with the help of her ever-expanding young family. 2010. Read by Grainne Gillis. 6 hours 19 minutes. TB 21142.

Wigan, Michael. The salmon. TB 21080. A fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of this king of fish. 2013. Read by Tom Carter. 11 hours 50 minutes. TB 21080.

Autobiography and biography

Donaldson, Gerald. Fangio: the life behind the legend. TB 21124. Gerald Donaldson provides a fitting tribute to this iconic figure who many consider to be the greatest racing driver in history. His record of five World Championships stood for 45 years and he won nearly half the Grand Prix he entered. 2009. Read by Matt Addis. 11 hours 42 minutes. TB 21124.

Everett, Rupert. Red carpets and other banana skins. TB 21203. Rupert Everett was in Moscow during the fall of communism, in Berlin the night the wall came down, and in downtown Manhattan on 9/11. His memoir swoops from the lifestyle of the British upper classes to the madness of Hollywood. 2007. Read by Greg Wagland. 18 hours 32 minutes. TB 21203. Holman, Robert. Woodbine Willie: an unsung hero of World War One. TB 21205. Woodbine Willie was the affectionate nickname of the Reverend Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, an Anglican priest who volunteered as a chaplain on the Western Front during the First World War. This biography is based on original interviews with those who knew and loved him. A deep and real concern for his fellow men drove him relentlessly and it shows how vital was the role he played, first in the battlefields of the trenches and later in the slums. 2013. Read by Bob Rollett. 7 hours 41 minutes. TB 21205.

Humble, Kate. Humble by nature: life, lambs and a dog called Badger. TB 21152. In 2010, Television presenter Kate Humble persuaded the Wye Valley council to let her and her husband take on a nearby farm as a working farm rather than be broken up into lots. Even though they hadn't the first clue of how to run a farm. 2013. Read by Kate Humble. 8 hours 9 minutes. TB 21152.

Yousafzai, Malala. I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. TB 21093. The inspiring story of a schoolgirl who was determined not to be intimidated by extremists, and faced the Taliban with immense courage. 2013. Read by Barathy Jones. 10 hours 47 minutes. TB 21093.

Health and fitness

Jones, Hilary. A day in your life. TB 21036. Following an average family and their daily routine, Dr Hilary Jones tackles the questions that matter and examines what makes us tick in a fascinating and highly entertaining way. 2013. Read by Adrian Grove. 11 hours 26 minutes. TB 21036.

47 Wilson-Howarth, Jane. The essential guide to travel health: don't let bugs, bites and bowels spoil your trip. TB 21108. Aimed at travellers to the tropics, mountainous regions and other remote areas of the developing world, this book gives advice on what to expect when you get to your destination, how to treat bites and stings, and general first aid. 2009. Read by Peter Crerar. 25 hours 34 minutes. TB 21108.

History

Gregson, Jonathan. Cathedrals in a nutshell. TB 21155. A guide to the development of the cathedral from its earliest beginnings as a Bishops house, through the Romanesque and Gothic Periods and up to the most extravagant contemporary designs around the world. 2010. Read by Jonathan Gregson. 1 hour 21 minutes. TB 21155.

Higginbotham, Susan. The Woodvilles: the Wars of the Roses and England's most infamous family. TB 21134. In 1464, the most eligible bachelor in England, Edward IV, stunned the nation by revealing his secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful, impoverished widow whose father and brother Edward himself had once ridiculed as upstarts and so bringing them into the thick of the Wars of the Roses. 2013. Read by Sherry Baines. 10 hours 18 minutes. TB 21134.

Music and entertainment

Smillie, Thomson. An introduction to Gilbert and Sullivan. TB 21158. The timeless popularity of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan is explained, highlighting Gilbert’s mastery of language, his wit, his brilliant lyrics and the special melodic gift which enabled Arthur Sullivan to write music of such beauty and style. 2007. Read by David Timson. 2 hours 41 minutes. TB 21158. Smillie, Thomson. Cosi fan tutte: an introduction to Mozart's Opera. TB 21157. A guide to the opera that considers how on one level this is purely a social anecdote about young people falling in and out of love but how it was also invested with Mozart’s understanding of humanity and young love. 2007. Read by David Timson. 1 hour 21 minutes. TB 21157.

Poetry

Beowulf. Translated by Seamus Heaney. TB 21028. In his new translation, Seamus Heaney has produced a work which is both true, line by line, to the original poem, and an expression, in its language and music, of something fundamental to his own creative gift. 2000. Read by Brian Fenton. 4 hours 18 minutes. TB 21028.

Politics and government

Machiavelli, Niccolo. The prince. TB 21156. The Prince is a treatise that systematically charts the best strategies for successful governing. But it can also be read as the work of a secret republican subtly undermining the despotism of the ruling Medici family. 2011. Read by Nigel Carrington. 3 hours 15 minutes. TB 21156.

Sport

Reid, Jamie. Doped: the real life story of the 1960s racehorse doping gang. TB 21052. Combining a potent mix of horse racing, drugs, sex, class, crime, gambling and the monarchy, it tells the true story of one of the biggest doping scandals in British racing history. 2013. Read by Philip Bretherton. 10 hours 27 minutes. TB 21052.

Travel

49 Soskice, Janet Martin. Sisters of Sinai: how two lady adventurers found the hidden gospels. TB 21068. In 1892, two adventurous sisters made one of the most important religious finds of the century. It traces the footsteps of the Smith sisters as they voyage to Egypt, Sinai and beyond, clutching their Murray's guidebook. 2010. Read by Elizabeth Proud. 12 hours 29 minutes. TB 21068.

15. Children and young adult fiction