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It is the spring of 1809 and a small British army is stationed in Lisbon when Marshal Soult begins the…
French invasion of northern Portugal. No one knows whether the British will fight or leave, but there is little choice for Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and his squad of riflemen, who are sent into the beleaguered city of Oporto to rescue a British mother and daughter who have chosen to stay rather than flee southwards. But what seems like a straightforward mission becomes tangled in betrayal when Kate Savage disappears. Descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Sharpe's rifles" followed by "Sharpe's eagle". 2003.
Five years after Waterloo, Sharpe's retirement in Normandy is shattered by a plea for help from Don Blas Vivar's wife;…
he is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth. Reluctantly he and Patrick Harper find themselves bound for Chile via St Helena where they meet Napoleon. Convinced that they are going to collect a corpse, neither can imagine the dangers awaiting them in Chile. Sequel to "Sharpe's Waterloo" (DC28410). 1993. (Richard Sharpe ; 21)
Richard Sharpe, bold, professional and ruthless, goes to war. Once a private, now he leads his men into action in…
the bloodiest battle of the war. The danger is as great from his enemies on his own side as from those across the battlefield, but through treachery and gunsmoke, through swordfight and bloody warfare, Sharpe saves his own life and the honour of the regiment. Sequel to "Sharpe's havoc" (DC29097); followed by "Sharpe's gold" (DC04803). 1981. (Richard Sharpe ; 8)
Newly promoted, Major Richard Sharpe leads a small force into the biting mountain cold, his task to rescue a group…
of well-born women held hostage by a rabble of deserters including Sergeant Hakeswill, his greatest enemy. The rescue is the least of his problems as, with only the support of his own company and the new Rocket Troop, the last word in military incompetence, to back his gamble, he cannot recognise even the prospect of defeat. To surrender or fail, would mean the end of the war for the Allied armies. Sequel to "Sharpe's sword" (DC29774); followed by "Sharpe's honour" (DC29776). 1985. (Richard Sharpe ; 15)
The winter of 1811-12 has been hard - and for Richard Sharpe the worst he can remember. He has lost…
his command to a wealthy man, a man with money to buy the promotion Sharpe covets. Out from England has come his oldest enemy, the ruthless and indestructible Hakeswill, intent on ruining him, but Sharpe is determined to change his luck, and the surest way is to lead the bloody attack on the impregnable fortress town of Badajoz. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Sharpe's battle" (DC17506); followed by "Sharpe's sword" (DC29774). 1994. (Richard Sharpe ; 13)
It is December, 1803, and Richard Sharpe is now an officer in Sir Arthur Wellesley's army that is seeking to…
end the Mahratta War. Unsure of his authority and uncomfortable in the mess, he is relegated to a tedious job in the baggage train. There Sharpe discovers treason, and finding himself alone and under threat, he falls back on his fighting ability to regain his confidence and his treasure, the jewels of the Tippoo Sultan. The search for revenge on the man who robbed him takes him to Gawilghur, the fortress in the sky. Descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Sharpe's triumph" (DC29099). Followed by "Sharpe's Trafalgar" (DC29098). 1999. (Richard Sharpe ; 3)
British hopes of victory in the Peninsular war in Spain depend on an upcoming battle, but Sharpe is given a…
poorly equipped, untrained Irish battalion. Quartered in a crumbling fort, they are attacked by an elite French unit. Sharpe must take desperate action, or face the end of his career and reputation. Descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Sharpe's fury" (DC29596). Followed by "Sharpe's company" (DC18991). 1995. (Richard Sharpe ; 12)
Ontario police detectives Paul Manziuk and his new partner, Jacqueline Ryan, make an odd team - he's a white, abrupt,…
patronizing veteran, while she's a recently promoted, vivacious black woman. When a house party thrown by a wealthy lawyer turns sour, and Jillian, the wife of one of the lawyer's partners, is strangled in the garden, Manziuk and Ryan take charge of the case, unearthing the resentments and hatreds buried in the law firm's past. Suspects abound, including the host's ne'er-do-well nephew; Jillian's former lover, who is being recruited by the firm; Jillian's cynical, older husband; and the jealous wife of another partner. The detectives are surprised to learn that Jillian was blackmailing many of the party guests, but they are stunned when the body of the housekeeper's daughter is found outside the estate's back gate. Followed by “Glitter of diamonds”. 2004.
Two Sudanese men who studied in Europe meet in a village on the Nile. Mustafa confides to the younger man…
the secrets of his past--his obsession with British women and theirs with him, and the high price he and they have paid for their illusions. 1969. Uniform title: Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-Shamāl.
Petro-Canada was meant to increase Canada's energy securities, but this Crown corporation turned into a financial disaster with a reputation…
for extravagance. Foster fingers chairman Bill Hopper as the man responsible for the company's debt of $14 billion although it is only worth $2 billion. 1992.
The author, an anthropologist, history buff and boater, has spent many summers combing the coastline of B.C. with her husband.…
Here she fondly looks back on 30 years of living on the coast. 1996.
Memoir of the author's early years, 1920-1929, on James Island off Charleston, South Carolina. Dwells on boyhood adventures: crabbing in…
the river, exploring the woods, and learning in a two-room school. 1986. (American places of the heart)
Matthew and Hannah, not yet out of their teens, marry and leave their settled home in the east to homestead…
on the prairie. Along the way, they have unsettling and even terrifying encounters with other settlers, and with Native peoples. 2002.
Goody-goody Rebecca, studious Kate, and outspoken Melinda have spent every summer together in Cook's Cove, Newfoundland, for as long as…
they can remember. When a stranger comes to town and invites Rebecca to go to Boston to develop her artistic talent, the girls are exposed to the outside world and a chance to fulfill dreams. Strict and formidable Grace, Rebecca's mother, forbids her to go, and Melinda, in finding out why, comes face to face with difficult choices. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.
Emmaline's idyllic village life in 1830's Industrial England comes to an abrupt end when her father dies of cholera and…
the family is forced to move to a mill town. Her opiate-addicted mother sells her deaf bother Tommy into virtual slavery as a chimney sweep. Despite having no money, work, or prospects, Emmaline goes to London to save him. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.
In this account of Lester Pearson's years as Secretary of State for External Affairs, from 1948 to 1957, Geoffrey Pearson…
discusses his father's influence on Canadian foreign policy. The events during these years included the creation of NATO, the Korean War, the Suez crisis, and the recognition of China. c1993.
In 1815, in the highlands of Scotland, 15-year-old Mary hears her beloved cousin, Duncan, calling her to join him in…
Upper Canada. She braves the long journey only to discover that tragedy has struck. Winner of the 1987 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award. Grades 5-8. 1986.