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Although its numbers are small compared to other churches, the Salvation Army has touched the lives of millions through its…
hospitals, suicide hot-lines, homes for unwed mothers, and Missing Persons Bureau, as well as its on-the-street ministries. 1984.
The chronicle of one night in the life of Minn Burge, a woman in her mid-30's, who is torn between…
affection for her family and the need for a life in which inpulse and intelligence have a place. 1970.
Set in the Cumbrian fells - this collection of stories tells of two families: one local and one from London.…
Read about the exploits of friends Bell and Harry, the sweep Kendal, the Egg Witch, Granny Crack and the Household Word. Grades 5-8. 1981.
Andre Anderson has a terrific girlfriend, he rules the basketball court, and he's a summer intern at a magazine, where…
he is assigned to write an article about race. Andre's piece is so explosive, he is beaten up by a group of racists. When he withdraws into depression and silence, his family and friends fear he may never recover. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. For junior high and older readers. 2005.
Alyson Thomson and Walker move to a farm where the isolation, coupled with the death of their infant daughter, leads…
to tension and conflicts. One day Alyson discovers a journal from a woman who lived on the farm one hundred years earlier, and who shared many of Alyson's problems. 2004.
Jeffrey Crane, a 66-year-old retired art teacher and critic living in Zurich, returns to his home on Vancouver Island in…
a confused attempt to revitalize the present by redeeming the past. 1987.
This account of the Bronte family traces their Irish ancestry from its murky origins around 1710 to 1820 when the…
Bronte family arrived at Haworth Parsonage, Yorkshire. Patrick Brunty was the eldest of a family of ten from Ballynaskeagh near Newry in County Down. His parents were uneducated and impoverished, but his father, Hugh, was known locally as a storyteller whose repertoire included the strange tale of Welsh Brunty, almost certainly a prototype for Heathcliff. Patrick won a scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge, was ordained a Church of England priest, and held various ministries until finally he arrived in Haworth with his wife suffering from cancer and six young children. He cherished literary ambitions which he passed on to Charlotte, Emily and Anne; and this book points out certain themes and stories in their novels which could only have come from a profound knowledge of their Irish roots as told to them by their father. 2000.
When Robert Maxwell is assassinated at sea by an unknown agency, it can only be a matter of time before…
the dark secret at the heart of the British Establishment is exposed to the light of day. SAS soldier Neil Slater has left the army. While trying to make a new life for himself as a teacher, terrorists attempt the kidnap of one of his pupils. Slater intervenes, and the episode ends violently. Dismissed from the school, it seems that he is to be drawn back into the covert world. Includes sex. 2000.
MacGregor examines the relationship between father and son as it is lived through hockey. Using examples from famous hockey players,…
including stars like Gretzky, Messier, and Coffey, he describes the dynamic between generations. c1995.
Caney Paxton, a Vietnam vet who has lost the use of his legs, runs a small roadside cafe in Sequoyah,…
Oklahoma. The regulars at the Honk and Holler are surprised when Caney hires first a Native American waitress and later a Vietnamese cook. The two newcomers soon bring life to the cafe's humdrum routine. 1998.
Collection of 25 stories including accounts of young women working diligently on the home front during World War II; tales…
about near-quitters who finally succeed, and descriptions of missionary work in British Columbia. 1981.
Judith Cameron is stomped to death by a horse, but a bullet found in her brain during the autopsy proves…
it was murder. Julian Quist tracks down the killer. Some strong language. 1979.
In 1777, fifteen-year-old Phoebe Olcott is thrown into the turmoil of the American Revolutionary War when her cousin Gideon is…
hanged as a British spy. When she finds a secret message from Gideon, containing the names of Loyalist families to be protected by British soldiers, she must deliver it to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 1997.
A story of fifteenth century rural England. tale unfolds the new adventures of Sir Godfrey Tallboys and the two women…
who love him. His wife, Sybilla, welcoming him home after six long years, learns she must now share their home with the exotic young creature, Tana, who has saved Godfrey's life. It does not take a second glance to see that Tana is about to bear a child. What Sybilla does not know is that the child is Godfrey's. Sequel to: "Knight's Acre" (DC31546). Followed by "The lonely furrow" (DC31547). 1975. (Suffolk trilogy ; 2)
Inspector Kenworthy's colleague, Anne Lawson is haunted by scarcely remembered events from her past. When her mother commits suicide, Anne…
believes the death to be murder. Aided by Kenworthy in her investigation, Anne also uncovers her own painful childhood. 1984.
Roger the Chapman is once again eager for the open road after settling down for more than a year in…
Bristol. It is early April 1475 as he approaches the thriving village of Totnes. However, Roger senses danger in the air. He learns that two of the village children have mysteriously disappeared, and a band of cutthroat wanderers is on the loose. Sequel to "The hanged man", followed by "The eve of St. Hyacinth". 1994.
A spark of attraction has just ignited between GP Pete Croft and midwife Emma Burns. Given the chance, their passion…
would set ablaze. But Pete's ex-wife is ill and his young twin daughters need him most right now. Even if it breaks her heart, Emma must do the honourable thing and stand aside while Pete puts his family first. But as they tend the Glanfallon community together, the physical temptation between them is torture. And Emma's generosity simply fires Pete's determination to make her his bride. 2003.