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When the bohemian, sophisticated Innes Kent turns up by chance on her doorstep, Lexie Sinclair realises she cannot wait any…
longer for her life to begin. At the heart of the 1950s Soho art scene, she carves out a new life for herself, with Innes at her side. In the present day, Elina and Ted are reeling from the difficult birth of their first child. Ted is disturbed by memories of his own childhood, memories that don't tally with his parents' version of events. As Ted begins to search for answers, so an extraordinary portrait of two women is revealed, separated by fifty years, but connected in ways that neither could ever have expected. 2010.
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters…
addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. 2005.
In Cambridge 1355, the colleges of the fledgling university are as much at odds with each other as they are…
with the ordinary townfolk. This tension has recently been heightened by the return of two well-born murderers after receiving the king’s pardon, showing no remorse but ready to confront those who helped convict them. And in the midst of this, Bartholomew the physician is called to the local mill to examine two corpses. It is almost a relief to be able to turn his back on the fractious town, but as always in Cambridge nothing is disconnected. 2004.
In the summer of 1143, Elave arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter in Shrewsbury. His mission is to…
have William of Lythwood buried in the Abbey grounds. Elave and William have completed a pilgrimage, but the dead pilgrim has been condemned as a heretic. The detective who seeks to unravel the causes of Elave's subsequent death is Brother Cadfael. 1989. (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael ; 16)
It is 1142 and England is in the grip of civil war. In the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and…
St. Paul begin a chain of events no less momentous than the political upheavals of the outside world. Ten year old Lord of Eaton, Richard Ludel refuses to marry to increase his lands, as is his grandmother's wishes, and when Richard disappears and a corpse is found in Eyton Forest, Brother Cadfael is forced to track down the murderer. 1987. (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael ; 14)
Although developing emotional awareness is challenging and difficult because it requires becoming aware of our buried emotional pain, it is…
also enormously rewarding. This text shows us how to free ourselves from our compulsions, fixations, obsessions and addictions - such as anger, workaholism, obsessive eating, alcohol and drug abuse - that prevent us from living a fulfilling and meaningful life. 2002.
Rinko is upset when she learns that Mr. Kinjo is to marry the daughter of her friend, Mrs. Hata. Rinko…
thinks he is too old and vows to find a more suitable match. Set in 1936 in California. Sequel to "Best bad thing". Grades 5-8. 1985.
After a shy 8-year-old boy begins to receive frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which…
can be considered a curse or a rare gift. Grades 5-8. 1983, c1982.
A neurologist examines the human hand's role in the evolution of the species and in the development of the brain.…
Discusses the hand's versatility and influence on cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and psychological abilities. Interviews musicians, puppeteers, and surgeons for insights on how hands influence learning and career choices. 1998.
When Maria Galloway dies, she leaves everything to her spoiled, wayward grandson, Vittorio. Her only granddaughter, Molly, whom she raised…
from infancy, is left to confront the unyielding bitterness Maria harboured against her. As Molly begins to trace the complex interrelationships in her loving but divided family, she recalls her idyllic childhood, spent in her grandmother's sky-blue house in Jamaica. 2002.
Fifty-two year-old Kate is about to face her second winter since the untimely death of her husband. Her children are…
all grown up and have moved away, leaving her alone in her New Brunswick home. When Kate's sister gives her a collection of hatboxes containing letters from her grandparents' home, she begins to dream of her childhood. But as she reads the letters, she learns a tragic truth about her family's past. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004.
When Peter Duvett accepts a job as an assistant to the elusive portraitist Vienna Linn, his life changes drastically. After…
a strenuous journey, Peter arrives in Churchill on the very night of his employer's wedding only to fall under the spell of Vienna's brilliant and beautiful wife, Kala Murie. 2002.
Sripathi Rao lives in his crumbling ancestral home in India with his extended family. His daughter left years earlier to…
study in America and remained in Canada after marrying a Canadian man. Then Sripathi receives the news that his daughter and her husband have been killed and that his seven-year-old granddaughter must now come to live with him and the family in India. Canada Reads 2016. Bestseller. 2000.
Bobbi Yandro has psychic powers and is troubled by what seems to be the ghost of her father. Given a…
horse, Shane, for her birthday, Bobbi runs away and eventually arrives at the home of witch Hazel where Bobbi learns more about Shane and herself. c1988.
In this generation, she is Buffy Summers, 16 years old and a new student at Sunnydale High. Her experiences at…
her last school persuaded Buffy to try to resume the life of a normal teenager. But it is no coincidence that Buffy has come to this town at this time. Once in a century comes The Harvest: a night when the Master Vampire can draw enough power to break free and open the portal between his world and ours. For junior high readers. 1997. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer ; 1)
Japanese women who underwent surgery in the U.S. to repair the ravages caused by the atomic blast became known as…
the "Hiroshima maidens". The author documents the medical, humanitarian and diplomatic undertaking that brought them to the States. 1985.
This collection of short stories explores the so-called hidden folk, such as selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, and river sprites,…
and how they can be linked to many parts of our everyday life and our history. Including tales about how parsley was created, and how Lord Nelson learned a strict lesson. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4. 2004.
After a terrorist threat of a manmade earthquake is broadcast, young FBI agent Judy Maddox is assigned to track down…
the cult group, Hammer of Eden, and their leader, named Priest. She is teamed up with seismologist Michael Quercus. But his wife is under the spell of Priest, whose group has stolen key data that could help them start a devastating California quake. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1998.