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By Simon Scarrow. 2004
Britain, 44 CE. Centurion Macro and newly appointed Centurion Cato are ordered by Vespasian to mould the men of Verica,…
ruler of the Atrebates, into an army that can protect him, enforce his rule, and take on the increasingly ambitious raids that the enemy is launching. But despite the Atrebates' official allegiance to Rome, many are wary of the legions and want to resist the Roman invaders, and Macro and Cato must first win the loyalty of the disgruntled levies before tackling the enemy without. Can they succeed while surviving a deadly plot to destroy both them and their comrades serving with the eagles? Sequel to "When the eagle hunts" (DC39137); followed by "The eagle's prey". Explicit descriptions of violence and explicit strong language. 2003. (Eagle series ; 4)By Iain Pears. 2002
Set in Provence at three different critical moments of Western Civilization - the collapse of the Roman Empire in the…
fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth century, and World War II in the twentieth century - this novel follows the fortunes of three men: Manlius Hippomanes a Gallic aristocrat obsessed with the preservation of Roman civilisation, Oliver de Noyen a poet and Julian Bareuve an intellectual who joins the Vichy government. 2002.By William Golding. 1995
An aged prophetess at Delphi in ancient Greece looks back over her life as the voice of the god Apollo.…
She has spent sixty years at the mercy of god and priest, and has watched the decay of Delphi's fortunes. Her reflections on the mysteries of the oracle are matched by her feminine insight into the human frailties of the High Priest, whose intrigues against Rome only bring about disaster. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1995.By Olga Grushin. 2005
Sukhanov showed talent early, with daring controversial artwork, but he opted for prestige and comfort, becoming critic rather than creator…
as editor of Russia's leading art magazine. Suddenly in 1985, at the age of 56, Sukhanov's life unravels and he loses everything he holds dear - job, son, daughter, possibly wife - but through the pain, in a series of dream sequences in which he confronts his past, he gains truth about his father's life and death, and about decisions made between art and love. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2005.By R. F Delderfield. 1958
By Annabel Davis-Goff. 1998
In post-war Ireland, young Molly Hassard and her upper-class Anglo-English family live in genteel poverty. In order to change their…
fortunes, Molly and her cousin Sophie eventually relocate to England. But Molly misses the Irish traditions and longs to return to rekindle her secret love for a fellow countryman. 1998.By Jean Morris. 1983
Thomas is a fifteen year old traveller, a professional guide to the old trade routes across Asia. He is asked…
to go further east than any traveller has been, in search of the legendary kingdom of Prester John. Thomas agrees on one condition - that he may have a donkey to go with him. But Ears is no ordinary donkey. Grades 5-8. 1983.By Sandra Dallas. 1997
A woman finds the diary of her grandmother, Mattie Spenser, an American pioneer. In 1865 Mattie marries in Iowa and…
heads off to the Colorado prairie. She grows from a simple farm girl into a woman complicated by the harsh life in a sod house, the birth and death of children, and the faithlessness of her beloved husband. 1997.By Sarah Patterson. 1976
The discovery of an old diary evokes for Kate the memory of that summer when Johnny was an airforce gunner.…
They shared the limbo days between dangerous missions and found enduring love. 1976.By Tim Gautreaux. 2004
Randolph Aldridge travels to a snake-infested Cypress mill in Louisiana to find his brother Byron, a troubled veteran of World…
War I. Once there, Randolph finds that By is a shell of his former self - and that the murderous cartel controlling the mill's casino won't give them any peace. 2004.By Cathy Marie Buchanan. 2009
1915. Seventeen-year-old Bess Heath has led a sheltered existence as the youngest daughter of the director of the Niagara Power…
Company. After graduation day at her boarding school, she arrives home to find that her father has lost his job, her mother is reduced to taking in sewing from the society ladies she once entertained, and Isabel, her vivacious older sister, is a shadow of her former self. Then Bess meets Tom Cole by chance on a trolley platform. She finds herself inexplicably drawn to him - against her family's strong objections. He is not from their world - rough-hewn and fearless, he lives off what the river provides, and he has an uncanny ability to predict the whims of the falls. His daring river rescues render him a local hero and cast him as a threat to the power companies that seek to harness the power of the falls for themselves. As their lives become more fully entwined, Bess is forced to make a painful choice between what she wants and what is best for her family and her future. 2009.By Merilyn Simonds. 1996
In the early 1900s, an unlikely relationship begins between a prisoner in the Kingston Penitentiary and a young girl who…
lives near the prison. They can never meet, but they hide letters for each other near the quarry where the prisoner works during the day. Winner of the 1997 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1996.By Régine Deforges. 1988
As World War II escalates, Léa copes with the deaths of friends, including Camille, and the ruin of the family's…
vineyards. Yet she continues working for the Resistance, joins the Red Cross, and travels to Berlin, returning to Paris on the eve of liberation. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Léa" (DC19861). 1988. Uniform title: Diable en rit encore.By Sharan Newman. 2004
France, A.D. 1140. Countess Alys, victim of a brutal beating, is cared for by Catherine LeVendeur at a convent. The…
convent inherits land upon Alys' death, which her husband claims they stole and which the local monastery wants. Catherine and her new husband search for information on the bequest, and soon stumble on another mystery: the discovery of a headless corpse that may ignite the anti-Semitism that is running high during this Easter season. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Death comes as epiphany". Followed by "The wandering arm" (DC27543). 2004. (Catherine LeVendeur mystery ; 2)By Liz Carlyle. 2005
By day, Sidonie Saint-Godard is a respectable young widow, but at night she becomes the Black Angel, robbing wealthy men…
who mistreat women. Sidonie, aware of the plight of unwed mothers, believes she can right society's wrongs. Her successful run falters when she targets the marquess of Devellyn, the notorious Devil of Duke Street. Some descriptions of violence and descriptions of sex. 2005.By Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler. 2001
Set in eighteenth-century Japan. Someone is setting fires and killing geishas, and Samurai Judge Ooka needs an inside observer. He…
sends his adopted son, Seikei, under cover into a teahouse. Sequel to "The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn". Followed by "In darkness, death" (DC27555). Grades 5-8. 2001. (Judge Ooka series ; 2)By Leon Garfield. 1986
When Barnacle - so called on account of his amazing powers of holding on, falls down the wrong chimney into…
the midst of what is clearly a conspiracy, he is terrified and runs. In his panic, he grabs a locket from the table and soon has the relentless Inspector Creaker on his trail. Melodrama set in Victorian London. Grades 5-8. 1986.By Hans Keilson, Ivo Jarosy. 1962
An unnamed young man grows up in Germany during the ascendance of National Socialism in the 1920s and 1930s. He…
becomes obsessed with--and horrified by--the movement's leader as civil liberties are curtailed and the young man is increasingly ostracized. Originally published in German. 1962. Uniform title: Tod des Widersachers.By Cecelia Holland. 1974
As Hun, Goth and Roman battle in the fifth century, Dietric, young son of a German chief, forms a perilous…
friendship with Tacs, an ordinary Hun soldier. Includes strong language. 1974.By Julian Symons. 1982
Is Bernard Ross really a suitable husband for Dolly Detling, daughter of Tory Sir Arthur? Why is the name of…
a murdered painter found in Bernard's pocket? Behind the smooth surface of Victorian snobbery there is something sinister about the Detling family. 1982.