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A Mother's Secret
by Tess StimsonOn the outside, Maddie is a happy young mother with a new baby. But on the inside, she’s afraid. <p><p> Afraid that her marriage to Lucas isn’t what she thought. <p><p> Afraid that she’s having mysterious blackouts where her memories should be. <p><p> But how can she ask for help when something terrible is done to her family? Who can she turn to, who can she trust? And how does she know it wasn’t her? Full of twists and turns, this is perfect for fans of I Invited Her In and The Mother-in-Law.
The Brothers of Auschwitz
by Malka Adler Noel CaninThe USA Today Bestseller <p><p> An extraordinary novel of hope and heartbreak, this is a story about a family separated by the Holocaust and their harrowing journey back to each other. <p><p> There was a good orchestra at Auschwitz. I could immediately hear it was good. I almost wept for the beauty of it, but the large pile of striped pajamas stayed in my mind, and I didn’t cry… Dov and Yitzhak live in a small village in the mountains of Hungary, isolated both from the world and from the horrors of the war. <p><p> But one day in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and inform them they have one hour. One hour before the train will take them to Auschwitz. <p><p> Six decades later, from the safety of their living rooms at home in Israel, the brothers finally break their silence to a friend who will never let their stories be forgotten. <p><p> Narrated in a poetic style reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, Malka Adler has penned a visceral yet essential read for those who have found strength, solace and above all, hope, in books like The Choice by Edith Eger and The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe.
A Terrible Secret
by Cathy GlassTilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him. Frightened for her own safety, Tilly asks to go into foster care and is placed with Cathy. Tilly arrives with a graze on her cheek, and Cathy becomes increasingly concerned by Dave’s behaviour, especially when she learns he has been showering Tilly with gifts. While she’s busy looking after Tilly and trying to keep her safe, Cathy is also worried about her own daughter, Lucy. She has a very difficult decision to make that will affect the rest of her life, and Cathy hopes she makes the right choice.
The Battle of Maldon: Together with the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
by Peter GrybauskasIn 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalised in the poem, The Battle of Maldon. <p><p>Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to today is incalculable, not just as an heroic tale but in vividly expressing the lost language of our ancestors and celebrating ideals of loyalty and friendship. <p><p>J.R.R. Tolkien considered The Battle of Maldon ‘the last surviving fragment of ancient English heroic minstrelsy’. It would inspire him to compose, during the 1930s, his own dramatic verse-dialogue, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm’s Son, which imagines the aftermath of the great battle when two of Beorhtnoth’s retainers come to retrieve their duke’s body.
Over My Dead Body (William Warwick Novels #4)
by Jeffrey ArcherThe New York Times bestselling novel – an unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. <p><p> THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER… <p><p> In London, the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit―a cold case squad―to catch the criminals nobody else can. <p><p> In Geneva, millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner―convicted of forgery and theft―was pronounced dead two months ago. So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client? <p><p> On a luxury liner en route to New York, the battle for power within a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder. <p><p> And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick, rising star of the department, and ex-undercover agent Ross Hogan, brought in from the cold. <p><p> But can they catch the killers before it’s too late?
Heidi
by Johanna SpyriLittle orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather. She brings happiness to all who know her on the mountain. When Heidi goes to Frankfurt to work in a wealthy household, she dreams of returning to the mountains and meadows, her friend Peter, and her beloved grandfather.
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
by Tony Ross David Walliams‘Walliams balances high comedy with an emotional message’ Daily Mail ‘Walliams does comedy with profound, genuine heart’ Guardian The new children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – an extraordinarily brilliant and rollicking mystery adventure illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross, and the sequel to the much-loved and bestselling Gangsta Granny. Ben is getting used to life without his beloved granny. She was a cabbage enthusiast, a Scrabble partner… and an international jewel thief known as The Black Cat. Now, only the memory of their extraordinary adventure to steal the Crown Jewels lives on. Then something inexplicable happens. World-famous treasures are stolen in the dead of night and the clues point to none other than The Black Cat? But that’s impossible…? Expect the unexpected in this wonderfully entertaining and laugh-out-loud adventure, which will have readers on the edge of their seats as they join Ben on his quest to unravel the mystery of the return of The Black Cat. This first ever sequel from David Walliams will delight new fans, as well as the millions of readers that have loved Gangsta Granny.
The Blunders
by David WalliamsMillion-copy bestseller David Walliams’ funniest book yet – a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history Meet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet, but then the Blunders are not sensible people. This family of upper-class twits lives in a crumbling country house named Blunder Hall. When their home comes under threat, they must embark on a series of comic misadventures to save it. Absurd and hilarious, The Blunders is David Walliams’ funniest book yet. A laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history. David Walliams was most recently Children’s Number One bestseller with The World’s Worst Monsters (TCM Chart, 22 August 2023).
The Singing Sands (Inspector Grant #6)
by Josephine TeyOn his train journey back to Scotland for a well-earned rest, Inspector Grant learns that a fellow passenger, one Charles Martin, has been found dead. It looks like a case of misadventure -- but Grant is not so sure.
Joshua
by Joseph F. GirzoneJoshua, "A parable for today" is the story of a quiet man, whose benevolence and selfless work in the community prompts amazement as well as suspicions. He lives simply and carves beautiful statues of wood, yet inspires people to a greater faith, which causes such enmity among the priests that he is sent to Rome for a hearing. His is no ordinary journey. A well-written and inspiring novel.
Venom House
by Arthur W. UpfieldInspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates a mansion in the center of a man-made lake, where ghosts of aborigines are said to be...
The Letters of Edith Wharton
by Edith WhartonA careful selection, including Wharton's "major" letters that are often quoted, and for the first time, a substantial portion of her correspondence with Morton Fullerton, with whom she had an affair while in her mid-40s.
Darker Than You Think
by Jack WilliamsonWho is the child of the night? That's what small-town reported Will Barbee must find out. Inexorably drawn into investigating a rash of grisly deaths, he soon finds himself embroiled in something far beyond mortal understanding.
Scott Fitzgerald
by Andrew TurnbullBook description: Revealing and unusual, Scott Fitzgerald follows the fascinating life of one of America's most enduring authors, from his early years in St. Paul and at Princeton to New York in the twenties, the French Riviera, Baltimore, and finally Hollywood. Andrew Turnbull tells the story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise, revised and finally published when he was twenty-four, making him instantly famous, and his tender love affair with Zelda Sayre, from their glittering early life to the years Zelda spent in and out of sanatoriums. A literary generation, too, comes alive, including Ernest Hemingway, Edmund Wilson, the Murphys, and Edith Wharton. Fitzgerald lived on Turnbull's family estate in Baltimore in the early 1930s and there befriended young Andrew, then age eleven. Turnbull's personal relationship with Fitzgerald and the hundreds of interviews with those who knew him elegantly capture the dramatic, tragic story of F. Scott and the glow and pathos of his flamboyant life.
Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror
by AviAfter receiving an apparent crank call from a man claiming to have committed murder, fifteen-year-old Andy finds his close relationship with his father. crumbling.
The Gift of the Sacred Dog (Reading Rainbow Book)
by Paul GobleA brave boy goes into the hills and prays for help for his people. A rider on a magnificent animal comes to him and says: "This animal is called the Sacred Dog. He can do many things your dogs can do and also more...He is as the wind: gentle but sometimes frightening." The clouds close and suddenly one by one countless Sacred Dogs course down from the sky. And so the courage of one determined boy is rewarded by the Great Spirt: The Horse, Sacred Dog, is given to his tribe.
The Best American Poetry 1989
by Donald Hall David LehmanAn installment of a yearly anthology of poems.
Z for Zachariah
by Robert C. O'BrienSomething terrible has finally happened. A nuclear holocaust has destroyed civilization. For one whole year, 16-year-old Ann Burden has lived alone on her family's farm, somehow sheltered from the radiation in the valley. As she hears the final radio station going off the air, she believes she is the only person left alive. But when Ann sees smoke from a faraway campfire, she knows there is at least one other survivor. Soon an incredible figure wearing a green suit and carrying an oxygen tank appears on the road. With the intruder in her valley, she makes a chilling discovery: There are worse things than being alone.<P><P> Newbery Award-winning author Robert C. O'Brien won an Edgar Award for this suspense-filled science fiction tale of a young woman determined to survive on her own terms. <P> Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book
The Witch Who Wasn't
by Jane YolenAs a young witch, Isabel is a complete flop. She can turn a snake into chocolate cake and a bug into something huggable, but she can't make anything the least bit scary. To make matters worse, Isabel doesn't even look like a witch-her eyes are blue, her hair curly, and her cat is more of a kitten. So you can imagine her despair on Halloween night at the Witches' Convention, where she is expected to make something really awful happen. In a hilarious ending guaranteed to bewitch the youngest reader, Isabel brews up a delightful surprise that frightens the witches out of their wits-and wins her a very special place of honor. Jane Yolen has created a character that will be remembered as the most endearing, amusing, and original little witch ever to fly across the pages of a children's book. Arnold Roth's illustrations poke fun at witchly goings on with imaginative gusto and humor.
The Blacker the Berry ...
by Wallace ThurmanEmma Lou, a young African American woman, wants to find acceptance and happiness. She is dismayed to find that others of her own race are prejudice against her because her skin is exceptionally dark. She tries several jobs, friends, and romantic relationships in her quest to find her place among what she considers to be "the right people." In hopes of fitting in, Emma Lou tries lightening her skin, going to college, making friends with lighter skinned people, and moving to Harlem, but seldom do things work out for her. Does she ever find the acceptance she craves? This is her story; a classic which was, at the time of its publication, a very controversial book.
The Best American Poetry 1993
by David Lehman Louise GlückThis includes thirty poets and represents forty-six literary journals and magazines
The Screwtape Letters, with Screwtape Proposes A Toast
by C. S. LewisC.S. Lewis uses his tremendous imagination to consider how Christians are tempted. He writes letters from a senior tempter to a junior tempter.