New Books issue 39 – March 2014
Braille
All titles are available for loan and sale unless otherwise stated.
Adult Fiction
Ahern, Cecelia. How to fall in love. Romance.
Christine is crossing the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there,poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate - but Christine makes acrazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him thatbefore then she can show him that life is worth living. 2013. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24712703.
Alliott, Catherine. My husband next door. Romance.
Ella married the handsome, celebrated artist Sebastian Montclair at just 19. Now, separated in every way but distance, Sebastian resides in an outhouseacross the lawn from Ella's ramshackle farmhouse. How muchlonger can she hide from what really destroyed her marriage and the secretshe continues to keep?
2013. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24635103.
Bretherick, Diana. City of devils. Crime fiction.
1887. James Murray, a Scottish scientist travels to Turin to beapprenticed to Cesare Lombroso, the world-renowned criminologist. Then amutilated body is discovered and a note that appears to implicateLombroso.
2013. 7v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24695903.
Cantrell, Kat. The baby deal. Mills & Boon desire romance.
When billionaire Michael Shaylen becomes guardian to a baby boy, heturns to his ex-lover, Juliana Cane. He makes her a deal: two months toteach him to be a father and he will give her career a boost. Even as desire burnsbetween them so do the reasons Juliana has to say good-bye.
2013. 3v. Price: £5.49. Order No: 24638003.
Also available in uncontracted braille. 4v. Order No:24638005.
Dickson, Helen. The master of Stonegrave Hall. Mills & Boon historical romance.
Men quake at Lord Rockfords mere command, yet when Victoria Lewis’ mother becomes sick and is taken into his care at Stonegrave Hall, thisslip of a girl defies him at every turn. His fury at her is matched onlyby his desire, but thereareundiscovered secrets thatcould ruin them both.
2013. 4v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24666803.
Also available in uncontracted braille. 5v. Order No: 24666805.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Against all things ending. Fantasy.
The last chronicles ofThomas Covenant series; book 3. Desperate for help to find her adopted son, Linden Avery hasresurrected Thomas Covenant in a cataclysmic exertion of Earthpower andwild magic. But her actions have unwittingly initiated the endof days.
2011. 15v. Price: £8.99. Order No:24674703.
Fielding, Helen. Bridget Jones: mad about the boy. Chick Lit.
Bridget Jones stumbles throughthe challenges of single-motherhood, tweeting, texting and rediscovering her sexuality in what SOME people rudely and outdatedly call 'middle age'.
2013. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24681203.
Follett, Ken. The key to Rebecca. Thriller.
Set in North Africa in the summer of 1942, the story of a German master spy who treks acrossthe Sahara to enter wartorn Cairo - and of theBritish officer sworn to destroy him.
2012. 6v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24638103.
Groves, Annie. Across the Mersey. Family stories.
Campion Family series; book 1.Jean and Vi are twins but couldn't be more different. As war breaks out, agonising decisions must be faced.Should the oldest children enlist? Should the youngest be evacuated? Allthe traditional certainties are overturned.
2008. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24712803.
Ivey, Eowyn. The snow child. General fiction.
Jack and Mabel hope that a fresh start in Alaskawill enable them to put the strain of their childless marriagebehind them. When the first snow falls, they see a child running throughthe spruce trees. Gradually this child - an elusive, untameable littlegirl - comes into their lives.
2012. 6v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24652703.
King, Stephen. Doctor Sleep. Horror.
The shining series; book 2.On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knottravel in search of sustenance. But as Dan Torrance knows they are quasi-immortal, living off the'steam' that children with the 'shining' produce when they are slowlytortured to death.
2013. 9v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24673003.
Martin, George R. R. A clash of kings. Fantasy.
A song of ice and fire series; book 2.Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. Chaos reignsas pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims. Five factions struggle forcontrol of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead riseto walk in the night.
2011. 16v. Price: £9.99. Order No:24638403.
Morgenstern, Erin. The night circus. Fantasy.
In 1886 a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, Le Cirque des Reves delights all who wander its circular paths. But behind the scenes a dangerous game is being played out by two young magicians.
2012. 7v. £7.99. Order No: 24738303.
Mosse, Kate. The mistletoe bride & other haunting tales. Short stories.
These tales are richly populated by ghosts andspirits seeking revenge; by grief-struck women and haunted men coming toterms with their destiny - all rooted deep in the elemental landscapes ofSussex, Brittany and the Languedoc.
2013. 3v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24689603.
Also available in uncontracted braille. 5v. Order No: 24689605.
Moyes, Jojo. The girl you left behind. General fiction.
France, 1916. Sophie Lâefevre must keep her family safe whilst heradored husband Edouard fights at the front. When she is ordered to servethe German officers who descend on her hotel each evening, her homebecomes riven by fierce tensions.
2012. 7v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24674803.
Smith, Wilbur. Vicious circle. Thriller.
Hector Cross series; book 2.When Hector Cross' new life is overturned, he immediately recognizesthe ruthless hand of an enemy he has faced many times before. His team travel to the Middle Eastand the heart of Africa to hunt down those who pursue him and his lovedones.
2013. 8v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24697303.
Tan, Twan Eng. The gift of rain. General fiction.
Penang, 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. But when the Japanese invade Malaya, threatening to destroy Philip's family and everything he loves, he realises that his trusted friend has been harbouring a devastating secret.
2007. 9v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24635203.
Taylor, Andrew. The scent of death. Crime fiction.
Manhattan, 1778. A city of profiteers, loyalists and double agents.New York is home to a tide of refugees seeking justice from the Britishcrown. Edward Savill is sent from London to investigate the claims ofdispossessed loyalists. No sooner does he land than he becomes embroiledin a murder.
2013. 7v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24695803.
Upson, Nicola. The death of Lucy Kyte. Crime fiction.
When bestselling crime author Josephine Tey inherited a remote Suffolkcottage from her godmother, it came full of secrets. As Josephine settles into thestrange little house and attempts to make friends with the frightenedlocals, she knows that there is something dark that has a tight hold onthe heart of this small community.
2013. 7v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24644205.
Adult Non-fiction
Autobiographies and biographies
Ferguson, Alex. Alex Ferguson: my autobiography.
Rich in anecdote and never short of forthright views, Sir Alex Ferguson reflects on his epic journey, anda managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success forAberdeen and 27 triumphant years with Manchester United.
2013. 6v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24691003.
Steel, Danielle. Pure joy.
From her dog, Minnie's arrival at home in San Francisco to clothesshopping jaunts in Paris, Danielle Steel's adventures provide the perfect backdrop fora heartfelt look at the magic that dogs bring to our lives, and how theybecome part of the family.
2013. 2v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24713203.
Also available in uncontracted braille. 2v. Order No: 24713205.
Stibbe, Nina. Love, Nina: despatches from family life.
In the 1980s Nina Stibbe wrote letters home to her sister describing her trials and triumphs as a nanny to a London family. There's a cat nobody likes, a visiting dog called Ted Hughes (Ted for short) and suppertime visits from a local playwright – Alan Bennett.
2013. 4v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24713303.
Tovey, John. A dog called Dez: the true story of how one amazing dogchanged his owner's life.
John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42. Thanks to Guide Dogs for the Blind, he was introduced to a bouncy blackLabrador called Dez who brought colour and light back into John's life.
2013. 4v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24719405.
Also available in uncontracted braille. 6v. Order No:24719403.
Food and Drink
Ha, Christine. Recipes from my home kitchen: Asian and American comfortfood.
After tragically losing her sight in her twenties, this remarkablehome cook, who specializes in Vietnamesecomfort foods of her childhood, as well as beloved American standards, re-learned how to cook.
2013. 3v. Price: £14.49. Order No:24644503.
History
Kynaston, David. Modernity Britain, 1957-59.
The late 1950s and early 1960s were a period in their own right:neither the stultifying 'high' Fifties nor the liberating 'high' Sixties,but instead an action-packed, sometimes dramatic time in which thecontours of modern Britain started to take shape.
2013. 10v. Price: £8.99. Order No:24643003.
Hobbies and games
Sinden, Pete. The pocket book of Sudoku: volume 2.
101 brand-new puzzles that adhere purely to the rules of true Sudoku:playability, symmetry, beauty and singularity. Puzzles come in fourspecially designed levels: PAINLESS, TRICKY, NASTY, and MIGRAINE.
2005. 1v. Price: £2.99. Order No: 24652103.For sale only
Uncontracted Braille. 1v. Order No: 24652105. For sale only.
Religion
Atherstone, Andrew. Archbishop Justin Welby: the road to Canterbury.
This book explores Welby's life andhis thoughts, beginning with a concise examination of his writings andworld view.
2013. 2v. Price: £7.99. Order No: 24695603.
Warfare and Defence
David, Saul. 100 days to victory: how the Great War was fought & won.
SaulDavid shows vividly how the First World War reached beyond thebattlefield, touching upon events and lives which shaped the conduct andoutcome of the conflict and bringing people and events dramatically to life.
2013. 12 v. Price: £8.99. Order No:24673303.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe: Europe goes to war 1914.
Max Hastings traces how tensions across the continent kindled into the First World War.
2013. 15v. Price: £30.00. Order No:24652003.
Mallinson, Allan. 1914: fight the good fight: Britain, the army and thecoming of the First World War.
Allan Mallinson explains the grand strategic shift that occurred inthe century before the war, the British Army's regeneration after itsdrubbings in its fight against the Boer and its almost calamitous experienceof the first 20 days' fighting in Flanders.
2013. 12v. Price: £9.99. Order No:24652203.
McEntee-Taylor, Carole. Herbert Columbine VC.
'Save yourselves, I'll carry on'. These were the last known words of Herbert Columbine. In Hervilly Woods, France, 9 SquadronMachine Gun Corps had come under intense attack from a heavy force ofGerman infantry. Private Columbine took command of an isolated gun and began firing.
2013. 4v. Price: £19.99. Order No:24713503.
Children and young adult fiction
Suggested reading age 5+
Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry and the football fiend.
Horrid Henry reads Perfect Peter's diary and improves it; goes clothesshopping with Mum;is horrified when his old enemy Bossy Bill turns up at school; and tries by any means to win the class football match.
2006. UEB. Single-sided. Double-line spacing, 2v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24705405.
Uncontracted UEB. Single-sided. Double-line spacing, 2v. Order No: 24705407.
Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry and the mega-mean time machine.
Horrid Henry builds himself a time machine andtricks Perfect Peter; Perfect Peter strikes back; Henry dines atRestaurant Le Posh; and he is made to go on a hike.
2005. UEB. Single-sided. Double-line spacing,2v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24705303.
Wilson, Jacqueline. Mark Spark in the dark.
Mark is scared of the dark, but when he thinks his Great Gran is introuble, nothing is going to stop him coming to her rescue.
1994. UEB. 1v. Price: £6.99.Order No: 24703603.
Suggested reading age 7+
Blade, Adam. Ferno: the fire dragon.
Beast quest series; book 1.An evil wizard has enchanted the magical beasts of Avantia - only atrue hero can free the beasts and stop them from destroying the land. IsTom the hero Avantia has been waiting for?
2007. UEB. 2v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24693303.
Uncontracted UEB. 3v. Order No: 24693305.
Blyton, Enid. The adventures of the wishing-chair.
Mollie and Peter have a thrilling secret. The chair in their playroomis a magic wishing chair. When they sit in it and wish, it grows wings andtakes them on lots of exciting adventures.
2000. UEB. 6v.Price: £4.99. Order No: 24703503.
Blyton, Enid. The enchanted wood.
Faraway Tree; series 1. Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home right next door to the Enchanted Wood. Here, they can have fantastic adventures and meet some very special new friends. All they need to do is find the Faraway Tree.
1939.UEB. 8v.Price: £5.99 Order No: 24665403.
Butterworth, Annette. Jake the good bad dog.
Jake dreams of going to Crufts, the biggest dog show in the world, buthe knows he'll never get there. But Jake is a very special dog and sometimes even a dog's dream cancome true.
2008. UEB. 1v.Price: £5.99. Order No:24665703.
UncontractedUEB. 2v.Order No:24665705.
Carpenter, Humphrey. Mr Majeika.
MrMajeika series; book 1.As a rule, magic carpets don't turn up in schools, but this is exactlywhat happens when Class Three's new teacher flies in through the classroomwindow. With Mr Majeika in charge,suddenly life at school becomes much more exciting!
2007.UEB.2v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24665803.
Cowell, Cressida. How to train your dragon.
This is the story of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III’s rise to fame through thedragon-training exploits that gave him the name 'the Dragon Whisperer'.
2010. UEB. Interline. Price: £5.99. 6v. Order No: 24710203.
Dahl, Roald. Esio Trot.
Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for theattractive widow Mrs Silver. She, however, lavishes all her attention onher pet tortoise. Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot todefeat his rival and win the love of his lady involves a cryptic riddle and no fewer than 140 tortoises.
1990. UEB. 2v.Price: £12.99.Order No: 24664403.
Dahl, Roald. The giraffe and the pelly and me.
Billy is surprised when a giraffe, a pelican and a monkey move intothe queer old wooden house that used to be a sweet shop. The next thing you know, they are cleaning the windows of the home of the Duke of Hampshire and the pelican is catchinga burglar.
2008. UEB. 2v. Price: £5.99.Order No: 24704103.
Dahl, Roald. James and the giant peach.
James is a poor orphan who lives with his two grotesque spinsteraunts. When a giant peach grows in theirback garden, James escapes inside it where he discovers some mysteriouscreatures. The peach rolls away from his unhappy home and James isreleased into an exciting new life of adventure.
1995. UEB. 5v.Price: £4.00.Order No: 24664503.
Dahl, Roald. The magic finger.
The Greggs are hunters who will shoot anything for fun. The little
girlnext door to them can't stand hunting. Soshe puts her magic finger on them. TheGreggs wake up the next day to find that their arms have turned intowings!
1995. UEB. 2v. Price: £8.99. Order No: 24664703.
Uncontracted UEB. 2v. Order No: 24664705.
Dahl, Roald. George's marvellous medicine.
George's grandmother has the nastiest eating habits in the world.She's as frightening as a witch and as grumpy as a camel without a hump.When he can't stand this cantankerous old woman any longer, George decidesto cure her nastiness once and for all.
1981. UEB. 3v. Price: £4.99. Order No:24693903.
Dahl, Roald. The Twits.
Mr and Mrs Twit are twits. They are also very nasty. So the
Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird decide to give them the nasty surprise they deserve.
1982. UEB. 1v. Price: £6.99. Order No: 24706803.
Uncontracted UEB. 1v. Order No: 24706805.
Doder, Joshua. A dog called Grk.
Grk series; book 1. When Tim is followed home by a dog on the street, he's determined tofind out who the friendly stray belongs to. Together he and Grk will have tobreak into a high-security prison, pilot a helicopter, and make anail-biting run for the border in this high-octane, internationaladventure.
UEB. 9v.Price: £4.99. Order No:24693103.
Fine, Anne. The diary of a killer cat.
Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house.Cansoft-hearted Ellie get her beloved pet to change his wild ways before heends up in even deeper trouble? The antics of Tuffy and his family aretold by the killer cat himself.
1996. UEB. 1v. Price: £4.99. Order No: 24707003.
Gibbons, Alan. The dying photo.
A strange man takes a photo of Jimmy's family. As the camera flashes,Jimmy's parents vanish. The only clue is a picture of his mum and dadscreaming. Nobody believes him. Is he going mad? Or canJimmy find the man who took his parents from him and get them back?
2010. UEB. 1v.Price: £5.99 Order No: 24705003.
Uncontracted UEB. 1v. Order No: 24705005.
Hargreaves, Roger. Little Miss Birthday.
Little Miss Birthday loves giving birthday presents. She pridesherself on always picking the perfect present. But this time, it lookslike one of the Mr. Men may just stump her.