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The cut-rate kingdom: a novel
Par Thomas Keneally. 1980
By 1942 the whole world is at war and Australia looks with alarm at the course of events in Asia.…
Prime Minister Johnny Mulhall and his reporter friend, "Paperboy" Tyson, share the same ambivalence: rallying the nation to action while feeling the burden of sending thousands of young men to Asia and certain death. The Japanese assault on Singapore has altered the balance of power: the old relationship with Britain is giving way to the new one with America. 1980.The custodian of paradise
Par Wayne Johnston. 2006
Sheilagh Fielding - a striking, unconventional, six-foot-three Newfoundland columnist - has holed up on the island of Loreburn after her…
mother dies. There, Fielding senses the presence of her mysterious "Provider," who has shadowed her all her life and whom she has never met face-to-face. As Fielding tells her life story and keeps her secrets, her Provider draws closer. Sequel to "The colony of unrequited dreams" (DC17664). 2006.The conformist: a novel
Par Alberto Moravia, Angus Davidson. 1983
As a young boy Marcello feels a conflict between pleasure in violent acts - like killing lizards - and his…
desire to be "normal." His struggle continues into adulthood during the Mussolini era, until he receives an assignment that causes him to lose control. Basis for the 1970 film by Bernardo Bertolucci. Some violence. 1983, c1951. Uniform title: Conformista.The damsel (Bride quest. #2)
Par Claire Delacroix. 1999
Ireland, 1172. In this sequel to "The Princess", Burke Fitzgavin is seeking a bride now that Brianna is married to…
Luc Fitzgavin. Three years ago Alys of Kiltorren Castle spurned Burke's affection. Now he hopes to win her love, but a misunderstanding threatens their happiness. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Followed by "Heiress". 1999.The conqueror's lady (Mills & Boon historical romance)
Par Terri Brisbin. 2011
Strong, ruthless and brave, Giles Fitzhenry is a born warrior who has never been able to shake off the shame…
of his illegitimate birth. To save her people and lands, the lady Fayth is forced to marry this commanding Breton knight. The marriage is as unwelcome as the deep desire which stirs each time she looks at her husband's powerful, battle-ready body. Includes sex. 2011.The corner garden
Par Lesley Krueger. 2003
Jessie Barfoot is 15, precocious, witty, and wounded, and has just moved to Toronto with her mother and new stepfather.…
She becomes curious about their cranky neighbour Martha, originally from the Netherlands, who is not only a superb gardener but someone who has been ferociously guarding a secret since she was Jessie's age. Once Jessie charms her way into the garden, Martha's past slowly becomes revealed, threatening both their futures. Strong language. 2003.The constant heart
Par Dilly Court. 2008
Despite living by the side of the Thames, with its noise, disease and dirt, eighteen-year-old Rosina May has wanted for…
little in life. Until her father's feud with a fellow bargeman threatens to destroy everything. To save them all, Rosina agrees to marry Harry, the son of a wealthy merchant. But a chance encounter with a handsome river pirate has turned her head and she longs to meet him again. When her father dies a broken man, Harry goes back on his promise and turns Rosina out onto the streets. She is forced to work the river herself, ferrying rubbish out of London and living rough. In spite of her hardships, she cannot forget her pirate and when tragedy threatens to strike once more she is forced to make a choice. But is she really prepared to risk everything for love? 2008.The cove
Par Ron Rash. 2012
North Carolina. The cove is a dark place where spirits wander, and where Laurel Shelton, believed to be a witch,…
lives with her brother Hank, newly returned from the trenches of France. A stranger appears, carrying nothing but a beautiful silver flute and a note explaining that his name is Walter, he is mute, and bound for New York. Walter slips easily into life in the cove and into Laurel's heart, but he harbours a secret that could destroy everything. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. c2012.The company of strangers
Par Robert Wilson. 2001
In 1944, while the endgame of the intelligence war is silently being fought, Andrea Aspinall and Karl Voss enter the…
sophisticated world of the war. It is here in this corrupted paradise that they each attempt to find love. After a night of terrible violence Andrea is left with a secret which provokes a lifelong addiction to a clandestine world. In ice-gripped East Berlin, she discovers that the deepest secrets are held not by governments but by those closest to you. 2001.The communist's daughter
Par Dennis Bock. 2006
Battlefield surgeon Norman Bethune - when not tending to Mao's starving army - is diligently writing a philosophical yet jarringly…
frank memoir for the daughter he has never seen. His musings over bombs, blood, betrayals, and lost love offer little in the way of comfort, providing trenchant insights into human nature instead. They reflect the troubled soul of a war-weary idealist whose dreams of a better world were battered by ugly reality. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.The burning summer
Par Claire Rayner. 1984
Ruthie Lee is seven, and England is at war. Brought back from the countryside to live with her mother and…
baby brother in London, she spends summer in the hot dusty streets and the warm companionship of the East End Jewish community. As if air-raids were not enough, there is a shadow across all their lives, for her father has deserted from the army, there is no money coming in, and soldiers are looking for him. 1984.The border vixen (Border chronicles. #5.)
Par Bertrice Small. 2011
Scotland, 1536. Dugald Kerr declares that any man who can best his granddaughter Maggie in riding, running, and fighting can…
marry her and inherit his lands. King James V learns of the challenge and sends his cousin Fingal to compete. Sequel to "The border lord and the lady". Followed by "Bond of passion". Includes strong language and sex. 2011.The chains of fate (Goldhayes trilogy ; #2)
Par Pamela Belle. 1987
Civil war raged over the land, and Thomazine married Dominic whom she could never love, believing her Francis to be…
dead. When she learned that Francis was alive she rode north, deserting her child, to find the man she loved. Time and again, her chains of fate would tear Thomazine and Francis apart, yet some day the chains of love must prove stronger. Sequel to "The moon in the water". Followed by "Alethea". 1987. (Goldhayes trilogy ; 2)The cellist of Sarajevo
Par Steven Galloway. 2008
Sarajevo, 1992. A cellist plays Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor as a memorial on each of twenty-two days following a…
mortar attack that kills twenty-two citizens who are standing in a bread line. The music deeply affects a sniper, a father, and an older man. Inspired by historic events. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Winner of the 2009 Evergreen Award. 2008.The bride bed (Romantic sounds audio)
Par Linda Needham. 2003
The fiery Lady Talia resides in a castle of great strategic importance. With his eye on the castle, King Stephen…
wants Lady Talia tamed. He assigns Lord Alex de Monteneau to protect the maiden and make certain she is properly married off. Lady Talia has beaten back would-be husbands before, and the last thing Lord Alex counts on is becoming a suitor himself. But he could never anticipate just how quickly he would fall for his charge. 2003.The breadwinner (Breadwinner Ser. #1)
Par Deborah Ellis. 2000
A story about loyalty, survival, families and friendship, set against the backdrop of an intolerable existence in war-torn Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old…
Parvana lives in Taliban-controlled Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. Masquerading as a boy, Parvana goes to work in the streets so that her family can eat. Parvana becomes the breadwinner. Grades 5-8. 2000.The Cannaways
Par Graham Shelby. 1978
In 1697, Brydd Cannaway, an ambitious young English wheelwright, sets off for Vienna to apprentice himself to a famed coach…
maker. When he finally returns to his village to settle down, he has experienced love and has had many adventures. Prequel to "The Cannaway concern." c1978.The breached wall (Wheels of fortune ; #3)
Par Anita Burgh. 2007
Spring 1915. Far away in France, the Great War was not over by Christmas as was confidently predicted. It shows…
no sign of ending, and the peaceful calm of Cresswell Manor in Devon has been shattered. It is now a convalescent home for soldiers from the Front. The old social order is crumbling as surely as time begins to breach the walls of the ancient manor house. Sequel to "The heart's citadel". 2007. (Wheels of fortune ; 3)The broken bough (Hallam Family ; #1)
Par Nicola Thorne. 2001
In the early 1900s pretty Cathy Read is widowed when her husband, Bill, is killed in an accident and soon…
life is a struggle. She has three young children to feed and clothe: Verity, Addie and Peg, so when Cathy's eldest sister offers to adopt Verity, she reluctantly agrees. Despite a new marriage to an old friend of Bill's, Cathy's hardships only increase with the addition of two more children and, eventually, the outbreak of war in 1914. During the war, Verity becomes a nursing sister, Addie a teacher, and Peg considers embarking on a career as a journalist. By the time of the Armistice, each member of the family finds her life radically changed by a world with strange new values. 2001. (Hallam Family ; 1)The bomb vessel (Nathaniel Drinkwater Ser. #Bk. 4)
Par Richard Woodman. 1984
Drinkwater is determined to turn the "Virago" back into a fighting ship and, despite falling foul of Lord Nelson and…
nearly losing his ship, succeeds in playing a crucial role in the Battle of Copenhagen. Nathaniel Drinkwater is given command of the old 'Virago', a stores tender in the Baltic expedition of 1801. 1984.