Savanna is 19 and the apple of her father's eye. He is stunned when she suddenly announces that she doesn't want to continue her studies in medicine, but to go to Nashville and become a songwriter and country singer.
General Fiction
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Author:BOOTH, PatSummary: - Author:DICKENS, MonicaSummary:
A witty and humorous account of the experiences of a junior reporter recruited to a weekly paper in a small town.
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Author:ANDREWS, VirginiaSummary:Audrina, who has lost her memory, wants to be as perfect and as much loved as her dead sister. However, mystery surrounds her sister's death.
- Author:PICOULT, JodiSummary:
Anna is not sick but by age thirteen has undergone countless medical procedures so that her older sister, Kate, can fight the leukaemia she has had since childhood. Anna was brought into the world as a bone marrow match for Kate, a...
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Author:THORNE, NicolaSummary:In 1856, Martha Brown was publicly hanged for the brutal murder of her husband. Among those who witnessed her death was a sixteen-year-old local lad, and the memory of her execution haunted Thomas Hardy for the rest of his life. Based...
- Author:Winward, WalterSummary:
From late 19th century to Independence in 1957, the Camerons were part of Malaya. Now with the communist insurgency, they must fight to preserve their life and their way of life.
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Author:STEEL, DanielleSummary:A powerful tale of three couples who face decisions about having children that will test, in unexpected ways, the ties that bind them as lovers, partners and friends. Their lives, goals and feelings about familiesare on the line.
- Author:STOW, RandolphSummary:
The adventures of a wild colonial boy of Western Australia advised by his Siamese cat to assume the name Midnite and become a bushranger.
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Author:SPARKS, NicholasSummary:The bottle, dropped on a warm summer evening, contained a message that would change two people forever.. It will take the reader on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories and reminds us of both the heartbreaking fragility...
- Author:GREGORY, PhilippaSummary:
This book, the final part of the trilogy begun in "Wideacre" and "The Favoured Child", is set in the savage contrasts of Georgian England and tells of a young woman's struggle to save herself from poverty and...
- Author:ANDREWS, VirginiaSummary:
The series starts in a small West Virginia mining town. Melody Logan feels secure in her father's love but his death leaves her utterly alone. The truth about her father reveals dark deceptions and devastating betrayals.
- Author:JONKER, JoanSummary:
Things are finally looking up for George and Ann Richardson. After years of worry, their youngest daughter Tess is starting to blossom into a confident, clever girl. The family have scraped together enough money for their first holiday...
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Author:BECKETT, BernardSummary:Malcolm is sixteen. With the mind of a scientist, the body of a teenager, and an ambition to reconcile the two, he embarks upon his latest science fair project, sex. Will Charlotte find true love? Will Kevin get his man? How did Juliet...
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Author:COLLIER, CatrinSummary:Destitute after the Second World War, Magda Janek settles in the Welsh town of Pontypridd, in the hope of building a new life for herself and her baby daughter, Helena. All Magda has to give Helena are the ambitions she had once...
- Author:Heath. LorraineSummary:
London, 1879. Texan Lydia Westland arrives in England dreaming of marrying an English Lord. She first encounters Rhys, marquis of Blackhurst, her stepfather's half-brother of tarnished reputation. It would be improper for Lydia to...
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Author:PLAIN, BelvaSummary:They are the most unlikely friends. Now Cecile has married her talented architect, Amanda has married Norma's brother and Norma has found a niche working as a teacher. But behind the facade of happiness and friendship lie secrets...
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Author:STEEL, DanielleSummary:As a partner in one of New York's most prestigious law firms, Alexandra Parker barely manages to juggle husband, career, and the three-year-old child she gave birth to at forty. Then lightning strikes - a routine medical check-up...
- Author:FRANCOME, JohnSummary:
Unlike some of his fellow jockeys, Tony has never ridden a dishonest race. In comparison Freddy has never been fussy about sticking to the rules. Once Freddy's train comes off the rails, the gravy turns to blood.
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Author:Marsden, JohnSummary:Written in the form of letters, this novel traces the friendship of two penpals, teenage girls, one of whom is serving time inside. When the letters suddenly cease, it is left to the remaining penpal to try and find out what has...
- Author:NOONAN, DianaSummary:
Penny's home is a South Island high country farm. After winning a university scholarship she is forced to confront the realities of her isolated lifestyle and choose between everything she loves and a new life in the city.
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