In an area famous for the Lancashire Witches four centuries earlier, it seems that witchcraft still flourishes. When a body is discovered in a derelict farmhouse, it is partly mummified, a pathetic ruin. Although an identity is...
Talking books
- Author:GREGSON, J. MSummary:
- Author:MOSES, KateSummary:
A fictional account of the last months of Sylvia Plath's life, the story of a woman forging a new life for herself after her marriage has foundered.
- Author:Jordan, RobertSummary:
Book nine of the "Wheel of Time" series. Rand is on the run with Min, but his destination is a mystery to Cadsuane. The White Tower is shaken to the core when Egwene and the rebels appear suddenly outside the walls.
- Author:ARMITAGE, AileenSummary:
Kidnapped on the streets of London, taken unconscious by coach to the great estate of Willerby and there held captive by the handsome but bitter man who claimed to be her guardian, beautiful Linnet Grey was almost convinced she was the...
- Author:Alexandra, BelindaSummary:
At fourteen Simone Fleurier is sent to live a hard, impoverished life with her Aunt in Marseilles. Her dream is that one day she will be a famous singer and dancer. She discovers the local music hall and soon becomes the bright light of...
- Author:GLEITZMAN, Morris & JENNINGS, PaulSummary:
I froze. On the other side of the fence horrible, gobbling squeals came from the slobberers as they fought over the bloody trail I had left behind. I tore my hand away and fled. It's wicked! It'll suck you in. And it's to...
- Author:GLEITZMAN, Morris & JENNINGS, PaulSummary:
Part five of the Wicked! series.
- Author:DARCY, EmmaSummary:
Hollywood's hottest property, Camilla Page, has just wrapped up the shoot of her latest movie and she's chosen an exclusive Barrier Reef island resort as the setting for her surprise wedding to Australian cameraman, Jimmy...
- Author:PAPALIA, NicSummary:
Nic Papalia works as a carer for people with disabilities. In this book he describes situations and characters he has come into contact with, as well as the struggles and personal hardships both carers and their clients must face on a...
- Author:SHAW, RebeccaSummary:
The rector of Turnham Malpas, Peter, his wife Caroline and their twin girls move to Africa for a year to run a mission. Facing life without their rector is difficult for the inhabitants of the village but the Women's Institute...
- Author:LAYCOCK, GrahamSummary:
Biography of blind physical therapists Laycock, Graham covering is early life in Western Australia, education in England and return to Australia.
- Author:MCKINNEY, DonaldSummary:
Discover the magic, wisdom and profound spirituality of the Ancient Celts for a more peaceful and purposeful life today. In an increasingly stressful and materialistic world, the age-old beliefs and practices of the Celts bring us back...
- Author:PICOULT, JodiSummary:
Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her widowed father Andrew, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiance, and her own Search and Rescue bloodhound which she uses to find missing persons. But as...
- Author:GOLDSMITH, OliviaSummary:
There's something magical about Brooklyn's Billy Nolan. It's not just that he's wickedly attractive, it's that any woman he dates and dumps, immediately goes on to marry someone else. But is sassy, uptown New...
- Author:PHINN, GervaseSummary:
Life for the Inspector of English is always hectic. Some of the events, like the nativity plays at Christmas or 'little jobs' for Dr Gore, come round the annual calendar like clockwork; others are totally unexpected and can...
- Author:RYAN, ChrisSummary:
Nick Scott fought in the SAS during the first Gulf War. Captured and tortured, he was left a broken man. His daughter, Sarah, a beautiful young scientist who has cracked one of the scientific secrets of the age, has vanished and it is...
- Author:FREEMANTLE, BrianSummary:
One was his wife, one was his mistress, but when top corporate accountant John Carver dies in a road-traffic accident after discovering Mob links within his father-in-law's Manhattan firm, these two women are thrown together.
- Author:TANNER, JanetSummary:
When Flora's beloved father is brutally murdered, his second cousin Louis Fletcher is quick to claim his inheritance and evict Flora from Tucker's Grave Inn. But Louis is a rich merchant and why does he want an old coaching-...
- Author:CORNWELL, Patricia DanielsSummary:
Five years after being sacked as Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Richmond, Virginia, and she is back with a vengeance. Her return, as consultant pathologist in the mysterious death of a teenage girl, ruffles a few...
- Author:FENTON, KateSummary:
Once upon a time, Miss Theodora Dunstan proposed marriage. More specifically, she proposed that the MP for Tadstone West would do the decent thing by herself. Readers of the tabloid press may recall what happend next. Teddy prefers...