New May 2008 Releases
Phillipa Bowers The Wise Woman's Tale
Narrated by Colleen Prendergast
Kate Barnes is fourteen years old when she first experiences the strange gifts
she has inherited from her grandmother's side of the family, but just as she
learning to develop her second sight, her father insists she should return to
London. He is determined that Kate must forget her grandmother's teachings and
get a job in order to help support their growing family. However, nothing will
keep Kate from her destiny - to take her grandmother's place as local wise
woman, and guardian of the secret cave which houses their ancestral tomb,
watched over by a beautiful woman formed from the rocks...
General Fiction 9781846523328 7 CDs
Dilly Court The Cockney Sparrow
Narrated by Annie Aldington
Gifted with a beautiful soprano voice, young Clemency Skinner is forced to work
as a pickpocket in order to support her crippled brother, Jack. Their feckless
mother, Edith, has fallen into the clutches of unscrupulous pimp Todd Hardiman,
whose evil presence threatens their daily existence. Befriended by Ned Hawkes
and his kindly mother Nell, Clemency finds work with a troupe of buskers run by
larger-than-life Augustus Throop, and is spotted by the manager of the Strand
Theatre. Clemency looks set for operatic stardom, but a chance meeting with the
mysterious Jared Stone brings danger and intrigue.
Family Saga 9781846522352 9 CDs
Alison Joseph Shadow Of Death
Narrated by Julia Franklin
Sister Agnes is sorting out the library of the nearly defunct Order in
Bermondsey, when the Hawker archive, books on spells and magic as well as
hand-written journals, catches her eye. These tell the story of Alice, her
husband Nicolas and their son who died in infancy. Alice's story seems to haunt
the present. The building is now an NHS centre for the mentally ill, and Agnes
is drawn into the predicament of Tina-Marie, who fears for her daughter Leila.
When horrible and unexplained things start happening, Agnes is convinced someone
is after something more than the obvious in the Hawker archives...
Mystery 9781846521133 7 CDs
Margaret Kaine Roses For Rebecca
Narrated by Julia Franklin
Rebecca Lawson, orphaned and homeless, returns to London to live and work with
her aunt and uncle in their East End pub, the Unicorn. One fateful day, Ian
Beresford walks into the bar, and eighteen-year-old Rebecca, longing for
security and a home of her own, falls deeply in love. When Ian disappears,
Rebecca discovers that she's pregnant and, frantic with worry, she travels to
his family home in Stoke-on-Trent. Awaiting her is the shocking news of an
appalling tragedy. She makes the difficult and brave decision to keep her baby,
but can she put the past behind her and find happiness?
Family Saga 9781846522376 9 CDs
Patrick Bishop 3 Para
Narrated by Michael Tudor Barnes
In April 2006, the elite 3 Para Battle Group was despatched to Helmand Province
in southern Afghanistan. They were tasked with providing security to
reconstruction efforts - a deployment it was hoped would pass off without a
single shot being fired. In fact, over the six months that they were there, the
soldiers saw near continuous combat in what would become one of the most
extraordinary campaigns ever fought by British troops. With exclusive access to
the soldiers involved, Patrick Bishop tells the stories of the men and women who
took part in this largely unreported saga, whose tales of courage and endurance
provide an unforgettable portrait of a remarkable band of warriors.
Non Fiction 9781407904597 10 CDs
Richard Stark Ask The Parrot
Narrated by Jeff Harding
Racing through the backwoods of Massachusetts and on the verge of being taken
down for one of the biggest and most disastrous bank heists the state has ever
seen, Parker runs right into the barrel of a gun pointed from the 'wrong' side
of the law. A quiet but angry recluse - with only a silent parrot for company -
saves Parker from the police dogs, but enmeshes him in a dubious, highly
dangerous, but potentially profitable scheme.
Mystery 9781407904511 6 CDs
Robert Barnard Last Post
Narrated by Anne Dover
Eve is dealing with the sad minutiae after her mother's death - the funeral,
packing up the house and responding to the pile of condolence letters - when she
makes a surprising discovery. One letter throws a new light upon her mother, a
woman she never fully knew, and prompts Eve to investigate further. It causes
Eve to set out on an unexpected journey, on a path leading into the past and
around the world.
Mystery 9781407903415 6 CDs
Sue Grafton T Is For Trespass
Narrated by Liza Ross
When her elderly neighbour Gus has an accident, Kinsey Millhone is relieved when
his niece organises a nurse for him. Verifying a background check on Solana
Rojas doesn't turn up anything suspicious. But Kinsey's not convinced,
especially when Gus seems to be getting worse under his nurse's tender care.
Realising that her neighbourly concern isn't going to get her past the front
door, Kinsey turns to more unorthodox methods to step up her investigation. And
gets far more than she bargained for...Not only is Solana not who she seems to
be, she's more than able to play Kinsey at her own game.
Mystery 9780753131084 11 CDs
Norman Stone World War One
Narrated by Sean Barrett
In 1914, prosperous countries across Europe at last mobilised their vast armies.
Each nation was confident of victory. Instead, Europe destroyed itself.
The First World War still haunts us all nearly a century after its outbreak.
What was meant to be a grab for imperial loot or a settling of scores turned
into a nightmare with millions of men killed by hideous technologies.
Ultimately almost all the principal states engaged in the war were ruined, with
even the notional winners irreparably damaged: the loot proved worthless and the
world was doomed to an even more terrible settling of scores only 20 years
later.
World War One: A Short History is a brilliantly written, often very witty
account, which makes a familiar story fresh and surprising.
Non Fiction 9780753131107 5 CDs
Richard North Patterson The Race
Narrated by William Hope
Corey Grace - a charismatic Republican senator from Ohio - is plunged into a
fierce presidential primary battle with the favourite of the party establishment
and a magnetic leader of the Christian right. A decorated Gulf War pilot, Grace
insists on voting according to his own conscience rather than following the
party line. This stubborn independence - together with his growing romance with
African-American movie star Lexie Hart - has earned him quite a reputation. But
Grace is haunted by a tragic mistake buried deep in his past, and in this most
brutal of political contests, nothing is off limits - past or present. And as
the campaign intensifies, Grace must decide who and what he is willing to
sacrifice.
Mystery 9780753130643 11 CDs