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Engaging new titles
There are a range of new books in the Information Centre that make great reading. We would love to match you with some good reads over the holidays, so come and see us. Remember you can also place a reserve if someone gets in before you.
The Miniaturist
By Jessie Burton
A young woman begins a new life as a wife of a wealthy merchant, only to find her new home harsh and unwelcoming. When her husband gifts her a miniature replica of their home, she employs the services of a miniaturist, an elusive artist who produces tiny creations that mirror their real-life characters in eerie ways.
A young woman begins a new life as a wife of a wealthy merchant, only to find her new home harsh and unwelcoming. When her husband gifts her a miniature replica of their home, she employs the services of a miniaturist, an elusive artist who produces tiny creations that mirror their real-life characters in eerie ways.
Longbourn
By Jo Baker
An engaging look behind the scenes of Longbourn, as we see the world of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' through the eyes of the servants.
An engaging look behind the scenes of Longbourn, as we see the world of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' through the eyes of the servants.
The Chaperone
By Laura Moriarty
A captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned Louise Brooks (the famous silent film star) to New York City in the 1920s. Through her relationship with the young star, Cora Carlisle has her eyes opened to the promise of the twentieth century and a new understanding of the possibilities of living an engaging life.
A captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned Louise Brooks (the famous silent film star) to New York City in the 1920s. Through her relationship with the young star, Cora Carlisle has her eyes opened to the promise of the twentieth century and a new understanding of the possibilities of living an engaging life.
The Bone Clocks
By David Mitchell
Long-listed for the Man Booker prize, this ambitious new novel from David Mitchell follows the life of one woman from adolescence to old age. Set on Ireland’s Atlantic coast as Europe’s oil supply dries up, it shows 'a life not so far out of the ordinary, yet punctuated by flashes of precognition, visits from people who emerge from thin air and brief lapses in the laws of reality.'
Long-listed for the Man Booker prize, this ambitious new novel from David Mitchell follows the life of one woman from adolescence to old age. Set on Ireland’s Atlantic coast as Europe’s oil supply dries up, it shows 'a life not so far out of the ordinary, yet punctuated by flashes of precognition, visits from people who emerge from thin air and brief lapses in the laws of reality.'
Us
by David Nicholls
Douglas Petersen, a 54-year-old industrial biochemist, is woken by his wife of almost a quarter of a century, Connie, and is informed that she thinks their marriage may be over. When they decide to continue on a preplanned family holiday with their 18 year old son, he decides to try and win his wife back. Another well reviewed and delightful love story from the author of One Day.
Douglas Petersen, a 54-year-old industrial biochemist, is woken by his wife of almost a quarter of a century, Connie, and is informed that she thinks their marriage may be over. When they decide to continue on a preplanned family holiday with their 18 year old son, he decides to try and win his wife back. Another well reviewed and delightful love story from the author of One Day.
The girl who saved the King of Sweden
By Jonas Jonasson
A delightful story about how one person's actions can have far-reaching, even global, consequences. On June 14, 2007, the king and the prime minister of Sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the royal castle. Later it was said that both had fallen ill, but the truth is different.
The real story starts much earlier, in 1961, with the birth of Nombeko Mayeki in a shack in Soweto.
A delightful story about how one person's actions can have far-reaching, even global, consequences. On June 14, 2007, the king and the prime minister of Sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the royal castle. Later it was said that both had fallen ill, but the truth is different.
The real story starts much earlier, in 1961, with the birth of Nombeko Mayeki in a shack in Soweto.
The Son
By Philipp Meyer
An epic story set in Texas that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the ambitious McCulloughs. Love, honour, children are sacrificed in the name of ambition, as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices.
An epic story set in Texas that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the ambitious McCulloughs. Love, honour, children are sacrificed in the name of ambition, as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices.
The Rosie Effect
By Graeme Simsion
Rosie and Don are back! For those of you who laughed your way through The Rosie Project, you can now find your way back into their lives in this delightful sequel. Rosie drops the bombshell that she is pregnant, and in true Tillman style, Don instantly becomes an expert on all things obstetric.
Rosie and Don are back! For those of you who laughed your way through The Rosie Project, you can now find your way back into their lives in this delightful sequel. Rosie drops the bombshell that she is pregnant, and in true Tillman style, Don instantly becomes an expert on all things obstetric.
The Children Act
By Ian McEwan
A high court lawyer is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. The case stirs her own long-buried feelings of regret of her childlessness, and her marriage of thirty years is in crisis. The judgments she makes will have momentous consequences for both her and the boy.
A high court lawyer is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. The case stirs her own long-buried feelings of regret of her childlessness, and her marriage of thirty years is in crisis. The judgments she makes will have momentous consequences for both her and the boy.