Spydus Search Results - New audiobooks https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22LASTMONTH%20-%20THISMONTH%22%20-%20MINOR%3A%20ITD16)%20-%20BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22%3C%20LASTMONTH%22)%20%2B%20BTYP%3A%20I&QRYTEXT=New%20audiobooks&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20&ISGLB=0 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. The wedding of the year / Jill Mansell. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749734&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It's set to be a perfect day - until the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride around the church. This wedding definitely isn't going as planned. Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max. No kiss has ever matched the last one they shared fifteen years ago. They were on the brink of a beautiful love story, until a shocking event tore them apart. Now here he is, still ridiculously good-looking, teasing Lottie in the old way - and that overwhelming electric attraction is back. But Max is way out of bounds. Isla owes Cameron everything. But she doesn't love him. Which is a shame, because they're about to be married. Ruby has been the perfect wife. When she discovers the truth about her husband, her response is reckless and delicious. But after that, nothing will ever be the same again. It's set to be a perfect day - until the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride around the church. This wedding definitely isn't going as planned. Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max. No kiss has ever matched the last one they shared fifteen years ago. They were on the brink of a beautiful love story, until a shocking event tore them apart. Now here he is, still ridiculously good-looking, teasing Lottie in the old way - and that overwhelming electric attraction is back. But Max is way out of bounds. Isla owes Cameron everything. But she doesn't love him. Which is a shame, because they're about to be married. Ruby has been the perfect wife. When she discovers the truth about her husband, her response is reckless and delicious. But after that, nothing will ever be the same again.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mansell, Jill<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />10 CDs (8 hr., 45 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Dukinfield Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740287<br /> The longest goodbye / Mari Hannah. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749735&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands? Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team's lives, on the line. Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands? Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team's lives, on the line.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hannah, Mari<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />10 CDs (11 hr., 4 min.) : digital, stereo.<br />Kate Daniels series<br /><br />Dukinfield Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740279<br /> The girl / Catherine Cookson. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749740&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 She came from the hills in the early dawn, appearing in Ned Ridley's stable yard like some wraith of the morning mist to seek the startled young horse dealer's help. Her name was Hannah Boyle and she was eight years old. She came from the hills in the early dawn, appearing in Ned Ridley's stable yard like some wraith of the morning mist to seek the startled young horse dealer's help. Her name was Hannah Boyle and she was eight years old.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cookson, Catherine<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />11 CD (11 hr., 50 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Home Library Service - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740352<br /> The winter widow / Annemarie Brear. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749742&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 York, 1852. When Caroline Lawson becomes a young widow, her grief is deepened by the loss of her farm. A rash decision to travel to York to find work doesn't turn out as she expected. With money running low, Caroline fears she will soon have no choice but the workhouse. However, she is not without hope, and with her new friends, feisty Trixie, and her two little sisters and the unique Mussy, Caroline learns she is stronger than she realised and that even in the worst of times, friendship is all you need. When tragedy strikes again, and secrets are revealed, Caroline knows she must protect her friends and get them out of the dangerous city to the countryside she loves, but will she find there the happiness she once had? York, 1852. When Caroline Lawson becomes a young widow, her grief is deepened by the loss of her farm. A rash decision to travel to York to find work doesn't turn out as she expected. With money running low, Caroline fears she will soon have no choice but the workhouse. However, she is not without hope, and with her new friends, feisty Trixie, and her two little sisters and the unique Mussy, Caroline learns she is stronger than she realised and that even in the worst of times, friendship is all you need. When tragedy strikes again, and secrets are revealed, Caroline knows she must protect her friends and get them out of the dangerous city to the countryside she loves, but will she find there the happiness she once had?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brear, AnneMarie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 11 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Home Library Service - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740337<br /> Evie's story / Sylvia Broady. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749743&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Three girls all want to get away from home to help the war effort. The first in the series is Evie's story as she navigates the comradeship and trials of being an Ack Ack Girl and falling in love with a RAF pilot who is then killed. Three girls all want to get away from home to help the war effort. The first in the series is Evie's story as she navigates the comradeship and trials of being an Ack Ack Girl and falling in love with a RAF pilot who is then killed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Broady, Sylvia<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />9 CDs (9 hr., 37 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Home Library Service - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740345<br /> A nye of pheasants / Steve Burrows. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749744&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Prior to assuming his new role with a different constabulary, Danny Maik has taken a holiday in Singapore to reconcile with an old friend, Guy Trueman. When a street brawl turns deadly, Danny is facing a charge of manslaughter, but when evidence emerges that he may have planned the victim's murder, Maik is looking at the death penalty. Back in Norfolk, Maik's replacement is trying to resurrect his career after an earlier serious error. At first, the signs are promising. His astute observations turn the apparent suicide of a local pheasant farmer into murder. DI Domenic Jejeune should be monitoring his new charge, but he is too distracted by Danny's plight. Others are watching, though, and they are disturbed by what they're seeing. With the situation heading to a deadly climax, Domenic must decide where his duty lies. Prior to assuming his new role with a different constabulary, Danny Maik has taken a holiday in Singapore to reconcile with an old friend, Guy Trueman. When a street brawl turns deadly, Danny is facing a charge of manslaughter, but when evidence emerges that he may have planned the victim's murder, Maik is looking at the death penalty. Back in Norfolk, Maik's replacement is trying to resurrect his career after an earlier serious error. At first, the signs are promising. His astute observations turn the apparent suicide of a local pheasant farmer into murder. DI Domenic Jejeune should be monitoring his new charge, but he is too distracted by Danny's plight. Others are watching, though, and they are disturbed by what they're seeing. With the situation heading to a deadly climax, Domenic must decide where his duty lies.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Burrows, Steve<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />12 CDs (13 hr., 9 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Dukinfield Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740386<br /> Random in death / J.D. Robb. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749745&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Sixteen-year-old Jenna Harbough's parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It's the best night of her life. It's the last night of her life. Minutes later, Jake's in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it's no use. It's time to call Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Who could want this level-headed teen, passionate about her music, dead? Was she targeted or could she have been the victim of a random attack? And if she was, who's next? Sixteen-year-old Jenna Harbough's parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It's the best night of her life. It's the last night of her life. Minutes later, Jake's in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it's no use. It's time to call Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Who could want this level-headed teen, passionate about her music, dead? Was she targeted or could she have been the victim of a random attack? And if she was, who's next?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Robb, J. D., 1950-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />10 CDs (13 hr., 5 min.) : digital, stereo.<br />In death novels ; 58.<br /><br />Hyde Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740428<br /> A spy alone / Charles Beaumont. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749749&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found? 2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance. But as Simon investigates, worrying patterns begin to emerge. His subject made regular trips to Oxford, but for no apparent reason. There are payments from offshore accounts that stop suddenly. Has he found what none of his former colleagues believed possible, a Russian spy ring now nestled at the heart of the British Establishment? Or is he just another paranoid ex-spook left out in the cold, obsessed with redemption? Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found? 2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance. But as Simon investigates, worrying patterns begin to emerge. His subject made regular trips to Oxford, but for no apparent reason. There are payments from offshore accounts that stop suddenly. Has he found what none of his former colleagues believed possible, a Russian spy ring now nestled at the heart of the British Establishment? Or is he just another paranoid ex-spook left out in the cold, obsessed with redemption?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beaumont, Charles<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />12 CDs (12 hr., 25 min.) : digital, stereo.<br />Oxford spy ring ; 1.<br /><br />Ashton Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740360<br /> Island in the sun / Katie Fforde. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749750&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island of Dominica, she really can't see a reason to say no. But the remote island has just been hit by a severe hurricane, leaving destruction in its wake. Cass is travelling with Ranulph who is searching for the rare stone carvings her father wants her to photograph. Their hunt leads Cass down a path of bravery and self-discovery, and she soon falls for Ranulph, who has been by her side every step of the way. But does he feel the same way about her? When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island of Dominica, she really can't see a reason to say no. But the remote island has just been hit by a severe hurricane, leaving destruction in its wake. Cass is travelling with Ranulph who is searching for the rare stone carvings her father wants her to photograph. Their hunt leads Cass down a path of bravery and self-discovery, and she soon falls for Ranulph, who has been by her side every step of the way. But does he feel the same way about her?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fforde, Katie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />9 CDs (9 hr., 21 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Denton Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740394<br /> The ghost orchid / Jonathan Kellerman. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749751&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 In an upscale Bel Air property, two lovers are found dead in a swimming pool. The man is the playboy heir to a business empire, and the woman is his even wealthier married neighbour. An illicit affair is the perfect motive. But the house is untouched - no forced entry, no forensic evidence - and so LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis and asks psychologist Alex Delaware to help unpick the case. It quickly becomes clear that both victims had troubled pasts. Now Alex and Milo must confront LA's darkest side as they unravel a trail of deadly secrets. In an upscale Bel Air property, two lovers are found dead in a swimming pool. The man is the playboy heir to a business empire, and the woman is his even wealthier married neighbour. An illicit affair is the perfect motive. But the house is untouched - no forced entry, no forensic evidence - and so LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis and asks psychologist Alex Delaware to help unpick the case. It quickly becomes clear that both victims had troubled pasts. Now Alex and Milo must confront LA's darkest side as they unravel a trail of deadly secrets.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kellerman, Jonathan<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 3 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Droylsden Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 38016015740402<br /> The bone hunters / Joanne Burn. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749781&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 In 1824, Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. Wealthy holidaymakers dance in the Assembly Rooms whilst the poor riot over the price of bread, scientists do battle with theologists, and amidst it all, one woman is about to make an extraordinary discovery. When 24-year-old Ada Winters - poor, peculiar and brilliant - uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family's financial struggles. Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will place him amongst the greatest geologists of the age. What he finds instead is a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he desires. But what is the creature that Ada and Edwin seek to unearth? And will it be their means to greatness, or destruction? In 1824, Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. Wealthy holidaymakers dance in the Assembly Rooms whilst the poor riot over the price of bread, scientists do battle with theologists, and amidst it all, one woman is about to make an extraordinary discovery. When 24-year-old Ada Winters - poor, peculiar and brilliant - uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family's financial struggles. Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will place him amongst the greatest geologists of the age. What he finds instead is a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he desires. But what is the creature that Ada and Edwin seek to unearth? And will it be their means to greatness, or destruction?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Burn, Joanne<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 37 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Stalybridge Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Onloan - Due: 30 Apr 2024 - 38016015740378<br /> The wartime book club / Kate Thompson. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749785&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 From enchanting cliff tops and white sandy bays to the pretty cobbled streets of St Helier, Jersey is known as the land of milk and honey. But for best friends Bea Rose (the local postwoman) and Grace Le Motte (who works in the island's only library) it becomes the frontline to everyday resistance when their beloved island is occupied by German forces in 1940. Inspired by astonishing true events, 'The Wartime Book Club' is an unforgettable story of everyday bravery and resistance, full of romance, drama and camaraderie and a tribute to the joy of reading and the power of books in our darkest hour. From enchanting cliff tops and white sandy bays to the pretty cobbled streets of St Helier, Jersey is known as the land of milk and honey. But for best friends Bea Rose (the local postwoman) and Grace Le Motte (who works in the island's only library) it becomes the frontline to everyday resistance when their beloved island is occupied by German forces in 1940. Inspired by astonishing true events, 'The Wartime Book Club' is an unforgettable story of everyday bravery and resistance, full of romance, drama and camaraderie and a tribute to the joy of reading and the power of books in our darkest hour.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thompson, Kate, 1974-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2024.<br />12 CDs (12 hr., 43 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Home Library Service - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740311<br /> The trials of Marjorie Crowe / C.S. Robertson. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749792&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Marjorie Crowe lives in a cottage on the edge of the village. With her few friends long gone, she's regressed into a quiet, almost mute, world of her own. Her daily strolls are the stuff of local legend. Twice a day, at the same time and the same pace each day, she walks. The locals can set their watches by her. She even goes in one door of the local pub and out the other, as if it isn't there. When Marjorie is seven minutes late walking through the back door of The Foresters Arms, it's noticed. That's the same day that 11-year-old Charlie McKee disappears. That's the day everyone wants to know what Marjorie knows. Marjorie Crowe lives in a cottage on the edge of the village. With her few friends long gone, she's regressed into a quiet, almost mute, world of her own. Her daily strolls are the stuff of local legend. Twice a day, at the same time and the same pace each day, she walks. The locals can set their watches by her. She even goes in one door of the local pub and out the other, as if it isn't there. When Marjorie is seven minutes late walking through the back door of The Foresters Arms, it's noticed. That's the same day that 11-year-old Charlie McKee disappears. That's the day everyone wants to know what Marjorie knows.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Robertson, Craig<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />10 CDs (11 hr., 45 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Dukinfield Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 38016015740436<br /> Too many cooks / Rosemary Shrager. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749793&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Prudence Bulstrode has fond memories of St Marianne's School for Girls, the beautiful Cornish school where she boarded as a girl. It was at St Marianne's that Prudence first learned the joy of cooking, from her dear old Home Economics teacher, Mrs Agatha Jubber. So when she's invited back to the school, to lead an Easter holidays course in the fundamentals of cookery, Prudence couldn't be more delighted. What's more, it's a chance to show her grand-daughter Suki the way school used to be in the good old days. But no sooner has Prudence arrived at St Marianne's, a gruesome discovery is made. The builders excavating the old hockey pitch have unearthed human bones - bones dating from Prudence's own time at St Marianne's. Soon, Prudence recollects the story of the vanishing schoolmaster, Mr Hubbard, and the rumours that spread like wildfire one summer about his illicit affair with Agatha Jubber. Prudence Bulstrode has fond memories of St Marianne's School for Girls, the beautiful Cornish school where she boarded as a girl. It was at St Marianne's that Prudence first learned the joy of cooking, from her dear old Home Economics teacher, Mrs Agatha Jubber. So when she's invited back to the school, to lead an Easter holidays course in the fundamentals of cookery, Prudence couldn't be more delighted. What's more, it's a chance to show her grand-daughter Suki the way school used to be in the good old days. But no sooner has Prudence arrived at St Marianne's, a gruesome discovery is made. The builders excavating the old hockey pitch have unearthed human bones - bones dating from Prudence's own time at St Marianne's. Soon, Prudence recollects the story of the vanishing schoolmaster, Mr Hubbard, and the rumours that spread like wildfire one summer about his illicit affair with Agatha Jubber.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Shrager, Rosemary<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2024.<br />10 CDs (11 hr., 7 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Home Library Service - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Onloan - Due: 30 Apr 2024 - 38016015740303<br /> The rag maiden / Libby Ashworth. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749886&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Ireland, 1948. The potato famine has left the Cavanagh family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land. But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets. Now, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two. She refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America. But Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse. Ireland, 1948. The potato famine has left the Cavanagh family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land. But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets. Now, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two. She refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America. But Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ashworth, Libby<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 14 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Home Library Service - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740329<br /> Coming home to the cottage by the sea / Rebecca Alexander. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3750933&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When Olivia Elliott decides to spend the summer on the remote Morwen Island where she grew up, she can't help but wonder if returning home is a good idea. After all, she still remembers the heartbreak she left behind on those shores many years ago. Before long, she runs into her first love, Jory Trethewey, who offers to help Olivia fix up her new cottage. And as they renovate, they realise the house has its own secrets. When Olivia Elliott decides to spend the summer on the remote Morwen Island where she grew up, she can't help but wonder if returning home is a good idea. After all, she still remembers the heartbreak she left behind on those shores many years ago. Before long, she runs into her first love, Jory Trethewey, who offers to help Olivia fix up her new cottage. And as they renovate, they realise the house has its own secrets.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Alexander, Rebecca, 1960-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2024.<br />10 CDs (10 hr., 21 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Home Library Service - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Being repaired (Set: 09 Apr 2024) - In-transit from Bibliographical Services to Home Library Service (Set: 09 Apr 2024) - 38016015740295<br /> The mother of all problems / Nancy Peach. https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3750937&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Penny Baker is coping. Just about. Three kids, one dog, one lovely but sometimes oblivious husband. Tick, tick tick. She is even managing to hold her own among the competitive school mums - if you don't look too closely. But when she finds herself also caring for her elderly mother, diagnosed with dementia, the household is thrown into disarray and Penny finds herself stretched to breaking point trying to meet everyone's needs. Can she make the new family situation work? And is there any chance of finding some space in it all for herself? Penny Baker is coping. Just about. Three kids, one dog, one lovely but sometimes oblivious husband. Tick, tick tick. She is even managing to hold her own among the competitive school mums - if you don't look too closely. But when she finds herself also caring for her elderly mother, diagnosed with dementia, the household is thrown into disarray and Penny finds herself stretched to breaking point trying to meet everyone's needs. Can she make the new family situation work? And is there any chance of finding some space in it all for herself?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Peach, Nancy<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />11 CDs (12 hr., 2 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Dukinfield Library - (Tameside) - Adult Talking Book Compact Disc - Available - 38016015740410<br /> The Cat Who Caught a Killer [electronic resource] https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3787202&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Meet Conrad the cat. You’ve never met a detective like him before.Neither has Lulu Lewis when he walks into her life one summer’s day. Mourning the recent death of her husband, the former police detective had expected a gentle retirement, quietly enjoying life on her new canal boat, The Lark, and visiting her mother-in-law Emily in a nearby care home.But when Emily dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances, Lulu senses foul play and resolves to find out what really happened. And a remarkable cat named Conrad will be with her every step of the way . . . Meet Conrad the cat. You’ve never met a detective like him before.Neither has Lulu Lewis when he walks into her life one summer’s day. Mourning the recent death of her husband, the former police detective had expected a gentle retirement, quietly enjoying life on her new canal boat, The Lark, and visiting her mother-in-law Emily in a nearby care home.But when Emily dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances, Lulu senses foul play and resolves to find out what really happened. And a remarkable cat named Conrad will be with her every step of the way . . .<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Shearer, L T<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Macmillan, 2022<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br />Conrad the Cat Detective ; 1<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> The Scrum Fieldbook [electronic resource] : Faster Performance. Better Results. Starting Now https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2965359&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Work. You’re doing it wrong. Work. You’re doing it wrong.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sutherland, J.J.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Cornerstone Digital, 2020<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> The Seat of the Soul [electronic resource] : An Inspiring Vision of Humanity's Spiritual Destiny https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2983666&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 A very important book' Paulo Coehlo'The Seat of the Soul changed the way I see myself. It changed the way I view the world' OprahThis iconic book encourages you to become the authority in your own life. It will change the way you see the world, interact with other people, and understand your own actions and motivations. In it, Gary Zukav takes you on a penetrating exploration of the new phase that humanity has entered: one where harmony, cooperation, sharing and reverence for life become more important than the ability to manipulate and control. Using his scientist’s eye and philosopher’s heart, Zukav shows us how to participate fully in this evolution, enlivening our everyday activities and all our relationships with meaning and purpose. A very important book' Paulo Coehlo'The Seat of the Soul changed the way I see myself. It changed the way I view the world' OprahThis iconic book encourages you to become the authority in your own life. It will change the way you see the world, interact with other people, and understand your own actions and motivations. In it, Gary Zukav takes you on a penetrating exploration of the new phase that humanity has entered: one where harmony, cooperation, sharing and reverence for life become more important than the ability to manipulate and control. Using his scientist’s eye and philosopher’s heart, Zukav shows us how to participate fully in this evolution, enlivening our everyday activities and all our relationships with meaning and purpose.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Zukav, Gary<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Ebury Digital, 2020<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> The Nursery Rhyme Collection [electronic resource] https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3043919&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffett and many other popular nursery rhyme characters are brought together in this entertaining collection of forty familiar favourites. Including lively action rhymes, bouncy counting rhymes and soothing bedtime rhymes, children will love singing along, over and over again. Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffett and many other popular nursery rhyme characters are brought together in this entertaining collection of forty familiar favourites. Including lively action rhymes, bouncy counting rhymes and soothing bedtime rhymes, children will love singing along, over and over again.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Books, HarperCollins Children’s<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks, 2020<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World [electronic resource] https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3078954&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Brought to you by Puffin.Meet just some of the amazing Muslim men and women who have changed our world - from pirate queens, nurses, warriors, scientists, actors, and mathematicians, to courageous ordinary men and women doing extraordinary things. You'll find people you might know, like Malala Yousafzai, Mo Farah and Muhammad Ali, as well as some you might not, such as:Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham: the first scientist to prove theories about how light travels, hundreds of years before Isaac NewtonSultan Razia: a fearsome female rulerG. Willow Wilson: the comic book artist who created the first ever Muslim Marvel characterIbtihaj Muhammad: the Olympic and World Champion fencer and the first American to compete in the games wearing hijab.Noor Inayat Khan: the Indian Princess who became a British spy during WWII© Burhana Islam 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Brought to you by Puffin.Meet just some of the amazing Muslim men and women who have changed our world - from pirate queens, nurses, warriors, scientists, actors, and mathematicians, to courageous ordinary men and women doing extraordinary things. You'll find people you might know, like Malala Yousafzai, Mo Farah and Muhammad Ali, as well as some you might not, such as:Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham: the first scientist to prove theories about how light travels, hundreds of years before Isaac NewtonSultan Razia: a fearsome female rulerG. Willow Wilson: the comic book artist who created the first ever Muslim Marvel characterIbtihaj Muhammad: the Olympic and World Champion fencer and the first American to compete in the games wearing hijab.Noor Inayat Khan: the Indian Princess who became a British spy during WWII© Burhana Islam 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Islam, Burhana<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Puffin, 2020<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> This Year it will be Different [electronic resource] https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2939245&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 This Year it will be Different brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in 15 stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and instead of sugarplums, she brings us the nourishment of holidays that precipitate change, growth and new beginnings.The stories powerfully evoke many lives during the one holiday of the year when feelings cannot be easily hidden – when step-families grapple with exes; long-married couples face in-law problems; a wandering husband chooses between 'the other woman' and his wife; a child is caught in the grown-up tug-of-war. The time of year may be magical, imbued with personal meaning, but the situations are universal and Maeve Binchy makes us care about them all. This Year it will be Different brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in 15 stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and instead of sugarplums, she brings us the nourishment of holidays that precipitate change, growth and new beginnings.The stories powerfully evoke many lives during the one holiday of the year when feelings cannot be easily hidden – when step-families grapple with exes; long-married couples face in-law problems; a wandering husband chooses between 'the other woman' and his wife; a child is caught in the grown-up tug-of-war. The time of year may be magical, imbued with personal meaning, but the situations are universal and Maeve Binchy makes us care about them all.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Binchy, Maeve<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2019<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> House of Shadows [electronic resource] : An Enthralling Historical Mystery https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2709708&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center. One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears witness as her protector Lord Evershot—desperate to find it—burns the building to the ground. Now, a battered mirror and the diary of a Regency courtesan are the only clues Holly Ansell has to finding her brother, who has gone missing researching the mystery of Elizabeth Stuart and her alleged affair with Lord Craven. As she retraces his footsteps, Holly’s quest will soon reveal the truth about Lavinia and compel her to confront the stunning revelation about the legacy of the Winter Queen. “Fans of Kate Morton will enjoy this thrilling tale.” —Candis Magazine In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center. One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears witness as her protector Lord Evershot—desperate to find it—burns the building to the ground. Now, a battered mirror and the diary of a Regency courtesan are the only clues Holly Ansell has to finding her brother, who has gone missing researching the mystery of Elizabeth Stuart and her alleged affair with Lord Craven. As she retraces his footsteps, Holly’s quest will soon reveal the truth about Lavinia and compel her to confront the stunning revelation about the legacy of the Winter Queen. “Fans of Kate Morton will enjoy this thrilling tale.” —Candis Magazine<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cornick, Nicola<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Harlequin Audio, 2017<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> Clear and Present Danger [electronic resource] https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2547816&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 At what point does criminal activity threaten national security? When can a nation respond to it as to an enemy? These are the questions Jack Ryan must consider when he hears the awful news: Colombian drug lords, tired of being harassed by US law enforcement agents, have assassinated three high American officials, and that is just the beginning. The message is clear: Leave us alone.But they have pushed too far. Someone steps quietly over the line they have drawn, deploying covert-action teams in Colombia. At home, too, men armed with the most sophisticated tools their country can devise begin to take the fight to the enemy. But does anyone know who the real enemy is, and how much action is too much? Who is doing what? Which line has been crossed? Ryan and his 'dark side', a shadowy field officer known only as Mr. Clark, must find out. They expect danger from without ‒ but the danger from within may be the greatest of all. At what point does criminal activity threaten national security? When can a nation respond to it as to an enemy? These are the questions Jack Ryan must consider when he hears the awful news: Colombian drug lords, tired of being harassed by US law enforcement agents, have assassinated three high American officials, and that is just the beginning. The message is clear: Leave us alone.But they have pushed too far. Someone steps quietly over the line they have drawn, deploying covert-action teams in Colombia. At home, too, men armed with the most sophisticated tools their country can devise begin to take the fight to the enemy. But does anyone know who the real enemy is, and how much action is too much? Who is doing what? Which line has been crossed? Ryan and his 'dark side', a shadowy field officer known only as Mr. Clark, must find out. They expect danger from without ‒ but the danger from within may be the greatest of all.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Clancy, Tom<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2014<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br />Jack Ryan ; 4<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> Diary of a Baby Wombat [electronic resource] : Unabridged edition https://tameside.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2977333&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Like any growing family, this baby wombat and her mum are finding it hard to fit into their home. When setting out to dig a new, bigger hole with room for them both, Shaggy Gully's newest resident gets some help from a friend, causes more mayhem than Mothball ever did, and sorts things out in hilarious style. Like any growing family, this baby wombat and her mum are finding it hard to fit into their home. When setting out to dig a new, bigger hole with room for them both, Shaggy Gully's newest resident gets some help from a friend, causes more mayhem than Mothball ever did, and sorts things out in hilarious style.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>French, Jackie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, 2011<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Tameside) - Digital Resource - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br />