Fiction
Novel About My Wife
Emily Perkins.
Tom Stone is madly in love with his wife, Ann, an Australian in self-imposed exile in London. Pushing forty and expecting their first child, they buy a semi-derelict house in Hackney. Their home is plagued with vermin, smells and strange noises. On the verge of losing the house, Tom makes a decision that he hopes will save their lives. |
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The Saladin Murders: an Omar Yussef novel
Matt Rees.
Omar Yussef, teacher turned detective, is sent to Gaza Strip for a routine police investigation but ends up uncovering murder and deadly power struggles. |
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The Cure For Modern Life
Lisa Tucker.
Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, but a decade later they have become professional enemies. They're kept in balance by Matthew's best and oldest friend, Ben, - and Amelia's new boyfriend. When Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge face-to-face with a boy screaming for help, that delicate balance begins to crumble. |
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The Venetian Betrayal: a novel
Steve Berry.
A miraculous healing serum kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the remains of Alexander the Great, is the coveted prize for a cunning tyrant, unless Cotton Malone, former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer, can get it first. |
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Everlasting
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss.
An historical romance which follows the relationship between Abrielle, who is betrothed to an evil man, and her beloved Raven, a Scottish soldier determined to save her from an unthinkable fate. |
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Night Work
Steve Hamilton.
Joe Trumbull is a man with a tragic past. During his stag night his fiancée was strangled in her bed. Years later, a woman he met through a blind date is found dead. Now Joe finds himself in a game of cat-and-mouse with the best criminal investigators, with Joe fighting for his life. |
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Book notes by Marj Townsend, Assistant Cataloguer |
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Non Fiction
To Dakar and Back: 21 days across North Africa by motorcycle
Lawrence Hacking with Wil De Clercq. (910.4 HAC)
Paris/Dakar is considered one of the world's greatest adventures, akin to climbing Mt. Everest. The human drama that unfolds each January is unparalleled. Tales of danger, blinding sandstorms, endless vistas of towering dunes, incredible hardship, perseverance, tenacity, ingenuity, triumph and tragedy have greatly contributed to it's mystique. Lawrence Hacking (46) was the first Canadian to finish the fabled race. An exciting read that recounts the three weeks and 10,000 kilometres of blood, sweat, and tears through the North Western Africa. |
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Sisters in Arms: British Army nurses tell their story
Nicola Tyrer. (940.547541)
Thousands of middle-class girls in their early twenties were plucked from their sheltered backgrounds, subjected to training regimes unimaginably tough by today's standards and sent forth to share the harsh conditions of the fighting services, and confront the most horrific casualties during the Second World War. Their experiences are some of the greatest adventure stories of modern times and until now remained largely untold. |
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Erased: missing women, murdered wives
Marilee Strong with Mark Powelson. (364.1523 STR)
In more than 50 chilling case studies, Marilee Strong examines the psychology that drives cold-blooded killers, who carefully plan, and methodically execute, their wives, girlfriends and sometimes children. Often these men have no criminal record and no history of violence, yet they seemingly "erase" the women they claim to love. |
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Flight of the Dragonfly
Melissa Hawach. (92 HAW)
A case which made international headlines: two small girls were abducted by their Lebanese-Australian father, Joe and flown from Sydney into Lebanon in the middle of a war. Their distraught mother, Melissa Hawach reveals the story the media missed: when the courts and all legitimate avenues failed her, she had to make an agonising decision - should she break the law and snatch the children from their father? A candid account of her ill-fated marriage, the shocking kidnapping, her journey to Beirut and the gripping tale of how she made a decision no parent should have to make. |
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The Long Table: my love affair with food
Mary Moody. (641.5 MOO)
Best known for her expertise as a gardening writer and television presenter, Mary Moody recounts how her life has been shaped by the love of food, cooking and sharing these pleasures with generations of family and friends. |
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Swimming With Crocodiles: an Australian adventure
Will Chaffey. (994.65)
A disastrous senior year at college saw Will boarding a plane in New York to get as far away as possible from the dark New England winter, and the stifling expectations of college and career. In Australia, Will met an enigmatic herpetologist called Geoff. Together they formulated a plan to walk from the headwaters of the Prince Regent River to the fall of King Cascade on the north-west coast of Australia - a hazardous journey never before attempted by white men. Their expedition turns into a life and death struggle when their boat never arrives. A riveting adventure and a wry meditation on the journey to adulthood. |
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Garden to Vase: growing and using your own cut flowers
Linda Beutler. (635.966)
Learn from a master about what makes a good cut flower, the emotional effect and meanings of flowers, useful herbaceous perennials, and much more. An accomplished gardener and professional florist, Linda Beutler offers unique insights into creating inspired floral arrangements and growing the plants that go into them. |
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Book Notes, By Barbara Evans, cataloguing librarian |
