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List view record 131: The book of secretsList view anchor tag for record 131: The book of secrets
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The book of secrets

Mazzola, Anna2024
Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged the city, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach t...
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Cooke, C. J., 1978-2025
Four hundred years separate them. One book binds them. Glasgow, 2024. Clem waits by her daughter's hospital bed. Erin was found on an idyllic beach in Fynhallow Bay, Orkney with catastrophic burns and only one memory: her name is Nyx. But how did she get those burns? And how did her boyfriend end...
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The bookbinder of Jericho [large print]

Williams, Pip, 1969-2023
Oxford, 1914. When the young men are drawn away to fight, it is the women who must keep going. Twin sisters Peggy and Maude work in the bindery at Oxford University Press in Jericho. Peggy is intelligent, ambitious and dreams of studying - but is often reminded that her job is to bind the books, ...
List view record 134: The bookshop, the draper, the candlestick maker : a history of the high streetList view anchor tag for record 134: The bookshop, the draper, the candlestick maker : a history of the high street
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Gray, Annie (Food historian)2025
Bustling with rich detail, historical vignettes and surprising wares, this is the story of Britain's best-loved but ever-changing public spaces. What makes a high street? It's certainly not just about the shopping; these thoroughfares are often the beating heart of our towns and cities and, by ex...
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Boom town snap [large print]

Martin, Jay2025
When Georgie's boss-turned-lover, Nico, offers her a high-stakes job in Canada, she wants to say no. But burdened by debt and swayed by Nico's promises that the gig will be quick and lucrative, Georgie feels she has no choice - even though it means leaving behind the people she loves the most. Sw...
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The boomerang

Bailey, Robert, 1973-2026
The president of the United States has terminal cancer. Chief of Staff Eli James, his faithful consigliere and best friend, is one of the few who know. But just as the president's condition mysteriously improves, Eli's hit with another blow: his daughter has cancer too. Hell-bent on helping her, ...
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Born to be trouble

Jeffries, Sheila2019
Combining a heroine worthy of Poldark with the drama of a family saga, this is a gripping story of secrets, lies and second chances. Running away from heartache and scandal, Tessa Barcussy flees Cornwall to London in search of freedom, excitement and a new life. But the city is not what she is ex...
List view record 138: Borrowed light [Large Print]List view anchor tag for record 138: Borrowed light [Large Print]
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Borrowed light [Large Print]

Hurley, Graham2012
"DI Joe Faraday is convalescing after a serious injury - but four deaths in a suspicious fire drag him back to work before he's truly fit. His partner, meanwhile, wants to adopt a child who was badly burned in the hellhole of Gaza. Ex-cop Paul Winter is still drug lord Bazza Mackenzie's trusted l...
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Bound by a common enemy [large print]

Oliver, Lucy2016
Tied to the violent Edmund by a betrothal contract, Elizabeth Farrell gains an unexpected opportunity for deliverance when their bridal party is stopped in the forest by a band of men. William Downes offers to pay off her contract - if she will enter a temporary marriage of convenience with him i...
List view record 140: The Bowness bequestList view anchor tag for record 140: The Bowness bequest
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The Bowness bequest

Tope, Rebecca2018
Winter has arrived in the town of Windermere, and has brought with it the death of Frances Henderson, the best friend of Simmy Brown's mother. Having known the Hendersons all of her life, Simmy must cope with the loss of an important figure from her childhood - as well as surprise at being bequea...
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