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22) The lie tree
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Faith's father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it. The bigger the lie, the more p
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012
Description
During the Second World War, the Allies listened intently to the messages of the enemy. Every whisper built a picture of the threat to come, and the weapons used were terrifying in their murderous capabilities. 'Target London' recalls the inception of the German V-weapons and the Allies' race to discover the truth about them.
24) Watching you
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Formats
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Marnie Logan often feels she is being watched. It's nothing she can put her finger on - a whisper of breath on her neck, a shadow in the corner of her eye - and now her life is frozen. Her husband, Daniel, has been missing for more than a year. Depressed and desperate, she seeks the help of psychologist Joe O'Loughlin. Then she discovers a book pac
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2018
Description
There?s a stranger in your home?When her stepmother dies unexpectedly, Caro returns to her childhood home in Derbyshire. She hadn?t seen Elizabeth in years, but the remote farmhouse offers refuge from a bad relationship, and a chance to start again.But going through Elizabeth?s belongings unearths memories Caro would rather stay buried. In particular, the story her stepmother would tell her, about two little girls and the terrible thing they do.As...
26) Alias Grace
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Pub. Date
2017
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Description
'Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor.' Grace Marks. Female fiend? Femme fatale? Or weak and unwilling victim? Around the true story of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the 1840s, Margaret Atwood has created an extraordinarily potent tale of sexuality, cruelty and mystery. Sixteen years have passed since teenaged Grace was locked up for the cold-blooded murder...
27) A falcon flies
Author
Series
Ballantyne volume 1
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2018
Description
She heard another movement pass behind her turned shoulder, a whisper of sound, yet so chilling that she felt all power of movement drained from her legs. He was here, very close in the blackness, toying with her, cruel as a cat. He had smelt her out. Now he crouched over her ready to strike and she could only wait. A mission of duty. A quest for love. Dr Robyn Ballantyne has always worked hard for what she wants. Coming home to Africa after twenty...
28) River of destiny
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Perfect for fans of Kate Mosse?s Labyrinth. An Anglo Saxon burial ground that must not be disturbed. A Victorian tragedy of forbidden love. And an ancient curse whose power grows ever stronger? On the banks of the River Deben lies a set of barns dating back to the Anglo Saxons, and within their walls secrets have laid buried for centuries. Zoe and Ken have just moved into one of the barns, ready to start a new life away from the hustle and bustle...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
TWO KIDS TAKE ON THE EMPIRE The Escape When the parents of Milo and Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them-and to discover hope for the future. The Snare With their monkey-lizard, Morq, and their family droid, CR-8R, Milo and Lina fly their parents' starship, the Whisper Bird, to the remote planet of Thune to ask an old friend for help....
30) Fool for love
Author
Series
Duchess Quartet volume 2
Publisher
Piatkus
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Lady Henrietta Maclellan longs for the romantic swirl of a London season. But as a rusticating country maiden, she has always kept her sensuous nature firmly under wraps - until she meets Simon Darby. Simon makes her want to whisper promises late at night, exchange kisses on a balcony and receive illicit love notes. So Henrietta lets her imaginatio
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