Spydus Search Results - Audiobooks https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=06601%5C%3E%20(ITMCOLX%3A%20AB)&QRYTEXT=Audiobooks&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20&ISGLB=0 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. Summer with my sister https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1172793&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Diamond, Lucy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (CD), 2012.<br />11 sound discs (11hrs 35mins)<br /><br />Pendleton Library - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - CD - Available - 09393250<br /> The forgotten daughter / Elsie Mason. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3749741&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 London, 1930s. Years after she first fled to South Shields, Cathy is known by everyone as the landlady of the Robin Hood pub. But Cathy has a secret from her life before - a daughter, June, whom she had to leave behind. After all these years, can June accept her? Cathy's friend Sofia faces her own dilemma. Encountering a man from her past, Sofia is given the opportunity to return to her hometown, Naples. It would mean escaping her own troubles in the Sixteen Streets - if only she dares take the chance. Cathy and Sofia have worked hard to shed the sorrows of their youth. But maybe by revisiting the past, they can work towards a happier future. London, 1930s. Years after she first fled to South Shields, Cathy is known by everyone as the landlady of the Robin Hood pub. But Cathy has a secret from her life before - a daughter, June, whom she had to leave behind. After all these years, can June accept her? Cathy's friend Sofia faces her own dilemma. Encountering a man from her past, Sofia is given the opportunity to return to her hometown, Naples. It would mean escaping her own troubles in the Sixteen Streets - if only she dares take the chance. Cathy and Sofia have worked hard to shed the sorrows of their youth. But maybe by revisiting the past, they can work towards a happier future.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mason, Elsie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />10 CDs (10 hr., 18 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Springtime with the Railway Girls / Maisie Thomas. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793019&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Manchester, 1944: Alison is thriving in her rewarding role at the railways. But when family tragedy strikes, her world is turned upside down. Persephone is struggling with matters of the heart. Can she muster up the courage to tell Matt how she truly feels? Colette is slowly learning to embrace life again after she left Tony. But will he ever let her move on? Join the Railway Girls as they journey through life, love and war. Manchester, 1944: Alison is thriving in her rewarding role at the railways. But when family tragedy strikes, her world is turned upside down. Persephone is struggling with matters of the heart. Can she muster up the courage to tell Matt how she truly feels? Colette is slowly learning to embrace life again after she left Tony. But will he ever let her move on? Join the Railway Girls as they journey through life, love and war.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thomas, Maisie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />10 CDs (10 hr., 34 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The fortune tellers' daughters / Maggie Mason. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793030&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 1939. The threat of war is looming over Blackpool, but Martha and Trisha are determined not to let it dampen their spirits. With two young evacuees for Martha to take care of, and Trisha's market garden business growing as Britain digs for victory, the friends have their hands full. Both are proud to see their daughters making their own way in the world, even in wartime. Sally has become a ballerina and Bonnie is training to become a doctor. The girls' friendship brings them all happiness and hope. But Martha is troubled by her visions for their daughters' futures. War, tragedy and falling in love will put Sally and Bonnie's lifelong friendship to the test. But can their families pull together and see them through? 1939. The threat of war is looming over Blackpool, but Martha and Trisha are determined not to let it dampen their spirits. With two young evacuees for Martha to take care of, and Trisha's market garden business growing as Britain digs for victory, the friends have their hands full. Both are proud to see their daughters making their own way in the world, even in wartime. Sally has become a ballerina and Bonnie is training to become a doctor. The girls' friendship brings them all happiness and hope. But Martha is troubled by her visions for their daughters' futures. War, tragedy and falling in love will put Sally and Bonnie's lifelong friendship to the test. But can their families pull together and see them through?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mason, Maggie, 1945-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />11 CDs (11 hr., 50 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The home front girls / Susanna Bavin. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793040&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Manchester, 1940: the minute war was declared, best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home guard. An Auxiliary Fire Service girl by night, Sally ends up stationed at the salvage depot by day. When Sally meets Andrew, a quiet carpenter with a heart-breaking smile, she finally feels as though her efforts are making a difference. As love blossoms, Sally feels herself opening up to Andrew in a way she'd never imagined possible. But then, a devastating air raid threatens everything she holds dear. Rushing towards the plumes of smoke that fill the night sky, Sally is horrified to realise the very worst hit area has the salvage yard - and Andrew's workshop - right at the heart. Sally, with her fellow scrapyard girls by her side, sets to work. But what will they find when the smoke clears? Will Sally and Andrew get the happy ending they so deserve? Manchester, 1940: the minute war was declared, best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home guard. An Auxiliary Fire Service girl by night, Sally ends up stationed at the salvage depot by day. When Sally meets Andrew, a quiet carpenter with a heart-breaking smile, she finally feels as though her efforts are making a difference. As love blossoms, Sally feels herself opening up to Andrew in a way she'd never imagined possible. But then, a devastating air raid threatens everything she holds dear. Rushing towards the plumes of smoke that fill the night sky, Sally is horrified to realise the very worst hit area has the salvage yard - and Andrew's workshop - right at the heart. Sally, with her fellow scrapyard girls by her side, sets to work. But what will they find when the smoke clears? Will Sally and Andrew get the happy ending they so deserve?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bavin, Susanna<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />9 CDs (9 hr., 6 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> A family secret / Lynne Francis. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793043&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 1890. Alice is the sole bread-winner for her family, working at the local cotton mill. But when she suddenly begins to attract the wrong attention, her life begins to spiral out of control. 2018. For Alys, one bad decision after another has left her feeling that her life hasn't quite turned out the way it should have. But when her aunt is suddenly injured and in need of help baking and running her beloved café, Alys knows a trip to Yorkshire is just the escape she needs. In lending a hand, Alys stumbles across a long-buried family mystery and quickly finds herself caught up in uncovering the truth of what happened to her great-great-grandmother Alice. Alys won't stop until she knows the truth. Will the secrets of her grandmother's past help her to change her own future? 1890. Alice is the sole bread-winner for her family, working at the local cotton mill. But when she suddenly begins to attract the wrong attention, her life begins to spiral out of control. 2018. For Alys, one bad decision after another has left her feeling that her life hasn't quite turned out the way it should have. But when her aunt is suddenly injured and in need of help baking and running her beloved café, Alys knows a trip to Yorkshire is just the escape she needs. In lending a hand, Alys stumbles across a long-buried family mystery and quickly finds herself caught up in uncovering the truth of what happened to her great-great-grandmother Alice. Alys won't stop until she knows the truth. Will the secrets of her grandmother's past help her to change her own future?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Francis, Lynne (Novelist)<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />9 CDs (9 hr., 58 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The Little Penguin bookshop / Joanna Toye. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793046&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When World War II breaks out, Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers, troops and evacuees. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed with a colourful array of Penguin paperbacks, Carrie's business soon booms. And when she gifts a book to a dashing officer, an act of kindness becomes the beginning of Carrie's very own love story. But as war rages on, and Mike is posted abroad, Carrie's world is turned upside-down. With the help of her station community, and the power of her paperbacks, can Carrie find the strength to battle through? When World War II breaks out, Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers, troops and evacuees. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed with a colourful array of Penguin paperbacks, Carrie's business soon booms. And when she gifts a book to a dashing officer, an act of kindness becomes the beginning of Carrie's very own love story. But as war rages on, and Mike is posted abroad, Carrie's world is turned upside-down. With the help of her station community, and the power of her paperbacks, can Carrie find the strength to battle through?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Toye, Joanna<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 49 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The grand illusion / Syd Moore. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793052&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 June 1940. As World War Two rages, Daphne Devine remains in London, performing each night as assistant to stage magician Jonty Trevelyan, aka the Grand Mystique. Then the secret service call. For, aware of Hitler's belief in the occult, the war office has set up a hidden cohort to exploit this quirk in the enemy's chain of command. Daphne and Jonty find themselves far from the glitz and glamour of the theatre, deep inside the lower levels of Wormwood Scrubs prison. Here, they join secret ranks of occultists, surrealists, and other eccentrics co-opted to the war effort. There is one goal: to avert invasion on British shores. Soon Daphne realises she must risk everything if there is any chance of saving her country. June 1940. As World War Two rages, Daphne Devine remains in London, performing each night as assistant to stage magician Jonty Trevelyan, aka the Grand Mystique. Then the secret service call. For, aware of Hitler's belief in the occult, the war office has set up a hidden cohort to exploit this quirk in the enemy's chain of command. Daphne and Jonty find themselves far from the glitz and glamour of the theatre, deep inside the lower levels of Wormwood Scrubs prison. Here, they join secret ranks of occultists, surrealists, and other eccentrics co-opted to the war effort. There is one goal: to avert invasion on British shores. Soon Daphne realises she must risk everything if there is any chance of saving her country.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Moore, Syd<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (9 hr., 44 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The holiday escape / Heidi Swain. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793060&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Her dream holiday is his everyday life. His dream holiday is her normal life. What happens when they collide? 'The Holiday Escape' is a story about bringing a holiday home - and what happens when what goes on on holiday comes back to bite you. Her dream holiday is his everyday life. His dream holiday is her normal life. What happens when they collide? 'The Holiday Escape' is a story about bringing a holiday home - and what happens when what goes on on holiday comes back to bite you.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Swain, Heidi<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The lifeline / Libby Page. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793079&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alone. But that doesn't mean she isn't lonely. The move from London to Somerset with her husband Jay was supposed be the start of an exciting new chapter. But sometimes she can't help but wonder if she turned the pages too soon. Phoebe Harrison needs a break. As a mental health nurse serving her community, the wellbeing of her patients has always come before her own. But there's only so long she can pour from an empty cup. Looking for a lifeline, Kate and Phoebe find one in their local river swimming group. But what they didn't expect was the buoying friendship they would find in each other. For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alone. But that doesn't mean she isn't lonely. The move from London to Somerset with her husband Jay was supposed be the start of an exciting new chapter. But sometimes she can't help but wonder if she turned the pages too soon. Phoebe Harrison needs a break. As a mental health nurse serving her community, the wellbeing of her patients has always come before her own. But there's only so long she can pour from an empty cup. Looking for a lifeline, Kate and Phoebe find one in their local river swimming group. But what they didn't expect was the buoying friendship they would find in each other.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Page, Libby<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Anstey : Oakhill, 2024.<br />9 CDs (10 hr., 4 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> What happened in London / Kim M. Watt. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793113&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Baton. Light. Chocolate. Duck. This is not DS Adams' usual kit. This is not DS Adams' usual case. She doesn't think it's anyone's usual case, not with the vanishing children and the looming bridge and the hungry river. Not with the snap-snap-snap. But six kids are missing, and she's not going to let there be a seventh. Not on her watch. And she knows how to handle human monsters, after all. How different can this really be? So: Baton. Light. Chocolate. And the bloody duck. Let's be having you, then. Baton. Light. Chocolate. Duck. This is not DS Adams' usual kit. This is not DS Adams' usual case. She doesn't think it's anyone's usual case, not with the vanishing children and the looming bridge and the hungry river. Not with the snap-snap-snap. But six kids are missing, and she's not going to let there be a seventh. Not on her watch. And she knows how to handle human monsters, after all. How different can this really be? So: Baton. Light. Chocolate. And the bloody duck. Let's be having you, then.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Watt, Kim M.<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />8 CDs (7 hr., 55 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The kitchen / Simone Buchholz. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793118&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation. As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they all had a history of abuse towards women, leading Riley to wonder if it would actually be in society's best interests to catch the killers. But when her best friend Carla is attacked, and the police show little interest in tracking down the offender, Chastity takes matters into her own hands and as a link between the two cases emerges, horrifying revelations threaten Chastity's own moral compass - and put everything at risk. When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation. As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they all had a history of abuse towards women, leading Riley to wonder if it would actually be in society's best interests to catch the killers. But when her best friend Carla is attacked, and the police show little interest in tracking down the offender, Chastity takes matters into her own hands and as a link between the two cases emerges, horrifying revelations threaten Chastity's own moral compass - and put everything at risk.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Buchholz, Simone, 1972-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />5 CDs (5 hr., 1 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Levitation for beginners / Suzannah Dunn. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793137&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It's 1972 and ten-year-old Deborah is living a ten-year-old life: butterscotch angel delight and Raleigh chopper bikes, and Clunk Click, and Crackajack and Jackanory, Layla and the Bee Gees, flares and ponchos. But new girl Sarah-Jayne breezes into school, pretty as a picture and full of gossip and speculation, as well as unlikely but thrilling stories about levitation. The other girls are dazzled, but Deborah is wary and keeps her distance. Then she's invited to Sarah-Jayne's lovely house, where she meets her charming family and encounters Sarah-Jayne's big sister's fiancé, Max, which is when she senses that all isn't quite as it seems. It's 1972 and ten-year-old Deborah is living a ten-year-old life: butterscotch angel delight and Raleigh chopper bikes, and Clunk Click, and Crackajack and Jackanory, Layla and the Bee Gees, flares and ponchos. But new girl Sarah-Jayne breezes into school, pretty as a picture and full of gossip and speculation, as well as unlikely but thrilling stories about levitation. The other girls are dazzled, but Deborah is wary and keeps her distance. Then she's invited to Sarah-Jayne's lovely house, where she meets her charming family and encounters Sarah-Jayne's big sister's fiancé, Max, which is when she senses that all isn't quite as it seems.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dunn, Suzannah, 1963-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (7 hr., 47 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The gathering / C.J. Tudor. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793140&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 A small Alaskan town. A missing boy. A brutal murder. A detective brought in from out of state to assist the former sherriff who investigated a similar murder 25 years ago. But are they hunting a twisted psychopath - or something even more terrifying? A small Alaskan town. A missing boy. A brutal murder. A detective brought in from out of state to assist the former sherriff who investigated a similar murder 25 years ago. But are they hunting a twisted psychopath - or something even more terrifying?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Tudor, C. J.<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (9 hr., 45 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The lost girl from far away / Elizabeth Gill. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794162&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Having recently arrived in England, abandoned by her father and brother, Isabella is left to look after her dying mother in an abandoned house. When the worst happens, she suddenly finds herself alone in a strange country, forced to seek out help from strangers in the nearby town. Sarah doesn't know what to do with the poor little girl she's found, orphaned and afraid, except bring her back to Hilda House where they can stay together. But when she discovers the girl's connection to Wolsingham, Sarah knows she'll do whatever it takes to keep Isabella safe from the tragedy of her family's past. As the lives of the townspeople become increasingly entwined, will they find a way to come together? Or will they fall apart under the past that haunts them all? Having recently arrived in England, abandoned by her father and brother, Isabella is left to look after her dying mother in an abandoned house. When the worst happens, she suddenly finds herself alone in a strange country, forced to seek out help from strangers in the nearby town. Sarah doesn't know what to do with the poor little girl she's found, orphaned and afraid, except bring her back to Hilda House where they can stay together. But when she discovers the girl's connection to Wolsingham, Sarah knows she'll do whatever it takes to keep Isabella safe from the tragedy of her family's past. As the lives of the townspeople become increasingly entwined, will they find a way to come together? Or will they fall apart under the past that haunts them all?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gill, Elizabeth, 1950-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />10 CDs (10 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Wartime on Sanctuary Lane / Kirsty Dougal. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794165&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 As the Great War rages across Europe, 21-year-old Ruby Archer decides to 'do her bit' at an East End munitions factory. The work is relentless and deafening, but the camaraderie of the other girls carries her through. As the threat of another Zeppelin attack grows by the day, Ruby cannot ignore the abandoned animals scavenging the local streets. She rescues a stray kitten, Tess, and takes in an injured terrier Mac, but when all the local cats mysteriously disappear, she knows she needs to do more, and with the help of her friends plans to open a weekly animal clinic. But opposition quickly closes in from all sides - when there is a war to win everyone from the local vet to Ruby's own family are against the idea. With the help of her friends, can Ruby convince them that in wartime every life matters? As the Great War rages across Europe, 21-year-old Ruby Archer decides to 'do her bit' at an East End munitions factory. The work is relentless and deafening, but the camaraderie of the other girls carries her through. As the threat of another Zeppelin attack grows by the day, Ruby cannot ignore the abandoned animals scavenging the local streets. She rescues a stray kitten, Tess, and takes in an injured terrier Mac, but when all the local cats mysteriously disappear, she knows she needs to do more, and with the help of her friends plans to open a weekly animal clinic. But opposition quickly closes in from all sides - when there is a war to win everyone from the local vet to Ruby's own family are against the idea. With the help of her friends, can Ruby convince them that in wartime every life matters?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dougal, Kirsty<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />10 CDs (10 hr., 14 min.) : digital, stereo.<br />Sanctuary Lane ; 1.<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Kathy's courage / Carol MacLean. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794166&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Glasgow, 1943. After becoming pregnant out of wedlock, only to find out her betrothed was already married, Kathy feared for her future. Her mother agreed to pass off baby Dennis as her own, treating Kathy as his older sister instead. Then a chance meeting with Alisdair, a handsome RAF airman, changes everything. They grow close quickly, but when Kathy believes Alisdair has discovered her secret, she runs away from heartbreak by joining the Auxiliary Territorial Service. The work is challenging, and Kathy finds her new home in Yorkshire very different to the Glasgow tenement she grew up in, but she finds great friendships with women who know nothing of her past. And there is no shortage of lovely soldiers to dance with in the evenings. But despite being surrounded by new faces, she can't get Alisdair - or her secret child - out of her mind. Glasgow, 1943. After becoming pregnant out of wedlock, only to find out her betrothed was already married, Kathy feared for her future. Her mother agreed to pass off baby Dennis as her own, treating Kathy as his older sister instead. Then a chance meeting with Alisdair, a handsome RAF airman, changes everything. They grow close quickly, but when Kathy believes Alisdair has discovered her secret, she runs away from heartbreak by joining the Auxiliary Territorial Service. The work is challenging, and Kathy finds her new home in Yorkshire very different to the Glasgow tenement she grew up in, but she finds great friendships with women who know nothing of her past. And there is no shortage of lovely soldiers to dance with in the evenings. But despite being surrounded by new faces, she can't get Alisdair - or her secret child - out of her mind.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>MacLean, Carol<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Pay dirt / Sara Paretsky. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794170&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When a young woman named Sabrina disappears without a trace in Kansas, private investigator V. I. Warshawski knows she must act fast. But when she discovers Sabrina close to death in a drug house, the locals don't take kindly to her - and Sabrina's mother becomes suspicious. V. I. finds herself under the sharp gaze of the FBI - and the men running the county's opioid distribution. And when a dead body surfaces a few days later, V. I. is pitched headlong into a battle between the locals - with roots that date all the way back to the American Civil War. The war might be over, but its legacy remains - and V. I.'s survival depends on keeping one step ahead in a game she doesn't even know she's playing. When a young woman named Sabrina disappears without a trace in Kansas, private investigator V. I. Warshawski knows she must act fast. But when she discovers Sabrina close to death in a drug house, the locals don't take kindly to her - and Sabrina's mother becomes suspicious. V. I. finds herself under the sharp gaze of the FBI - and the men running the county's opioid distribution. And when a dead body surfaces a few days later, V. I. is pitched headlong into a battle between the locals - with roots that date all the way back to the American Civil War. The war might be over, but its legacy remains - and V. I.'s survival depends on keeping one step ahead in a game she doesn't even know she's playing.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Paretsky, Sara<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (13 hr., 1 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Seven summers / Paige Toon. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794188&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Six summers ago. Liv and Finn meet working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life is in LA with his band, and Liv's is in Cornwall with her family - so they make a promise. Finn will return every year, and if they are single they will spend the summer together. This summer. Liv crosses paths with Tom - a mysterious new arrival in her hometown. As the wildflowers and heather come into bloom, they find themselves falling for one another. For the first time Liv can imagine a world where her heart isn't broken every year. Now. Liv must make an impossible choice. And when she discovers the shocking reason that Tom has left home, she'll need to trust her heart even more. Six summers ago. Liv and Finn meet working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life is in LA with his band, and Liv's is in Cornwall with her family - so they make a promise. Finn will return every year, and if they are single they will spend the summer together. This summer. Liv crosses paths with Tom - a mysterious new arrival in her hometown. As the wildflowers and heather come into bloom, they find themselves falling for one another. For the first time Liv can imagine a world where her heart isn't broken every year. Now. Liv must make an impossible choice. And when she discovers the shocking reason that Tom has left home, she'll need to trust her heart even more.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Toon, Paige, 1975-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />11 CDs (10 hr., 55 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Hunted / Abir Mukherjee. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794191&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It's a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall. In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially plotting another attack. But then a woman called Carrie turns up at Sajid's door after travelling halfway across the world. She claims Aliyah is with her son Greg, and she knows where they could be. Back in the US, Agent Shreya Mistry is closing in on the two fugitives. But the more she investigates, the more she suspects a wider conspiracy. Hunted by the authorities, the two parents are thrown together in a race against time to find their kids before the FBI does, and stop a catastrophe that will bring the country to its knees. It's a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall. In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially plotting another attack. But then a woman called Carrie turns up at Sajid's door after travelling halfway across the world. She claims Aliyah is with her son Greg, and she knows where they could be. Back in the US, Agent Shreya Mistry is closing in on the two fugitives. But the more she investigates, the more she suspects a wider conspiracy. Hunted by the authorities, the two parents are thrown together in a race against time to find their kids before the FBI does, and stop a catastrophe that will bring the country to its knees.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mukherjee, Abir<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />12 CDs (12 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> A nest of vipers / Harini Nagendra. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794195&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 January 1922, and the Bangalore Constabulary is on high alert. The Prince of Wales is scheduled to visit the city, seeking to redeem his reputation after disastrous visits which were marked by violent anti-British riots. Kaveri has none of these concerns on her mind when she receives VIP tickets to the famous Bangalore circus. But when a celebrity magician, shackled in an iron cage filled with deadly snakes, disappears into thin air, she is stunned to discover her friend and favourite policeman, Inspector Ismail, is telling her to leave the case well alone. After solving two cases of murder, Kaveri Murthy thought she had cemented her reputation as the Bangalore's favourite lady detective. But when death threats are left at her doorstep and the bodies start to pile up, Kaveri realises she has never been in this much danger. January 1922, and the Bangalore Constabulary is on high alert. The Prince of Wales is scheduled to visit the city, seeking to redeem his reputation after disastrous visits which were marked by violent anti-British riots. Kaveri has none of these concerns on her mind when she receives VIP tickets to the famous Bangalore circus. But when a celebrity magician, shackled in an iron cage filled with deadly snakes, disappears into thin air, she is stunned to discover her friend and favourite policeman, Inspector Ismail, is telling her to leave the case well alone. After solving two cases of murder, Kaveri Murthy thought she had cemented her reputation as the Bangalore's favourite lady detective. But when death threats are left at her doorstep and the bodies start to pile up, Kaveri realises she has never been in this much danger.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Nagendra, Harini<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (9 hr., 33 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> How to survive history / Cody Cassidy. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794198&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Here is a humourous and informative guide to surviving history's most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to making it off the Titanic alive. History is the most dangerous place on Earth. From dinosaurs the size of locomotives to meteors big enough to sterilize the planet, from famines to pandemics, from tornadoes to the Chicxulub asteroid, the odds of human survival are slim but not zero - at least, not if you know where to go and what to do. In each chapter of 'How to Survive History', Cody Cassidy explores how to survive one of history's greatest threats: getting eaten by dinosaurs, being destroyed by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, succumbing to the lava flows of Pompeii, being devoured by the Donner Party, drowning on board the Titanic, falling prey to the Black Death, and more. Here is a humourous and informative guide to surviving history's most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to making it off the Titanic alive. History is the most dangerous place on Earth. From dinosaurs the size of locomotives to meteors big enough to sterilize the planet, from famines to pandemics, from tornadoes to the Chicxulub asteroid, the odds of human survival are slim but not zero - at least, not if you know where to go and what to do. In each chapter of 'How to Survive History', Cody Cassidy explores how to survive one of history's greatest threats: getting eaten by dinosaurs, being destroyed by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, succumbing to the lava flows of Pompeii, being devoured by the Donner Party, drowning on board the Titanic, falling prey to the Black Death, and more.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cassidy, Cody<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (6 hr., 8 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - 902 - On order<br /> The constant soldier / William Ryan. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794200&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 1944. Paul Brandt, a soldier in the German army, returns wounded and ashamed from the bloody chaos of the Eastern front to find his village home much changed and existing in the dark shadow of an SS rest hut - a luxurious retreat for those who manage the concentration camps, run with the help of a small group of female prisoners who - against all odds - have so far survived the war. When, by chance, Brandt glimpses one of these prisoners, he realizes that he must find a way to access the hut. For inside is the woman to whom his fate has been tied since their arrest five years before, and now he must do all he can to protect her. But as the Russian offensive moves ever closer, the days of this rest hut and its SS inhabitants are numbered. And while hope - for Brandt and the female prisoners - grows tantalizingly close, the danger too is now greater than ever. 1944. Paul Brandt, a soldier in the German army, returns wounded and ashamed from the bloody chaos of the Eastern front to find his village home much changed and existing in the dark shadow of an SS rest hut - a luxurious retreat for those who manage the concentration camps, run with the help of a small group of female prisoners who - against all odds - have so far survived the war. When, by chance, Brandt glimpses one of these prisoners, he realizes that he must find a way to access the hut. For inside is the woman to whom his fate has been tied since their arrest five years before, and now he must do all he can to protect her. But as the Russian offensive moves ever closer, the days of this rest hut and its SS inhabitants are numbered. And while hope - for Brandt and the female prisoners - grows tantalizingly close, the danger too is now greater than ever.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ryan, William, 1965-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />11 CDs (11 hr., 53 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> The nurses of Eastby End / Anna Jacobs. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3796465&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When Rachel qualifies as nurse, she does so because she wants to help others and make a difference. But she is also running from a past life that must stay hidden forever. She applies for another job near Eastby End and is shocked to find it a little more than a slum. It's clear she will need to work hard and keep her wits about her to win the trust of the villagers. When Joss Townley's father dies, he sells up immediately to begin travelling but is called home by his mother in an emergency - in order to save the family's fortune he must take on a house in a place called Eastby End. He has no idea what he has bought, and is appalled to see his new neighbours' misery and anger. A meeting with the mayor, Walter Crossley, gives him direction and focus for the first time in his life, and brings him into contact with Rachel. Can they both survive life in Eastby End? Will it be the making of them? When Rachel qualifies as nurse, she does so because she wants to help others and make a difference. But she is also running from a past life that must stay hidden forever. She applies for another job near Eastby End and is shocked to find it a little more than a slum. It's clear she will need to work hard and keep her wits about her to win the trust of the villagers. When Joss Townley's father dies, he sells up immediately to begin travelling but is called home by his mother in an emergency - in order to save the family's fortune he must take on a house in a place called Eastby End. He has no idea what he has bought, and is appalled to see his new neighbours' misery and anger. A meeting with the mayor, Walter Crossley, gives him direction and focus for the first time in his life, and brings him into contact with Rachel. Can they both survive life in Eastby End? Will it be the making of them?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jacobs, Anna<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2024.<br />10 CDs (10 hr., 50 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Missing / Charlie Hedges. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3796481&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 350,000: the number of missing person reports opened in the UK every year. But how do we find the missing? Charlie Hedges is a pioneer in the field of missing persons over a career spanning nearly four decades. During his work in the police force, then at the Missing Persons Bureau and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre, Charlie has been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent years. From abductions and trafficking to accidents and the vulnerable, Charlie has seen into the dark shadows of life. Given that so many people are reported missing daily, and how easy it is to make mistakes in missing persons cases, Charlie has dedicated his life and career to developing guidelines to help not just the police, but the families and loved ones left behind. 350,000: the number of missing person reports opened in the UK every year. But how do we find the missing? Charlie Hedges is a pioneer in the field of missing persons over a career spanning nearly four decades. During his work in the police force, then at the Missing Persons Bureau and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre, Charlie has been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent years. From abductions and trafficking to accidents and the vulnerable, Charlie has seen into the dark shadows of life. Given that so many people are reported missing daily, and how easy it is to make mistakes in missing persons cases, Charlie has dedicated his life and career to developing guidelines to help not just the police, but the families and loved ones left behind.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hedges, Charlie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Anstey : Oakhill, 2024.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 29 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - 363.2092 - On order<br /> Janey / Alex Kane. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3796496&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Janey Hallahan was born into the criminal life. After the death of her father, she became head of the family business - every day making dark decisions that make her family firm richer, no matter how dangerous. While Janey rules gangland with an iron fist, she always sticks to her own code of honour, and the innocent never get hurt. One of her workers, Danny McInroy runs an exclusive club in Glasgow - the kind of place where the ultra-wealthy can fulfil their darkest desires, for a hefty cost. He's good at his job, but his arrogance and propensity to violence makes him a liability. But when Janey discovers that he's linked to the disappearance of two women, it's time to take revenge. Because no one messes with Janey, or her empire - and as gangland is about to learn, a powerful woman will stop at nothing to protect her reputation. Janey Hallahan was born into the criminal life. After the death of her father, she became head of the family business - every day making dark decisions that make her family firm richer, no matter how dangerous. While Janey rules gangland with an iron fist, she always sticks to her own code of honour, and the innocent never get hurt. One of her workers, Danny McInroy runs an exclusive club in Glasgow - the kind of place where the ultra-wealthy can fulfil their darkest desires, for a hefty cost. He's good at his job, but his arrogance and propensity to violence makes him a liability. But when Janey discovers that he's linked to the disappearance of two women, it's time to take revenge. Because no one messes with Janey, or her empire - and as gangland is about to learn, a powerful woman will stop at nothing to protect her reputation.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kane, Alex<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />11 CDs (11 hr., 49 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Private inquiries : the secret history of female sleuths / Caitlin Davies. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3796499&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years, from Victorian lady sleuths to 'busy-body spinsters' and gun-toting modern PIs. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales - what crimes did they solve, and where are their stories? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - theft, fraud, burglary, missing persons, blackmail, drugs, robbery, romance scams, industrial espionage, and murder. Caitlin Davies traces the history of the UK's female investigators, uncovering the truth about their lives and careers from the 1850s to the present day. The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years, from Victorian lady sleuths to 'busy-body spinsters' and gun-toting modern PIs. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales - what crimes did they solve, and where are their stories? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - theft, fraud, burglary, missing persons, blackmail, drugs, robbery, romance scams, industrial espionage, and murder. Caitlin Davies traces the history of the UK's female investigators, uncovering the truth about their lives and careers from the 1850s to the present day.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Davies, Caitlin, 1964-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />9 CDs (9 hr., 42 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - 363.2890820941 - On order<br /> Irresponsible adult / Lucy Dillon. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3796503&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Sisters Cleo and Robyn may be close in age but their attitudes to life could not be further apart. While Cleo has a family life, a business and a signature scent, Robyn is still waiting for the instruction manual to Adult Life and success is keeping her houseplant alive. Skating by at her job as an estate agent, she's adept at avoiding housework, ignoring admin, and evading her mother's anxious questions about her love life. But when she's fired in the most publicly humiliating way imaginable, her chaos catches up with her. Although Cleo steps in to give Robyn a temporary job in her cleaning firm, it comes with very firm instructions: she must behave responsibly. And that includes meeting the high standards of Jim, her enigmatic supervisor. But when Robyn learns to navigate the catastrophic kitchens and judgemental dogs of total strangers she learns some unexpected truths about her own messy world. Sisters Cleo and Robyn may be close in age but their attitudes to life could not be further apart. While Cleo has a family life, a business and a signature scent, Robyn is still waiting for the instruction manual to Adult Life and success is keeping her houseplant alive. Skating by at her job as an estate agent, she's adept at avoiding housework, ignoring admin, and evading her mother's anxious questions about her love life. But when she's fired in the most publicly humiliating way imaginable, her chaos catches up with her. Although Cleo steps in to give Robyn a temporary job in her cleaning firm, it comes with very firm instructions: she must behave responsibly. And that includes meeting the high standards of Jim, her enigmatic supervisor. But when Robyn learns to navigate the catastrophic kitchens and judgemental dogs of total strangers she learns some unexpected truths about her own messy world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dillon, Lucy, 1974-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (12 hr., 32 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Leave no trace / M.J. White. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3796506&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Ewan Stokes disappeared after a football match in Ipswich 15 years ago. No one knows where he went but every year on the anniversary of his disappearance, random mysterious sightings are reported across Europe. Since Ewan vanished, a fanatical online following has grown up around the mystery. The cult believes Stokesy is coming back. And he wants payback. When police are alerted to acts of violence that seem to be linked to the mystery, they fear that the online hysteria has ramped up at the prospect of Stokesy's return - a pressure that mounts when Maisie, Ewan's ex-girlfriend, finds herself targeted by a series of sinister attacks. As tension grows, psychologist Dr Cora Lael, working with the South Suffolk CID, is called upon to help protect Maisie. But as the anniversary grows nearer, can they stop Stokesy in his tracks - before he wreaks his revenge? Ewan Stokes disappeared after a football match in Ipswich 15 years ago. No one knows where he went but every year on the anniversary of his disappearance, random mysterious sightings are reported across Europe. Since Ewan vanished, a fanatical online following has grown up around the mystery. The cult believes Stokesy is coming back. And he wants payback. When police are alerted to acts of violence that seem to be linked to the mystery, they fear that the online hysteria has ramped up at the prospect of Stokesy's return - a pressure that mounts when Maisie, Ewan's ex-girlfriend, finds herself targeted by a series of sinister attacks. As tension grows, psychologist Dr Cora Lael, working with the South Suffolk CID, is called upon to help protect Maisie. But as the anniversary grows nearer, can they stop Stokesy in his tracks - before he wreaks his revenge?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>White, M. J.<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (11 hr., 14 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br /> Nero / Conn Iggulden. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3800987&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Ancient Rome, AD 37. The fate of a dynasty hangs in the balance. Into this fevered forum, Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, gives birth to a son: Nero. Imperial blood courses through their veins but will offer no protection. If they are to survive amongst tyrants, they must learn to walk a razor's edge. Agrippina knows all too well that darkness and power plays of Machiavellian proportions lie at the empire's shadowy heart. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son. But even in her darkest moments, Agrippina sees the glint of opportunity. Her son is everything. She is a kingmaker. She will shape this boy into Rome itself - the one all must kneel before. But first, mother and son must survive. Ancient Rome, AD 37. The fate of a dynasty hangs in the balance. Into this fevered forum, Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, gives birth to a son: Nero. Imperial blood courses through their veins but will offer no protection. If they are to survive amongst tyrants, they must learn to walk a razor's edge. Agrippina knows all too well that darkness and power plays of Machiavellian proportions lie at the empire's shadowy heart. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son. But even in her darkest moments, Agrippina sees the glint of opportunity. Her son is everything. She is a kingmaker. She will shape this boy into Rome itself - the one all must kneel before. But first, mother and son must survive.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Iggulden, Conn<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />11 CDs (11 hr., 28 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Adult Audio Book - On order<br />