Spydus Search Results - Large Print https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=06601%5C%3E%20(ITMCOLX%3A%20LP)&QRYTEXT=Large%20Print&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20&ISGLB=0 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. promise https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=73251&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sallis, Susan<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2011.<br />336<br /><br />Eccles Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 0787135X<br /> town house https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=71290&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lofts, Norah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2011.<br />592<br /><br />Pendleton Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 07851766<br /> Fate & fortune https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=71295&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mckay, Shirley<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2011.<br />448<br /><br />Height Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 0785191X<br /> Great british railway journeys https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=78851&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bunce, Charlie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2012.<br />240<br /><br />Eccles Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - 914.1048 BUN - Hardback - Available - 02965399<br /> bone yard https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=78858&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bass, Jefferson<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2012.<br />368<br /><br />Little Hulton Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 02965046<br /> Crown of aloes https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=78875&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lofts, Norah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2012.<br />400<br /><br />Pendleton Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 02965143<br /> nightmare thief https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=80492&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gardiner, Meg<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2012.<br />472<br /><br />Swinton Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 07887507<br /> Defenders of faith https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=80503&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Plaidy, Jean<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Isis Publishing Ltd (HARDCOVER), 2012.<br />384<br /><br />Pendleton Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 07887531<br /> Uncoupled https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=505405&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Enfield, Lizzie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd, 2013.<br />528<br /><br />Cadishead Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Hardback - Available - 07819684<br /> Case of the Dixie ghosts an histo https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1127752&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Glynn, A. A.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Wildside Press.<br /><br />Eccles Library - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - Paperback - Available - 06745342<br /> Death in Bacton Wood / Ross Greenwood. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3777908&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When a mud-splattered man staggers from Bacton Wood with a terrifying tale about being buried alive, DS Ashley Knight and her team are called in to investigate. Soon, another victim is found, and more men are missing - all with connections to the well-known Vialli family. The Major Investigation Team find themselves attempting to untangle a case that stretches from Eastern Europe through to North Norfolk. Along with rookie detective, the whip-smart Hector Fade, Ashley is in a race against time trying to help a family who seem determined to take matters into their own hands. And when Ashley suspects there is a department rat, the stakes get even higher. As the evidence continues to point in different directions, and as new victims are uncovered thick and fast, Ashley and Hector begin to fear they have finally met their match in a killer too ruthless and clever to be caught. When a mud-splattered man staggers from Bacton Wood with a terrifying tale about being buried alive, DS Ashley Knight and her team are called in to investigate. Soon, another victim is found, and more men are missing - all with connections to the well-known Vialli family. The Major Investigation Team find themselves attempting to untangle a case that stretches from Eastern Europe through to North Norfolk. Along with rookie detective, the whip-smart Hector Fade, Ashley is in a race against time trying to help a family who seem determined to take matters into their own hands. And when Ashley suspects there is a department rat, the stakes get even higher. As the evidence continues to point in different directions, and as new victims are uncovered thick and fast, Ashley and Hector begin to fear they have finally met their match in a killer too ruthless and clever to be caught.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Greenwood, Ross, 1973-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Boldwood Books, 2024.<br />1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm.<br />Norfolk murders ; 3.<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> Weaver Street at war / Chrissie Walsh. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3779178&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool, only friendship and community can keep the women of Weaver Street smiling. The neighbours on Liverpool's Weaver Street have always looked after each other, but when the Second World War takes many of the husbands, brothers and sons away to fight, the women's friendships are more important than ever. Matriarch Kitty Conlon is missing her son Patrick, proud but fearful of the fate of his Spitfire, while spinster Mavis welcomes a new lodger, WAAF Anna Carswell who is delighted by the Weaver Street welcome after a loveless childhood. At number nine, Maggie Stubbs worries nightly as her daughter Lily patrols the streets to protect the neighbours during air raids in her role as ARP Warden, and when an unexploded bomb is discovered at the allotment, danger comes terrifyingly close to Weaver Street. As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool, only friendship and community can keep the women of Weaver Street smiling. The neighbours on Liverpool's Weaver Street have always looked after each other, but when the Second World War takes many of the husbands, brothers and sons away to fight, the women's friendships are more important than ever. Matriarch Kitty Conlon is missing her son Patrick, proud but fearful of the fate of his Spitfire, while spinster Mavis welcomes a new lodger, WAAF Anna Carswell who is delighted by the Weaver Street welcome after a loveless childhood. At number nine, Maggie Stubbs worries nightly as her daughter Lily patrols the streets to protect the neighbours during air raids in her role as ARP Warden, and when an unexploded bomb is discovered at the allotment, danger comes terrifyingly close to Weaver Street.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Walsh, Chrissie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Boldwood Books, 2024.<br />1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> A wedding in the sun / Leonie Mack. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3781244&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Jo Watters would rather do anything than go to her ex-husband Ben's wedding to perfect Monica, and if it wasn't for her beloved children she would already be far, far away. But having promised to be civilised for the sake of their family she is headed to Spain with a fixed smile and hoping for a very fixed drink! But when Jo realises that she's on the same plane as Monica's ex-husband, the handsome but equally cantankerous Adrian, she thinks her trip can't get any worse - she's wrong. When bad weather forces the plane to land the wrong side of the Pyrenees, and the hotel they're sent to only has one double room available Jo begins to wish she was anywhere - anywhere - but here. Determined to get to the wedding however they can, Jo and Adrian make an unlikely team, but as their disastrous trip continues, Jo starts to wonder if fate has other ideas for her and Adrian. Jo Watters would rather do anything than go to her ex-husband Ben's wedding to perfect Monica, and if it wasn't for her beloved children she would already be far, far away. But having promised to be civilised for the sake of their family she is headed to Spain with a fixed smile and hoping for a very fixed drink! But when Jo realises that she's on the same plane as Monica's ex-husband, the handsome but equally cantankerous Adrian, she thinks her trip can't get any worse - she's wrong. When bad weather forces the plane to land the wrong side of the Pyrenees, and the hotel they're sent to only has one double room available Jo begins to wish she was anywhere - anywhere - but here. Determined to get to the wedding however they can, Jo and Adrian make an unlikely team, but as their disastrous trip continues, Jo starts to wonder if fate has other ideas for her and Adrian.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mack, Leonie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Boldwood Books, 2024.<br />1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> Coming home to the Sunflower cliffs / Georgina Troy. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3781973&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Gabriel has returned to the island of Jersey after ten years abroad to help his aging showbiz parents revive their failing Art Deco hotel, The Encore. This proves to be something of a challenge, especially as his singer father and actress mother are more concerned with staying in the limelight than keeping track of the cash-flow. It looks like Gabriel isn't going anywhere fast. Meanwhile, he's stunned to find that the hotel's new receptionist is Daisy, the girl he fell in love with years earlier in Vietnam, and falling in love with someone who is tied to Jersey is the last thing she wants. Gabriel has returned to the island of Jersey after ten years abroad to help his aging showbiz parents revive their failing Art Deco hotel, The Encore. This proves to be something of a challenge, especially as his singer father and actress mother are more concerned with staying in the limelight than keeping track of the cash-flow. It looks like Gabriel isn't going anywhere fast. Meanwhile, he's stunned to find that the hotel's new receptionist is Daisy, the girl he fell in love with years earlier in Vietnam, and falling in love with someone who is tied to Jersey is the last thing she wants.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Troy, Georgina<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Boldwood Books, 2024.<br />1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm.<br />Sunflower cliffs ; 4.<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> A new dawn at Owl's Lodge / Jessica Redland. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3787730&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Redland takes you on a heart-warming ride that navigates broken hearts and painful secrets, but ultimately restores your faith in the power of love. This is a heartwarming story of true friendship, love and romance set in the gorgeous backdrop of the Lakes. Redland takes you on a heart-warming ride that navigates broken hearts and painful secrets, but ultimately restores your faith in the power of love. This is a heartwarming story of true friendship, love and romance set in the gorgeous backdrop of the Lakes.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Redland, Jessica<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Boldwood Books, 2024.<br />1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> Where there is a will / Michel Vimal Du Monteil. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793106&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 A massive cyclone swell on Sydney's beaches claims a big-wave surfer, leaving his long-term partner without a body to mourn. His four adult godchildren from far and wide gather for the reading of his will. A mysterious girl from Tasmania joins them. Down the coast, a man is pulled from the water and abandoned to his fate with a head injury and amnesia. He sets out on an odyssey along the east coast of Australia in search of his identity. Will he like what he finds? A massive cyclone swell on Sydney's beaches claims a big-wave surfer, leaving his long-term partner without a body to mourn. His four adult godchildren from far and wide gather for the reading of his will. A mysterious girl from Tasmania joins them. Down the coast, a man is pulled from the water and abandoned to his fate with a head injury and amnesia. He sets out on an odyssey along the east coast of Australia in search of his identity. Will he like what he finds?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Monteil, Michel Vimal du<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS, 2024.<br />318 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The heist / Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793209&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day's work for Bell. And while he's on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he'll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive. Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day's work for Bell. And while he's on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he'll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cussler, Clive<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Leicester : Charnwood, 2024.<br />408 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The baby his secretary carries / Dani Collins. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793922&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Collins, Dani<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mills & Boon, 2024.<br />288 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.<br />Bound by a surrogate baby<br />Mills & Boon modern<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The Italian's pregnant enemy / Maisey Yates. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793923&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Yates, Maisey<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mills & Boon, 2024.<br />288 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.<br />Diamond in the rough ; 1.<br />Mills & Boon modern<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> His last-minute desert queen / Annie West. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793924&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>West, Annie (Romantic fiction writer)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mills & Boon, 2024.<br />288 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.<br />Mills & Boon modern<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> Home alone with the children's doctor / Traci Douglass. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793935&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Douglass, Traci<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mills & Boon, 2024.<br />288 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.<br />Boston Christmas miracles ; 3.<br />Mills & Boon medical<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> Healed by a mistletoe kiss / Alison Roberts. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793937&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Roberts, Alison, 1956-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mills & Boon, 2024.<br />288 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.<br />Mills & Boon medical<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The fortune tellers' daughters / Maggie Mason. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793967&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 /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Dales, 2024.<br />426 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> A mother's secret / Katie Flynn. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793968&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Leaving Liverpool behind, Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfound friend Suzie. Amidst the bustling city streets, they find Libby's parents' cherished stall on Petticoat Lane has been taken over and run into the ground by Libby's conniving uncle. Libby is determined to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her and with Suzie's support, she is able to bring the stall back to the way it used to be. But when they unravel a long-held family secret, unearthing the truth about her mother's past, will it shatter the bright future that lies ahead for Libby? Leaving Liverpool behind, Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfound friend Suzie. Amidst the bustling city streets, they find Libby's parents' cherished stall on Petticoat Lane has been taken over and run into the ground by Libby's conniving uncle. Libby is determined to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her and with Suzie's support, she is able to bring the stall back to the way it used to be. But when they unravel a long-held family secret, unearthing the truth about her mother's past, will it shatter the bright future that lies ahead for Libby?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Flynn, Katie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Dales, 2024.<br />396 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The teashop girls at war / Elaine Everest. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793969&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Happily married, Rose is busy with staffing problems at the teashop with many women taking on war work. Rose dreams of her husband's return while trying to keep everyone happy. Lily has her own worries when the father of her daughter appears back in her life with no explanation. Katie longs for a family of her own, so when a handsome airman arrives on the scene will she have her head turned? At Sea View Guest House Flora, wary of a relationship and marriage, is fearful of letting her feelings for John Bentley develop further especially as she has her guests to be mindful of. Anya is torn, having given birth to a beautiful baby boy who is the spitting image of his father, who has been taken as a prisoner of war. Presented with a chance to save him, Anya confides in her friends, leaving her son in their care. With the uncertainty of the future, can the teashop girls overcome their personal battles? Happily married, Rose is busy with staffing problems at the teashop with many women taking on war work. Rose dreams of her husband's return while trying to keep everyone happy. Lily has her own worries when the father of her daughter appears back in her life with no explanation. Katie longs for a family of her own, so when a handsome airman arrives on the scene will she have her head turned? At Sea View Guest House Flora, wary of a relationship and marriage, is fearful of letting her feelings for John Bentley develop further especially as she has her guests to be mindful of. Anya is torn, having given birth to a beautiful baby boy who is the spitting image of his father, who has been taken as a prisoner of war. Presented with a chance to save him, Anya confides in her friends, leaving her son in their care. With the uncertainty of the future, can the teashop girls overcome their personal battles?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Everest, Elaine<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Dales, 2024.<br />378 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.<br />Teashop girls series<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The changing valley / Grace Thompson. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793970&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace. But times are changing and, although Nelly Luke and the older villagers stick resolutely to tradition, the younger ones have caught tantalising glimpses of a world beyond their quiet valley. For Fay Cartwright the lure of a career strains her marriage to home-loving Johnny, while Amy, the happy-go-lucky shopkeeper, is saddened when her son is given Army leave but fails to return to his family home. And there are other, more serious intrusions, not least a spate of robberies whose ruthless perpetrator looks likely to be one of their own. But despite the trauma of change, the life of the village continues, fuelled as ever by the humour, kindness and surprising wisdom of the incomparable Nelly. The South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace. But times are changing and, although Nelly Luke and the older villagers stick resolutely to tradition, the younger ones have caught tantalising glimpses of a world beyond their quiet valley. For Fay Cartwright the lure of a career strains her marriage to home-loving Johnny, while Amy, the happy-go-lucky shopkeeper, is saddened when her son is given Army leave but fails to return to his family home. And there are other, more serious intrusions, not least a spate of robberies whose ruthless perpetrator looks likely to be one of their own. But despite the trauma of change, the life of the village continues, fuelled as ever by the humour, kindness and surprising wisdom of the incomparable Nelly.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thompson, Grace<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Dales, 2024.<br />522 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The mists of Pencarrack Moor / Terri Nixon. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793972&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 1931, Cornwall. Lynette Nicholls lost her brother exactly a year ago in a tragic air training accident. When she visits the coastal town where it happened, she begins to doubt everything she's been told about the incident and becomes determined to uncover the truth. Her investigation takes her deep into the community, where she meets Geordie Sargent, the leader of the miner's dispute. When sparks fly between them, and Lynette is drawn into his fight, she risks losing everything. Lynette knows she must choose between her love for Geordie and justice for her brother's death. But, as her life becomes further entangled in the dangerous secrets of Pencarrack Moor, she starts to wonder if she still has the luxury of making that choice. 1931, Cornwall. Lynette Nicholls lost her brother exactly a year ago in a tragic air training accident. When she visits the coastal town where it happened, she begins to doubt everything she's been told about the incident and becomes determined to uncover the truth. Her investigation takes her deep into the community, where she meets Geordie Sargent, the leader of the miner's dispute. When sparks fly between them, and Lynette is drawn into his fight, she risks losing everything. Lynette knows she must choose between her love for Geordie and justice for her brother's death. But, as her life becomes further entangled in the dangerous secrets of Pencarrack Moor, she starts to wonder if she still has the luxury of making that choice.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Nixon, Terri, 1965-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Dales, 2024.<br />420 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> Love will find a way / Ellie Dean. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3793973&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Cliffehaven, December 1946. From a hill above the town of Cliffehaven, a young woman makes a heart-breaking choice that will change the course of her life forever. Hours later, a baby is found in the Nativity crib of the local church. Who could have left him there, and why? The mystery preoccupies everyone in Cliffehaven - not least Peggy Reilly, who has enough to contend with at Beach View Boarding House without this extra secret to unravel. What's certain is that the whole community will pull together to keep the baby safe - and to support his mother when the truth of her identity is finally discovered. Cliffehaven, December 1946. From a hill above the town of Cliffehaven, a young woman makes a heart-breaking choice that will change the course of her life forever. Hours later, a baby is found in the Nativity crib of the local church. Who could have left him there, and why? The mystery preoccupies everyone in Cliffehaven - not least Peggy Reilly, who has enough to contend with at Beach View Boarding House without this extra secret to unravel. What's certain is that the whole community will pull together to keep the baby safe - and to support his mother when the truth of her identity is finally discovered.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dean, Ellie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Dales, 2024.<br />438 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> Blotto, Twinks and the phantom skiers / Simon Brett. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794180&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Blotto and Twinks are off on another adventure - and this time they're bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing the prestigious and very fast Croissant Run, though someone seems determined to sabotage his chances. Twinks, on the other hand, is on a mission to rescue her friend's sister from the sinister finishing school she is trapped in - the Convent of the Sacred Icicle. Once inside, Twinks is threatened by an elderly nun who shows her a secret glacier in which the Phantom Skiers are entombed - awaiting resurrection so they can wreak vengeance on people who are too curious - like Blotto and Twinks. Meanwhile, up at Schloss Luzvimmen, the crazed Count von Strapp is set on global domination via a deadly arsenal of Swiss cheese hardware he's planning to unleash on the world. Blotto and Twinks are off on another adventure - and this time they're bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing the prestigious and very fast Croissant Run, though someone seems determined to sabotage his chances. Twinks, on the other hand, is on a mission to rescue her friend's sister from the sinister finishing school she is trapped in - the Convent of the Sacred Icicle. Once inside, Twinks is threatened by an elderly nun who shows her a secret glacier in which the Phantom Skiers are entombed - awaiting resurrection so they can wreak vengeance on people who are too curious - like Blotto and Twinks. Meanwhile, up at Schloss Luzvimmen, the crazed Count von Strapp is set on global domination via a deadly arsenal of Swiss cheese hardware he's planning to unleash on the world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brett, Simon<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS, 2024.<br />222 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br /> The lifeline / Libby Page. https://salfordlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3794183&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 /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS, 2024.<br />378 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Reader Services - (Salford Libraries) - Large Print - On order<br />