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eAudio:Cloud Cuckoo Land:2021:Unabridged edition eAudio
Author: Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
Author: Ireland, Marin
Author: Jones, Simon
Year: 2021
Description: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed. 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' follows three storylines: Anna and Omeir, on opposite sides of the formidable city wall during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and gentle octogenarian Zeno, in an attack on a public library in present day Idaho; and Konstance, on an interstellar ship bound for a distant exoplanet, decades from now. A single copy of an ancient text - the story of Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird so that he can fly to the paradise of Cloud Cuckoo Land - provides solace, mystery and the most profound human connection to these five unforgettable characters.
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eAudio:The burpee bears:2021:Unabridged edition eAudio
Author: Wicks, Joe
Author: French, Vivian
Year: 2021
Description: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed. Meet the Burpee Bears! For this modern-day bear family, every day is a new day: a day for adventure and discovery, and true to Joe Wick's ethos, each book in the series will be begin and end with an illustrated warm-up and wind-down exercise routine - perfect for energetic little bears everywhere!
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eBook:A pen dipped in poison:2023 eBook
Author: Hall, J. M.
Year: 2023
Description: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed. Retired schoolteachers Liz, Pat and Thelma are back at their usual table at the Thirsk Garden Centre caf?with a brand-new mystery to solve. Curious white envelopes have been delivered to friends and neighbours. Inside are letters revealing the deepest secrets they have tried to hide. As one by one, careers are ended, marriages destroyed and no one is beyond suspicion, the three friends decide enough is enough. They must take matters into their own hands before more damage is done. But as they work to uncover the truth, they begin to wonder just how far someone will go to silence this poison pen.
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eBook:The house in the olive grove:2023 eBook
Author: Cowell, Emma
Year: 2023
Description: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed. Chef Maria is running a successful cookery school in her home village of Petalidi, Greece - but she is also running from the secrets of her past. Food journalist Kayla thought this was going to be just another work trip. But right before she leaves for Greece, she discovers that her whole life is built on a lie. Jewellery-maker Alessandra has always lived according to her own rules - despite what it has cost her to do so. But she has just had some devastating news. As these three very different women come together at the house in the olive grove, unlikely friendships blossom and a season of self-discovery begins. Will the sumptuous flavours, sapphire waters and golden sands of Greece give each of them the answers they so desperately seek?
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