We have a small collection of books on CD in our library (we
love donations). Audio books or books on CD are great for those that commute,
going on a trip, or for those that are unable to read, for whatever reason.
Between our Juvenile and Adult sections, we have a total of
144 CD-Books. We have Non-Fiction, Biography, Adult Fiction and Juvenile Fiction.
Are you looking for something to keep the road rage down on the
way to work? Maybe something to keep the kids entertained while traveling to
see relatives over the upcoming holidays?
Come and “check out” our CD-Books.
Here recently we have added a few “new to us” selections.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride
and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The
novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic
protagonist of the book, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments
and eventually comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness
and actual goodness. A classic piece filled with comedy, its humour lies in its
honest depiction of manners, education, marriage and money during the Regency
era in Great Britain.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Marianne
Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the
dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby, she ignores her sister Elinor's warning
that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile
Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own
romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel
experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must
mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where
status and money govern the rules of love.
The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins
Rachel
catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the
same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to
feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason',
she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could
be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until
the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything has changed. Now Rachel has a
chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll
see; she's much more than just the girl on the train...
We Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet
Spanning
the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love
that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond
distance, beyond time, beyond life itself.
A woman. A war. The child who changed everything.
December 1940. In the disorderly evacuation of Southampton, England, newly married Ellen Parr finds a small child asleep on the backseat of an empty bus. No one knows who little Pamela is.
Ellen professed not to want children with her older husband, and when she takes Pamela into her home and rapidly into her heart, she discovers that this is true: Ellen doesn't want children. She wants only Pamela. Three golden years pass as the Second World War rages on. Then one day Pamela is taken away, screaming. Ellen is no stranger to sorrow, but when she returns to the quiet village life she's long lived, she finds herself asking: In a world changed by war, is it fair to wish for an unchanged heart?
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
My
darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died...
Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened
after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest
secret—something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built
together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble
across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . .
Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all—she’s an incredibly
successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife
and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is
about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know
Cecilia—or each other—but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions
of her husband’s secret.
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A funny,
often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them
couldn't stop slipping in and out of time? Highly original and imaginative,
this debut novel raises questions about life, love, and the effects of time on
relationships.
Audrey Niffenegger’s innovative debut, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel
on Henry and Clare’s marriage and their passionate love for each other as the
story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal
lives, pursuing familiar goals—steady jobs, good friends, children of their
own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor
control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
Prince Lestat by Anne Rice
The
vampire world is in crisis – their kind have been proliferating out of control
and, thanks to technologies undreamed of in previous centuries, they can
communicate as never before. Roused from their earth-bound slumber, ancient
ones are in thrall to the Voice: which commands that they burn fledgling
vampires in cities from Paris to Mumbai, Hong Kong to Kyoto and San Francisco.
Immolation, huge massacres, have commenced all over the world.
Who – or what – is the Voice? What does it desire, and why?
There is only one vampire, only one blood drinker, truly
known to the entire world of the Undead. Will the dazzling hero-wanderer, the
dangerous rebel-outlaw Lestat heed the call to unite the Children of Darkness
as they face this new twilight?