Item category 1: Adult Paperback

In this work the plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, but possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order which circumscribes her life and position. Introducti...

This 20th century adventure will plunge you into the heart of Africa where you will encounter Kigani cannibals, flaming volcanoes and ferocious gorillas. Published to coincide with the major motion picture from Paramount.

The prophecy had come true. The world spun. Tidal waves lashed the planet, & a new ice age dawned. The few survivors of a once great empire struggled to hold their ground against the rising barbarian tide. But a terrible evil threatened everything.

This is the third part of 'The Cairo Trilogy', by the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. It is an Egyptian family saga featuring the bullying, pompous patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmed and his long-suffering family. This book takes the family into the middle of the 20th century.

Four different people are named in a will - Delia, an opera singer robbed of her voice by illness; George, an idealistic scientist; Marjorie, desperately poor & unable to dislodge her writer's block; & Lucius, whose personal life is in chaos. This is a tale of four strangers summoned to a grand b...

Possessed of an extraordinary telekinetic gift, Dahlia Le Blanc has spent her life isolated from other people. Just when she thinks she's finally achieved some semblance of peace, her well-orchestrated world comes crashing down. For a reason she cannot guess, she has become the target of deadly a...

Detective Michael Bennett is on the trail of a deadly killer who is terrorising New York. The Teacher has a meticulous plan. Cold-hearted & cunning, no one knows who he is or where he came from. Until now. Now it is time for everyone to learn his name as he teaches New York a lesson it will never...

Aden, 1935; a city vibrant, alive, and full of hidden dangers. When his mother dies unexpectedly, ten year-old Jama finds himself alone in the world and is forced home to his native Somalia, the land of his nomadic ancestors. Jama cannot rest until he discovers whether his father, who has been ab...

Set in the rural town of Maine, this tale follows the bizarre story of Homer Wells, from his apprenticeship in the orphanage surgery, to his adult life running a cider-making factory and his relationship with the wife of his closest friend.