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Author: John Boyne Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr Branch: Leixlip Library Forced to flee the scandal in her hometown, Catherine Goggin finds herself pregnant and alone, in search of a new life at just 16. She knows she has no choice but to believe that the nun she entrusts her child to will find him a… Continue reading The Heart’s Invisible Furies
Author: Lesley Pearse Reviewed by: Aoife Kerr, Leixlip Library 23-year-old Katy Speed is fascinated by the house across the street. The woman who lives there, Gloria, is a neighbour on the avenue, who owns a fashionable dress shop in Brexhill-On-Sea. But who is it that arrives in the black car most Saturdays while Gloria is… Continue reading The House Across the Street
Compiled by Stephen, Newbridge Library Mentors by Russell Brand Read by Russell Brand Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped describes the impact that a series of significant people have had on the author - from the wayward youths he tried to emulate growing up in Essex, through the first ex-junkie sage, to the people… Continue reading Top 10 Non-Fiction Audio Books on Borrowbox
Author: Charlotte Brontë Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson Genre: Classic Fiction Reviewed by: Mary in Newbridge Library Listening to an audio book is always a different experience to reading the book itself. After a wretched childhood as an orphan Jane Eyre becomes a teacher in the very school where she has spent most of her childhood.… Continue reading Audiobook: Jane Eyre
Author: Joelle Charbonneau Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly Duration: 9 hours Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Reviewed by: Joan, Newbridge Library The story is set about 100 years in the future in Chicago. The main character is Meri Beckley, a sixteen year old schoolgirl. The world Meri lives in is one of prosperity and without lies.… Continue reading Audiobook: Verify
Author: Renee Knight Narrated by: Victoria Hamilton Duration: 8 hours 24 minutes Genre: Adult fiction - Suspense Reviewed by: Joan, Newbridge Library Christine Butcher has loyally served Mina as her Secretary for 15 years. Mina progressed to CEO of a large food corporation. As she ascended in the company and progressed to Chief Executive, the… Continue reading Audiobook: The Secretary
Genre: Adult Fiction - Crime/Thriler Compiled by: Carmel, Lorraine, Anne & Aideen, Athy Library The Girls by Emma Cline Disturbingly realistic, weird, thought provoking and engrossing. Loosely based on the Manson murders, it is a remarkable debut novel. Bolinda Borrowbox e-book & Bolinda Borrowbox Audio book The Five by Hallie Rubenhold The untold lives of… Continue reading Top Ten Crime Thrillers on Borrowbox
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