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ABOUT TIME

\pause{1500}Author: Mortimer, Penelope
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4438 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - General
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Penelope Mortimer's autobiography is a sad, ironic & funny portrayal of a girlhood between the two wars.

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AGATHA RAISIN AND THE QUICHE OF DEATH

\pause{1500}Author: Beaton, M C
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6243 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.75
\pause{1500}Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories
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When she retires PR boss, Agatha Raisin, follows her dreams and buys a Cotswold cottage. Desperate to fit in she enters a quiche baking competition but is soon branded as a poisoner when a judge dies after eating her shop bought entry. Unless she can expose the poisoner, Agatha's dream of rural bliss will be at an end.

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ALBERT PRINCE CONSORT

\pause{1500}Author: James, Robert Rhodes
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2247 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 16
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Historical to 1945
\pause{1500}Additional subject: History - British Isles
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Fascinating account of Victoria's consort and his influence on the British monarchy

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AMY CARMICHAEL OF DOHNAVUR

\pause{1500}Author: Houghton, Bishop Frank
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4067 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 16.50
\pause{1500}Main subject: Religion & Philosophy
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - Diaries & Letters
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Diaries & personal notes of a deeply religious woman who devoted her life to working in India.

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ANNE FRANK

\pause{1500}Author: Bull, Angela
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 15804 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 2
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 1.50
\pause{1500}Main subject: Key stage 2 - ages 8 - 11 years
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Key stage 3 - ages 12 - 14 years
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The remarkable story of a young Jewish girl & her family forced into hiding from Nazi persecution in Holland during the 2nd World War.

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APPLE BLOSSOM TIME

\pause{1500}Author: Haig, Kathryn
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5058 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 16.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Love Stories
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Edwin Anstey died a hero's death in France in 1918. Was there a terrible secret that Laura was not told about her father?

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BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH

\pause{1500}Author: Taylor, Linda
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6536 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 14.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: General Fiction
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Out went the power suits and in came the wellies as Ella Norton gave up her executive career and opted for the simple life. Yet things are never simple in Ella's life - her two lodgers hate each other; her sexy tutor is married and her DIY project lands them in casualty.

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BEAUVALLET

\pause{1500}Author: Heyer, Georgette
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5732 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 11.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Historical Fiction - Pre 1914
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Love Stories
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When Nicholas Beauvallet captures a Spanish Galleon he finds the lovely Dona Dominica aboard. After returning her to Spanish shores, he determines to make her his bride, even if he must land on enemy territory!

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BOY DAVID, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Jackson, Marjorie
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2400 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - General
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Disabilities
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The story of the fight to save a child's face

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BREAD AND BUTTER STORIES, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Norton, Mary
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5500 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Short Stories & Anthologies
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These delightful short stories were written in the 1940's and 50's to keep the family solvent, hence the title of the collection!

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