Item category 2: Quick reads

India, 1919. A man is found dead. A note has been left in the dead man's mouth. It warns the English to leave India. If they don't, more blood will be spilled. Two police officers, Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee must solve the crime quickly. But there are some people who will do anything t...

Why do we want to write and what stops us? How does the urge to express ourselves fight with the worry that no-one will care or that we will get in trouble? How do we identify and overcome everything that gets in our way so we can start making work? Author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tack...

Allie is bored with her job and starting to wonder whether she even likes her boyfriend, Ryan. The high point in her day is passing a café on her walk home from work. It is the sort of place where she'd really like to work. Then one day she sees an advert on the door: assistant wanted. But befor...

Dee loves her children very much, but now they are all grown up, shouldn't they leave home? Rosie, Helen and Anthony are happy at home, and surely their parents like having a full house? When a crisis occurs, Dee decides things have to change for the whole family - whether they like it or not.

Best mates Mark and Pete board a train to London for their lads' night out. As Pete finds a seat he notices a girl sitting on a bench. She looks sad and lonely. When the train leaves, he can't get her out of his mind because in her, he has seen a glimpse of himself.

This novel follows the story of Oona 'Star' Sullivan, a sweet and considerate girl who wants nothing more than for everybody in her family to be happy - until that is, the boy next door moves in and everyone starts worrying about her.