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Beyond
Reading Map
Image Credits Cover Page httpwww-sassisamblog-comzippykidnetdna-cdncomwp-contentuploads201208The_Lavender_Keeperjpg Pages 2-3 httpwwwflickrcomphotos66706141N005439348522 Pages 4-5 httpwwwflickrcomphotos7941044N063734424634 Pages 6-7 httpwwwflickrcomphotos29250079N043215678421 Page 8 httpwwwflickrcomphotos7941044N063734424634 Book Covers httpgoodreadscom
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA
This license lets others remix tweak and build upon your work non-commercially as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms httpcreativecommonsorglicenses
Published September 2013 A collaborative project by bull Alison Miles Information Services Librarian CityLibraries Townsville bull Jo Beazley Librarian Oakey Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Louise Pieper Programme Development Librarian Gold Coast Libraries bull Sally Pewhairangi Strategic Services Development Coordinator
Waimakariri Libraries bull Tina Cavanough Community and Reader Services Librarian Moreton Bay
Region Libraries
Click to borrow from Moreton Bay Region Libraries
M wwwmoretonbayqldgovaulibraries
Click to borrow from Gold Coast Libraries
G wwwgoldcoastqldgovaulibrary
T wwwtownsvilleqldgovaufacilitieslibraries
Click to borrow from CityLibraries Townsville
wwwtoowoombarcqldgovaufacilities-and-recreationlibraries T Click to borrow from Toowoomba Regional Libraries
librarieswaimakaririgovtnz W Click to borrow from Waimakariri Libraries
T G T M W
Luc Bonet a lavender farmer joins the French Resistance when his family is dragged away by Nazi collaborators and their farm in Provence is seized His life is lived in the shadows sabotaging German forces The threat of capture and execution is ever present Lisette Forestier is on a mission of her own to work her way into the heart of a senior German officer ndash and to bring down the Reich in any way she can What Luc and Lisette hadnrsquot counted on was meeting each other War calls for sacrifices though and the pair have a mission to accomplish to free France and bring the German war machine to its knees Beyond The Lavender Keeper Reading Map includes 16 heady velvety and powerful stories of love and betrayal the triumph of humanity over devastation and tender tales of hope for the future Readers will travel from France and London to India USA and Spain discovering people just like themselves amidst the horrors of war and the grand pleasures of life You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey
BETRAYAL
lsquoIf I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend I hope I would have the guts to betray my countryrsquo - E M Forster Betrayal is such a dirty word but it makes for such a captivating story The characters in these four stories like Luc Lisette and Kilian from The Lavender Keeper experience the personal betrayals of family friends and lovers while around them nations suffer the treachery of war Readers will travel from France and London to India USA and Spain discovering people just like themselves amidst the horrors of war and the grand pleasures of life
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh lsquoToo latersquo He gave a harsh mirthless laugh lsquoToo late for what To fall in love Well itrsquos already too late for me Irisrsquo lsquoJackrsquo she said lsquoWe canrsquot do this to Ned Wersquore his closest friendsrsquo
T G T M W
The Sadness of the Samurai Victor Del Arbol When Isabel becomes involved in a plot to kill her Fascist husband she finds herself betrayed by her mysterious lover The effects of her betrayal play out in a violent struggle for power over three generations
T G T M W
All That Is A Novel James Salter Romantic and haunting All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change It is a dazzling sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition lsquoIt was love the furnace into which everything was droppedrsquo
T G T M W
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton The pair of them huddled together and Dolly listened as Vivien said lsquoGo to the railway station and buy yourself a ticket Get on that train and ride it all the way to the end of the line Donrsquot look backrsquo
T G T M W
WARTIME ROMANCE Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer lsquoAnd as I listen to her saxophone soaring through the speakers I begin to cherish the good things she left me with - the lyrical melodic lines of her ballads the wild dips and runs of her twelve-bar blues the stories she has told mersquo
T G T M W
String of Pearls Madge Swindells Captain Simon Johnson a US military intelligence agent is billeted with the Conroy family in Mowbray Despite their reluctance divorced mother Helen and Simon fall deeply in love a romance that leads to explosive consequences
T G T M W
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie This unforgettable and breathtaking story of heartbreak courage and unwavering love takes you from London after the Blitz to booming Shanghai and fallen Singapore in a novel you wonrsquot be able to put down
T G T M W
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra A tale of passion and courage that moves from the back streets of Marseilles to the grand music theatres of Paris from the countryside of Provence to decadent pre-war Berlin and jazz-age New York
T G T M W
Who among us can imagine falling in love and planning for the future amidst the tragedy of war These stories show you the triumph of humanity over devastation They will take you across continents as wars do Yoursquoll meet a US military intelligence agent winning the heart of a British divorcee a jazz saxophonist with real reasons to blow the blues another Provenccedilal lavender farmer and join the search for a lost love Love in the Years of Lunacy was inspired by the authorrsquos memories of her fatherrsquos stories about playing at the Trocadero during the war Many people will have wartime romance stories of their own For you a little Vera Lynn - lsquoWell meet again dont know where dont know when but I know wersquoll meet again some sunny dayrsquo
FRANCE The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes Sometimes life is a series of obstacles a matter of putting one foot in front of the other Sometimes she realizes suddenly it is simply a matter of blind faith
T G T M W
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson Drawn to a wealthy older man Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new homemdashLes Geneacutevriers a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence
T G T M W
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange is a novel of mothers and daughters of the past and the present of resisting and succumbing and an extraordinary work by a masterful writer
T G T M W
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realise a long-cherished dream and move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubeacuteron where life is governed by seasons not by days
T G T M W
lsquoThis sweetness scooped like some bright fruitrsquo - Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange The essence of France is captured beautifully in this selection from wine romance farming and gastronomy to village life and the tragedy of war Join us in exploring this fine country before you follow Luc and Lisette to the Bridestowe Lavender Farm in Tasmania The Lavender Keeper begins with two lovers in a lavender field in summer just before sunset on the cusp of war They are not together long You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey Perhaps yoursquoll be like Peter Mayle and pack up your life to move to Provence And who would blame you
FEMME FATALE Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 Peter FitzSimons In the early 1930s Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapos most wanted person
T G T M W
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein lsquoPossibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine mdash and I will do anything anything to avoid SS-Hauptsturmfuumlhrer von Linden interrogating me againrsquo
T G T M W
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson Based on true accounts of female entertainers used as spies during World War II Jasmine Nights is a powerful story of danger secrets and love filled with the colours and sounds of the Middle Eastrsquos most beautiful cities
T G T M W
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan lsquoMy name is Serena Frome and almost forty years ago I was sent on a secret mission for the British security service Within eighteen months of joining I was sacked having disgraced myself and ruined my loverrsquo
T G T M W lsquoBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship betweenhellip the pursuer and his quarry whether itrsquos the writer or the spyrsquo - John le Carre Inspired by Nancy Wake the real life spy who infuriated the Gestapo The Lavender Keeperrsquos Lisette is a refreshing female character - independent and brave in the face of great danger Sweet Toothrsquos Serena falls into intelligence service in 1972 She mistakenly forgets the first rule of espionage - trust no-one The reader should heed that advice in regard to the writer Ian McEwan who has a few tricks up his sleeve Jasmine Nights and Code Name Verity return us to the dark times of World War II with one dark and decadant the latter more brash in its youthfulness
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries
Image Credits Cover Page httpwww-sassisamblog-comzippykidnetdna-cdncomwp-contentuploads201208The_Lavender_Keeperjpg Pages 2-3 httpwwwflickrcomphotos66706141N005439348522 Pages 4-5 httpwwwflickrcomphotos7941044N063734424634 Pages 6-7 httpwwwflickrcomphotos29250079N043215678421 Page 8 httpwwwflickrcomphotos7941044N063734424634 Book Covers httpgoodreadscom
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA
This license lets others remix tweak and build upon your work non-commercially as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms httpcreativecommonsorglicenses
Published September 2013 A collaborative project by bull Alison Miles Information Services Librarian CityLibraries Townsville bull Jo Beazley Librarian Oakey Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Louise Pieper Programme Development Librarian Gold Coast Libraries bull Sally Pewhairangi Strategic Services Development Coordinator
Waimakariri Libraries bull Tina Cavanough Community and Reader Services Librarian Moreton Bay
Region Libraries
Click to borrow from Moreton Bay Region Libraries
M wwwmoretonbayqldgovaulibraries
Click to borrow from Gold Coast Libraries
G wwwgoldcoastqldgovaulibrary
T wwwtownsvilleqldgovaufacilitieslibraries
Click to borrow from CityLibraries Townsville
wwwtoowoombarcqldgovaufacilities-and-recreationlibraries T Click to borrow from Toowoomba Regional Libraries
librarieswaimakaririgovtnz W Click to borrow from Waimakariri Libraries
T G T M W
Luc Bonet a lavender farmer joins the French Resistance when his family is dragged away by Nazi collaborators and their farm in Provence is seized His life is lived in the shadows sabotaging German forces The threat of capture and execution is ever present Lisette Forestier is on a mission of her own to work her way into the heart of a senior German officer ndash and to bring down the Reich in any way she can What Luc and Lisette hadnrsquot counted on was meeting each other War calls for sacrifices though and the pair have a mission to accomplish to free France and bring the German war machine to its knees Beyond The Lavender Keeper Reading Map includes 16 heady velvety and powerful stories of love and betrayal the triumph of humanity over devastation and tender tales of hope for the future Readers will travel from France and London to India USA and Spain discovering people just like themselves amidst the horrors of war and the grand pleasures of life You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey
BETRAYAL
lsquoIf I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend I hope I would have the guts to betray my countryrsquo - E M Forster Betrayal is such a dirty word but it makes for such a captivating story The characters in these four stories like Luc Lisette and Kilian from The Lavender Keeper experience the personal betrayals of family friends and lovers while around them nations suffer the treachery of war Readers will travel from France and London to India USA and Spain discovering people just like themselves amidst the horrors of war and the grand pleasures of life
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh lsquoToo latersquo He gave a harsh mirthless laugh lsquoToo late for what To fall in love Well itrsquos already too late for me Irisrsquo lsquoJackrsquo she said lsquoWe canrsquot do this to Ned Wersquore his closest friendsrsquo
T G T M W
The Sadness of the Samurai Victor Del Arbol When Isabel becomes involved in a plot to kill her Fascist husband she finds herself betrayed by her mysterious lover The effects of her betrayal play out in a violent struggle for power over three generations
T G T M W
All That Is A Novel James Salter Romantic and haunting All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change It is a dazzling sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition lsquoIt was love the furnace into which everything was droppedrsquo
T G T M W
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton The pair of them huddled together and Dolly listened as Vivien said lsquoGo to the railway station and buy yourself a ticket Get on that train and ride it all the way to the end of the line Donrsquot look backrsquo
T G T M W
WARTIME ROMANCE Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer lsquoAnd as I listen to her saxophone soaring through the speakers I begin to cherish the good things she left me with - the lyrical melodic lines of her ballads the wild dips and runs of her twelve-bar blues the stories she has told mersquo
T G T M W
String of Pearls Madge Swindells Captain Simon Johnson a US military intelligence agent is billeted with the Conroy family in Mowbray Despite their reluctance divorced mother Helen and Simon fall deeply in love a romance that leads to explosive consequences
T G T M W
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie This unforgettable and breathtaking story of heartbreak courage and unwavering love takes you from London after the Blitz to booming Shanghai and fallen Singapore in a novel you wonrsquot be able to put down
T G T M W
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra A tale of passion and courage that moves from the back streets of Marseilles to the grand music theatres of Paris from the countryside of Provence to decadent pre-war Berlin and jazz-age New York
T G T M W
Who among us can imagine falling in love and planning for the future amidst the tragedy of war These stories show you the triumph of humanity over devastation They will take you across continents as wars do Yoursquoll meet a US military intelligence agent winning the heart of a British divorcee a jazz saxophonist with real reasons to blow the blues another Provenccedilal lavender farmer and join the search for a lost love Love in the Years of Lunacy was inspired by the authorrsquos memories of her fatherrsquos stories about playing at the Trocadero during the war Many people will have wartime romance stories of their own For you a little Vera Lynn - lsquoWell meet again dont know where dont know when but I know wersquoll meet again some sunny dayrsquo
FRANCE The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes Sometimes life is a series of obstacles a matter of putting one foot in front of the other Sometimes she realizes suddenly it is simply a matter of blind faith
T G T M W
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson Drawn to a wealthy older man Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new homemdashLes Geneacutevriers a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence
T G T M W
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange is a novel of mothers and daughters of the past and the present of resisting and succumbing and an extraordinary work by a masterful writer
T G T M W
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realise a long-cherished dream and move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubeacuteron where life is governed by seasons not by days
T G T M W
lsquoThis sweetness scooped like some bright fruitrsquo - Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange The essence of France is captured beautifully in this selection from wine romance farming and gastronomy to village life and the tragedy of war Join us in exploring this fine country before you follow Luc and Lisette to the Bridestowe Lavender Farm in Tasmania The Lavender Keeper begins with two lovers in a lavender field in summer just before sunset on the cusp of war They are not together long You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey Perhaps yoursquoll be like Peter Mayle and pack up your life to move to Provence And who would blame you
FEMME FATALE Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 Peter FitzSimons In the early 1930s Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapos most wanted person
T G T M W
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein lsquoPossibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine mdash and I will do anything anything to avoid SS-Hauptsturmfuumlhrer von Linden interrogating me againrsquo
T G T M W
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson Based on true accounts of female entertainers used as spies during World War II Jasmine Nights is a powerful story of danger secrets and love filled with the colours and sounds of the Middle Eastrsquos most beautiful cities
T G T M W
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan lsquoMy name is Serena Frome and almost forty years ago I was sent on a secret mission for the British security service Within eighteen months of joining I was sacked having disgraced myself and ruined my loverrsquo
T G T M W lsquoBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship betweenhellip the pursuer and his quarry whether itrsquos the writer or the spyrsquo - John le Carre Inspired by Nancy Wake the real life spy who infuriated the Gestapo The Lavender Keeperrsquos Lisette is a refreshing female character - independent and brave in the face of great danger Sweet Toothrsquos Serena falls into intelligence service in 1972 She mistakenly forgets the first rule of espionage - trust no-one The reader should heed that advice in regard to the writer Ian McEwan who has a few tricks up his sleeve Jasmine Nights and Code Name Verity return us to the dark times of World War II with one dark and decadant the latter more brash in its youthfulness
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries
T G T M W
Luc Bonet a lavender farmer joins the French Resistance when his family is dragged away by Nazi collaborators and their farm in Provence is seized His life is lived in the shadows sabotaging German forces The threat of capture and execution is ever present Lisette Forestier is on a mission of her own to work her way into the heart of a senior German officer ndash and to bring down the Reich in any way she can What Luc and Lisette hadnrsquot counted on was meeting each other War calls for sacrifices though and the pair have a mission to accomplish to free France and bring the German war machine to its knees Beyond The Lavender Keeper Reading Map includes 16 heady velvety and powerful stories of love and betrayal the triumph of humanity over devastation and tender tales of hope for the future Readers will travel from France and London to India USA and Spain discovering people just like themselves amidst the horrors of war and the grand pleasures of life You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey
BETRAYAL
lsquoIf I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend I hope I would have the guts to betray my countryrsquo - E M Forster Betrayal is such a dirty word but it makes for such a captivating story The characters in these four stories like Luc Lisette and Kilian from The Lavender Keeper experience the personal betrayals of family friends and lovers while around them nations suffer the treachery of war Readers will travel from France and London to India USA and Spain discovering people just like themselves amidst the horrors of war and the grand pleasures of life
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh lsquoToo latersquo He gave a harsh mirthless laugh lsquoToo late for what To fall in love Well itrsquos already too late for me Irisrsquo lsquoJackrsquo she said lsquoWe canrsquot do this to Ned Wersquore his closest friendsrsquo
T G T M W
The Sadness of the Samurai Victor Del Arbol When Isabel becomes involved in a plot to kill her Fascist husband she finds herself betrayed by her mysterious lover The effects of her betrayal play out in a violent struggle for power over three generations
T G T M W
All That Is A Novel James Salter Romantic and haunting All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change It is a dazzling sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition lsquoIt was love the furnace into which everything was droppedrsquo
T G T M W
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton The pair of them huddled together and Dolly listened as Vivien said lsquoGo to the railway station and buy yourself a ticket Get on that train and ride it all the way to the end of the line Donrsquot look backrsquo
T G T M W
WARTIME ROMANCE Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer lsquoAnd as I listen to her saxophone soaring through the speakers I begin to cherish the good things she left me with - the lyrical melodic lines of her ballads the wild dips and runs of her twelve-bar blues the stories she has told mersquo
T G T M W
String of Pearls Madge Swindells Captain Simon Johnson a US military intelligence agent is billeted with the Conroy family in Mowbray Despite their reluctance divorced mother Helen and Simon fall deeply in love a romance that leads to explosive consequences
T G T M W
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie This unforgettable and breathtaking story of heartbreak courage and unwavering love takes you from London after the Blitz to booming Shanghai and fallen Singapore in a novel you wonrsquot be able to put down
T G T M W
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra A tale of passion and courage that moves from the back streets of Marseilles to the grand music theatres of Paris from the countryside of Provence to decadent pre-war Berlin and jazz-age New York
T G T M W
Who among us can imagine falling in love and planning for the future amidst the tragedy of war These stories show you the triumph of humanity over devastation They will take you across continents as wars do Yoursquoll meet a US military intelligence agent winning the heart of a British divorcee a jazz saxophonist with real reasons to blow the blues another Provenccedilal lavender farmer and join the search for a lost love Love in the Years of Lunacy was inspired by the authorrsquos memories of her fatherrsquos stories about playing at the Trocadero during the war Many people will have wartime romance stories of their own For you a little Vera Lynn - lsquoWell meet again dont know where dont know when but I know wersquoll meet again some sunny dayrsquo
FRANCE The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes Sometimes life is a series of obstacles a matter of putting one foot in front of the other Sometimes she realizes suddenly it is simply a matter of blind faith
T G T M W
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson Drawn to a wealthy older man Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new homemdashLes Geneacutevriers a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence
T G T M W
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange is a novel of mothers and daughters of the past and the present of resisting and succumbing and an extraordinary work by a masterful writer
T G T M W
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realise a long-cherished dream and move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubeacuteron where life is governed by seasons not by days
T G T M W
lsquoThis sweetness scooped like some bright fruitrsquo - Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange The essence of France is captured beautifully in this selection from wine romance farming and gastronomy to village life and the tragedy of war Join us in exploring this fine country before you follow Luc and Lisette to the Bridestowe Lavender Farm in Tasmania The Lavender Keeper begins with two lovers in a lavender field in summer just before sunset on the cusp of war They are not together long You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey Perhaps yoursquoll be like Peter Mayle and pack up your life to move to Provence And who would blame you
FEMME FATALE Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 Peter FitzSimons In the early 1930s Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapos most wanted person
T G T M W
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein lsquoPossibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine mdash and I will do anything anything to avoid SS-Hauptsturmfuumlhrer von Linden interrogating me againrsquo
T G T M W
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson Based on true accounts of female entertainers used as spies during World War II Jasmine Nights is a powerful story of danger secrets and love filled with the colours and sounds of the Middle Eastrsquos most beautiful cities
T G T M W
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan lsquoMy name is Serena Frome and almost forty years ago I was sent on a secret mission for the British security service Within eighteen months of joining I was sacked having disgraced myself and ruined my loverrsquo
T G T M W lsquoBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship betweenhellip the pursuer and his quarry whether itrsquos the writer or the spyrsquo - John le Carre Inspired by Nancy Wake the real life spy who infuriated the Gestapo The Lavender Keeperrsquos Lisette is a refreshing female character - independent and brave in the face of great danger Sweet Toothrsquos Serena falls into intelligence service in 1972 She mistakenly forgets the first rule of espionage - trust no-one The reader should heed that advice in regard to the writer Ian McEwan who has a few tricks up his sleeve Jasmine Nights and Code Name Verity return us to the dark times of World War II with one dark and decadant the latter more brash in its youthfulness
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries
BETRAYAL
lsquoIf I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend I hope I would have the guts to betray my countryrsquo - E M Forster Betrayal is such a dirty word but it makes for such a captivating story The characters in these four stories like Luc Lisette and Kilian from The Lavender Keeper experience the personal betrayals of family friends and lovers while around them nations suffer the treachery of war Readers will travel from France and London to India USA and Spain discovering people just like themselves amidst the horrors of war and the grand pleasures of life
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh lsquoToo latersquo He gave a harsh mirthless laugh lsquoToo late for what To fall in love Well itrsquos already too late for me Irisrsquo lsquoJackrsquo she said lsquoWe canrsquot do this to Ned Wersquore his closest friendsrsquo
T G T M W
The Sadness of the Samurai Victor Del Arbol When Isabel becomes involved in a plot to kill her Fascist husband she finds herself betrayed by her mysterious lover The effects of her betrayal play out in a violent struggle for power over three generations
T G T M W
All That Is A Novel James Salter Romantic and haunting All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change It is a dazzling sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition lsquoIt was love the furnace into which everything was droppedrsquo
T G T M W
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton The pair of them huddled together and Dolly listened as Vivien said lsquoGo to the railway station and buy yourself a ticket Get on that train and ride it all the way to the end of the line Donrsquot look backrsquo
T G T M W
WARTIME ROMANCE Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer lsquoAnd as I listen to her saxophone soaring through the speakers I begin to cherish the good things she left me with - the lyrical melodic lines of her ballads the wild dips and runs of her twelve-bar blues the stories she has told mersquo
T G T M W
String of Pearls Madge Swindells Captain Simon Johnson a US military intelligence agent is billeted with the Conroy family in Mowbray Despite their reluctance divorced mother Helen and Simon fall deeply in love a romance that leads to explosive consequences
T G T M W
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie This unforgettable and breathtaking story of heartbreak courage and unwavering love takes you from London after the Blitz to booming Shanghai and fallen Singapore in a novel you wonrsquot be able to put down
T G T M W
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra A tale of passion and courage that moves from the back streets of Marseilles to the grand music theatres of Paris from the countryside of Provence to decadent pre-war Berlin and jazz-age New York
T G T M W
Who among us can imagine falling in love and planning for the future amidst the tragedy of war These stories show you the triumph of humanity over devastation They will take you across continents as wars do Yoursquoll meet a US military intelligence agent winning the heart of a British divorcee a jazz saxophonist with real reasons to blow the blues another Provenccedilal lavender farmer and join the search for a lost love Love in the Years of Lunacy was inspired by the authorrsquos memories of her fatherrsquos stories about playing at the Trocadero during the war Many people will have wartime romance stories of their own For you a little Vera Lynn - lsquoWell meet again dont know where dont know when but I know wersquoll meet again some sunny dayrsquo
FRANCE The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes Sometimes life is a series of obstacles a matter of putting one foot in front of the other Sometimes she realizes suddenly it is simply a matter of blind faith
T G T M W
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson Drawn to a wealthy older man Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new homemdashLes Geneacutevriers a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence
T G T M W
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange is a novel of mothers and daughters of the past and the present of resisting and succumbing and an extraordinary work by a masterful writer
T G T M W
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realise a long-cherished dream and move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubeacuteron where life is governed by seasons not by days
T G T M W
lsquoThis sweetness scooped like some bright fruitrsquo - Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange The essence of France is captured beautifully in this selection from wine romance farming and gastronomy to village life and the tragedy of war Join us in exploring this fine country before you follow Luc and Lisette to the Bridestowe Lavender Farm in Tasmania The Lavender Keeper begins with two lovers in a lavender field in summer just before sunset on the cusp of war They are not together long You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey Perhaps yoursquoll be like Peter Mayle and pack up your life to move to Provence And who would blame you
FEMME FATALE Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 Peter FitzSimons In the early 1930s Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapos most wanted person
T G T M W
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein lsquoPossibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine mdash and I will do anything anything to avoid SS-Hauptsturmfuumlhrer von Linden interrogating me againrsquo
T G T M W
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson Based on true accounts of female entertainers used as spies during World War II Jasmine Nights is a powerful story of danger secrets and love filled with the colours and sounds of the Middle Eastrsquos most beautiful cities
T G T M W
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan lsquoMy name is Serena Frome and almost forty years ago I was sent on a secret mission for the British security service Within eighteen months of joining I was sacked having disgraced myself and ruined my loverrsquo
T G T M W lsquoBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship betweenhellip the pursuer and his quarry whether itrsquos the writer or the spyrsquo - John le Carre Inspired by Nancy Wake the real life spy who infuriated the Gestapo The Lavender Keeperrsquos Lisette is a refreshing female character - independent and brave in the face of great danger Sweet Toothrsquos Serena falls into intelligence service in 1972 She mistakenly forgets the first rule of espionage - trust no-one The reader should heed that advice in regard to the writer Ian McEwan who has a few tricks up his sleeve Jasmine Nights and Code Name Verity return us to the dark times of World War II with one dark and decadant the latter more brash in its youthfulness
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries
WARTIME ROMANCE Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer lsquoAnd as I listen to her saxophone soaring through the speakers I begin to cherish the good things she left me with - the lyrical melodic lines of her ballads the wild dips and runs of her twelve-bar blues the stories she has told mersquo
T G T M W
String of Pearls Madge Swindells Captain Simon Johnson a US military intelligence agent is billeted with the Conroy family in Mowbray Despite their reluctance divorced mother Helen and Simon fall deeply in love a romance that leads to explosive consequences
T G T M W
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie This unforgettable and breathtaking story of heartbreak courage and unwavering love takes you from London after the Blitz to booming Shanghai and fallen Singapore in a novel you wonrsquot be able to put down
T G T M W
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra A tale of passion and courage that moves from the back streets of Marseilles to the grand music theatres of Paris from the countryside of Provence to decadent pre-war Berlin and jazz-age New York
T G T M W
Who among us can imagine falling in love and planning for the future amidst the tragedy of war These stories show you the triumph of humanity over devastation They will take you across continents as wars do Yoursquoll meet a US military intelligence agent winning the heart of a British divorcee a jazz saxophonist with real reasons to blow the blues another Provenccedilal lavender farmer and join the search for a lost love Love in the Years of Lunacy was inspired by the authorrsquos memories of her fatherrsquos stories about playing at the Trocadero during the war Many people will have wartime romance stories of their own For you a little Vera Lynn - lsquoWell meet again dont know where dont know when but I know wersquoll meet again some sunny dayrsquo
FRANCE The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes Sometimes life is a series of obstacles a matter of putting one foot in front of the other Sometimes she realizes suddenly it is simply a matter of blind faith
T G T M W
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson Drawn to a wealthy older man Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new homemdashLes Geneacutevriers a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence
T G T M W
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange is a novel of mothers and daughters of the past and the present of resisting and succumbing and an extraordinary work by a masterful writer
T G T M W
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realise a long-cherished dream and move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubeacuteron where life is governed by seasons not by days
T G T M W
lsquoThis sweetness scooped like some bright fruitrsquo - Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange The essence of France is captured beautifully in this selection from wine romance farming and gastronomy to village life and the tragedy of war Join us in exploring this fine country before you follow Luc and Lisette to the Bridestowe Lavender Farm in Tasmania The Lavender Keeper begins with two lovers in a lavender field in summer just before sunset on the cusp of war They are not together long You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey Perhaps yoursquoll be like Peter Mayle and pack up your life to move to Provence And who would blame you
FEMME FATALE Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 Peter FitzSimons In the early 1930s Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapos most wanted person
T G T M W
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein lsquoPossibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine mdash and I will do anything anything to avoid SS-Hauptsturmfuumlhrer von Linden interrogating me againrsquo
T G T M W
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson Based on true accounts of female entertainers used as spies during World War II Jasmine Nights is a powerful story of danger secrets and love filled with the colours and sounds of the Middle Eastrsquos most beautiful cities
T G T M W
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan lsquoMy name is Serena Frome and almost forty years ago I was sent on a secret mission for the British security service Within eighteen months of joining I was sacked having disgraced myself and ruined my loverrsquo
T G T M W lsquoBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship betweenhellip the pursuer and his quarry whether itrsquos the writer or the spyrsquo - John le Carre Inspired by Nancy Wake the real life spy who infuriated the Gestapo The Lavender Keeperrsquos Lisette is a refreshing female character - independent and brave in the face of great danger Sweet Toothrsquos Serena falls into intelligence service in 1972 She mistakenly forgets the first rule of espionage - trust no-one The reader should heed that advice in regard to the writer Ian McEwan who has a few tricks up his sleeve Jasmine Nights and Code Name Verity return us to the dark times of World War II with one dark and decadant the latter more brash in its youthfulness
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries
FRANCE The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes Sometimes life is a series of obstacles a matter of putting one foot in front of the other Sometimes she realizes suddenly it is simply a matter of blind faith
T G T M W
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson Drawn to a wealthy older man Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new homemdashLes Geneacutevriers a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence
T G T M W
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange is a novel of mothers and daughters of the past and the present of resisting and succumbing and an extraordinary work by a masterful writer
T G T M W
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realise a long-cherished dream and move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubeacuteron where life is governed by seasons not by days
T G T M W
lsquoThis sweetness scooped like some bright fruitrsquo - Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange The essence of France is captured beautifully in this selection from wine romance farming and gastronomy to village life and the tragedy of war Join us in exploring this fine country before you follow Luc and Lisette to the Bridestowe Lavender Farm in Tasmania The Lavender Keeper begins with two lovers in a lavender field in summer just before sunset on the cusp of war They are not together long You will see Provence from several angles and discover more than one lavender field on your reading journey Perhaps yoursquoll be like Peter Mayle and pack up your life to move to Provence And who would blame you
FEMME FATALE Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 Peter FitzSimons In the early 1930s Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapos most wanted person
T G T M W
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein lsquoPossibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine mdash and I will do anything anything to avoid SS-Hauptsturmfuumlhrer von Linden interrogating me againrsquo
T G T M W
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson Based on true accounts of female entertainers used as spies during World War II Jasmine Nights is a powerful story of danger secrets and love filled with the colours and sounds of the Middle Eastrsquos most beautiful cities
T G T M W
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan lsquoMy name is Serena Frome and almost forty years ago I was sent on a secret mission for the British security service Within eighteen months of joining I was sacked having disgraced myself and ruined my loverrsquo
T G T M W lsquoBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship betweenhellip the pursuer and his quarry whether itrsquos the writer or the spyrsquo - John le Carre Inspired by Nancy Wake the real life spy who infuriated the Gestapo The Lavender Keeperrsquos Lisette is a refreshing female character - independent and brave in the face of great danger Sweet Toothrsquos Serena falls into intelligence service in 1972 She mistakenly forgets the first rule of espionage - trust no-one The reader should heed that advice in regard to the writer Ian McEwan who has a few tricks up his sleeve Jasmine Nights and Code Name Verity return us to the dark times of World War II with one dark and decadant the latter more brash in its youthfulness
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries
FEMME FATALE Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011 Peter FitzSimons In the early 1930s Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapos most wanted person
T G T M W
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein lsquoPossibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine mdash and I will do anything anything to avoid SS-Hauptsturmfuumlhrer von Linden interrogating me againrsquo
T G T M W
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson Based on true accounts of female entertainers used as spies during World War II Jasmine Nights is a powerful story of danger secrets and love filled with the colours and sounds of the Middle Eastrsquos most beautiful cities
T G T M W
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan lsquoMy name is Serena Frome and almost forty years ago I was sent on a secret mission for the British security service Within eighteen months of joining I was sacked having disgraced myself and ruined my loverrsquo
T G T M W lsquoBut I think the real tension lies in the relationship betweenhellip the pursuer and his quarry whether itrsquos the writer or the spyrsquo - John le Carre Inspired by Nancy Wake the real life spy who infuriated the Gestapo The Lavender Keeperrsquos Lisette is a refreshing female character - independent and brave in the face of great danger Sweet Toothrsquos Serena falls into intelligence service in 1972 She mistakenly forgets the first rule of espionage - trust no-one The reader should heed that advice in regard to the writer Ian McEwan who has a few tricks up his sleeve Jasmine Nights and Code Name Verity return us to the dark times of World War II with one dark and decadant the latter more brash in its youthfulness
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries
FEMME FATALE
FRANCE
WARTIME ROMANCE
BETRAYAL
Fields of Gold Fiona McIntosh
The Sadness of the Samurai
Victor Del Arbol
All That Is James Salter
The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
Love in the Years of Lunacy Mandy Sayer
String of Pearls Madge Swindells
The Voyagers Mardi McConnochie
Wild Lavender Belinda Alexandra
Nancy Wake Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Peter FitzSimons
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Jasmine Nights Julia Gregson
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson
A Year in Provence Peter Mayle
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes
Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
I loved The Lavender Keeper and want to
read morehellip
CC BY-NC-SA
A collaborative project by bull CityLibraries Townsville bull Moreton Bay Region Libraries bull Toowoomba Regional Libraries bull Gold Coast Libraries bull Waimakariri Libraries