Fiction for Adults
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All books listed in Braille Books Acquired that also have an equivalent Electronic Braille version will now have both the BR and the EB number listed in the entry.
Family stories (Fiction)
BR74283, EB74283 Turtle valley by Gail Anderson-Dargatz. 3 v. of braille. Kat has returned with her disabled husband and young son to her family's homestead in Turtle Valley, to help her frail parents pack their belongings before forest fires destroy everything. Kat's mother, Beth, (from "The Cure for Death by Lightning") is weighed down by her ailing husband, and also by a secret she has guarded all her life. Kat is determined to get to its source before fire eats up all that is left of the family's memories. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2007.
BR74425, EB74425 Songs of the humpback whale: a novel in five voices by Jodi Picoult. 5 v. of braille. Each character tells his or her side of the story about Jane leaving her husband, Oliver, in San Diego, and taking along their teenaged daughter, Rebecca. Driving east toward Jane's brother Joley's place, Jane and Rebecca follow directions that Joley posts along the way. Later Sam enters the picture, and Oliver uses his oceanographic research skills to track his family down. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 1992.
General fiction
BR74394, EB74394 The line painter by Claire Cameron. 3 v. of braille. Carrie took off from Toronto in the morning, running from grief over the death of her boyfriend, and unable to cope with the truth about the events that led to it. Now it's 1:08 a.m. and her car has broken down in the middle of nowhere. Frank, a highway line painter, pulls up, and after her initial fear, Carrie starts to realize that this will be the road trip of her life - a trip of terror, transformation and forgiveness. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2007.
BR74540, EB74540 The gum thief by Douglas Coupland. 3 v. of braille. Roger Thorpe is a dejected, hard-drinking, divorced father and the oldest employee at Staples. A frustrated novelist to boot, Roger considers himself lost, continually haunted by dreams of missed opportunities and a long ago car accident that claimed four friends. His younger, disgruntled Goth co-worker, Bethany Twain, discovers Roger's diary one day, and lays down a supreme challenge for them both - to write diary entries to each other, while neither is allowed to acknowledge the other around the store. Some strong language. 2007.
BR74468, EB74468 Remembering the bones by Frances Itani. 3 v. of braille. Canadian Georgina Witley shares a birthday with Queen Elizabeth, and so is one of 99 people invited to an 80th birthday lunch at Buckingham Palace. All she has to do is drive to the airport, except that in her excitement, she drives off the road. Injured and unable to move but hopeful someone will find her, Georgina must rely on her strength, her memories, and a recitation of the names of the bones in her body - an exercise from childhood that reminds her she is still alive. 2007.
BR74545, EB74545 The lost highway by David Adams Richards. 5 v. of braille. Alex Chapman's lifelong feud with his tyrannical great-uncle James, and the ironic twists of his life, drive him to desperation. He blames his uncle for an old humiliation that prevented him from admitting his feelings for Minnie, the girl who loved him. He begins a treacherous intrigue against James, aligning himself with Leo Bourque, not realizing that their twinned descent will become deadly. Some descriptions of sex, strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. 2007.
BR74399, EB74399 The black notebook by Michel Tremblay ; translated by Sheila Fischman. 2 v. of braille. Le S�lect, serving hamburger platters to student misfits, transvestites, hookers and queens from Montreal's Boulevard Saint-Laurent. Hanging out with a theatre company in her off hours, C�line, a midget, experiences a world where it is not only possible but even desirable to pretend. Her diary describes her trials and tribulations, expectations and disappointments, as she reveals her own dramatic story, if only to herself. Some strong language. 2006.
BR74518, EB74518 October by Richard B. Wright. 3 v. of braille. In England to see his daughter, Susan, who is gravely ill, James Hillyer, a retired professor, has a chance encounter with Gabriel Fontaine, an American he met in the Gasp� during the war. James had been both attracted to and repelled by Gabriel's cocksure attitude, and he was also in competition with him for Odette, a local French-Canadian girl. As James struggles with the possibility that he could outlive his own daughter, and now seeing Gabriel crippled by polio, James is asked by Gabriel to accompany him on a final, unthinkable journey. 2007.
Historical novels
BR74449, EB74449 Radiance by Shaena Lambert. 4 v. of braille. Eighteen-year-old Hiroshima survivor Keiko arrives in America for plastic surgery, sponsored by The Hiroshima Project. Keiko is expected to be a media darling, selected for her scarred beauty and her talent for putting words to the horrors she has witnessed. When Keiko does not perform as scripted, the Project presses her host, Daisy Lawrence, into drawing out the girl's horrific story, but Daisy must fight to enter Keiko's sphere of intimacy, and is shocked by what she learns there. Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 2007.
Love stories (Fiction)
BR74776, EB74776 After that night by Ann Evans. 4 v. of braille. Jenna Rawlins is a straitlaced kind of woman, but on the one night she allows herself to be seduced, she becomes pregnant. Trying to claim her independence from her overprotective family, she's determined to have the baby alone - after all, she's successfully raising two boys by herself after kicking out her good-for-nothing husband. Meanwhile, Mark Bishop has discovered Jenna's condition and wants to be part of his child's life, but Jenna doesn't believe the confirmed bachelor is up to the challenge. Some descriptions of sex. 2003. (Harlequin superromance ; 1136)
BR74259, EB74259 Afterwards by Rachel Seiffert. 3 v. of braille. Almost a decade has passed since Joseph, then a soldier, killed a suspected IRA terrorist, but the incident haunts him still. Alice, a therapist, resents Joseph shutting her out of his life, and is further upset by the recent death of her grandmother. When Joseph offers to do some free decorating at her grandfather David's house, an easy rapport develops between the two reticent men, until things go wrong. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2007.
BR74777, EB74777 Against the wall by Lyn Stone. 3 v. of braille. One minute she was tending an injured patient; the next, her familiar world had vanished and Dr. Solange Micheaux was on the run with Special Agent Jack Mercier, his reluctant partner in a deadly race against time. She had been in the wrong place at the wrong time and Jack had no choice but to take her with him, but now Solange was critical to the success of his mission. All he had to do was keep her safe. 2004.
BR74778, EB74778 Guardian of the night by Debra Webb. 3 v. of braille. Former military intelligence officer Noah Drake exiled himself to a small island off the coast of Georgia after the side effects of an untested drug destroyed his body's tolerance to light. But because of his sacrifice, he brought down a dangerous traitor. Now, five years later, Noah's adversary is back to settle the score. The man moved as stealthily as a shadow, but Specialist Maggie "Blue" Callahan had her assignment -- to protect Noah at all costs. And no matter how much Noah protested, she would carry it out. Except that was becoming increasingly difficult with the seductive siren call of the night. Would its inexorable rhythm sentence them both to the all-consuming darkness? 2003.
Mysteries (Fiction)
BR74459, EB74459 The sleeping doll by Jeffery Deaver. 6 v. of braille. California cop and kinesics expert Kathryn Dance, from "The Cold Moon", hunts for Daniel Pell, the escaped serial killer and cult leader who massacred the Croyton family. Dance enlists the help of three of Pell's former female followers to track Pell's movements. Violence and strong language. 2007.
BR74457, EB74457 Lean mean thirteen by Janet Evanovich. 3 v. of braille. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of her ex-husband, lawyer Dickie Orr. Plum and cohorts Ranger and Joe Morelli uncover Dickie's illicit ties to drug dealers - who now believe that Stephanie is hiding money from them. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2007. (Stephanie Plum novel ; 13)
BR74543, EB74543 Kennedy's brain by Henning Mankell. 4 v. of braille. Swedish archaeologist Louise Cantor returns from a dig to find her son, Henrik, an apparent suicide. Although the clues are scant - Henrik is found in pajamas when he always slept nude; his computer is missing - Cantor knows he was murdered and sets out to prove it. As she puzzles over Henrik's obsession with the post-autopsy disappearance of JFK's brain and retraces her son's work with African AIDS patients, Cantor thinks in terms of reassembling pottery shards. But there may be vase breakers afoot willing to do anything to keep her from unearthing the truth. Some descriptions of violence. 2007.
BR74565, EB74565 The cruellest month by Louise Penny. 5 v. of braille. Armand Gamache is called to the village of Three Pines to investigate a mysterious death resulting from a s�ance. Gamache soon finds that the village is haunted by deeply buried secrets, and that he himself is the target of a powerful enemy within the Suret� du Quebec. Some descriptions of violence, strong language. 2007.
BR74427, EB74427 18 seconds by George D. Shuman. 4 v. of braille. Wildwood, New Jersey police lieutenant Kelly O'Shaughnessy is stymied over the disappearance of young women. When an old man's untimely death leads investigative consultant Sherry Moore, blind and with the extraordinary ability to "see" the deceased's last eighteen seconds of memory by touching the corpse, to Wildwood, O'Shaughnessy's desperation forces her to accept Sherry's help, but not without consequence. Descriptions of sex, explicit violence and strong language. 2006.
Short stories
BR74535, EB74535 The deportees and other stories by Roddy Doyle. 3 v. of braille. Short stories, each taking a new slant on the immigrant experience in Ireland. In "Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner", a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness is forced to confront his feelings when one of his daughters brings home a black fella. In "57 per cent Irish" Ray Brady tries to devise a test of Irishness by measuring reactions to Robbie Keane's goal against Germany in the 2002 World Cup, Riverdance and "Danny Boy". In "Deportees", Jimmy Rabbitte, the man who formed The Commitments, decides it's time to find a new band, and this time no White Irish need apply. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and strong language. 2007.
BR74522, EB74522 Zero gravity by Sharon English. 3 v. of braille. The author's second collection of short stories. The book is rooted in Vancouver, with side trips to British Columbia's Kootenay mountains, Montreal and Delphi, Greece. English's characters lead accelerated lives only to be seized by spiritual emptiness. They attempt to escape by joining, by quitting, or by falling in and out of love. Descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 2006.
BR74533, EB74533 Cheating at canasta by William Trevor. 2 v. of braille. Twelve stories by the Irish writer whose previous collections include "A Bit on the Side". In "Men of Ireland," a derelict and one-time altar boy confronts the elderly priest who may have contributed to his undoing. Also contains the title piece and the O. Henry Prize-winner "The Dressmaker's Child." Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004.
Suspense (Fiction)
BR74554, EB74554 Twilight by William Gay. 3 v. of braille. When Kenneth and Corrie Tyler become suspicious of the town undertaker, they attempt to discover the truth. But what they find is far worse than they had feared. Descriptions of sex and violence and strong language. 2007, c2006.
BR74564, EB74564 Black Sunday by Thomas Harris. 3 v. of braille. In retaliation for American aid to Israel, an Arab terrorist group plots to blow up the Super Bowl. Their prime weapon is a deranged Navy pilot seeking revenge against a world he believes has wronged him. Working with him is beautiful, erotic Dahlia. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. Descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2001, c1975.
BR74779, EB74779 Her hidden truth by Debra Webb. 2 v. of braille. Operative Vince Ferelli had one vulnerability - Katrina Moore. Kat had been fitted with a new memory implant to protect her identity while undercover, but the device had malfunctioned and put her in serious jeopardy. Only Vince could save her, and only if they pretended that they were a passionate couple. That would be torture for Vince, because he still loved Kat - and he sure hoped she wouldn't kill him when this case was closed! Descriptions of sex and violence. 2003.
War stories (Fiction)
BR73585, EB73585 Stalin versus me by Donald Jack. 4 v. of braille. As 1944 draws to a close, Bandy bobs through the ranks, dodging assassins, women, persecuting pilots, and a parcel of ladies' undergarments. He wonders about boozing pal Philby of the SIS, and Stalin, who can't really be out to get Bandy, just because he happens to know that a certain Soviet leader was once a Tsarist agent provocateur. From Normandy to Brussels to Yalta to Moscow, Bandy's career path is as labyrinthine as ever, strewn with bottles, battles, and brass-hat blood-pressure. Sequel to "Hitler versus me". Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2005. (The Bandy papers ; 9)