Why not start off 2013 by challenging yourself to read something a bit different this year.
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Always read crime? Try a ghost story
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Spooked by things that go bump in the night? Go for the full hit with horror.
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Want something gritty & real? Try True Crime
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After all that ready for a laugh? Read something for a bit of light relief
If you would like some other suggestions call the readers services teams on 01733 3753333 or 0161 429 1970.
The small hand; a ghost story by Susan Hill
Adam Snow takes a wrong turning and stumbles across the derelict old White House. Compelled by curiosity, he approaches the door, and, standing before the entrance feels the unmistakeable sensation of a small hand creeping into his own, 'as if a child had taken hold of it'. braille, giant print and TB 18292
The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore
In the winter of 1952, newly wed Isabel Carey arrives in a Yorkshire town with her husband Philip. As a GP he spends much of his time working. One cold night, Isabel finds an old RAF greatcoat, once wrapped in the coat she is beset by dreams. Giant print
Carrie by Stephen King
An introverted girl with remarkable powers of telekinesis faces the horrors of teenage life and unleashes a few horrors of her own when she attends the High School prom. Braille, TB 2694
Last rites by Sean Hutson
Almost beaten to death by a gang of violent teenagers Peter Mason wants nothing more than to escape. The perfect chance comes in the form of a position at a prestigious boarding school in the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside. Mason becomes obsessed with his predecessor's mysterious disappearance. Braille; giant print
In cold blood: a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences by Truman Capote
On a November night in 1959 a wealthy Kansas farmer, his wife and their 2 teenage daughters were shot and killed. The two young men who had murdered them were eventually hanged for the crime. Braille; Giant print; TB 234
Call it a canary by Peter Tinniswood
Carter Brandon's wife Pat leaves, taking their son Nigel with her "gentleman friend" who "works in the gas showrooms and has excellent prospects". Uncle Mort discovers a pair of rare warblers on his allotment. Will Carter survive the perils of solitary life? Will the warblers' eggs survive their incubation? Braille; TB 5819
No I don't want to join a book club by Virgina Ironside
It's great to be old! that's Marie Fergussons motto on turning sixty, in this funny, touching fictionalized diary by Virginia Ironside. TB 16101