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Junior chess at Ventnor Library (and more)

Starting in January (Saturday 5th) Children’s Chess starts with Jane and Thomas. Pop along between from 2-3pm.

The Reading Group meets Wednesday 16th January at 6pm to discuss Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.

Rhymetime for babies, toddlers and whoever they bring returns on Fridays at 11am.

Fiction
James HANLEY Boy – classic
Richard FORD Independence Day – story of the twentieth century
Erica SPINDLER Bond Cold – thriller
Nicci GERRARD Missing Persons
Sylvia DAY Reflected in You – the sweet, sharp edge of obsession
Sue GRAFTON Q is for Quarry – a Kinsey Millhone mystery
Sue GRAFTON R is Richochet – a Kinsey Millhone mystery
Virginia ANDREWS Daughter of Light – gothic romance
Vina JACKSON Eighty Days of Yellow
Patricia HIGHSMITH The Talent Mr Ripley – adventure
Benedict JACKA Fated – the first Alex Verus fantasy novel
Kresley COLE Shadow’s Claim – horror
CJ BOX Force of Nature – thriller
John GRISHAM The Racketeer – thriller
Ann GRANGER A particular eye for villainy- a Victorian gentleman, a brutal killing
Alex GRAY A pound of flesh – a Lorrimer thriller
Marcus SAKEY The two deaths of Daniel Hayes
MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA Vengeance – short stories
Stephen GALLAGHER The Kingdom of Bones – a dark Victorian Gothic thriller
Dale BROWN A time for patriots
Lisa JACKSON Devious – “..it’s a holy place…!
Jefferson BASS The bones of Avignon – “..are these the remains of Christ?..”
Mary BURTON I’m watching you…
Vera CASPARY Laura – “…Noir in a nutshell..”
Jessica STIRLING The gates of midnight – the Beckman saga

Non Fiction
Antonio CARLUCCIO A Recipe for Life – biography
Seumas MILNE The Revenge of History, the Battle for the 21st Century
Barry FORSHAW British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order
Paulo COELHO The Pilgrimage
Richard MORRIS Time’s Anvil: England Archaeology and the Imagination
Laurie WISBURN How to Decorate & Embellish your Fabrics
Keith DYER Blackgang 1835: Smuggling, Wrecks and Revenue in the Isle of Wight
Michael STEEN Great Operas: a Guide to 25 of the World’s Finest Musical Experiences
Jan TOMS Isle of Wight then and now
Michael FREEMAN The Undercliff Isle of Wight
Mark SISSON The 21 day total body transformation
Gino D’Acampo La Dolce Diet
Kirstie ALLEY The art of men (I prefer mine al Dente)
Robert LOMAS The Lost Key: the Supranatural Secrets of the Freemasons
Alison PLOWDEN The House of Tudor
Linda BLAIR Straight Talking
Robert Juliet Barker AGINCOURT – the King, the campaign, the battle
KERSHAW Never Surrender: Lost Voices of a Generation at War
David M GLANTZ Operation Barbarossa: Hitler’s Invasion of Russia 1941
William SIEGHART Winning Words: Inspiring Poems of Everyday Life
Paul COBB Fromelles 1916
Lawrence FREEDMAN A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East
Tom HICKMAN God’s Doodle
Joe MOZINGO The Fiddler on Pantico Run
Bear GRYLLS To My Sons: Lesson for the Wild Adventure called Life
ARNE & CARLOS Easter Knits: Eggs, bunnies and chicks with a fabulous twist
Ben THOMPSON (Ed) Ban This Filth! Letters from the Mary Whitehouse archive
Sunil VINJAYAKAR The Stir-Fry and Wok Bible
Linda COLLISTER The Great British Bake Off: Learn to bake
Rachel HENDERSON Animal Hats: 25 fun projects to knit, crochet or make from fleece
David STAFFORD Endgame 1945 – victory, retribution, liberation
Kelly DEVRIES Joan of Arc: a Military Leader

Large Print
Christine HOLLIS The Count’s Prize – Mills & Boom romance
Ann LETHBRIDGE The Laird’s Forbidden Lady – Mills & Boom romance
Erin KELLY The Sick Rose – crime

Young People
Adam BLADE Battle of Beasts: Amictus vs Tagus a Beast Quest story
Dav PILKEY Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers
Emma FISCHEL The Gorgle, a scary story
Chloe MELODY Jumping Jive, a friends and family story
Alex SHEARER The Cloud Hunters

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