Disruption to Library Services – Wednesday 19 November
We’re upgrading our library system to serve you better. During this essential update, there will be some disruption to services on Wednesday 19th November 2025.
The fourth and final book in the beloved Wartime Chronicles takes us to the end of the Second World War and sees Emmy Lake and her friends facing their greatest challenge yet.
Berlin, 1933. The night skies are burning bright with huge bonfires of banned books. The Nazi party is swelling in number; Berlin is no longer a safe place for young Freya.
Spring 1940. Germany is at war. Hitler is preparing to unleash the Blitzkrieg. When the owner of a nightclub is ambushed and gunned down in an alley, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke faces a challenging investigation.
Gosport, 1943. Eadie, Joy and Maureen are all doing their bit to help Britain win the war. Their work at Priddy's munitions factory is dangerous and gruelling, but undoubtedly necessary.
In Paris 1940, survival means sacrifice. Like most in the city, Detective Eddie Giral has already lost so much under Occupation: the people he once loved, the job he once believed in.
September 1942. Esme Donaldson is still grieving the devastating loss of her husband, Anthony, when she's forced out of her dream job by wartime budget cuts.