Adult Braille Books – Fiction
Family Stories (Fiction)
BR74035
The custodian of paradise by Wayne Johnston.
6 v. of braille.
Sheilagh Fielding - a striking, unconventional, six-foot-three Newfoundland columnist - has holed up on the island of Loreburn after her mother dies. There, Fielding senses the presence of her mysterious "Provider," who has shadowed her all her life and whom she has never met face-to-face. As Fielding tells her life story and keeps her secrets, her Provider draws closer. Sequel to "The colony of unrequited dreams" (BR67132). c2006.
BR74413
The view from Castle Rock by Alice Munro.
4 v. of braille.
The author's fictional tales about her Scottish ancestors' immigration to Canada in 1818. Stories follow the pioneers' life on the frontier and the family's progress through the generations. 2006.
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Fantastic Fiction
BR73745
Fabrizio's return by Mark Frutkin.
3 v. of braille.
Cremona, Italy, 1682. Priest Fabrizio Cambiati awaits a returning comet in a clock tower, and uses his telescope to spot a Jesuit arriving in town - a Jesuit sent from Rome to investigate his candidacy for sainthood, 76 years later! It's now 1758, and Archenti the Jesuit must scrutinize Fabrizio's character. Meanwhile, a play in the town square magically connects the two time periods. 2006.
BR73660
A breath of snow and ashes by Diana Gabaldon.
20 v. of braille.
Jamie Fraser and his time-traveling wife, Claire, are caught in the conflict between Great Britain and its American colonies. Jamie knows from Claire that Britain loses, but he tries to keep North Carolina loyal. Sequel to "The Fiery Cross". Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2005. (Outlander ; 6)
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BR73998
The dark tower by Stephen King.
10 v. of braille.
The final hour of Roland Deschain's quest for the Dark Tower has arrived. This tower has been his Holy Grail, the quest his raison d'etre - and Roland will not stop until he reaches the magical and dangerous tower that stands at the nexus of all time and space. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. Sequel to "Song of Susannah" (BR73999). 2004 (Dark tower ; 7)
BR74000
The waste lands by Stephen King.
6 v. of braille.
The last of the gunslingers turn their faces to the Turtle and travel the path of the Beam. Bound together in thought and treachery, pursued by the Ageless Stranger, they face the perils of Lud and the Tick-Tock Man to reach the Cradle of Blaine the Mono, who is truth and danger and will ransom their lives for a riddle and still the dark tower beckons. Sequel to "The drawing of the three" (BR65667). Followed by "Wizard and glass" (BR74001). 2003, c1991. (Dark Tower ; 3)
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General Fiction
BR74676
The valley by Gayle Friesen.
3 v. of braille.
Gloria is the thirty-eight-year-old mother of a sarcastic teenage daughter and the vaguely dissatisfied wife of a loving husband. When she must return to her family farm in its strict Mennonite community, she is forced to confront the demons of her past: estranged best friend, Des, whom Gloria abandoned when Des needed her most; the early love of her life, Gabe, now married to Des; and the ghost of her beloved twin brother, Jake, whose death as a teenager would deeply affect the lives of everyone around him for a generation. 2008.
BR74036
Depths by Henning Mankell.
4 v. of braille.
1914. Swedish naval officer Lars Tobiasson-Svartman is taking soundings for secret channels in the approach to Stockholm. He is attached to but not a part of a crew; a husband to a wife willingly left behind as he pursues his secret mission. He is also the obsessed seeker of Sara, the lone inhabitant of Halsskär, a desolate and isolated island. Some strong language. 2006.
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BR73749
The successor by Ismail Kadare ; translated from the French of Tedi Papavrami by David Bellos.
2 v. of braille.
The successor to 'the Guide' (Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha) is found shot in his bed, but is it suicide or murder? Suspects abound, including a rising political figure who will now be named successor, the architect who remodelled the successor's elaborate house, the successor's wife, and the Guide himself, elderly, ailing, and blind, but unable to imagine being replaced. Some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2003.
BR74493
Resurrection by L.N. Tolstoy ; translated and with an introduction by Rosemary Edmonds.
6 v. of braille.
A wealthy Russian prince serving as a juror in a murder trial recognizes the accused prostitute as a girl he seduced in his youth. Tormented by a sense of responsibility that completely disrupts his life, he determines to follow her to Siberia and marry her. This novel, critical of the church and the legal and penal systems of modern society, led to Tolstoy's excommunication from the church. 1966, c1899.
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BR73898
Dream wheels by Richard Wagamese.
4 v. of braille.
In pursuit of a world-champion title, Joe Willie Wolfchild suffers a career-ending accident and is taken to his family's ranch to recuperate. Meanwhile, urban street-kid Aiden, sick and tired of his mother Claire's long string of abusive boyfriends, plans a robbery only to land in jail. Upon his release, a concerned parole officer finds a place for Aiden and his mom at the Wolfchild ranch. Strong language. 2006.
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Historical Novels
BR74273
The Halifax connection by Marie Jakober.
5 v. of braille.
1862. As the American Civil War heats up, Southern Confederates flood into Montreal and Halifax, planning secret missions against the Union, missions they hope will provoke a war between England and the United States. Erryn Shaw, a British aristocrat banished to the colonies, is convinced to spy for the British. On a mission to Montreal, he gets wind of a sinister plot - and he can't seem to find a way to stop it. Some strong language. 2007.
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Love Stories (Fiction)
BR62685
Forgiving by LaVyrle Spencer.
6 v. of braille.
1876. Sarah Merritt has come to Deadwood in the Dakota Territory for two reasons - to find her sister Addie and tell her that their father is dead, and to start the town's first daily paper. Addie, who ran away from home five years ago, is working at Rosie Hossiter's boardinghouse as an "upstairs girl." Finding Addie is easy, but everything else Sarah tries lands her in big trouble. Some strong language. Descriptions of sex and violence. Bestseller. 1992.
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Mysteries (Fiction)
BR73635
The last good day: a Joanne Kilbourn mystery by Gail Bowen.
3 v. of braille.
Amateur sleuth Joanne Kilbourn is vacationing at a lawyer friend's cottage, in a group of homes all belonging to his law firm, when attorney Chris Altieri plunges his car off a dock and into the lake. Chris had earlier admitted to Joanne that he'd done something unforgivable; meanwhile, the vacationing lawyers close ranks about Chris and about a young female lawyer who had abruptly left the firm several months before and hasn't been seen since. When Joanne's cottage is broken into, she realizes that she must keep very quiet about her investigations. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004.
BR74448
The rabbit factory by Marshall Karp.
5 v. of braille.
Detective Mike Lomax's wife has died, his father is trying to get him to go on dates, and his wayward gambler brother is in deep trouble. Meanwhile, he and partner Terry Biggs have to investigate a string of high-profile murders aimed at destroying Lamaar's Familyland, a Disneyesque theme park. First, the employee playing Rambunctious Rabbit is strangled, then a series of other employees and visitors to the park are killed, and soon Lomax and Biggs find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy. Descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2007.
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BR74458
The secret hangman by Peter Lovesey.
4 v. of braille.
Widowed detective superintendent Peter Diamond of Bath, England, investigates the hanging deaths of a waitress and her ex-husband, which appear to be a murder-suicide. A secret admirer sends Diamond letters, and he begins to suspect that a serial killer is loose. Some strong language. 2007.
BR74568
Exit music by Ian Rankin.
5 v. of braille.
As he tries to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, Inspector Rebus investigates the murder of a dissident Russian poet. Although the death initially appears to have been a mugging gone wrong, the more he and DS Siobhan Clarke investigate, the more they are convinced that this is something more than a random killing. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2007. (Inspector Rebus ; 18)
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BR74263
The blackest bird: a novel of murder in nineteenth-century New York by Joel Rose.
5 v. of braille.
New York, 1841. When Mary Rogers, a pretty clerk at a tobacco shop, is found brutally murdered in the Hudson River, High Constable Hays is charged with the search for her killer. A respected lawman known for creating a new interrogation technique called the third degree, Hays is starting to feel the full weight of his position, caught between public outrage and political red tape. High on his list of suspects is the eccentric poet Edgar Allan Poe, who freely admits that he was in love with the "cigar girl." Some descriptions of sex and violence. c2007.
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Science Fiction
BR74670
Identity theft and other stories by Robert J. Sawyer ; introduction by Robert Charles Wilson.
4 v. of braille.
In this collection of short stories, discover the dark secret of the only priest on Mars, revisit H.G. Wells's Morlocks, and learn what really happens when aliens beam us the Encyclopedia Galactica. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2008
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Suspense (Fiction)
BR74456
High noon by Nora Roberts.
6 v. of braille.
Savannah, Georgia. Restaurant owner Duncan Swift romantically pursues hostage negotiator Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara after she assists his suicidal bartender. Phoebe's family problems and a vicious attack by an unknown stalker threaten the new romance. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2007.
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War Stories (Fiction)
BR74460
Up in Honey's room by Elmore Leonard.
3 v. of braille.
Federal marshal Carl Webster, from "Hot Kid", travels to Detroit in 1944 to search for escaped German POWs. Webster interviews beautiful Honey Deal, the divorced wife of Nazi meatcutter Walter Schoen, and investigates Ukrainian spy Vera Mezwa. Strong language and some violence. 2007.
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