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The picture of Dorian Gray

Author: Wilde,Oscar
Published: Harper Press, 2013

Dunbar Grammar School - (East Lothian Libraries) - School Senior Fiction - Classics/SR/WIL - School Senior Fiction - Available - 2414039

The list of suspicious things / Jennie Godfrey.

Sometimes the strongest connections are found in the most unlikely of places. 'The List of Suspicious Things' is a tender and moving coming of age story about family, friendship and community.
Author: Godfrey, Jennie
Published: London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2024.
455 pages ; 23 cm
2 reserves

Dunbar - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Fiction - On reserve shelf at Musselburgh - 2440270

Red Team blues / Cory Doctorow.

A hard-charging, hard-fighting techno-thriller detective story about a forensic accountant, Marty, who is coming out of retirement for one last job. Helping out a pal who has built a new cryptocurrency, his plans are in ruins when the keys are stolen - and a billion dollars of exposure granted to whoever got hold of them. When Marty finds out where the keys are, he quickly becomes implicated with two different criminal cartels, each more dangerous than the last.
Author: Doctorow, Cory
Published: London : Head of Zeus, 2024.
212 pages ; 20 cm
1 reserve

Prestonpans - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Thriller Fiction / Crime Fiction - In-transit from Prestonpans to North Berwick (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2442892

Not the end of the world : how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet / Hannah Ritchie.

Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems - and how we can solve themWe are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children. But in this bold, radically hopeful book, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges. The data shows we've made so much progress on these problems, and so fast, that we could be on track to achieve true sustainability for the first time in history.
Author: Ritchie, Hannah
Published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2024.
340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Prestonpans - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 304.2 - Adult Circulating Collection / Adult Non-Fiction - Shelf Life Collection 2024 - Available - 2466157

The widow's choice / Nancy Revell.

1949, County Durham. From the Shipyards of Sunderland to Lady of the Manor. When Angie marries her sweetheart Quentin and moves into Cuthford Manor to begin their new life together, she feels like the luckiest woman in the world. But Quentin falls victim to a tragic accident and Angie's life is left devastated. Now, along with the prospect of rebuilding her life, she is faced with an impossible choice that will have far-reaching consequences for herself and those she loves most. Only with the help of her family, the community of Cuthford Manor and her old friends from the Shipyards, will Angie draw on the inner strength to find happiness again.
Author: Revell, Nancy
Published: UK : Penguin Books, 2024.
449 pages ; 20 cm

North Berwick - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Family Saga Fiction - Onloan - Due: 29 May 2024 - 2402250

Natural beauty recipes : 35 step-by-step projects for homemade beauty / Karen Gilbert.

Natural skincare and fragrance expert Karen Gilbert shows you how to make your own lotions and potions that are kind to your skin and the environment. Most of us use a huge variety of beauty products on our skin and hair every day, but the majority of these contain a variety of chemicals and toxins that can be harmful to you and to the environment. Now, you can create your own beauty essentials with these 35 facial, body and hair recipes. From a neroli hydrating spritz to a macadamia and jojoba moisturiser, a mango and lime body butter to a lemon and tea tree foot balm, and a bergamot and grapefruit wake-up wash to a cocoa butter lip balm, the hardest part is choosing which of the pampering projects to try first. Each recipe has clear step-by-step photographs to guide you, comprehensive lists of equipment and ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions.
Author: Gilbert, Karen
Published: London : CICO Books, 2024.
144 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm

Prestonpans - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 646.726 - Adult Non-Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Prestonpans (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466438

Beirut Station : two lives of a spy / Paul Vidich.

An espionage novel by a master of the genre, 'Beirut Station' follows a young female CIA officer whose mission to assassinate a high-level, Hezbollah terrorist reveals a dark truth that puts her life at risk.
Author: Vidich, Paul
Published: London : No Exit Press, 2024.
301 pages : map (black and white) ; 25 cm
1 reserve

Port Seton - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Thriller Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to North Berwick (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466354

The dog sitter detective / Antony Johnston.

Penniless Gwinny Tuffel is delighted to attend her good friend Tina's upmarket wedding. But when the big day ends with a dead body and not a happily-ever-after, Gwinny is left with a situation as crooked as a dog's hind leg. When her friend is accused of murder, Gwinny takes it upon herself to sniff out the true culprit. With a collection of larger-than-life suspects and two pedigree Salukis in tow, she is set to have a ruff time of it.
Author: Johnston, Antony
Published: London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2024.
314 pages ; 20 cm
Dog sitter detective

Haddington - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Crime Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Haddington (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466423

The dog sitter detective takes the lead / Antony Johnston.

Gwinny Tuffel is preparing for her first acting role in a decade in the West End, but she is dog-sitting on the side to keep the wolf from the door. So, when ageing rock star Crash Double needs help with his Border Collie, she jumps at the chance. After all, looking after the charming Ace on Crash's Little Venice houseboat shouldn't be an onerous task. But that's before the singer's dead body surfaces during the annual Canal Carnival festivities. While the police dismiss the death as an accident, Gwinny suspects murder most foul. With a medley of suspects and some far-fetched motives to make heads or tails of, it is up to Gwinny, with Ace's on-the-ground knowledge, to make sure the killer faces the music.
Author: Johnston, Antony
Published: London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2024.
315 pages ; 22 cm.
Dog sitter detective

East Linton - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Crime Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to East Linton (Set: 15 May 2024) - 2466314

Black sheep / Rachel Harrison.

Vesper left home at 18 and never looked back - mostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldn't return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep. Inside is an invitation to the wedding of Vesper's beloved cousin Rosie. It's to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the rule? Is the invite a sweet gesture? An olive branch? A trap? Doesn't matter. Something inside her insists she go to the wedding. Even if it means returning to the toxic environment she escaped. Even if it means reuniting with her mother, Constance, a former horror film star and forever ice queen. When Vesper's homecoming exhumes a terrifying secret, she's forced to reckon with her family's beliefs and her own crisis of faith in this deliciously sinister novel that explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to find our place in the world.
Author: Harrison, Rachel, 1989-
First edition.
Published: London : Titan Books, 2024.
298 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 20 cm

North Berwick - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - General Fiction - Available - 2466382

The lucky penny / Dilly Court.

Clinging tightly to the penny in her palm, Flora's fortune was about to change. Flora is forever grateful for the day the Stewart family rescued her from her life of poverty on London's streets. Adopted as one of their own, she shed her rags and was finally given a place to call home. When a twist of fate calls her back to the cobbles, Flora's new life is torn apart. Flora must make her own way if she is ever to find where she truly belongs.
Author: Court, Dilly
Published: London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
467 pages ; 20 cm

Musselburgh - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Family Saga Fiction - Onloan - Due: 06 Jun 2024 - 2442366
North Berwick - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Family Saga Fiction - Available - 2402247
Wallyford - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Family Saga Fiction - Available - 2442365

The forgotten shore / Sarah Maine.

1940. Wounded and guilt-ridden, war hero Archie Maxwell returns to Rossilie, his beautiful family estate in Argyll, where he finds himself in the uneasy company of his father's young new wife - and his own nightmares. 1965. In the Newfoundland fishing harbour of Heart's Repose, eleven-year-old Eva Bayne strikes up an unlikely friendship with the local outcast, Tam Nairn. But against the threat of change, and the hostility of Tam's son, suspicions flare - until a crisis threatens to rip all their lives apart. 1980. The disappearance of Rossilie's heir has cast a shadow over the Maxwell family for almost 40 years. When Eva, now a fledgling journalist, is drawn into the mystery, the glimpse of an old photograph unlocks painful childhood memories. Will the past give up its secrets?
Author: Maine, Sarah
Published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2024.
355 pages ; 20 cm

Dunbar - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - General Fiction - Available - 2466404

Oh, sister / Jodie Chapman.

Isobel and Jen have spent their entire lives following the rules - of their marriages, and their religion. But when Isobel's husband leaves her, and Jen goes through unimaginable trauma, the religion turns its back. Zelda has never done what's expected of her. Living on the outskirts of the community that she, Jen and Isobel were raised in, she's trying to find herself outside of the confines of the world she left behind. As the lives of these women become entangled, they each face an uncertain future. Will they find the courage to move forwards? Or will a lifetime of expectation prove too hard to escape.
Author: Chapman, Jodie
Published: UK : Penguin Books, 2024.
xii, 401 pages ; 20 cm

Prestonpans - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - General Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Prestonpans (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466394

Murder in Moscow / Kelly Oliver.

1918 Moscow. Will following her heart mean losing her head? It could mean losing her job. Fiona Figg trails her nemesis Fredrick Fredricks to Moscow. But when she arrives at the grand Metropol Hotel, the bounder has vanished. After Fiona doesn't show up for work at the War Office, Kitty Lane raises a red flag and tracks her to Russia. Seeking haven at the British Embassy, Kitty and Fiona become embroiled in a plot to overthrow the Bolshevik government. But the plot turns deadly when Fiona goes undercover as a governess in the household of Iron Viktor, the Bolsheviks' Head of Secret Police. And when Viktor turns up dead in his study, Fiona finds herself wanted for murder and on the lam. Can Fiona and Kitty find the real killer and escape the Kremlin before it's too late? Or will this dangerous game of Russian roulette be their last?
Author: Oliver, Kelly, 1958-
Published: London : Boldwood Books, 2024.
1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm.
Fiona Figg & Kitty Lane mystery ; 5.

North Berwick - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Large Print Fiction - Adult Large Print - Fiction / Crime Fiction - Available - 2420262

Game on / Matt Cain.

Toddington FC defender Tom Horrocks is never happier than when he's on the football pitch, but when it comes to love, he's hiding a big secret. Worried about his young daughter and sick father - and with his team finally in the Premier League - he avoids all media. Journalist Cosmo Roberts wants to change the world, so is angry when he's sent to a quiet northern town to cover a sport he sees as anti-gay. Then something about Tom catches his eye. Cosmo hates football. Tom hates journalists. Perhaps this time they've both met their match.
Author: Cain, Matt
Published: London : Headline Review, 2024.
116 pages ; 20 cm.
Quick reads

Haddington - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - General Fiction - Available - 2466387
Musselburgh - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - General Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Musselburgh (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466388

Without warning and only sometimes / Kit de Waal.

Kit de Waal and her brother and sisters had a hard childhood in the West Midlands. Her Irish mother didn't feed them, didn't believe in Christmas or birthdays, and thought the world would end in 1975. Her father saved all his money to return to the Caribbean, where he planned to make a new life without them. At school, their faces just didn't fit in. This is the story of how Kit and her brother and sisters helped each other escape, and what gave Kit the strength to keep living.
Author: De Waal, Kit
Published: London : Tinder Press, 2024.
111 pages ; 20 cm.
Quick reads

Haddington - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 823.92 - Adult Non-Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Haddington (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466454
Musselburgh - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 823.92 - Adult Non-Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Musselburgh (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466455

Mockingbird summer : a novel / Lynda Rutledge.

In segregated High Cotton, Texas, in 1964, the racial divide is as clear as the railroad tracks running through town. It's also where two girls are going to shake things up. This is the last summer of thirteen-year-old Corky Corcoran's childhood, and her family hires a Haitian housekeeper who brings her daughter, America, along with her. Corky is quick to befriend America and eager to share her favorite new 'grown-up' novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. America's take on it is different and profoundly personal. As their friendship grows, Corky finds out so much more about America's life and her hidden skill: she can run as fast as Olympian Wilma Rudolph! When Corky asks America to play with her girls' softball team for the annual church rivals game, it's a move that crosses the color line and sets off a firestorm.
Author: Rutledge, Lynda, 1950-
Published: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, 2024.
303 pages

Dunbar - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - General Fiction - Available - 2466306

Raven lord / J.C. Duncan.

1034 AD. Cast out from the Kyivan Rus, Harald Sigurdsson's quest for fame and fortune takes him to the far reaches of Europe; the lands of the Eastern Roman empire. The empire is dying the slow death of decay and corruption. In desperation to fend off a myriad of foes, the emperor turns to the legendary Varangian guard for salvation. These deadly warriors from the far north, famed for their fearsome steel and battle skill, have become the empire's greatest protectors. From the golden gate of Constantinople to the holy waters of the river Jordan, Harald will march with the emperor's finest. Joining their ranks promises him all the gold and glory he can desire, if only he can survive the desperate battles, the hostile land, and the ruthless ambition of a vengeful queen.
Author: Duncan, J. C.
Published: London : Boldwood Books, 2024.
1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm.
Last Viking series ; 2.

Gullane - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Large Print Fiction - Adult Large Print - Fiction / Historical Fiction - Available - 2420255

Poppy takes the lead / Leigh Russell.

Unlike the other villagers, Silas Strang and his mother are rude and aggressive. The other residents of Ashton Mead live in fear of upsetting the Strangs. When Silas attacks Emily's beloved dog, she decides it is time to confront the bully. Shortly after she threatens Silas, he is murdered. To Emily's dismay, the police regard her as a suspect. The only way she can prove her innocence is by discovering the real killer and proving their guilt. Assisted by her friends, Hannah and Toby, she sets out to establish the truth, but her enquiries have frightening consequences. Emily finds her life is in danger as she fights to clear her name.
Author: Russell, Leigh
Published: Harpenden, UK : The Crime & Mystery Club Ltd., 2024.
286 pages ; 20 cm.
Poppy mystery tales ; 3.
1 reserve

Port Seton - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Crime Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Tranent (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466374

The trouble with the two-headed hydra / Karen Foxlee ; illustrated by Freda Chiu.

Miss Mary-Kate Martin might be anxious, but she's not scared of monsters. Mary-Kate and her mother are visiting Galinios, an idyllic Greek Island filled with history and surrounded by the shimmering Aegean Sea. An ancient mosaic has been unearthed at the local sardine processing plant and Professor Martin must investigate, leaving Mary-Kate to enjoy a few days of sunshine. But a message asking for help changes everything. A wrecked boat and smashed jetty have recently disrupted life on this tranquil island and point to a monster-sized mystery. Could the local legend of the Two-Headed Hydra be more than a story?
Author: Foxlee, Karen, 1971-
Published: London : Pushkin Children's, 2024.
287 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Miss Mary-Kate Martin's guide to monsters ; 2.

Prestonpans - (East Lothian Libraries) - Children Fiction - Children Fiction - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 2407096

Those people next door / Kia Abdullah.

Welcome to your dream home. Salma Khatun is extremely hopeful about Blenheim, the safe suburban development to which she, her husband and their son have just moved. Their family is in desperate need of a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like the place to make that happen. Meet your new neighbours. Not long after they move in, Salma spots her neighbour, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in their front garden. She chooses not to confront Tom because she wants to fit in. It's a small thing, really. No need to make a fuss. So Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window instead. But the next morning she wakes up to find her window smeared with paint. This time she does confront Tom, and the battle lines between the two families are drawn. As things begin to escalate and the stakes become higher, it's clear that a reckoning is coming. And someone is going to get hurt.
Author: Abdullah, Kia
Published: London : HQ, 2024.
131 pages ; 20 cm.
Quick reads

Haddington - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Thriller Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Haddington (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466359
Musselburgh - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Thriller Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Musselburgh (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466360

Follow the butterfly / Martta Kaukonen.

Renowned therapist Clarissa Virtanen is not afraid to look at the darkest side of humanity. Haunted by the death of a young patient, she will do whatever it takes to save the most vulnerable. But when Ida - angry, damaged and seemingly suicidal - walks into her office, Clarissa may have met her match. For Ida has secrets. Murderous secrets, which mark her like a bloodstain. Secrets which drive her to kill. And kill again. Somehow, Clarissa must find the key to unlock her past. So she makes a bargain with Ida - six months to try and stop her taking her own life. But what if she has entered a game more deadly, and more evil, than she could ever imagine.
Author: Kaukonen, Martta, 1976-
Published: London : Pushkin Press, 2024.
368 pages ; 24 cm

Port Seton - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Thriller Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Port Seton (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466399

A fresh start at Wagging Tails Dogs' Home / Sarah Hope.

There's no place like home. Although dog trainer Sally is relatively new to Wagging Tails, the team she works with have quickly become her family and the dogs her friends. But when Andy, the one that got away, turns up for a brief respite from the city, she is at a crossroads. As tempting as a life with him is, she loves her home of West Par, and anyway, she has responsibilities here. Number one on that list is ensuring the dogs' home stays in business. A developer has been sniffing around wanting to buy the land, and the team is worried. Sally will do anything to save her home and her friends' livelihoods but the lure of reuniting with her lost love is strong. Is there a way for her to have both?
Author: Hope, Sarah
Published: London : Boldwood Books, 2024.
1 volume (large print) ; 24 cm.
Wagging Tails Dogs' Home series ; 3.

Port Seton - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Large Print Fiction - Adult Large Print - Fiction / Romance Fiction - Onloan - Due: 06 Jun 2024 - 2420257

Catland / Kathryn Hughes.

Unravelling the history of how Victorian and Edwardian Britain fell in love with cats, from the first development of fashionable breeds to Louis Wain's enduring artistic obsession.
Author: Hughes, Kathryn, 1959-
Published: London : 4th Estate, 2024.
336 pages ; 24 cm

Haddington - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 636.8 - Adult Non-Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Haddington (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466490

The secret keepers / Tilly Bagshawe.

Year after idyllic year, the Challant family retreat to their summer house on the glittering French Riviera. Until one stormy night in 1928 when a local boy suffers a fatal accident in the grounds. Overnight, it becomes a place of ghosts. As time unspools, those dark memories loosen their grip on the four Challant children. And yet the local whispers about that night never quieten, calling them back to the house on the Riviera. A family secret lies waiting in the past. But dare they unlock the truth?
Author: Bagshawe, Tilly
Published: London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
371 pages ; 20 cm

Musselburgh - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - General Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Musselburgh (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466400

Profile K / Helen Fields.

Midnight Jones is an analyst trained to understand the human mind. But everything changes when, in the course of her work, she discovers Profile K's file - because K stands for killer, and she knows that someone more dangerous than she could have ever imagined walks among them. Midnight knows what Profile K is capable of before he even commits his first crime. But as the news rolls with the brutal murder of a local woman, no one believes what she tells them: that he's capable of so much more. Profile K will kill again - and slowly, terrifyingly, Midnight realises that the moment she found his file was the moment she became his next target. Because Profile K is coming for Midnight - and the only way to escape with her life is to find him before he finds her.
Author: Fields, Helen
Published: London : Avon, 2024.
368 pages ; 24 cm
2 reserves

Tranent - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Crime Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to North Berwick (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466345

Starminster / Megan Hopkins.

Astrid has lived in the rhubarb shed her whole life. The outside world is dangerous, Mama explains; she will understand when she's older, but she cannot set foot beyond the door. Astrid longs to see the world; to meet other children; to live in the farmhouse with Mama. But what she longs for most of all is to see the stars. Then one night, a stranger unlocks the shed: a stranger with wings. She has come to take Astrid to a secret city in the sky called London Overhead, far above the highest peak of the Shard. For Astrid, like her, is a Librae - and will soon grow wings of her own. Astrid is swept into a breathtaking and magical world of new friendships, sweeping adventures and unimaginable discoveries at the ancient, beautiful school for Librae students: Starminster. But quickly she learns that all is not well in the glimmering city.
Author: Hopkins, Megan
Published: London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2024.
260 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm

Haddington - (East Lothian Libraries) - Children Fiction - Children Fiction - Available - 2407097
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Headquarters - (East Lothian Libraries) - Children Fiction - Primary 7 Fiction - On order
Headquarters - (East Lothian Libraries) - Children Fiction - Primary 7 Fiction - On order

What becomes a legend most : a biography of Richard Avedon / Philip Gefter.

In his acclaimed portraits, Richard Avedon captured the iconic figures of the twentieth century in his starkly bold, intimately minimal, and forensic visual style. Concurrently, his work for 'Harper's Bazaar' and 'Vogue' transformed the ideals of women's fashion, femininity, and culture to become the defining look of an era. Yet despite his driving ambition to gain respect in the art world, during his lifetime he was condescendingly dismissed as a 'celebrity photographer'. This is a biography of this luminary - an intensely driven man who endured personal and professional prejudice, struggled with deep insecurities, and mounted an existential lifelong battle to be recognized as an artist.
Author: Gefter, Philip
Published: London : Harper Perennial, 2024.
688 pages ; 21 cm

North Berwick - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 920 AVE - Adult Non-Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to North Berwick (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466439

All the rage : pleasure, pain, power : stories from the frontline of beauty 1860-1960 / Virginia Nicholson.

This volume unbuttons the multi-layered, hundred-year-history of women's lives through fashion and beauty from 1860 to 1960. At the heart of this history is the female body. The century-span between the crinoline and the bikini witnessed more mutations in the ideal western woman's body shape than at any other period. In this detailed account, Virginia Nicholson takes us to the 'Frontline of Beauty' to reveal the power, the pain and the pleasure involved in adorning the female body.
Author: Nicholson, Virginia
Published: London : Virago, 2024.
480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Musselburgh - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 391.209 - Adult Non-Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Musselburgh (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466459

The Rooster House : a Ukrainian family secret / Victoria Belim.

In the Ukrainian city of Poltava stands a building known as the Rooster House, an elegant mansion with two voluptuous red roosters flanking the door. It doesn't look horrifying. And yet, when Victoria was a girl growing up in the 1980s, her great-grandmother would take pains to avoid walking past it. In 2014, while the Russian state was annexing Crimea, Victoria visited her grandmother in Bereh, the hamlet near Poltava that was a haven in her childhood. Just before the trip she came across her great-grandfather's diary, one page scored deep with the single line: 'Brother Nikodim, vanished in the 1930s fighting for a free Ukraine.' She had never heard of this uncle and no one - especially her grandmother - seemed willing to tell her about him. Victoria became obsessed with recovering his story, and returned to her birth country again and again in pursuit of it.
Author: Belim, Victoria
Published: London : Virago, 2024.
304 pages ; 20 cm

Tranent - (East Lothian Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 947.708 - Adult Non-Fiction - In-transit from Headquarters to Tranent (Set: 16 May 2024) - 2466436