Spydus Search Results - New audiobooks https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22LASTMONTH%20-%20THISMONTH%22%20-%20MINOR%3A%20ITD16)%20-%20BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22%3C%20LASTMONTH%22)%20%2B%20BTYP%3A%20I&QRYTEXT=New%20audiobooks&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. Anna O [audiobook] / Matthew Blake ; read by Dan Stevens, Hannah Curtis, Sarah Cullum, Christine Rendel. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268709&CF=BIB Anna Oglivy hasn't opened her eyes for four years. Not since the night she was found asleep with a kitchen knife in her hand, her clothes bloodstained, the bodies of her two best friends lying close by. She'd committed the crime of the century, but nothing and no-one could wake her from the nightmare. With the clock ticking towards a trial, Harley Street sleep doctor Benedict Prince is summoned to bring Anna back to life. He must study the darkest chambers of her mind - the dreams that could unlock her secrets. But as Sleeping Beauty stirs, so do Prince's fears. Resurrecting Anna means awakening the horrors of that night four years ago - and the dark thoughts that sleep inside his patient ... Anna Oglivy hasn't opened her eyes for four years. Not since the night she was found asleep with a kitchen knife in her hand, her clothes bloodstained, the bodies of her two best friends lying close by. She'd committed the crime of the century, but nothing and no-one could wake her from the nightmare. With the clock ticking towards a trial, Harley Street sleep doctor Benedict Prince is summoned to bring Anna back to life. He must study the darkest chambers of her mind - the dreams that could unlock her secrets. But as Sleeping Beauty stirs, so do Prince's fears. Resurrecting Anna means awakening the horrors of that night four years ago - and the dark thoughts that sleep inside his patient ...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blake, Matthew<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Tullamarine, Vic.] : Bolinda/HarperCollins UK, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (04 hr., 24 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB BLA - Available - W00203839<br /> To cage a God [audiobook] / Elizabeth May ; read by Sofia Engstrand. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268710&CF=BIB To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule. To rule is to destroy. Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera's mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia; the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire - no matter the cost. With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn. While Sera reunites with her estranged lover who now leads the rebellion, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina's secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire - or bring it all down. To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule. To rule is to destroy. Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera's mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia; the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire - no matter the cost. With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn. While Sera reunites with her estranged lover who now leads the rebellion, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina's secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire - or bring it all down.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Elizabeth May<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (17 hr., 18 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />These Monstrous Gods ; 1.<br />These Monstrous Gods ; 1.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB MAY - Available - W00203838<br /> A history of women in 101 objects [audiobook] : a walk through female history / Annabelle Hirsch. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268711&CF=BIB This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women. Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you'll find objects that have been highly esteemed - even, like the Bayeux tapestry, fought over by nations - and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a 16th century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived. Through the variety and nuance in all these 101 objects, Annabelle Hirsch has created a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating. This overdue corrective reveals what a healed femur says about civilisation, what men have to fear from hat pins, and it shows that the past has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women that peopled it. This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women. Open up this cabinet of curiosities and you'll find objects that have been highly esteemed - even, like the Bayeux tapestry, fought over by nations - and others that are humble and domestic. Some (like a 16th century glass dildo) are objects of female pleasure, some (a thumbscrew) of female subjugation. There are artefacts of women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it; examples of female rebellion and of self-revelation; objects that are inspiring, curious or (like radium-laced chocolate) just fundamentally ill-conceived. Through the variety and nuance in all these 101 objects, Annabelle Hirsch has created a new history - teeming, unexpected, witty and always illuminating. This overdue corrective reveals what a healed femur says about civilisation, what men have to fear from hat pins, and it shows that the past has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women that peopled it.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hirsch, Annabelle<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB 305.409 HIR - Available - W00203830<br /> The girl from Moscow [audiobook] / Julia Levitina ; read by Madison Green. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268712&CF=BIB 1983, Moscow. Twenty-one-year-old Ella dreams of stardom and playing Natasha Rostova in War and Peace at the Moscow Theatre Academy. One day when meeting her friend Vlad in the city, she finds herself in the middle of a protest and attracts the glare of the KGB. Labelled a traitor, she must withdraw from the academy and she soon yearns to escape the cruel and oppressive Soviet regime. However, her hopes of leaving the country are smashed when her husband Roman is sentenced to two years' labour camp for selling American jeans with the intent to make a profit. As she looks for another way out, Ella is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a KGB general, who has the power to secure her freedom. Will she risk everything and leave behind those she loves to pursue a life in the West? 1983, Moscow. Twenty-one-year-old Ella dreams of stardom and playing Natasha Rostova in War and Peace at the Moscow Theatre Academy. One day when meeting her friend Vlad in the city, she finds herself in the middle of a protest and attracts the glare of the KGB. Labelled a traitor, she must withdraw from the academy and she soon yearns to escape the cruel and oppressive Soviet regime. However, her hopes of leaving the country are smashed when her husband Roman is sentenced to two years' labour camp for selling American jeans with the intent to make a profit. As she looks for another way out, Ella is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a KGB general, who has the power to secure her freedom. Will she risk everything and leave behind those she loves to pursue a life in the West?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Levitina, Julia<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (09 hr., 46 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB LEV - Available - W00203829<br /> The woman who left [audiobook] / Josephine Cox ; read by Sherry Baines. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268715&CF=BIB Louise and Ben Hunter's loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Living and working with Ben's father, Ronnie, they are quietly contented. But when Ronnie dies, their whole world changes. Ben's lazy brother, Jacob, returns, convinced he stands to inherit Ronnie's small fortune. And he means to have his brother's wife; though just as she did years before, Louise warns him off. Jacob, however, is not so easily dismissed. When he realises Ben will inherit everything, Jacob is beside himself with rage, and commits a terrible deed, one that threatens to destroy everything his brother and Louise hold dear ... Louise and Ben Hunter's loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Living and working with Ben's father, Ronnie, they are quietly contented. But when Ronnie dies, their whole world changes. Ben's lazy brother, Jacob, returns, convinced he stands to inherit Ronnie's small fortune. And he means to have his brother's wife; though just as she did years before, Louise warns him off. Jacob, however, is not so easily dismissed. When he realises Ben will inherit everything, Jacob is beside himself with rage, and commits a terrible deed, one that threatens to destroy everything his brother and Louise hold dear ...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cox, Josephine<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2001<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (10 hr., 12 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB COX - Available - W00203834<br /> Madame Badobedah and the old bones [audiobook] / Sophie Dahl. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268716&CF=BIB Mabel lives with her parents in the Mermaid Hotel, where she keeps an eye on all the guests, particularly her friend, the endlessly fascinating Madame Badobedah. Madame Badobedah, who considers herself part of a long tradition of daring women such as Amelia Earhart and Zora Neale Hurston, has pirouetted through pyramids, swum with mermaids and helped a triceratops with a toothache. Just opening one of the drawers in her dressing table full of mementos elicits tales of banshees and curses and an exciting new quest - a reverse jewel heist! On a mission to return a priceless 'borrowed' emerald, Mabel and her adopted godmother don their best spy costumes and head to the Natural History Museum, where they might just meet an old - very old - friend. But as Mabel discovers, no one is too young or old for adventure, because it's adventuring that makes life worthwhile. Mabel lives with her parents in the Mermaid Hotel, where she keeps an eye on all the guests, particularly her friend, the endlessly fascinating Madame Badobedah. Madame Badobedah, who considers herself part of a long tradition of daring women such as Amelia Earhart and Zora Neale Hurston, has pirouetted through pyramids, swum with mermaids and helped a triceratops with a toothache. Just opening one of the drawers in her dressing table full of mementos elicits tales of banshees and curses and an exciting new quest - a reverse jewel heist! On a mission to return a priceless 'borrowed' emerald, Mabel and her adopted godmother don their best spy costumes and head to the Natural History Museum, where they might just meet an old - very old - friend. But as Mabel discovers, no one is too young or old for adventure, because it's adventuring that makes life worthwhile.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dahl, Sophie<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (00 hr., 21 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book Junior - CDBJ DAH - Available - W00203835<br /> Nina Peanut is amazing [audiobook] / Sarah Bowie ; read by Catherine Tate. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269352&CF=BIB Nina Peanut creates amazing videos. So why is it only her nan and best friend Brian who watch them? Surely everyone should be interested in her SERIOUS and NOT-STUPID videos about potatoes with faces? Nina dreams about being as popular as class queen bee Megan Dunne, who films NOT AMAZING AT ALL content of her pampered dog, Princess Trixie Bell. So when Nina's stinky cat Les wanders into one of Megan's videos by accident, and goes viral, Nina and Les are suddenly internet famous! But is overnight stardom as wonderful as Nina always imagined it would be? Nina Peanut creates amazing videos. So why is it only her nan and best friend Brian who watch them? Surely everyone should be interested in her SERIOUS and NOT-STUPID videos about potatoes with faces? Nina dreams about being as popular as class queen bee Megan Dunne, who films NOT AMAZING AT ALL content of her pampered dog, Princess Trixie Bell. So when Nina's stinky cat Les wanders into one of Megan's videos by accident, and goes viral, Nina and Les are suddenly internet famous! But is overnight stardom as wonderful as Nina always imagined it would be?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bowie, Sarah<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (1 hr., 38 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Nina Peanut ; 1.<br /><br />Jandowae Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book Junior - CDBJ BOW - Available - W00203832<br /> Our fair Lily [audiobook] / Rosie Goodwin ; read by Charlie Sanderson. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269353&CF=BIB Nuneaton, 1875. Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, on the outskirts of Nuneaton. She's always been happy with her lot in life, and never expected more. But one day, everything changes when she temporarily becomes lady's maid to the Bellingham's daughter, Arabella, who is pregnant with the illegitimate child of her lover, and about to be unhappily married off to a man double her age. When Arabella suddenly disappears and Lily is left holding the baby, the Bellingham's deny any link to the child. But Lily Moon is made of strong stuff, and between her and her sick mother, they know they must give a home to sweet baby Anastasia (Annie) and bring her up despite their own poor means. It is only Arabella's brother, the handsome son and heir of the estate, who shows any interest in the child, and through his kindness a friendship forms between him and Lily. Or, perhaps more than a friendship if the village gossips are to be believed. Nuneaton, 1875. Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, on the outskirts of Nuneaton. She's always been happy with her lot in life, and never expected more. But one day, everything changes when she temporarily becomes lady's maid to the Bellingham's daughter, Arabella, who is pregnant with the illegitimate child of her lover, and about to be unhappily married off to a man double her age. When Arabella suddenly disappears and Lily is left holding the baby, the Bellingham's deny any link to the child. But Lily Moon is made of strong stuff, and between her and her sick mother, they know they must give a home to sweet baby Anastasia (Annie) and bring her up despite their own poor means. It is only Arabella's brother, the handsome son and heir of the estate, who shows any interest in the child, and through his kindness a friendship forms between him and Lily. Or, perhaps more than a friendship if the village gossips are to be believed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Goodwin, Rosie<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Flower girls ; 1.<br /><br />Wandoan Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB GOO - Available - W00203824<br /> The outback court reporter [audiobook] / [written and] read by Jamelle Wells. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269354&CF=BIB From the case of the stolen cat flap to a custody dispute over a camel ? Jamelle has seen the lighter and quirky side of outback courts but has also witnessed the harsh, dark, and petty side of outback life ? including the high rates of Indigenous incarceration, alcohol-related and domestic violence. After spending almost 20 years in city courtrooms reporting for the ABC on some of the country?s highest profile cases, in The Outback Court Reporter, Jamelle Wells takes you into our country courtrooms, from the grand sandstone edifices of Cobar and Grafton to the repurposed community halls and police stations in outback Queensland and the Northern Territory ? introducing you to the court staff, the witnesses and the accused, in cases that shock, captivate and divide communities. The Outback Court Reporter is also a timely reminder of the need for reform as country magistrates struggle with massive caseloads and limited resources, the fall-out of a failing regional health system and limited bail and sentencing options in a justice system that is under pressure and communities still disadvantaged by the vastness of our continent. From the case of the stolen cat flap to a custody dispute over a camel ? Jamelle has seen the lighter and quirky side of outback courts but has also witnessed the harsh, dark, and petty side of outback life ? including the high rates of Indigenous incarceration, alcohol-related and domestic violence. After spending almost 20 years in city courtrooms reporting for the ABC on some of the country?s highest profile cases, in The Outback Court Reporter, Jamelle Wells takes you into our country courtrooms, from the grand sandstone edifices of Cobar and Grafton to the repurposed community halls and police stations in outback Queensland and the Northern Territory ? introducing you to the court staff, the witnesses and the accused, in cases that shock, captivate and divide communities. The Outback Court Reporter is also a timely reminder of the need for reform as country magistrates struggle with massive caseloads and limited resources, the fall-out of a failing regional health system and limited bail and sentencing options in a justice system that is under pressure and communities still disadvantaged by the vastness of our continent.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wells, Jamelle<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (8 hr., 52 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Tara Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB 347.9405 WEL - Available - W00203836<br /> Killarney [audiobook] / Nikki Mottram ; read by Caroline Lee. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269355&CF=BIB When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind ? locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her colleague's younger brother Sean, or to become embroiled in their simmering family feud. When criminal allegations surface against a member of the local parish and a police task force discovers an increase in drug trafficking across the border, Dana is forced to consider that Jayden's disappearance is not simply a case of a teen on the run. To complicate matters further, torrential rain leads the Condamine River to break its banks, and the town gets cut off. As Dana continues to ask questions, tensions peak with the rising flood waters and she soon realises that the tightknit community is not all that it seems. As long-held secrets start to unravel and loyalties are questioned, Dana must make a decision about who she can trust and how much she is willing to fight for what she believes in. When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind ? locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her colleague's younger brother Sean, or to become embroiled in their simmering family feud. When criminal allegations surface against a member of the local parish and a police task force discovers an increase in drug trafficking across the border, Dana is forced to consider that Jayden's disappearance is not simply a case of a teen on the run. To complicate matters further, torrential rain leads the Condamine River to break its banks, and the town gets cut off. As Dana continues to ask questions, tensions peak with the rising flood waters and she soon realises that the tightknit community is not all that it seems. As long-held secrets start to unravel and loyalties are questioned, Dana must make a decision about who she can trust and how much she is willing to fight for what she believes in.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mottram, Nikki<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (8 hr., 31 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB MOT - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - W00203823<br /> Sister Viv [audiobook] : the inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others / Grantlee Kieza ; read by Brigid Gallacher. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269356&CF=BIB Bangka Island, 1942. Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just 26 when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed. Miraculously, Vivian would be the lone survivor. The Lieutenant-Colonel would also be the first woman to be honoured with a statue at the Australian War Memorial for her extraordinary bravery and service. Growing up in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Vivian started work at a local hospital and joined the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War II. When the Japanese attacked Singapore in 1942, she and 64 other nurses were ordered to evacuate, but soon their ship was bombed by enemy aircraft. Some of the women drowned, but Viv made it to Radji Beach on Bangka Island, off Sumatra, with 21 of her nursing colleagues. There Japanese soldiers forced the women to wade back into the sea, and as Vivian felt a bullet slam into her back, she fell face down into the water then waited to die as the soldiers bayonetted survivors. Somehow Vivian lived. Bangka Island, 1942. Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just 26 when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed. Miraculously, Vivian would be the lone survivor. The Lieutenant-Colonel would also be the first woman to be honoured with a statue at the Australian War Memorial for her extraordinary bravery and service. Growing up in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Vivian started work at a local hospital and joined the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War II. When the Japanese attacked Singapore in 1942, she and 64 other nurses were ordered to evacuate, but soon their ship was bombed by enemy aircraft. Some of the women drowned, but Viv made it to Radji Beach on Bangka Island, off Sumatra, with 21 of her nursing colleagues. There Japanese soldiers forced the women to wade back into the sea, and as Vivian felt a bullet slam into her back, she fell face down into the water then waited to die as the soldiers bayonetted survivors. Somehow Vivian lived.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kieza, Grantlee<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 26 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB 926.1073 BUL - Available - W00203827<br /> The Kellerby code [audiobook] / Jonny Sweet ; read by Jack Davenport. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269357&CF=BIB Edward is living in a world he can't afford and to which he doesn't belong. To camouflage himself, he has catered to his friends' needs ? fetching drycleaning, sorting flowers for premieres. It's a noble effort, really ? anything to keep his best pals Robert and Stanza happy. In return, his proximity to them might sponge the shame of his birth and violent past cleanly away. But the chink in his armour is his painfully unrequited love for Stanza. When he realises Stanza and Robert are an item, Edward is pushed too far. His little acts of kindness take a sinister turn, giving way to the unspeakable brutality Edward fears is at his core. Are there limits to what he will do for his friends? Are there limits to what he will do to them? Edward is living in a world he can't afford and to which he doesn't belong. To camouflage himself, he has catered to his friends' needs ? fetching drycleaning, sorting flowers for premieres. It's a noble effort, really ? anything to keep his best pals Robert and Stanza happy. In return, his proximity to them might sponge the shame of his birth and violent past cleanly away. But the chink in his armour is his painfully unrequited love for Stanza. When he realises Stanza and Robert are an item, Edward is pushed too far. His little acts of kindness take a sinister turn, giving way to the unspeakable brutality Edward fears is at his core. Are there limits to what he will do for his friends? Are there limits to what he will do to them?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sweet, Jonny<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB SWE - Available - W00203831<br /> Verity [audiobook] / Colleen Hoover ; read by Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269358&CF=BIB Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night their family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognises all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her. Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night their family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognises all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hoover, Colleen<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB HOO - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - W00203833<br /> Inheritance [audiobook] / Nora Roberts ; read by Brittany Pressley. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269359&CF=BIB 1806. Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him. Today. After finding her fiancé in a compromising position with her cousin, Sonya MacTavish needs an escape. When a lawyer turns up on her doorstep out of the blue with news that she has inherited a beautiful Victorian house, Sonya thinks maybe this is just the change of scene she needs. The house ? nicknamed Lost Bride manor ? is beautiful, the setting idyllic and the local town offers Sonya the smalltown comforts she craves after life in a big city. So what if there are sometimes shadows in the windows, objects move of their own accord and music starts playing out of nowhere. Sonya can live with the house being a little haunted. But things soon start to take a darker turn and it becomes clear that Sonya has inherited far more than a house. She has inherited a centuries-old curse, and a puzzle she must solve if there is any hope of breaking it. 1806. Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him. Today. After finding her fiancé in a compromising position with her cousin, Sonya MacTavish needs an escape. When a lawyer turns up on her doorstep out of the blue with news that she has inherited a beautiful Victorian house, Sonya thinks maybe this is just the change of scene she needs. The house ? nicknamed Lost Bride manor ? is beautiful, the setting idyllic and the local town offers Sonya the smalltown comforts she craves after life in a big city. So what if there are sometimes shadows in the windows, objects move of their own accord and music starts playing out of nowhere. Sonya can live with the house being a little haunted. But things soon start to take a darker turn and it becomes clear that Sonya has inherited far more than a house. She has inherited a centuries-old curse, and a puzzle she must solve if there is any hope of breaking it.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Roberts, Nora<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (13 hr., 58 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Lost bride trilogy ; 1.<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB ROB - Available - W00203837<br /> Jinnie [audiobook] / Josephine Cox ; read by Sherry Baines. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269588&CF=BIB Ten years ago, Louise Hunter's life was torn apart by tragedy. Her husband, Ben, killed himself; her brother-in-law, Jacob, was murdered; and her sister, Susan, abandoned her new-born daughter, revealing the baby is Ben's child. Louise remains haunted by guilt over the one night she spent with Ben's friend Eric, and refuses to return Eric's love. But after adopting Jinnie, she finds new happiness - until Susan decides she wants Jinnie back. Meanwhile, Adam and Hannah, whose mother was killed with Jacob, are on the run. What Adam witnessed on that dreadful night has put them all in danger, but their beloved grandmother knows that one day they must return to the place where it all began . . . Ten years ago, Louise Hunter's life was torn apart by tragedy. Her husband, Ben, killed himself; her brother-in-law, Jacob, was murdered; and her sister, Susan, abandoned her new-born daughter, revealing the baby is Ben's child. Louise remains haunted by guilt over the one night she spent with Ben's friend Eric, and refuses to return Eric's love. But after adopting Jinnie, she finds new happiness - until Susan decides she wants Jinnie back. Meanwhile, Adam and Hannah, whose mother was killed with Jacob, are on the run. What Adam witnessed on that dreadful night has put them all in danger, but their beloved grandmother knows that one day they must return to the place where it all began . . .<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cox, Josephine<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2002.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (10 hr., 08 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB COX - Available - W00203825<br /> Crosshairs [audiobook] / James Patterson, James O. Born ; read by Peter Giles, Will Collyer. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269593&CF=BIB New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. They could be anywhere. A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert-a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he is with people. When his new partner begins to log unexplained absences from duty, only Bennett can prove whether the decorated officer is a lonely hunter or a hardened assassin. New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. They could be anywhere. A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert-a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he is with people. When his new partner begins to log unexplained absences from duty, only Bennett can prove whether the decorated officer is a lonely hunter or a hardened assassin.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Patterson, James, 1947-<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (08 hr., 23 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Michael Bennett ; 16<br /><br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB PAT - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - W00203826<br /> The prisoner's throne [audiobook] / Holly Black ; read by Barrett Leddy. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=269597&CF=BIB An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign ? even if it means ending Wren too. With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak's guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make. An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign ? even if it means ending Wren too. With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak's guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Black, Holly<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2024.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (9hr., 20 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br />Elfhame: the stolen heir ; 2.<br /><br />Jandowae Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book Young Adult - CDBY BLA - Available - W00203828<br /> Good material [audiobook] / Dolly Alderton ; read by Arthur Darvill, Vanessa Kirby. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268039&CF=BIB Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings. Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped. Now he is. . .1. Without a home. 2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off. 3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking. Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story. Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings. Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped. Now he is. . .1. Without a home. 2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off. 3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking. Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Alderton, Dolly<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2023].<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (9 hr., 54 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Tara Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB ALD - Available - W00192362<br /> Heroes, rebels and radicals of convict Australia [audiobook] / Jim Haynes ; read by. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=268040&CF=BIB In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, the men and women who forged the nation we would one day become. In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, the men and women who forged the nation we would one day become.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Haynes, Jim<br />MP3 edition ; Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2023].<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />1 audio disc (MP3 CD) ( hr., min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Audio Book - CDB 994.02 HAY - In-transit from Tara Library to Chinchilla Library (Set: 28 Apr 2024) - W00203840<br /> The Thursday Murder Club [electronic resource] https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=260290&CF=BIB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, The Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be pushing 80 but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late? In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, The Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be pushing 80 but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Osman, Richard<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2020<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br />Thursday Murder Club ; 1<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> Outlander [electronic resource] : Library https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=260529&CF=BIB Outlander, Diana Gabaldon's landmark novel of Scottish lore has captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world and catapulted her to the top of the New York Times best-seller list. Intrigue, danger and desire merge in this lush novel of loyalty and time travel. In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon. Their blissful reunion is shattered when she touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone ruins and is instantly transported to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans . in 1743. Will Claire find her way back to her own time, or is her destiny forever linked with Clan MacKenzie and the gallant James Fraser? Davina Porter's lyrical narration will launch listeners into an exhilarating world of heroism, pulse-pounding adventure, and breathtaking romance as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon's landmark novel of Scottish lore has captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world and catapulted her to the top of the New York Times best-seller list. Intrigue, danger and desire merge in this lush novel of loyalty and time travel. In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon. Their blissful reunion is shattered when she touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone ruins and is instantly transported to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans . in 1743. Will Claire find her way back to her own time, or is her destiny forever linked with Clan MacKenzie and the gallant James Fraser? Davina Porter's lyrical narration will launch listeners into an exhilarating world of heroism, pulse-pounding adventure, and breathtaking romance as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gabaldon, Diana<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2020<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br />Outlander ; 1<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> Big Magic [electronic resource] : Creative Living Beyond Fear https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=258124&CF=BIB Listeners of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now, this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process – and showing us all just how easy it can be.By sharing stories from her own life, as well as those from her friends and the people that have inspired her, Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us to embrace our curiosity, tackle what we most love and face down what we most fear.Whether you long to write a book, create art, cope with challenges at work, embark on a long-held dream, or simply to make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding, Big Magic will take you on a journey of exploration filled with wonder and unexpected joys. Listeners of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now, this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process – and showing us all just how easy it can be.By sharing stories from her own life, as well as those from her friends and the people that have inspired her, Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us to embrace our curiosity, tackle what we most love and face down what we most fear.Whether you long to write a book, create art, cope with challenges at work, embark on a long-held dream, or simply to make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding, Big Magic will take you on a journey of exploration filled with wonder and unexpected joys.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gilbert, Elizabeth<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda audio, 2015<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Western Downs Libraries) - eAudiobook - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br />