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                          CENTRE                           New books and a new writer

                    ECIE                                         Isabel Mason takes on the mantle
                                                                       of writing for The Link
                                                         Hello, this month I have been  'Sharpe' series. This time 'The
                                                         'press-ganged' into writing the Link  Waterloo Campaign'thebattle itself
                      9H                                 article.                   being the most hard-fought and
                                                           As you all know Linda Black,  bloody of Sharpe's long career, for
                                                         our local librarian is leaving us for  Wellington has few reserves of men
                                                         pastures new. The staff wish her  or guns with which to hold back
                                                         every success and happiness in her  the massive French attack, until the
                                                         new job. We are all making sure  long awaited Prussian army arrives.
                                                         we have our buckets and spades  4.   Forrester, Helen: The Lemon
                                                         ready for the summer months for   Tree
                                                         our regular visits to Bournemouth!  Helen Forrester has created a
                                                           At this time of year thoughts  stirring and heart warming tale of
                                                         turn to spring cleaning, decorating  loneliness and survival. A
                                                         and gardening. We have many  memorable heroine in an
                                                         books on these subjects to help you,  unforgettable story that will delight
                                                         but please, because of demand  her readers.
                                                         place requests early! We also have  5.  Haddad, Carolyn: Flowers of
                                                                                       the Desert
                                                         books on 'Back Troubles'  - very
      piw                                                popular now!               All the ingredients of a good
                                                         Exhibitions
                                                                                    blockbuster - violence, oppression
           Wednesday 7.30pm - 10pm                       We are very pleased this month to  and flight to freedom. This is the
                                                         offer you the opportunity to see the  story of the Ewan family dream of
         Sunday Chart Night 8pm -10pm                    work of Stephen McEntee whose  freedom in Israel and their struggle
                                                         face you see regularly from behind  to survive.
           Friday Freeze 8pm -10.30pm                    the library desk.          6.  Harrison, Payne: Storming
          Saturday Slide 8pm -1O.3Oprr                     A young man of great versatility,   Intrepid
                                                         Stephen has a special talent which  Open conflict in space between the
                                                         should appeal to young and old  United States and the Soviet Union
                                                         alike. He will be only too happy to  unfolds against a background of
     f                                                   His exhibition is entitled  people in the opposing command
                                                         discuss his work with you, if you  total scenery. A bitter war is being
                                                         can catch him between the shelves!  waged in space by a handful of

              Tuesday 5.30pm - 7pm                       'Tomorrow's Legacy', and explores  centres, and the most skilled pilots
                                                         themes which in this modern age  and astronauts from each side.
             Friday 4.45pm - 6. l5pm                     disturb us all. The exhibition runs  7.  Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia: 'The
             Sunday lOam - 12.30pm                       from 28 March until 25 April.   Regency'
                                                         Now for some bad news - charges  The thirteenth in the very popular
                                                         are increasing from 30 April on the  'Dynasty Series'. For the Morland
                                                         following items: Music Cassettes  family private problems mirror the
                                                         40p, Reservation charges 45p; still  turmoil around them.
                                                         very good value for money.   8.  Jones, Denis: Warsaw
                                                           Before I list the latest books   Concerto
             Tuesday 7.30pm  - 10pm                      April's I would like to suggest some  Dennis Jones' brilliant new thriller
                                                         authors that the staff and I have  is an alarming topical story of
                                                         enjoyed that you may like to try.   espionage, brutality and political
                                                         1. Kenneally, Thomas:      betrayal at the highest levels on
    P~wo                                                 Shindler's Ark (Winner of   both sides of the Iron Curtain.
                                                          the 1982 Booker Prize).
                                                                                       Plain, Belva  Blessings
                                                                                    9.
                     ay  7.30pm - 10pm                   2.  Barber, Noel: Tanamera   Belva Plain shows once again how
                                                                                    well she understands the human
                                                         3. Nieswand, Peter. a) Scimitar
                                                          and b) Fallback
           No hockey skates in this session.             4. Smith, Wilbur: a) Eagle in   heart. She has created a world of
                                                                                    characters that her readers willlove
                                                          the Sea and b) Wild Justice   and sympathise with. This is the
         Absolute or Olympic Champion,                    New Books for April       story ofJennieRakowysky,Lawyer,
                                                                                    her legal work, her relationships
         we have the session just for you!              1.  Allbeury, Ted: A Time  and her past memories.
                                                         Without Shadows            10.  Tyron Thomas: The Night of
   For further details on our brand new                  This novel combines two parallel  the Moonbow
        sessions and a free brochure                     plots set in the Second World War  Here is a return to the chillery,
                                                         and the present day. Ted Allbeury  hypnotic mode of the classic tale
         telephone Swindon 871212                        creates a classic story of espionage  'The Other'. Tyron takes us back to
                                                         and betrayal. A very good read.   the summer of 1938 and holds us
                                                         2.  Burmeister, John: The   spellbound in the shadow of terror.
                         LINK                            Burmeister brings together the   11.  White, Stuart: The Shamrock
                                                            Plekhanov Original
                                                                                       Boy
                         CENTRE                          KBG, Operation Black Dragon - the  A powerful novel of the passion
                                                         invasion ofChina,and thePresident  and tragedy of Ireland. Set in
              Whitehill Way, Westlea, Swindon
                                                         of the United States, to make a  Norther Ireland it is the story of
                                                         compelling novel.          four people whose lives come
                                   Recreation Srvices    3.  Cornwell, Bernard: Sharpe's  together in a vortex of suspicion,
                                   BOROUGH OF               Waterloo                heart break and violence.
                                   THAMESDOWN
                                                         Number eleven in the popular
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