Upplands-Bro bibliotek

Castruccio’s armies surround the fortress of Valperga governed by Countess Euthanasia - his childhood friend and the woman he loves. Forced to choose between her Guelph people and ...

There's an imposter amongst us...‘The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck’ (1857), is 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley’s fictionalised account of Perkin Warbeck, the 15th century pretende ...

Challenged to a duel, Lord Lodore must make a life-changing decision, one that will split his family in two. His daughter Ethel, raised to depend on her father, and Cornelia, Lodor ...

How do you stop the two men you love from destroying each other?As a six-year-old orphan, Elizabeth Raby saves a desperate Rupert Falkner from committing suicide, changing her life ...

‘What does all this struggle here amount to?’ William Benham sets out on a globe-trotting adventure to find the answer in H.G. Wells’ ‘The Research Magnificent’. Overzealous and un ...

‘The Duchess of Padua’ is a five-act play, originally written for American actress, Mary Anderson (best known for her role in ‘Gone with the Wind’). With themes of murder, suicide, ...

‘The Sea Lady’ is ‘The Little Mermaid’ for grownups. Set in Folkestone, the story focuses on a mermaid who comes ashore, with the intent of seducing Harry Chatteris. Living under t ...

'Romance' is the second piece in a collaborative series by Conrad and Ford, this tale takes the shape of an adventure story. The narrator finds himself entangled in all kinds of tr ...

On 16 June 1904 Leopold Bloom wanders the streets of Dublin aimlessly as his wife Molly stays at home sleeping with other men.Having been made an involuntary cuckold, Leopold Bloom ...

In a new audio adaptation of some of Austen’s lesser known works, Avita Jay brings to life the wit and satire of one of England’s greatest authors. In Austen’s final and unfinished ...

Häikäilemätöntä peliä ja vastustamatonta vetovoimaaIrina Alila pyörittää kaupungin rahoittamaa pajaa, joka tarjoaa kuntouttavaa työtoimintaa. Paja sijaitsee loistavalla paikalla ju ...

Jumalatar ja playboyKonrad von Holsten on Suomessa lapsuudestaan asti viihtynyt aristokraatti, joka omistaa joukon ylellisiä yökerhoja ympäri maailmaa. Hän on kiihkeästi seurattu p ...

‘Count Robert of Paris’ is Walter Scott’s penultimate novel from his celebrated ‘Waverley’ series. It is a historical novel set in Constantinople during the First Crusade. The stor ...

‘Anne of Geierstein’ is a gothic romance and adventure novel by Walter Scott. For this tale, Scott abandons his typical Scottish setting as the story follows two knights on a secre ...

‘St. Ronan’s Well’ is a tragicomic tale of two brothers in love with the same woman. Walter Scott’s trademark dramatic tension is palpable in this novel, but it is unique in the fa ...

‘The Monastery’ is a novel by Walter Scott that tells the story of the Monastery of Kennaquhair and its mysterious occupants and supernatural situations. The monastery is on the br ...

‘Rob Roy’ is one of Walter Scott’s most famous and acclaimed novels, telling the story of the legendary outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor and his thrilling adventures in the Scottish Highla ...

‘Waverley’ is among Walter Scott’s first novels and one of the original Western historical novels. The sprawling story takes place during the Jacobite Rising from 1745 and follows ...

To the world Maurice Tarn is merely the magnate behind a successful shipping company, little does anyone know that all the real money is made off the books in shady backroom deals. ...

When Nu, a caveman from 100,000 years ago, is transported via a magic spell to the present, this can only mean one thing – adventure!He falls in love with a girl who is the reincar ...

In 'Vagabondia' the bustling streets of 20th century London are home to an artistic family with great ambitions. Phil and his three sisters want only to live a bohemian lifestyle, ...

Everybody in The Lancashire village of Riggan is talking about Joan Lowrie, and who could blame them? She’s as beautiful as she is kindhearted and strong willed. For years she’s en ...

Piritan elämässä on kaikki hyvin – ainakin paperilla. Hän on saavuttanut lapsuuden unelmansa ja valmistunut lääkäriksi. Hänellä on työ terveyskeskuksessa ja pitkä parisuhde. Mutta ...

Meri on nuori taloushallinnon ammattilainen, joka on tottunut pitämään kaikki langat käsissään. Hän huolehtii myös siitä, ettei talouspaperi lopu hänen ja kämppis-Elinan yhteisestä ...

Kun Marikan vanhan Corollan tuulilasiin ilmestyy syvänpunainen ruusu, Marika on hämmentynyt. Onko joku laittanut ruusun hänen autoonsa vahingossa? Nythän on tuikitavallinen maanant ...