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The lost lover / by Swan, Karen(Writer),author.;
Young Flora MacQueen has always dreamed of more than a hard life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. And when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James Callaghan her future seems brighter. Only, as the islanders prepare to leave their homes for the final time, Flora finds her dreams shattered. With her beauty her only currency she must step forward in ways that would have been unthinkable back home in order to support her family. Soon Flora is the toast of glamorous Paris. Fame and fortune are hers for the taking but she knows only too well by now that rich men make empty promises. But then a secret comes to light that will change everything ... Following The Last Summer and The Stolen Hours, The Lost Lover is the third book in Karen Swan's bestselling Wild Isle series, loosely based upon the dramatic evacuation of Scottish island St Kilda in the summer of 1930.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Evacuation of civilians; Families; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy;
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Death and the Seaside. by Moore, Alison.;
Nearing thirty, with an abandoned degree and half-hearted dreams of becoming a writer, Bonnie Falls finally moves out of her parents home and into a shabby flat. When her landlady takes an interest in her, and one of her unfinished stories, Bonnies aspirations are rekindled, and shes quickly persuaded by the older womans suggestion that they go on holiday to a seaside town like the one in the story. 'Death and the Seaside' is a masterpiece of form and gripping psychological novel about the stories that we tell ourselves. Perfect for readers of Claire Messud.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Romance / Gothic;
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Under occupation : a novel / by Furst, Alan,author.;
"After the Nazi victory over Poland in 1939, thousands of Poles were sent to Germany as slave laborers. From inside enemy territory, they found ways to get valuable information to resistance fighters in France. Paul Ricard, a French writer of detective novels, is drawn in to working in the resistance, as a spy against the Reich, and is charged with getting the information from the Polish prisoners to the Allied forces. Alongside him in the fight against Germany are an émigré girl and a mysterious Turkish woman who is in the contract espionage business."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The last king of California / by Harper, Jordan,author.; Cosby, S. A.,writer of foreword.;
"Jordan Harper's "darkly irresistible" novel, a tragic, Hamlet-esque noir for readers of S.A. Cosby and Don Winslow, now available for the first time in the United States. Written years before Jordan Harper's breakout success, Everybody Knows, this stirring and brutal bildungsroman tells the story of young Luke Crosswhite, who after years apart from his criminal family returns to their flock deep in the California desert. Luke's father is serving time for a brutal murder that Luke himself witnessed; now, his uncle vies for power and rival biker gangs encroach on the family's various criminal enterprises. A sensitive boy grown hard man, Luke navigates the vicious pressures of "home," and the loyalties to his old friend, Cassie, who has hatched a scheme with her boyfriend Pretty Baby to escape the control of the gang, the Combine. Hanging over these desperate, lonesome parties is the gang's motto, tattooed indelibly across the heart: Blood is Love. The Last King of California is a story of the West unlike any you will read"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bildungsromans.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Belonging (Social psychology); Families; Family-owned business enterprises; Gangs; Homecoming; Organized crime; Self-realization;
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Elmo's world. [videorecording] / by Berger, Lou.; Clash, Kevin.; Freudberg, Judy.; May, Ted.; Squires, Emily.; Genius Entertainment.; Sony Wonder (Firm);
Starring the Sesame Street Muppet Performers: Kevin Clash, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Michael Jeter.Originally broadcast as episodes of Sesame Street.Get ready to learn about the great outdoors with Elmo and learn all about wild animals, fish and weather.G.DVD ; Dolby digital ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Animals; Children's songs; Children's television programs.; Elmo (Fictitious character : Henson); Fish; Friendship; Video recordings for children.; Weather;
© c2008., Distributed by Genius Entertainment,
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Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears [videorecording] / by Davis, Essie,actor.; Margolyes, Miriam,actor.; Page, Nathan,1973-actor.; Tilse, Tony,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Greenwood, Kerry.Phryne Fisher mystery.; Penry-Jones, Rupert,1970-actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Rupert Penry-Jones.Glamorous lady detective Phryne Fisher returns in a cinematic sequel to the wildly popular TV series. In 1929 Jerusalem, Phryne's rescue of a young Bedouin girl leads her on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover priceless treasures, wartime secrets, and an ancient tomb bearing a terrible curse, with the help of handsome detective Jack Robinson.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Detective and mystery films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fisher, Phryne (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Man-woman relationships; Criminal investigation; Bedouins; Rescues; Tombs;
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Elmo's world. [videorecording] / by Berger, Lou.; Clash, Kevin.; Freudberg, Judy.; May, Ted.; Squires, Emily.; Genius Entertainment.; Sony Wonder (Firm);
Kevin Clash, Matt Vogel, John Tartaglia, Jim Martin; special appearance, Bill Irwin.Originally broadcast as episodes of Sesame Street.Join Elmo as he explores singing, drawing and telephones. Also features Elmo's pet goldfish, Dorothy, and zany Mr. Noodle with classic songs.G.DVD ; Dolby digital ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Children's songs; Children's television programs.; Drawing; Elmo (Fictitious character : Henson); Friendship; Singing; Telephone calls; Video recordings for children.;
© c2008., Distributed by Genius Entertainment,
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Around the world in eighty days / by Verne, Jules,1828-1905,author.; Aldiss, Brian W.(Brian Wilson),1925-2017,writer of introduction.; Glencross, Michael,1947-translator.; translation of:Verne, Jules,1828-1905.Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand--whether train or elephant--overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock."--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Novels.; Fogg, Phileas (Fictitious character); Classics; Literary; Adventure and adventurers; Voyages around the world; Wagers;
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Devil is fine / by Vercher, John,author.;
"Our narrator is haunted. Haunted by panic attacks, a failed relationship, alcoholism, an academic career that wants to define him by his Blackness, and the trauma of the recent death of his 17-year-old son, Malcolm. When a letter arrives informing him that his maternal grandfather has left Malcolm a plot of land, our narrator leaves his life behind and heads to the seaside of the Northeast, where his identity is shaken by the dark and haunting secret that lies beneath this inherited land. With the wit of Paul Beatty's The Sellout and the nuance of Zadie Smith's On Beauty, author John Vercher's Devil is Fine is an emotional account of what it is to be a father, a son, a writer, and a biracial American fighting to reconcile freedom and creativity with the footprint of colonialism. Gripping, surrealist, and darkly funny, Devil is Fine is a brilliantly-crafted dissection of the legacies we leave behind, and those we inherit"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Fathers and sons; Grief; Identity (Psychology); Inheritance and succession; Sons;
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Extra ordinary [videorecording] / by Forte, Will,actor.; Higgins, Maeve,actor.; O'Doherty, Claudia,actor.; Ward, Barry,actor.; Loughman, Enda,television director,screenwriter.; Ahern, Mike,television director,screenwriter.; Cranked Up Films,film distributor.;
Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, Claudia O'Doherty.Rose, a mostly sweet and lonely small-town driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD-R.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Good and evil; Supernatural; Occultism; Satanism;
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