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Family law / by Phillips, Gin,author.;
"When an ambitious female lawyer becomes the victim of harassment, she must decide what's more important: her family's safety or the rights she's fighting for? Set in Alabama in the early '80s, Family Law follows a young lawyer, Lucia, who is making a name for herself at a time when a woman in a courtroom is still a rarity. She's been the recipient of threats and vandalism for her work extracting women from painful and sometimes dangerous marriages, but her own happy marriage has always felt sheltered from the work she does. When her mother's pending divorce brings teenaged Rachel into Lucia's orbit, Rachel finds herself smitten--not just with Lucia, but with the change Lucia represents. Rachel is out-spoken and curious, and she chafes at the rules her mother lays down as the bounds of acceptable feminine behavior. In Lucia, Rachel sees the potential for a new path into womanhood. But their unconventional friendship takes them both to a crossroads. When a moment of violence--a threat made good--puts Rachel in danger, Lucia has to decide how much her work means to her and what she's willing to sacrifice to keep moving forward. Written in alternating voices from Lucia and Rachel's perspectives, Family Law is a fresh take on what the advancement of women's rights looks like on the ground to the ordinary women and girls who imagine a world redefined. Addressing mother daughter relationships and what roles we can play in the lives of women who aren't our family, the novel examines how we shape each other and how we make a difference. The funny, strong, and yet tender-hearted female leads of Family Law illuminate a new kind of Southern women's fiction--atmospheric, rich, and with quietly surprising twists and nuances all its own"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Women lawyers; Mothers and daughters;
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The strangers. [videorecording] / by Roberts, Johannes,film director.; Bertino, Bryan,screenwriter.; Ketai, Ben,screenwriter.; Hendricks, Christina,1975-actor.; Henderson, Martin,1974-actor.; Madison, Bailee,1999-actor.; Pullman, Lewis,1993-actor.; Aviron (Firm),presenter.; Fyzz Facility (Firm),production company.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.;
Director of photography, Ryan Samul ; editor, Martin Brinkler ; costume designer, Carla Shivener ; production designer, Freddy Waff.Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman.A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home part to stay with relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Horror films.; Feature films.; Slasher films.; Strangers; Murderers; Survival; Families; Psychopaths; Mobile home parks;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The peacekeeper : a novel / by Blanchard, B. L.,author.;
"North America was never colonized. The United States and Canada don't exist. The Great Lakes are surrounded by an independent Ojibwe nation. And in the village of Baawitigong, a Peacekeeper confronts his devastating past. Twenty years ago to the day, Chibenashi's mother was murdered and his father confessed. Ever since, caring for his still-traumatized younger sister has been Chibenashi's privilege and penance. Now, on the same night of the Manoomin harvest, another woman is slain. His mother's best friend. This leads to a seemingly impossible connection that takes Chibenashi far from the only world he's ever known. The major city of Shikaakwa is home to the victim's cruelly estranged family--and to two people Chibenashi never wanted to see again: his imprisoned father and the lover who broke his heart. As the questions mount, the answers will change his and his sister's lives forever. Because Chibenashi is about to discover that everything about their lives has been a lie."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Alternative histories (Fiction); Novels.; Brothers and sisters; Dysfunctional families; Families; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Secrecy; Ojibwe;
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The mind and the moon : my brother's story, the science of our brains, and the search for our psyches / by Bergner, Daniel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'The Mind and the Moon' is an important - and intimate - interrogation of how we treat mental illness and understand ourselves. This is a book of thought-provoking reframings, delving into the science - and spirit - of our psyches. It is about vulnerability and personal dignity, the terrifying choices confronted by families and patients, and the prospect of alternatives.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bergner, Daniel; Mental illness; Psychotropic drugs.;
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The precious one / by De los Santos, Marisa,1966-author.;
A tale told in alternating voices traces the collaborative efforts of an estranged millionaire father and the daughter he abandoned seventeen years earlier to reconcile and write his memoir.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Family secrets; Fathers and daughters; Sisters;
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The winter garden / by Cornick, Nicola,author.;
1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family. Her son, the darkly charismatic Robert, is secretly plotting to kill the king, placing his wife and child in grave danger. Anne must make a terrible choice: betray her only child or risk her family's security ... and her very life. Present Day: When her dreams of becoming a musician are shattered, Lucy takes refuge in her family's ancestral home in Oxfordshire. Everyone knows it was originally home to the notorious gunpowder plotter Robert Catesby. As Lucy spends more time in the beautiful winter garden that Robert made, she starts to have strange visions of a woman in Tudor dress, terrified and facing a heartbreaking dilemma. As Lucy's and Anne's stories converge, a shared secret that has echoed through the centuries separating them will change Lucy's life forever.
Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Novels.; Catesby, Robert, 1573-1605; Gardens; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and sons; Secrecy;
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Modern family. [videorecording] / by Bagdonas, James,television director.; Lloyd, Christopher,1938-creator.; Levitan, Steven,creator.; O'Neill, Ed,1946-actor.; Vergara, Sofi̓a,1972-actor.; Bowen, Julie,actor.; Burrell, Ty,1967-actor.; Twentieth Century-Fox Television, Inc.,production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,distributor.;
Ed O'Neill, Sofi̓a Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson.Wedding bells are ringing in Season Five of Modern Family, the hilariously heartfelt winner of four consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series. As Cam and Mitch bicker over plans for their big day, the rest of the family has its hands full adapting to new jobs, new schools, and a new male nanny. There are babysitting disasters, an anniversary to celebrate, misguided male bonding, and everything from high-stakes poker to high-maintenance in-laws. Join the Pritchett-Dunphy clan for the wedding of the year, and share the honesty, love and laughter with Americas favorite family.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Stepfamilies; Adopted children; Gay parents; Families;
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All Our Ordinary Stories A Multigenerational Family Odyssey [electronic resource] : by Wong, Teresa.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the author of Dear Scarlet comes a graphic memoir about the obstacles one daughter faces as she attempts to connect with her immigrant parents Beginning with her mother's stroke in 2014, Teresa Wong takes us on a moving journey through time and place to locate the beginnings of the disconnection she feels from her parents. Through a series of stories—some epic, like her mother and father's daring escapes from communes during China's Cultural Revolution, and some banal, like her quitting Chinese school to watch Saturday morning cartoons—Wong carefully examines the cultural, historical, language, and personality barriers to intimacy in her family, seeking answers to the questions "Where did I come from?" and "Where are we going?" At the same time, she discovers how storytelling can bridge distances and help make sense of a life. A book for children of immigrants trying to honor their parents' pasts while also making a different kind of future for themselves, All Our Ordinary Stories is poignant in its understated yet nuanced depictions of complicated family dynamics. Wong's memoir is a heartfelt exploration of identity, inheritance, and the refugee experience, as well as a testament to the transformative power of stories both told and untold. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A book with many images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Dysfunctional Families; Personal Memoirs; Biography & Memoir;
© 2024., Arsenal Pulp Press,
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Dark skies [videorecording] / by Blum, Jason.; Goyo, Dakota,1999-; Hamilton, Josh.; Russell, Keri,1976-; Simmons, J. K.; Stewart, Scott(Scott Charles); Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Music by Joseph Bishara ; cinematography, David Boyd ; edited by Peter Gvozdas.Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons.Dark Skies is a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacy Barrett witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barrett family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacy take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Families; Feature films.; Haunted houses; Horror films.; Science fiction films.; Supernatural;
© c2013., Distributed by Alliance Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The house swap / by Clark, Yvette.;
A story told in alternating chapters from each girl's point of view follows polar opposites Allie and Sage, one American and one British, who become friends and confidantes when their families swap houses.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Home exchanging; Families; Friendship;
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