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The Girls of Good Fortune A Novel [electronic resource] : by McMorris, Kristina.aut; CloudLibrary;
A Washington Post Must-Read BookBub's Best Historical Fiction of 2025 The New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We Hide shines a light on shocking events surrounding Portland's dark history in this gripping novel of love, lore, and betrayal.  She came from a lineage known for good fortune…by those who don't know the whole story.  Oregon, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of Portland's notorious Shanghai Tunnels, a woman awakens in an underground cell, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realizes she's a "shanghaied" victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labor, leaving behind those she loves most. Although well accustomed to adapting for survival—being half-Chinese, passing as white during an era fraught with anti-Chinese sentiment—she fears that far more than her own fate hangs in the balance. As she pieces together the twisting path that led to her abduction, from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to becoming entwined in the case of a goldminers' massacre, revelations emerge of a child left in peril. Desperate, Celia must find a way to escape and return to a place where unearthed secrets could prove deadlier than the dark recesses of Chinatown. A captivating tale of resilience and hope, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Asian American; Historical; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., Sourcebooks,
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Skin & bones : a novel / by Watson, Renée,author.;
"At 40, Lena Baker is at a seemingly steady and stable moment in life -- between wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, she's happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Mothers; Grief;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dream Count A novel [electronic resource] : by Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi.aut; CloudLibrary;
Named 2025's Most Anticipated Release by The New York Times • Oprah Daily • The Times • ELLE (UK) • Literary Hub • The Guardian • The New Statesman • Financial Times • Marie Claire • Harper's BAZAAR • BBC A publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires. Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until—betrayed and brokenhearted—she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America—but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve. In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest must we be with ourselves in order to love, and to be loved? A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made for us, on daughters and mothers, on our interconnected world, Dream Count pulses with emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations of the human heart, in language that soars with beauty and power. It confirms Adichie’s status as one of the most exciting and dynamic writers on the literary landscape.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Cultural Heritage; African American; Literary;
© 2025., Knopf Canada,
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A great country : a novel / by Gowda, Shilpi Somaya,author.;
Pacific Hills, California: Gated communities, ocean views, well-tended lawns, serene pools, and now the new home of the Shah family. For the Shah parents, who came to America twenty years earlier with little more than an education and their new marriage, this move represents the culmination of years of hard work and dreaming. For their children, born and raised in America, success is not so simple. For the most part, these differences among the five members of the Shah family are minor irritants, arguments between parents and children, older and younger siblings. But one Saturday night, the twelve-year-old son is arrested. The fallout from that event will shake each family member's perception of themselves as individuals, as community members, as Americans, and will lead each to consider: how do we define success? At what cost comes ambition? And what is our role and responsibility in the cultural mosaic of modern America?--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Americanization; Families; Immigrant families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Tony's wife [sound recording] : a novel / by Trigiani, Adriana,author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Singers; Italian American families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Albert's Thanksgiving / by Tryon, Leslie.;
Albert the duck helps the animal children of Pleasant Valley School prepare a Thanksgiving feast.
Subjects: Ducks; Thanksgiving Day, American; Animals;
© c1994., Atheneum ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Shelter : [Book Club Set] / by Yun, Jung.;
"Kyung Cho's home is worth less money than he owes. A tenure-track professor, he and his wife, Gillian, have always lived beyond their means. Now their decisions have caught up with them, and Kyung is anxious for his family's future: all he wants is to provide the home that was denied him to their son. Not that he ever wanted for pleasing things -- his father moved the family from Korea, and made good money engineering patents for the university that now employs his son. Kyung was raised in the town's most affluent neighborhood, in the exquisite house where his parents, Jin and Mae, still live, but his childhood was far from comfortable. Jin was always swift to anger, and whenever he took a hand to Mae, she would inflict the wounds she suffered on Kyung. With the support of his parents' pastor, Kyung brought the cycle to a halt, but he cannot bear the thought of asking them for help. Yet when Jin and Mae become victims of a violent home invasion, the dynamic suddenly changes, and Kyung is compelled to take them in. As the carefully established distance between Kyung and his parents collapses, he must reckon with his childhood, even as the life that he has built begins to crumble. As Shelter veers swiftly toward its startling conclusion, Jung Yun's debut novel leads us through dark and violent territory, where, unexpectedly, the Chos discover hope. Taut and masterfully told, it as riveting as it is profound"--
Subjects: Korean Americans; Families; FICTION / Literary.; FICTION / Suspense.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Nocturnal animals [videorecording] / by Ford, Tom,1962-film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Salerno, Robert,film producer.; Adams, Amy,actor.; Gyllenhaal, Jake,1980-actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Johnson, Aaron,1990-actor.; Fisher, Isla,1976-actor.; Hammer, Armie,1986-actor.; Linney, Laura,actor.; McGarvey, Seamus,1967-director of photography.; Sobel, Joan,editor of moving image work.; Korzeniowski, Abel,1972-composer (expression); Focus Features,presenter.; Fade to Black Productions,production company.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor,publisher.;
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; film editor, Joan Sobel ; music by Abel Korzeniowski.Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney.An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DTS Digital surround 5.1 (French, Spanish), DVS Dolby Digital Plus 2.0 (English).
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Divorced people; Novelists, American; Revenge;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The space between / by Thorpe, Kiki.; Christy, Jana.;
Subjects: Fairies; Magic; Ability; Animals; Fantasy fiction, American.;
© 2013., Random House,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Whiteout : a novel / by Clayton, Dhonielle.; Jackson, Tiffany D.; Thomas, Angie.; Woodfolk, Ashley.; Yoon, Nicola.;
In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Love stories.; Teenagers; African Americans; Apologies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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