Search:

Results 41 to 50 of 93 | « previous |

The love and lies of Rukhsana Ali / by Khan, Sabina,1968-;
Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend Ariana--but when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to choose her own path.LSC
Subjects: Muslim girls; Bengali Americans; Lesbians; Mothers and daughters; Identity (Psychology); Arranged marriage;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The falcon's eyes : a novel / by Stanfill, Francesca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Set in France and England at the end of the twelfth century, the moving story of a spirited, questing young woman, Isabelle, who defies convention to forge a remarkable life, one profoundly influenced by the fabled queen she idolizes and comes to know--Eleanor of Aquitaine. Willful and outspoken, sixteen-year-old Isabelle yearns to escape her stifling life in provincial twelfth century France. The bane of her mother's existence, she admires the notorious queen most in her circle abhor: Eleanor of Aquitaine. Isabelle's arranged marriage to Gerard--a rich, charismatic lord obsessed with falcons--seems, at first, to fulfill her longing for adventure. But as Gerard's controlling nature, and his consuming desire for a male heir, become more apparent, Isabelle, in the spirit of her royal heroine, makes bold, often perilous, decisions which will forever affect her fate. A suspenseful, sweeping tale about marriage, freedom, identity, and motherhood, THE FALCON'S EYES brings alive not only a brilliant century and the legendary queen who dominated it, but also the vivid band of complex characters whom the heroine encounters on her journey to selfhood: noblewomen, nuns, servants, falconers, and courtiers. The various settings--Château Ravinour, Fontevraud Abbey, and Queen Eleanor's exiled court in England--are depicted as memorably as those who inhabit them. The story pulses forward as Isabelle confronts one challenge, one danger, after another, until it hurtles to its final, enthralling, page. With the historical understanding of Hillary Mantel and the storytelling gifts of Ken Follett, Francesca Stanfill has created an unforgettable character who, while firmly rooted in her era, is also a woman for all times."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204; Arranged marriage; Identity (Psychology); Self-realization in women; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Legendary : a Caraval novel / by Garber, Stephanie.;
Having made a deal with a criminal to save her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage, Tella must win Caraval and uncover Legend's identity, or risk losing everything, including her life.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Sisters; Heirs; Criminals; Names, Personal; Contests; Games; Deals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

In her Highlander's bed / by Sands, Lynsay,author.;
Awakening in the fortress of Calan Campbell, Laird of Kilcairn, Allissaid MacFarlane, who risked death to escape an arranged marriage, decides, after they spend time together, she can trust him with her life, but wonders if she can trust him with her heart.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Brides; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

This American woman : a one-in-a-billion memoir / by Garg, Zarna,author.;
"Award-winning comedian Zarna Garg turns her astonishing life story into a hilarious memoir -- from narrowly escaping an arranged marriage and homelessness in India to carving her own path in America and launching a dazzling second act in midlife"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Garg, Zarna.; Comedians; East Indian Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The confederate [videorecording] / by motion picture adaptation of (work):Hawke, Lydia,1948-Perfect disguise.; Forbes, Christopher,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Hennessy, Michael G.,screenwriter.; Stevenson, Parker,1952-actor.; Hilton, Jim,actor.; Chesser, John,actor.; Beck, Dan,actor.; ITN Productions (Firm),presenter.; Cinedigm (Firm),publisher.;
Parker Stevenson, Jim Hilton, Jerry Chesser, Dan Beck, Tripp Courtney.Georgia, 1864. Desperate to escape an arranged marriage to her brutal neighbor, Willa Randall disguises herself as a boy and joins the Confederate Cavalry. There she must learn the skills of a soldier amid the heat of battle and the threat of sudden death.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; War films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Hawke, Lydia, 1948-; Atlanta Campaign, 1864; Civil war; Soldiers;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The porcelain moon : a novel of France, the Great War, and forbidden love / by Chang, Janie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In 1918 France, in the final days of the First World War, Pauline Deng, a young Chinese woman escaping an arranged marriage, is taken in by secretive Camille Roussel and becomes bound to this woman forever when they are forced to make a terrible decision.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Chinese; Female friendship; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The white princess / by Gregory, Philippa.;
Includes bibliographical references.Passionately in love with Richard III in spite of her arranged marriage to pretender to the throne Henry Tudor, Princess Elizabeth of York is forced to marry the man who murdered her lover and create a royal family under the controlling gaze of his mother, Margaret Beaufort.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503; Queens;
© 2013., Simon & Schuster,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Crouching tiger, hidden dragon [videorecording (DVD)] by Chow, Yun-fa; Chang, Chen,actor; Zhang, Ziyi,1979; Yeoh, Michelle,1963; Lee, Ang,1954; Wang, Dulu.Wo hu cang long;
Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ahang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Lung Sihung, Cheng Pei Pei.Two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romatic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy--and the inescapable, enduring power of loveCHV rating: PGMPAA rating: PG-13, Parents strongly cautioned. Martial arts violence and some sexualityNTSC 1. [NOTE: OR, Region 1.
Subjects: Martial arts; Feature film; Motion pictures, Chines; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c2001., Sony Pictures Classics,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The Great. [videorecording] / by Bromilow, Belinda,actor.; Dhawan, Sacha,actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Fox, Phoebe,1987-actor.; Godley, Adam,actor.; Hodge, Douglas,actor.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-actor.; Hynes, Louis,actor.; Lee, Gwilym,1983-actor.; Wakefield, Charity,1981-actor.; Paramount Television,production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,distributor.;
Elle Fanning, Sacha Dhawan, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, Louis Hynes, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Belinda Bromilow, Nicholas Hoult.It is a satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD, NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 41 to 50 of 93 | « previous |