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- The sea elephants / by Akella, Shastri,author.;
"For fans of Shuggie Bain and A Burning, a queer coming-of-age novel set in 1990s India, about a young man who joins a traveling theater troupe. Shagun knows he will never be the kind of son his father demands. After the sudden deaths of his beloved twin sisters, Shagun flees his own guilt, his mother's grief, and his father's violent disapproval by enrolling at an all-boys boarding school. But he doesn't find true belonging until he encounters a traveling theater troupe performing the Hindu myths of his childhood. Welcomed by the other storytellers, Shagun thrives, easily embodying mortals and gods, men and women, and living on the road, where his father can't catch him. When Shagun meets Marc, a charming photographer, he seems to have found the love he always longed for, too. But not even Marc can save him from his lingering shame, nor his father's ever-present threat to send him to a conversion center. As Shagun's past begins to engulf him once again, he must decide if he is strong enough to face what he fears most, and to boldly claim his own happiness. Utterly immersive and spellbinding, The Sea Elephants is both dark and beautiful, harrowing and triumphant. An ode to the redemptive joys of art, Shastri Akella's debut novel is a celebration of hard-won love-of others and for ourselves"--- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Gay fiction.; Novels.; Boarding schools; Fathers and sons; Gay men; Traveling theater;
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- Clear A Novel [electronic resource] : by Davies, Carys.aut; Bain, Russ.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote island off of Scotland to “clear” the last remaining inhabitant, who has no intention of leaving—an unforgettable tale of resilience, change, and hope. John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland—Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted. Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff and is found, unconscious and badly injured, by Ivar who takes him home and tends to his wounds. The two men do not speak a common language, but as John builds a dictionary of Ivar’s world, they learn to communicate and, as Ivar sees himself for the first time in decades reflected through the eyes of another person, they build a fragile, unusual connection. Unfolding in the 1840s in the final stages of the infamous Scottish Clearances—which saw whole communities of the rural poor driven off the land in a relentless program of forced evictions—this singular, beautiful, deeply surprising novel explores the differences and connections between us, the way history shapes our deepest convictions, and how the human spirit can survive despite all odds. Moving and unpredictable, sensitive and spellbinding, Clear is a profound and pleasurable read.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Historical;
- © 2024., Simon & Schuster,
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- Mammals [videorecording] / by Attenborough, David,1926-narrator.; Webb, Roger,television producer.; Armstrong, Stuart,television director,television producer.; Baines, Lydia,television director,television producer.; Rasmussen, Daniel,1987-television director,television producer.; Larsen, Will,television director,television producer.; Pilley, Rob,television director,television producer.; Allan, Justine,television director,television producer.; BBC Studios,publisher.;
Narrator, David Attenborough.The contemporary and unfiltered series offers fascinating insights into the most successful animal group ever, from the tiny Etruscan shrew to the giant blue whale. Mammals, the most loved group of all animals, are found on every continent and in every ocean, from the frozen wildernesses to the densest jungles, in the hottest deserts and the darkest depths. Discover the secrets to their success their winning design, incredible adaptability, unrivalled intelligence and unique sociability. The series also highlights many of the challenges facing mammals in a rapidly changing world and how they endeavour to overcome them.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Documentary television programs.; Animal television programs.; Wildlife television programs.; Mammals.; Mammalia (class); Animal behavior.;
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- Hotel Portofino. [videorecording] / by Akhurst, Lucy,1975-actor.; Baines, Julie,1957-television producer.; Baker, Matt(Screenwriter),creator,screenwriter.; Binder, Louisa,actor.; Carling, Elizabeth,1967-actor.; Chancellor, Anna,actor.; Dench, Oliver,actor.; Esposito, Pasquale,1963-actor.; Fasano, Rocco,actor.; Frazer, Lily,1991-actor.; James, Adam,actor.; King, Imogen,actor.; McElhone, Natascha,1969-actor.; Morris, Olivia,actor.; Pecci, Daniele,actor.; Richelmy, Lorenzo,1990-actor.; Scott-Michael, Claude,actor.; Umbers, Mark,actor.; Wimpenny, Adam,television director.; Zaman, Assad,actor.; Beta Film GmbH,presenter.; Eagle Eye Drama (Firm),production company.; ITV (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
Natascha McElhone, Lucy Akhurst, Louisa Binder, Elizabeth Carling, Oliver Dench, Pasquale Esposito, Rocco Fasano, Lily Frazer, Adam James, Imogen King, Olivia Morris, Daniele Pecci, Lorenzo Richelmy, Claude Scott-Michael, Mark Umbers, Assad Zaman, Anna Chancellor.Set in the breathtakingly beautiful resort of Portofino, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval in the traumatic aftermath of World War I, and of the liberating influence of Italy's enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on British 'innocents abroad.'.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.- Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; British; Families; Hotels; Nineteen twenties;
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- Young Mungo : a novel / by Stuart, Douglas,1976-author.;
"Douglas Stuart's first novel Shuggie Bain is one of the most successful literary debuts of the century so far. It was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize, and is now published or forthcoming in forty territories, having already sold more than a million copies worldwide. Now Stuart returns with Young Mungo, his extraordinary second novel. Five years in the writing, it is both a page-turner and literary tour de force, a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a deeply moving and highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James. Born under different stars-Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic-they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all. Their environment is a hyper-masculine and sectarian one, for gangs of young men and the violence they might dole out dominate the Glaswegian estate where they live. And yet against all odds Mungo and James become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the pigeon dovecote that James has built for his prize racing birds. As they fall in love, they dream of finding somewhere they belong, while Mungo works hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his big brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold. But the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. And when several months later Mungo's mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland, together with two strange men whose drunken banter belies murky pasts, he will need to summon all his inner strength and courage to try to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future. Imbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism and giving full voice to people rarely acknowledged in the literary world, Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the bounds of masculinity, the push and pull of family, the violence faced by many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much"--- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Best friends; Catholic gays; First loves; Gay teenagers; Male friendship; Protestant gays; Working class families;
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- Le pigeon a besoin d'un bon bain! / by Willems, Mo.; Duval, Elisabeth.;
LSC- Subjects: Pigeons; Bains; Pigeons; Baths;
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- Tire le bouchon, fiston! / by Munsch, Robert N.,1945-; Duchesne, Christiane,1949-; Martchenko, Michael.;
LSC- Subjects: Bains; Avarice; Hygiène; Baths; Avarice; Hygiene; Greed;
- © c2009., Éditions Scholastic,
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- Carlos le dégueu / by Blabey, Aaron.; Montagnier, Isabelle.;
LSC- Subjects: Récits humoristiques.; Histoires rimées.; Humorous fiction.; Stories in rhyme.; Carlos (Personnage fictif de Blabey); Pig (Fictitious character from Blabey); Carlin; Chiens; Bains; Pug; Dogs; Baths;
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