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The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane [sound recording] / by See, Lisa,author.; Miles, Ruthie Ann,narrator.; Glenn, Kimiko,1989-narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ruthie Ann Miles and Kimiko Glenn."A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate--the first automobile any of them have seen--and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people. In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced the Yao people to her readers. Here she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world will soon change. Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, translates for the stranger and is among the first to reject the rules that have shaped her existence. When she has a baby outside of wedlock, rather than stand by tradition, she wraps her daughter in a blanket, with a tea cake hidden in her swaddling, and abandons her in the nearest city. After mother and daughter have gone their separate ways, Li-yan slowly emerges from the security and insularity of her village to encounter modern life while Haley grows up a privileged and well-loved California girl. Despite Haley's happy home life, she wonders about her origins; and Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. They both search for and find answers in the tea that has shaped their family's destiny for generations. A powerful story about a family, separated by circumstances, culture, and distance, Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Adopted children; Akha (Southeast Asian people); Chinese-American teenagers; Group identity; Identity (Psychology); Mothers and daughters;
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Rouge : a novel / by Awad, Mona,author.;
"From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother's unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother's fate--and find a connection that is more than skin deep? For as long as she can remember, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in Southern California, dealing with her mother's considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her death. The stakes escalate when a strange woman in red appears at the funeral, offering a tantalizing clue about her mother's demise, followed by a cryptic video about a transformative spa experience. With the help of a pair of red shoes, Belle is lured into the barbed embrace of La Maison de Méduse, the same lavish, culty spa to which her mother was devoted. There, Belle discovers the frightening secret behind her (and her mother's) obsession with the mirror--and the great shimmering depths (and demons) that lurk on the other side of the glass. Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut in this surreal descent into the dark side of beauty, envy, grief, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters. With black humor and seductive horror, Rouge explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry--as well as the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze. Brimming with California sunshine and blood-red rose petals, Rouge holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality, our collective fixation with the surface, and the wondrous, deep longing that might lie beneath."--
Subjects: Black humor.; Gothic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Age; Body image; Cosmetics industry; Health resorts; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Skin;
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After the bloom / by Shimotakahara, Leslie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Rita Takemitsu is a newly single mother raising her daughter in 1980s Toronto. When her mother, Lily, goes missing, Rita sets out to find her. In the course of her quest, Rita uncovers a host of secrets surrounding her mother's internment at a camp in the California desert during the Second World War and the truth about her mysterious father."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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City of dreams : a novel / by Winslow, Don,1953-author.;
After fleeing to California to start a new life, Danny Ryan must decide whether he is going to do the FBI a favor that may make him a fortune or kill him.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Betrayal; Families; Loyalty; Man-woman relationships; Organized crime;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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City of dreams [sound recording] : a novel / by Winslow, Don,1953-author.; Fliakos, Ari,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ari Fliakos.After fleeing to California to start a new life, Danny Ryan must decide whether he is going to do the FBI a favor that may make him a fortune or kill him.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Betrayal; Families; Loyalty; Man-woman relationships; Organized crime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City of dreams [text (large print)] : a novel / by Winslow, Don,1953-author.;
After fleeing to California to start a new life, Danny Ryan must decide whether he is going to do the FBI a favor that may make him a fortune or kill him.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Betrayal; Families; Loyalty; Man-woman relationships; Organized crime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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MapMaker / by Ramée, Lisa Moore.;
Walt's magical ability to bring maps to life puts him, his twin sister Van, and new friend Dylan in danger when an enchanted heirloom strands them in the fantastical world of Djaruba and they discover a malevolent rival to the kingdom, a fellow mapmaker, has nefarious plans for Walt.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; African American children; Magic; Maps; Brothers and sisters; Middle school students; Friendship; Families; Middle schools; Twins;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The 24th hour / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Paetro, Maxine,author.;
SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas gather at one of San Francisco's finest restaurants to celebrate exciting news: Cindy is getting married. Before they can raise their glasses, there's a disturbance in the restaurant. A woman has been assaulted. Claire examines the victim. Lindsay makes an arrest. Yuki takes the case. Cindy covers it. The legal strategy is complicated by gaps in the plaintiff's memory--and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing testimony. As Yuki leads the prosecution, Lindsay chases down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women's Murder Club short a bridesmaid ... or two.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Boxer, Lindsay (Fictitious character); Assault and battery; Female friendship; Murder; Policewomen; Serial murderers; Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The 24th hour [text (large print)] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Paetro, Maxine,author.;
SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas gather at one of San Francisco's finest restaurants to celebrate exciting news: Cindy is getting married. Before they can raise their glasses, there's a disturbance in the restaurant. A woman has been assaulted. Claire examines the victim. Lindsay makes an arrest. Yuki takes the case. Cindy covers it. The legal strategy is complicated by gaps in the plaintiff's memory--and the shocking reason behind her ever-changing testimony. As Yuki leads the prosecution, Lindsay chases down a high-society killer whose target practice may leave the Women's Murder Club short a bridesmaid ... or two.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Boxer, Lindsay (Fictitious character); Assault and battery; Female friendship; Murder; Policewomen; Serial murderers; Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Twisted : a novel / by Kellerman, Jonathan;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character); Connor, Petra (Fictitious character); Police; Serial murders; Policewomen; Insane, Criminal and dangerous; Suspense fiction; Psychological fiction; Mystery fiction;
© c2004., Ballantine Books,
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