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- House of Beauty / by Escobar, Melba,1976-author.; Bryer, Elizabeth,translator.; translation of:Escobar, Melba,1976-Casa de la belleza.English.;
House of Beauty is a high-end salon in Bogota's exclusive Zona Rosa area, and Karen is one of its best beauticians. But there is more to her role than the best way to apply wax, or how to give the perfect massage. Her clients confide in her, and she knows all about them. Their breast implants, their weekends in Miami, their divorces and affairs. Karen has problems of her own. She's in trouble, and she needs money. More money than she can make at House of Beauty. Most serious of all: a teenage girl has been found dead, and Karen was one of the last people to see her alive. So the girl's mother is desperate to talk to her.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Beauty operators; Teenagers; Misogyny; Murder; Social classes;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Deceived by desire / by Force, Marie.;
"Wealthy American industrialist Aubrey Nelson has invited the Duke and Duchess of Westbrook to visit his family's Newport seaside "cottage" for the summer. With his parents' departure from New York delayed, Aubrey's mother sends him ahead to oversee preparations for their guests. But when he arrives, he's surprised to find the house and staff in disarray. With much to do and little time, Aubrey comes to rely on the housekeeper, a lovely young Irish woman named Maeve Brown. And when he also finds himself confiding in Maeve about more personal matters, he tells himself it's merely their close proximity that draws him to the compassionate, hard-working beauty. Yet when he suspects Maeve is in danger, Aubrey realizes his feelings for her have grown much deeper than they should have at will his mother, who dreams of a society match for her son, have to say when she arrives to discover he's lost his heart to a girl of the working class?"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Housekeepers; Rich people; Nobility; Social classes;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The duke gets even / by Shupe, Joanna,author.;
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- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Arranged marriage; Man-woman relationships; Scandals;
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- Her lessons in persuasion / by Frampton, Megan,1964-author.;
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- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Heiresses; Man-woman relationships; Nobility;
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- Dig two graves / by McNeil, Gretchen.;
While at a girls' empowerment camp, high school pariah Neve and her new best friend Diane joke about killing each other's bullies, and soon after returning home, Neve finds herself being blackmailed into committing murder.LSC
- Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Teenage girls; Bisexual teenagers; Bullies; Female friendship; Murder; Social classes; Extortion;
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- Duke seeks bride / by Carlyle, Christy,author.;
The Duchess of Waverly's personal secretary, Miss Aurelia Graves, mistaken for her employer until Alexander Fennessey learns the truth, agrees to let others think she's the duchess for a fortnight, while making it clear she has no interest in marrying him, until the tables turn, and he wants to marry her.
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Mistaken identity; Nobility; Private secretaries;
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- Snowpiercer [videorecording] / by Bell, Jamie,1986-; Evans, Chris,1981-; Pong, Chun-ho,1969-; Swinton, Tilda,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Weinstein Company.;
Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris, Alison Pill, Octavia Spencer.As a perpetual-motion engine keeps a super-powered locomotive speeding around the planet, the impoverished lower classes occupy the rear cars while the privileged upper classes are pampered in the front. The fragile balance of power between the two begins to shift, however, when an enigmatic message sparks a revolt that cannot be quelled.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Disasters; Dystopian films.; Feature films.; Perpetual motion; Railroad trains; Science fiction films.; Social classes;
- © 2014., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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- Now let's dance / by Lambert, Karine,author.; Lambert, Karine.Eh bien dansons maintenant!English.; Bell, Anthea,translator.;
"Marguerite had been living a comfortable but dull existence in a suburban town with her straitlaced lawyer husband. When he dies, she realises that life has passed her by. Marcel had been in a loving relationship with Nora since they left Algeria sixty years before. Now that he has lost her, he has lost his way. Marguerite and Marcel live in two very different worlds - one rich, one poor. They never should have met. And yet their paths cross at a retreat, and a connection forms ... But will they manage to overcome the disapproval of their friends and families, as well as their own misgivings? Or have they left it too late to really follow their hearts' desires?"--Page 4 of cover.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Social classes; Widows; Widowers; Older people; Families;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Keep the home fires burning / by Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia.;
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- Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; Families; Household employees; Social classes;
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- The perfect nanny : a novel / by Slimani, Leïla,1981-author.; Taylor, Sam,1970-translator.; translation of:Slimani, Leïla,1981-Chanson douce.English.;
"When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment, and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau. Building tension with every page, The Perfect Nanny is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, and motherhood--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer"--
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Nannies; Social classes; Interpersonal conflict; Families; Murder;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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