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Nine shiny objects : a novel / by Castleberry, Brian,author.;
"A stunning literary saga in the tradition of DeLillo and Egan, chronicling the unexpectedly and eerily intersecting lives of a lineage of American dreamers"--
Subjects: Communal living; Interpersonal relations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nowhere like home : a novel / by Shepard, Sara,1977-author.;
"#1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars Sara Shepard's next adult novel follows a group of mothers living in a mysterious "mommune," each of whom is running from something. When Lenna gets a call from her old friend Rhiannon, she is startled; Rhiannon disappeared years ago without a trace. But Lenna is even more startled to learn that Rhiannon has a son and that she lives off the grid with a group of women in a community called Halcyon. Rhiannon invites Lenna, a new mother herself, to join them. Why suffer the sleepless nights by yourself? It takes a village, after all. Lenna decides to go and hopefully repair her relationship with Rhiannon, but as she drives into the desert and her cell service gets weaker, she becomes suspicious. Who are these women and why did Rhiannon invite her here? And that is before she learns about the community's rules (no outside phone calls, no questions about people's pasts) and the padlock on the gate that leads out to the main road. But Lenna has other concerns, secrets from her past she is terrified will come out. When a newcomer arrives in the community, Lenna's worst fears are confirmed--she was brought here for a reason. Nowhere Like Home tackles themes of complicated friendships and trauma but all with Sara Shepard's expert twists that you don't see coming"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Communal living; Mothers; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Everyday utopia : what 2,000 years of wild experiments can teach us about the good life / by Ghodsee, Kristen Rogheh,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A spirited tour through 2,500 years of utopian thinking and experiments to tease out better ways of imagining our domestic lives - from childrearing and housing to gender roles and private property - and a look at the communities putting these seemingly fanciful visions into practice today"--
Subjects: Communal living; Utopian socialism; Utopias;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A history of wild places : a novel / by Ernshaw, Shea,author.;
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep weaves a richly atmospheric adult debut following three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune as they investigate the disappearances of two outsiders. Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James-a well-known author of dark, macabre children's books-he's led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn't exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it ... he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis's abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there's a risk of bringing a disease-rot-into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn't as safe as they believed-and that darkness takes many forms. Hauntingly beautiful, hypnotic, and bewitching, A History of Wild Places is a story about fairy tales, our fear of the dark, and losing yourself within the wilderness of your mind"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Communal living; Missing persons; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Time's mouth : a novel / by Lepucki, Edan,author.;
"Ursa possesses a very special gift. She can travel through memory and revisit her past. After she flees her hometown for the counterculture glory of 1950s California, the intoxicating potential of her unique ability eventually draws a group of women into her orbit and into a ramshackle Victorian mansion in the woods outside Santa Cruz. But Ursa's powers come with a cost"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Communal living; Family secrets; Time travel; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The haven / by Jennings, Amanda,author.;
Kit and Tara move to an isolated smallholding with their daughter, Skye, and a group of friends. Living off-grid and working the land, they soon begin to enjoy the simple life. When their charismatic leader Jeremy returns from a mysterious trip to the city with Dani, a young runaway, fractures begin to appear. As winter approaches, and with it cold weather and dark nights, Jeremy's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic. Rules are imposed, the outside world is shunned, and when he brings a second girl back to the farm, tensions quickly reach breaking point with devastating consequences ...
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Communal living; Families; Farms; Runaway women; Social isolation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The red grove / by Fontaine, Tessa,author.;
"When her mother goes missing, a young woman uncovers the secrets beneath her protected community"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Communal living; Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Secrecy; Sisters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Apartment women : a novel / by Ku, Pyŏng-mo,1976-author.; Kim, Chi-Young,translator.;
"When Yojin moves with her husband and daughter into the Dream Future Pilot Communal Apartments, she's ready for a fresh start. Located on the outskirts of Seoul, the experimental community is a government initiative designed to boost the national birth rate. Like her neighbors, Yojin has agreed to have at least two more children over the next ten years. Yet, from the day she arrives, Yojin feels uneasy about the community spirit thrust upon her. Her concerns grow as communal child care begins and the other parents show their true colors. Apartment Women traces the lives of four women in the apartments, all with different aspirations and beliefs. Will they find a way to live peacefully? Or are the cultural expectations around parenthood stacked against them from the start? A trenchant social novel from an award-winning author, Apartment Women incisively illuminates the unspoken imbalance of women's parenting labor, challenging the age-old assumption that "it takes a village" to raise a child"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Apartments; Communal living; Friendship; Wives; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Don't worry darling [videorecording] / by Berlant, Kate,1987-actor.; Chan, Gemma,1982-actor.; Kroll, Nick,actor.; Pine, Chris,1980-actor.; Pugh, Florence,1996-actor.; Silberman, Katie,screenwriter.; Simons, Timothy,actor.; Styles, Harry,1994-actor.; Wilde, Olivia,actor,film director.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Harry Styles, Kate Berlant, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll, Timothy Simons.A 1950s housewife living with her husband in an idealistic experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding troubling secrets.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Communal living; Housewives; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Nineteen fifties; Secrecy; Utopias;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Amy & Lan : a novel / by Jones, Sadie,author.;
"A captivating coming of age story told by Amy and Lan, two children whose journey from innocence to moving experience is shaped by their families' attempt at the pastoral dream on a farm, deep in the English countryside"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Children; Communal living; Communities; Country life; Families; Farm life; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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