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The great believers / by Makkai, Rebecca,author.;
"A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed and award-winning author Rebecca Makkai. In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Friendship; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A death at the party : a novel / by Stuart, Amy,1975-author.;
Nadine Walsh's summer garden party is in full swing. The neighbors all have cocktails, the catered food is exquisite--everything's going according to plan. But Nadine--devoted wife, loving mother, and doting daughter--finds herself standing over a dead body in her basement while her guests clink glasses upstairs. What happened? How did it come to this? Rewind to that morning, when Nadine is in her kitchen, making last-minute preparations before she welcomes more than a hundred guests to her home to celebrate her mother's birthday. But her husband is of little help to her, her two grown children are consumed with their own concerns, and her mother--only her mother knows that today isn't just a birthday party. It marks another anniversary as well. Still, Nadine will focus just on tonight. Everyone deserves a celebration after the year they've had. A chance for fun. A chance to forget. But it's hard to forget when Nadine's head is swirling with secrets, haunting memories, and concerns about what might happen when her guests unite.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Mothers and daughters; Murder; Parties; Secrecy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Coffin road / by May, Peter,1951-author.;
In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, a man washes up on a deserted beach with no knowledge of who he is or how he got there, while homicide detective George Gunn makes the ocean crossing to a remote lighthouse on a rock in the North Atlantic to investigate a brutal murder.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Amnesiacs; Murder; Fathers and daughters; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hurricane summer / by Bromfield, Asha.;
Eighteen-year-old Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her, but every six months he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla's mother tells her she'll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. Now, as Hurricane Gustav threatens the island, Tilla also faces a storm of dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Teenage girls; Fathers and daughters; Hurricane Gustav, 2008; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The book of magic / by Hoffman, Alice,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger--the curse is already at work"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Witches; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Mitchells vs the machines [videorecording] / by André, Eric,1983-voice actor.; Colman, Olivia,voice actor.; Jacobson, Abbi,voice actor.; McBride, Danny,1976-voice actor.; Rudolph, Maya,voice actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Abbi Jacobson, Danny Mcbride, Maya Rudolph, Eric Andre, Olivia Colman.When Katie Mitchell, a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick determines the whole family should drive Katie to school together. The Mitchells' plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: all around the world, the electronic devices people love decide it's time to take over. With the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells will have to work together to save each other and the world!Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.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: Comedy films.; Science fiction films.; Animated films.; Children's films.; Road films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Artificial intelligence; Families; Fathers and daughters; Human-robot interaction; Robots;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The little mermaid [videorecording] / by Andersen, H. C.(Hans Christian),1805-1875.Lille havfrue.; Auberjonois, René,1940-voice actor.; Barnes, Christopher Daniel,voice actor.; Benson, Jodi,voice actor.; Carroll, Pat,1927-voice actor.; Clements, Ron,film director,screenwriter.; Edwards, Paddi,voice actor.; Menken, Alan,composer (expression); Musker, John,film director,screenwriter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Editor, Mark A. Hester ; music, Alan Menken ; production designers, Maureen Donley, Donald Towns.Voices: Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright, Edie McClurg, Wil Ryan.Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian at her side, Ariel must win the prince's love and save her father's kingdom.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby digital 5.1.Academy Awards, USA, 1990: Oscar - Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken) ; Best Music, Original Song (Alan Menken, music, Howard Ashman, Lyrics)Golden Globes, USA, 1990: Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Alan Menken) ; Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman)
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fathers and daughters; First loves; Incantations; Man-woman relationships; Mermaids;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The mighty heart of Sunny St. James / by Blake, Ashley Herring.;
"Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James must navigate heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, the betrayal of a former best friend, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Heart; Friendship; Sexual orientation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Coyote lost and found / by Gemeinhart, Dan.;
Almost a year after settling down in Oregon, Coyote embarks on a cross-country road trip with her dad to scatter her mom's ashes, but the journey takes an unexpected turn when she realizes the secret to the chosen resting place lies in a lost book.
Subjects: Grief; Lost articles; Automobile travel; Fathers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Don't open your eyes : a novel / by Constantine, Liv,author.;
"In this twisted psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling co-author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Last Mrs. Parrish, a woman is tormented by nightmarish visions of her future-and then they start to come true"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Dreams; Fate and fatalism; Husband and wife; Mothers and daughters; Prophecies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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