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Better luck next time : a novel / by Hilton, Kate,1972-author.;
"It isn't easy being related to a feminist icon, especially when she's celebrating the greatest moment of her storied career. Just ask the daughters of Lydia Hennessey, who could have it all if only they'd stop self-destructing. Mariana, the eldest, is on the verge of throwing away a distinguished reputation in journalism, along with her marriage. Nina, the middle daughter, has returned from a medical mission overseas as a changed woman but won't discuss it with anyone. And Beata, the youngest, has a hostile teenaged son who just discovered the existence of a father who didn't know about him either. Meanwhile, their cousin Zoe is making divorce look like a death match, while her brother, Zack, is grappling with the fallout from his popular television dramedy, which is based far too closely on Lydia herself. It might be easier to find their paths if they could step out of Lydia's shadow--but the biggest women's march in history is underway, and Lydia and her family are at the centre of it. Over the course of an eventful year, the Hennessey children contend with the big struggles of midlife: aging parents, raging teens, crumbling marriages and bodies, new loves and the choice between playing it safe or taking life-altering risks. And as they inch toward a new definition of happiness, they might even persuade their parents--and themselves--that they're all grown up"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Feminists; Women journalists; Dysfunctional families; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The murder rule : a novel / by McTiernan, Dervla,author.;
"Hannah has abandoned everything-her trajectory as a law student, her childhood home and caring for her ill mother-for the chance to work with the Innocence Project, a prestigious coalition of investigators who fight to free wrongly convicted prisoners. Hannah's ambitions are set on the program's highest-stakes case in years: a convicted rapist and murderer on death row. She'll do anything--whatever it takes-to work on this case. Because Hannah has a secret. Nearly three decades ago her mother Laura abandoned everything, too. A teenage runaway who fled her abusive family, she escaped to Maine for a fresh start. Desperate for work and a place to sleep, Laura is forced to resort to favors from friends and strangers, until she meets a young man named, Tom, who becomes her guardian angel. As Hannah becomes more deeply involved with the Innocence Project she is forced to reckon with the thin lines between justice and revenge, privilege and complicity, love and abuse. And the more she learns about this complicated case, the more she learns about herself. Because secrets and lies come with a price. Told in alternating timelines, the mother and daughter's stories twist and turn into an explosive conclusion"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Innocence Project; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters; Prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The younger wife / by Hepworth, Sally,author.;
"Sally Hepworth, the newest breakout star of domestic suspense delivers her next twisty novel about family secrets and lies in The Younger Wife. Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he's still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. But he'll take care of that easily, by divorcing her--even if his adult daughters protest. Tully and Rachel Aston look upon Heather as nothing but an interloper. Heather is the same age as Rachel and even younger than Tully. Clearly she's a golddigger and after their father's money. Heather has secrets that she's keeping close, and reasons of her own for wanting to marry Stephen. With their mother unable to speak for herself, Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family's secrets, the new wife closing in, and who their father really is. But will getting to the truth unleash the most dangerous impulses ... in all of them?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Dementia; Family secrets; Fathers and daughters; Marriage;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The younger wife [sound recording] / by Hepworth, Sally,author.; Kreinik, Barrie,narrator.; Lee, Caroline,1953-narrator.; Douglas-Henry, Jessica,narrator.; Carides, Zoe,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Barrie Kreinik, Caroline Lee, Jessica Douglas-Henry, Zoe Carides."Sally Hepworth, the newest breakout star of domestic suspense delivers her next twisty novel about family secrets and lies in The Younger Wife. Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he's still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. But he'll take care of that easily, by divorcing her--even if his adult daughters protest. Tully and Rachel Aston look upon Heather as nothing but an interloper. Heather is the same age as Rachel and even younger than Tully. Clearly she's a golddigger and after their father's money. Heather has secrets that she's keeping close, and reasons of her own for wanting to marry Stephen. With their mother unable to speak for herself, Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family's secrets, the new wife closing in, and who their father really is. But will getting to the truth unleash the most dangerous impulses ... in all of them?"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Dementia; Family secrets; Fathers and daughters; Marriage;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Give me back my dad! / by Munsch, Robert N.,1945-; Martchenko, Michael.;
"Cheryl and her dad go ice fishing, but it turns out that the fish are pretty smart. They are trying to catch the people right back! In the end, Cheryl and her father bring home something really good--and it's not a fish at all!"--www.amazon.ca.LSC
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Ice fishing; Fishes;
© c2011., North Winds Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The fourth suit / by Harris, Neil Patrick,1973-; Azam, Alec.; Marlin, Lissy.; Hilton, Kyle.;
"The Magic Misfits confront their greatest enemy in this final story told from Ridley's point of view"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Magicians; Enemies; Hypnotism; Friendship; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The stone home : a novel / by Kim, Crystal Hana,1987-author.;
"A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center-a stunning work of great emotional power from the critically acclaimed author of If You Leave Me"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Control (Psychology); Mothers and daughters; Reformatories; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Leaving Wisdom / by Butala, Sharon,1940-author.;
"Leaving Wisdom begins with the wrong kind of bang when retiring social worker Judith falls on the way to her retirement party. Her ears still ringing and her strength compromised by a shaky recovery, Judith moves back to the town of Wisdom, Saskatchewan, near the farm where she grew up. There she confronts many unanswered questions: Why was her father, a World War Two veteran, so troubled? What are her brother and sister hiding from her? And more immediately, is a serious crime unfolding in the house next door? Small town bigotry and shady goings-on make Judith's search for answers even more bewildering. As she attempts to untangle the mysteries that ensare her at every turn, more complicated and wider ranging questions arise as she uncovers the truth about her damaged father. This thought-provoking and very readable tale depicts the suffering that comes from family secrets, and one woman's late-life awakening to the complex shadows cast by World War Two and the Holocaust."--Back cover.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Family secrets; Homecoming; Mothers and daughters; Small cities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Christmas connection [videorecording] / by Monroe, Steven R.,television director.; Burns, Brooke,1978-actor.; Scott, Tom Everett,1970-actor.; Neudorf, Sophie,actor.; Cinedigm (Firm),distributor.; Hallmark Channel (Television network),broadcaster,production company.;
Brooke Burns, Tom Everett Scott, Sophie Neudorf.Flight attendant Sydney (Brooke Burns) is tasked with looking after Leah, an eight-year-old unaccompanied minor flying back to Chicago after visiting family. Sydney is charmed by the little girl and makes an instant connection with her. After Leah is safely delivered to her father, Jonathan (Tom Everett Scott), Sydney finds a package Leah left behind. Sydney delivers the gift back to Leah and gets invited to join in some fun, family Christmas festivities. When Sydney misses her connection, she is stuck for a few days. Grounded from her jet-setting ways, Sydney bumps into Leah and Jonathan who invite her spend the holidays with them - showing Sydney the value of a staying put long enough to fall in love.PG.DVD-R ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Romance television programs.; Christmas television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Christmas; Flight attendants; Man-woman relationships; Fathers and daughters; Single fathers;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Pirate Princess [graphic novel] / by Frigerio, Luca,author.; Beaudoin, Buddy,letterer.; Bowland, Simon,letterer.; Pigliamosche, Lorenza,illustrator.;
Julie has two goals in life: to make things explode and to become the best pirate who has ever existed! She joins the crew of the Golden Dolphin to find her father, The Pirate King, and amidst battles on galleons, ancient curses, and doomed lands, Julie's path will lead her to uncovering mysteries of her displaced family, and her own place in the world as The Pirate Princess.Young adult.
Subjects: Action and adventure comics.; Graphic novels.; Pirates; Women pirates; Fathers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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