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Hope's enduring echo : a novel / by Sawyer, Kim Vogel,author.;
"A charming historical romance about two young people whose discovery of fossilized bones leads to a love that echoes through the ages-from the bestselling author of The Songbird of Hope Hill"--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Archaeologists; Fathers and daughters; Friendship; Man-woman relationships;
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Island in the sun / by Fforde, Katie,author.;
When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island of Dominica, she really can't see a reason to say no. But the remote island has just been hit be a severe hurricane, leaving destruction in its wake. Cass is travelling with Ranulph who is searching for the rare stone carvings her father wants her to photograph. Their hunt leads Cass down a path of bravery and self-discovery, and she soon falls for Ranulph, who has been by her side every step of the way. But does he feel the same way about her?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Islands; Journalists; Man-woman relationships; Women photographers;
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Beach Plum island / by Robinson, Holly,1955-;
"These are the last cryptic words that Ava Barrett's father says before he dies. But Ava doesn't have a brother, as far as she knows, so how can she tell him the truth? She dismisses the conversation and dedicates herself to bringing her family together for her father's funeral. This is no easy task since her sister, Elaine, has been estranged from the family and still harbors resentment against their stepmother and half sister, Gigi. Ava, on the other hand, is a single mother who sees Gigi as a troubled teen in need of love and connection. Ava, too, could use more love in her life and finds it where she least expects it. But the biggest surprise of all is that Gigi holds the key to the mystery surrounding her father's dying words, and she joins Ava in uncovering a secret that rapidly unravels the very fabric of their entire family..."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Family secrets; Fathers and daughters; Brothers and sisters; Fiction / Family Life.; Fiction / Contemporary Women.;
© 2014., NAL Trade,
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The summer that changed everything : a novel / by Novak, Brenda,author.;
"It's been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison. He murdered three victims -- all people she knew -- which ruined her life at just seventeen. But now she's back in Virginia to talk to him, wondering if there's more to the story of what happened that fateful night. An old flame, Ford Wagner, makes his own return to North Hampton Beach, fleeing a marriage that seems destined for divorce. He's wary of Lucy and her digging into the past, but the more time they spend together, the closer they get and the more he finds himself reconsidering the truth behind the death of their mutual friend that summer. Problem is, there are plenty of those in this small coastal town who would prefer things stay quiet ..."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Homecoming; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Secrecy;
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The long way back : a novel / by Baart, Nicole,author.;
"When internet-famous teen Eva goes missing less than a week before her graduation, it's her mother, Charlie, who is immediately suspected of foul play. As the investigation progresses, Charlie learns that the rose-colored image that she and her daughter projected to the world is even more false than she realized. Now, to clear her name and find out what has happened to her daughter, she'll have to confront her own role in Eva's disappearance-and whether she knows her daughter at all"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Family secrets; Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Social media;
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Under the stars : a novel / by Williams, Beatriz,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Audrey Fisher has struggled all her life to emerge from the shadow of her famous mother by forging a career as a world-class chef. Meredith Fisher's glamorous screen persona disguises the trauma of the tragic accident that haunts her dreams. Neither woman wants to return to the New England island they left behind and its complicated emotional ties, but Meredith has one last chance to sober up and salvage her big comeback, and where else but discreet, moneyed Winthrop Island can a famous actress spend the summer without the intrusion of other people? Until Audrey discovers an old wooden chest among the belongings of her estranged bartender father, Mike Kennedy, and the astonishing contents draw the women deep into Winthrop's past and its many secrets ... attracting the interest of their handsome neighbor, Sedge Peabody. How did a trove of paintings from one of America's greatest artists wind up in the cellar of the Mohegan Inn? And who is the mysterious woman portrayed on every canvas? On a stormy November night in 1846, Providence Dare flees Boston and boards the luxury steamship Atlantic one step ahead of the law ... or so she believes. But when a catastrophic accident leaves the ship at the mercy of a mighty gale, Providence finds herself trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the one man who knows her real identity -- the detective investigating the suspicious death of her employer, the painter Henry Irving. As the Atlantic fights for her life and the rocky shore of Winthrop Island edges closer, a desperate Providence searches for her chance to escape ... before the sea swallows her without a trace. In Under the Stars, the destinies of three women converge across centuries, as a harrowing true disaster at the dawn of the steamship era evokes a complex legacy of family secrets in modern-day New England. Williams has written a timeless epic of mothers and daughters, of love lost and found, and of the truths that echo down generations."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters; Painting; Shipwrecks;
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The year of the witching / by Henderson, Alexis,author.;
"A young woman living in a rigid, repressive society discovers dark powers within herself, with terrifying and far-reaching consequences, in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. The daughter of an union with an outsider that cast her once-proud family into disgrace, Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the women in the settlement. But a chance mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still walking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the diary of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood. Fascinated by secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Blasphemy; Puritans; Witches; Mothers and daughters; Family secrets;
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The conscious parent's guide to raising girls : a mindful approach to raising a strong, confident daughter / by Karres, Erika V. Shearin.; Branstetter, Rebecca.; Karres, Erika V. Shearin.Everything parent's guide to raising girls.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Girls.; Girls; Parenting.; Child rearing.;
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Malcom is missing : a true story of murder and a daughter's quest for justice in Mexico. by Osborne, Robert.;
"A single mother of two from small-town Canada looks for her missing father in Mexico and ends up taking on one of the most corrupt justice systems in the world. Based on real events, the book follows Brooke Mullins' search for answers about her father Malcolm Madsen's disappearance."--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: TRUE CRIME / Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons;
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Umma [videorecording] / by Mulroney, Dermot,actor.; Oh, Sandra,1971-actor.; Rush, Odeya,1997-actor.; Shim, Iris,film director.; Stewart, Fivel,actor.; Yi, Tom,actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sandra Oh, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush, Fivel Stewart, Tom Yi.Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her alienated mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the dread of turning into her own mother.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.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.; Ghost films.; Horror films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ghosts; Korean Americans; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Supernatural;
For private home use only.
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