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People person / by Carty-Williams, Candice,1989-author.;
"The author of the "brazenly hilarious, tell-it-like-it-is first novel" (Oprah Daily) Queenie returns with another witty and insightful novel about the power of family--even when they seem like strangers. If you could choose your family ... you wouldn't choose the Penningtons. Dimple Pennington knows of her half siblings, but she doesn't really know them. Five people who don't have anything in common except for faint memories of being driven through Brixton in their dad's gold jeep, and some pretty complex abandonment issues. Dimple has bigger things to think about. She's thirty, and her life isn't really going anywhere. An aspiring lifestyle influencer with a terrible and wayward boyfriend, Dimple's life has shrunk to the size of a phone screen. And despite a small but loyal following, she's never felt more alone in her life. That is, until a dramatic event brings her half siblings Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie, and Prynce crashing back into her life. And when they're all forced to reconnect with Cyril Pennington, the absent father they never really knew, things get even more complicated. From an author with "a flair for storytelling that appears effortlessly authentic" (Time), People Person is a vibrant and charming celebration of discovering family as an adult"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Dysfunctional families; Families; Father and child; Loneliness; Siblings; Women, Black;
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You don't have to die in the end : a novel / by Daher, Anita,1965-;
Eugenia Grimm is a tough girl who drinks and fights--and who is hurting because of her father's suicide and her mother's abandonment. After a serious incident, she is sent to a support and supervision program at a remote mountain ranch with the hope of turning her life around.LSC
Subjects: Teenage girls; Alcoholism; Dysfunctional families; Rehabilitation;
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All this could be yours / by Attenberg, Jami,author.;
"If I know why they are the way they are, then maybe I can learn why I am the way I am," says Alex Tuchman of her parents. Now that her father is on his deathbed, Alex-- a strong-headed lawyer, devoted mother, and loving sister-- feels she can finally unearth the secrets of who Victor is and what he did over the course of his life and career. (A power-hungry real estate developer, he is, by all accounts, a bad man.) She travels to New Orleans to be with her family, but mostly to interrogate her tightlipped mother, Barbra. As Barbra fends off Alex's unrelenting questions, she reflects on her tumultuous life with Victor. Meanwhile Gary, Alex's brother, is incommunicado, trying to get his movie career off the ground in Los Angeles. And Gary's wife, Twyla, is having a nervous breakdown, buying up all the lipstick in drug stores around New Orleans and bursting into crying fits. Dysfunction is at its peak. As each family member grapples with Victor's history, they must figure out a way to move forward-- with one another, for themselves, and for the sake of their children.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Dysfunctional families; Family secrets; Jewish families;
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Sharp objects [videorecording] / by Adams, Amy,actor.; Brinson, April,actor.; Brinson, Violet,actor.; Clarkson, Patricia,actor.; Craven, Matt,actor.; Czerny, Henry,actor.; Davenport, Madison,1996-actor.; Lillis, Sophia,2002-actor.; Messina, Chris,actor.; Perkins, Elizabeth,actor.; Sandoval, Miguel,1951-actor.; Scanlen, Eliza,actor.; Smith, Taylor John,1995-actor.; Sullivan, David,1979-actor.; Wilson, Lulu,2005-actor.; Vallée, Jean-Marc,television director.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company,distributor.;
Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Matt Craven, Henry Czerny, Taylor John Smith, Madison Davenport, Miguel Sandoval, Sophia Lillis, Lulu Wilson, Elizabeth Perkins, David Sullivan, Violet Brinson, April Brinson.Fresh out of therapy for her tendencies towards self-harm, damaged crime reporter Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) draws the duty of returning to her small Missouri home town to cover the slayings of two young girls. Her fitful reunion with her imperious socialite mother (Patricia Clarkson) stokes a fateful confrontation with the demons of her past, in HBO's miniseries take on the Gillian Flynn novel.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Television mini-series.; Television crime shows.; Women journalists; Mothers and daughters; Murder; Dysfunctional families;
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Harbor / by Ajvide Lindqvist, John,1968-; Ajvide Lindqvist, John,1968-Människohamn.English.;
Subjects: Horror tales.; Psychological fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Alcoholic fathers; Dysfunctional families; Island people; Missing children;
© 2011., Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
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The Duff, designated ugly fat friend : a novel / by Keplinger, Kody.;
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper starts sleeping with Wesley Rush, a notorious womanizer who disgusts her, in order to distract her from her personal problems, and to her surprise, the two of them find they have a lot in common and are able to help each other find more productive ways to deal with their difficulties.LSC
Subjects: Dysfunctional families; Self-perception; Teenagers; High school students;
© 2011, c2010., Little, Brown,
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Invisible : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
Antonia Adams is the product of a loveless marriage between a beautiful young model and an aristocrat. As a child, she is abandoned in the abyss that yawns between them, blamed by her mother, ignored by her father, and neglected by both. Unprotected and unloved, she learns that the only way to feel safe is to hide from the dangers around her, drawing as little attention as possible to herself. In her isolation, books are her refuge and movies her escape. A day spent being carried away by an unforgettable film in a dark theater is her greatest thrill. Her love of the movies turns into a dream to become a screenwriter, and a summer job at a Hollywood studio. There, a famous British filmmaker notices her, and suddenly she can remain invisible no longer. He wants to put her in a movie and make her a star. It is a dazzling opportunity but a terrifying one, as it strips her of the camouflage that made her feel safe. She is suddenly thrust into the public eye, and even more so when they fall in love. She will never let go of her true dream of becoming a filmmaker, though, and if she wants to make that leap, she will have to expose herself in ways she never has before. When tragedy strikes, she must decide whether she will remain center stage or become invisible again, where she feels safest. Will she face her demons, or run and hide?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Actors; Celebrities; Dysfunctional families; Man-woman relationships; Social isolation;
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Invisible [text (large print)] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
Antonia Adams is the product of a loveless marriage between a beautiful young model and an aristocrat. As a child, she is abandoned in the abyss that yawns between them, blamed by her mother, ignored by her father, and neglected by both. Unprotected and unloved, she learns that the only way to feel safe is to hide from the dangers around her, drawing as little attention as possible to herself. In her isolation, books are her refuge and movies her escape. A day spent being carried away by an unforgettable film in a dark theater is her greatest thrill. Her love of the movies turns into a dream to become a screenwriter, and a summer job at a Hollywood studio. There, a famous British filmmaker notices her, and suddenly she can remain invisible no longer. He wants to put her in a movie and make her a star. It is a dazzling opportunity but a terrifying one, as it strips her of the camouflage that made her feel safe. She is suddenly thrust into the public eye, and even more so when they fall in love. She will never let go of her true dream of becoming a filmmaker, though, and if she wants to make that leap, she will have to expose herself in ways she never has before. When tragedy strikes, she must decide whether she will remain center stage or become invisible again, where she feels safest. Will she face her demons, or run and hide?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large type books.; Actors; Celebrities; Dysfunctional families; Man-woman relationships; Social isolation;
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The wedding at Moonglow Bay : a novel / by Wilde, Lori,author.;
When Samantha said "I do" to Luca Ginelli, she knew she'd found a reliable soulmate--a strong, sexy man who'd stand beside her through thick and thin. And so she'd started her wedding day filled with joyful expectation, only to have her dreams shattered when the man she married years before shocking, unexpectedly, reappears, insisting she was still his wife! Seven years before, Luca's brother, Nick, had stubbornly set off in a sailing adventure, ignoring the pleas of his young bride and all common sense. He'd disappeared without a trace; everyone thought he was dead--but now he's expecting to pick up where they'd left off. He'd once been Samantha's "lightning strike,"--the person you know is the one from the moment you first see them. But seven years is a long time and so much has changed. Now Samantha is faced with an impossible choice and no matter which decision she makes, it threatens to shred the very fabric of the one thing she holds most dear--family.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Dysfunctional families; Families; Man-woman relationships; Missing persons; Weddings;
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Bittersweet dreams / by Andrews, V. C.(Virginia C.);
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Subjects: Young women; Dysfunctional families; Teacher-student relationships; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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