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- The party crasher : a novel / by Kinsella, Sophie,author.;
"It's been over two years since Effie's beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had. Since then, she's become estranged from her father and embarked on a feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more earth-shattering news: Greenoaks, the rambling Victorian country house Effie called home her whole life, has been sold. When Krista decides to throw a grand "house cooling" party, Effie is originally left off the guest list--and then receives a last-minute "anti-invitation" (maybe it's because she called Krista a gold-digger, but Krista totally deserved it, and it was mostly a joke anyway). Effie declines, but then remembers a beloved childhood treasure is still hidden in the house. Her only chance to retrieve it is to break into Greenoaks while everyone is busy celebrating. As Effie sneaks around the house, hiding under tables and peeping through trapdoors, she realizes the secrets Greenoaks holds aren't just in the dusty passageways and hidden attics she grew up exploring. Watching how her sister, brother, and dad behave when they think no one is looking, Effie overhears conversations, makes discoveries, and begins to see her family in a new light. Then she runs into Joe--the love of her life, who long ago broke her heart, and who's still as handsome and funny as ever--and even more truths emerge. But will Effie act on these revelations? Will she stay hidden or step out into the party and take her place with her family? And truthfully, what did she really come back to Greenoaks for? Over the course of one blowout party, Effie realizes that she must be honest with herself and confront her past before she'll ever be able to face her future"--- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Chick lit.; Adult children of divorced parents; Families; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Self-realization in women;
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- The whale [videorecording] / by Aronofsky, Darren,film director,film producer.; Chau, Hong,1979-actor.; Fraser, Brendan,1968-actor.; Hunter, Samuel D.,screenwriter.; Morton, Samantha,actor.; Simpkins, Ty,actor.; Sink, Sadie,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Hunter, Samuel D.Plays.Selections.; Elevation Pictures,publisher.;
Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton.A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dysfunctional families; English teachers; Fathers and daughters; Overweight persons; Recluses;
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- And so it goes [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Douglas, Michael,1944-; Jerins, Sterling.; Keaton, Diane.; Lysy, Austin.; Parisse, Annie,1976-; Reiner, Rob.; Valli, Frankie.; Foresight Unlimited (Firm); Videoville Showtime.;
Michael Douglas, Annie Parisse, Sterling Jerins, Diane Keaton, Frankie Valli, Rob Reiner, Austin Lysy.Realtor Oren Little, willfully obnoxious to anyone who might cross his path, he wants nothing more than to sell one last house and retire in peace and quiet; until his estranged son drops off a granddaughter he never knew existed. Clueless about how to care for the abandoned nine-year-old, he pawns her off on his determined and lovable neighbor Leah and tries to resume his life. But little by little, Oren stubbornly learns to open his heart; to his family, to Leah, and to life itself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blue-ray.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Granddaughters; Grandfathers; Neighbors; Real estate agents;
- © 2014., Foresight Unlimited ; Distributed by Videoville Showtime,
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- And so it goes [videorecording] / by Douglas, Michael,1944-; Jerins, Sterling.; Keaton, Diane.; Lysy, Austin.; Parisse, Annie,1976-; Reiner, Rob.; Valli, Frankie.; Foresight Unlimited (Firm); Videoville Showtime.;
Michael Douglas, Annie Parisse, Sterling Jerins, Diane Keaton, Frankie Valli, Rob Reiner, Austin Lysy.Realtor Oren Little, willfully obnoxious to anyone who might cross his path, he wants nothing more than to sell one last house and retire in peace and quiet; until his estranged son drops off a granddaughter he never knew existed. Clueless about how to care for the abandoned nine-year-old, he pawns her off on his determined and lovable neighbor Leah and tries to resume his life. But little by little, Oren stubbornly learns to open his heart; to his family, to Leah, and to life itself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Granddaughters; Grandfathers; Neighbors; Real estate agents;
- © 2014., Foresight Unlimited ; Distributed by Videoville Showtime,
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- Butter honey pig bread / by Ekwuyasi, Francesca,1990-author.;
"An intergenerational saga about three Nigerian women: a novel about food, family, and forgiveness. Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye. Kambirinachi believes that she is an Ogbanje, or an Abiku, a non-human spirit that plagues a family with misfortune by being born and then dying in childhood to cause a human mother misery. She has made the unnatural choice of staying alive to love her human family but lives in fear of the consequences of her decision. Kambirinachi and her daughters become estranged from one another because of a trauma that Kehinde experiences in childhood, which leads her to move away and cut off all contact. She ultimately finds her path as an artist and seeks to raise a family of her own, despite her fear that she won't be a good mother. Meanwhile, Taiye is plagued by guilt for what her sister suffered and also runs away, attempting to fill the void of that lost relationship with casual flings with women. She eventually discovers a way out of her stifling loneliness through a passion for food and cooking. But now, after more than a decade of living apart, Taiye and Kehinde have returned home to Lagos. It is here that the three women must face each other and address the wounds of the past if they are to reconcile and move forward. For readers of African diasporic authors such as Teju Cole and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Butter Honey Pig Bread is a story of choices and their consequences, of motherhood, of the malleable line between the spirit and the mind, of finding new homes and mending old ones, of voracious appetites, of queer love, of friendship, faith, and above all, family."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Mothers and daughters;
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- Find me / by Frasier, Anne,author.;
"Convicted serial killer Benjamin Fisher has finally offered to lead San Bernardino detective Daniel Ellis to the isolated graves of his victims. One catch: he'll only do it if FBI profiler Reni Fisher, his estranged daughter, accompanies them. As hard as it is to exhume her traumatic childhood, Reni can't say no. She still feels complicit in her father's crimes. Perfect to play a lost little girl, Reni was the bait to lure unsuspecting women to their deaths. It's time for closure. For her. For the families. And for Daniel. He shares Reni's obsession with the past. Ever since he was a boy, he's been convinced that his mother was one of Fisher's victims. Thirty years of bad memories are flooding back. A master manipulator has gained their trust. For Reni and Daniel, this isn't the end of a nightmare. It's only the beginning."--Back cover.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Criminal profilers; Detectives; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers; Fathers and daughters;
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- Mona acts out : a novel / by Berlinski, Mischa,1973-author.;
Celebrated stage actress Mona Zahid wakes up on Thanksgiving morning to the clamor of guests packed into her Manhattan apartment and to a wave of dread: her in-laws are lurking on the other side of the bedroom door; she's still fighting with her husband; and in just a few weeks she will begin rehearsals as Shakespeare's Cleopatra, the hardest role in theater. In an impulsive burst, Mona bounds out the door with the family dog in tow ("I forgot the parsley!" is her lame excuse) to find her estranged mentor, Milton Katz, who was recently forced out of the legendary theater company he founded amid accusations of sexual misconduct. Mona's escape turns into an overnight adventure that brings her face-to-face with her past, with her creative power and its limitations, and ultimately, with all the people she has ever loved. Beguilingly approachable and intricately constructed, at once funny and sad and wise, Mona Acts Out is a novel about acting and telling the truth, about how we play roles to get through our days, and how the great roles teach us how to live.- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Families; Self-actualization (Psychology); Shakespearean actors and actresses; Theater;
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- Restless hearts / by Daniels, B. J.;
He's fighting for a second chance with his first love... before it's too late. The last time PI Blaze McClintock was on her family's ranch, she left in handcuffs. She vowed then to never go home again...until her estranged father is accused of murder. He's not a good man--this entire Montana town knows that. But Blaze believes her father is innocent and she'll do anything to prove it, even ask the one man who broke her heart for help--the only man in town who's on her side. No matter how hard he tried, Jake Horn could never forget Blaze. As teenagers, their passion ignited, leaving destruction in their wake. Now, years later, it's obvious little has changed. But as they work together to unravel what really happened that night, a dangerous secret threatens to separate them for good. This time, though, Jake won't let Blaze go without a fight--even if it means risking his own life.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Romance fiction.; Women private investigators; Murder; Fathers and daughters; Man-woman relationships; Love stories;
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- The Rosie result / by Simsion, Graeme C.,author.;
Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back in Australia after a decade in New York, and they're about to face their most important challenge. Their son, Hudson, is struggling at school: he's socially awkward and not fitting in. Don's spent a lifetime trying to fit in, so who better to teach Hudson the skills he needs? The Hudson Project will require the help of friends old and new, force Don to decide how much to guide Hudson and how much to let him be himself, and raise some significant questions about his own identity. Meanwhile, there are multiple distractions to deal with: the Genetics Lecture Outrage, Rosie's troubles at work, estrangement from his best friend Gene ... and opening a cocktail bar.- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Identity (Psychology); Parents of autistic children; Married people; Families; Schoolboys; Parenting;
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- The machine [videorecording] / by Atencio, Peter,film producer,film director.; Biegel, Kevin,screenwriter.; Boyter, Cale,1972-film producer.; Hamill, Mark,actor.; Kreischer, Bert,film producer,actor.; Kreischer, Leeann,film producer.; Landes, Scotty,screenwriter.; Marmel, Judi,film producer.; Tatro, Jimmy,1992-actor.; Legendary Pictures,production company.; Levity (Firm),production company.; Screen Gems,film distributor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; UH Hundred Percent (Firm),production company.;
Music, Joseph Trapanese ; editor, Eleanor Infante ; director of photography, Eigil Bryld.Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babic, Robert Maaser, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jess Gabor, Rita Bernard-Shaw.Bert Kreischer rose to fame as a stand-up comedian known as The Machine, and in his signature set he recounts his true experience with Russian mobsters while on a booze-soaked college trip. Now, 23 years later, that trip has come back to haunt him as he and his estranged father are kidnapped back to Russia by the mob to atone for something they say he did. Together, Bert and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self amid a war within a sociopathic crime family, all while attempting to find common ground in their often fraught relationship.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for strong violence, drug use, some sexual references, and pervasive language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD, region 1 ; wide screen presentation (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Kreischer, Bert; Fathers and sons; Kidnapping; Mobs;
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