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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;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The stone wall / by Lewis, Beverly,1949-author.;
A Lancaster County tour guide researches her Alzheimer's patient grandmother's Plain heritage and the story behind a mysterious stone wall while confronting a difficult choice about her growing feelings for a handsome Mennonite and a young Amish widower.
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Amish; Grandmothers; Man-woman relationships; Family secrets; Alzheimer's disease; Volunteers; Horse farms;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Kiss the red stairs : the Holocaust, once removed / by Lederman, Marsha(Western arts correspondent),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Marsha Lederman always knew her parents were different, and at five, she learned why: in the kitchen, her mother sat her down and explained about the Holocaust. Decades later, her parents dead and a mother to her own young son, Marsha is reeling in the wake of her divorce. She wants her parents' help, but in their absence, she is gripped by a need to understand the trauma that shaped them, and she begins her own journey into the past, to tell her parents' stories of loss and survival. Kiss The Red Stairs is a compelling memoir of Holocaust survival, inherited trauma, divorce and discovery that will reassure readers as they navigate their own monumental change."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Lederman, Marsha (Western arts correspondent); Lederman, Marsha (Western arts correspondent); Children of Holocaust survivors; Children of Holocaust survivors; Divorce; Holocaust survivors; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Psychic trauma.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beautiful tempest / by Lindsey, Johanna,author.;
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey now reveals the tempestuous story of Jacqueline Malory whose furious desire for revenge leads to a confrontation with the handsome pirate who abducted her--and sparks a much steamier kind of desire. For the first time, James Malory and his Anderson in-laws agree on something: It's payback time for the culprit who kidnapped James and Georgina's beloved daughter Jack from her American debutante party and whisked her away to the Caribbean, no matter that she escaped unscathed. James figured out who masterminded the dastardly plot and is leading a fleet of ships to the West Indies to deliver some Malory-style retribution. More interested in revenge than in finding a husband during her first London Season, Jack is furious that her father left her behind. Then an intriguing stranger leads her and her older brother Jeremy to her mysterious abductor. But instead of capturing him, the Malory siblings wind up as his " guests" on a ship sailing away from England. As Jack re-engages in a battle of wills with her all too attentive captor, she realizes he is no ordinary pirate, perhaps no pirate at all, but a nobleman determined to settle a score that dates back to the days when her father was known as Captain Hawk--and what endangers her most is the increasingly passionate attraction they feel for each other"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Malory family (Fictitious characters); Man-woman relationships; Aristocracy (Social class); Pirates;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The theory of (not quite) everything : a novel / by Gnodde, Kara,author.;
Mimi Brotherton, younger sister of Art, believes in truth. And most of the time, she believes in telling it. Art, a mathematical genius, believes in facts. Bound together by their parents' tragic deaths, the siblings share their family home and have a strong, if unequal, relationship. Art has everything he needs (math and a devoted sister). Now, Mimi is ready for a life of her own. This might include love. At first, Art is cautiously enthusiastic, keen to demonstrate that love, like everything, is subject to rules. But when Mimi meets Frank, who is affable enough, but is another mathematician, Art bristles. He is on the cusp of solving a notoriously intractable equation, and success promises fame and fortune. But he fears that Frank may be after his sister for the wrong reasons. When both men are suddenly involved in a serious accident, Mimi is caught between the two. Can she trust her heart to guide her to the truth? In this delightful, bittersweet novel, Kara Gnodde explores how the answers to life's questions--the bonds of family and the calculations of the heart--follow a logic of their own.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Families; Man-woman relationships; Mathematicians; Siblings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The gathering / by Armstrong, Kelley.;
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Subjects: Occult fiction.; Teenage girls; Supernatural; Human-animal relationships; Families;
© c2011., Doubleday Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Garnett girls : a novel / by Moore, Georgina,author.;
While their mother entertains lovers and friends in her cottage on the Isle of Wight, refusing to ever speak of her painful past, sisters Rachel, Imogen, and Sasha find her silence keeping them from finding true happiness, in a novel that asks whether children can ever be free from the mistakes of their parents.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Family secrets; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mika in real life : a novel / by Jean, Emiko,author.;
Getting to know Penny, the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago, thirty -five-year-old Mika Suzuki finds unexpected love with Penny's widowed father and finally has a chance to have the life and family she's always wanted until her deceptions catch up with her ...
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Adoptees; Deception; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Widowers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The year of magical thinking / by Didion, Joan.;
Subjects: Didion, Joan.; Dunne, John Gregory, 1932-2003; Novelists, American; Novelists, American; Journalists; Mothers and daughters; Widows; Loss (Psychology); Grief.;
© c2006., Random House,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sins of the mother / by Kelly, Irene.; Weitz, Katyauthor.;
Subjects: Kelly, Irene (Author); Abused children; Adult child abuse victims; Adult child abuse victims; Adult child abuse victims;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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