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Tremor : a novel / by Cole, Teju,author.;
"A weekend spent antiquing is shadowed by the colonial atrocities that occurred on that land. A walk at dusk is interrupted by casual racism. A loving marriage is riven by mysterious tensions. And a remarkable cascade of voices speak out from a pulsing metropolis. Tunde, the man at the center of this novel, reflects on the places and times of his life, from his West African upbringing to his current work as a teacher of photography on a renowned New England campus. He is a reader, a listener, a traveler, drawn to many different kinds of stories: stories from history and epic; stories of friends, family, and strangers; stories found in books and films. Together these stories make up his days. In aggregate these days comprise a life"--
Subjects: Novels.; College teachers; Colonies; Identity (Psychology); Nigerian Americans; Nigerians; Photographers; Photography; Racism;
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Once more with feeling / by Cook, Méira,1964-author.;
"Set over the course of a single year in a western prairie city, Once More with Feeling tells the story of a community through intersecting moments and interconnected lives. Featuring a cast of eclectic characters, Once More With Feeling is about a city, about a community, about a family, and about the way time makes fond fools of us all. Award-winning author Méira Cook has crafted a haunting, profound novel that is at once funny, affecting, and yes, full of feeling."--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; City and town life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All we need is love and a really soft pillow! / by Reynolds, Peter H.(Peter Hamilton),1961-; Reynolds, Henry Rocket.;
Poppy believes that all they need in life is love, but the Little One keeps coming up with other things that will make their life comfortable--until it is all swept away in a storm.
Subjects: Picture books.; Love; Families; Personal belongings;
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The second wife / by Fleet, Rebecca,author.;
"When Alex met Natalie she changed his life. After the tragic death of his first wife, which left him a single parent to teenage daughter Jade, he was desperate to leave the pain of his past behind. But his newfound happiness is shattered when the family home is gutted by fire and his loyalties are unexpectedly tested. Jade insists she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire; Natalie denies any knowledge of such an intruder. One of them must be lying, but Alex is faced with an impossible choice: to believe his wife or his daughter. As Natalie's story unravels, Alex realizes that his wife has a past he had no idea about, a past that might yet catch up with her"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Widowers; Remarried people; Fathers and daughters; Deceptions; Witnesses; Stepfamilies; Sisters; Secrecy;
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Restless Dolly Maunder / by Grenville, Kate,1950-author.;
Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the 19th century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors. A husband and two children do not deter her from searching for love and independence. 'Restless Dolly Maunder' is a tale of a pioneering woman working her way through a world of limits and obstacles, who is able -- despite the cost -- to make a life she could call her own.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Feminist fiction.; Novels.; Women; Rural poor; Patriarchy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Overkill [text (large print)] / by Brown, Sandra,1948-author.;
When Eban, the scion of a wealthy North Carolina family who brutally attacked Rebecca Pratt, leaving her on life support, gets an early release from prison, brilliant state prosecutor Kate Lennon asks former Super Bowl MVP quarterback--and Rebecca's ex-husband--to make an impossible decision for justice.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Novels.; Ex-convicts; Man-woman relationships; Public prosecutors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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She who knows / by Okorafor, Nnedi,author.;
Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality, this novella offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe African-futurist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning 'Who Fears Death', this is the first in the 'She Who Knows' trilogy.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Afrofuturist fiction.; Novels.; Families; Salt mines and mining; Teenage girls;
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Boy swallows universe / by Dalton, Trent,author.;
Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious criminal for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart, learning what it takes to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way - not least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's about to fall in love. And, oh yeah, he has to break into Boggo Road Gaol on Christmas Day, to save his mum.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Dysfunctional families; Friendship; Suburbs; Nineteen eighties; Criminals; Coming of age;
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Little secrets / by Hillier, Jennifer,author.;
"All it takes to unravel a life is one little secret ... Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family-until their world falls apart the day their son Sebastian is taken. A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The FBI search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak. She hires a P.I. to pick up where the police left off, but instead of finding Sebastian, she learns that Derek is having an affair with a younger woman. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband, too. Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix. Permanently"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Married people; Kidnapping; Kidnapping; Life change events; Secrecy; Adultery;
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Autumn Bird & the runaway / by Florence, Melanie.; Scrimger, Richard,1957-; Lightning, Caeleigh.;
Autumn Bird and the Runaway is a breathtaking collaboration by two of Canada's finest writers of books for young readers. Infused with themes of identity, belonging and compassion, it's a story that reminds us that we are all more than our circumstances. The author's home life is a messy, often terrifying story of neglect and abuse.LSC
Subjects: Belonging (Social psychology); Caring; Kindness; Abused children; Families; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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