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The heartbeat library / by Imai Messina, Laura,author.; Rand, Lucy,translator.;
Includes bibliographical references.On the peaceful Japanese island of Teshima there is a library where the heartbeats of visitors from all around the world are collected. In this small, isolated building, the pulses of people who are still alive or who have already passed away continue to echo. Several miles away, in the ancient city of Kamakura, two lonely souls meet: Shuichi, a forty-year-old illustrator, who returns to his hometown to fix up the house of his recently deceased mother, and eight-year-old Kenta, a child he finds wandering like a shadow around it. Day by day, the trust between Shuichi and Kenta grows, until they discover they share a bond that will tie them together for life. Their journey will lead them to Teshima and to the library of heartbeats.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Grief; Interpersonal relations; Libraries; Love;
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Linked / by Korman, Gordon.;
Link, Dana and Michael investigate who and why someone is vandalizing their school with swastikas.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Swastikas; Interpersonal relations; Vandalism; Racism; Schools;
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Social engagement : a novel / by Forrey, Avery Carpenter,author.;
Twenty-nine-year-old Callie Holt, with her seven-hour-old marriage already imploded, turns to her phone, sifting through the photographic evidence of the past year to pinpoint where it all went wrong, in this darkly humorous novel exploring millennial wedding culture, class and relationships told through a social media lens.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Generation Y; Interpersonal relations; Social media; Weddings;
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The lies we told / by Way, Camilla,author.;
"The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide. When Clara's boyfriend, Luke, disappears, everyone believes that he's left her, but Clara thinks she knows the truth. Recent evidence suggests that Luke had a stalker, and Clara worries that he's been kidnapped. Then Luke's older sister, Emma, who vanished twenty years ago, suddenly reappears. Emma wants to help Clara with her search for Luke, but she refuses to talk about what happened -- even though it nearly destroyed her family when she vanished. And the deeper Clara digs into Luke's mysterious disappearance, the more convinced she is that the two incidents are connected"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Families; Missing person; Daughters; Sons; Interpersonal relations; Deception;
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The happy couple : a novel / by Dolan, Naoise,1992-author.;
THE BRIDE AND GROOM. Celine and Luke are meant to get married and live happily ever after. But Celine's more interested in playing the piano, and Luke's a serial cheater. THE BRIDESMAID. Phoebe, Celine's sister, is meant to finish college and get a real job. Instead she pulls pints, lives with six flatmates, and has no long-term aspirations beyond smoking her millionth cigarette. THE BEST MAN. Archie, Luke's best friend and ex-boyfriend, is meant to move up the corporate ladder and on from Luke. Yet he stands where he is, admiring the view. THE GUEST. Vivian, Luke's other best friend and other ex, was meant to put up with Luke's bullshit when they dated. But she didn't.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Bisexual men; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Weddings;
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The heart guy. [videorecording] / by McNamara, Tony(Director),creator,screenwriter.; Silva, Nicole de,actor.; Johnson, Ryan,actor.; Bursill, Tina,1951-actor.; McElhinney, Hayley,1974-actor.; Screen Australia,production company.; Nine Networks Australia Pty Ltd.,production company.; Screen NSW (New South Wales),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
Writers, Tony McNamara, Angela McDonald, Liz Doran, Tamara Asmar ; directors, Ian Watson, Tori Garrett, Kriv Stenders, Lucy Gaffy, Ben Chessell ; producers, Ian Collie, Claudia Karvan, Tony McNamara.Rodger Corser, Nicole de Silva, Ryan Johnson, Tina Bursill, Hayley McElhinney, Chloe Bayliss, Matt Castley, Belinda Bromilow.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Television programs.; Heart surgeons; Physicians; Small cities; Interpersonal relations;
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Junie / by Knight, Chelene,1981-author.;
"A riveting exploration of the complexity within mother-daughter relationships and the dynamic vitality of Vancouver's former Hogan's Alley neighbourhood. 1930s, Hogan's Alley--a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Junie is a creative, observant child who moves to the alley with her mother, Maddie: a jazz singer with a growing alcohol dependency. Junie quickly makes meaningful relationships with two mentors and a girl her own age, Estelle, whose resilient and entrepreneurial mother is grappling with white scrutiny and the fact that she never really wanted a child. As Junie finds adulthood, exploring her artistic talents and burgeoning sexuality, her mother sinks further into the bottle while the thriving neighbourhood--once gushing with potential--begins to change. As her world opens, Junie intuits the opposite for the community she loves. Told through the fascinating lens of a bright woman in an oft-disquieting world, this book is intimate and urgent--not just an unflinching look at the destruction of a vibrant community, but a celebration of the Black lives within."--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Mothers and daughters; Women, Black;
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Olive, again / by Strout, Elizabeth,author.;
And now Olive returns, this time as a person getting older, navigating her next decade as she comes to terms with the changes--sometimes welcome, sometimes not--in her own life. Here is Olive, strangely content in her second marriage, still in an evolving relationship with her son and his family, encountering a cast of memorable characters in the seaside town of Crosby, Maine. Whether it's a young girl coming to terms with the loss of her father, a young woman about to give birth at a baby shower, or a nurse who confesses a secret high school crush, the irascible Olive improbably touches the lives of others. Elizabeth Strout has achieved greatness by brilliantly laying bare the inner lives of ordinary people, by focusing on the small moments of connection which can dislodge lifelong grief and longing, and unite her characters through moments of transcendent grace. Olive, Again is another lasting work of fiction by this remarkable writer, and a cause for celebration among readers everywhere.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; City and town life; Retired teachers; Interpersonal relations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The heart guy. [videorecording] / by McNamara, Tony(Director),creator,screenwriter.; Silva, Nicole de,actor.; Johnson, Ryan,actor.; Bursill, Tina,1951-actor.; McElhinney, Hayley,1974-actor.; Corser, Rodger,1973-actor.; Screen Australia,production company.; Nine Networks Australia Pty Ltd.,production company.; Screen NSW (New South Wales),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
Writers, Tony McNamara, Alice Bell, Liz Doran, Tamara Asmar ; directors, Peter Salmon, Jeremy Sims, Kriv Stenders ; producers, Ian Collie, Claudia Karvan, Tony McNamara.Rodger Corser, Nicole de Silva, Ryan Johnson, Tina Bursill, Hayley McElhinney, Chloe Bayliss, Matt Castley, Belinda Bromilow, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Charles Wu, Steve Bisley.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Television programs.; Heart surgeons; Physicians; Small cities; Interpersonal relations;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The South : a novel / by Aw, Tash,author.;
"The South unfolds during a visit by the Lim family to their rural clan estate after a long absence. Jay, in his mid-teens, and his two older sisters are less than thrilled to leave their city for the remote house in the south, but their parents, Sui Ching and Jack, are adamant. Jay finds he's expected to share a room with Chuan, the son of the estate's overseer, a bit older than Jay but seemingly much more mature and capable in the world. The two soon form an intense bond, but with their very different backgrounds, and even more disparate expectations for the future, the course of their relationship is always an unspoken question. Meanwhile, change presses in, including the destruction of the farm's beloved orchards, and the sale of the estate is mooted. The relationships between Chuan's father and Jack and Sui Ching go deep, but pressures both internal and external threaten to sever old bonds and upend an entire way of life. The South, at once sweeping and intimate, is a masterful portrait of a family navigating a period of great transformation."--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Friendship; Inheritance and succession; Interpersonal relations; Teenage boys;
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