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The deceptions : a novel / by Bialosky, Jill,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A middle-aged poet finds herself adrift in her marriage and life now that her child has moved away to college. Her job teaching Greek myth to high school boys at a prestigious New York City academy has its small pleasures-her students offer surprising insights to stories she's studied for decades-but as her debut poetry collection approaches publication she starts to notice the seams of her life becoming unloosed. The chorus of voices in her life -- a mysterious neighbor in a potentially dangerous situation, a visiting poet at the academy struggling with writer's block, the word-starved dialogue with her distant husband --start to become overwhelming. She finds solace only at the Met, its history and sculptures beckon as a comfort and a warning for what happens to people who love wrongly, who love ambitions. The collapse of her life reaches a fever pitch just as betrayals are revealed all around her, and she must confront the realities of her life or be lost to its mythology forever. Suffused with the motifs of classic Greek mythology, especially the story of Leda and the Swan, The Deceptions is a seductively told, deeply moving exploration of female sexuality and ambition and a celebration of beauty and the invisible yet powerful ties that bind together a marriage, a life, work of art and its beholder"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Empty nesters; High school teachers; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Middle-aged women; Mythology, Greek; Poets; Women authors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lost hours / by Lewis, Susan,1956-author.;
Golden couple Annie and David Crayce have it all. A loving marriage, three beautiful children and a thriving family business. Life couldn't be better. Until the unthinkable happens ... A perfect crime? A piece of damning DNA evidence has arisen, placing David as the prime suspect of a murder committed twenty years ago. Annie is sure her David is innocent. As the police investigate the cold case, so does Annie. Trawling through her old diaries, she begins desperately looking for answers. But it all comes down to a few lost hours she cannot solve.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Belief and doubt; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Murder; Secrecy; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The sun is also a star [videorecording] / by Akinnagbe, Gbenga,actor.; Choi, Jake,actor.; Lee, Anais,actor.; Melton, Charles,actor.; Russo-Young, Ry,1981-film director.; Shahidi, Yara,actor.; Shim, Cathy,actor.; Yoon, Nicola.Sun is also a star.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Jake Choi, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cathy Shim, Anais Lee.College-bound romantic Daniel Bae (Melton) and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley (Shahidi) meet--and fall for each other--over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family's deportation as fiercely as she's fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together. A modern-day story about finding love against all odds, "The Sun Is Also a Star" explores whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Man-woman relationships; Fate and fatalism; Immigrants; Illegal aliens; Korean Americans; Jamaicans; Interpersonal relations; Deportation;
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Gin, turpentine, pennyroyal, rue : a novel / by Higdon, Christine,author.;
"Four working-class Vancouver sisters, still reeling from the impact of World War I and the pandemic that stole their only brother, are scraping by but attempting to make the most of the exciting 1920s. Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue is a love story--but like all love stories, it's complicated ... Morag is pregnant; she loves her husband. Georgina can't bear hers and dreams of getting an education. Harriet-Jean, still at home with her opium-addicted mother, is in love with a woman. Isla's pregnant too--and in love with her sister's husband. Only one soul knows about Isla's pregnancy, and it isn't the father. When Isla resorts to a back-street abortion and nearly dies, Llewellyn becomes hellbent on revenge. But can revenge lead to anything but disaster for a man like Llew--a policeman tangled up in running rum to Prohibition America? Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue is immersed in the complex political and social realities of the 1920s and, not-so ironically, of the 2020s: love, sex, desire, police corruption, abortion, addiction, and women wanting more. Beautifully written, with a loveable cast of characters, this novel is a tender account of love that cannot be acknowledged, of loss and regret, risk and defiance, abiding friendship, and the powerful bonds of chosen family."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Abortion; Brothers; Families; Lesbians; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen twenties; Sisters; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Women; Working class;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The friends we keep / by Mallery, Susan,author.;
"After five years as a stay-at-home mom, Gabby Schaefer can't wait to return to work. Oh, to use the bathroom in peace! No twins clamoring at the door, no husband barging in, no stepdaughter throwing a tantrum. But when her plans are derailed by some shocking news and her husband's crushing expectations, Gabby must fight for the right to have a life of her own. Getting pregnant is easy for Hayley Batchelor. Staying pregnant is the hard part. Her husband is worried about the expensive fertility treatments and frantic about the threat to her health. But to Hayley, a woman who was born to be a mom should risk everything to fulfill her destiny--no matter how high the cost. Nicole Lord is still shell-shocked by a divorce that wasn't as painful as it should've been. Other than the son they share, her ex-husband left barely a ripple in her life. A great new guy tempts her to believe maybe the second time's the charm ... but how can she trust herself to recognize true love?"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Change (Psychology); Divorced women; Female friendship; Interpersonal attraction; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Pregnant women; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Self-realization in women; Women; Working mothers;
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Good relationships / by Parker, Victoria.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.LSC
Subjects: Interpersonal communication; Interpersonal relations; Conduct of life;
© c2010., Capstone Global Library,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Really cute people / by Harwood-Jones, Markus,1991-author.;
"Charlie Dee is headed for burnout. They've been burned before, both by their bio family and the now-defunct queer collective they once called home. So when they're asked to take a work trip outside the city, they jump at the chance. Sure, it's additional work with no additional pay, but it's also an excuse to get out of town, and out of their own head. That dream is shattered when Charlie opens the door to their supposedly private rental. There's a bird on the loose, circling the living room as it's chased by a cat, who is chased by a small child. The girl's parents, Hayden and Buffy, only manage to add to the chaos. They promise to leave first thing in the morning, but when a massive snowstorm rolls in, this overnight trip becomes a weeklong affair. Reluctantly charmed by this unfiltered, if forced, look at a loving, healthy family, Charlie begins to develop feelings for both Hayden and Buffy. And they both seem to be flirting back. But when a potential promotion lures Charlie back to the city, all three will have to decide where they go from here, and what it means to truly feel at home."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Gay fiction.; Genderqueer fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Burn out (Psychology); Business travel; Families; Gender-nonconforming people; Mental health personnel; Non-monogamous relationships; Rental housing; Sexual minorities; Transgender men; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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Lymelife [videorecording (DVD)] / by Baldwin, Alec,1958-; Culkin, Kieran.; Hennessy, Jill,1968-; Hutton, Timothy,1960-; Martini, Derick.; Martini, Steven.; Nixon, Cynthia.; Roberts, Emma,1991-; Cappa Productions.; Cinema Vault Releasing.; Defina Productions.; El Dorado Pictures (Firm); GT Media.; Screen Media Films (Firm); Vivendi Entertainment Canada.;
Director of photography, Frank Godwin ; editors, Steven Martini, Derick Martini, Mark Yoshikawa ; composer, Steven Martini.Alec Baldwin, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Hennessy, Kieran Culkin, Rory Culkin, Timothy Hutton, Emma Roberts.Scott is 15 and growing up in suburban Long Island. While caught up in his first love, Scott watches the relationships of his parents and neighbors slowly crumble as they try to keep up with the changing times.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Family; Feature films.; First loves; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Teenagers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., Cinema Vault,
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An abolitionist's handbook : 12 steps to changing yourself and the world / by Khan-Cullors, Patrisse,1984-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In An Abolitionist's Handbook, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life anecdotes from Cullors An Abolitionist's Handbook offers a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a modern-day abolitionist. Cullors asks us to lead with love, fierce compassion, and precision. In An Abolitionist's Handbook readers will learn how to: - have courageous conversations - move away from reaction and towards response - take care of oneself while fighting for others - turn inter-community conflict into a transformative action - expand one's imagination, think creatively, and find the courage to experiment - make justice joyful - practice active forgiveness - make space for difficult feelings and honor mental health - practice non-harm and cultivate compassion - organize local and national governments to work towards abolition - move away from cancel culture An Abolitionist's Handbook is for those who are looking to reimagine a world where communities are treated with dignity, care and respect. It gives us permission to move away from cancel culture and into visioning change and healing"--
Subjects: Alternatives to imprisonment.; Prison abolition movements.; Prison-industrial complex.; Prisons;
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Far from the madding crowd [videorecording] / by Barden, Jessica,1992-; Hardy, Thomas,1840-1928.Far from the madding crowd.Videorecording.; Mulligan, Carey,1985-; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-; Sheen, Michael.; Sturridge, Tom.; Temple, Juno,1989-; Vinterberg, Thomas,1969-; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Fox Searchlight Pictures.;
Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple, Jessica Barden.Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene, an independent woman who attracts three different suitors: a sheep farmer, a dashing soldier, and a prosperous, older bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's passions explores the nature of relationships, love, and resilience.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Farm life; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Rich people; Romance films.; Sheep ranchers; Soldiers; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women farmers;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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