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- We came to welcome you : a novel of suburban horror / by Tirado, Vincent,author.;
"The Other Black Girl meets Midsommar in this spine-chilling, propulsive psychological adult debut from highly acclaimed author Vincent Tirado, in which a married couple moves into a gated "community" that slowly creeps into a pervasive dread akin to the social horror of Jordan Peele and Lovecraft County-We Came to Welcome You cleverly uses the uncanny to illuminate the cultish, shocking nature of systemic racism. Where beauty lies, secrets are held ... ugly ones. Sol Reyes has had a rough year. After a series of workplace incidents at her university lab culminates in a plagiarism accusation, Sol is put on probation. Dutiful visits to her homophobic father aren't helping her mental health, and she finds her nightly glass of wine becoming more of an all-day-and all-bottle-event. Her wife, Alice Song, is far more optimistic. After all, the two finally managed to buy a house in the beautiful, gated community of Maneless Grove. However, the neighbors are a little too friendly in Sol's opinion. She has no interest in the pushy Homeowners Association, their bizarrely detailed contract, or their never-ending microaggressions. But Alice simply attributes their pursuit to the community motto: "Invest in a neighborly spirit" ... which only serves to irritate Sol more. Suddenly, a number of strange occurrences-doors and stairs disappearing, roots growing inside the house-cause Sol to wonder if her social paranoia isn't built on something more sinister. Yet Sol's fears are dismissed as Alice embraces their new home and becomes increasingly worried instead about Sol's drinking and manic behavior. When Sol finds a journal in the property from a resident that went missing a few years ago, she realizes why they were able to buy the house so easily ... Through Sol's razor-sharp tongue and macabre sense of humor, Tirado explores the very real pressures to assimilate with one's surroundings to "survive," while also asking the question: Is it survival when you're no longer your true self? Because in Maneless Grove, either you become a good neighbor-or you die"--- Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Gated communities; Lesbians; Neighbors; Secrecy; Suburban life;
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- We Came to Welcome You A Novel of Suburban Horror [electronic resource] : by Tirado, Vincent.aut; iiKane.nrt; cloudLibrary;
The Other Black Girl meets Midsommar in this spine-chilling, propulsive psychological adult debut from highly acclaimed author Vincent Tirado, in which a married couple moves into a gated “community” that slowly creeps into a pervasive dread akin to the social horror of Jordan Peele and Lovecraft County—We Came to Welcome You cleverly uses the uncanny to illuminate the cultish, shocking nature of systemic racism. Where beauty lies, secrets are held…ugly ones. Sol Reyes has had a rough year. After a series of workplace incidents at her university lab culminates in a plagiarism accusation, Sol is put on probation. Dutiful visits to her homophobic father aren’t helping her mental health, and she finds her nightly glass of wine becoming more of an all-day—and all-bottle—event. Her wife, Alice Song, is far more optimistic. After all, the two finally managed to buy a house in the beautiful, gated community of Maneless Grove. However, the neighbors are a little too friendly in Sol’s opinion. She has no interest in the pushy Homeowners Association, their bizarrely detailed contract, or their never-ending microaggressions. But Alice simply attributes their pursuit to the community motto: “Invest in a neighborly spirit”…which only serves to irritate Sol more.   Suddenly, a number of strange occurrences—doors and stairs disappearing, roots growing inside the house—cause Sol to wonder if her social paranoia isn’t built on something more sinister. Yet Sol’s fears are dismissed as Alice embraces their new home and becomes increasingly worried instead about Sol’s drinking and manic behavior. When Sol finds a journal in the property from a resident that went missing a few years ago, she realizes why they were able to buy the house so easily… Through Sol’s razor-sharp tongue and macabre sense of humor, Tirado explores the very real pressures to assimilate with one’s surroundings to “survive,” while also asking the question: Is it survival when you’re no longer your true self? Because in Maneless Grove, either you become a good neighbor—or you die.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Lesbian; Horror;
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- Konni i karmannye denʹgi / by Schneider, Liane.; Steinhauer, Annette.; 880-05Supik, Elena.;
Konni decides she's big enough to get an allowance -- she wants to buy so many new toys! But a toy pony costs more than a couple of rubles, so she needs to save up. Learn about money, saving and banking along with Konni as she saves for her toy pony."Dli͡a chtenii͡a vzroslymi deti͡am"--Colophon.- Subjects: Picture books.; Children's allowances; Saving and investment; Toy horses; Families;
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- Kedi [videorecording] / by Torun, Ceyda,film producer,film director.; Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm),film distributor.;
Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they've wandered in and out of people's lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. Claiming no owners, these animals live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame, and they bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives in ways nothing else could.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Motion pictures, Turkish.; Foreign films.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Cats; Feral cats;
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- Suicide Room. by Komasa, Jan,film director.; Kulesza, Agata,actor.; Gelner, Bartosz,actor.; Pieczynski, Christoph,actor.; Gierszal, Jakub,actor.; Preis, Kinga,actor.; Gasiorowska, Roma,actor.; Altered Innocence (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Agata Kulesza, Bartosz Gelner, Christoph Pieczynski, Jakub Gierszal, Kinga Preis, Roma GasiorowskaOriginally produced by Altered Innocence in 2011.Young Dominik is pressured to succeed by his wealthy and successful power couple parents and with only 100 days to go before final exams, Dominik is on target to graduate with top marks and gain entry into the finest university. After a dare at a school formal where he gets to kiss his crush, Aleksander, the social media Dominik is so invested in explodes with commentary about the event. Daunted by the thought of returning to school where even Aleksander mocks him, he reverts from real life and logs into the virtual world. Cloaked in his avatar, Dominik meets Sylwia, who introduces him to the "Suicide Room" where he meets others just like him. Soon enough Dominik struggles to decipher what is real as common virtual experiences bleed dangerously into reality. Altered Innocence is proud to re-introduce this nostalgic piece of emo cinema to U.S. audiences by award-winning director Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi) in high definition for the first time!Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Poland.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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