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- Hotel Portofino. [videorecording] / by Akhurst, Lucy,1975-actor.; Arcache, Christopher,film producer.; Baker, Matt(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Binder, Louisa,actor.; Carling, Elizabeth,1967-actor.; Dench, Iliver,actor.; Esposito, Pasquale,actor.; Fasano, Rocco,1993-actor.; Frazer, Lily,1991-actor.; James, Adam,actor.; Jones, Jon,television director.; Marchesi, Giorgio,actor.; McElhone, Natascha,1969-actor.; Scott-Mitchel, Claude,actor.; Zaman, Assad,actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Natascha McElhone, Lucy Akhurst, Louisa Binder, Elizabeth Carling, Oliver Dench, Pasquale Esposito, Rocco Fasano, Lily Frazer, Adam James, Assad Zaman, Giorgio Marchesi, Claude Scott-mitchell.Bella is preparing for her father and sister's arrival but is thrown when Cecil appears requesting divorce. Over the weeks, Bella must decide her future as well as avoiding fascist leader Danioni. But with the Wall Street Crash, things get worse as Bella and Cecil lose everything.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Man-woman relationships; British; Families; Hotels; Nineteen twenties;
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- The secret messenger / by Robotham, Mandy,author.;
Venice, 1943: The world is at war, and Stella Jilani is leading a double life. By day she works in the lion's den as a typist for the Reich; by night, she risks her life as a messenger for the Italian resistance. Against all odds, Stella must impart Nazi secrets, smuggle essential supplies and produce an underground newspaper on her beloved typewriter. But when German commander General Breugal becomes suspicious, it seems he will stop at nothing to find the mole, and Stella knows her future could be in jeopardy. London, 2017: Years later, Luisa Belmont finds a mysterious old typewriter in her attic. Determined to find out who it belonged to, Luisa delves into the past and uncovers a story of fierce love, unimaginable sacrifice and, ultimately, the worst kind of betrayal. Set between German-occupied 1940s Venice and modern-day London, this is a fascinating tale of the bravery of everyday women in the darkest corners of WWII.- Subjects: War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Marcus of Umbria : what an Italian dog taught an American girl about love / by Van der Leun, Justine.;
LSC- Subjects: Van der Leun, Justine.; Van der Leun, Justine; Americans; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Man-woman relationships;
- © c2010., Rodale,
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- Cassino '44 : the brutal battle for Rome / by Holland, James,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Acclaimed World War II historian James Holland vividly relates the dramatic last months of the Italian Campaign in a masterful volume that brings new awareness to this vital hinge point of the war. As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army's momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal -- rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II's most famous battles -- the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio -- culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day. Based on twenty years of research, Cassino '44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile. General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino '44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level"--- Subjects: Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Road to valour : a true story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the cyclist who inspired a nation / by McConnon, Aili,1980-; McConnon, Andres.;
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- Subjects: Bartali, Gino, 1914-2000.; Cyclists; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2012., Doubleday Canada,
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- Galileo : a life / by Reston, James,1941-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-303) and index.- Subjects: Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.; Astronomers;
- © c1994., HarperCollinsPublishers,
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- Women in sunlight : a novel / by Mayes, Frances,author.;
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- Miss you : a novel / by Eberlen, Kate,author.;
"In the tradition of ONE DAY, a wryly romantic debut story about two strangers who meet briefly as teens in Florence and whose paths cross again many times over the course of the next sixteen years, until they're finally brought back together"--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Couples; English; Life change events; Vacations;
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- One good thing / by Hunter, Georgia,1978-author.;
"1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on-until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: to go on the run with Theo"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish families; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- One good thing [text (large print)] / by Hunter, Georgia,1978-author.;
"1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on-until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: to go on the run with Theo"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Female friendship; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish families; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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