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Before we forget kindness : a novel / by Kawaguchi, Toshikazu,1971-author.; Trousselot, Geoffrey,translator.; translation of:Kawaguchi, Toshikazu,1971-Yasashisa o wasurenu uchi ni.English.;
In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests: The father who could not allow his daughter to get married, A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one, A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents, A wife holding a child with no name ... They must follow the café's strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold.
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Novels.; Coffeehouses; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Regret; Time travel;
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Here and now / by Montefiore, Santa,1970-author.;
"Meet Marigold and Dennis, two happily married empty-nesters in their late sixties. They should be enjoying their golden years in the idyllic English village where they live. But when their two grown daughters, Daisy and Suze, move back into the family home, both mother and father must learn how to deal with the upheaval. Meanwhile, as Daisy and Suze soak in the familiar comforts of home, they soon discover that their mother isn't quite the same woman she was a few years ago. Sure, she is still kind-hearted and always willing to help, but something about their mom is different, and it's becoming harder and harder for the family to ignore. For the first time in their lives, Dennis and his daughters find themselves caring for Marigold rather than the other way around. Here and Now is a gorgeously evocative novel brimming with characters who are so recognizable they'll walk right off the page and into your heart. This is a novel about what it means to grow up and to grow wise, and how the new generation learns to carry family memories and hope into the future."--Cover flap.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Older women; Families; Life change events; Communities; Dementia;
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Living [videorecording] / by Burke, Tom,1981-actor.; Burton, Hubert,actor.; Chris, Oliver,1978-actor.; Cochrane, Michael,actor.; Hermanus, Oliver,film director.; Nighy, Bill,1949-actor.; Rawlins, Adrian,actor.; Sharp, Alex,1989-actor.; Wood, Aimee Lou,1995-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch ; editor, Chris Wyatt ; director of photography, Jamie D. Ramsay.Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins, Hubert Burton, Oliver Chris, Bill Nighy, Michael Cochrane, Aimee Lou Wood, Tom Burke.In a career-defining performance, Bill Nighy (Love Actually) plays Williams, a 1950's London civil servant who struggles to maintain order under mountains of paperwork. Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, his life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him time is short. Influenced by a local decadent (Tom Burke) and the vibrant Margaret (Aimee Lou Wood), Williams continues to search for meaning until a simple revelation gives him the purpose to create a legacy for the next generation.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bureaucrats; Cancer; Life change events; Older men; Terminally ill;
For private home use only.
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The silent sister [sound recording] / by Chamberlain, Diane,1950-; Bennett, Susan.;
Read by Susan Bennett."Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and she's in New Bern, North Carolina cleaning out his house when she finds evidence to the contrary. Lisa is alive. Alive and living under a new identity. But why exactly was she on the run all those years ago, and what secrets are being kept now? As Riley works to uncover the truth, her discoveries will put into question everything she thought she knew about her family. Riley must decide what the past means for her present, and what she will do with her newfound reality"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Family secrets; Fathers; Life change events; Sisters;
© p2014., Macmillan Audio,
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Daddy's girl / by Cox, Josephine,author.; Middleton, Gilly,author.;
Heart-broken Sarah Quinn is left to care for her father and siblings when their beloved mother dies. Putting her own dreams aside to keep the family together, she's watchful of her youngest sister, Janette, fast on the way to becoming a tearaway. Her father Fred, often in the pub rather than striving to pay the bills, delivers a shock. He's taken up with Mavis Swindel, the landlady of a shabby boarding house and swiftly marries her, moving them all into her lodgings. Forced to do most of the dirty and backbreaking housework, and often at the sharp end of Mavis's spite, Sarah becomes convinced that her father's new wife has something to hide. But as her quest becomes an obsession, does Sarah risk destroying everything that matters to her in the search for the truth?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Mothers; Secrecy; Stepmothers;
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Edie [videorecording] / by Brannigan, Paul,1986-actor.; Guthrie, Kevin,1988-actor.; Hancock, Sheila,1933-actor.; Hunter, Simon,1969-film director.; Manson, Amy,1985-actor.; Music Box Films,publisher.;
Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan, Amy Manson, Wendy Morgan.Following the death of her husband, Edie breaks free from years of his control and rebels against her daughter's wish for her to move into assisted living by embarking on an adventure she and her father had always longed for: a trip to the Scottish Highlands to climb the world-famous Mt. Suilven. Along the way, she hires young camping shop owner Jonny to be her guide. Despite the generational differences, Jonny encourages Edie to fulfill her dream.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Control (Psychology); Hiking; Older people; Widows; Life change events;
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My face in the light / by Schabas, Martha,author.;
"Perfect for fans of Rachel Cusk and Jenny Offill--a piercing, poignant novel about a scarred actress at a breaking point. Justine feels uneasy in her marriage, her theatre career and her relationship with her estranged mother, a famous painter. An intuitive and uncanny mimic, distinguished by a pronounced scar across her forehead (the result of a childhood accident), Justine has made acting the centre of her life since she was a teenager, but lately her seemingly charmed off-stage life in Toronto has begun to ring false. After a disastrous audition in London, England, a chance encounter with a stranger leads to an unorthodox business proposition that would allow Justine to abandon Toronto indefinitely. She begins to toy with the idea of throwing away the life she is expected to want for the allure of something she can't quite grasp. As the contradictions and complications of leaving one's life behind swell to the point of crisis, Justine must confront the collateral damage of a traumatic past she has long repressed. In psychologically astute prose full of provocative insights and gem-like sentences, My Face in the Light is a moving exploration of truth in art and identity. It's the story of a young woman owning up to the lies she's fallen in love with, and figuring out if she can still recognize herself when she finally lets them go"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Canadians; Identity (Psychology); Life change events; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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Night of power / by Ali, Anar,author.;
Inlcudes bibliographical references.A portrait of a Muslim family--from the heady days in Uganda to hard times in a new country, and the tragic accident that forces them to confront the ghosts of the past. It's 1998. And Mansoor Visram has lived in Canada for 25 years, ever since dictator Idi Amin expelled South Asians from Uganda. As a refugee with a wife and child, Mansoor has tried his best to recreate the life they once had, but starting over in Canada has been much harder than he expected. He's worked as a used car salesman, as a gas station attendant, and now he runs a small dry cleaner in suburban Calgary. But he's hatching plans for a father and son empire that will bring back the wealth and status the Visrams enjoyed in Uganda. The problem is, his son Ashif does not share his dreams, and he's moved across the country to get away from his father. He's a rising star at a multi-national corporation in Toronto, on the cusp of a life-changing promotion, but he can't seem to forget his girlfriend from long ago. Mansoor's wife, Layla, has spent the past decade running her own home cooking business and trying to hold her family together. But Ashif rarely comes home to visit and Mansoor's pride has almost ruined their marriage. As the fissures that began generations ago--and continents away--reappear, Mansoor, Ashif, and Layla drift further and further apart. On the Night of Power, a night during Ramadan when fates are decided for the next year, a terrible accident occurs. Will the Visrams survive this latest tragedy?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Refugees; Refugees; Ugandans; Life change events; Families; Muslims;
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Sunrise on Half Moon Bay / by Carr, Robyn,author.;
'Sunrise on Half Moon' is an emotional and heartfelt standalone women's fiction novel about one woman's journey as she blossoms from devoted parental caretaker to someone embracing her own joy.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Sisters; Families; Life change events; Man-woman relationships;
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More than words / by Santopolo, Jill,author.;
Nina Gregory has always been a good daughter. Raised by her father, owner of New York City's glamorous Gregory Hotels, Nina was taught that family, reputation, and legacy are what matter most. And her devoted boyfriend feels the same. But when Nina's father dies, he leaves behind a secret that shocks Nina to her core. As her world falls apart, Nina begins to see the men in her life - her father, her boyfriend, and unexpectedly, her boss, Rafael - in a new light. A heartbreaking and romantic novel about grief, loss, love, and self-discovery, and how we choose which life we are meant to live.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Chick lit.; Man-woman relationships; Life change events; Fathers and daughters; Fathers; Secrecy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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