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Eight days / by Toten, Teresa,1955-; Parlevliet, Monique.;
In Teresa Toten's compelling new novel Eight Days, Samantha finds out that the mother she thought had died years ago has actually just passed away. Added to this charged secret is her recovering alcoholic grandfather's strange behaviour and sudden insistence that he take Sami back to Chicago to retrieve her mother's body. Luckily, Sami's beloved neighbour and surrogate mother figure, Aggie, insists on coming on the road trip, bringing along her quirky sense of humour and fantastic wig collection. The eight-day journey takes us from Toronto to Chicago and back again, as Sami, an American living with her grandfather in a Muslim-dominated apartment complex in Toronto, struggles to find out who she is and where she belongs. Infused with warmth and love, even as family struggles and secrets are torn open, Eight Days is ultimately about forgiveness and strength in community. It is truly a novel for our times.
Subjects: Road fiction.; Automobile travel; Family secrets; Mothers; Life change events; Muslims;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hello, Sunshine : a novel / by Dave, Laura,author.;
Subjects: Celebrity chefs; Internet personalities; Secrets; Authenticity (Philosophy); Computer crimes; Life change events; Interpersonal relations; Homecoming; Sisters;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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One good thing / by Potter, Alexandra,author.;
"Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly-divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look and feeling lost and lonely she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company. But Liv soon discovers she isn't the only one in need of a new beginning. On their daily walks around the village, they meet Valentine, an old man who suffers from loneliness who sits by the window and Stanley, a little boy who is scared of everyone and hides behind the garden gate and Maya, a teenager who is angry at everyone and everything. But slowly things start to change ... Utterly relatable, hilarious and heart-breakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness and living the life unexpected. And how when everything falls apart, all you need is one good thing to turn your life around and make it worth living again."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Animal rescue; Divorced women; Friendship; Human-animal relationships; Interpersonal relations; Life change events;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The heart of summer / by Hayes-McCoy, Felicity,author.;
"Summer has finally arrived on Ireland's west coast. On the Finfarran Peninsula, Hanna Casey is looking forward to al fresco lunches with friends and balmy evenings with her boyfriend Brian in their stunning new home in beautiful Hag's Glen. With a painful divorce behind her and family drama finally settled, Hanna begins to plan a romantic holiday getaway for the two of them. But life takes a turn when Brian's adult son suddenly moves in and Hanna unexpectedly runs into Amy, a former flatmate from Hanna's twenties in London. Reminded of her youth--and all the dreams and hopes she once had--Hanna begins to wonder if everything she now has is enough. When Amy suggests a reunion in London with old friends, Hanna accepts. While it's only short hop to England, Hanna feels like she's leaving Brian far behind. And when she's offered a new opportunity--the chance to be more than a local librarian in the little rural community where she grew up--Hanna is faced with a difficult choice: to decide what her heart truly wants."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Female friendship; Librarians; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Reunions; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What Eden did next / by O'Flanagan, Sheila,author.;
"Five years after the death of her firefighter husband, Eden knows better than anyone that life can change in an instant. Now, instead of the future she had planned with Andy, she has Lila--the daughter he never got the chance to meet. And instead of Andy, she has his family. Then Eden meets someone. Someone she knew before Andy, before Lila, before the tragedy. Someone who reminds her of how she used to be. But Andy's mother has other plans. And Eden is facing an impossible choice. One that could tear a family apart ... Honest and emotionally gripping, What Eden Did Next is an irresistible, sometimes heart-breaking, ultimately joyful, novel of love, loss--and finding your own way to happiness.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Families; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Widows; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The survivors / by Harper, Jane(Jane Elizabeth),author.;
"Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets ... Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home. Kieran's parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn. When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Community life; Community life; Country life; Families; Homecoming; Life change events; Missing persons; Murder; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The uptown local : joy, death, and Joan Didion : a memoir / by Leadbeater, Cory,author.;
"A brilliant debut memoir about a young writer-struggling with depression, family issues, and addiction -- and his life changing decade working for Joan Didion"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Leadbeater, Cory.; Leadbeater, Cory; Didion, Joan; Didion, Joan; Authors, American; Life change events.; Novelists, American;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The butterfly room / by Riley, Lucinda,author.;
"Posy Montague is approaching her 70th birthday. Still living in her beautiful family home, Admiral House, set in the glorious Suffolk countryside where she spent her own idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and raised her own children, Posy knows she must make an agonising decision. The house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it. Then a face appears from the past - Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken 50 years ago. Already struggling to cope with her son Sam's inept business dealings, and the sudden reappearance of her younger son Nick, Posy is reluctant to trust in Freddie's renewed affection. And unbeknown to Posy, Freddie - and Admiral House - have a devastating secret to reveal ..."--Publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Older women; Life change events; Mothers and sons; Family secrets; First loves; Man-woman relationships; Country life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The messy lives of book people / by Patrick, Phaedra,author.;
"The house cleaner of a famous author must carry out her employer's shocking last wish in this delightful new novel from beloved author Phaedra Patrick. Mother of two Liv Green barely scrapes by as a maid to make ends meet, often finding escape in a good book while daydreaming of becoming a writer herself. So she can't believe her luck when she lands a job housekeeping for her personal hero, megabestselling author Essie Starling, a mysterious and intimidating recluse. The last thing Liv expected was to be the only person Essie talks to, which leads to a tenuous friendship. When Essie passes away suddenly, Liv is astonished to learn that her dying wish was for Liv to complete her final novel. But to do so Liv will have to step into Essie's shoes. As Liv begins to write, she uncovers secrets from the past that reveal a surprising connection between the two women--one that will change Liv's own story forever ..."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Authors; Books and reading; Female friendship; Life change events; Secrecy; Self-realization in women; Single mothers; Women household employees;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The whisper man / by North, Alex,1976-author.;
"After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed 'The Whisper Man,' for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter's crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Fathers and sons; Widowers; Serial murderers; Life change events; Boys; Serial murder investigation; Cold cases (Criminal investigation);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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