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The easy life / by Duras, Marguerite,author.; Baes, Olivia,translator.; Ramadan, Emma,translator.; translation of:Duras, Marguerite.Vie tranquille.English.;
"For the first time in English, from the literary icon and author of the classic novel The Lover, Marguerite Duras's foundational masterpiece about a young woman's existential breakdown in the deceptively peaceful French countryside. The Easy Life is the story of Francine Veyrenattes, a twenty-five-year-old woman who already feels like life is passing her by. Existence on her family farm is routine, mundane. But when she learns her uncle is having an affair with her brother's wife, she decides to bring the secret out into the open and shatter the seeming tranquility of their lives. Tragedy ensues, as Francine expected, but even amidst her grief, she continues to experience a curious detachment, an inability to navigate the world as others do. Hoping to be cleansed of what ails her, she travels to the coast to visit the sea, where she finds herself fully unraveling. Lying in the sun with her toes in the sand by day and psychologically dissolving in her hotel room by night, soon her inner crisis reaches its peak and she must grapple with whether to take hold of her own existence, or instead to surrender to the easy life. An extraordinary examination of a young woman's estrangement from the world that only Marguerite Duras could have written, The Easy Life is a work of unsettling beauty and insight, and a bold, spellbinding journey into the depths of the human heart"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Existentialism; Families; Neurasthenia; Young women;
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Expecting to die [sound recording] / by Jackson, Lisa,author.; Ross, Natalie,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Natalie Ross.Some places earn their bad reputation through tall tales or chance. Grizzly Falls is different. Here, killers aren't just the stuff of legends and campfire lore. Someone is in the nighttime shadows, watching the local teens play around in the moonlit woods. Waiting for the right moment, the right victim. Waiting to take away a life. Detective Regan Pescoli is counting the days until her maternity leave. Exhausted and emotional, the last thing she needs is another suspected serial killer. Especially when her daughter, Bianca, is swept up in the media storm. When a reality show arrives in town, the chaos only makes it harder for Pescoli and her partner, Selena Alvarez, to distinguish rumor from truth. Another body is found ... and another. And as the nightmare strikes closer to home, Pescoli races to find the terror lingering in the darkness, where there are too many places to hide ... and countless places to die.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Alvarez, Selena (Fictitious character); Pescoli, Regan (Fictitious character); Serial murder investigation; Women detectives;
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Build the life you want [text (large print)] : the art and science of getting happier / by Brooks, Arthur C.,1964-author.; Winfrey, Oprah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth; strengthen their family ties by managing expectations and building trust; create and preserve deep and lasting friendships at any age; develop an approach to work that fits their life and brings satisfaction; and find inner peace with a spiritual practice"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Change (Psychology); Happiness.; Self-realization.;
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Some Other Woman. by David, Joel,film director.; Crew, Amanda,actor.; Greene, Ashley,actor.; Felton, Tom,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amanda Crew, Ashley Greene, Tom FeltonOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.Eve (Amanda Crew) was expecting a few months of paradise on a tropical island as a relocation for her husband’s (Tom Felton) work… but a year later, unable to build the family they wanted, Eve has given up on all of her own dreams. As the island fever grows stronger, reality unravels around Eve as a strange woman (Ashley Greene) begins taking over her life piece by piece.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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The librarian / by Morgan, Allie,author.;
When Allie Morgan dropped out of her dream career due to mental illness, she was set to end her life. But when she received a phone call from the local library offering her a job, she decided to postpone suicide and give the role a try. What Allie didn't expect was for a simple part-time job to become a passionate battle for survival, both her own and for the library. Recounted with wry humour and disarming charm, 'The Librarian' is an eye-opening account of a strange but wonderful community hub and a library that changed a life.
Subjects: Morgan, Allie; Morgan, Allie; Libraries and community;
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What happened to the McCrays? / by Lange, Tracey,author.;
"What Happened to the McCrays? is the story of a man and a woman who need to heal, and the middle school hockey team that might help them get there. When Kyle McCray gets word his father has suffered a debilitating stroke he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New York, even though he expects to see few friendly faces there. Kyle left Potsdam suddenly two and a half years earlier, bailing on people who depended on him: his father, his employees, his friends -- not to mention Casey, his ex-wife of sixteen years, a beloved teacher known for her selfless deeds. Kyle's plan is to lie low and help his dad recuperate until he can leave town again, especially after Casey makes it clear she wants him gone. But the longer he's home the more Kyle understands the deeper impact his departure had on the people he left behind. Including Casey, who doesn't seem to be doing as well as she'd like everyone to believe. He begins to find compassion in unexpected places, like his ex-brother-in-law. And he's presented with opportunities to find redemption, particularly when he agrees to temporarily coach the floundering junior hockey team. But whether Kyle stays in Potsdam or leaves again, he and Casey must finally confront the awful pain of the past if they stand a chance of healing. This novel takes an intimate look at both sides of a marriage that has suffered trauma. It is ultimately a story about the resilience of love and family and the power of community."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced people; Fathers and sons; City and town life; Community life;
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King Lear. by Cimolino, Antoni,film director.; Tosoni, Joan,film director.; Feore, Colm,actor.; Buliung, Evan,actor.; Goad, Jonathan,actor.; Repo-Martell, Liisa,actor.; Beaty, Maev,actor.; Farb, Sara,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Colm Feore, Evan Buliung, Jonathan Goad, Liisa Repo-Martell, Maev Beaty, Sara FarbOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2014.An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king – and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;
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Grave reservations : a novel / by Priest, Cherie,author.;
"Meet Leda Foley: devoted friend, struggling travel agent, sometime psychic. When Leda, proprietor of Foley's Flights of Fancy, books Seattle PD detective Grady Merritt on a flight back from Orlando, she does not expect it to change her life. When Grady watches the plane he was set to travel on catch fire while he remains safely in the airport, he seeks out Leda, and despite her rather scattershot premonitions, he enlists her help in investigating a cold case he just can't crack. But Leda has her own reasons for helping: her fiancé Tod was murdered under mysterious circumstances several years ago. Her psychic abilities weren't good then, but now she's been honing them at her favorite bar's open-mic nights, where she draws a crowd klairvoyant karaoke--singing whatever song comes to mind after holding other patrons' personal effects. With a rag-tag group of bar patrons and friends, Leda and Grady set out to catch a killer--and find that the two cases that haunt them may have more in common than they think"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Murder; Psychics; Travel agents;
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The summer before the war : a novel / by Simonson, Helen,author.;
It's the summer of 1914 and life in the sleepy village of Rye, England is about to take an interesting turn. Agatha Kent, a canny force for progress, is expecting an unusual candidate to be the school's Latin teacher: Beatrice Nash, a young woman of good breeding in search of a position after the death of her father.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Authors; Country life; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Women teachers; World War, 1914-1918;
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Ready or Not A Novel [electronic resource] : by Bastone, Cara.aut; Finke, Alex.nrt; CloudLibrary;
A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this “absolutely buoyant read” (Elle). “Bastone delivers on this truly heartwarming, funny, and real story. Come for the dog bar, stay for the special, slow-burn romcom.”—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Elle Eve Hatch lives for surprises! Just kidding. She expects every tomorrow to be pretty much the same as today. She loves her cozy apartment in Brooklyn that’s close to her childhood best friend Willa, and far from her midwestern, traditional family who has never really understood her. While her job is only dream-adjacent, it’s comfortable and steady. She always knows what to expect from her life . . . until she finds herself expecting after an uncharacteristic one-night stand. The unplanned pregnancy cracks open all the relationships in her life. Eve’s loyal friendship with Willa is feeling tense, right when she needs her the most. And it’s actually Willa’s steadfast older brother, Shep, who steps up to help Eve. He has always been friendly, but now he’s checking in, ordering her surprise lunches, listening to all her complaints, and is . . . suddenly kinda hot? Then, as if she needs one more complication, there’s the baby’s father, who is (technically) supportive but (majorly) conflicted. Up until this point, Eve’s been content to coast through life. Now, though—maybe it’s the hormones, maybe it’s the way Shep’s shoulders look in a T-shirt—Eve starts to wonder if she has been secretly desiring more from every aspect of her life. Over the course of nine months, as Eve struggles to figure out the next right step in her expanding reality, she begins to realize that family and love, in all forms, can sneak up on you when you least expect it.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Contemporary; Romantic Comedy;
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