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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 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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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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How the penguins saved Veronica / by Prior, Hazel,author.; revision of:Prior, Hazel.Away with the penguins.;
A heartwarming story about a curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins that proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be and that family is what you make it.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Older women; Life change events; Self-realization in women; Grandparent and child; Intergenerational relations; Inheritance and succession; Penguins; Wildlife conservation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We measure the earth with our bodies : a novel / by Lama, Tsering Yangzom,author.;
"A compelling and profound debut novel about a Tibetan family's journey through exile. In the wake of China's 1959 invasion of Tibet, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal. They survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas, but their parents did not. As Lhamo--haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle--tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel, whose uncle brings with him an ancient statue of the Nameless Saint--a relic known to vanish and reappear in times of need. Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is living with Lhamo's daughter, Dolma, in Toronto. While Tenkyi works as a cleaner and struggles with traumatic memories, Dolma vies for a place as a scholar of Tibet Studies. But when Dolma comes across the Nameless Saint in a collector's vault, she must decide what she is willing to do for her community, even if it means risking her dreams. Breathtaking in its scope and powerful in its intimacy, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this novel provides a nuanced, moving portrait of the little-known world of Tibetan exiles"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Exiles; Life change events; Refugees; Relics; Sisters; Tibetans; Women, Tibetan;
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: 0 / Total copies: 1
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A walk in her shoes [videorecording] : an homage to the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman / by Garcia, Selina,film director.; IndiePix (Firm),film distributor.;
Metra Lundy.This documentary feature shares one woman's intimate story of personal awakening, discovery, empowerment, and triumph. In a quest to overcome one of the biggest obstacles of her life, personal trainer and author Metra Lundy simulates a walk to freedom by re-tracing the steps of the great American heroine, Harriet Tubman, who walked from Maryland to Canada.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Personal narratives.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913; Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913; African American women authors.; African American women; Life change events.; Lundy, Metra; Personality development.; Role models.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The forgotten road / by Evans, Richard Paul,author.;
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Airplane crash survival; Celebrities; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Reconciliation; Self-realization;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The forgotten road [sound recording] / by Evans, Richard Paul,author,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Airplane crash survival; Celebrities; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Reconciliation; Self-realization;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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