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The salt path / by Winn, Raynor,author.;
"Just days after Raynor Winn learns that Moth, her husband of thirty-two years, is terminally ill, their house and farm are taken away, along with their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and Cornwall. Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea, and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable and life-affirming journey"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Winn, Raynor.; Homeless persons; Husband and wife; Hikers; Life change events; Terminally ill; Wilderness survival;
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Goddess complex : a novel / by Sathian, Sanjena,author.;
"A biting examination of millennial adulthood, the often fraught conversations around fertility and reproduction, and the painful quest to forge an identity"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Divorce; Families; Fertility; Generation Y; Identity (Psychology); Life change events; Married people; Missing persons; Mistaken identity; Motherhood; Secrecy; Separation (Psychology); Women;
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River spirit : a novel / by Aboulela, Leila,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."This enchanting and eye-opening new novel from Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela follows an embattled young woman coming of age during the Mahdist War in nineteenth-century Sudan, and illuminates the tensions that shape her course: between Britain and Sudan, Christianity and Islam, colonizer and colonized. In River Spirit, Aboulela gives us the unforgettable story of a people who -- against the odds and for a brief time -- gained independence from foreign rule through their willpower, subterfuge, and sacrifice."--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Belief and doubt; Faith (Islam); Imperialism; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Merchants; Muslims; Orphans; Prophets; Slaves; Violence;
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Britt-Marie was here / by Backman, Fredrik,1981-author.; Koch, Henning,1962-translator.; translation of:Backman, Fredrik,1981-Britt-Marie var här.English.;
"Britt-Marie can't stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She begins her day at 6 a.m., because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. She is not one to judge others--no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. But hidden inside the socially awkward, fussy busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams, and a warmer heart that anyone around her realizes. When Britt-Marie walks out on her cheating husband and has to fend for herself in the miserable backwater town of Borg--of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it--she is more than a little unprepared. Employed as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center, the fastidious Britt-Marie has to cope with muddy floors, unruly children, and a (literal) rat for a roommate. She finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts--and a handsome local policeman whose romantic attentions to Britt-Marie are as unmistakable as they are unwanted. Most alarming of all, she's given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children's soccer team to victory. In this small town of big-hearted misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs? Funny and moving, observant and humane, Britt-Marie Was Here celebrates the unexpected friendships that change us forever, and the power of even the gentlest of spirits to make the world a better place"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Conduct of life; Divorced women; Friendship; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Neighborhoods; Neighbors; Runaway wives; Small cities; Soccer teams; Soccer; Women;
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Still life / by Winman, Sarah,1964-author.;
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening. Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner is a sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the wreckage and relive memories of the time she encountered EM Forster and had her heart stolen by an Italian maid in a particular Florentine room with a view. Evelyn's talk of truth and beauty plants a seed in Ulysses' mind that will shape the trajectory of his life -and of those who love him - for the next four decades.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Art historians; Families; Fate and fatalism; Life change events; Reminiscing; Soldiers; Strangers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The lost hours / by Lewis, Susan,1956-author.;
Golden couple Annie and David Crayce have it all. A loving marriage, three beautiful children and a thriving family business. Life couldn't be better. Until the unthinkable happens ... A perfect crime? A piece of damning DNA evidence has arisen, placing David as the prime suspect of a murder committed twenty years ago. Annie is sure her David is innocent. As the police investigate the cold case, so does Annie. Trawling through her old diaries, she begins desperately looking for answers. But it all comes down to a few lost hours she cannot solve.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Belief and doubt; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Murder; Secrecy; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The winds from further West / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"A dazzling and uplifting novel of new beginnings and endless possibilities, in which a slew of personal and professional disasters cause a young researcher to upend his seemingly stable life in Edinburgh and move to a remote island off the Scottish coast"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Career changes; College teachers; Islands; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Teachers; Women veterinarians;
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The winds from further West [text (large print)] / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"A dazzling and uplifting novel of new beginnings and endless possibilities, in which a slew of personal and professional disasters cause a young researcher to upend his seemingly stable life in Edinburgh and move to a remote island off the Scottish coast"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Career changes; College teachers; Islands; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Teachers; Women veterinarians;
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And now you're back / by Mansell, Jill,author.; Hall, Laura,illustrator.;
This is a poignant, funny, feel good storyabout second chances and finding your way home. They never thought they'd see him again ... Didi Laing met her first love, Shay Mason, on a magical winter visit to Venice. For six months after that they were rapturously happy together and Shay came to work at Didi's parents' hotel in the Cotswolds. One event changed everything, shocking the town, and leading to Shay's disappearance. In the thirteen years after Shay walked out, no one expects ever to hear from him again. Then one day, out of the blue, Shay returns to Elliscombe to fulfill his father's dying wish and unintentionally upends Didi's life. Moving into the best suite in her hotel sparks all kinds of rumors and sets off a chain of events that affects the whole town. The residents of Elliscombe all have their own stories and secrets, more intertwined than anyone could have guessed.
Subjects: Chick lit.; Family-owned business enterprises; Friendship; Hotels; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Reunions; Secrecy;
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Things I learned from falling : a memoir / by Nelson, Claire,author.;
In 2018, writer Claire Nelson made international headlines when she fell over 25 feet after wandering off the trail in a deserted corner of Joshua Tree. The fall shattered her pelvis, rendering her completely immobile. There Claire lay for the next four days, surrounded by boulders that muffled her cries for help, but exposed her to the relentless California sun above. Her rescuers had not expected to find her alive. Claire tells not only her story of surviving, but also her story of falling. What led this successful thirty-something to a desert trail on the other side of the globe from her home where no one knew she would be that day? At once the unbelievable story of an impossible event, and the human journey of a young woman wrestling with the agitation of past and anxiety of future.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Nelson, Claire.; Burn out (Psychology); Hikers; Hiking injuries; Hiking; Life change events; New Zealanders; Self-realization.; Wilderness survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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