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My Magnolia summer : a novel / by Frank, Victoria Benton,author.;
Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In this gripping tale of self-discovery, Victoria Benton Frank introduces us to Maggie, struggling to find her place in the world when she receives a phone call bringing her back to her hometown of Sullivan's Island.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Families; Intergenerational relations; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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A little ray of sunshine / by Higgins, Kristan,author.;
"A kid walks into your bookstore and says to you, 'Guess what? I'm your son.' The one you put up for adoption eightteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! His name is Matthew Walker, and he's come to spend the summer on the Cape with his parents. Why? Well, he wants to meet you before he heads off to college in the fall. Tiny detail: he didn't tell his adoptive parents about his plan. And while you hoped this day would come someday, you're so stunned, you actually faint. You're overjoyed (and stunned) and worried (and stunned) and you've yearned to meet him, but you didn't know it would be like this. Did you mention feeling stunned?"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Adopted children; Birthmothers; Bookstores; Family secrets; Mothers and sons;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The Persians : a novel / by Mahloudji, Sanam,1977-author.;
"Meet the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In America, they're nobodies. First there is Elizabeth, the regal matriarch with the famously large nose who stayed in Tehran during the revolution. She lives in a shabby apartment, paranoid and alone. Except when she is visited by Niaz, her Islamic-law-breaking granddaughter who takes her debauchery with a side of purpose, and yet somehow manages to survive. Elizabeth's daughters left for America in 1979: Shirin, a charismatic yet outrageous event planner in Houston who considers herself the family's future, and Seema, a dreamy idealist-turned-housewife languishing in the chaparral-filled hills of Los Angeles. And then there's the other granddaughter Bita, the self-righteous but lost law student spending her days in New York City eating pancakes and quietly giving away her belongings. When an annual vacation in Aspen goes wildly awry and Shirin ends up being bailed out of jail by Bita, the family's brittle status quo is cracked open. Shirin embarks upon a grand but half-baked quest to restore the family name. But what does that even mean in a country where the Valiats never mattered? Will they ever realize that life is more than just an old story?"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Immigrants; Iranian Americans; Mothers and daughters; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Little Owl's bedtime / by Gliori, Debi.; Brown, Alison(Illustrator);
Little Owl cannot sleep--his pillow is lumpy, his quilt too hot, and he hears strange noises--until Mommy Owl says that tomorrow, and his grandparents' visit, will come sooner if he sleeps.LSC
Subjects: Little Owl (Fictitious character from Gliori); Owls; Bedtime; Mother and child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mei's wild ride / by Bouchard, Natasha.; Disney Storybook Artists.;
Grades 1-3.LSC
Subjects: Movie novels.; Red panda; Teenage girls; Mothers and daughters; Embarrassment; Emotions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Love is powerful / by Brewer, Heather Dean.; Pham, LeUyen.;
Mari is getting ready to make a sign with crayon as the streets below her fill up with people. "What are we making, Mama?" she asks. "A message for the world," Mama says. "How will the whole world hear?" Mari wonders. "They'll hear," says Mama, "because love is powerful." Inspired by a girl who participated in the January 2017 Women's March in New York City, Heather Dean Brewer's simple and uplifting story, delightfully illustrated by LeUyen Pham, is a reminder of what young people can do to promote change and equality at a time when our country is divided by politics, race, gender, and religion.LSC
Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Love; Demonstrations; Community activists; Social movements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Other people's summers / by Morgan, Sarah(Romance fiction writer),author.;
In school, Milly Beckett and Nicole Raven were as close as sisters. Now, years later, a gulf separates them, and not just because of the different spheres they inhabit. Nicole is a global superstar with the world at her fingertips, but when scandal breaks, she turns to the only person she trusts. Fresh from a painful divorce and struggling to balance her work and raising her daughter alone, Milly is tempted to refuse her friend's plea for help. Nicole wasn't there for her when she needed her most, and that's hard to forgive. But Nicole is desperate and Milly agrees to give her the sanctuary she needs. Against a stunning Lake District backdrop, stilted small talk gradually gives way to soul-deep revelations as the two women slowly find their way back to one another. Living with Milly gives Nicole a glimpse of a different path for herself, and Milly starts to see a life beyond her divorce, including the possibility of a new romance. But Nicole can't stay hidden forever--and neither can the secret she's been keeping from Milly, a secret that threatens both her future happiness and the fragile bond between them.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Divorced women; Female friendship; Friendship; Secrecy; Single mothers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Annika. [videorecording] / by John, Philip(Philip R.),television director.; Walker, Nick,1969-creator,screenwriter.; Haynes, Lucia,screenwriter.; Poet, Frances,screenwriter.; Parker, Kieran,television producer.; Griffin, Annie,television director.; Walker, Nicola,actor.; Sives, Jamie,1973-actor.; Leung, Katie,1987-actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Nicola Walker, Jamie Sives, Katie Leung, Ukweli Roach, Varada Sethu, Kate Dickie, Silvie Furneaux, Paul McGann.Detective Inspector Annika Strandhed and the Marine Homicide Unit return to solve more brutal and unexplained murders that wash up in Scotland's waters. The team is challenged as their dynamics shift, pushing them to rapidly adapt as they encounter murders more complex than ever before.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Criminal investigation; Mothers and daughters; Watercraft police; Women detectives;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Annika. [videorecording] / by Haynes, Lucia,screenwriter.; John, Philip(Philip R.),film director.; Leung, Katie,1987-actor.; Parker, Kieran,film producer.; Poet, Frances,screenwriter.; Roach, Ukweli,1986-actor.; Sives, Jamie,1973-actor.; Walker, Nick,screenwriter.; Walker, Nicola,actor.; Walton, Flona,film director.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Nicola Walker, Jamie Sives, Katie Leung, Ukweli Roach.DI Annika Strandhed, the speedboat-driving head of Glasgow's newly-formed Marine Homicide Unit, juggles baffling cases and a rebellious teenage daughter. Joined by DS Michael McAndrews, Annika's old colleague; DC Blair Ferguson, the forensic brains behind the unit; and DS Tyrone Clarke, the new cop at the station. A police procedural with wit, Annika delighted critics during its recent UK broadcast. 'The dialogue is so droll and the performances so charming I'm in for what fisherfolk call the long haul,' enthused the reviewer for The Guardian (UK) and The Times (UK) offered this praise, 'Annika allows Walker to let loose a warm sense of humor.'.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Mothers and daughters; Watercraft police; Women detectives;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Films of endearment : a mother, a son and the '80s films that defined us / by Koresky, Michael,1979-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Michael Koresky's most formative memories were simple ones. A movie rental. A bowl of popcorn. And a few shared hours with his mother. Through the films they watched together, he gained insight into his mother's perspective and the values she hoped to instill. Decades later and now a successful film critic, Koresky set out on a journey with his mother to discover more about their shared cinematic past. They rewatched ten films, one from every year of the '80s, each featuring women in leading roles. Films like 9 to 5, Terms of Endearment, The Color Purple and Working Girl played a powerful role in Michael's developing consciousness as a gay man and helped solidify an unspoken bond between mother and son.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Koresky, Michael, 1979-; Koresky, Michael, 1979-; Mothers and sons; Film critics; Gay men; Women in motion pictures.; Leading ladies (Actresses);
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