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The Paris winter : a novel / by Robertson, Imogen,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references."Maud Heighton came to Lafond's famous Academie to paint, and to flee the constraints of her small English town. It took all her courage to escape, but Paris, she quickly realizes, is no place for a light purse. While her fellow students enjoy the dazzling decadence of the Belle Epoque, Maud slips into poverty. Quietly starving, and dreading another cold Paris winter, Maud is hired by Christian Morel as companion to his beautiful, young sister, Sylvie. But Sylvie, Maud discovers, is not quite the darling she seems. She has a secret addiction to opium and an ominous air of intrigue. As Maud is drawn further into the Morels' world of elegant luxury, their secrets become hers. And before the New Year arrives, a greater deception will plunge her into the darkness that waits beneath this glittering city of light. Set against the backdrop of the Great Flood, The Paris Winter is a dark and powerful tale of deceit and revenge from a masterful storyteller."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Emily in Paris. [videorecording] / by Bravo, Lucas,actor.; Collins, Lily,1989-actor.; Leroy-Beaulieu, Philippine,actor.; Park, Ashley,actor.; Star, Darren,1961-television director.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery.After suddenly landing a dream job in Paris, Chicago marketing exec Emily Cooper embraces her adventurous new life. Emily says oui to possibility as she juggles work, friendships, and romance while navigating a whole new culture. This first season of the Golden Globe Award and Emmy nominated series from Darren Star, creator of Sex and the City and Younger, includes deleted scenes and three exclusive featurettes!Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Americans; Businesswomen;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Paris '44 : the shame and the glory / by Bishop, Patrick(Patrick Joseph),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of Paris, a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great hinge moments of WW2. The fall of Paris to the Nazis in June 1940 seemed like the darkest day of the Second World War; and the liberation of the city in August 1944 felt like the brightest. The liberation was a hinge moment of immense significance for the twentieth century, heralding the final victory of light over darkness and opening the door to a future free from fear. It was also the party of the century: champagne flowed freely, total strangers embraced -- it was a celebration of life renewed against the backdrop of the world's favourite city, seen in by the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Lee Miller. This happy ending has come to feel as if it was pre-ordained. But there was nothing inevitable about it. Had things gone differently Paris might have gone down as a ghastly monument to Nazi nihilism, reduced to a rubble-strewn graveyard. This book, timed for the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of Paris, tells the story of those iridescent days in a startling new way. In a countdown narrative, packed with drama, heroism, joy -- and heart-thumping suspense -- the City of Lights' fate hangs in the balance."--
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The perfect nanny : a novel / by Slimani, Leïla,1981-author.; Taylor, Sam,1970-translator.; translation of:Slimani, Leïla,1981-Chanson douce.English.;
"When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment, and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau. Building tension with every page, The Perfect Nanny is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, and motherhood--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Nannies; Social classes; Interpersonal conflict; Families; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Fancy Nancy and the boy from Paris / by O'Connor, Jane.; Preiss-Glasser, Robin; Enik, Ted.;
Subjects: Students; Schools;
© c2008., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Notre-Dame : a short history of the meaning of cathedrals / by Follett, Ken,author.;
"A nonfiction book exploring the history, cultural significance, and meaning of the Notre Dame cathedral, based on a 9,000 word essay that the author wrote"--
Subjects: Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral); Cathedrals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Paris echo / by Faulks, Sebastian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An urgent and enthralling new novel about injustice and betrayal from the author of Birdsong and A Week in December. Set in 2006, Paris Echo follows Hannah, a thirty-one-year-old American post-doctoral researcher looking into the lives of women during the German Occupation of Paris in 1940-44, and Tariq, a nineteen-year-old boy who has run away from his home in Morocco, searching for sex and adventure. Through their culture clash we are taken back into the hidden Paris of the Dark Years, the Algerian War and the simmering discontents of the banlieue. As both main characters fight to preserve their integrity and their sanity, they find their future shaped by the lives of the dead, by the ghosts of the Paris Metro."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Americans; Moroccans; Women historians; Immigrants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The take / by Reich, Christopher,1961-author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Thieves;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Last Christmas in Paris : a novel of World War I / by Gaynor, Hazel,author.; Webb, Heather,1976 December 30-author.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Adèle / by Slimani, Leïla,1981-author.; Taylor, Sam,1970-translator.; translation of:Slimani, Le{uml}ila,1981-Dans le jardin de l'ogre.English.;
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Adultery; Women journalists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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