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The house at Riverton : a novel / by Morton, Kate,1976-;
Grace came to serve in the house of the Ashbury family as a girl. She left as a young woman, after the presumed suicide of a famous young poet at the property's lake. Though she has dutifully kept the family's secrets for decades, memories flood back in the twilight of her life when a young filmmaker comes calling with questions about how the poet really died--and why the Ashbury sisters never again spoke to each other afterward.
Subjects: Women domestics; Reminiscing in old age; Upper class families; Poets; Suspense fiction;
© 2008, c2006., Atria Books,
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 6
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Into the forest / by Browne, Anthony,1946-;
After his father seems to disappear, a boy takes a cake to his ill grandmother, traveling through the forest in a journey reminiscent of the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers; Grandmothers; Fathers and sons;
© c2004., Candlewick Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Kick! jump! chop! : the adventures of the Ninjabread Man / by Burnell, Heather Ayris.; Bomboland.;
In a tale reminiscent of The Gingerbread Man, Sensei bakes a Ninjabread Man to spice up the sparring in his dojo, and the new cookie is undefeated until a fox appears.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Ninja; Martial arts; Cookies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The great reindeer rebellion / by Trumbauer, Lisa,1963-; Ho, Jannie.;
In verse reminiscent of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," tells of the year the reindeer went on strike, forcing Santa to audition a series of other animals to take over their job.
Subjects: Animals; Christmas; Humorous stories.; Reindeer; Santa Claus; Stories in rhyme.;
© c2009., Sterling,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A good life / by Grimaldi, Virginie,1977-author.; Serle, Hildegarde,translator.; translation of:Grimaldi, Virginie,1977-Belle vie.English.;
Two sisters, Emma and Agathe, reminisce about their lives together, analyze their fraught relationship and consider reconciling when they must return together to Basque Country to empty out the home of their beloved grandmother.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Decedents' estates; Families; Family secrets; Grandmothers; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Reconciliation; Sisters; Vacation homes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Love and other words / by Lauren, Christina,author.;
Macy Sorensen has decided to settle for marriage to an older man until she bumps into Elliot Petropoulos--her first and most intense love, who eventually broke her heart--sending her reeling into reminiscence and doubt.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; First loves; Reunions; Alienation (Social psychology); Man-woman relationships; Physicians;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The forgotten letters of Esther Durrant / by Nunn, Kayte,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon surprisingly becomes her refuge. 2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love letters. Captivated by their passion and tenderness, Rachel determines to track down the intended recipient. But she has no idea of the far-reaching consequences her decision will bring. Meanwhile, in London, Eve is helping her grandmother, a renowned mountaineer, write her memoirs. When she is contacted by Rachel, it sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to reveal secrets kept buried for more than sixty years.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Grandmothers; Islands; Love-letters; Nineteen fifties; Psychiatric hospital patients; Reminiscing in old age; Secrecy; Women marine scientists; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We all want impossible things : a novel / by Newman, Catherine,1968-author.;
As Edith, her best friend of forty-two years who is dying of ovarian cancer, spends her last days at a hospice near her, Ashley, stumbling around into heartbreak, helps Edith celebrate her life as they reminisce, hold on, and try to let go.
Subjects: Black humor.; Novels.; Female friendship; Hospice care; Terminally ill;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to sleep at night : a novel / by Harris, Elizabeth,1983-author.;
"A sharply observed comedy of manners about marriage and family ties stretched thin by politics, How To Sleep at Night is a witty and whip-smart debut reminiscent of Fleishman is in Trouble and Emma Straub, by the New York Times book reporter"--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; United States. Congress; Families; Families; Marriage; Married people; Married people; Party affiliation; Same-sex marriage;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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