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The forgotten girls : a memoir of friendship and lost promise in rural America / by Potts, Monica,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Growing up gifted and poor in small-town Arkansas, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of reading and learning, even as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives--broken marriages, alcohol abuse, and shuttered stores and factories. They pored over the giant map in their middle school classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape. In the end, Monica got out, but Darci, along with the rest of their circle of friends, did not. Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovered what she already intuitively knew about the women in Arkansas: Their life expectancy had steeply declined--the sharpest such fall in a century. Most painfully, her once talented and ambitious best friend was now a single mother of two, addicted to meth and prescription drugs, jobless and nearly homeless. What had happened in the years since Monica had left? Why had she escaped while Darci hurtled toward what Monica fears will be a tragic end? What was killing poor white women--and would Darci survive her own life?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Potts, Monica; Potts, Monica.; Female friendship; Poor women; Rural poor; Women drug addicts; Women journalists;
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American fable [videorecording] / by Hamilton, Anne,film director.; Kennedy, Peyton,actor.; MacIntosh, Gavin,actor.; Pardue, Kip,actor.; Schiff, Richard,actor.; IFC Films,film distributor.;
Peyton Kennedy, Gavin MacIntosh, Richard Schiff, Kip Pardue, Marci Miller.With her family's livelihood imperiled by the farm crisis of the 1980s, eleven-year-old Gitty loses herself in a world of fantasy and make believe. But she stumbles into her own fairytale when she makes a startling discovery, a well-dressed mystery man being held captive in her family's silo. It's the beginning of a labyrinthine journey that will turn Gitty's world upside down and force her to question her loyalty to her own family.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Fathers and daughters; Kidnapping victims; Rural families;
For private home use only.
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A Twist in the River. by Abell, Stig.;
When young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on the riverbank, the only clues left behind are her phone and shoes. Amateur investigators descend on the rural town, and everyone has a theory. Is Claire Davidson just the story of a swim that went wrong, or could there be truth to the conspiracies? But when another woman is discovered dead in the river, signs point to murder. Jake Jackson, a former detective who came to the countryside searching for peace, must investigate before more lives are taken.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Small Town & Rural; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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Restless Dolly Maunder / by Grenville, Kate,1950-author.;
Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the 19th century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors. A husband and two children do not deter her from searching for love and independence. 'Restless Dolly Maunder' is a tale of a pioneering woman working her way through a world of limits and obstacles, who is able -- despite the cost -- to make a life she could call her own.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Feminist fiction.; Novels.; Women; Rural poor; Patriarchy;
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The expectant detectives : a mystery / by Ailes, Kat,author.;
"The Expectant Detectives is first in a delightful new mystery series following a group of pregnant women who meet at a prenatal class and team up to solve the murder of someone in their village"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Dogs; Murder; Pregnant women; Urban-rural migration; Villages;
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A Town with Half the Lights On A Novel [electronic resource] : by Getz, Page.aut; CloudLibrary;
For readers of J. Ryan Stradal and The Music of Bees (with a dash of FX's The Bear) comes a quirky and refreshing epistolary novel about a family of culture-shocked Brooklynites transplanted to Goodnight, Kansas and their fight for their unexpected lifeline: the legendary May Day Diner. Welcome to Goodnight, Kansas. Population: Many Kansans, three New Yorkers, and one chance to save the place they love most With more wind chimes than residents, folks don't move to Goodnight when their lives are going well. That's why all eyes are on chef Sid Solvang and his family from the moment they turn down Emporia Road to the dilapidated Victorian they inherited. While Sid searches for work and a way back to Brooklyn, his daughter searches for answers to the cryptic messages her grandfather left behind to save both her family and the town. But then Sid makes an impulsive purchase: the fledgling May Day Diner, an iconic eatery under the threat of the wrecking ball. As the Solvangs search for their ticket out, they discover the truth of Goodnight: one of heart and tradition, of exploitation and greed, and neighbors you would do anything to save. And the Solvangs must navigate all of it—plus a wayward girl named Disco, a host of rambunctious alpacas, and the corrupt factory sustaining the town—in order to find their way back home...wherever that may be. Told through diary entries, emails, school notes, and an anonymous town paper of the Lady Whistledown variety, A Town with Half the Lights On is a tender testament to the notions that home isn't just the place you live, family isn't just your relatives, and it's almost never easy to find the courage to do what's right.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Coming of Age; Contemporary Women; Small Town & Rural; Epistolary; Family Life;
© 2025., Sourcebooks,
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The Bell Witches [electronic resource] : by Kelk, Lindsey.aut; cloudLibrary;
General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Romantic; Fantasy; Contemporary; Small Town & Rural; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology;
© 2024., HarperCollins Publishers,
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Finding Larkspur : a return to village life / by Needles, Dan,author.;
"Bestselling chronicler of village life Dan Needles (author of the Wingfield Farm stage plays) leads an insightful and laugh-out-loud tour through the quirks and customs of today's Canadian small town. Modern literature has not been kind to village life. For almost two centuries, small towns have been portrayed as backward, insular places needing to be escaped. But anthropologists tell us that the human species has spent more than 100,000 years living in villages of 100 to 150 people. This is where the oldest part of our brain, the limbic system, grew and adapted to become a very sophisticated instrument for reading other people's emotions and figuring out how we might cooperate to find food, shelter and protection. By comparison, the frontal cortex, which helps us do our taxes, drive a car and download cat videos, is a very recent aftermarket addition, like a sunroof. And it is the village where almost half the world's population still chooses to live. Finding Larkspur takes a walk through the Canadian village of the twenty-first century, observing customs and traditions that endure despite the best efforts of Twitter, Facebook and Amazon. The author looks at the buildings and organizations left over from the old rural community, why they were built in the first place and how they have adapted to the modern day. The post office, the general store, the church, the school and the service club all remain standing, but they operate quite differently than they did for our ancestors. Drawing from his experience working in rural communities across Canada and in other countries, Needles reveals how a national conversation may be driven by urban voices but the national character is often very much a product of its small towns and back roads."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Sociology, Rural; Villages; Villages;
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The Bookstore Diaries [text (large print)]. by Mallery, Susan.;
Every summer, the town anonymously confesses their juiciest secrets on the bricks of the Painted Lady Bookstore - run by sisters Jax and Ryleigh. But this year, those secrets are forced into the light and mayhem ensues. (Deluxe Edition).Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Small Town & Rural; FICTION / Women;
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The Bookstore Diaries. by Mallery, Susan.;
Every summer, the town anonymously confesses their juiciest secrets on the bricks of the Painted Lady Bookstore - run by sisters Jax and Ryleigh. But this year, those secrets are forced into the light and mayhem ensues. (Deluxe Edition). Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Small Town & Rural; FICTION / Women;
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