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Black thorn / by Hilary, Sarah,author.;
Blackthorn Ashes was meant to be their forever home. For the first six families moving into the exclusive new housing development, it was a chance to live a peaceful life on the cliffs overlooking the Cornish sea, safe in the knowledge that it had been created just for them. But six weeks later, paradise is lost. Six people are dead. And Blackthorn Ashes is left abandoned and unfinished, its dark shadows hiding all manner of secrets. One of its surviving residents, Agnes Gale, is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Housing development; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The stars are fire / by Shreve, Anita,author.;
"In October, 1947, after a summer-long drought, fires began near Bar Harbor and raced along the coast of Maine, ravaging two hundred thousand acres--the largest fire in Maine's history. In the southern part of the state, people were forced into the sea to escape the flames. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her best friend, Rosie, and Rosie's two young children, the women watch in horror as their houses go up in flames, then walk into the ocean as a last resort. They spend the night frantically trying to save their children. When dawn comes, they have miraculously survived, but their lives are forever changed: homeless, penniless, and left to face an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists. As Grace awaits news of her husband's fate, she is thrust into a new world in which she must make a life on her own, beginning with absolutely nothing--she must find work, a home, a way to provide for her children. In the midst of devastating loss, Grace discovers glorious new freedoms--joys and triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could contain--and her spirit soars. And then the unthinkable happens, and Grace's bravery is tested as never before"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Fire, Maine, 1947; Life change events; Single mothers;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Great Bear Rainforest. by McAllister, Ian,film director.; Griffith, Marc,film director.; Jorgensen, Rebekah,film director.; Cromwell, James,actor.; Reynolds, Ryan,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
James Cromwell, Ryan ReynoldsOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 2019.Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white spirit bear — the rarest bear on earth — in the film GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is one of the wildest places left on earth. Found on Canada’s remote Pacific coast, it is the last intact temperate rainforest in the world—a place protected by the region’s indigenous people for millennia.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Zoology.; Environmental sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Canada.; Alaska.;
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Ellavut Cimirtuq. by Cleveland, Jacqueline,film director.; Hedges, Mischa,film director.; Luokkala, Sonia,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2023.(Yupik Pronounciation: Chla-vut jee-mik-tuk)As the village of Quinhagak works to save save its cultural artifacts from washing into the Bering Sea, a local filmmaker explores her community’s relationship with its language, and ways of life in Southwest Alaska.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Environmental sciences.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; History.; Short films.; Motion pictures.; Indians of North America.; Climatic changes.; Alaska.;
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The Gulf oil spill / by Brennan, Linda Crotta.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Provides an account of the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, the devastation caused by the leaking of millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and what people did to help after the oil spill.LSC
Subjects: BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010; Oil pollution of the sea; Oil spills;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Swan song / by Hilderbrand, Elin,author.;
"In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there's a new couple in town ... and they instantly shake things up. Amid the extravagant parties on land and sea, there's trouble on the island, forcing Chief of Police Ed Kapanesh to postpone his retirement and changing the fabric of life on the picturesque island forever ... "--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Fires; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Missing persons; Police chiefs; Rich people;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Amazon woman : facing fears, chasing dreams, and a quest to kayak the world's largest river from source to sea / by Gaechter, Darcy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Part memoir, part feminist manifesto, Amazon Woman shows what incredible feats we are capable of and will encourage people, especially women, across all backgrounds and ages to find the courage and strength to live the life they've imagined. This 148-day journey began on Darcy Gaetcher's 35th birthday. She sold her successful outdoor adventure business, upsetting her partner and boyfriend of twelve years and getting them both fired in the process. The emotional waters that would fester and erupt on the ensuing journey were often more challenging to navigate than the mighty river itself. With blistered lips and irradiated fingernails, Darcy would tackle raging Class Five whitewater for twenty-five days straight, barely surviving a dynamite-filled canyon being prepared for a new hydroelectric plan. She and her two companions would encounter illegal loggers, narco-traffickers, murderous Shining Path rebels, and ruthless poachers in the black market trade in endangered species. They would plead for mercy at the hands of the murderous Asháninka people who were convinced that they had come to steal their children's organs. In a desperate attempt meant to give her some pretense of control, Darcy even cut off all her hair before entering Peru's notoriously dangerous Red Zone in hopes of passing for a boy and being seen as less of a target. At once a heart-pounding adventure and a celebration of pushing personal limits, Amazon Woman speaks to all of us feeling trapped by our desk-bound, online society. This a story of finding the courage and strength to challenge nature, cultures, social norms, and oneself.
Subjects: Biographies.; Gaechter, Darcy; Kayakers; Kayaking;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The safe place : a novel / by Downes, Anna,author.;
"Superbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downes' debut The Safe Place is the perfect summer suspense; a deft examination of the lengths we'll go to protect the facade of a perfect life. Emily Proudman's life is in chaos. She's just lost her acting agent and her job in one miserable day. Scott Denny has a problem. Even though he's a successful CEO, neither his business acumen nor vast wealth can come close to fixing it. He's at a breaking point. Until he meets Emily. Emily is friendly and agreeable. Emily is desperate. Emily is perfect. Scott offers Emily what seems the perfect summer job as a housekeeper and nanny on his remote French estate. Emily is quickly enchanted by his lovely wife Nina, and even his strange young daughter, and falls headlong into this apparent paradise. But before long, Emily realizes that Scott and his wife are hiding dangerous secrets. And if Emily doesn't play along, the beautiful place they call home might turn out to be a prison from which none of them will ever escape. A compelling collision of Lisa Jewell's morally complex family dynamics and Ruth Ware's modern gothic vibes, The Safe Place is a deliciously sinister suspense novel that will also have you longing for wine-soaked summer days in a French villa by the sea."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Housekeepers; Married people; Family secrets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Children of Anguish and Anarchy [electronic resource] : by Adeyemi, Tomi.aut; Erivo, Cynthia.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award–winner Cynthia Erivo narrates Tomi Adeyemi’s long-awaited conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Legacy of Orïsha series. New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart. When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland. Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor, the ruler of the Skulls, and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in unknown lands. But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good. - The Complete Legacy of Orïsha Series: Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1) Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2) Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Book 3) A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Fantasy; Prejudice & Racism; Legends, Myths, Fables;
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The blood tide / by Lancaster, Neil,author.;
You get away with murder. In a remote sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, a fisherman vanishes without trace. His remains are never found. You make people disappear. A young man jumps from a bridge in Glasgow and falls to his death in the water below. DS Max Craigie uncovers evidence that links both victims. But if he can't find out what cost them their lives, it won't be long before more bodies turn up at the morgue ... You come back for revenge. Soon cracks start to appear in the investigation, and Max's past hurtles back to haunt him. When his loved ones are threatened, he faces a terrifying choice: let the only man he ever feared walk free, or watch his closest friend die.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Murder; Police; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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