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Dance away with me [sound recording] : a novel / by Phillips, Susan Elizabeth,author.; Poole, Nicole,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Nicole Poole.At long last, the legendary New York Times bestselling author returns with a heartfelt novel of womanhood, a wild heart, and the healing power of love. Run, run, as fast as you can! When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off for Runaway Mountain. In this small town high in the Tennessee mountains, surrounded by nature, she hopes to outrun her heartbreak and find the solace she needs to heal. But instead of peace and quiet, she encounters an enigmatic artist with a craving for solitude, a fairy-tale sprite with too many secrets, a helpless infant, a passel of curious teens, and a town suspicious of outsiders, especially one as headstrong as Tess. Just as headstrong is Ian North, a difficult, gifted man with a tortured soul--a man who makes Tess question everything. In running away to this new life, Tess wonders: Has she lost herself ... or has she found her future?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Audiobooks.; Grief; Man-woman relationships; Small cities; Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Z for Zachariah [videorecording] / by Ejiofor, Chiwetel,1977-actor.; McIntosh, Heather.; O'Brien, Robert C.Z for Zachariah.Videorecording.; Pine, Chris,1980-actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Zobel, Craig,director.; Grindstone Pictures (Firm),publisher.; Videoville Showtime.;
Camera, Tim Orr ; editor, Jane Rizzo ; music, Heather McIntosh ; production designer, Matt Munn.Margot Robbie, Chris Pine, Chiwetel Ejiofor.The post-apocalyptic tale of one girl's efforts to survive alone in a devastated town-and what happens when a mysterious stranger appears-from Newbery Award-winning author, Robert C. O'Brien, is now a major motion picture starring Margot Robbie, Chris Pine, and Chiwetel Ejiofor! Ann Burden is completely alone. The world as she once knew it is gone, ravaged by a nuclear war that has taken everyone from her. For the past year, she has lived in a remote valley with no evidence of any other survivors. But the smoke from a distant campfire shatters Ann's solitude. Someone else is still alive and making his way toward the valley. Who is this man? What does he want? Can he be trusted? Both excited and terrified, Ann soon realizes there may be worse things than being the last person on Earth.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: O'Brien, Robert C.; End of the world; Feature films.; Nuclear warfare; Nuclear warfare; Survival; Teenage girls; Teenagers; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Orris and Timble: The Beginning [electronic resource] : by DiCamillo, Kate.aut; Mok, Carmen.ill; cloudLibrary;
From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilogy about a misanthropic rat and a naive owl—and the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris “make the good and noble choice” (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences? With humor and tenderness, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo brings us this first of three tales celebrating unlikely friendship and the power of sharing stories and doing the right thing—a soon-to-be classic brought to expressive life by the full-color illustrations of Carmen Mok.Children/juvenile.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.; Birds; Friendship;
© 2024., Candlewick Press,
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The cook of Castamar / by Múñez, Fernando J.,1972-author.; Bery, Rahul,translator.; Gutteridge, Tim,translator.;
The Duke of Castamar was once a noble figure who played a crucial role in his family's royal council. But ever since his wife's tragic death, he's been living in mourning, forgoing his noble duties. Clara, born into gentility but hard-up since the death of her beloved father, has taken to solitude in her grief, rarely leaving the confines of her beloved kitchen. But she must find a way to make a living, which is how she finds herself travelling to the Duke's great home to work in the kitchen ... Clara attempts to hide her secret skills, but when she's greeted by the chaos of the Castamar kitchens, she cannot resist performing a makeover - much to the disdain of formidable housekeeper Ursula. And when the Duke learns of Clara's talents, he soon finds himself falling for her. Meanwhile, there are people masquerading as his friends who threaten to bring him down ... In a world of royal duties, sordid affairs and complicated politics, will there be chance for the unlikely romance to blossom?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Grief; Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Scandals;
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Little Eve / by Ward, Catriona,author.;
"Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for best novel and the August Derleth Prize for best horror novel, Catriona Ward's Little Eve is a heart-pounding literary gothic with a devastating twist. Eve and Dinah are everything to one another, together day and night. They are raised among the Children, a clan ruled by a mysterious figure they call Uncle. All they know is the gray Isle of Altnaharra, which sits alone in the black sea off the wildest coast of Scotland. Eve loves the free, savage life of the Isle and longs to inherit Uncle's power. But Dinah longs for something more, something different. With the dawn of the first World War, the solitude of Altnaharra is broken, and soon after, Eve's faith starts to fracture. In the depths of winter, as the old year dies, the nearby townsfolk awaken to discover a massacre on the Isle. Eve and Dinah's accounts of that night contradict and intertwine. As past and present converge, only one woman can be telling the truth. Who is guilty, who innocent? And who can be trusted?"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Cults; Massacres; Orphans; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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A month in Siena / by Matar, Hisham,1970-author.;
"After finishing his powerful memoir The Return, Hisham Matar, seeking solace and pleasure, traveled to Siena, Italy. Always finding comfort and clarity in great art, Matar immersed himself in eight significant works from the Sienese School of painting, which flourished from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Artists whom he had admired throughout his life, such as Duccio and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, evoke earlier engagements he has had with works by Caravaggio and Poussin, and the personal experiences that surrounded those moments. Complete with gorgeous full-color reproductions of the artworks, A Month in Siena is about what occurred between Matar, those paintings, and the city. That month would be an extraordinary period in Matar's life: an exploration of how art can console and disturb in equal measure, as well as an intimate encounter with the city and its inhabitants. This is a gorgeous meditation on how centuries-old art can illuminate our own inner landscape-- current relationships, long-lasting love, grief, intimacy, and solitude-- and shed further light on the present world around us"--
Subjects: Matar, Hisham, 1970-; Matar, Hisham, 1970-; Art; Authors, American; Painting, Italian;
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The Eden Test / by Sternbergh, Adam,author.;
"Seven Days. Seven Questions. Forever Changed. That's how The Eden Test, a week-long getaway, advertises itself for couples in trouble. And that's what Daisy, a talented actress, has signed up for, in the hopes of saving her marriage. It's a tall order, seeing as her husband Craig plans on leaving her for another woman. In fact, his bags are packed in the back of the car as he drives to the cabin in the woods in upstate New York. But spending time together is nice and Craig enjoys the solitude of the cabin, the nearby lake, and the apple orchard. He'd even like the quirky small town, if it wasn't for a few locals calling him a city idiot. Maybe this could actually work? But Craig doesn't know that Daisy, one of the best actresses no one has ever heard of, has her own secrets, including a burner phone she's been using to text someone else. Their marriage was already under duress but now the lies and secrets are coming so fast it's hard to keep up ... "--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Adultery; Marriage; Married people; Secrecy;
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Forsaken country / by Eskens, Allen,1963-author.;
Max Rupert has left his position as a Minneapolis homicide detective to live in solitude. Mourning the tragic death of his wife, he's also racked by guilt--he alone knows what happened to her killer. But then the former local sheriff, Lyle Voight, arrives with a desperate plea: Lyle's daughter Sandy and his six-year-old grandson Pip have disappeared. Lyle's certain Sandy's ex-husband Reed is behind it, but the new sheriff is refusing to investigate. When Max reluctantly looks into their disappearance, he too becomes convinced something has gone very wrong. But the closer Max and Lyle get to finding proof, the more slippery Reed becomes, until he makes a break for the beautiful but formidable Boundary Waters wilderness with vulnerable Pip in tow. Racing after the most dangerous kind of criminal--a desperate father--and with the ghosts of their own pasts never far behind, Max and Lyle go on the hunt within a treacherous landscape, determined to bring an evil man to justice, and to bring a terrified child home alive --
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Ex-police officers; Kidnapping victims; Missing persons; Widowers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wild life / by Wei, Opal,author.;
They're walking on the wild side ... The Plan was simple: find a cure for the cancer that nearly took her sister's life. But for Zoey Fong, something about The Plan isn't working anymore. When a crucial tissue sample accidentally winds up in the hands of a very distracting--and disarmingly handsome--visitor, Zoey jumps at the chance to follow him home to retrieve it. Davy Hsieh's rugged island estate is no manicured suburban park. His plan is simple: establish a legitimate animal sanctuary and embrace life as a hermit to make up for a sketchy past. Zoey invading his fortress of solitude should not, under any circumstances, be a romantic development. And yet it's the single most invigorating week of their lives ... when they're able to set their many differences aside and embrace it. Stranded amid all manner of flora and fauna--including a semidomesticated cougar called Baby--Davy and Zoey first have to survive the island. Then they'll need to take a leap of faith, maybe even trusting in each other, to save it.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Animal sanctuaries; Cancer; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Rich people; Survival;
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After sundown : a novel / by Howard, Linda,1950-author.; Jones, Linda,1954-author.;
"Sela Gordon, the shy owner of a Tennessee general store, finds safety in solitude. But if anyone can pierce her protective shell it's the handsome, mysterious ex-military man living alone in the wilds of Cove Mountain. For two years, he's kept his distance--until the day he appears to warn her that a catastrophic solar storm capable of taking down the power grid is coming. Now, Sela must find the courage to become the leader Wears Valley needs. Bitter experience has taught Ben Jernigan it's best to look out for number one. The former soldier has been living in a self-imposed exile, using a top-notch security system to keep people away, but he had to let Sela know about the impending threat. And now the quiet and undeniably sexy woman is making it too easy for him to lower his guard. As panic spreads, Sela and Ben discover that in the dark, cut off from the outside world, there's no more playing it safe--in life or in love."--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Businesswomen; Veterans; Man-woman relationships; General stores; Communities; Solar flares; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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