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To the lighthouse / by Woolf, Virginia,1882-1941,author.; Lee, Hermione,writer of introduction.; Lockwood, Patricia,writer of foreword.; McNichol, Stella,editor,writer of supplementary textual content.;
Includes bibliographical references."The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; English; Lighthouses; Loss (Psychology); Married people; Mothers; Summer resorts; Widowers;
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Deadly director's cut / by Delany, Vicki,1951-;
Catskills resort manager Elizabeth Grady investigates after a famously antagonistic director chooses their hotel as a shooting location and winds up poisoned at dinner.
Subjects: Cozy mysteries.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Widows; Resorts; Murder;
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Muskoka resorts : then and now / Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva. -- by Hind, Andrew.; Da Silva, Maria.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242) and index."The storied past of carefree summers and timeless hospitality is the focus of Muskoka resorts. Twelve classic resorts are explored in depth, some of which are still thriving today, such as Windermere House and Deerhurst"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Resorts; Historic hotels;
© c2011., Dundurn Press,
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Deadly summer nights / by Delany, Vicki,1951-;
It's the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman's Catskills Resort. Although her ostentatious but well-meaning mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help manage her, the guests, and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will have to resort to untested abilities if she wants to save her mother's business. When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a copy of The Communist Manifesto is found in his cabin, the local police chief is convinced that the man was a Russian spy. But Elizabeth isn't so sure.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Hotels; Murder; Spies;
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Murder in the cookbook nook / by Adams, Ellery.;
Virginia is for lovers--and Storyton Hall is its best vacation spot for lovers of books. The big event this summer at Jane Steward's resort is A Bookish Cook-Off. It's a blend of the literary and the culinary--but someone's headed for the mortuary...
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Resorts; Books and reading; Murder; Book clubs (Discussion groups);
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Camino Island [sound recording] / by Grisham, John,author.; LaVoy, January,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by January LaVoy.Bestselling author John Grisham stirs up trouble in paradise in his endlessly surprising new thriller. Priceless F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts are stolen in a daring heist, a young woman is recruted to recover them, and a beach resort bookseller gets more than he bargained for, all in one long summer.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Bookstores; Antiquarian booksellers;
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A Midsummer's equation / by Higashino, Keigo,1958-author.; Higashino, Keigo,1958-Manatsu no Hoteishiki.English.; Smith, Alexander O.,translator.;
"Manabu Yukawa, the physicist known as "Detective Galileo," has traveled to Hari Cove, a once-popular summer resort town that has fallen on hard times. He is there to speak at a conference on a planned underwater mining operation, which has sharply divided the town. One faction is against the proposed operation, concerned about the environmental impact on the area, known for its pristine waters. The other faction, seeing no future in the town as it is, believes its only hope lies in the development project. The night after the tense panel discussion, one of the resort's guests is found dead on the seashore at the base of the local cliffs. The local police at first believe it was a simple accident-that he wandered over the edge while walking on unfamiliar territory in the middle of the night. But when they discover that the victim was a former policeman and that the cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning, they begin to suspect he was murdered, and his body tossed off the cliff to misdirect the police. As the police try to uncover where Tsukahara was killed and why, Yukawa finds himself enmeshed in yet another confounding case of murder. In a series of twists as complex and surprising as any in Higashino's brilliant, critically acclaimed work, Galileo uncovers the hidden relationship behind the tragic events that led to this murder"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Murder; Physicists;
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The edge of summer / by Shipman, Viola,author.;
Devastated by the sudden death of her mother--a quiet, loving and intensely private Southern seamstress called Miss Mabel, who overflowed with pearls of Ozarks wisdom but never spoke of her own family--Sutton Douglas makes the impulsive decision to pack up and head north to the Michigan resort town where she believes she'll find answers to the lifelong questions she's had about not only her mother's past but also her own place in the world. Recalling Miss Mabel's sewing notions that were her childhood toys, Sutton buys a collection of buttons at an estate sale from Bonnie Lyons, the imposing matriarch of the lakeside community. Propelled by a handful of trinkets left behind by her mother and glimpses into the history of the magical lakeshore town, Sutton becomes tantalized by the possibility that Bonnie is the grandmother she never knew. But is she? As Sutton cautiously befriends Bonnie and is taken into her confidence, she begins to uncover the secrets about her family that Miss Mabel so carefully hid, and about the role that Sutton herself unwittingly played in it all.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Buttons; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters; Women dressmakers;
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Sisters of Summer's End / by Foster, Lori,1958-author.;
When single mom Joy Lee abandoned her old life to take a job at a lakeside resort, she found something that her family's wealth and influence could never buy: peace of mind. Not easy to come by for the once-burned divorcée who keeps everyone at a distance. But when her new friend, Maris, dares her to take a chance with the drive-in's charismatic new owner, everything changes for Joy and her young son. A difficult childhood has left Maris Kennedy with definite priorities. Her job running Summer's End, the camp store and café, comes first. Always. Nothing could ever make her risk that hard-won security--especially not her free-spirited colleague. But the more she encourages Joy to open herself up to new experiences, the more Maris begins to wonder what she, too, might be missing. Learning how to trust will bring Joy and Maris together. And soon they form a friendship that leaves them as close as sisters--and open to love where they least expect it ... in Summer's End.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Female friendship; Resorts; Love stories;
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Last summer at the Golden Hotel / by Friedland, Elyssa,author.;
"A family reunion in the Catskills brings hilarity and nostalgia when two clans convene for the summer at their beloved getaway. In its heyday, the Golden Hotel was the crown jewel of the hotter-than-hot Catskills vacation scene. For more than sixty years, the Goldman and Weingold families-best friends and business partners-have presided over this glamorous resort, which served as a second home for well-heeled guests and celebrities. But the Catskills are not what they used to be-and neither is the relationship between the Goldmans and the Weingolds. As the facilities and management begin to fall apart, a tempting offer to sell forces the two families together again to make a heart-wrenching decision. Can they save their beloved Golden, or is it too late? Long-buried secrets emerge, new dramas and financial scandal erupt, and everyone from the traditional grandparents to the millennial grandchildren wants a say in the hotel's future. But business and pleasure clash when the hotel owners rediscover the magic of a bygone era of nonstop fun, even as they grapple with what may be their last resort"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Families; Hotels; Secrecy;
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