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Heartbreak and happiness / by Harris, Rosie,1925-author.;
It's not always easy living in a close-knit community where everyone knows everyone else's business. Growing up in a quiet West Country village, butcher's daughter Rebecca Peterson and her best friend Cindy Mason are keen to expand their horizons and see more of the world. On leaving school, Rebecca heads off to university in Cardiff, while Cindy gets a job at the new local supermarket - but dreams of becoming a model or actress. The two friends promise to keep in touch. But when tragedy strikes, rumours and suspicion engulf the village, and the longstanding friendship between the Peterson and Mason families looks set to be torn apart.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Female friendship;
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Emma on Fire. by Patterson, James.;
James Pattersons most emotionally gripping thriller everthe story of Emma Blake, a young woman who puts everything on the line for the worldand herself. Youall of youare sleepwalking through global catastrophe. And I intend to wake you up. What Emma Caroline Blake has planned at New Hampshires Ridgemont Academy is shocking. Her school blames a heartbreaking tragedy in her family. Her best friends point to her most recent social media. Her teachers, even her father, say its a drastic cry for help. But Emma doesnt want help. She wants to make a difference. Now. Today. Not tomorrow. Shes going to walk through fire to change the world.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Thrillers / General;
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Annie Pootoogook : cutting ice = Ini Putugu : tukisitittisimavuq takusinnggittunik / by Campbell, Nancy,1965-author.; Campbell, Nancy,1965-Annie Pootoogook.; Campbell, Nancy,1965-Annie Pootoogook.Inuktitut.; McMichael Canadian Art Collection,issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The life and death of Annie Pootoogook (1969-2016) became a national story when her body was recovered from the Rideau River in Ottawa in September 2016. The complexities of her short 47 years speak to both possibility and heartbreak, issues of truth and reconciliation, the richness of community, and the depths of tragedy. Her arresting pencil crayon drawings recording the details of her life have had a significant impact on both the contemporary art of her Inuit community and Canada at large. Her drawings and her legacy, depict a community in transition; one that respects its past and is negotiating its future."--Co-published by: McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Subjects: Biographies.; Pootoogook, Annie, 1969-2016.; Inuit artists;
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I fell in love with hope : a novel / by Lancali,author.;
"Against the unforgiving landscape of a hospital, a group of terminally ill patients embraces the joys within their reach: friendship, freedom, rebellion. Each in their own way is broken; each in their own way is stronger for it. In the midst of pain and loss, they find community, even miracles, and together they are determined to reclaim from life what illness has taken from them. But a singular heartbreak has led one to swear off love forever. The risk of experiencing another tragedy feels too great. Yet, in this desolate place where it seems impossible for love to make an appearance, a door opens--and so do hearts."--Back cover.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Bisexual fiction.; Novels.; Bisexual youth; Death; Grief; Love; Suicide; Terminally ill; Thieves;
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Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' sweetshop : s novel / by Colgan, Jenny,author.;
Rosie Hopkins is looking forward to Christmas in the little Derbyshire village of Lipton, buried under a thick blanket of snow. Her sweetshop is festooned with striped candy canes, large tempting piles of Turkish Delight, crinkling selection boxes and happy, sticky children. She's going to be spending it with her boyfriend, Stephen, and her family, flying in from Australia. She can't wait. But when a tragedy strikes at the heart of their little community, all of Rosie's plans for the future seem to be blown apart. Can she build a life in Lipton? And is what's best for the sweetshop also what's best for Rosie?
Subjects: Recipes.; Christmas fiction.; Confectionery; Small business; Villages; Families; Communities; Man-woman relationships;
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Suite française [videorecording] / by Charman, Matt,screenwriter.; Dibb, Saul,film director,screenwriter.; Riley, Sam,1980-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,1960-actor.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Némirovsky, Irène,1903-1942.Suite française.Videorecording.; BBC Films,presenter.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),presenter,publisher,film distributor.; TF1 droits audiovisuels (Firm),presenter.; Weinstein Company,presenter.;
Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Riley.Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940's, Suite Francaise tells the story of Lucille Angellier as she awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war. As Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' homes, Lucile's life is turned upside down - further complicated by the arrival of refined German officer, Bruno. A story of the power of love and the tragedy of war.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Némirovsky, Irène, 1903-1942.; Feature films.; Romance films.; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
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Small great things : a novel / by Picoult, Jodi,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A young woman and her husband, admitted to hospital to have a baby, request that their nurse be reassigned--they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into the courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Legal fiction (Literature); African American nurses; Criminal defense lawyers; Race relations; Racism;
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Plum tea crazy / by Childs, Laura,author.;
"While viewing the harbor's Gaslights and Galleons Parade from the widow's walk of Timothy Neville's Charleston mansion, local banker Carson Lanier seemingly tumbles over a narrow railing, then plunges three stories to his death. But a tragic accident becomes something much more sinister when it's discovered that the victim was first shot with a bolt from a crossbow. At the request of the mansion owner, Theodosia investigates the tragedy and is soon neck deep in suspects. An almost ex-wife, a coworker, a real estate partner--all had motives for killing the luckless banker, but one resorted to murder to settle accounts"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Browning, Theodosia (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Murder; Tearooms; Tea trade;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Cottage by the sea : a novel / by Macomber, Debbie,author.;
Rocked by tragedy, Annie Marlow returns to the one place she knows she can heal: the cottage by the sea where she spent many happy childhood holidays with her family. There, Annie meets Keaton, a local painter with a big heart; Mellie, the reclusive landlord Annie is determined to befriend; and Britt, a teenager with a terrible secret. With them her broken spirit starts to heal. Then events threaten Annie's new idyll. And when the opportunity of a lifetime lands in her lap, she is torn between the excitement of a new journey and the pull of the haven - and the man - she has come to call home. Will she be able to make her new-found happiness last?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Life change events; Painters; Man-woman relationships;
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The girls who disappeared : a novel / by Douglas, Claire(Journalist),author.;
"In a rural Wiltshire town lies the Devil's Corridor--a haunted road which has witnessed eerie happenings, from unexplained deaths to the sounds of a child crying in the night. In this bucolic stretch of Southwest England famous for its otherworldly sites, nothing is more puzzling than the Olivia Rutherford case. Four girls were driving home. After their car crashed only one--Olivia--was found. What happened to the girls who disappeared? On the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy, journalist Jenna Halliday has arrived in Wiltshire to cover the case. The locals aren't happy with this outsider determined to dig into the past. Least of all Olivia"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Traffic accidents; Village communities; Women journalists;
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