Search:

Results 31 to 40 of 87 | « previous |

The glassmaker / by Chevalier, Tracy,author.;
"In 1486, Orsola Rosso is the eldest daughter in a family of glassblowers in Murano, Italy. As a woman, she is not meant to blow glass-but when her father dies, she teaches herself to make beads in secret, and her work becomes the cornerstone of the Rosso family fortunes. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola and her family as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, from a plague rearing its head over Venice to Continental soldiers stripping its palazzos bare, from the domination of Murano and its maestros to the transformation of the city of trade into a city of tourists. In every era, the Rosso women ensure that their work, and their bonds, endure"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Glass artists; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
unAPI

Beaches [videorecording] / by Anderson, Allison,television director.; Beckwith, Nikole,screenwriter.; Lanier, Kate,screenwriter.; Cupo, Antonio,1978-actor.; Long, Nia,actor.; Menzel, Idina,actor.; Pizzolo, Gabriella,actor.; television adaptation of (work):Dart, Iris Rainier.Beaches.; Lifetime Pictures (Firm),presenter.; A+E Studios,production company.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Lifetime (Television network),broadcaster.;
Music, Lesley Barber ; editor, Mark Bourgeois ; director of photography, John Brawley.Nia Long, Idina Menzel, Gabriella, Pizzolo, Antonio Cupo, Grace Capeless, Jodi Capeless, Sanai Victoria.In this contemporary remake, it follows the serendipitous meeting of two young girls on the Venice Beach Boardwalk who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on an unexpected and lifelong friendship. CC is an aspiring singer trying to make it in Los Angeles when a director who gives her first big shot discovers her. Hillary, the daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer, is struggling to find her own destiny.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Made-for-TV movies.; Dart, Iris Rainer.; Female friendship;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Eight strings / by DeRosia, Margaret,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Apprentices; Interpersonal relations; Male impersonators; Puppeteers; Sexual minorities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Palazzo : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
"A captivating new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have made her one of America's favorite storytellers"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Clothing trade; Siblings; Families; Family-owned business enterprises; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
unAPI

Palazzo [text (large print)] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
"A captivating new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have made her one of America's favorite storytellers"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Clothing trade; Siblings; Families; Family-owned business enterprises; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Maddalena and the dark / by Fine, Julia,author.;
"For fans of My Brilliant Friend and Mexican Gothic, Julia Fine's Maddalena and the Dark is a novel set in 18th-century Venice at a prestigious music school, about two girls drawn together by a dangerous wager ... "--
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Conservatories of music; Female friendship; Women violinists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Palace of the drowned / by Mangan, Christine(Christine Rose),author.;
"It's 1966 and Frankie Croy needs a break. Having achieved success with her debut bestseller, she's been trying desperately to live up to the high expectations of her editor and fans, only to fall short with each new book. When she receives a possible career-ending review and then has a very public breakdown, she retreats to her friend's vacant palazzo in Venice in the hopes the new setting will rejuvenate her creativity and inspire her writing. But she finds that she's just as stuck. And then she meets a fellow British expat, a precocious young fan named Gilly who is eager to befriend her favorite author at all costs. An aspiring writer, Gilly worms herself into Frankie's Venetian life and the two begin an uneasy companionship. Frankie is skeptical of someone so relentlessly chipper, and Gilly tells stories that seem too good to be true, and in fact some of them are. This complicated web of desperate friendship, half-truths, and white lies-all set against a once-in-a-generation storm that inundates Venice and leaves it flooded-will lead Frankie to make a choice that is impossible to undo. A gorgeously rendered and twisted tale of art and ambition, Palace of the Drowned is a literary thriller that asks just how far one is willing to go to achieve success"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novelists; Fans (Persons); Female friendship; Truthfulness and falsehood; Ambition; Floods;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The instrumentalist / by Constable, Harriet,author.;
Inspired by true events, The Instrumentalist tells the story of Anna Maria della Pietà--orphan, musical prodigy and favourite student of Antonio Vivaldi. Anna Maria is on a mission: to become Venice's greatest violinist and composer. In her remarkable world of colour and sound, it seems as if nothing can stop her. But it is 1704 and she is, after all, a girl. The pursuit of her ambition will test everything Anna Maria holds dear. With echoes of internationally renowned historical fiction such as Tuscan Daughter by Lisa Rochon, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and Perfume by Patrick Süskind, The Instrumentalist brings to life the remarkable story of one of classical music's most important yet overlooked figures. It is guaranteed to transport even the most unmusical of readers into a whole other realm.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Della Pietà, Anna Maria; Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741; Betrayal; Man-woman relationships; Violinists; Women musicians; Women violinists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
unAPI

The secret messenger / by Robotham, Mandy,author.;
Venice, 1943: The world is at war, and Stella Jilani is leading a double life. By day she works in the lion's den as a typist for the Reich; by night, she risks her life as a messenger for the Italian resistance. Against all odds, Stella must impart Nazi secrets, smuggle essential supplies and produce an underground newspaper on her beloved typewriter. But when German commander General Breugal becomes suspicious, it seems he will stop at nothing to find the mole, and Stella knows her future could be in jeopardy. London, 2017: Years later, Luisa Belmont finds a mysterious old typewriter in her attic. Determined to find out who it belonged to, Luisa delves into the past and uncovers a story of fierce love, unimaginable sacrifice and, ultimately, the worst kind of betrayal. Set between German-occupied 1940s Venice and modern-day London, this is a fascinating tale of the bravery of everyday women in the darkest corners of WWII.
Subjects: War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
unAPI

Across the river and into the trees [videorecording] / by motion picture adaptation of (work):Hemingway, Ernest,1899-1961.Across the river and into the trees.; Flannery, Peter,screenwriter.; Ortiz, Paula,film director.; Huston, Danny,1962-actor.; Hutcherson, Josh,actor.; Morante, Laura,1956-actor.; Schreiber, Liev,actor.; De Angelis, Matilda,1995-actor.; Level 33 Entertainment,film distributor.;
Danny Huston, Josh Hutcherson, Laura Morante, Liev Schreiber, Matilda De Angelis.In the fall of 1948, Ernest Hemingway made his first extended visit to Italy in thirty years. His reacquaintance with Venice, a city he loved, provided the inspiration for Across the River and into the Trees, the story of Richard Cantwell, a war-ravaged American colonel stationed in Italy at the close of the Second World War, and his love for a young Italian countess. A bittersweet homage to love that overpowers reason, to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the world-weary beauty and majesty of Venice, Across the River and into the Trees stands as Hemingway's statement of defiance in response to the great dehumanizing atrocities of the Second World War.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; full screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Romance films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; United States. Army; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Man-woman relationships; Americans; Countesses; Love;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 31 to 40 of 87 | « previous |