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- Winter Garden A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hannah, Kristin.aut; cloudLibrary;
Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes Kristin Hannah's powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past. Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.General adult.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Family Life;
- © 2010., St. Martin's Publishing Group,
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- Winter work / by Fesperman, Dan,1955-author.;
"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, about a Stasi officer investigating the murder of a colleague who is helped by Claire Saylor. Emil Grimm, a Stasi colonel, has decamped to his dacha in the woods outside of Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. On a walk one morning, he discovers the body of a fellow intelligence officer with whom he was involved in a clandestine mission. Now Emil is forced to pick up the pieces of their plan and follow through alone while under the newfound scrutiny of his colleagues. Soon Emil is connected with CIA agent Claire Saylor who is on the ground in Berlin to collect what she can of the valuable intelligence that has been freed up because of the chaotic government transition to unify Germany. As they delve deeper into the world of the murdered officer, it becomes clear that there are secrets deeper than either of them can imagine, and that while the rules of the game have begun to change, the stakes of the Cold War are still high"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Germany (East). Ministerium für Staatssicherheit; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Cold War; Espionage; Intelligence officers; Murder; Spies;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Encounters in End city / by Morgan, Winter.;
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- Subjects: Minecraft (Game); Computer games; Schools;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Skeleton battle / by Morgan, Winter.;
Ages 7-12.LSC
- Subjects: Mobs; Enemies; Minecraft (Game); Computer games; Schools; Friendship;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- Zombie invasion / by Morgan, Winter.;
Ages 7-12.LSC
- Subjects: Minecraft (Game); Computer games; School principals; Schools; Friendship; Conspiracies;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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- Attack on Minecrafter's Academy / by Morgan, Winter.;
Ages 7-12.LSC
- Subjects: Students; Enemies; Minecraft (Game); Computer games; Schools; Friendship;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- Battle in the overworld / by Morgan, Winter.;
Ages 7-12.LSC
- Subjects: Enemies; Minecraft (Game); Computer games; Schools; Friendship;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Winter lost / by Briggs, Patricia,author.;
"In the supernatural realms, there are creatures who belong to winter. I am not one of them. But like the coyote I can become at will, I am adaptable. My name is Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and my mate, Adam, is the werewolf who leads the Columbia Basin Pack, the pack charged with keeping the people who live and work in the Tri-Cities of Washington State safe. It's a hard job, and it doesn't leave much room for side quests--which is why when I needed to travel to Montana to help my brother, I intended to go by myself. But I'm not alone anymore. Together, Adam and I find ourselves trapped with strangers in a lodge in the heart of the wilderness, in the teeth of a storm of legendary power, only to discover my brother's issues are just part of a problem much bigger than we imagined. Arcane and ancient magics are at work that could, unless we are very careful, bring about the end of the world."--
- Subjects: Werewolf fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Thompson, Mercy (Fictitious character); Magic; Man-woman relationships; Shapeshifting; Siblings; Werewolves; Winter storms;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Winter lullaby / by Seuling, Barbara; Newbold, Greg(Gregory L.);
Depicts the ways various animals spend the cold months of winter, from bats sleeping in caverns to fish swimming deeper in lakes where the water is warmer.
- Subjects: Animals; Winter;
- © c1998., Browndeer Press,
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- Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times / by May, Katherine,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing Arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season"--
- Subjects: Nature, Healing power of.; Rest.; Self-acceptance.;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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