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- Edith and Kim / by Philby, Charlotte,author.;
In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was called Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the course of 20th century history. Then she was written out of it. Drawing on the Secret Intelligence Files on Edith Tudor-Hart, along with the private archive letters of Kim Philby, this finely worked, evocative and beautifully tense novel--by the granddaughter of Kim Philby--tells the story of the woman behind the Third Man.- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Philby, Kim, 1912-1988; Tudor-Hart, Edith, 1908-1973; Espionage, Soviet; Women photographers; Women spies;
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- Hardy women : mother, sisters, wives, muses / by Byrne, Paula,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his readers is singular. But how is it that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women? n this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines Hardy's life through the eyes of the women who made him -- mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses. The story veers from shocking scenes such as his obsession with the sight of a woman hanged, to poignant vignettes of unfulfilled passion, to fascinating details of working women's lives in the nineteenth century. Hardy Women is the story of how the magnificent fictional women he invented would not have been possible without the hardship and hardiness of the real ones who shaped his passions and his imagination. It is only through understanding and witnessing these hardy women that we can truly enter the heart of this great novelist and poet.- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928; Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928; Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928; Women in literature.;
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- The Mayfair bookshop : a novel of Nancy Mitford and the pursuit of happiness / by Knight, Eliza,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."1938: She was one of the six sparkling Mitford sisters, known for her stinging quips, stylish dress, and bright green eyes. But Nancy Mitford's seemingly dazzling life was really one of turmoil: with a perpetually unfaithful and broke husband, two Nazi sympathizer sisters, and her hopes of motherhood dashed forever. With war imminent, Nancy finds respite by taking a job at the Heywood Hill Bookshop in Mayfair, hoping to make ends meet, and discovers a new life. Present Day: When book curator Lucy St. Clair lands a gig working at Heywood Hill she can't get on the plane fast enough. Not only can she start the healing process from the loss of her mother, it's a dream come true to set foot in the legendary store. Doubly exciting: she brings with her a first edition of Nancy's work, one with a somewhat mysterious inscription from the author. Soon, she discovers her life and Nancy's are intertwined, and it all comes back to the little London bookshop--a place that changes the lives of two women from different eras in the most surprising ways."--- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973; G. Heywood Hill, Ltd.; Bookstores; Self-realization in women; Women; Women sales personnel; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Radioactive [videorecording] / by Satrapi, Marjane,1969-film director.; Pike, Rosamund,1979-actor.; Feuer, Yvette,actor.; Novak, Mirjam,actor.; Mile End Films (Firm),production company.; Studio Canal,film distributor.;
Rosamund Pike, Yvette Feuer, Mirjam Novak.The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Fiction films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Curie, Marie, 1867-1934; Women physicists; Women chemists; Discoveries in science; Radioactivity;
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- The mistress of nothing / by Pullinger, Kate.;
Includes bibliographical references.- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); Tuberculosis; Women domestics;
- © 2009., McArthur,
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- Nasrin [videorecording] / by Colman, Olivia,on-screen participant,narrator.; Curry, Ann,1956-on-screen participant.; Kaufman, Jeff,film director.; Panahi, Jafar,on-screen participant.; Sotoudeh, Nasrin,on-screen participant.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Olivia Colman, Ann Curry, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Jafar Panahi, Shirin Ebadi ; Narrated by Olivia Colman.Secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest. It is an immersive portrait of the world's most honored human rights activist and political prisoner, attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, and of Iran's remarkably resilient women's rights movement. In the courts and on the streets, Sotoudeh has long fought for the rights of women, children, religious minorities, journalists, and artists. In the midst of filming, Sotoudeh was arrested and sentenced to 38 years in prison, plus 148 lashes.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Sotoudeh, Nasrin.; Women human rights workers; Women lawyers; Women political prisoners;
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- The Tiffany girls : a novel / by Noble, Shelley,author.;
In 1899 Manhattan, three "Tiffany Girls," women responsible for much of the design and construction of Tiffany's extraordinary glassworks, are brought together by chance, driven by their desire to be artists in one of the only ways acceptable for women in their time.- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Driscoll, Clara, 1861-1944; Tiffany Studios (New York, N.Y.); Women glass artists;
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- The bell jar / by Plath, Sylvia;
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- Subjects: Depression, Mental; Women college students; Suicidal behavior; Autobiographical fiction; Psychological fiction;
- © 1996, c1971., HarperCollins,
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- Bombshell [videorecording] / by Carden, D'Arcy,1980-actor.; Duplass, Mark,actor.; Eve, Alice,1982-actor.; Greene, Ashley,1987-actor.; Helfer, Tricia,actor.; Hewson, Liv,1995-actor.; Janney, Allison,actor.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Lundy-Paine, Brigette,actor.; McKinnon, Kate,1984-actor.; Morrison, Jennifer,1979-actor.; Roach, Jay,film director.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Theron, Charlize,actor.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Margot Robbie, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Liv Hewson, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Morrison, Alice Eve, Nicole Kidman, Tricia Helfer, D'Arcy Carden, Allison Janney, Kate Mckinnon, Ashley Greene, Mark Duplass.The provocative true story of three whip-smart, ambitious, strong women who anchored one of America's most powerful news networks - becoming headlines themselves when they risked everything to stand up to the man who made them.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.- Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ailes, Roger,; Carlson, Gretchen, 1966-; Kelly, Megyn,; Pospisil, Kayla,; Fox News; Sexual harassment of women; Women television personalities; Women television news anchors;
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- Code name Hélène : a novel / by Lawhon, Ariel,author.;
"A novel based on the real life story of socialite spy Nancy Wake, about the astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWII"--- Subjects: Spy fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Wake, Nancy, 1912-2011; World War, 1939-1945; Women spies;
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