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Sisters of Belfast : a novel / by Maure, Melanie,author.;
"Orphaned during the Second World War, Aelish and Isabel McGuire--known as the twins of Belfast--are given over to the austere care of the Sisters of Bethlehem. Though they are each all the other has, the girls are propelled in opposite directions as they grow up. Rebellious Isabel turns her back on the church and Ireland, traveling to Newfoundland where she pursues a perilous yet independent life. Devout Aelish chooses to remain in Northern Ireland and takes the veil, burying painful truths beneath years of silence. For decades the two are separated, each unaware of the other's life. But after years of isolation Aelish is unexpectedly summoned to Newfoundland, where she and her estranged sister begin to bridge the chasm between them. Reunion brings to light the painful secrets and seismic deceptions that have kept these sisters apart, leaving the McGuire twins to begin reconstructing their understanding about themselves as women and as family--what they know of love, hope, and above all, forgiveness."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Faith; Family secrets; Orphans; Self-realization in women; Sisters; Twins;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Noel stranger : from the Noel collection / by Evans, Richard Paul,author.;
Still reeling from a scandal that ended her marriage, Maggie Walther finds renewal in a relationship with the kind man who owns the local Christmas tree lot and is also starting his life over, but just as she begins to trust him, she discovers a dark secret from his past.
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Christmas; Divorced women; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Things you save in a fire / by Center, Katherine,author.;
From Katherine Center, author of 'How to Walk Away', comes a new novel that is not only about learning to love against all odds, but about the strength of vulnerability, the nourishing magic of forgiveness, and the life-changing power of defining courage, at last, for yourself.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Women fire fighters; Mothers and daughters; Fire stations;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Confessions from the quilting circle / by Yates, Maisey,author.;
"The Ashwood women don't have much in common ... except their ability to keep secrets. When Lark Ashwood's beloved grandmother dies, she and her sisters discover an unfinished quilt. Finishing it could be the reason Lark's been looking for to stop running from the past, but is she ever going to be brave enough to share her biggest secret with the people she ought to be closest to? Hannah can't believe she's back in Bear Creek, the tiny town she sacrificed everything to escape from. The plan? Help her sisters renovate her grandmother's house and leave as fast as humanly possible. Until she comes face-to-face with a man from her past. But getting close to him again might mean confessing what really drove her away. Stay-at-home mom Avery has built a perfect life, but at a cost. She'll need all her family around her, and all her strength, to decide if the price of perfection is one she can afford to keep paying. This summer, the Ashwood women must lean on each other like never before, if they are to stitch their family back together, one truth at a time"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Sisters; Quilting; Buildings; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The circle / by Vermette, Katherena,1977-author.;
"From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Strangers comes a poignant and unflinching epic told from a constellation of Métis voices that explores the fallout when one person who connects them all goes missing in Winnipeg. The day that Cedar Sage Stranger has been both dreading and longing for has finally come: her sister Phoenix is getting out of prison. Phoenix's release causes a ripple effect through the community. M, the young girl whom she sexually assaulted, is triggered by the news. M's friends and family have her back no matter what--and all feel the threat of Phoenix's release. When Phoenix is seen lingering outside the school to catch a glimpse of her son, Sparrow, the police get a call to file a report--but the next thing they know, she has disappeared. M's cousin Jake is believed to have hurt or killed Phoenix and is arrested while they search for her. Meanwhile, Phoenix's uncle, Ship, makes violent plans to exact his revenge and law enforcement fails the community at every turn. Cedar and Phoenix's mother, Elsie, continue down different paths of healing, while everyone in their lives form a kind of circle of power amidst the chaos, calm within the storm, and beauty in the darkness. Fierce, heartbreaking, and profound, Vermette's The Circle is the third and final companion novel to her bestsellers The Break and The Strangers. Told from various captivating and intimate perspectives, it considers what it means to be abandoned by the very systems that claim to offer support, to gain a sense of belonging, and to protect those you love most--even if that means letting them go."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Communities; Crime; Families; Healing; Métis women; Métis; Missing persons; Psychic trauma; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The fiddler / by Lewis, Beverly,1949-;
A wrong turn in a rainstorm leads Englisher Amelia Devries to Michael Hostetle, and the young Amishman's charming Old Order community of Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania. Despite their very different backgrounds, Amelia and Michael both feel hemmed in by the expectations of others and struggle with how to find room for their own hopes. And what first seems to be a chance encounter might just change their lives forever.LSC
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Love stories.; Domestic fiction.; Women violinists; Amish;
© c2012., Bethany House,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The summer we started over : a novel / by Thayer, Nancy,1943-author.;
"Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life's challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer. Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn't as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse for a vacation: Her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get. But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the family's difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barrett's brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed there for only a year before her family's grief threatened to consume her as well, and had been living in Manhattan ever since. Now that she is back, Eddie must face all she left behind: her father's increased eccentricities, which has led to a house bursting at the seams with books; her sister's resentment over Eddie's escape; and a past love connection, one that is still undeniable and complicated, all these years later. But the Grant sisters are nothing if not resilient and capable, opening a used bookstore in their father's abandoned barn to manage his hoarding, and navigating the discovery of a long-buried family secret that will change all of them forever. In The Summer We Started Over, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer transports readers with a moving story about family, courage, and the resiliency of young women"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Sisters; Young women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The West Wing. [videorecording] / by Channing, Stockard.; Hill, Dulé.; Janney, Allison.; Lowe, Rob.; Moloney, Janel,1969-; Schiff, Richard,1959-; Sheen, Martin.; Sorkin, Aaron.; Spencer, John,1946-; Whitford, Bradley.; John Wells Productions (Firm); Warner Bros. Television.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Disc 1. Isaac and Ishmael -- Manchester part I -- Manchester part II -- Ways and means -- On the day before -- War crimes -- Gone quiet -- The Indians in the library.Disc 2. The women of Qumar -- Bartlet for America -- H. Con-172 -- 100,000 airplanes -- The two Bartletts -- Night five -- Hartsfield's landing -- Dead Irish writers.Disc 3. The U.S. Poet Laureate -- Stirred -- Enemies foreign and domestic -- The black Vera Wang -- Posse comitatus.Disc 4. Special features.Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford.Storylines include the investigation into the alleged cover-up of President Bartlet's illness, the early bid for a second term and confrontations with global terrorism. Reel- and real-life events profoundly intersect in the historic Isaac and Ishmael episode made in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. And must-see bonus features include a special The West Wing look at the executive branch featuring interviews with former U.S. Presidents and staff.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: United States. President; White House (Washington, D.C.); Presidents; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Upside down [text (large print)] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
While her mother, Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law, a Hollywood icon at 62, deals with conflicting feelings for a much-younger man, her daughter, Morgan, a successful plastic surgeon in NYC, falls for a much-older man, which brings them together as they each try to navigate an unconventional romance.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Actresses; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Women surgeons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Castleton massacre : survivors' stories of the Killins femicide / by Cook, Sharon A.(Sharon Anne),1947-author.; Carson, Margaret(Margaret Louise),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A former United Church minister massacres his family. What led to this act of femicide and why were his victims forgotten? On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. Two child survivors lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen's University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost twenty years and then murder them. Through extensive oral histories, Cook and Carson painstakingly trace the causes of a femicide in which four women and two unborn babies were murdered over the course of one blood-spattered evening. While they situate this murderous rampage in the literature on domestic abuse and mass murders, they also explore the perspective and journey of the two traumatized children. Told through vivid first-person accounts, this memoir recounts the story of one family's resilience after enduring years of relentless cruelty."--
Subjects: Killins, Robert.; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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