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The Castleton Massacre Survivors’ Stories of the Killins Femicide [electronic resource] : by Cook, Sharon Anne.aut; Carson, Margaret.aut; cloudLibrary;
A GLOBE AND MAIL TOP 100 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 • WINNER — ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ALISON PRENTICE AWARD • BRASS KNUCKLES AWARD FOR BEST NONFICTION CRIME BOOK 2023 FINALIST 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. She (and her brother) 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 bloody evening. While they situate this murderous rampage in the literature on domestic abuse and mass murders, they also explore how the two traumatized child survivors found their way back to health and happiness. Told through vivid first-person accounts, this family memoir explores how a murderer was created.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Domestic Partner Abuse; Murder;
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The Chilbury Ladies' Choir [sound recording] : a novel / by Ryan, Jennifer,author.; Glaister, Gabrielle,1960-narrator.; Kirman, Laura,narrator.; Wilde, Imogen,narrator.; Andoh, Adjoa,narrator.; Clegg, Tom,narrator.; Grady, Mike,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Gabrielle Glaister, Laura Kirman, Imogen Wilde, Adjoa Andoh, Tom Clegg, and Mike Grady.Through letters and journals, The Chilbury Ladies' Choir unfolds the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of a village choir during World War II.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Choirs (Music); Women's choirs; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Weyward : a novel / by Hart, Emilia,author.;
"2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha's mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom. 1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives--and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom. Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Abused women; Family secrets; Inheritance and succession; Witch hunting; Witches;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The five-star weekend [text (large print)] / by Hilderbrand, Elin,author.;
Inviting her best friend from each phase of her life, widow Hollis Shaw hosts an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket, during which things don't go as planned as each woman deals with heartbreak, infidelity, scandal, and secrets, but things turn around due to new friendships, unexpected romance, and self-discovery.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Secrecy; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Daddy's girls : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
In Danielle Steel's riveting novel, three women raised by their father on a sprawling California ranch now confront difficult truths about their past. Decades ago, after the death of his wife, Texas ranch hand JT Tucker took his three small daughters to California to start a new life. With almost no money, a will of iron, and hard work, he eventually built the biggest ranch in California. But when he dies suddenly at the age of sixty-four, the ranch is inherited by his three daughters--each of them finding it impossible to believe that this larger-than-life figure is gone from their lives. JT's relationship with each daughter was entirely different. Caroline, the youngest and most reserved, was overlooked by her father for her entire life and fled to become a wife, mother, and writer in Marin County. Gemma, his declared favorite, sought out Hollywood glamour and success and became a major television star. Kate, the eldest, stayed at home with her father to do his bidding as a ranch hand, without thanks or praise, forsaking marriage and a family of her own for the love of him. Now, upon JT's death, the paper trail he leaves behind begins to reveal much more than the three sisters ever guessed about who he really was. It will turn their world upside down, and each of them must grapple with a new reality, strengthening their relationships with one another, and discovering who they are now as grown women, in spite of him. Set against the magnificent backdrop of the West and the drama of a family in turmoil, Daddy's Girls is the story of three remarkable women and their unique bond to each other--the daughters of a complex, many-faceted, domineering father who left his mark on each of them.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Sisters; Fathers and daughters; Fathers; Family secrets; Ranchers; Ranch life;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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The world's fair quilt [text (large print)] / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
"New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini is back with another novel in her perennially popular Elm Creek Quilts series: a timely celebration of quilting, family, community, and history!"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Compson, Sylvia (Fictitious character); Exhibitions; Quilting; Quiltmakers; Sisters; Small cities; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Things I wish I told my mother [sound recording] / by Patterson, Sue,author.; Archer, Ellen(Narrator),narrator.; DiLallo, Susan,1947-author.; Patterson, James,1947-author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ellen Archer.When Laurie, a nomadic artist, surprises her mother, an elegant perfectionist, with a dream vacation to Paris, which brings an unexpected sparkle to her eyes, mother and daughter unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes in the City of Light.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; Secrecy; Women artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Things you save in a fire [sound recording] / by Center, Katherine,author.; Plummer, Thérèse,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Therese Plummer.From the 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: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Women fire fighters; Mothers and daughters; Fire stations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A country escape / by Fforde, Katie,author.;
Fran has just moved in to a beautiful but very run-down farm in the Cotswolds, currently owned by an old aunt who has told Fran that if she manages to turn the place around in a year, the farm will be hers. But Fran knows nothing about farming. She's going to need a lot of help from her best friend, and also from her wealthy and very eligible neighbour, who might just have his own reasons for being so supportive. Is it the farm he is interested in? Or Fran herself?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Chick lit.; Farmers; Self-realization; Man-woman relationships; Single women; Rich people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The five-star weekend [sound recording] / by Hilderbrand, Elin,author.; Bennett, Erin,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Erin Bennett.Inviting her best friend from each phase of her life, widow Hollis Shaw hosts an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket, during which things don't go as planned as each woman deals with heartbreak, infidelity, scandal, and secrets, but things turn around due to new friendships, unexpected romance, and self-discovery.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Secrecy; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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