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Never too late : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
'Never Too Late' is a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Neighbors; Penthouses; Voluntarism; Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Never too late [text (large print)] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
'Never Too Late' is a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Neighbors; Penthouses; Voluntarism; Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ersatz elevator / by Snicket, Lemony; Helquist, Brett;
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.
Subjects: Baudelaire, Violet (Fictitious character); Baudelaire, Klaus (Fictitious character); Baudelaire, Sunny (Fictitious character); Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Humorous stories;
© 2001., HarperCollins,
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City secrets / by Burkhart, Jessica.;
Sasha is in New York City for break, just like she'd planned. What she hadn't planned was that she'd be staying with Heather Fox in her Park Avenue penthouse, and spending her time shopping, riding, and (could it be?) having a blast.Reading level : ages 9-13
Subjects: Cliques (Sociology); Private schools; Teenage girls; Horses;
© [2011], c2010., Aladdin M!X,
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The loft [videorecording] / by Looy, Erik van,1962-film director.; Marsden, James,1973-actor.; Miller, Wentworth,1972-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Stonestreet, Eric,1971-actor.; Taylor, Rachael,actor.; Urban, Karl,1972-actor.; D Films Corporation,publisher.;
Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rachael Taylor.The story of five guys who conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city, a place where they can indulge in their deepest fantasies. But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman in the loft, and they realize one of the group must be involved. Paranoia seizes them as everyone begins to suspect one another.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Adultery; Feature films.; Lofts; Male friendship; Mistresses; Murder; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
For private home use only.
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So close / by Day, Sylvia,author.;
Widower Kane Black remains ruinously married to his late wife, Lily. Grief has hollowed him, until he sees a woman with his wife's inimitable beauty on Manhattan's streets. He whisks her up to his towering penthouse, where Lily's memory is a possessive, beguiling force. Aliyah, Kane's mother, deals in science. "Lily" has dangerous control over Kane, and there can be only one queen on this throne, while Amy, Kane's sister-in-law, has been bloodied by betrayal, and now intends to claim what she's owed. Three women circle the man who unquestioningly accepts the return of his beloved long-dead wife. He's happier than ever, and he'll do anything to stay that way.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Novels.; Bereavement; Dysfunctional families; Family secrets; Grief; Man-woman relationships; Spouses; Widowers;
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False positive : a novel / by Grant, Andrew,1968-author.;
"It's a desperate race against the clock. Detective Demonbruen and his temporary partner, Jan Loflin, seek a missing six-year-old foster child. Demonbruen, himself a survivor of the foster system, is haunted by his own brutal childhood and the death of his father. He labors under a cloud of suspicion, determined to find the missing boy before it's too late. But are his motives really pure? His record is a minefield of red flags and question marks: how is a Birmingham cop able to afford a Porsche, a penthouse, and a summer cabin? Why does he have so much success with the petty criminals who form his network of confidential informants? And is there a legitimate explanation for the multiple excessive-force complaints on his jacket?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Police; Missing children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Invitation only murder / by Meier, Leslie.;
"As Tinker's Cove, Maine, buzzes over a town-wide silver wedding anniversary bash, Lucy is reminded of her nuptials and ponders the whereabouts of Beth Gerard, her maid of honor. Lucy never would have made it down the aisle without Beth's help, and although the two friends lost touch over the years, she decides to reach out. It only takes one phone call for Lucy to realize that a reunion will happen sooner than later--at Beth's funeral. Beth, who was in the process of finalizing her fourth divorce, had a reputation for living on the edge--but no one can believe she would jump off a penthouse terrace in New York City. The more Lucy learns about Beth's former husbands, the more she suspects one of them committed murder."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Stone, Lucy (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Murder;
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The girl from home : a thriller / by Mitzner, Adam,author.;
"Jonathan Caine is a true master of the universe--a currency wizard with a trophy wife, a penthouse condo with a view of the Statue of Liberty, and the desire for more--when his world comes crashing down, spiraling him into a relentless fall from grace. Devastated, Jonathan returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father and attend his twenty-fifth high school reunion, where he becomes reacquainted with former prom queen Jacqueline Williams. Back in the day, Jackie didn't even know Jonathan existed. Now she is intrigued by the man he has become. But their budding relationship has problems, not the least of which is Jackie's jealous and abusive husband. Jonathan is determined to learn from his mistakes, but is he capable of complete transformation? Or will a shocking temptation test his desire for redemption beyond anything he could have imagined?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Life change events; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Morningside : a novel / by Obreht, Téa,author.;
"When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia's aunt, Ena, has been serving as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about the family's past. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to give a young girl glimpses into the folktales of her demolished homeland in the Old World, a place of natural beauty and communal spirit that is lacking in Silvia's new home. As Silvia begins seeing the world with magical possibilities, she becomes obsessed with the mysterious woman who lives in the penthouse of the Morningside, with three massive Rottweilers who may or may not be more than they appear. Silvia's mission to unravel the truth about this woman's life, and her own haunted past, will transform her own life in the most unexpected of ways"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Aunts; Belonging (Social psychology); Family secrets; High-rise apartment buildings; Magic; Mothers and daughters;
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