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- We came to welcome you : a novel of suburban horror / by Tirado, Vincent,author.;
- "The Other Black Girl meets Midsommar in this spine-chilling, propulsive psychological adult debut from highly acclaimed author Vincent Tirado, in which a married couple moves into a gated "community" that slowly creeps into a pervasive dread akin to the social horror of Jordan Peele and Lovecraft County-We Came to Welcome You cleverly uses the uncanny to illuminate the cultish, shocking nature of systemic racism. Where beauty lies, secrets are held ... ugly ones. Sol Reyes has had a rough year. After a series of workplace incidents at her university lab culminates in a plagiarism accusation, Sol is put on probation. Dutiful visits to her homophobic father aren't helping her mental health, and she finds her nightly glass of wine becoming more of an all-day-and all-bottle-event. Her wife, Alice Song, is far more optimistic. After all, the two finally managed to buy a house in the beautiful, gated community of Maneless Grove. However, the neighbors are a little too friendly in Sol's opinion. She has no interest in the pushy Homeowners Association, their bizarrely detailed contract, or their never-ending microaggressions. But Alice simply attributes their pursuit to the community motto: "Invest in a neighborly spirit" ... which only serves to irritate Sol more. Suddenly, a number of strange occurrences-doors and stairs disappearing, roots growing inside the house-cause Sol to wonder if her social paranoia isn't built on something more sinister. Yet Sol's fears are dismissed as Alice embraces their new home and becomes increasingly worried instead about Sol's drinking and manic behavior. When Sol finds a journal in the property from a resident that went missing a few years ago, she realizes why they were able to buy the house so easily ... Through Sol's razor-sharp tongue and macabre sense of humor, Tirado explores the very real pressures to assimilate with one's surroundings to "survive," while also asking the question: Is it survival when you're no longer your true self? Because in Maneless Grove, either you become a good neighbor-or you die"--
- Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Gated communities; Lesbians; Neighbors; Secrecy; Suburban life;
- The mistletoe matchmaker : a novel / by Hayes-McCoy, Felicity,author.;
- PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SUMMER AT THE GARDEN CAFE, ISBN 9780062870698. In the second 'Finfarran Peninsula' novel from Felicity Hayes-McCoy, it's Christmas in Ireland, and when Cassie Fitzgerald arrives from Toronto to visit her grandparents, she learns that its never too late to come home.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Families; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Communities; Villages; Homecoming; Christmas;
- The song for everyone / by Morris, Lucy,1973-;
- A song coming from a small, high window transforms a lonely boy, a stray cat, an elderly woman, then an entire town, so when the music stops, they come together to save it.LSC
- Subjects: Singing; Loneliness; Community life;
- Nothing good happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday : a novel / by Aram, Jamaluddin,author.;
- In this novel about peace in a time of war, debut author Jamaluddin Aram masterfully breathes life into the colourful characters of the town of Wazirabad, in early 1990s Kabul, Afghanistan. It is the early 1990s, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Russian occupation has ended, and civil war has broken out, but life roars on in full force in the working-class town of Wazirabad. A rash of burglaries has stolen people's sleep. Fifteen-year-old Aziz awakens from a dark dream that prompts him to plant shards of glass along the wall surrounding his house to protect his family against theft. Aziz's sister, Seema, decorates kites with her calligraphy and sells fresh scorpions to spare her mother from servicing the local soldiers. Along the main street, three militiamen wait for the fighting to resume, while the Baker, the Watchmaker, the Tailor, and the Vegetable Seller make their modest living and the Bonesetter reads poetry to his cat. And every day at noon, a flaming red rooster walks three blocks to visit his favourite hens. But tensions rise among the town's people. The burglaries have put everyone on edge. The militiamen are on the hunt for the thief who stole their dog--and their ammunition. And a widow, who is the target of men's lust and women's scorn, soon finds herself on the periphery of a terrible violence. While the armed conflict rages on in the background, rumours swirl with a feverish frenzy, culminating in the collective chorus of the town's living, breathing dreams. In this brilliantly kaleidoscopic, darkly funny, and wholly captivating novel about peace in a time of war, Jamaluddin Aram breathes life into the families and friends, lovers and loners, neighbours and sworn enemies who wander the winding alleys of Wazirabad.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; City and town life; Civil war; Communities;
- Devolution : a firsthand account of the Rainier Sasquatch massacre / by Brooks, Max,author.;
- Set in the wilds of Washington State, Greenloop was once a model eco-community--until nature's wrath made it a tragic object lesson in civilization's fragility. Offering a glorious back-to-nature experience with all the comforts of high-speed Internet, solar smart houses, and the assurance of being mere hours from Seattle by highway, Greenloop was indeed a paradise--until Mount Rainier erupted, leaving its residents truly cut off from the world, and utterly unprepared for the consequences. With no weapons and their food supplies dwindling, Greenloop's residents slowly realized that they were in a fight for survival. And as the ash swirled and finally settled, they found themselves facing a specter none of them could have predicted--or even thought possible.
- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Sasquatch; Survival; Planned communities;
- The Thursday Murder Club / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
- "In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Older people; Murder; Retirement communities; Real estate developers; Organized crime;
- The bullet that missed / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
- It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case--their favorite kind--leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot. While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Clubs; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Older people; Retirement communities;
- The bullet that missed [text (large print)] / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
- It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case--their favorite kind--leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot. While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Clubs; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Older people; Retirement communities;
- Palm Meridian : a novel / by Flahive, Grace,author.;
- "Grace & Frankie meets The Notebook in this rollicking, big-hearted story of love, friendship and a life well-lived, set at a Florida retirement resort for queer women on the last day of resident Hannah Cardin's life."-- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Lesbians; Parties; Retirement communities; Terminally ill; Woman-woman relationships;
- Practical permaculture for home landscapes, your community, and the whole earth / by Bloom, Jessi.; Boehnlein, Dave.; Kearsley, Paul,illustrator.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.Permaculture basics -- Permaculture ethics and principles -- Learning from nature -- The permaculture design process -- Gathering information -- Putting the design together -- Figuring out the details -- Permaculture systems -- Soil fertility: improving tilth and nutrients -- Water: making the most of a limited resource -- Waste: plugging leaks in the system -- Energy: minimizing the work we do ourselves -- Shelter: building functional, efficient structures -- Food and plant systems: providing for our own needs -- Animals and wildlife: welcoming natural diversity -- Useful plants for permaculture landscapes -- Invisible structures.
- Subjects: Permaculture plants.; Permaculture.;
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