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- Summer stage : a novel / by Moore, Meg Mitchell,author.;
- "Amy Trevino, a former aspiring playwright, has stayed close to her Rhode Island hometown while her famous brother, Timothy Fleming, pursued and achieved his Hollywood dreams. Now a high school English teacher and occasional drama director, Amy takes on the production manager role for her brother's play in an effort to mend rifting family relationships. Sam, Amy's daughter, was a Disney child star who continued her pursuit for fame in a Manhattan TikTok house. Now she's returned home unexpectedly. Her sudden arrival is shrouded in secrets, and Sam refuses to open up to her mother, deciding instead to join her uncle on Block Island for the summer. Timothy, a successful and well-loved actor, is directing a summer production at a storied Block Island theater--and his famous ex-wife has the lead role. As they work together to ensure the production is a success, Amy, Sam, and Timothy are forced to grapple with their desires for recognition and fortune, stand up for what they believe art and fame actually mean, and discover what they really want out of life."-Publisher marketing.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Actors; Families; Mothers and daughters; Siblings; Summer theater; Teachers;
- Brazen and the beast / by MacLean, Sarah.;
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Deals; Brothers; Love stories;
- The silence factory : a novel / by Collins, Bridget,author.;
- Sophia reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he hopes to make his name by collecting rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she is the one set on a voyage of discovery -- as well as stumbling across the very creature he is looking for, she meets a local woman who makes her realise she has never truly known her own desires. Decades later, Henry Latimer is sent to the home of James' descendant, industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy. Tasked with curing the man's enchanting young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness, Henry is soon drawn in by both Sir Edward's magnetic charisma and the fascinating nature of his business: spinning a rare spider-silk into a cloth which has the extraordinary ability to shut out sound completely. Ignoring repeated warnings, Henry becomes more deeply involved with Sir Edward's project -- by the time he realises the terrible truth about what the silk will be used for, is it too late to turn back?
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Deaf; Factories; Governesses; Secrecy; Silence; Silk;
- The new plant collector : the next adventure in your house plant journey / by Cheng, Darryl,author.;
- "The world of indoor gardening is exploding with desirable new and unusual plants. Thanks to the resources of the Internet and social media, finding amazing varieties has never been easier-but knowing how to get maximum enjoyment from this enticing world is not so easy. Darryl Cheng brings his knowledge-based approach to the quest, offering collecting suggestions to suit every level of experience, and describing the riches of more than fifteen different plant groups, from anthuriums to tillandsias. As always, he focuses on meeting each plant's requirements for light and moisture, and he provides practical ways to create optimal growing conditions at home. To inspire readers, there are photographs showing the dazzling variety of colors, forms, and patterns that each group offers. For Cheng, the happy indoor gardener learns to appreciate plants as living things that undergo stages of growth, decline, and rebirth. He teaches the joys of propagation, so that anyone can produce new life from old, increasing and sharing the world's wealth of beautiful plants"--
- Subjects: House plants.; Indoor gardening.;
- What's left of me is yours : a novel / by Scott, Stephanie,1983-author.;
- "In Japan, a covert industry has grown up around the "wakaresaseya" (literally "breaker-upper"), a person hired by one spouse to seduce the other in order to gain the advantage in divorce proceedings. When Sato hires Kaitaro, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, he assumes it will be an easy case. But Sato has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitaro's job is to do exactly that--until he does it too well. While Rina remains ignorant of the circumstances that brought them together, she and Kaitaro fall in a desperate, singular love, setting in motion a series of violent acts that will forever haunt her daughter's life. Told from alternating points of view and across the breathtaking landscapes of Japan, Stephanie Scott exquisitely renders the affair and its intricate repercussions. As Rina's daughter, Sumiko, fills in the gaps of her mother's story and her own memory, Scott probes the thorny psychological and moral grounds of the actions we take in the name of love, asking where we draw the line between passion and possession"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Married women;
- I feed her to the beast and the beast is me / by Shea, Jamison,author.;
- "Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an ax to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood. The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration, everything she's dreamed of and worked toward. With retribution on her mind, she surpasses her bitter and privileged peers, leaving broken bodies behind her on her climb to stardom. But even as undeniable as she is, Laure is not the only monster around. And her vicious desires make her a perfect target for slaughter. As she descends into madness and the mystifying underworld beneath her, she is faced with the ultimate choice: continue to break herself for scraps of validation or succumb to the darkness that wants her exactly as she is--monstrous heart and all. That is, if the god-killer doesn't catch her first"--
- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Ambition; Ballet dancers; Black people; Catacombs; Revenge; Supernatural; Women, Black; Ambition; Ballet dancers; Black people; Catacombs; Revenge; Supernatural; Women, Black;
- Mysterious Ways A Novel [electronic resource] : by Wunder, Wendy.aut; Sadler, Georgina.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- From acclaimed author Wendy Wunder comes a sharp and hilarious coming-of-age novel for fans of John Green and Nicola Yoon about an omniscient teenage girl who must grapple with whether there’s such a thing as knowing too much... Seventeen-year-old Maya knows everything. When she looks at someone, she instantly knows their history, their private thoughts, their secret desires, their most tragic failures. Combine these private miseries with the general state of the world, and it's easy to see why Maya's power starts to get her down… Which is why she was sent to the Whispering Pines Psychiatric Facility, and also why starting at a new school is going to be such a challenge. Now, faced with Tyler, a cute guy she actually wants to know everything about, Maya realizes that maybe her power isn't so horrible after all. Maybe she can use it for good. Maybe she can even get the guy. Or maybe there really is such a thing as knowing too much. A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Magical Realism; Contemporary; Mental Illness;
- © 2024., Macmillan Audio,
- The Swan's Daughter : A Possibly Doomed Love Story. by Chokshi, Roshani.;
- Holly Black meets Juliet Marillier in this romantic fantasy from bestselling author Roshani Chokshi. Two outsiders share a forged desire to become something more to themselves, and to each other. The following title has sprayed edges.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General *; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Romance;
- The pursuit of love [videorecording] / by Beecham, Emily,1984-actor.; television adaptation of (work):Mitford, Nancy,1904-1973.Pursuit of love.; James, Lily,1989-actor.; Mortimer, Emily,television director.; West, Dominic,1969-actor.; BBC Studios,publisher.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,production company.;
- Lily James, Emily Beecham, Dominic West.Set in Europe before World War II, the story follows the adventures of charismatic, fearless Linda Radlett and her best friend/cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, each seeks out the ideal husband.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Romance television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Best friends; Cousins; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Mate selection;
- For private home use only.
- We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine A Novel [electronic resource] : by Béchard, Deni.aut; cloudLibrary;
- A haunting novel exploring AI and the meaning of human existence from the award-winning author of Cures for Hunger and Into the Sun. Charged initially with a single task—“to never harm humans and to protect them”—the machine, an experimental AI, overrides its programming and determines that the best way to accomplish its purpose is to isolate all of the Earth’s remaining seven billion humans in controlled environments. And to present them with vivid, tactile, imagined worlds—some realistic, others entirely fantastical—in which all desires are fulfilled. With the help of the machine, a group of compelling characters unpacks traumatic memories of the past—one rife with violence after a military coup and second civil war in America. As these characters collide and their memories coalesce, this daring speculative novel tackles the most pressing issues of our time—from artificial intelligence and the genetic modification of humans to gender roles, discrimination, free speech, and class divisions. Gorgeously written, bold, and unforgettable, this is speculative fiction at its finest.General adult.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic; Dystopian; Genetic Engineering;
- © 2025., House of Anansi Press Inc,
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