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- Auntie Uncle : drag queen hero / by Royce, Ellie.; Chambers, Hannah.;
- "Told from the perspective of their adoring nephew, Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero is the story of a courageous drag queen who saves the day, and brings two communities together. The young narrator thinks it's awesome that his Uncle and his Auntie are the same person. Uncle Leo is an accountant, and is great at helping with math homework. Auntie Lotta is a fabulous performer, and loves to sing and dance with her nephew. One day Lotta's family comes to watch her perform at the local Pride parade. Suddenly, a dog breaks free of its leash and nearly causes a float-crash, but Lotta springs into action just in time to save the dog and the parade. The mayor wants to give her a medal for courage and to throw a big party for her and all her friends, but Lotta worries that her friends who only know him as "Leo" won't get along with her fellow drag performers who know her as "Lotta." With the help of their nephew they put together a fierce look that is both Leo and Lotta, the perfect ensemble for an Auntie Uncle. A sweet, uplifting story about fearlessly letting your true self shine"--Provided by publisher.LSC
- Subjects: Female impersonators; Uncles; Nephews; Courage;
- Surfside sisters : a novel / by Thayer, Nancy,1943-author.;
- A woman from Nantucket returns home to find that reunions aren't always so simple in this heartwarming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Nantucket Wedding and Secrets in Summer. Growing up, Lara always dreamed of leaving Nantucket to become a writer. Now that she's a bestselling novelist living in New York City, she realizes that success isn't what she thought it would be. Confused, and with a harrowing case of writer's block, Lara misses the island way of life more than ever. But going back to Nantucket out of the blue isn't so easy, as a deep rift with her childhood best friend, Isabelle, has kept the two from speaking for years. When her mother is laid off from her job and becomes depressed, Lara reluctantly comes home, leaving a failed relationship and hopefully her other troubles behind. But facing her estranged best friend is harder than she expects. And falling for Isabelle's brother, Sebastian--who was also Lara's teenage crush--only complicates things. Lara soon realizes that she must remedy the mistakes of her past in order to find true happiness.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Chick lit.; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Families;
- Bye, baby : a novel / by Lovering, Carola,author.;
- "Best friends don't always have the best intentions. On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering - with a jolt of fear - that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered Cassie's world. Once fiercely bonded by their secrets, Cassie and Billie have drifted apart in adulthood, no longer the inseparable pair they used to be in their small Hudson Valley hometown. Cassie is married to a wealthy man, has recently become a mother, and is building a following as a lifestyle influencer. She is desperate to leave her past behind - including Billie, who is single and childless, and no longer fits into her world. But Billie knows the worst thing Cassie has ever done, and she will do anything to restore their friendship ... Told in alternating perspectives in Lovering's signature suspenseful style, Bye, Baby confronts the myriad ways friendships change and evolve over time, the lingering echoes of childhood trauma, and the impact of women's choices on their lifelong relationships"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Best friends; Female friendship; Kidnapping;
- Her one mistake / by Perks, Heidi,1973-author.;
- What should have been a fun-filled, carefree day takes a tragic turn for the worse for one mother when her best friend's child goes missing in this suspenseful, compulsively readable, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Charlotte was supposed to be looking after the children, and she swears she was. She only took her eyes off of them for one second. But when her three kids are all safe and sound at the school fair, and Alice, her best friend Harriet's daughter, is nowhere to be found, Charlotte panics. Frantically searching everywhere, Charlotte knows she must find the courage to tell Harriet that her beloved only child is missing. And admit that she has only herself to blame. Harriet, devastated by this unthinkable, unbearable loss, can no longer bring herself to speak to Charlotte again, much less trust her. Now more isolated than ever and struggling to keep her marriage afloat, Harriet believes nothing and no one. But as the police bear down on both women trying to piece together the puzzle of what happened to this little girl, dark secrets begin to surface-and Harriet discovers that confiding in Charlotte again may be the only thing that will reunite her with her daughter.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Divorced women; Female friendship; Missing children; Parenthood; Secrecy;
- Big little lies. [videorecording] / by Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Witherspoon, Reese,1976-actor.; Woodley, Shailene,actor.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
- Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley.This HBO series, which debuted in 2017, examines the dark secrets that can lurk behind the cheery facade of a small American town. Opening on a murder in Monterey, Ca.--neither the victim nor perpetrator of which is revealed--the series then recounts the events leading up to the crime, focusing on three women (Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley) and the unfortunate realities of their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Mothers; Murder; Secrecy;
- For private home use only.
- Big little lies [videorecording] / by Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Witherspoon, Reese,1976-actor.; Woodley, Shailene,actor.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
- Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley.Big Little Lies is based in the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, where nothing is quite as it seems. Doting moms, successful husbands, adorable children, beautiful homes: What lies will be told to keep their perfect worlds from unraveling? Told through the eyes of three mothers - Madeline (Reese Witherspoon), Celeste (Nicole Kidman) and Jane (Shailene Woodley) - Big Little Lies paints a picture of a town fueled by rumors and divided into the haves and have-nots, exposing the conflicts, secrets and betrayals that compromise relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and friends and neighbors.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Television crime shows.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Mothers; Murder; Secrets;
- For private home use only.
- The break-up book club / by Wax, Wendy,author.;
- "The story of a book club of broken hearts, where four women come together and discover the power of female friendship and find the courage to pursue their dreams, from the USA Today bestselling author of My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding. Jazmine was supposed to be a professional tennis player, but her plans to go pro were quashed in a car crash. Now she's a top sports agent balancing a demanding career and single motherhood. Judith is an empty nester stuck in an unhappy marriage. After her husband's sudden death, she has to build a new life--one she never allowed herself to imagine--on top of the ashes of the old. When Sara finds out that her husband has left her for a secret second family in another city, she believes she's hit rock bottom ... until her husband steals all of his mother's money, and Sara gets a new roommate--her mother-in-law. Erin was a week away from marrying her high school sweetheart when her fiancé called off the wedding. Heartbroken, Erin is forced to navigate adulthood as a single woman for the first time. Once a month, these women meet in a historic carriage house in Atlanta seeking solace, friendship, and people who share their love of books (okay, and wine). Together, with a lot of inspiration from their favorite books, they help one another move forward, to discover who they want to be now and what will make them happy"--
- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Chick lit.; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Female friendship;
- Those who leave and those who stay / by Ferrante, Elena.; Ferrante, Elena.Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta.English.; Goldstein, Ann,1949-translator.;
- Continues the story of Lina and Elena as they push against boundaries in 1970s Italy, where Lina has left her husband and is working in a factory while taking care of her son and Elena has graduated college and published a novel.
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Single mothers; Women authors;
- The all-girl filling station's last reunion [sound recording] / by Flagg, Fannie.;
- Read by the author."Spanning decades, generations, and America in the 1940s and today, The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is a fun-loving mystery about an Alabama woman today, and five women who in 1943 worked in a Phillips 66 gas station, during the WWII years. Like Fannie Flagg's classic Fried Green Tomatoes, this is a riveting, fun story of two families, set in present day America and during World War II, filled to the brim with Flagg's trademark funny voice and storytelling magic"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Family secrets; Female friendship; Service stations; Women;
- © p2013., Random House Audio : Books on Tape,
- The time of their lives [videorecording] / by Collins, Joan,1933-actor.; Collins, Pauline,1940-actor.; Nero, Franco,actor.; Goldby, Roger,screenwriter,film director.; TVA Films (Firm),film distributor.;
- Joan Collins, Pauline Collins, Franco Nero.A former Hollywood star enlists the help of a new friend in order to journey from London to France for her ex-lover's funeral, with the various mishaps en route making the trip unforgettable.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Female friendship; Voyages and travels; Funeral rites and ceremonies;
- For private home use only.
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