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- Peacocks of Instagram : stories / by Rajagopalan, Deepa,author.;
- "An underappreciated coffee shop server haunted by her past attracts thousands of followers on social media with her peacock jewellery. A hotel housekeeper up against a world of gender and class inequity quietly gets revenge on her chauvinist boss. And a foster child, orphaned in an accident directly attributable to climate change, brings down her foster father, an oil lobbyist, in spectacular fashion. With an intense awareness of privilege and the lack of it, the fourteen stunning stories in Peacocks of Instagram explore what it means to be safe, to survive, and to call a place home."--
- Subjects: Short stories.; Baristas; Foster children; Revenge; Women;
- The current [sound recording] / by Johnston, Tim,1962-author.; Mollo-Christensen, Sarah,narrator.; HighBridge Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen."When two young women leave their college campus in the dead of winter for a 700-mile drive north to Minnesota, they suddenly find themselves fighting for their lives in the icy waters of the Black Root River, just miles from home. One girl's survival, and the other's death--murder, actually--stun the citizens of a small Minnesota town, thawing memories of another young woman who lost her life in the same river ten years earlier, and whose killer may yet live among them"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; College students; Murder; Small cities; Traffic accidents;
- The end of her / by Lapeña, Shari,1960-author.;
- "In upstate New York, Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin babies. The girls are a handful, but Stephanie doesn't mind being a stay-at-home mom, taking care of them while Patrick does the nine to five to pay the bills. When a woman from Patrick's past drops in on them unexpectedly, raising questions about his late first wife, Stephanie supports her husband wholeheartedly. She knows the car accident all those many years ago was just that--an accident. But Erica is persistent, and now she's threatening to go to the police. Patrick is afraid his job--and his reputation--will be at risk if he doesn't put an end to Erica's questioning immediately. And when the police start digging, Stephanie's trust in her husband begins to falter and Patrick is primed to lose everything he loves. As their marriage crumbles, Stephanie feels herself coming unglued, and soon she isn't sure what--or who--to believe. Now the most important thing is to protect her girls, but at what cost?"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Married people; Family secrets;
- The Christmas town / by VanLiere, Donna,1966-author.;
- "Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly in order to avoid returning to her lonely apartment. And when she witnesses a car accident she is suddenly pulled into the small town of Grandon, first as a witness but then as a volunteer for the annual fundraiser for Glory's Place, a center for single mothers and families who need assistance. Could this town and its people be the home she has always longed for? The New York Times bestselling author of the timeless The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Hope is back with this moving and uplifting story about finding love, hope, and family in unexpected places."--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Self-realization in women; Christmas;
- Death by a thousand cuts : stories / by Bhat, Shashi,1983-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."In this dazzling collection of stories, characters confront the painful absurdities and everyday horrors that come with being a woman. A writer discovers that her ex-boyfriend has published a novel about their breakup. An immunocompromised woman falls in love. A Reddit post about a man's habit of grabbing his girlfriend's breasts prompts a dark confession. A teenager contends with an unsettling shift at home after her beautiful mother has a disfiguring accident. A child-free woman goes on a date with a man who tests her boundaries. A college student vows to end things with her aspiring geneticist boyfriend, who wishes she had blue eyes. And when a woman unexpectedly begins to lose her hair, she embarks on an increasingly nightmarish search for answers. The characters in Death by a Thousand Cuts seek connection while facing longing, fear, rage, and the impossible expectations placed on women. With bracing honesty and a skewering wit, these stories boldly wrestle with themes of illness, pain, desire, bodily autonomy, and their inescapable impacts on a woman's relationships with others and with herself."--
- Subjects: Short stories.; Women;
- Housetraining / by McCullough, Susan,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index.
- Subjects: Dogs;
- The coroner. [videorecording] / by Abbott, Sally,creator,screenwriter.; Barber, Ian(Television director),television director.; MacIver, Sandra,television producer.; Goose, Claire,1975-actor.; Bardock, Matt,actor.; Hogg-Robinson, Grace,actor.; Edney, Beatie,1962-actor.; Kaye, Ivan,1961-actor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,publisher.;
- Clair Goose, Matt Bardock, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Beatie Edney, Ivan Kaye, Oliver Gomm.Suicide or murder? Searching for the truth makes Coroner Jane Kennedy glad she left her big-city law practice. Her beautiful coastal hometown has everything she could ask for: corpses, suspense, and a childhood sweetheart. Natural death, accident or foul play? It's all in a day's work when a skydiver opens a faulty parachute, a lifeboat volunteer drowns in a hoax alarm, and a faceless man washes up on the beach. Ten entertaining episodes of mystery, warmth and gentle humor, from the team that created Father Brown.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television crime shows.; Coroners; Criminal investigation; Police;
- For private home use only.
- The Irish goodbye : a novel / by O'Neill, Heather Aimee,author.;
- "In this debut, for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary Beth Keane, three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend spent in their childhood home, navigating complex relationships and old tensions. It's been years since the three Ryan sisters were all home together at their family's beloved house on the eastern shore of Long Island. Two decades ago, their lives were upended by an accident on their brother Topher's boat: a friend's brother was killed, the lawsuit nearly bankrupted their parents, and Topher spiraled into a depression, eventually taking his life. Now the Ryan women are back for Thanksgiving, eager to reconnect, but each carrying a heavy secret. The eldest, Cait, still holding guilt for the role no one knows she played in the boat accident, rekindles a flame with her high school crush, Topher's best friend and the brother of the boy who died. Middle sister Alice's been thrown a curveball threatening the career she's restarting and faces a difficult decision that may doom her marriage. And the youngest, Maggie, is finally taking the risk to bring the woman she loves home to her devoutly Catholic mother. Infusing everything is the grief for Topher that none of the Ryans have figured out how to carry together. When Cait invites a guest to Thanksgiving dinner, old tensions boil over and new truths surface, nearly overpowering the flickering light of their family bond. Far more than a family holiday will be ruined unless the sisters can find a way to forgive themselves-and one another"--
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Family secrets; Grief; Secrecy; Sisters;
- Me before you [videorecording] / by Claflin, Sam,1986-actor.; Clarke, Emilia,actor.; Kirby, Vanessa,actor.; McTeer, Janet,actor.; Moyes, Jojo,1969-Me before you.; Owen, Alison,1961-film producer.; Rosenfelt, Karen,film producer.; Sharrock, Thea,1976-film director.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Moyes, Jojo,1969-Me before you.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
- Music by Craig Armstrong ; editor, John Wilson ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin.Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Vanessa Kirby, Brendan Coyle, Samantha Spiro.Louisa 'Lou' Clark lives in a quaint town in the English countryside. With no clear direction in her life, the quirky and creative 26-year old goes from one job to the next in order to make ends meet. Taking a job at the local 'castle' she becomes caregiver and companion to Will Traynor, a wealthy young banker who became wheelchair bound in an accident. Embarking together on a series of adventures, both Lou and Will get more than they bargained for.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements and some suggestive material.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Caregivers; Man-woman relationships; People with disabilities;
- For private home use only.
- The end of her [sound recording] / by Lapeña, Shari,1960-author.; Vacker, Karissa,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Karissa Vacker."In upstate New York, Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin babies. The girls are a handful, but Stephanie doesn't mind being a stay-at-home mom, taking care of them while Patrick does the nine to five to pay the bills. When a woman from Patrick's past drops in on them unexpectedly, raising questions about his late first wife, Stephanie supports her husband wholeheartedly. She knows the car accident all those many years ago was just that--an accident. But Erica is persistent, and now she's threatening to go to the police. Patrick is afraid his job--and his reputation--will be at risk if he doesn't put an end to Erica's questioning immediately. And when the police start digging, Stephanie's trust in her husband begins to falter and Patrick is primed to lose everything he loves. As their marriage crumbles, Stephanie feels herself coming unglued, and soon she isn't sure what--or who--to believe. Now the most important thing is to protect her girls, but at what cost?"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Family secrets; Married people;
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