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Road ends / by Lawson, Mary,1946-(CARDINAL)664713;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Fiction.; Family crises;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Road ends : a novel / by Lawson, Mary,1946-author.(CARDINAL)664713;
From "a talented writer whose lyrical, evocative writing invites comparisons to Rick Bass and Richard Ford" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) comes a deftly woven novel that examines the layered makeup of a family: the affections and resentments, obligations and sacrifices.Set in a backwoods village in northern Canada, this is the story of a young woman who leaves her dysfunctional, male-dominated family to make a new life in London. With her dreamy mother abed upstairs, and her father passive in a house full of rambunctious, out of control male children from the age of 4-14, Megan has become the defacto mother, housekeeper, nurse, and lynchpin of her household. Wholly dependable, intelligent, lovely, they depend on her completely-- until one day she has had enough. She packs her bags and leaves for London knowing virtually no one. As she did in her previous two books, Mary Lawson flawlessly weaves the narration of Megan's life and love with the consequences of her departure at home, particularly for her youngest brother Adam, age 4, who has retreated into himself out of insecurity and neglect. Lawson is particularly fine in calibrating the emotional core of her characters, and the choice Megan must make, which, while poignant, in Lawson's hands is also an affirmation of what is, finally, universally important"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Family crises;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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Defining moments [videorecording] / by Gillory, Sienna,actor.; Greene, Graham,1952-actor.(CARDINAL)340672; Reynolds, Burt,actor.(CARDINAL)348262; Wallis, Stephen,screenwriter,film director.; Magic Door Films,presenter.; MVD Visual (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)346756;
Burt Reynolds, Graham Greene, Sienna Gillory, Shawn Roberts, Tammy Blanchard.A touching story of eight very different people who are at a crossroads in life and must make decisions that will forever change who they are. Jack must decide to spend the rest of his life with his girlfriend Terri. Marina must reconnect with her aging father. Laurel must embrace her new pregnancy and come to terms with her father's early Alzheimer's. And Dave must learn why life is worth living.Rating: Unrated.DVD; Region 0; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Crises; Family crises;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hello from the Gillespies : a novel / by McInerney, Monica.(CARDINAL)686891;
"For the past thirty-three years, Angela Gillespie has sent to friends and family around the world an end-of-the-year letter titled "Hello from the Gillespies." It's always been cheery and full of good news. This year, Angela surprises herself-she tells the truth.... The Gillespies are far from the perfect family that Angela has made them out to be. Her husband is coping badly with retirement. Her thirty-two-year-old twins are having career meltdowns. Her third daughter, badly in debt, can't stop crying. And her ten-year-old son spends more time talking to his imaginary friend than to real ones. Without Angela, the family would fall apart. But when Angela is taken away from them in a most unexpected manner, the Gillespies pull together-and pull themselves together-in wonderfully surprising ways. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Family crises;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Hello from the Gillespies [large print] / by McInerney, Monica,author.(CARDINAL)686891;
Subjects: Large print books.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Family crises; Christmas cards;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Hello from the Gillespies / [sound recording] by McInerney, Monica, author.; Birve, Ulli, ; narrator;
Read by Ulli Birvé.For the past 33 years, Angela Gillespie has sent to friends and family an end-of-the-year letter titled 'Hello from the Gillespies.' It's always been cheery and full of good news. This year, Angela decides to tell the truth: the Gillespies are far from the perfect family. Without Angela, the family would fall apart. But when a bump on the head leaves Angela with temporary amnesia, the Gillespies pull together, and pull themselves together, in wonderfully surprising ways.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Families ; Letters ; Family crises ; Amnesia ;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The divided family / by Brunstetter, Wanda E.,author.(CARDINAL)341098; Brunstetter, Jean,author.(CARDINAL)341101;
In the midst of grieving their father and settling his estate, the Byler family faces some of life's hardest challenges, sickness, disaster, loss. When Joel should be stepping up as the man of the family, his selfish determination continues to cause chaos. Can the family pull together, or will the prodigal son defy his father's last wish and part the family for good?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Christian fiction.; Novels.; Amish; Man-woman relationships; Family crises;
Available copies: 43 / Total copies: 45
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Samphire song / by Hucklesby, Jill,author.(CARDINAL)425373;
Fourteen-year-old Jodie, a geeky loner dealing with family problems, forges a bond with her new horse, Samphire, but must find and rescue him when he goes missing.850LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Horses; Family crises; Family problems;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The shape of family [sound recording] : a novel / by Gowda, Shilpi Somaya,author.(CARDINAL)565936; Arserio, Shiromi,narrator.(CARDINAL)873370; Adam, Vikas,narrator.(CARDINAL)607669;
Performed by Shiromi Arserio and Vikas Adam.A suburban family comes from different backgrounds, but embodies the American Dream in a globalized world. But after a sudden tragedy, the family foundation cracks, as mother, father, son, and daughter seek different paths forward. When daughter Karina heads to college for a fresh start, her search for identity leads her down a dark path, forcing her family to reckon with the past.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Family crises; Families; Life change events;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Too close to home : a novel / by Lewis, Susan,1956-(CARDINAL)426513;
"For readers of Jodi Picoult, Heather Gudenkauf, and Elizabeth Flock comes a riveting and timely novel that delves into a modern family's harrowing encounter with the complex world of cyberbullying. Jenna Moore finally feels that she and her family are exactly where they should be. Leaving busy London behind, they've moved to the beautiful, serene Welsh coast. There Jenna, her husband, Jack, and the couple's four children have found a little slice of heaven. In the house of their dreams, Jenna and Jack are ramping up for the launch of their new publishing business, and the kids are happier than they've ever been, wandering the wild, grassy moors that meet white sand beaches and wide ocean. But a fissure cracks open. The once open and honest Jack suddenly seems to be keeping secrets, spinning intricate lies. And fifteen-year-old Paige has become withdrawn, isolating herself from her family and her new friends. Frightened of the darkness enveloping her family, Jenna struggles to hold her loved ones together. But a cruel disturbance has insinuated itself into her home, threatening to take away everything she holds dear.
Subjects: Fiction.; Family crises; Families; Cyberbullying; Cyberbullying.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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