Dawn French
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English
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Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French, the celebrated English actress, bestselling author, and comedian, is the clever, touching, and compelling story of one mysterious woman trapped in a coma after a fall from a balcony.
Now, lying unconscious in a hospital bed, Silvia is plagued by a stream of often funny and sometimes poignant visits from friends and family, each of whom knows a different piece of the puzzle that is Silvia Shute.
And, as she...
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Delicious volume 3
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English
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Gina and Sam team up to sabotage Mason's business, but they don't anticipate his swift retaliation. Sam has second thoughts about her budding relationship with Marc, and Mimi finally shares her news, along with a surprising request.
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Delicious volume 2
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English
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Sam is shocked to find that Mason bought her spa location and feels even worse when she discovers his relationship with Gina. While Teresa and Mimi hide each other's secrets, Sam reconnects with her old flame Marc, who is in town for a friend's wedding.
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Delicious volume 4
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English
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As Mimi prepares for her surgery, tensions at the hotel run higher than ever. Sam tries to mend things with Marc, unaware he has a secret of his own. Teresa confesses to Sam, but it blows up in her face when Sam decides to leave the hotel for good.
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Series
Delicious volume 1
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English
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Sam and Gina throw a glamorous charity auction to raise funds for Sam's spa, but the evening is overshadowed by the attendance of controversial restaurateur Mason Elliot. Teresa arrives home early without Michael but with big changes on the horizon.
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Delicious volume 1
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English
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It's been almost a year since Leo's death. Gina and Sam have turned the Penrose Hotel into a profitable business, but they still have their disagreements. While Gina attends to her estranged father, Joe, Sam hires young chef Adam without Gina's approval.
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Delicious volume 2
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English
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To Gina's frustration, Joe refuses to leave the hotel. Michael returns home and conspires with Gina to plan a surprise party for Sam's 40th birthday. Worried about what happened at her last visit, Teresa wants to quit therapy.
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Delicious volume 4
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English
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Gina tells the family about Adam's true identity, but Michael lashes out and Sam threatens to leave the Penrose. While Gina prepares for her wedding, one of the staff finds the stash of money and notifies the police.
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Delicious volume 3
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English
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Gina prepares an elaborate feast for the anniversary of Leo's death, but she clashes with both Sam and Teresa before the memorial. Gina finds money missing from the stash and suspects that someone in the Penrose has been stealing from them.
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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It's been almost a year since the sudden death of philandering chef Leo Vincent, but his presence at the Penrose Hotel is more palpable than ever. His ex-wife, Gina, and widow, Sam, have the business, but they continue to have professional and personal disagreements.
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Professional chef Leo has everything he ever wanted: a prosperous hotel business, a beautiful family, and an amiable relationship with his ex-wife, Gina, to whom he owes much of his success. But when Leo's glamorous wife Sam starts to suspect that he is having an affair, she asks Gina for advice, since Gina was cheated on by Leo with Sam and would recognize the signs. But none of them could anticipate the disastrous chain of events that follows.
15) Coraline
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[2010]
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English
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"Coraline Jones is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door that leads her into a world that's just like her own-- but better! But when this fantastical adventure turns dangerous and her "other" Mother tries to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness and bravery to get home"--Container
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to...
17) Coraline
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. The parallel reality is eerily similar to her own life but only much better. When the adventure turns dangerous, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home and save her family. Includes 2-D version only.
18) Coraline
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©2009
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English
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Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
19) Frigid Women
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English
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"Men like to conquer, fight, or subdue the Arctic, while we had a different attitude. We felt that we had to go along with what we were faced with. . . . We tried to have the Arctic on our side instead of confronting it."
In 1997 a group of 20 women set out to become the world's first all-female expedition to the North Pole, hoping to raise awareness and support for sufferers of cancer and other illnesses. Sue Riches, recently recovering from a...
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Jam and Jerusalem volume 6
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English
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Clatterford Ladies Guild receives a visitor from the Main Wheel of the Guild, Lady Anne Crump, who has the power to shut them down. When they finally arrive for the meeting they have made no effort at all. Will the Guild be closed down and merged with the guild at nearby Hole?