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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The four-part drama that tells the story of a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's...
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The time is the early 20th century, in Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, and centers on the Webb and Gibbs families, who live next door to each other. Emily Webb and George Gibbs are two young people who grow up, fall in love with gentle glances and sweet words, get married, and are eventually separated by death. On the surface, there is all this nostalgia, but there are dark currents in Grovers Corners, little ironies and inconsistencies that are often...
Pub. Date
[2017?]
Language
Hindi
Description
"Traces the love story between a simple man Keshav (Akshay Kumar) and progressive Jaya (Bhumi Pednekar), set in two villages near Mathura. It is a satirical take on a battle against the age old tradition of open defacation in the country. From the panchayat to the sanitation department, from the role of government to the superstitions of the villagers, from scams to the ethos, from first love to matured romance"--container.
A woman leaves her husband...
8) My dog Skip
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Set in Mississippi in the late 1940s and based on Willie Morris' boyhood memoirs. Eight-year-old Willie loses his only friend in the world to the draft until his mother gives him a puppy for his birthday.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Life in the big city is one big adventure for Arnold. Living with his grandparents, who run the Sunset Arms boarding house, Arnold shares a roof with a diverse and unusual menagerie of characters. But as any fourth grader knows, some of the most memorable people you'll ever meet are in school."--Container.
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Pagford is a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty facade, however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. Pagford is not what it first seems.
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Martin Ellingham, an eminent physician with a nasty disposition. Forced to give up his career as a London surgeon after developing a fear of blood, he takes a job as GP in the sleepy Cornish village of Portwenn. His irascible manner and permanent scowl soon have the town in an uproar; he insults each patient he sees and offends nearly everyone else. The only person who's glad to see him is his aunt Joan."--sleeve.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Life in the big city is one big adventure for Arnold. Living with his grandparents, who run the Sunset Arms boarding house, Arnold shares a roof with a diverse and unusual menagerie of characters. But as any fourth grader knows, some of the most memorable people you'll ever meet are in school."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Hindi
Description
Hadbahedi, a beautiful town, is forward looking but honest. The Hadbahedians believe that they have been totally neglected by the state and seek an identity of their own. Things brighten when they discover that Rishi/Chintu Kapoor was actually born in their town. They send an invite to him and he accepts as he is looking at politics to make a comeback in a big way and Hadbahedi could well be his constituency. Rishi arrives in Hadbahedi along with...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
As a hard-charging London surgeon, Martin Ellingham didn't need a bedside manner. His patients were unconscious, so he could be as rude and arrogant as he pleased. All that changes when he develops a crippling fear of blood and is forced to give up surgery. Now a GP in a sleepy, picturesque Cornish fishing village, Doc Martin offends everyone in town, including the one person he wants to impress, beautiful teacher Louisa Glasson. Getting her attention...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Hindi
Description
Arun, an upmarket artist, meets Shai, an NRI investment banker at his exhibition. It's a chance encounter that may or may not lead to something more substantial in moody Mumbai. Meanwhile, Shai befriends Munna, the friendly neighborhood dhobi who happens to be a wannabe actor too, while Arun gets lost in the video-taped story of Yasmin, the enigmatic ex-inmate of the house he currently occupies. Will the foursome find what they are looking for in...
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