Dawn French
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
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]
Language
English
Description
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.
3) Coraline
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
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.
4) Coraline
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
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.
8) Coraline
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"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]
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
10) Frigid Women
Author
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Jam and Jerusalem volume 6
Language
English
Description
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?
Author
Series
Jam and Jerusalem volume 4
Language
English
Description
Sal loses her job as practice nurse. When her son takes over as the new GP and his wife Yasmeen replaces Sal as Practice Nurse. Yasmeen finds there's a great deal to learn. Meanwhile the Guild enjoys a day out at the Beach attempting to 'Boogie Board'.
Author
Series
Jam and Jerusalem volume 2
Language
English
Description
The leader of Ladies Guild suggests to the Vicar that he needs a room in the church for coffee mornings. Elsewhere, recently widowed Sal decides it's time for her to get rid of her late husband's clothes, but she isn't offered much support from her children.
Author
Series
Jam and Jerusalem volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Ladies Guild are in charge of refreshments when the town takes part in the ancient tradition of 'Beating the Bounds' but Rosie has forgotten to order the Pasties. Sal and Tip discover that Eileen is adopted, after she has to put her father into a hospice.
Author
Series
Jam and Jerusalem volume 1
Language
English
Description
Sal Vine, the village nurse, and her best friend, Tip, is the surgery's receptionist. Sal is the lynchpin of the village. But she cannot bring herself to join the guild. Knitting and cake-baking are simply not her scene. But when tragedy hits her it's enough to change her mind.
Author
Series
Jam and Jerusalem volume 5
Language
English
Description
The Ladies Guild are helping to dress the church ready for Harvest Festival, Rosie discovers a potato with Jesus' face on it - a 'Holy Potato'. Meanwhile at the local Hunter Trial, a rather pushy Mother is thrown from a horse trying to show her daughter how to jump.
