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"A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor--these form a series of events that change the orphan Pip's life forever, as he abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the...
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"The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon...
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House of Winslow volume 24
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When Leah Freeman attends the Fourth of July celebration, she falls in love with the dashing Stuart Winslow, a gifted musician. Despite warnings about his character--and her own misgivings--Leah accepts Stuart's proposal and marries him. Soon Stuart falls back into his old ways, and Leah's love for him is severely tested when he winds up in Tucker Penitentiary. The years in prison take their toll on Stuart until he finally faces up to the truth about...
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A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading with murderous attention, must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year...
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Virgil Films
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[2017]
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English
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With six-thousand ex-offenders returning to Washington DC each year, these 'Returning Citizens' make up ten percent of the population. Due to the recent bi-partisan push for prison reform, the number of newly released men and women is rapidly rising, as are the rates of crime and violence. Follow a passionate, close-knit community of individuals who are looking for a second chance, or perhaps a chance they never had to begin with.
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Praised for storytelling that mixes “sexy, savvy, and steamy,”* New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey turns up the heat in this explosive novel about the reckless desires that bind an irresistible woman to a desperate man.
His name is Driver, an ex-con working for a limousine service. It's a bid to go legit, but one of the real incentives is an old flame—the boss's irresistible wife.
His name is Driver, an ex-con working for a limousine service. It's a bid to go legit, but one of the real incentives is an old flame—the boss's irresistible wife.
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...8) The upside
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2019]
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English
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A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
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2021.
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"Thirty years ago, a teenage Vincent King was sent to prison. But now, he's served his sentence and is returning to his hometown. The hometown where his childhood best friend, Walk, is now the chief of police. The town where his childhood sweetheart, Star Radley, still lives. The same Star Radley whose sister he killed. Duchess, Star's daughter, is a self-proclaimed outlaw. She needs to be. Who else is going to take care of her and her five-year-old...
11) Sherrybaby
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FilmRise
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[2015]
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English
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A young woman with a history of drug abuse returns home after a 3-year prison sentence, to reconnect with her 5-year-old daughter while trying to adjust to the outside world once again.
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Simon & Schuster Audio
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"Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won't want to stop." —Oprah Winfrey
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICKNew York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir.
No one expects the police to knock on the door of the million-dollar...
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No one expects the police to knock on the door of the million-dollar...
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«Mujeres estafadas por un hombre hay muchas, pero repudiadas tanto por la madre como por la hija, no tantas.» El tiempo de las moscas es la nueva y esperada novela de Claudia Piñeiro, que retoma la historia de Inés, la recordada protagonista de Tuya, en un relato de coraje y amistad que nos retrata cabalmente como sociedad. Inés sale en libertad, después de quince años presa por haber asesinado a Charo, la amante de su ex marido. Su vida ha...
15) Les miserables
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
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Indican Pictures
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[2016]
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Español
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In Chicago, a day of reckoning approaches for Rory, a rising Irish-Mexican street lieutenant for the Olmec street gang when his trusted life-long friend Eloy comes home from prison. Tensions rise as Eloy dives right back into the chaotic crucible of violence and retribution that engulfs their neighborhood, putting both their friendship and loyalty to each other to the test.
17) No te olvidaré
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2023.
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Español
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Colleen Hoover, un fenómeno imparable. Una novela conmovedora por la autora de Romper el círculo (It Ends with Us). «Con una habilidad especial para la novela de emociones de alto voltaje, Hoover ha vendido más de 20 millones de libros. Y lo ha hecho a su manera». The New York Times
Para volver a creer en el amor, antes hay que reparar los errores del pasado. Después de pasar cinco años en la cárcel por el trágico error que le costó la vida...
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