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2023.
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English
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"The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of the major word-of-mouth bestseller Cutting for Stone, which has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India's Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction:...
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The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking exploration of the expectations of Palestinian-American women, the meaning of a fulfilling life, and the ways our unresolved pasts affect our presents.
"After Yara is placed on probation at work for fighting with a racist coworker, her Palestinian mother claims the provocation and all that's come after were the result of a family curse. While Yara doesn't...
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2023.
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"A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family's displacement across four countries, Kantika-"song" in Ladino-follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th-century Istanbul. When the Cohens lose their wealth and are forced to move to Barcelona and start anew, Rebecca fashions a life and self from what comes her way-a failed marriage, the need to earn a living, but also passion, pleasure and motherhood....
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For fifteen years, the Wilcoxes have been a family in name only. Though never the picture of happiness, they once seemed like a typical white Jewish clan from the Upper West Side. But in the early 2000s, two events ruptured the relationships between them. First, Naomi revealed to her children that her biological father was actually Black. In the aftermath, college-age daughter Bering left home to become a radical peace activist in Palestine's West...
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"Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her...
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"William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Who took Avery Wooler?"--
9) The whispers
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"A propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens-and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses On Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night. Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears...
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""Christensen is a forceful writer whose . . . prose is visceral and poetic. . . . She is a portrait artist, drawing in miniature, capturing the light within."-San Francisco Chronicle From the PEN-Faulkner Award-winning author of The Great Man comes a novel about grief, love, growing older, and the complications of family that is the story of a fifty-something woman who goes home-reluctantly-to Maine after the death of her mother. Can you ever truly...
11) Orchid child
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In this enchanted family saga, Kate is a neuroscientist who reveres logic and order, unless she's sleeping with her married lab director and then logic goes out the window. So does Kate's orderly life in Manhattan after she takes the fall for their affair and Kate's mother presses her to accept responsibility for her nephew, Teague, an orchid child who hears voices and talks to trees but rarely people.
To salvage her career, Kate agrees to conduct...
To salvage her career, Kate agrees to conduct...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Paul did everything he could to keep his mind healthy, so his Dementia diagnosis at age 58 was the last thing anyone expected. As his disease progresses, his family comes together to decide what to do. Confusion, commitment, love, and one last fishing trip bring him closer to his wife and children.
13) All That I Am
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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An annual family reunion turns into a disaster when two unexpected guests arrive. This entertaining family drama delivers laughs and tears, starring Christopher Abbott ("Girls", "Catch-22") and Gaby Hoffmann ("Transparent", "Crystal Fairy").
14) A Song for Jenny
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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One-off drama which tells the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny's death in the 7 July bombing at Edgware Road tube station. A moving film that explores the impact of violence on one woman and her family.
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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A widowed and out of work father reluctantly sends his daughter to stay with her aunt in a town that has outlawed dogs. On her way to school one day she finds a puppy and decides to keep it, despite the dog catcher close on her tail. She now must get to the bottom of what is happening to all the dogs and charm the mayor with the most memorable Christmas pageant the town has ever seen.
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Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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In post-Cultural Revolution China, in the fading village of Freshwind, the fates of two households are shifting. The Bais, once the most powerful family in the region, have fallen from status. Their beautiful daughter, Snow Bai, an embodiment of tradition, pursues a career in a vanishing art form. The Xias, enthusiastic members of the Party, are on the rise. Their favorite son, Wind Xia, is a citified politician whose marriage to Snow Bai could unite...
17) The apology
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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A recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration. Late Christmas Eve, her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced. Trapped together by a dangerous storm, a battle of wits escalates to a violent game of revenge.
18) Bluey: Season 2
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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An Australian cartoon targeted at preschool-age children and has become very popular and beloved in the U.S. Bluey follows the adventures of a lovable and inexhaustible six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy who lives with her dad, mum, and four-year-old little sister, Bingo. In every episode, Bluey uses her limitless Blue Heeler energy to play elaborate games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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National Lampoon's vacation: When a typical American family takes a cross-country vacation, it can only mean one thing: total disaster.
National Lampoon's Christmas vacation: The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
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"[B]y writing My Magnolia Summer, a novel of low country food, family drama, and just the right amount of romance, Victoria Benton Frank shows that she is the rightful heir to the crown of summertime storytellers. Her mother would be so proud." — Ann Patchett
Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In this gripping tale of self-discovery, Victoria
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