Jane Carr
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From one of Britain's most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories that demonstrate what modern England has become. In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display. Her classic wicked humor in each story--which range from a ghost story...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"For fans of Alice Hoffman, Sarah Addison Allen, and Adriana Trigiani, The Dress Shop of Dreams is a captivating novel of enduring hopes, second chances, and the life-changing magic of true love. Since her parents' mysterious deaths many years ago, scientist Cora Sparks has spent her days in the safety of her university lab or at her grandmother Etta's dress shop. Tucked away on a winding Cambridge street, Etta's charming tiny store appears quite...
Series
Publisher
Dollar Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Sign of four: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson attempt to protect Mary Morstan, who is threatened by an escaped murderer looking for a stolen fortune and revenge on the man who took it.
Triumph of Sherlock Holmes: and Dr. Watson travel to Birlstone Castle to unravel a mysterious murder. The trail leads to a secret American society of coal miners called the Scowlers and the evil Professor Moriarty.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
First staged in 1906, "The Doctor's Dilemma" is a play that revolves around a community of doctors, most specializing, unbeknownst to them, in different types of expensive, fraudulent treatments. Dr. Ridgeon, who has actually discovered a vaccine for tuberculosis, is conflicted about administering his limited remedy, for the husband of a woman he is in love with can pay, but his kind yet poverty-stricken colleague Dr. Blenkinsop cannot. Shaw's drama...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Postman Pat is about to become an overnight sensation as he is propelled into the spotlight after singing in a TV talent contest. Will the lure of fame convince Pat to leave the village of Greendale behind? And will he bring his trusty black and white cat Jess along for the ride?
Author
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Language
English
Description
London in the 1950's. A mysterious house, home to a family that has seen better days, will not yield its secrets. And a love affair turns to tragedy. Greene, one of the foremost writers of the 20th Century, based the play on his own passionate but doomed affairs, and his conflicted view of Catholicism.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the classic silent film of 1919, this original audio play won the Independent Publishers Award in 1998 for best direct-to-audio production. John de Lancie stars as a young poet who visits a fair one night with his friend and girlfriend. Entering Dr. Caligari's tent, they meet the mysterious Cesare, a kind of zombie, who is neither alive nor dead—and who forecasts doom for our high-strung protagonist and his friends.
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