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The blue bedspread The blue bedspread Raj Kamal Jha In the middle of a steamy Calcutta night the phone rings. An unnamed man in a city of millions answers to a voice telling him that his long-lost sister is dead. He must go to the hospital to identify… OL1049091W
Messenger Messenger Virginia Frances Schwartz Based on the lives of the author's mother and grandmother, tells the story of a widowed Croatian immigrant trying to keep her family together in the mining towns of Ontario in the 1920s and 1930s. OL108600W
Sins of the mother Sins of the mother Tara Hyland Follows a mother and daughter through post-World War II Ireland and London, demonstrating that family bonds can never be broken. OL16214099W
With a closed fist With a closed fist Kathy Dobson 219 p. ; 22 cm OL16619673W
Everything will be all right Everything will be all right Douglas Wallace In this raw testimony of a heart-breaking, hardscrabble childhood, Doug Wallace paints an unforgettable portrait of a child determined to free himself from the cycle of poverty that strangled his fam… OL17742302W
The One Plus One The One Plus One Jojo Moyes "One single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moye… OL17799744W
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin,Grace Lin,Janet Song Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a fantasy-adventure children's novel inspired by Chinese folklore. It was written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published in 2009. The novel received a 2010 Ne… OL1913873W
The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty Jonathan Morduch,Rachel Schneider xii, 233 pages : 25 cm OL19367155W
Families behind bars Families behind bars Kay Danes Explores the journeys of several families, from the UK, Australia, Canada and the US, who bear horrendous burdens having loved ones detained in foreign prisons. Includes interviews with some of the B… OL19953002W
Bastards Bastards Mary Anna King "'A stirring, vividly told story of a young woman's quest to find the family she lost...an impressive debut'-Peter Balakian; Born into poverty in southern New Jersey and raised in a commune of single… OL20001709W
Finding Scrooge Finding Scrooge Jason C. McDonald > Once upon a time – of all the good > days in the year, on Christmas Eve... Bob Cratchit and Ebenezer Scrooge are busy preparing for their holiday celebration. Five years have passed since Scroo… OL20128981W
River, my friend River, my friend William Bell "Gang-gang, the son of a fisher, tries to find enough silver coins so that his family will never want for anything again. It is not until his search nearly ends in tragedy that Gang-gang learns the n… OL20427667W
Fallen angels Fallen angels Tara Hyland Franny Healey grew up in post-war rural Ireland. Addicted to the glamorous films of the day, she determined to do whatever it took to one day be a film star herself; immortal, adored. When she fell p… OL20920641W
Parenting and children's resilience in disadvantaged communities Parenting and children's resilience in disadvantaged communities Peter Seaman "This report is based on two linked studies, which examined the experiences and perspectives of parents and children living in disadvantaged communities in the west of Scotland and highlights their p… OL20941932W
Families and Poverty Families and Poverty Mary Daly,Grace Kelly v, 234 pages ; 24 cm OL21096782W
The hiding place The hiding place Trezza Azzopardi xii, 284 pages ; 20 cm OL5729365W
For dear life and selected short stories For dear life and selected short stories Belinda Dobson Jelliffe "Presented here with two previously unpublished short stories, For Dear Life, edited by Virginia Pruitt and Howard Faulkner, will appeal to those interested in women's studies, social history, and Am… OL5951723W
A far country A far country Librada Maria Piñero Garcia,Daniel Mason Roman familial OL5956195W
Wyndham's bride Wyndham's bride Mary Street Emily scarcely knew Sir Charles Wyndham, so she was shocked to find that he had asked for her hand in marriage. Her father was in dire need of the financial assistance Wyndham had promised. Without t… OL6035085W
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens An allegorical novella descibing the rehabilitation of bitter, miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. The reader is witness to his transformation as Scrooge is shown the error of his ways by the ghost… OL8193497W
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