Samantha Bond
Author
Series
Magpie murders volume 1
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes Magpie Murders, a brilliant and strikingly original reimagining of the classic whodunit (a la Agatha Christie) with a contemporary mystery wrapped around it"--
Author
Language
English
Description
From the moment Judi Dench appeared as a teenager in the York Mystery Plays it was clear that acting would be her career. Trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama it was her performance in her twenties as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's memorable Old Vic production that turned her into a star. But it is her role as 'M' in six James Bond films beginning with Golden Eye in 1995 that has gained her worldwide recognition. This book is, however,...
4) Home fires
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bitter rivals fight for control of the Women's Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers for years at a time, some permanently, they find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world.
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Great Paxford's inspirational band of women return for more incredible stories from the home front as they deal with imminent threat during the Battle of Britain. As the nation finds itself increasingly beleaguered, relationships, friendships, and loyalties within the community will be tested as never before. The women find they must heighten their efforts to boost morale amidst the chaos and uncertainty enveloping the village.
Author
Series
Bridget Jones volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Londonite Bridget Jones faces the challenges of maintaining sex appeal as the years roll by, the nightmares of drunken texting, the skinny jean, the disastrous e-mail cc, total lack of Twitter followers, and TVs that need ninety buttons and three remotes to simply turn on.
7) Emma
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Emma is the story of a rich, clever and beautiful young woman who can't resist orchestrating other people's love lives. As her romantic plans go ridiculously wrong, however, it's Emma herself who risks missing out on her perfect match!"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Maggie Marks faces a tough career decision, she flees to Europe for some soul searching and sightseeing with a friend. There she encounters a handsome European playboy prince, and lands herself in a world she has never known where she finds a new direction in life, while teaching him to be a better prince along the way.
9) Cold blood
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A legendary hitman retires in isolation to the barren North American wilderness. When he rescues a woman from a snowmobile accident, he discovers she may be harboring a secret that could force a return to his lethal ways.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (500 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Garden of death: One of the most beautiful spots in Midsomer Deverell becomes a source of contention and then something far worse. Destroying angel: When the owner of the Easterly Grange Hotel dies, the hotel's manager fails to show up at the funeral or at the reading of the will that names him part-owner. The electric vendetta:...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Agatha Christie ranks as one of the most successful writers of all time. Combining rare access to Christie's family and her personal archive, the show gives viewers a never-before-seen look into the late crime writer's fascinating life story.
Retraces the celebrated English writer's footsteps across the England. With access to both her family and those who lived with her and knew her best.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 372 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Death in the slow lane: A classic car show becomes a crime scene after a grisly death. Dark secrets: Barnaby and Jones investigate the suspicious death of a social services employee. Echoes of the dead: The detectives look into a series of copycat murders. the oblong murders: Jones goes undercover to investigate a local new-age...
14) Emma
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 3 hr., 35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Emma: A rich, clever and beautiful young woman can't resist orchestrating other people's love lives. As her romantic plans go ridiculously wrong, however, it's Emma herself who risks missing out on her perfect match.
Jane Eyre: Young governess Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr. Rochester, but they must overcome the dark secrets of his past before they can truly find happiness.