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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"The women in black, so named for the black frocks they wear while working at an upscale department store called Goode's, are run off their feet selling ladies' cocktail dresses during the busy season. But in Sydney in the 1950s, there's always time to pursue other goals... Patty, in her mid-thirties, has been working at Goode's for years. She's married to Frank, who eats a steak for dinner every night, watches a few minutes of TV, and then turns...
62) The fortune men
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Based on a true event, The Fortune Men tells the intimate, harrowing story of the last man in Britain to be sentenced to death. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way; he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no murderer. He is a father...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Magic is fading from Wales--choked off by King Offa's Dyke, the enemy earthworks that spans the entire border. Even the dragons have disappeared. And now an attack is imminent. Prince Taliesin would love to watch magic die. Prince Dafydd fears it, and the throne. But when their father promises the crown to whichever son can destroy the dyke and restore magic to Wales, the brothers are forced into an uneasy rivalry. Ffion works hedgewitch magic for...
64) Hidden: Series 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (477 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this noir thriller from the team behind Hinterland, DI Cadi John investigates a string of disappearances in the mountains of Wales.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs (approximately 637 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Led by Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights the impossible. From an underground base built on a rift in time and space, the team responds to any alien threat-- a meteorite crash landing, sightings of extra-terrestrial technology, an unusual autopsy report, the spread of a deadly alien virus. Everyone who works for Torchwood is under 35. Some day that's because it's a new science-- others say it's because they...
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young man offends an entire town by declaring their mountain-- a prized local landmark-- to be a "hill." The eccentric and funny townspeople rally around their "mountain" and a fiery young woman charms the puzzled out-of-town cartographer into seeing things their way.
Author
Series
Constable Evans mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Secrets of the Isles volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
380 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Beth Tremayne stumbles across an old map, she pursues the excitement she's always craved. But her only way to piece together the clues is through Lord Sheridan-- a man she insists stole a prized possession. As they follow the clues, they uncover a story of a piratical adventure, but the true treasure is the one they discover in one another"--
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (549 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the end of the 70s, Charles is still unmarried and England's first female Prime Minister locks horns with the Queen, causing some unrest among the entire country. As Margaret Thatcher leads England into the Falklands war and a prince courts a "commoner", the Lady Diana Spencer, the country may unite under a fairytale ending but the royal family's division grows wider.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers--the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle--to ensure its survival as a family and a pillar of the country. Today, as ever, a carefully selected team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip...
71) Evan's gate
Author
Series
Constable Evans mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
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Description
From bestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown, an unparalleled insider account of tumult, secrecy and schism in the Royal family. The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes grown into very different, now distanced men? From royal insider, biographer and historian Robert Lacey, this book...
74) Evan blessed
Author
Series
Constable Evans mysteries volume 9
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
79) Hidden: Series 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 361 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Detectives Cadi John and Owen Vaughan investigate the brutal murder of a former school teacher, but a group of local teenagers knows more about what happened than they are letting on. 'Nail-biting, (and) confidently stylish' (The Guardian), this compelling Welsh crime drama has been hailed 'best in class' by the New York Times.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 in.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide.
Language
English
Description
A man looks back on his life as a boy in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of his closely knit family while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.
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