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1) Home front
Author
Language
English
Description
"From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens,...
3) The mulligan
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An inspiring story about relationships, forgiveness, and priorities. Paul McAllister seems to have it all, but his life starts to fall apart. Guided by the wisdom and advice of an old golf pro, Paul learns about playing a good game both on and off the course.
Publisher
Trost Moving Pictures
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Kathleen has carried around the unwanted memory of her father abandoning her and her mother on Christmas Eve. For the past 30 years, she has blamed her mother for that night and refuses to celebrate Christmas in any fashion. Although she has tried to forget her past, it has not forgotten her, and in the days leading up to Christmas she finds herself stuck in her own home with two strangers, because of an unforgiving blizzard. As the storm brings...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating questions of family, redemption, and unconditional love in the sweltering summer heat of Savannah, as two people discover what it means to truly forgive. It's been eight years since Sara Lancaster left her home in Savannah, Georgia. Eight years since her daughter, Alana, came into this world, following a terrifying sexual assault that left deep emotional...
Publisher
Distributed by Celebrity Video Distribution
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Victoria, a 22-year-old felon, has a tough choice to make: either stay clean and get a job or go to jail. Because of her bad attitude, every door slams in her face, until Althea, an elderly Palm Beach woman, takes an instant liking to her and hires her on the spot. Can Althea peel away Victoria's hard shell and allow her to reveal her dark past? Plus, what great secret has Althea been suppressing? Will these two woman discover that the key to life...
7) Windrunner
Publisher
Distributed by Feature Films For Families
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In the small town where his father, a former pro football player, is in prison, Greg Cima experiences discrimination and taunts. When he is unfairly cut from the high school football team, a mysterious native American elder offers to coach him, teaching him to believe in himself and his dreams. Greg finds that to achieve his goals, he must also learn to accept and forgive his father's failings.
Publisher
IFC Films ; [S.l.]
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In 1975, 17-year-old Irish-Protestant Alistair Little assassinated the 19-year-old Catholic, Jim Griffin in his Ulster home. The murder was witnessed by Joe, Griffin's 11-year-old brother. Thirty years later, Alistair has been rehabilitated and released from prison, while Joe remains traumatized and bitter. When a television talk show decides to bring them together for a live on-air reconciliation, the two must come face-to-face with their own worlds...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A thought-provoking, masterfully told work of literary journalism about a shocking crime committed by a teenager-and its even more shocking aftermath. In 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a black teenaged girl kills an elderly white woman in a robbery gone wrong. The shock and awe of the case captivates the state, whose citizens cry out for vengeance. Soon after, Paula Cooper, the fifteen-year-old killer, is sentenced to death. Indiana's minimum age for the...